What happened David Morrell at the weekend in boxing? The result was a big shock to many boxing fans and how he fought as well.
It was like the Cuban was a shell of himself.
He wasn’t there at all and was brutally knocked out. Let’s take a look at some notes on the fight for a minute:
- David Morrell was knocked out by Zak Chelli in round 10 on May 9, 2026 in Manchester.
- The fight was on the Fabio Wardley vs Daniel Dubois undercard.
- Morrell was the heavy favorite and ranked No. 5 light heavyweight by The Ring.
- Chelli was behind on scorecards before turning the fight late in round 9.
- Morrell was hurt by a right hand in round 9 and backed into the ropes.
- Chelli stopped Morrell at 2:24 of round 10 after a flurry in the corner.
- Referee Darren Sarginson waved off the fight with Morrell out on his feet.
- It was Morrell’s first professional defeat; his record moved to 12-2, 9 KOs.
- Chelli improved to 17-3-1, 9 KOs with his first KO win at light heavyweight.
- Morrell had taken the fight on late notice after Callum Smith withdrew due to injury.
All in all, Morrell did take the fight at the last minute.
You could say in his defense as well that it was a big factor in how badly he boxed on the night at the weekend just gone.
He did travel a fair bit as well from his base in the US to the UK at the last minute.
Consider last minute nature of the fight and the jet lag and travel as well.
David Morrell was also calling out the likes of Ben Whittaker before the fight — he should have had his eye on the ball on the fight in front of him.
