Miguel Tellez: Nicaraguan Boxer and World-Title Challenger
Miguel Ángel Téllez was a Nicaraguan professional boxer from León who fought from 2000 to 2013. He should not be confused with Mexican flyweight champion Miguel Canto: the former champion’s title history and wins over Shoji Oguma do not belong to Téllez.
A Nicaraguan contender
BoxRec identifies Téllez’s birth name as Miguel Ángel Téllez, his birthplace as León, and his hometown as Managua. In a profile published on April 17, 2006, La Prensa reported that Téllez had made his professional debut in 2000 and at that time held a 17–5 record with six knockouts. His later professional record includes 45 bouts, according to BoxRec.
Bouts with Román “Chocolatito” González
Téllez faced the rising Román González in Managua on July 13, 2007. La Prensa reported that González stopped him in the third round. González met Téllez again on December 13, 2008, winning by third-round technical knockout. These contests were part of Téllez’s run in Nicaragua’s lower weight divisions; they were not bouts for a world championship held by Téllez.
La Prensa also reported that Téllez fought Nerys Espinoza in December 2007 and was stopped in the first round. His recorded career centered on Nicaragua’s domestic circuit, where his opponents included several of the country’s established lower-weight fighters.
Selected career results
La Prensa’s April 2006 profile placed Tellez in training at the Alexis Arguello gym ahead of a planned challenge against Ivan Calderon in Puerto Rico. He described working on defense and counterpunching, and said he had sparred with Rosendo Alvarez. The report recorded a four-fight winning sequence at that stage, while also noting earlier defeats against Venezuela’s Jose Luis Varela and Panama’s Carlos Melo.
Further career results
The same interview identified Reynaldo Mendoza as Tellez’s trainer. Tellez said he had spent two months preparing and was close to the 105-pound limit. Although born in Leon, he had grown up in Managua. His proposed approach against Calderon emphasized avoiding the champion’s straight left and responding with counterpunches, a specific plan described before the scheduled Puerto Rico contest.
Sources
- BoxRec: Miguel Ángel Téllez profile
- La Prensa: “Téllez, un soñador,” April 17, 2006
- La Prensa: González stops Téllez, July 14, 2007
- La Prensa: Preview of Téllez–González, December 2008
- La Prensa: Nerys Espinoza defeats Téllez, December 15, 2007
Sources: https://www.laprensani.com/2006/04/17/deportes/1732706-tellez-un-sonador
