Who won Melikuziev vs Rosado?
Gabriel Rosado beat Bektemir Melikuziev by knockout in the 3rd round on Saturday, June 19th, 2021, at Don Haskins Center, El Paso.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 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 Jaime Munguia beating Kamil Szeremeta. Also on the undercard Blair Cobbs beat Brad Solomon.
Melikuziev vs Rosado stats
Back in June 2021, Bektemir Melikuziev stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 7 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Gabriel Rosado made his way to the ring with a record of 25 wins, 13 losses and 1 draw, with 14 of those wins by knockout.
The stats suggested Melikuziev had a large advantage in power over Rosado, boasting a 86% knockout percentage compared to Rosado's 56%.
Bektemir Melikuziev was the younger man by 10 years, at 25 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 32 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 form
Melikuziev had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.
In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Morgan Fitch on February 13, 2021, by knockout in the 3rd round at Fantasy Springs Casino, California, United States.
Prior to that, he had won against Alan Campa on October 30, 2020, by knockout in the 3rd round at Fantasy Springs Casino, California.
Going into that contest, he had beaten Oscar Cortes on February 14, 2020, by knockout in the 1st round at Honda Center, California.
Before that, he had defeated Vaughn Alexander on December 13, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Fantasy Springs Casino, California.
He had won against Clay Collard on November 2, 2019, by technical knockout in the 4th round at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Nevada.
Rosado had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, 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, United States.
Prior to that, he had defeated Humberto Gutierrez Ochoa on December 20, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Talking Stick Resort Arena, Arizona.
Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Maciej Sulecki on March 15, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Liacouras Center, Pennsylvania.
Before that, he had drawn with Luis Arias on November 17, 2018, by split draw at Kansas Star Arena, Kansas.
He had beaten Glen Tapia on October 19, 2017, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Monte Carlo Resort and Casino, Nevada.
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 4 months and 6 days ago, while Gabriel Rosado's last outing had been 6 months and 23 days ago.
Melikuziev's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 17 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 21 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.2 rounds on average.
Rosado's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 8 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 48 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.6 rounds on average.
What time did Melikuziev vs Rosado start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Don Haskins Center, El Paso, United States, which was around 3:00 AM BST in the UK.
Who broadcast Melikuziev vs Rosado?
Melikuziev vs Rosado was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.
What were the odds on Melikuziev vs Rosado?
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