Melikuziev vs Cortes

Who won Melikuziev vs Cortes?

Bektemir Melikuziev beat Oscar Cortes by knockout in the 1st round on Friday, February 14th, 2020, at Honda Center, California.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 175 pounds (12.5 stone or 79.4 kg).

Melikuziev vs Cortes stats

Back in February 2020, Bektemir Melikuziev stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 4 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Oscar Cortes made his way to the ring with a record of 27 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, with 14 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Melikuziev had a large advantage in power over Cortes, boasting a 75% knockout percentage compared to Cortes' 52%.

Bektemir Melikuziev was the younger man by 3 years, at 24 years old.

Melikuziev had a height advantage of 2 inches over Cortes.

Bektemir Melikuziev fought out of the southpaw stance, while Oscar Cortes was an orthodox fighter.

Melikuziev was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 28 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 9 years and 8 months later than Cortes, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 90 fewer professional rounds, totaling 76 compared to Cortes' 166.

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Melikuziev's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 months and 12 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 1 month and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7 rounds on average.

What time did Melikuziev vs Cortes start?

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

What were the odds on Melikuziev vs Cortes?

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