Alberto Melián


Alberto Ezequiel Melián is an Argentinian boxer.

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. 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. 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. He expects to compete for a world title before his tenth professional fight.

Professional career

Melián made his professional debut in December 2017 against former world title challenger Diego Santillan. Considered by several experts 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, 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

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
8Loss6–2 Oscar NegreteUD10February 6, 2020 Fantasy Springs Casino, IndioFor WBA International bantamweight title
7Win6–1 Juan KantunKO8November 23, 2019 Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio
6Loss5–1 Leonardo BaezUD10July 18, 2019 Fantasy Springs Casino, IndioLost NABA super bantamweight title
5Win5–0 Isaac ZarateUD10April 26, 2019 Forum, InglewoodRetained NABA super bantamweight title
4Win4–0 Edgar OrtegaTKO10 January 26, 2019 Toyota Center, HoustonWon vacant NABA super bantamweight title
3Win3–0 Sergio SosaUD10 May 26, 2018 Asociación Atlética Argentinos Juniors, Buenos Aires
2Win2–0 Julian Evaristo AristuleTKO8 March 17, 2018 Club Social y Deportivo Comercio, Villa DoloresWon Argentina super bantamweight title
1Win1–0 Diego SantillanKO5 December 12, 2017 Estadio F.A.B, Buenos Aires