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15/08/2031
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Ahmet Merich vs Koray Gulum

Boxing Daily Report from the Turkey National Finals 2023,  taking place on 02/05/2023 from Ankara, Turkey:

The Ankara venue is completely packed out with the fans turning out in force to watch the fights on offer tonight.  
Next up we have the Final of the Middleweight divison.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 3 round matchup are Ahmet Merich (32 - 8) who hails from Istanbul, Turkey and Koray Gulum(34 - 6) from Ankara, Turkey.  

Round 1: 

Merich lands a jab.  
Gulum is looking to close the distance.  Merich drives a right hook into his opponents body.  
Gulum digs in a left uppercut to Merich's liver.  Gulum attempts to land a jab, but Merich blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Gulum manouvers his opponent onto the ropes.  Gulum pivots from in front of his opponent.  Merich drives a right hook into Gulum's ribs.  Merich attempts to land a jab, but Gulum sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Gulum pivots to the right of his opponent.  Gulum throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Gulum hits home with a right uppercut.  
Merich connects with a cross.  
Gulum forces Merich to back into a neutral corner.  Merich drives a jab into his opponents body.  
Gulum gets on the inside and attempts to land a left hook, but Merich sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Merich steps to the outside and lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Gulum steps inside and walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Merich is on target with a left hook.  
Gulum lands a cross.  
Gulum is looking to keep his distance and tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Merich lands with a stiff jab.  
Gulum quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a jab.  
Merich feints a jab, fooling Gulum into throwing a right hook counter.  Merich avoids the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Merich hits home with a cross.  Merich attempts to land an overhand right, but Gulum slips the shot and counters with a right hook to his opponents body.  
Merich lands a double jab to his opponents head.  


Round 1 Statistics
Merich: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 8                             
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 17                            
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Gulum: 
Jabs Thrown: 15                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 32                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 2: 

Merich tries to land a left hook, but Gulum parries the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Merich lands a ramrod jab.  
Gulum lands a jab.  
Merich is looking to keep the action on the outside and is on target with a cross to Gulum's body.  
Merich tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a cross.  
Gulum steps inside.  Gulum pivots to the right of his opponent and is on target with a right hook.  
Merich steps to the outside and lands a cross.  
Gulum walks Merich down, trapping him on the ropes.  Gulum quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Gulum throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Gulum lands a firm cross.  
Gulum sidesteps to the left of his opponent, but Merich lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Merich attempts to land a left hook, but Gulum sidesteps and counters with a stinging left uppercut to his opponents liver.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Gulum's trainer is telling his fighter he needs a knockout to win!  

Round 2 Statistics
Merich: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Gulum: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 3: 

Gulum is looking to close the distance.  Merich digs in a sharp left hook to Gulum's body.  
Gulum manouvers his opponent into a corner.  Gulum attempts to land a right hook, but Merich blocks the shot and counters with a sharp right hook.  
Gulum sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a left hook.  
Gulum throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Merich throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a sharp right uppercut.  
Merich is looking to keep his distance and lands three consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Gulum lands a stiff jab.  
Merich steps to the outside and lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  Merich tries to land a jab, but Gulum sidesteps and counters with a solid cross.  
Merich attempts to land a jab, but Gulum slips the shot and counters with a firm right uppercut.  
Gulum steps inside and walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Gulum is on target with a solid left hook.  
Merich lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Merich hits the target with a hard jab.  
Gulum sidesteps to the left of his opponent, but Merich hits home with a stiff jab.  
Merich steps away from his opponent.  Gulum snaps his opponents head back with a sharp jab.  
Merich hits home with an overhand left.  
Gulum is looking to close the distance.  Gulum sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Merich throws an uppercut to the body, but lands well below the belt!  The ref ignores Gulum's complaints and signals for the action to continue.  
Merich tries to keep the action at long range and lands a straight 1 - 2.  Merich attempts to land a jab, but Gulum sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Gulum steps inside.  Merich lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Gulum is on target with a solid cross.  


Round 3 Statistics
Merich: 
Jabs Thrown: 29                            
Jabs Landed: 9                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 44                            
Head Shots Landed: 16                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Gulum: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 33                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 1 Scores: 1 - 0
Round 2 Scores: 0 - 1
Round 3 Scores: 1 - 0


Final Scorecard: 2 - 1

The winner, on points, from Istanbul, Turkey.... Ahmet Merich

Fight Statistics
Merich: 
Total Punches Thrown: 119                           
Total Punches Landed: 46                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 98                            
Total Head Shots Landed: 39                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 21                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 7                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 68                            
Total Power Shots Landed: 27                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 51                            
Total Jabs Landed: 19                            

Gulum: 
Total Punches Thrown: 102                           
Total Punches Landed: 26                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 92                            
Total Head Shots Landed: 23                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 3                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 73                            
Total Power Shots Landed: 18                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 29                            
Total Jabs Landed: 8