Akhmadaliev vs Gonzalez

Who won Akhmadaliev vs Gonzalez?

Murodjon Akhmadaliev beat Kevin Gonzalez by technical knockout in the 8th round on Saturday 16th December 2023 at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 122 pounds (8.7 stone or 55.3 KG).

This contest was a final eliminator for the vacant WBA super bantamweight championship of the world.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez beating Sunny Edwards for the IBF World Flyweight and WBO World Flyweight championship. Also, on the undercard Galal Yafai beat Rocco Santomauro, Peter McGrail was overcome by Jarico O’Quinn, Arturo Popoca was victorious over Carlos Mujica, Albert Gonzalez beat Alexis Eduardo Molina, Junaid Bostan defeated Gordie Russ II and Joe McGrail was victorious over Edgar Ortiz Jr.

Akhmadaliev vs Gonzalez stats

Back in December 2023, Murodjon Akhmadaliev stepped into the ring with a record of 11 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Kevin Gonzalez made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 26 wins and 1 draw.

Murodjon Akhmadaliev was the older man by 3 years, at 29 years old.

Akhmadaliev had a height advantage of 1 inch over Gonzalez. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Murodjon Akhmadaliev fought out of the southpaw stance, while Kevin Gonzalez was an orthodox fighter.

Akhmadaliev was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 15 less fights, and made his debut in 2018, 1 year and 8 months later than Gonzalez, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 64 less professional rounds, 89 to Gonzalez's 153.

Murodjon Akhmadaliev went into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBA, 4 by the WBC, 6 by the WBO and 3 by the IBF at super bantamweight.

Kevin Gonzalez was ranked number 2 by the WBA in the 122lb division.

Akhmadaliev vs Gonzalez form

Akhmadaliev had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Marlon Tapales on 8th April 2023 by split decision in their IBF World Junior Featherweight and WBA Super World Super Bantamweight championship fight at Boeing Center at Tech Port, San Antonio, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Ronny Rios on 25th June 2022 by technical knockout in the 12th round in their WBA Super World Super Bantamweight and IBF World Junior Featherweight championship fight at Tech Port Arena, Texas.

Going into that contest, he had beat Jose Velasquez on 19th November 2021 by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Super Bantamweight and IBF World Junior Featherweight championship fight at SNHU Arena, New Hampshire.

Before that, he had defeated Ryosuke Iwasa on 3rd April 2021 by technical knockout in the 5th round in their WBA Super World Super Bantamweight and IBF World Junior Featherweight championship fight at Humo Arena, Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

He had won against Daniel Roman on 30th January 2020 by split decision in their WBA Super World Super Bantamweight and IBF World Junior Featherweight championship fight at Meridian at Island Gardens, Florida, United States.

Activity check

Akhmadaliev's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 53 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.6 rounds on average.

What time did Akhmadaliev vs Gonzalez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale, United States, which was around 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Akhmadaliev vs Gonzalez?

Akhmadaliev vs Gonzalez was broadcast on DAZN in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by DAZN Global.

What were the odds on Akhmadaliev vs Gonzalez?

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