Yoenis Tellez
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
Nickname | El Bandolero ("The Bandit") |
| Born | Yoenis Tellez Silega 11 June 2000 Santiago de Cuba, Cuba |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) |
| Weight | Light middleweight |
| Boxing career | |
| Reach | 73 in (185 cm) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 12 |
| Wins | 11 |
| Win by KO | 8 |
| Losses | 1 |
Yoenis Tellez is a Cuban professional boxer. He held the WBA interim super-welterweight title in 2025.
Amateur career
Tellez won national youth titles in 2017 and 2018.[1] Telez defected from Cuba in 2020 to turn professional in Russia. After two fights there, he returned to Cuba before entering the United States in 2022 and joined Ronnie Shields' gym in Houston.[2]
Professional career
Tellez featured on the undercard of Terence Crawford vs Errol Spence where he faced Sergio Garcia. Tellez produced his best performance yet stopping the Spaniard in the third round.[3]
Tellez was scheduled to face Johan Gonzalez at Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, Florida, on October 19, 2024.[4] He won the fight via seventh-round technical knockout.[5]
Tellez defeated Julian Williams by unanimous decision for the WBA interim super-welterweight title at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, on March 1, 2025.[6]
Back at the Caribe Royale Orlando, he lost the title in his first defense to Abass Baraou, going down to a unanimous decision defeat on August 23, 2025.[7][8]
At the same venue on December 13, 2025, Tellez return to winning ways when his opponent, Kendo Castaneda, retired at the end of the fifth of their scheduled eight-round bout.[9]
Tellez is scheduled to face Brian Mendoza on March 28, 2026, in Las Vegas.[10]
Professional boxing record
| 12 fights | 11 wins | 1 loss |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 8 | 0 |
| By decision | 3 | 1 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Win | 11–1 | Kendo Castaneda | RTD | 5 (8), 3:00 | 13 Dec 2025 | Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, Florida, U.S. | |
| 11 | Loss | 10–1 | Abass Baraou | UD | 12 | 23 Aug 2025 | Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, Florida, U.S. | Lost WBA interim light-middleweight title |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Julian Williams | UD | 12 | 1 Mar 2025 | Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | Won vacant WBA interim super-welterweight title |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Johan Gonzalez | TKO | 7 (10), 1:57 | 19 Oct 2024 | Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, Florida, U.S. | Retained WBA Continental Latin America light-middleweight title |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Joseph Jackson | UD | 10 | 26 Apr 2024 | Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, Florida, U.S. | Retained WBA Continental Latin America light-middleweight title |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Livan Navarro | KO | 10 (10), 1:21 | 15 Dec 2023 | Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, Florida, U.S. | Won vacant WBA Continental Latin America light-middleweight title |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Sergio García | TKO | 3 (10), 2:02 | 29 Jul 2023 | T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Cameron Krael | PTS | 6 | 12 May 2023 | Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, Florida, U.S. | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Alberto Delgado | TKO | 2 (4) 0:38 | 25 Feb 2023 | Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, Florida, U.S. | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Dario Guerrero-Meneses | TKO | 3 (6) 0:27 | 5 Nov 2022 | Armory, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Andrey Tomashchuk | TKO | 3 (6), 0:27 | 31 Oct 2020 | Red Arena, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Nikita Borisenkov | TKO | 2 (4), 0:50 | 25 Jun 2020 | Vegas City Hall, Krasnogorsk, Russia |
See also
References
- ^ "Yoenis Tellez vs Joseph Jackson Headlines Stacked Most Valuable Prospects VI Fight Card On April 26". Retrieved 31 March 2024.
- ^ Campbell, Morgan (28 February 2025). "He defected from Cuba to Houston—and could be boxing's next big thing". Chron. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
- ^ "Yoenis Tellez Drops Sergio Garcia Hard, Stops Him in Third Round". Retrieved 31 March 2024.
- ^ Iskenderov, Parviz (23 September 2024). "Yoenis Tellez vs Johan Gonzalez tops Murtazaliev-Tszyu undercard". FIGHTMAG.
- ^ "Yoenis Tellez Drops Johan Gonzalez Three Times, Scores 7th-round TKO". boxingnewsonline.net. 20 October 2024.
- ^ Idec, Keith (2 March 2025). "Yoenis Tellez Batters Former 154-Pound Champ Julian Williams, Wins Unanimous Decision On Davis-Roach Undercard". RingMagazine.com. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
- ^ "Abass Baraou beats Yoenis Tellez in brutal battle". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
- ^ "Abass Baraou Drops Yoenis Tellez In 12th Round, Wins UD For Interim WBA 154-Pound Title". The Ring. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
- ^ "Yoenis Tellez and Jasmine Artiga emerge victorious in Orlando". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
- ^ "Yoenis Tellez faces Brian Mendoza in new co-feature on Fundora vs Thurman card". FIGHTMAG. 14 March 2026.
External links
- Boxing record for Yoenis Tellez from BoxRec (registration required)
- Yoenis Tellez - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankings at Box.Live