Murtazaliev vs Cheikho

Who won Murtazaliev vs Cheikho?

Bakhram Murtazaliev beat Ahmad Cheikho by technical knockout in the 1st round on Saturday, March 26th, 2022, at Armory, Minnesota.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 154 pounds (11 stone or 69.8 kg).

Murtazaliev vs Cheikho stats

Back in March 2022, Bakhram Murtazaliev stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 19 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Ahmad Cheikho made his way to the ring with a record of 18 wins, 7 losses and 2 draws, with 13 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Murtazaliev had a slight advantage in power over Cheikho, with a 74% knockout percentage compared to Cheikho's 72%.

Bakhram Murtazaliev was the older man by 31 years, at 29 years old.

Murtazaliev had a height advantage of 3 inches over Cheikho.

Both Bakhram Murtazaliev and Ahmad Cheikho fought out of an orthodox stance.

Murtazaliev was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 8 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 8 years and 10 months later than Cheikho, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 14 more professional rounds, totaling 104 compared to Cheikho's 90.

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Murtazaliev's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 8 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 25 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.3 rounds on average.

What time did Murtazaliev vs Cheikho start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Armory, Minnesota, United States, which was around 3:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Murtazaliev vs Cheikho?

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