Boxing Results: Bek Melikuziev Drops Fulghum, Wins Close Decision in Vegas

Tremendous middleweight contender Bektemir Melikuziev (16-1, 10 KOs) pulled out a slender 12-round unanimous resolution victory by dropping beforehand unbeaten Darius Fulghum (14-1, 12 KOs) within the twelfth spherical on Friday evening on the Virgin Accommodations Las Vegas, in Las Vegas. The scores have been 114-112, 114-112, and 114-112.

Bektemir fought nicely within the first 4 rounds, touchdown highly effective physique photographs and left fingers that snapped again the top of Fulghhum. The physique punching from Melikuziev was key early on within the struggle. When he was throwing to the physique, you might see that Fulghum was bothered by them. Curiously, Melikuziev went away from throwing physique photographs because the struggle went into the second half.

Melikuziev Begins Robust

Nevertheless, Melikuziev started to fade beginning within the fifth spherical and was fighting the facility and tempo that Fulghum was setting. Melikuziev suffered a bloody nostril that appeared to trouble him.

The Uzbek Melikuziev, 29, was penalized for holding within the seventh by referee Thomas Taylor, who had warned him repeatedly to cease holding. Bektemir got here again sturdy within the second half of the spherical, nailing Fulghum with repeated jabs to the top. Within the eighth, Bektemir developed a big mouse on his left cheekbone from a head conflict.

Within the championship rounds, the tired-looking southpaw Melikuziev was in a position to just do sufficient to edge them along with his energy photographs. Fulghum had issues touchdown his photographs. He was additionally permitting Bek to pressure him in opposition to the ropes and nail him with photographs.

twelfth Spherical Knockdown

Within the twelfth, Melikuziev landed a tough physique shot adopted by a left to the top of Fulghum that put him down on the canvas. Fulghum obtained up and fought exhausting for the rest of the spherical, however the harm was carried out.

Total, it was an in depth struggle. The best way Melikuziev and Fulghum carried out, that is as excessive as both of them can go within the tremendous middleweight division. It wouldn’t finish nicely for these two to problem Canelo Alvarez or any of the highest three contenders within the division.

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