Battle for Survival and Legacy: David Morel must conquer Imam Khatayev’s unbeaten storm to regain his throne

David Morell is looking for redemption against undefeated light heavyweight contender Imam Katayev on Saturday night, July 12th dazn ppv In Queens, New York.

This is not the world’s title eliminator, but there are still many dangers to both fighters, especially Morrell (11-1, 9 KOS). The loss here for Morell would force him to make difficult decisions about his career.

The winner of this battle could be ignored and avoided by unified champion Dmitry Bibolu. However, they are stripped one by one from the Biboru, so they are in a position to pick up the belt.

Morrell ranks in the rings #2 WBA, #2 WBC, #3 WBO, and #8. He has the athletic ability and technical skills to beat what some fans label “The Next Beterbiev.” He needs to know the right game plan to use and adapt if something isn’t working.

Khataev’s powers and weaknesses

With Morell’s 12-round decision loss to David Benavidez last February, he was too long to adapt and too late to make up for the lost ground. Khataev (10-0, 9 Kos) has better power than Benavidez and is as aggressive as he is. What he lacks is speed, stamina and mobility. This can be used by a young fighter, Morel (27 years old).

In the training clip, Morel bouncing around the ring, resembling British fighter Ben Whitaker, a boxer that Hatayev lost in the 2020 Olympic final. Whitaker made it difficult for Hatayev to land multiple punches in all orders, neutralizing his powers.

Morel showed that in his final battle and many other battles he has the power to loosen it with him and post Hataev in his game and beat him. If Morel is willing to go to war with him, he has aggressive armaments to hone him and knock him out.

In Hatayev’s final battle with Journeyman Durbar Elias Palacio, he was fired in combination later in the battle. There was one sequence, and after Palacio was tagged with Kataev with a Rapid Fire 8 Punch combination, he was approaching getting a knockout after all shot landings and tagging. Khataev was in bad shape, his eyes were all jacked, and his face was worn from the heavy leather he took.

If Morrell and Khataev were well known to US fans, their fight would be higher on the July 12th card.