Melikuziev vs Sierra

Who won Melikuziev vs Sierra?

Bektemir Melikuziev beat Ulises Sierra by knockout in the 3rd round on Saturday, January 28th, 2023, at YouTube Theater, Inglewood.

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 Alexis Rocha beating George Ashie. Also on the undercard Oscar Collazo defeated Yudel Reyes for the WBO World Junior Flyweight belt, and Floyd Schofield was victorious over Alberto Mercado.

Melikuziev vs Sierra stats

Back in January 2023, Bektemir Melikuziev stepped into the ring with a record of 10 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.

Ulises Sierra made his way to the ring with a record of 17 wins, 2 losses and 2 draws.

Bektemir Melikuziev was the younger man by 7 years, at 27 years old.

Sierra had a height advantage of 3 inches over Melikuziev.

Bektemir Melikuziev fought out of the southpaw stance, while Ulises Sierra was an orthodox fighter.

Melikuziev was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 10 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 6 years and 11 months later than Sierra, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 25 fewer professional rounds, totaling 64 compared to Sierra's 89.

Melikuziev vs Sierra form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Sladan Janjanin on August 6, 2022, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Dickies Arena, Fort Worth, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated David Zegarra on March 19, 2022, by knockout in the 2nd round at USC Galen Center, California.

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

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

He had won against Morgan Fitch on February 13, 2021, by knockout in the 3rd round at Fantasy Springs Casino, California.

Activity check

Melikuziev's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 15 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.8 rounds on average.

Sierra's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.5 rounds on average.

What time did Melikuziev vs Sierra start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST at YouTube Theater, Inglewood, United States, which was around 1:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Melikuziev vs Sierra?

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

What were the odds on Melikuziev vs Sierra?

Bektemir Melikuziev was a 2/50 (-2500) favorite going into the contest, while Ulises Sierra made his way into the ring at 10/1 (+1000) with oddsmakers.