Melikuziev vs Dibombe

Who won Melikuziev vs Dibombe?

Bektemir Melikuziev beat Pierre Hubert Dibombe by technical decision in their 8 round contest on Saturday 20th April 2024 at Barclays Center in New York.

The scorecards were announced as 79-73, 78-74, 79-73 in favor of winner Bektemir Melikuziev.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 168 pounds (12 stone or 76.2 KG).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Devin Haney losing to Ryan Garcia. Also, on the undercard Charles Conwell beat Nathaniel Gallimore, Arnold Barboza Jr defeated Sean McComb, John ‘Scrappy’ Ramirez was defeated by David Jimenez, Sergiy Derevyanchenko beat Vaughn Alexander, Darius Fulghum defeated Cristian Olivas, Amari Jones was victorious over Armel Mbumba Yassa and Shamar Canal beat Pedro Penunuri Borgaro.

Melikuziev vs Dibombe stats

Bektemir Melikuziev stepped into the ring with a record of 13 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Pierre Hubert Dibombe made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 22 wins and 1 draw.

Bektemir Melikuziev was the younger man by 4 years, at 28 years old.

Melikuziev had a height advantage of 1 inch over Dibombe. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Bektemir Melikuziev fought out of the southpaw stance, while Pierre Hubert Dibombe was an orthodox fighter.

Melikuziev was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 9 less fights, and made his debut in 2019, 5 year and 2 months later than Dibombe, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 66 less professional rounds, 64 to Dibombe's 130.

Bektemir Melikuziev went into the fight ranked number 5 by the WBA, 14 by the WBC and 10 by the WBO at super middleweight.

Melikuziev vs Dibombe form

Melikuziev 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 beat Alantez Fox on 7th October 2023 by technical knockout in the 4th round at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Chelsea Ballroom, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beat Gabriel Rosado on 22nd April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Ulises Sierra on 28th January 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round at YouTube Theater, Inglewood.

Before that, he had beat Sladan Janjanin on 6th August 2022 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Dickies Arena, Fort Worth.

He had defeated David Zegarra on 19th March 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at USC Galen Center, California.

Activity check

Melikuziev's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.4 rounds on average.

What time did Melikuziev vs Dibombe start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST at Barclays Center, New York, United States, which was around 1:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Melikuziev vs Dibombe?

Melikuziev vs Dibombe was broadcast on DAZN PPV in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by DAZN PPV UK.

What were the odds on Melikuziev vs Dibombe?

Bektemir Melikuziev was a 1/10 (-1000) favourite going into the contest, while Pierre Hubert Dibombe made his way into the ring at 11/2 (+550) with oddsmakers.