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12/08/2031
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James Mutoko vs Phil Merali

Boxing Daily Report from the Kenya National Finals 2025,  taking place on 26/03/2025 from Machakos, Kenya:

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

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 3 round matchup are James Mutoko (10(1) - 21) who hails from Nairobi, Kenya and Phil Merali(12 - 15(1)) from Nairobi, Kenya.  

Round 1: 

Mutoko is looking to keep his distance and attempts to land an overhand left, but Merali slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Merali snaps his opponents head back with a hard jab.  
Merali throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a stinging right hook.  
Mutoko lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Mutoko throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a firm right hook.  
Mutoko steps inside.  Mutoko sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Merali pivots from in front of his opponent and lands with a stiff jab.  
Mutoko steps away from his opponent and is on target with a jab.  
Merali manouvers Mutoko onto the ropes.  Merali is on target with a jab.  
Merali finds the target with a sharp jab.  
Merali feints a right hook, and then lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  Merali attempts to land a jab, but Mutoko blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Merali steps away from his opponent and hits home with a stinging cross.  
Mutoko sidesteps to the right of his opponent, but Merali lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Merali drives a jab into his opponents body.  
Merali lands a sharp cross.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Merali's trainer is telling his fighter he is winning comfortably and should get on his bike for the remainder of the fight.  

Round 1 Statistics
Mutoko: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Merali: 
Jabs Thrown: 17                            
Jabs Landed: 11                            
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 29                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 2: 

Merali lands a solid cross.  
Merali is looking to keep his distance.  Mutoko hits home with a sharp overhand left.  
Merali lands a cross.  
Merali attempts to land a jab, but Mutoko dodges the shot and counters with a stinging left hook.  
Mutoko throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook to his opponents body.  
Merali sidesteps to the right of his opponent, but Mutoko is on target with a cross.  
Mutoko advances into close range.  Mutoko pivots from in front of his opponent and drives a left hook into Merali's ribs.  
Mutoko lands a jab.  
Mutoko tries to land a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Merali connects with a cross.  
Mutoko finds the target with a jab.  
Merali attempts to land a jab, but Mutoko dodges the shot and counters with a sharp right uppercut.  
Mutoko advances into close range and connects with a left uppercut.  


Round 2 Statistics
Mutoko: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Merali: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 10                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 3: 

Mutoko steps away from his opponent.  Merali tries to land a jab, but Mutoko sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Merali finds the target with a jab.  
Merali lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Merali attempts to land a jab, but Mutoko parries the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Mutoko lands a cross.  
Mutoko lands a stinging cross.  
Mutoko sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a right uppercut to the body followed by a jab to the head.  
Merali finds the target with a hard jab.  
Mutoko lands a cross.  
Merali lands a jab to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  


Round 3 Statistics
Mutoko: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 35                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Merali: 
Jabs Thrown: 15                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 9                             
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

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


Final Scorecard: 2 - 1

The winner, on points, from Nairobi, Kenya.... James Mutoko

Fight Statistics
Mutoko: 
Total Punches Thrown: 92                            
Total Punches Landed: 24                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 81                            
Total Head Shots Landed: 22                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 2                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 68                            
Total Power Shots Landed: 18                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 24                            
Total Jabs Landed: 6                             

Merali: 
Total Punches Thrown: 79                            
Total Punches Landed: 27                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 64                            
Total Head Shots Landed: 22                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 15                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 5                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 37                            
Total Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 42                            
Total Jabs Landed: 17