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Gabe Rosado scores KO of the Year candidate, faceplants Bektemir Melikuziev in comeback fashion

ByThomas Albano|
LAS VEGAS, NV - AUGUST 16: Gabe Rosado raises his arms after the fifth round of his middleweight championship fight against Bryan Vera at the inaugural event for BKB, Big Knockout Boxing, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center on August 16, 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Rosado won by sixth-round TKO. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images for DIRECTV)
LAS VEGAS, NV - AUGUST 16: Gabe Rosado raises his arms after the fifth round of his middleweight championship fight against Bryan Vera at the inaugural event for BKB, Big Knockout Boxing, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center on August 16, 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Rosado won by sixth-round TKO. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images for DIRECTV)

Gabe Rosado goes from getting dropped to knocking out Bektemir Melikuziev.

Gabe Rosado just got what may be the comeback and knockout of his life as he defeated Bektemir Melikuziev in the featured undercard bout prior to Jaime Munguia vs. Kamil Szeremeta.

It’s the first loss in Meilkuziev’s professional boxing career.

Gabe Rosado puts Bektemir Melikuziev’s lights out with one punch in comeback KO victory

Rosado found himself in trouble early on in the bout, as Melikuziev, a 2016 Olympian, dropped him in the opening frame with a series of body shots.

It looked like Rosado could have been finished early; however, Rosado turned things around suddenly and became the one with his hand raised.

In the third round, Rosado landed a counter right that put Melikuziev down face-first on the canvas.

Jaime Munguia vs. Kamil Szeremeta takes place on Saturday, June 19, 2021, live from the Don Haskins Center in El Paso, TX. Follow along with FanSided for all your live news and highlights.

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