Who won Akhmadaliev vs Rios?
Murodjon Akhmadaliev beat Ronny Rios by technical knockout in the 12th round on Saturday, June 25th, 2022, at Tech Port Arena, Texas.
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 for the unified super bantamweight championship of the world, with the WBA, and IBF belts on the line.
This fight appeared on the undercard of Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez beating Srisaket Sor Rungvisai for the WBC World Super Flyweight championship. Also on the undercard Raymond Ford beat Richard Medina, and Jessica McCaskill defeated Alma Ibarra.
Akhmadaliev vs Rios stats
Back in June 2022, Murodjon Akhmadaliev stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 10 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Ronny Rios made his way to the ring with a record of 33 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 16 of those wins by knockout.
The stats suggested Akhmadaliev had a large advantage in power over Rios, boasting a 70% knockout percentage compared to Rios' 48%.
Murodjon Akhmadaliev was the younger man by 5 years, at 27 years old.
Rios had a height advantage of 2 inches over Akhmadaliev. Despite this, he had a 1-inch reach advantage.
Murodjon Akhmadaliev fought out of the southpaw stance, while Ronny Rios was an orthodox fighter.
Akhmadaliev was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 26 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 9 years and 4 months later than Rios, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 145 fewer professional rounds, totaling 89 compared to Rios' 234.
Ronny Rios was ranked number 1 by the WBA, and 4 by the IBF in the 122lb division.
Akhmadaliev vs Rios form
Akhmadaliev had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Jose Velasquez on November 19, 2021, by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Super Bantamweight and IBF World Junior Featherweight championship fight at SNHU Arena, New Hampshire, United States.
Prior to that, he had beaten Ryosuke Iwasa on April 3, 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.
Going into that contest, he had won against Daniel Roman on January 30, 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.
Before that, he had beaten Wilner Soto on September 13, 2019, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Madison Square Garden, New York.
He had defeated Carlos Carlson on April 26, 2019, by knockout in the 3rd round at Forum, Inglewood.
Rios had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.
In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Oscar Negrete on February 13, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Fantasy Springs Casino, California, United States.
Prior to that, he had won against Diego De La Hoya on July 13, 2019, by knockout in the 6th round in their WBA Interim World Featherweight championship fight at Dignity Health Sports Park, California.
Going into that contest, he had defeated Daniel Olea on April 26, 2019, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Forum, Inglewood.
Before that, he had been beaten by Azat Hovhannisyan on March 9, 2018, by knockout in the 6th round at The Hangar, California.
He had beaten Deivi Julio Bassa on December 2, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Murodjon Akhmadaliev had been fighting more than Ronny Rios.
Going into this contest, Murodjon Akhmadaliev had last fought 7 months and 6 days ago, while Ronny Rios' last outing had been 1 year, 4 months and 12 days ago.
Akhmadaliev's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 30 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.2 rounds on average.
Rios' last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 6 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.4 rounds on average.
What time did Akhmadaliev vs Rios start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Tech Port Arena, Texas, United States, which was around 3:00 AM BST in the UK.
Who broadcast Akhmadaliev vs Rios?
Akhmadaliev vs Rios was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.
What were the odds on Akhmadaliev vs Rios?
Murodjon Akhmadaliev was a 13/100 (-770) favorite going into the contest, while Ronny Rios made his way into the ring at 11/2 (+550) with oddsmakers.
