SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Rican star Xander Zayas is now a unified king.
Zayas defeated Abass Baraou via split decision to become the WBO/WBA junior middleweight world champion Saturday evening at Coliseo de Puerto Rico in Zayas’ hometown of San Juan. The 23-year-old is the youngest active unified champion and the first Boricua to accomplish the feat on the Island.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Jan. 29, 2026) — Puerto Rican star Xander Zayas has waited nearly six years for a homecoming. He returns as a world champion on the cusp of making history.
WBO junior middleweight world champion Zayas (22-0, 13 KOs) will square off against WBA king Abass Baraou (17-1, 9 KOs) this Saturday, Jan. 31, at Coliseo de Puerto Rico in San Juan.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Rican WBO junior middleweight world champion Xander Zayas (22-0, 13 KOs) is set for his high-stakes homecoming. Zayas will battle WBA king Abass Barou (17-1, 9 KOs) on Saturday evening from the Coliseo de Puerto Rico in San Juan.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Jan. 21, 2026) — The junior middleweight title unification tilt between WBO king Xander Zayas and WBA ruler Abass Baraou — Saturday, Jan. 31, at Coliseo de Puerto Rico in San Juan — will be available to stream for free on the Top Rank Classics FAST channel in the U.S.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Nov. 10, 2025) — Puerto Rican star Xander Zayas, boxing’s youngest male world champion, will kick off 2026 with a historic home soil event. The 23-year-old WBO junior middleweight world champion will face WBA king Abass Baraou in a title unification fight on Saturday, Jan. 31, at Coliseo de Puerto Rico in San Juan, Puerto Rico.