Akhmadaliev vs Velasquez

Who won Akhmadaliev vs Velasquez?

Murodjon Akhmadaliev beat Jose Velasquez by unanimous decision on Friday, November 19th, 2021, at SNHU Arena, New Hampshire.

The scorecards were announced as 119-111, 119-111, 119-111 in favor of winner Murodjon Akhmadaliev.

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.

Akhmadaliev was defending his his WBA Interim World Super Bantamweight Championship for the first time. He won this belt against Ricardo Espinoza in December 2024. He had held this belt for 5 months and 7 days.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Demetrius Andrade beating Jason Quigley for the WBO World Middleweight championship. Also on the undercard Julio Cesar Martinez beat McWilliams Arroyo for the WBC World Flyweight belt, Kali Reis defeated Jessica Camara, and Demsey McKean was victorious over Don Haynesworth.

Akhmadaliev vs Velasquez stats

Back in November 2021, Murodjon Akhmadaliev stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 9 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jose Velasquez made his way to the ring with a record of 29 wins, 6 losses and 2 draws, with 19 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Akhmadaliev had an advantage in power over Velasquez, with a 78% knockout percentage compared to Velasquez's 66%.

Murodjon Akhmadaliev was the younger man by 4 years, at 27 years old.

Akhmadaliev had a height advantage of 2 inches over Velasquez. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Murodjon Akhmadaliev fought out of the southpaw stance, while Jose Velasquez was an orthodox fighter.

Akhmadaliev was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 28 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 5 years and 1 month later than Velasquez, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 192 fewer professional rounds, totaling 92 compared to Velasquez's 284.

Jose Velasquez was ranked number 8 by the IBF in the 122lb division.

Akhmadaliev vs Velasquez form

Akhmadaliev had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against 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.

Prior to that, 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.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Wilner Soto on September 13, 2019, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Before that, he had defeated Carlos Carlson on April 26, 2019, by knockout in the 3rd round at Forum, Inglewood.

He had won against Isaac Zarate on November 24, 2018, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Mark G. Etess Arena, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, New Jersey.

Activity check

Akhmadaliev's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 26 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 33 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.6 rounds on average.

What time did Akhmadaliev vs Velasquez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at SNHU Arena, New Hampshire, United States, which was around 2:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Akhmadaliev vs Velasquez?

Akhmadaliev vs Velasquez was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

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