David Morrell (12-1, 9 COs) had to overcome a fifth round to come late to come late to defeat Olympic bronze medalist Imam Khataev 2020 (10-1, 9 COs) by a 10-round decision in an exciting fight Saturday night at the Louis Armstrong stage in Queens, New York.
The scores
95-94 for Khataev
96-93 for Morrell
95-94 for Morrell
Khataev landed very heavy bumps during the fight, and benefited from Morrell who supported the ropes and were covered behind a high guard.
Morrell hurts khataev ninth
After fifth place, things look gloomy for Morrell, but he answered well and Khataev with hard pushing on the head and body. He slapped effectively. When Khataev held eight to ten rounds, Morrell had regularly paid him by landing hard shots if they were to break.
In rounds nine and ten, Morrell Khataev shook with shots. He looked out on his feet in the last 30 seconds of the final round, from the hard blows that Morrell landed.
Power punch statistics
David Morrell: 97 of 213 for 46%
Imam Khataev: 129 of 352 for 37%
Last updated on 07/12/2025
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