He cuban boxer Yoenis Tellez will have a new opportunity to boost his career when the next 1st. March opposite in New York American Julian Williams for a vacant World Boxing Association (WBA) title
The Santiago boxer, undefeated in nine appearances as a professional, will enter the Barclays Center ring as part of an evening that will feature Georvanta Davis and Lamont Roach as the main fight, according to confirmed the Premier Boxing Championship promoter.
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The confrontation will represent an enormous challenge for the Cuban taking into account the level of the rival, who has a balance of 29-4 and was the owner of the unified crown of the category in the past. super welterweightrecalls a note published by the specialized website Full Swing.
In October of last year, Tellez achieved his most recent success, by fast-tracking the Venezuelan Yohan González – the seventh KO of his career – during an evening held in the city of Orlando.
For his part, Wilams had Gustavo David Vittori as a victim in his last climb into the ring, in an outcome that gave him the opportunity to once again wear a WBA belt.
For the Venezuelan boxer it will be a good opportunity to continue ascending positions in the complex route of professional boxing, since other important proposals will depend on his victory.
For now, Tellez has declared that he is ready to face a rival with greater experience, and his intentions are to “defeat him before the campaign rings,” according to said to The New Herald.
“All my effort since I was eight years old has led me to this point. This is my chance to show that I belong to the elite of the division super welterweight“he added.
