Melikuziev vs Rosado II

Who won Melikuziev vs Rosado II?

Bektemir Melikuziev beat Gabriel Rosado by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, April 22nd, 2023, at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 99-91, 99-91, 99-91 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 Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis beating Ryan Garcia. Also on the undercard Elijah Garcia beat Kevin Salgado, David Morrell defeated Yamaguchi Falcao for the WBA World Super Middleweight title, Fiodor Czerkaszyn was victorious over Elias Espadas, and Vito Mielnicki Jr beat Jose Sanchez Charles.

Melikuziev vs Rosado II stats

Back in April 2023, Bektemir Melikuziev stepped into the ring with a record of 11 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.

Gabriel Rosado made his way to the ring with a record of 26 wins, 16 losses and 1 draw.

Bektemir Melikuziev was the younger man by 10 years, at 27 years old.

Rosado had a height advantage of 2 inches over Melikuziev. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Bektemir Melikuziev fought out of the southpaw stance, while Gabriel Rosado was an orthodox fighter.

Melikuziev was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 31 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 13 years and 5 months later than Rosado, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 276 fewer professional rounds, totaling 64 compared to Rosado's 340.

Melikuziev vs Rosado II form

Melikuziev had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Ulises Sierra on January 28, 2023, by knockout in the 3rd round at YouTube Theater, Inglewood, United States.

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

Going into that contest, he had won against David Zegarra on March 19, 2022, by knockout in the 2nd round at USC Galen Center, California.

Before that, he had beaten Sergei Ekimov on December 17, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Tashkent, Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

He had been beaten by Gabriel Rosado on June 19, 2021, by knockout in the 3rd round at Don Haskins Center, Texas, United States.

Gabriel Rosado had stopped 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Ali Akhmedov on September 17, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had lost to Shane Mosley Jr on April 9, 2022, by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Alamodome, Texas.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Jaime Munguia on November 13, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Honda Center, Anaheim.

Before that, he had defeated Bektemir Melikuziev on June 19, 2021, by knockout in the 3rd round at Don Haskins Center, Texas.

He had lost to Daniel Jacobs on November 27, 2020, by split decision in their 12 round contest at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Florida.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Bektemir Melikuziev had been fighting more than Gabriel Rosado.

Going into this contest, Bektemir Melikuziev had last fought 2 months and 25 days ago, while Gabriel Rosado's last outing had been 7 months and 5 days ago.

Melikuziev's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 3 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.8 rounds on average.

Rosado's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 47 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.4 rounds on average.

What time did Melikuziev vs Rosado II start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Melikuziev vs Rosado II?

Melikuziev vs Rosado II was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Melikuziev vs Rosado II?

Bektemir Melikuziev was a 1/14 (-1400) favorite going into the contest, while Gabriel Rosado made his way into the ring at 7/1 (+700) with oddsmakers.