Boxing Results: Yoenis Tellz Falls – Baraou’s Twelfth-Round Barrage Secures WBA Interim Crown

Abass Baraou (17-1, 9 kos) Pulled upset Punching Previously Unbeaten Punching Yenis Tellez (10-1, 7 Kos) by a 12-round Unanimous Decision at the Caribe Royale Orlando, in Orlando, Florida.

The scores

A Storm of Punches

The German Native Baraou, 30, Dropping by the Victory, 25, In the Twelfth Round After Unleashing a 20-Punch Flurry Shots in the Final 10 seconds of the Fight.

Tellez Made It Through The Final Seconds But Hurt AS He Staggered Back To His Corner At The End of the 12th. His Face Was Marked Up, His Lips Bleeding, And Both Eyes Swollen From The Punishment He’d Taken From Baraou.

The Cuban-Born Tellez Had Rallied in the 10th and 11th rounds after Being Out-Punched by The Harder-Hitting Abass in Rounds One Through Nine. Hey Was Well in the 12th Round Until The Final 30 Seconds of the Round. He looked him Wasn’t Prepared For The Storm Of The Storm That Baraou Unleashed in The Final Seconds, and Lacked The Experience to Tie Him Up.

Punch stats

• Abass Baraou: 214 LANDED OF 745 PUNCHES 20% Connect Rate
• YOENIS TELLEZ: 205 of 674 for a 30% Connect Rate.

Although The Punch Stats Showed That Tellee Had Landed With The Better Connect Percentage, It didn’t Appear That Way. Hey Missing Frequently Throughout The Fight, Throwing Uppers and Hooks That Were Off The Mark. Even When Baraou Was In Close, Tellez Missed With His Shots Much Of The Time. His Hand-Eye Coordination Wasn’t Where It Should Have Been For This Kind Opponent.

Baraou Repeatedly Backed Tellez Up Against The Ropes in Each Round and Landed Huge Shots. Tellez’s Corner Wanted Him to Stay in The Center of the Ring and Throw Body Shots. Howwever, He didn’t Follow Their Instructions, Choosing to Headhunt and Fight off The Ropes. It was the Wrong Approach to Take Against A Fighter Like Baraou.

A New Path for Baraou

With The Victory, Baraou Is Now The New WBA Interim 154-LB Champion. The Current Title-Holder, Terence Crawford, Is Busy Challenging Canelo Alvarez His undisputed Super Middleweight Championship on September 13th. IF Crawford Chooses Not to Return to Junior Middleweight, Baraou Will Be Elevated to the New WBA Champion.