Melikuziev vs Zegarra

Who won Melikuziev vs Zegarra?

Bektemir Melikuziev beat David Zegarra by knockout in the 2nd round on Saturday, March 19th, 2022, at USC Galen Center, California.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 175 pounds (12.5 stone or 79.4 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Alexis Rocha beating Blair Cobbs. Also on the undercard Michael McKinson defeated Alex Martin, and John ‘Scrappy’ Ramirez was victorious over Roberto Pucheta.

Melikuziev vs Zegarra stats

Back in March 2022, Bektemir Melikuziev stepped into the ring with a record of 8 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

David Zegarra made his way to the ring with a record of 34 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, with 21 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Melikuziev had an advantage in power over Zegarra, with a 75% knockout percentage compared to Zegarra's 62%.

Bektemir Melikuziev was the older man by 28 years, at 26 years old.

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

Melikuziev was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 32 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 5 years and 5 months later than Zegarra, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 179 fewer professional rounds, totaling 64 compared to Zegarra's 243.

Melikuziev vs Zegarra 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 Sergei Ekimov on December 17, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Tashkent, Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

Prior to 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.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Morgan Fitch on February 13, 2021, by knockout in the 3rd round at Fantasy Springs Casino, California.

Before that, he had beaten Alan Campa on October 30, 2020, by knockout in the 3rd round at Fantasy Springs Casino, California.

He had won against Oscar Cortes on February 14, 2020, by knockout in the 1st round at Honda Center, California.

Activity check

Melikuziev's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 5 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.6 rounds on average.

Zegarra's last 3 fights had come over a period of 9 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5 rounds on average.

What time did Melikuziev vs Zegarra start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST at USC Galen Center, California, United States, which was around 12:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Melikuziev vs Zegarra?

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

What were the odds on Melikuziev vs Zegarra?

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