Melikuziev vs Ekimov

Who won Melikuziev vs Ekimov?

Bektemir Melikuziev beat Sergei Ekimov by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest on Friday, December 17th, 2021, Tashkent.

The scorecards were announced as 80-71, 80-71, 80-72 in favor of winner Bektemir Melikuziev.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 8 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 175 pounds (12.5 stone or 79.4 kg).

This eliminator appeared on the undercard of Israil Madrimov beating Michel Soro for the WBA World Super Welterweight championship. Also on the undercard Shakhram Giyasov beat Cristian Rafael Coria.

Melikuziev vs Ekimov stats

Back in December 2021, Bektemir Melikuziev stepped into the ring with a record of 7 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Sergei Ekimov made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 18 wins and 0 draws, with 9 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Melikuziev had a massive power advantage over Ekimov, boasting a 86% knockout percentage compared to Ekimov's 50%.

Bektemir Melikuziev was the younger man by 11 years, at 26 years old.

Ekimov had a height advantage of 3 inches over Melikuziev.

Bektemir Melikuziev fought out of the southpaw stance, while Sergei Ekimov was an orthodox fighter.

Melikuziev was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 10 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 9 years and 8 months later than Ekimov, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 29 fewer professional rounds, totaling 64 compared to Ekimov's 93.

Melikuziev vs Ekimov form

Melikuziev had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Gabriel Rosado on June 19, 2021, by knockout in the 3rd round at Don Haskins Center, Texas, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Morgan Fitch on February 13, 2021, by knockout in the 3rd round at Fantasy Springs Casino, California.

Going into that contest, he had won against Alan Campa on October 30, 2020, by knockout in the 3rd round at Fantasy Springs Casino, California.

Before that, he had beaten Oscar Cortes on February 14, 2020, by knockout in the 1st round at Honda Center, California.

He had defeated Vaughn Alexander on December 13, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Fantasy Springs Casino, California.

Activity check

Melikuziev's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 4 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

What time did Melikuziev vs Ekimov start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM UTC at Tashkent, Uzbekistan, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:00 PM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Melikuziev vs Ekimov?

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

What were the odds on Melikuziev vs Ekimov?

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