Baraou vs Zayas is scheduled to take place Saturday, January 31st, at the Coliseo Jose Miguel Agrelot in San Juan (Puerto Rico), in a 12-round light middleweight (154 lbs, 69.9 kg) bout; it is the main event of the evening and it is valid for the WBO and WBA world super-welterweight titles. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Xander Zayas record
The undefeated Wbo super-Ww champion Xander Zayas entered this fight with a perfect record of 22-0-0 (13 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.3 light middleweight in the world.
In his last three bouts he has beat Damian Sosa (Xander Zayas vs Damian Sosa), Slawa Spomer (Xander Zayas vs Slawa Spomer) and Jorge Garcia Perez (Xander Zayas vs Jorge Garcia Perez).
Abass Baraou record
His opponent, the interim Wba super-Ww champ Abass Baraou, has an official boxing record of 17-1-0 (9 knockouts) and he entered as the No.12 in the light middleweight division.
He suffered his only loss when he faced Jack Culcay in 2020 (via split decision, Jack Culcay vs Abass Baraou), since then he has won eight bouts defeating Sam Eggington (Sam Eggington vs Abass Baraou), Macaulay McGowan and Yoenis Tellez in his last three (Yoenis Tellez vs Abass Baraou).
Pre-fight press conference
Watch for free the pre-fight press conference video, featuring Abass Baraou and Xander Zayas, from the official Top Rank Boxing Youtube channel!
Weigh-in
Watch the video of Zayas vs Baraou weigh-in from the official Top Rank Boxing Youtube channel!
Full fight video / highlights
Here we are going to post a selection of the best videos about the bout Xander Zayas vs Abass Baraou as soon as the match ends. If you have seen the full fight you can rate it at the bottom of this post. (All videos are hosted on free video platforms such as Youtube, Dailymotion, Facebook, etc. and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights.com)
Official highlights
Result
Who won Zayas vs Baraou fight?
Xander Zayas defeated Abass Baraou via split decision. Scores were 112-116, 116-112, 116-112.