David Morel (12-1, 9 KOS) had to overcome a knockout in the fifth round to come late in the 2020 defeat of the Olympic Bronze medal, Imam Khatif (10-1, 9 KOS), with a decision of 10 rounds in an exciting battle on Saturday night at the Luis Armstrong Stadium in Queens, New York.
Grades
95-94 for khataev
96-93 for Morel
95-94 for Morel
Khataev fell a lot of heavy punches during the battle, and Morel benefited a reserve against ropes and cover -up behind a large guard.
Morel hurts the ninth rhetoric
Things seemed dark for Morel after the fifth, but he responded well, as he attacked Khater with solid punches in the head and body. He ascended effectively. When Khatif was held in the eighth rounds to the tenth, he often made Morel pushed him by landing in solid shots when they break.
On the ninth and ten rounds, Morel Khatif shook the shots. He looked at his feet in the last 30 seconds of the last round, from the solid punches that Morel fell.
Power punch statistics
David Morel: 97 out of 213 against 46 %
Imam Khatayev: 129 out of 352 against 37 %
Last update on 12/07/2025
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