Bektemir Melikuziev

Bektemir Rozmatjon Ogli Meliqoziyev (born 13 April 1996) is an Uzbek professional boxer. As an amateur, he won a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics as a middleweight.[1]

Bektemir Melikuziev
Statistics
Real nameBektemir Rozmatjon Ogli Meliqoziyev
Nickname(s)Bully
Weight(s)Super-middleweight
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Reach179 cm (70 in)
NationalityUzbek
Born (1996-04-13) 13 April 1996
Shoimbek, Uzbekistan
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights5
Wins5
Wins by KO4
Losses0
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Uzbekistan
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de JaneiroMiddleweight
World Amateur Championships
2015 Doha Middleweight
2017 Hamburg Light Heavyweight
Asian Championships
2015 BangkokMiddleweight
2017 TashkentLight Heavyweight
Youth Olympic Games
2014 NanjingWelterweight

Amateur career

Olympic result

Rio 2016

World Championship results

Doha 2015

Hamburg 2017

  • Round of 16: Defeated Muslim Gadzhimagomedov (Russia) 4–1
  • Quarter-finals: Defeated Yerik Alzhanov (Kazakstan) 3–2
  • Semi-final: Defeated by Joe Ward (Republic of Ireland) 3–2

Professional career

Early career

On 13 June 2019, Melikuziev made his professional debut against the experienced Argentinian Martin Fidel Rios. Melikuziev won the bout after knocking Rios out with a left hand to the body in the opening round.[2] Melikuziev's second bout as a professional was against Ricardo Adrian Luna Flores on 30 August 2019. Melikuziev secured a first round win after dropping his Mexican opponent on the canvas twice following a series of strong body shots, Melikuziev was declared the winner after Luna Flores was unable to recover from a second time on the canvas.[3]

On 2 November 2019, Melikuziev fought professionally for a third time on the undercard of Canelo Álvarez vs Sergey Kovalev against Clay Collard. Melikuziev won via fourth round technical knockout after slowly wearing his opponent down with a number of heavy body shots.[4] Melikuziev was taken the distance for the first time as a professional when he fought Vaughn Alexander on 13 December 2019. Melikuziev won via wide unanimous decision after winning every round on each of the three scorecards.[5]

On 14 February 2020, Melikuziev fought against Oscar Cortes. In the opening round, Melikuziev put his opponent on the canvas with a right hand to the head. Cortes landed few shots throughout the bout and Melikuziev eventually dropped his opponent for a second time in the round with a heavy shot to the body, following the second knock down, referee Edward Hernandez Sr called an end to the fight.[6]

Professional boxing record
Professional record summary
5 fights 5 wins 0 losses
By knockout 4 0
By decision 1 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
5 Win 5–0 Oscar Cortes KO 1 (10), 2:05 14 Feb 2020 Honda Center, Anaheim, California, US
4 Win 4–0 Vaughn Alexander UD 10 13 Dec 2019 Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, California, US Won vacant WBA Continental Americas super-middleweight title
3 Win 3–0 Clay Collard TKO 4 (8), 2:22 2 Nov 2019 MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, US
2 Win 2–0 Ricardo Adrian Luna Flores KO 1 (8), 2:13 30 Aug 2019 Pasadena City Hall, Pasadena, California, US
1 Win 1–0 Martin Fidel Rios KO 1 (6), 1:39 13 Jun 2019 Avalon Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, US

References
  1. "Rio Olympics 2016: Arlen Lopez wins Cuba's third boxing gold at Rio Games". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  2. "Asian scene: Madrimov on the move". boxingmonthly.com. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  3. "Ferdinand Kerobyan, Emilio Sanchez, Bektemir Melikuziev win in Pasadena". badlefthook.com. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  4. "Mixed results for Asian fighter in Las Vegas". asianboxing.info. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  5. "Bektemir Melikuziev Boxes Past Vaughn Alexander Over Ten". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  6. "BEKTEMIR MELIKUZIEV, EVAN SANCHEZ, OTHERS NOTCH VICTORIES ON GARCIA-FONSECA UNDERCARD". ringtv.com. Retrieved 26 July 2020.


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