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Yoenis Tellez vs Joseph Jackson headlines April 26th Most Valuable Prospects show on DAZN

Tony Aguilar vs Alexander Rios Vega 2 and Jan Paul vs David Perez rounds out the main card

Jake Paul’s MVP will once again offer some Friday night entertainment next month with a DAZN-aired Most Valuable Prospects tripleheader on April 26th at Caribe Royale Orlando.

The main event pits one of their most promising charges, Cuban knockout artist Yoenis Tellez (7-0, 6 KO), against fellow unbeaten super welterweight Joseph Jackson (19-0, 15 KO). Tellez enjoyed a terrific 2023 that saw him shut out veteran spoiler Cameron Krael, demolish contender Sergio Garcia in three rounds, and starch Liam Navarro with a late-notice Knockout of the Year candidate.

Despite the shiny record, Jackson (19-0, 15 KO) is a pretty sizeable step back. The 35-year-old has never been booked past eight rounds and his best win was a 2020 decision over Derrick Colemon Jr, who boasts a similarly empty body of work.

The co-main sees lightweight Tony Aguilar (11-0-1, 4 KO) battle Alexander Rios Vega (8-1, 3 KO) in a rematch of their October 2023 showdown, which saw Aguilar edge out a split decision thanks to a key knockdown. The first one was loads of fun, so no complaints about seeing a sequel.

The opener pits Jan Paul Rivera (8-0, 5 KO) against David Perez (9-0, 2 KO). They’re both featherweights in their mid-20s and in mutual need of a step-up.

Fight Week!!

next week!! not this week!

Don't think I've seen Tellez before but stopping Sergio Garcia in 3 rounds in your 6th fight is impressive

Fight Week!!

Fight Night!!

now way is alex chaparro 6'3 as given. doesnt look tall and isnt much taller than the 5'9 listed guy. what's with jake paul's crew being such big height phoneys?

aguire does the tried and true move of getting up a split second after 10, then acting like he wanted to continue

hw slop fest now

5'8 andy ruiz look alike david garcia stops hapless henry richard in the 2nd

tellez drops jackson with a left hook in the 2nd, after that jackson in survival mode pretty much all fight. gets dominated but lasts the 10 round distance

jackson might be a good test for other prospects who need to get rounds in

tellez looked decent and has some heavy hands, but got frustrated with jackson's evasive approach. could be vulnerable to a good mover at a higher level

100-89 Tellez, that left hook he dropped Jackson with in the 2nd was textbook, he's a smooth boxer Tellez with power, I was surprised Jackson lasted the course but he never engaged, he is tough though, took some hard shots especially to the body late on, Tellez did switch off a bit in the middle rounds but he was still in control, switched back and forth from lefty to righty, switched the attacks from head to body, I like him

tellez a bit like a lower level ggg. heavy handed aggressor with some skill there - jab was solid when he threw it, good variety of shots up and down, mixes in little shots with bigger ones. he's defo better than big swinging yoelvis gomez, another heavy handed (but much cruder) cuban at the weight who was upset his last fight

my biggest knock is that a stretch in the middle he let his frustration with jackson become evident. standing in the centre of the ring beckoning to jackson to stop moving, lowering his output. and he didnt really put it on jackson in the 3rd and 4th like id want from a guy who had heavily dropped an opponent and had him clinging on not long before. again the movement seemed to bother him

he did end the fight positively though. had biggish 9th and 10th rounds as he seemed to just say eff it and unloaded at jackson regardless of the moving. get him in sparring with some his cuban bros who are slicksters, defo potential there for a high level