Melikuziev vs Fitch

Who won Melikuziev vs Fitch?

Bektemir Melikuziev beat Morgan Fitch by knockout in the 3rd round on Saturday, February 13th, 2021, at Fantasy Springs Casino, California.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 8 rounds in the Super Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 168 pounds (12 stone or 76.2 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz beating Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov for the IBF World Junior Lightweight championship. Also on the undercard Patrick Teixeira lost to Brian Carlos Castano for the WBO World Junior Middleweight belt, and Ronny Rios defeated Oscar Negrete.

Melikuziev vs Fitch stats

Back in February 2021, Bektemir Melikuziev stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 6 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Morgan Fitch made his way to the ring with a record of 19 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, with 8 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Melikuziev had a massive power advantage over Fitch, boasting a 83% knockout percentage compared to Fitch's 42%.

Bektemir Melikuziev was the younger man by 13 years, at 25 years old.

Fitch had a height advantage of 3 inches over Melikuziev.

Bektemir Melikuziev fought out of the southpaw stance, while Morgan Fitch was an orthodox fighter.

Melikuziev was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 18 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 9 years later than Fitch, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 55 fewer professional rounds, totaling 64 compared to Fitch's 119.

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Melikuziev's last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 3 months and 11 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.5 rounds on average.

What time did Melikuziev vs Fitch start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 7:00 PM EST / 4:00 PM PST at Fantasy Springs Casino, California, United States, which was around 12:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Melikuziev vs Fitch?

Melikuziev vs Fitch was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Melikuziev vs Fitch?

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