Bektemir “Bek” Melikuziev walked away with the win on Might 30, when he confronted Darius Fulghum at The Theater at Virgin Motels Las Vegas. Battling it out in the primary occasion, the pair squared off in a WBA tremendous middleweight title eliminator.
The scheduled 12-round bout went the total distance and produced fireworks. Melikuziev (16-1, 10 KOs) defeated Fulghum (14-1, 12 KOs) by unanimous resolution with all three judges scoring the battle 114-112.
On his solution to victory, once-beaten contender from Uzbekistan Melikuziev suffered a lower close to his left eye from a punch within the fourth spherical, was deducted a degree for holding within the seventh, and dropped Fulghum of El Paso, TX with a left hand within the twelfth spherical.
“We confronted loads of adversity throughout this camp, so this victory means much more – particularly with my child on the best way,” Melikuziev stated. “I wish to thank Golden Boy, Oscar De La Hoya, and the Diaz Coaching Camp for the unbelievable assist. I’ll face anybody and everybody. I’m not scared to face the likes of Caleb Plant or any of the highest guys at tremendous middleweight.”
On Melikuziev vs Fulghum undercard
Within the co-main occasion, Eric Priest (16-0, 8 KOs) of Wichita Falls, TX defeated Luis Arias (22-5-1, 11 KOs) of Milwaukee, WI by unanimous resolution at middleweight. After 10 rounds, the judges scored the battle 99-90, 99-90, and 96-93. Arias was deducted a degree within the second spherical for punching on the break.
Amongst different Melikuziev vs Fulghum outcomes, Joshua Edwards (2-0, 2 KOs) of Houston, TX dropped and stopped Alexander Rhodes (2-2, 1 KO) of West Columbia, SC within the first spherical at heavyweight. The official time was 2:08.
In one other heavyweight matchup, Federico Pacheco Jr. (9-0, 6 KOs) of Los Angeles defeated Calvin Barnett (5-3, 2 KOs) of Tulsa, OK by unanimous resolution. After six rounds, all three judges scored it 58-55.
Within the telecast opener, Cayden Griffiths (5-0, 5 KOs) of Harrisburg, PA stopped Edgar Gutierrez (3-3, 2 KOs) of Yuma, AZ within the fourth spherical at welterweight. The time was 1:15.
On Melikuziev vs Fulghum prelims
Among the many prelims, Grant Flores (10-0, 8 KOs) of Thermal, CA eradicated Brandon Diaz-Campos (6-1, 6 KOs) of Hastings, NE within the fifth spherical at tremendous welterweight. The time was 2:58.
Mexico’s Santiago Dominguez (28-1, 21 KOs) stopped Filipino John Vincent Moralde (27-6, 16 KOs) within the first spherical at welterweight. The time was 2:52.
Daniel Garcia (12-0, 9 KOs) of Denver, CO scored a unanimous resolution over Colombia’s George Camilo Rodriguez Pardo (10-4, 8 KOs) at light-weight. After eight rounds, all three scores had been 80-72.
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