Puello vs Akhmedov

Who won Puello vs Akhmedov?

Alberto Puello beat Batyr Akhmedov by split decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, August 20th, 2022, at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood.

The scorecards were announced as 115-113, 117-111, 117-111 in favor of winner Alberto Puello.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 kg).

This contest was for the WBA super lightweight championship of the world.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Omar Figueroa Jr losing to Sergey Lipinets. Also on the undercard Roger Gutierrez lost to Hector Luis Garcia for the WBA World Super Featherweight belt, Brandun Lee defeated Will Madera, Lenier Pero was victorious over Joel Caudle, and Ismael Barroso beat Fernando David Saucedo.

Puello vs Akhmedov stats

Back in August 2022, Alberto Puello stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 20 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Batyr Akhmedov made his way to the ring with a record of 9 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Alberto Puello was the younger man by 4 years, at 28 years old.

Puello had a height advantage of 1 inch over Akhmedov. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Alberto Puello and Batyr Akhmedov fought out of a southpaw stance.

Puello was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 10 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 1 year and 11 months earlier than Akhmedov, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 68 more professional rounds, totaling 164 compared to Akhmedov's 96.

Alberto Puello went into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBA, and 13 by the WBC at super lightweight.

Batyr Akhmedov was ranked number 2 by the WBA, and 14 by the WBC in the 140lb division.

Puello vs Akhmedov form

Puello remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Ve Shawn Owens on December 18, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Armory, Minneapolis, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Jesus Antonio Rubio on July 21, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Pabellon de Boleibol, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

Going into that contest, he had won against Cristian Rafael Coria on December 17, 2020, by knockout in the 6th round at Hotel Catalonia Malecon Center, Santo Domingo.

Before that, he had beaten Jonathan Alonso on July 27, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Coliseo Carlos 'Teo' Cruz, Santo Domingo.

He had defeated David Bency on November 10, 2018, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Hotel Jaragua, Santo Domingo.

Batyr Akhmedov had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Argenis Mendez on June 26, 2021, by technical knockout in the 8th round at State Farm Arena, Georgia, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Mario Barrios on September 28, 2019, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Lightweight championship fight at Staples Center, LA.

Going into that contest, he had won against Francisco Gabriel Pina on May 25, 2019, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Gimnasio Oscar 'Tigre' García, Baja California, Mexico.

Before that, he had defeated Viktor Plotnykov on March 30, 2019, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Ice Palace, Vladimir, Russia.

He had beaten Ismael Barroso on August 18, 2018, by knockout in the 9th round at Westin Bonaventure Hotel, California, United States.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Alberto Puello had been fighting more than Batyr Akhmedov.

Going into this contest, Alberto Puello had last fought 8 months and 2 days ago, while Batyr Akhmedov's last outing had been 1 year, 1 month and 25 days ago.

Puello's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 10 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 9 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 43 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.6 rounds on average.

Akhmedov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

What time did Puello vs Akhmedov start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:30 PM EST / 7:30 PM PST at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood, United States, which was around 3:30 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Puello vs Akhmedov?

Puello vs Akhmedov was broadcast on ShowTime in the US.

What were the odds on Puello vs Akhmedov?

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