Morrell vs Khataev

Who won Morrell vs Khataev?

David Morrell beat Imam Khataev by split decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, July 12th, 2025, at Louis Armstrong Stadium, Queens.

The scorecards were announced as 95-94, 96-93, 95-94 in favor of winner David Morrell.

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 Hamzah Sheeraz beating Edgar Berlanga. Also on the undercard Shakur Stevenson beat William Zepeda for the WBC World Lightweight belt, and Alberto Puello was overcome by Subriel Matias for the WBC World Super Lightweight title.

Morrell vs Khataev stats

David Morrell stepped into the ring with a record of 11 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.

Imam Khataev made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 10 wins and 0 draws.

David Morrell was the younger man by 3 years, at 27 years old.

Morrell had a height advantage of 2 inches over Khataev. That also extended to a 8-inch reach advantage.

David Morrell fought out of the southpaw stance, while Imam Khataev was an orthodox fighter.

Morrell was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2019, 7 years and 2 months later than Khataev, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 29 more professional rounds, totaling 76 compared to Khataev's 47.

David Morrell went into the fight ranked number 2 by the WBA, 2 by the WBC, and 3 by the WBO at light heavyweight.

Imam Khataev was ranked number 10 by the WBA, 8 by the WBC, 15 by the WBO, and 6 by the IBF in the 175lb division.

Morrell vs Khataev form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to 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, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Radivoje Kalajdzic on August 3, 2024, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Light Heavyweight championship fight at BMO Stadium, Los Angeles.

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

Before that, he had beaten 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.

He had defeated Aidos Yerbossynuly on November 5, 2022, by knockout in the 12th round in their WBA World Super Middleweight championship fight at Armory, Minneapolis.

Activity check

Morrell's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 7 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.8 rounds on average.

What time did Morrell vs Khataev start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST at Louis Armstrong Stadium, Queens, United States, which was around 1:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Morrell vs Khataev?

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

What were the odds on Morrell vs Khataev?

David Morrell was a 2/13 (-670) favorite going into the contest, while Imam Khataev made his way into the ring at 9/2 (+450) with oddsmakers.