Roman vs Akhmadaliev

Who won Roman vs Akhmadaliev?

Murodjon Akhmadaliev beat Daniel Roman by split decision in their 12 round contest on Thursday, January 30th, 2020, at Meridian at Island Gardens, Florida.

The scorecards were announced as 115-113, 115-113, 115-113 in favor of winner Murodjon Akhmadaliev.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 122 pounds (8.7 stone or 55.3 kg).

This contest was for the unified super bantamweight championship of the world, with the WBA, and IBF belts on the line.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Tevin Farmer losing to Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz for the IBF World Junior Lightweight championship. Also on the undercard Demetrius Andrade defeated Luke Keeler for the WBO World Middleweight belt, Jake Paul was victorious over Ali Eson Gib, and Anthony Sims Jr lost to Roamer Alexis Angulo.

Roman vs Akhmadaliev stats

Back in January 2020, Daniel Roman stepped into the ring with a record of 27 wins, 2 losses, and 1 draw, 10 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Murodjon Akhmadaliev made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 7 wins and 0 draws, with 6 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Akhmadaliev had a massive power advantage over Roman, boasting a 86% knockout percentage compared to Roman's 37%.

Daniel Roman was the older man by 4 years, at 30 years old.

Daniel Roman fought out of the orthodox stance, while Murodjon Akhmadaliev was a southpaw.

Roman was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 23 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 7 years and 5 months earlier than Akhmadaliev, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 156 more professional rounds, totaling 245 compared to Akhmadaliev's 89.

Murodjon Akhmadaliev was ranked number 1 by the WBA in the 122lb division.

Roman vs Akhmadaliev form

Roman had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated TJ Doheny on April 26, 2019, by majority decision in their IBF World Junior Featherweight and WBA Super World Super Bantamweight championship fight at Forum, Inglewood, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Gavin McDonnell on October 6, 2018, by technical knockout in the 10th round in their WBA World Super Bantamweight championship fight at Chicago, Illinois.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Moises Flores on June 16, 2018, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Bantamweight championship fight at The Ford Center at The Star, Texas.

Before that, he had won against Ryo Matsumoto on February 28, 2018, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Bantamweight championship fight at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan.

He had beaten Shun Kubo on September 3, 2017, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBA World Super Bantamweight championship fight at Shimazu Arena, Kyoto.

Activity check

Roman's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 27 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 55 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11 rounds on average.

Akhmadaliev's last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 5 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.3 rounds on average.

What time did Roman vs Akhmadaliev start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at Meridian at Island Gardens, Florida, United States, which was around 2:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Roman vs Akhmadaliev?

Roman vs Akhmadaliev was broadcast on DAZN in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Sky Sports Main Event.

What were the odds on Roman vs Akhmadaliev?

Daniel Roman was a 49/25 (+200) underdog going into the contest, while Murodjon Akhmadaliev made his way into the ring at 21/50 (-240) with oddsmakers.