Xander Zayas W12 Abass Baraou... In San Juan, Xander Zayas defeated Abass Baraou of Germany by unanimous decision to become the unified WBO / WBA junior middleweight champion. Fighting in front of his Puerto Rican fan base, Zayas moved backwards for most of the fight but threw tons of punches, a strategy that worked out brilliantly.  Although Zayas had the decision locked up going into the final round, he nonetheless delighted the crowd by trading punches with Baraou for three minutes. The scorecards surprisingly showed a split decision, with one reading 116-112 for Baraou, but it was thankfully and correctly overruled by two scores of 116-112 for Zayas. In his post-fight interview, Zayas said he hurt his hand in round nine. With 23 wins at age 23, the undefeated Zayas was congratulated afterwards by Puerto Rican legend Felix Trinidad and seems to be the face of Puerto Rican boxing right now with a bright future ahead of him.