Yoenis Tellez
Yoenis Tellez | |
|---|---|
| Born | Yoenis Tellez Silega 11 June 2000 Santiago de Cuba, Cuba |
| Other names | Tsunami |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Super welterweight |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 10 |
| Wins | 10 |
| Wins by KO | 7 |
Yoenis Tellez is a Cuban professional boxer. He holds the interim WBA super welterweight title since 2025.
Amateur career
[edit]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
[edit]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 3rd round.[3]
Tellez was scheduled to face Johan Gonzalez in Orlando, FL on October 19, 2024.[4] Tellez won the fight via seventh-round TKO.[5]
Tellez defeated Julian Williams by unanimous decision for the interim WBA super welterweight title at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY on March 1, 2025.[6]
Professional boxing record
[edit]| 10 fights | 10 wins | 0 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 7 | 0 |
| By decision | 3 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Julian Williams | UD | 12 | 1 Mar 2025 | Barclay Center, Brooklyn, New York | Won the interim WBA super welterweight title |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Johan Gonzalez | TKO | 7 (10), 1:57 | 19 Oct 2024 | Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, Florida | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Joseph Jackson | UD | 10 | 26 Apr 2024 | Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, Florida | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Livan Navarro | KO | 10 (10), 1:21 | 1 Dec 2023 | Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, Florida | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Sergio García | TKO | 3 (10), 2:02 | 28 Oct 2023 | T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Cameron Krael | PTS | 6 | 12 May 2023 | Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, Florida | |
| 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 |
References
[edit]- ^ "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.