Murtazaliev vs Fortea

Who won Murtazaliev vs Fortea?

Bakhram Murtazaliev beat Jorge Fortea by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, November 2nd, 2019, at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Nevada.

The scorecards were announced as 119-109, 120-108, 118-110 in favor of winner Bakhram Murtazaliev.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 154 pounds (11 stone or 69.8 kg).

Murtazaliev vs Fortea stats

Back in November 2019, Bakhram Murtazaliev stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 16 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jorge Fortea made his way to the ring with a record of 20 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, with 6 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Murtazaliev had a massive power advantage over Fortea, boasting a 81% knockout percentage compared to Fortea's 30%.

Bakhram Murtazaliev was the younger man by 2 years, at 27 years old.

Murtazaliev had a height advantage of 2 inches over Fortea. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Bakhram Murtazaliev and Jorge Fortea fought out of an orthodox stance.

Murtazaliev was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 4 years and 5 months later than Fortea, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 63 fewer professional rounds, totaling 104 compared to Fortea's 167.

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What time did Murtazaliev vs Fortea start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Nevada, United States, which was around 2:00 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Murtazaliev vs Fortea?

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