Tellez vs Melendez

Who won Tellez vs Melendez?

Luis Melendez beat Rene Tellez Giron by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest on Saturday, January 29th, 2022, at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Oklahoma.

The scorecards were announced as 78-74, 77-75, 78-74 in favor of winner Luis Melendez.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Robson Conceicao's and Xavier Martinez's clash.

Tellez vs Melendez stats

Back in January 2022, Rene Tellez Giron stepped into the ring with a record of 16 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Luis Melendez made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 18 wins and 0 draws, with 7 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Giron had a large advantage in power over Melendez, boasting a 63% knockout percentage compared to Melendez's 39%.

Rene Tellez Giron was the younger man by 1 year, at 23 years old.

Melendez had a height advantage of 5 inches over Giron. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Both Rene Tellez Giron and Luis Melendez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Giron was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 2 years and 8 months earlier than Melendez, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 67 more professional rounds, totaling 140 compared to Melendez's 73.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Luis Melendez had been fighting more than Rene Tellez Giron.

Going into this contest, Rene Tellez Giron had last fought 2 years, 7 months and 8 days ago, while Luis Melendez's last outing had been 2 months and 24 days ago.

What time did Tellez vs Melendez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Oklahoma, United States, which was around 2:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Tellez vs Melendez?

Tellez vs Melendez was broadcast on ESPN in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Sky Sports Arena.

What were the odds on Tellez vs Melendez?

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