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24/07/2031
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Santiago Rayos vs Ahmet Merich

Boxing Daily Report from the Surat World Boxing Championships 2023,  taking place on 16/09/2023 from Surat, India:

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

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance and those watching the broadcast live from around the world, the two fighters competing in this 3 round matchup are Santiago Rayos (39 - 11) who hails from Asuncion, Paraguay and Ahmet Merich(38 - 8) from Istanbul, Turkey.  

Round 1: 

Merich lands a jab to his opponents body.  
Merich is on target with a jab to Rayos's body.  Merich attempts to land a jab, but Rayos sidesteps and counters with a sharp cross.  
Rayos tries to step out of his opponents range.  Merich lands a hard jab.  
Merich is looking to close the distance and tries to land a left uppercut, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a solid left uppercut.  
Rayos tries to step out of his opponents range.  Merich is on target with a jab to his opponents body.  
Merich gets on the inside.  Rayos lands a right hook to the head followed by a right uppercut to the body.  
Rayos attempts to land a jab, but Merich sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Merich drives a right hook into Rayos's body.  
Rayos tries to keep the action at long range and lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Merich finds the target with a jab.  
Merich lands an overhand right.  
Merich is on target with a jab.  
Merich steps inside.  Rayos lands a left hook to the head followed by a right uppercut to the body.  He follows up the attack and lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Rayos sidesteps to the right of his opponent and hits home with a firm cross.  
Rayos connects with a left hook.  
Rayos lands a cross.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Rayos's trainer is telling his fighter he is a mile in front and not to do anything stupid. 

Round 1 Statistics
Rayos: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Merich: 
Jabs Thrown: 15                            
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 14                            
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Round 2: 

Rayos finds the target with a jab.  
Rayos connects with a right uppercut.  
Rayos is looking to keep the action on the outside and hits home with an overhand left.  
Rayos lands a cross.  
Merich throws an overhand right, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a stinging left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Merich steps inside.  Rayos is on target with a left hook.  
Merich switches the action to the outside.  Rayos connects with a cross.  
Merich closes the distance and lands two left hooks to the body, and one to the head.  
Merich attempts to land a jab, but Rayos blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  


Round 2 Statistics
Rayos: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 30                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 29                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Merich: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 3: 

Rayos lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Merich is looking to close the distance and is on target with a left hook to Rayos's liver.  
Rayos hits home with a firm right uppercut.  
Merich is on target with a cross.  
Merich tries to step out of his opponents range and hits the target with a hard jab.  
Rayos switches the action to the outside and lands a firm cross.  
Rayos pivots to the side of his opponent and is on target with a right hook.  
Merich steps inside.  Rayos lands a left uppercut.  
Rayos steps to the outside.  Rayos sidesteps to the left of his opponent, but Merich hits home with a spiteful jab.  
Merich is looking to keep his distance.  Rayos is on target with an overhand left.  
Merich steps inside and lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Merich walks Rayos down, trapping him on the ropes.  Merich lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  


Round 3 Statistics
Rayos: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Merich: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

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


Final Scorecard: 1 - 2

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

Fight Statistics
Rayos: 
Total Punches Thrown: 98                            
Total Punches Landed: 34                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 77                            
Total Head Shots Landed: 30                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 21                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 4                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 77                            
Total Power Shots Landed: 25                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 21                            
Total Jabs Landed: 9                             

Merich: 
Total Punches Thrown: 93                            
Total Punches Landed: 21                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 57                            
Total Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 36                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 7                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 69                            
Total Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 24                            
Total Jabs Landed: 9