Morrell vs Chelli

Who won Morrell vs Chelli?

Zak Chelli beat David Morrell by technical knockout in the 10th round on Saturday, May 9th, 2026, at Co-op Live Arena, Manchester.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds at a catchweight of 187 lb (13.4 stone or 84.8 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Fabio Wardley losing to Daniel Dubois for the WBO World Heavyweight championship. Also on the undercard Jack Rafferty beat Ekow Essuman, Liam Cameron was overcome by Bradley Rea, Khaleel Majid was defeated by Gavin Gwynne, and Bakhodir Jalolov beat Agron Smakici.

Morrell vs Chelli stats

David Morrell stepped into the ring with a record of 12 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Zak Chelli made his way to the ring with a record of 16 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, with 8 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Morrell had a large advantage in power over Chelli, boasting a 75% knockout percentage compared to Chelli's 50%.

David Morrell was the same age as Zak Chelli, at 28 years old.

Morrell had a height advantage of 1 inch over Chelli.

David Morrell fought out of the southpaw stance, while Zak Chelli was an orthodox fighter.

Morrell was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 2 years and 6 months later than Chelli, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 58 fewer professional rounds, totaling 86 compared to Chelli's 144.

David Morrell went into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBO at light heavyweight.

Morrell vs Chelli form

Morrell had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Imam Khataev on July 12, 2025, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Louis Armstrong Stadium, Queens, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by David Benavidez on February 1, 2025, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Light Heavyweight and WBC Interim World Light heavyweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Radivoje Kalajdzic on August 3, 2024, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Light Heavyweight championship fight at BMO Stadium, Los Angeles.

Before that, he had beaten Sena Agbeko on December 16, 2023, by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their WBA World Super Middleweight championship fight at Armory, Minneapolis.

He had defeated Yamaguchi Falcao on April 22, 2023, by knockout in the 1st round in their WBA World Super Middleweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Chelli had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Adam Hepple on June 27, 2025, by knockout in the 10th round at York Hall, Bethnal Green, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had lost to Callum Simpson on August 3, 2024, by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Super Middleweight and CBC Commonwealth Super Middleweight championship fight at Oakwell Football Ground, Barnsley.

Going into that contest, he had won against Jack Cullen on January 20, 2024, by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Super Middleweight and CBC Commonwealth Super Middleweight championship fight at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

Before that, he had been beaten by Mark Jeffers on July 1, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

He had defeated Anthony Sims Jr on February 11, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Wembley Arena, Wembley.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, David Morrell had been fighting more than Zak Chelli.

Going into this contest, David Morrell had last fought 9 months and 27 days ago, while Zak Chelli's last outing had been 10 months and 12 days ago.

Morrell's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 17 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.4 rounds on average.

Chelli's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 54 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.8 rounds on average.

What time did Morrell vs Chelli start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:20 PM BST at Co-op Live Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom, which was 3:20 PM EST or 12:20 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Morrell vs Chelli?

Morrell vs Chelli was broadcast on DAZN PPV in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Morrell vs Chelli?

David Morrell was a 1/16 (-1700) favorite going into the contest, while Zak Chelli made his way into the ring at 10/1 (+1000) with oddsmakers.