Alberto Melián

Alberto Melián
Alberto Melián
Born	Alberto Ezequiel Melian; January 2, 1990 (age 34); Villa Dolores, Córdoba, Argentina
Nationality	Argentine
Other names	Impacto
	Statistics
Weight(s)	Super Bantamweight
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Stance	Orthodox
	Boxing record
Total fights	8
Wins	6
Wins by KO	2
Losses	2
Representing Argentina
South American Games

Alberto Ezequiel Melián (born January 2, 1990) is an Argentinian boxer.^[1]

Amateur career

Melián reached the final of the 2010 South American Games at light flyweight, but lost to Oscar Negrete. At the 2012 Summer Olympics he was defeated in the preliminary round of the men's bantamweight tournament by Sergey Vodopyanov, 5-12.^[2] At the 2016 Summer Olympics he once again participated in the men's bantamweight tournament, winning his first two bouts but losing to Murodjon Akhmadaliev by technical knockout in the quarter-finals.^[3] Among Melian's outstanding amateur victories were wins over Cuban Olympic champion Robeisy Ramirez and Frenchman Khedafi Djelkhir, Olympic silver medalist in Beijing 2008 and APB Series World champion. In 2014, he was awarded the "Firpo de Oro" as the best boxer in the country, amateur or professional, by the Boxing´s Journalist Union of Argentina (UPERBOX). He expects to compete for a world title before his tenth professional fight.^[4]

Professional career

Melián made his professional debut in December 2017 against former world title challenger Diego Santillan. Considered by several experts^[who?] as the best Argentine amateur boxer of the last decade, Melian represented Argentina in numerous international tournaments, including double Olympic participation at the Olympic Games in London 2012 and Rio de Janeiro in 2016. After knocking out the former world title contender Diego Ricardo Santillan in the fifth round in his debut (who entered the ring at 23-2), Melian received the challenge of Aristule, who was present at ringside. Melian accepted the challenge, but asked Aristule to put his national title on the line.

Professional boxing record

8 fights	6 wins	2 losses
By knockout	4	0
By decision	2	2

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
8	Loss	6–2	Oscar Negrete	UD	10	February 6, 2020	Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio	For WBA International bantamweight title
7	Win	6–1	Juan Kantun	KO	8	November 23, 2019	Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio
6	Loss	5–1	Leonardo Baez	UD	10	July 18, 2019	Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio	Lost NABA super bantamweight title
5	Win	5–0	Isaac Zarate	UD	10	April 26, 2019	Forum, Inglewood	Retained NABA super bantamweight title
4	Win	4–0	Edgar Ortega	TKO	10 (10)	January 26, 2019	Toyota Center, Houston	Won vacant NABA super bantamweight title
3	Win	3–0	Sergio Sosa	UD	10 (10)	May 26, 2018	Asociación Atlética Argentinos Juniors, Buenos Aires
2	Win	2–0	Julian Evaristo Aristule	TKO	8 (10)	March 17, 2018	Club Social y Deportivo Comercio, Villa Dolores	Won Argentina (FAB) super bantamweight title
1	Win	1–0	Diego Santillan	KO	5 (12)	December 12, 2017	Estadio F.A.B, Buenos Aires

References

^ "Alberto Ezequiel Melian". London2012.com. LOCOG. Archived from the original on 2012-09-12. Retrieved 2012-09-13.
^ "Men's Bantamweight (56kg) Results". London2012.BBC.co.uk. BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 12 August 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alberto Melián". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2018-12-26.
^ Bradley, Cain (November 7, 2017). "Alberto Melian debut". Boxing.com. Archived from the original on 2017-11-16. Retrieved 2017-11-15.

External links

Boxing record for Alberto Ezequiel Melian from BoxRec (registration required)
Alberto Ezequiel Melian at Olympics.com
Alberto Melian at the Comité Olímpico Argentino (in Spanish)
Alberto Melián at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

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[1] "Alberto Ezequiel Melian". London2012.com. LOCOG. Archived from the original on 2012-09-12. Retrieved 2012-09-13.

[2] "Men's Bantamweight (56kg) Results". London2012.BBC.co.uk. BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 12 August 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2012.

[3] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alberto Melián". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2018-12-26.

[4] Bradley, Cain (November 7, 2017). "Alberto Melian debut". Boxing.com. Archived from the original on 2017-11-16. Retrieved 2017-11-15.

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