Melikuziev vs Stevens

Who won Melikuziev vs Stevens?

Bektemir Melikuziev beat David Stevens by split decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, November 2nd, 2024, at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 116-112, 118-110, 117-111 in favor of winner Bektemir Melikuziev.

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 Floyd Schofield beating Rene Tellez Giron. Also on the undercard Gabriela Fundora defeated Gabriela Celeste Alaniz.

Melikuziev vs Stevens stats

Bektemir Melikuziev stepped into the ring with a record of 14 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.

David Stevens made his way to the ring with a record of 14 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

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

Stevens had a height advantage of 1 inch over Melikuziev.

Bektemir Melikuziev fought out of the southpaw stance, while David Stevens was an orthodox fighter.

Melikuziev was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2019, 26 days later than Stevens, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 18 more professional rounds, totaling 64 compared to Stevens' 46.

Bektemir Melikuziev went into the fight ranked number 6 by the WBA, 11 by the WBC, and 11 by the WBO at super middleweight.

David Stevens was ranked number 10 by the WBA in the 168lb division.

Melikuziev vs Stevens form

Melikuziev had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Pierre Hubert Dibombe on April 20, 2024, by technical decision in their 8 round contest at Barclays Center, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Alantez Fox on October 7, 2023, by technical knockout in the 4th round at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Chelsea Ballroom, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Gabriel Rosado on April 22, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

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

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

Activity check

Melikuziev's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 27 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 28 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.6 rounds on average.

What time did Melikuziev vs Stevens start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Melikuziev vs Stevens?

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