Puerto Rican star Xander Zayas will kick off 2026 with a historic home soil event. The 23-year-old WBO junior middleweight world champion will face WBA champion Abass Baraou in a title unification fight on Saturday, January 31, at Coliseo de Puerto Rico in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
WBO junior middleweight champion Xander Zayas is wasting no time; instead of choosing a voluntary defense, he will head straight into a unification fight on January 31 in Puerto Rico against WBA champion Abass Baraou (17-1, 9 KOs).
In boxing, some moments define a fighter’s trajectory, separating the contenders from the true champions. For Xander Zayas, boxing’s youngest world champion, that moment is barreling toward him on January 31st.
WBO champion Xander Zayas and WBA title holder Abass Baraou will meet in a junior middleweight title unification bout on Jan 31 in San Juan, Puerto Rico, sources confirmed to ESPN.
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