Baumgardner vs Mekhaled

Who won Baumgardner vs Mekhaled?

Alycia Baumgardner beat Elhem Mekhaled by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, February 4th, 2023, at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York.

The scorecards were announced as 99-89, 99-89, 98-90 in favor of winner Alycia Baumgardner.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 130 pounds (9.3 stone or 59 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Amanda Serrano beating Erika Cruz. Also on the undercard Richardson Hitchins beat John Bauza, Skye Nicolson defeated Tania Alvarez, and Shadasia Green was victorious over Elin Cederroos.

Baumgardner vs Mekhaled stats

Back in February 2023, Alycia Baumgardner stepped into the ring with a record of 13 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.

Elhem Mekhaled made her way to the ring with a record of 15 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Alycia Baumgardner was the younger woman by 3 years, at 29 years old.

Baumgardner had a height advantage of 1 inch over Mekhaled. Despite this, Mekhaled had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Alycia Baumgardner and Elhem Mekhaled fought out of an orthodox stance.

Baumgardner was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made her debut in 2017, 1 month later than Mekhaled, whose first professional fight was in 2017. She had fought 36 fewer professional rounds, totaling 100 compared to Mekhaled's 136.

Baumgardner vs Mekhaled form

Baumgardner had won 5 of her most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In her last fight before this contest, she had defeated Mikaela Mayer on October 15, 2022, by split decision in their 10 round contest at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, she had defeated Edith Soledad Matthysse on April 16, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Manchester Arena, Lancashire.

Going into that contest, she had beaten Terri Harper on November 13, 2021, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Sheffield Arena, Yorkshire.

Before that, she had won against Vanessa Bradford on August 14, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Caribe Royale Orlando, Florida, United States.

She had beaten Cristina del Valle Pacheco on December 14, 2019, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Zembo Shrine, Pennsylvania.

Activity check

Baumgardner's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 21 days, which means she had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 17 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 33 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.6 rounds on average.

What time did Baumgardner vs Mekhaled start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York, United States, which was around 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Baumgardner vs Mekhaled?

Baumgardner vs Mekhaled was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Baumgardner vs Mekhaled?

Alycia Baumgardner was a 1/9 (-910) favorite going into the contest, while Elhem Mekhaled made her way into the ring at 5/1 (+500) with oddsmakers.