Alberto Melián

Alberto Melián
Alberto Melián
Born	Alberto Ezequiel Melian; 2 January 1990 (age 34); Villa Dolores, Córdoba, Argentina
Nationality	Argentine
Other names	Impacto
	Statistics
Weight(s)	Bantamweight; Super bantamweight; Featherweight;
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Stance	Orthodox
	Boxing record
Total fights	15
Wins	11
Wins by KO	7
Losses	2
Draws	1
Men's amateur boxing
Representing Argentina
South American Games

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

Amateur career[edit]

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 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 Ramírez and Frenchman Khedafi Djelkhir, Olympic silver medalist in Beijing 2008 and APB Series World Champion. In 2014, Melián 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[edit]

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[edit]

14 fights	11 wins	2 losses
By knockout	7	0
By decision	4	2
Draws	1

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
14	Win	11–2–1	Johan Segura	TKO	9 (10), 1:46	10 Mar 2023	Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina	Retained WBO Latino featherweight title; Won vacant IBF Latino featherweight title
13	Win	10–2–1	Carlos Henrique Rodrigues da Silva	KO	6 (10)	12 Nov 2022	Asociación Atlética Argentinos Juniors, Buenos Aires, Argentina	Won vacant WBO Latino featherweight title
12	Draw	9–2–1	Alan Isaias Luques Castillo	SD	10	15 Apr 2022	Casino Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina	For vacant IBF Latino featherweight title
11	Win	9–2	Frency Fortunato Saya	UD	10	27 Mar 2021	Club Atletico Lanus, Lanus, Argentina	Won vacant WBA Inter-Continental featherweight title
10	Win	8–2	Luis Fernando Molina	TKO	9 (10)	12 Feb 2021	Microestadio Municipal, Hurlingham, Argentina	Won vacant WBA Fedebol super bantamweight title
9	Win	7–2	Martin Orlando Rocha	UD	6	11 Dec 2020	Microestadio Municipal de Garín, Garín, Argentina
8	Loss	6–2	Oscar Negrete	UD	10	6 Feb 2020	Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, California, U.S.	For WBA International bantamweight title
7	Win	6–1	Juan Kantun	KO	2 (8), 1:36	23 Nov 2019	Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, California, U.S.
6	Loss	5–1	Leonardo Baez	UD	10	18 Jul 2019	Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, California, U.S.	Lost NABA super bantamweight title
5	Win	5–0	Isaac Zarate	UD	10	26 Apr 2019	Kia Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.	Retained NABA super bantamweight title
4	Win	4–0	Edgar Ortega	TKO	10 (10), 1:33	26 Jan 2019	Toyota Center, Houston, Texas, U.S.	Won vacant NABA super bantamweight title
3	Win	3–0	Sergio Sosa	UD	10	26 May 2018	Asociación Atlética Argentinos Juniors, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2	Win	2–0	Julian Evaristo Aristule	TKO	8 (10), 0:15	17 Mar 2018	Club Social y Deportivo Comercio, Villa Dolores, Argentina	Won Argentina (FAB) super bantamweight title
1	Win	1–0	Diego Santillan	KO	5 (8)	12 Dec 2017	Estadio F.A.B, Buenos Aires, Argentina

References[edit]

^ "Alberto Ezequiel Melian". London2012.com. LOCOG. Archived from the original on 12 September 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
^ "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 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
^ Bradley, Cain (7 November 2017). "Alberto Melian debut". Boxing.com. Archived from the original on 16 November 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2017.

External links[edit]

Boxing record for Alberto Ezequiel Melian from BoxRec (registration required)
Alberto Ezequiel Melian at Olympics.com
Alberto Melián at Olympedia
Alberto Melian (2012) at the Comité Olímpico Argentino (in Spanish)
Alberto Melian (2016) at the Comité Olímpico Argentino (in Spanish)

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

[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 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2018.

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

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