Boxing Results: Morrell Vs. Khataev: An Absolute War! David Morrell Overcomes Fifth-Round Knockdown In Thrilling Split Decision Victory

David Morel (12-1, 9 KOS) needed to overcome a knockout within the fifth spherical to come back late within the 2020 defeat of the Olympic Bronze medal, Imam Khatif (10-1, 9 KOS), with a call of 10 rounds in an thrilling battle on Saturday night time on the Luis Armstrong Stadium in Queens, New York.

Grades

95-94 for khataev
96-93 for Morel
95-94 for Morel

Khataev fell quite a lot of heavy punches in the course of the battle, and Morel benefited a reserve towards ropes and canopy -up behind a big guard.

Morel hurts the ninth rhetoric

Issues appeared darkish for Morel after the fifth, however he responded nicely, as he attacked Khater with stable punches within the head and physique. He ascended successfully. When Khatif was held within the eighth rounds to the tenth, he typically made Morel pushed him by touchdown in stable pictures once they break.

On the ninth and ten rounds, Morel Khatif shook the pictures. He checked out his toes within the final 30 seconds of the final spherical, from the stable punches that Morel fell.

Energy punch statistics

David Morel: 97 out of 213 towards 46 %

Imam Khatayev: 129 out of 352 towards 37 %