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Hernan Merlin vs Sagaz Talavera
Boxing Daily Report from the AI Peru-Lima promoted show at Lima Moreno, Lima, taking place on 28/09/2025: The venue is completely packed out with the fans turning out in force to watch the fights on offer tonight. Next up we have one of the supporting contests of this show. This is a semi final eliminator for the Peru-Lima Super Featherweight title. Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Hernan Merlin (9 - 3) who hails from Lima, Peru and Sagaz Talavera(5 - 8 - 1) from Lima, Peru. Merlin weighed in at 129 pounds And 9 ounces, while Talavera weighed in at 130 pounds. The referee tonight is Xaver Armando, and the three ringside judges are Joaquin Gomez, Eloy Sanz and Diego Bras. Round 1: Merlin connects with a cross. Talavera advances into close range. Merlin connects with a right hook. Merlin lands a straight 1 - 2. Merlin lands a cross to the body, and then to the head. Merlin switches the action to the outside and lands a jab followed by two straights to his opponents head. Merlin lands with a sharp jab. Merlin hits home with a cross. Talavera forces Merlin to retreat onto the ropes. Talavera quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Merlin lands a double jab to his opponents head. Merlin is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head. Merlin is on target with a solid jab. Talavera forces Merlin to retreat into the blue corner. Merlin is on target with a left hook. Merlin is on target with a right hook. Merlin tries to step out of his opponents range and is on target with a jab. Merlin steps away from his opponent and hits home with a cross. Merlin throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook. Merlin lands two straights followed by a jab to his opponents head. Merlin is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a straight 1 - 2. Merlin lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head. Merlin lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Merlin lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head. He follows up the attack and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Merlin lands a cross. Merlin lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Merlin's trainer is passing on some tactical advice. Talavera's trainer is telling his fighter to increase his workrate. Talavera's trainer is advising how he could stop so many clean shots getting through. Round 1 Statistics Merlin: Jabs Thrown: 24 Jabs Landed: 16 Power Shots Thrown: 36 Power Shots Landed: 23 Head Shots Thrown: 56 Head Shots Landed: 38 Body Shots Thrown: 4 Body Shots Landed: 1 Talavera: Jabs Thrown: 0 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 11 Power Shots Landed: 1 Head Shots Thrown: 8 Head Shots Landed: 1 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 2: Merlin finds the target with a jab. Merlin feints a cross, tricking Talavera into throwing a right hook counter. Merlin springs the trap and counters with a left uppercut. Merlin lands a cross. Merlin steps away from his opponent and lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head. Merlin lands a jab, overhand right and an overhand left to his opponents head. Talavera connects with a left hook. Merlin lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head. Merlin is on target with an overhand right. Merlin lands two overhand rights followed by a jab to his opponents head. Merlin lands a jab, cross and an overhand right to his opponents head. Talavera hits home with a left hook. Merlin tries to step out of his opponents range and is on target with a cross. Merlin switches the action to the outside and lands a straight 1 - 2. Talavera steps inside. Merlin drives a sharp left uppercut into Talavera's body. Talavera gets on the inside and walks his opponent down, trapping him in a corner. Talavera tries to land a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut. Merlin snaps his opponents head back with a hard jab. At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Talavera's trainer is suggesting ways of getting through to his opponent. Round 2 Statistics Merlin: Jabs Thrown: 14 Jabs Landed: 8 Power Shots Thrown: 23 Power Shots Landed: 16 Head Shots Thrown: 34 Head Shots Landed: 23 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 1 Talavera: Jabs Thrown: 3 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 24 Power Shots Landed: 2 Head Shots Thrown: 22 Head Shots Landed: 2 Body Shots Thrown: 5 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 3: Merlin is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a straight 1 - 2. Merlin sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a stiff jab. Merlin is on target with a jab. Merlin tries to step out of his opponents range and lands an overhand right. Merlin lands a jab, cross and a jab to his opponents head. Merlin connects with a cross. Merlin hits home with a cross. Merlin lands a double jab to his opponents head. Merlin sidesteps to the left of his opponent and connects with a cross. Merlin is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a jab to the head, a jab to the body and a cross to the head. Merlin connects with a cross. Merlin switches the action to the outside and lands a straight 1 - 2. Merlin hits home with a cross. Merlin strikes his opponents body with a cross. Merlin steps to the outside and is on target with a jab. Merlin is on target with a jab. Merlin lands a cross. Merlin lands a cross, jab and a cross to his opponents head. Merlin switches the action to the outside and lands a straight 1 - 2. Merlin connects with a cross. Merlin lands a jab to the body followed by a overhand left to the head. Merlin steps away from his opponent and connects with a cross. Merlin is on target with a jab. Round 3 Statistics Merlin: Jabs Thrown: 26 Jabs Landed: 18 Power Shots Thrown: 26 Power Shots Landed: 18 Head Shots Thrown: 47 Head Shots Landed: 33 Body Shots Thrown: 5 Body Shots Landed: 3 Talavera: Jabs Thrown: 5 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 12 Power Shots Landed: 0 Head Shots Thrown: 14 Head Shots Landed: 0 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 4: Merlin tries to keep the action at long range and lands two consecutive overhand rights to his opponents head. Merlin connects with a cross. Merlin lands a jab. Talavera connects with a left hook. Merlin sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a straight 1 - 2. Merlin steps to the outside and lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head. Merlin tries to keep the action at long range and lands a straight 1 - 2. Merlin sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Talavera tries to land a left hook, but Merlin dodges the shot and counters with a cross. Talavera gets on the inside. Merlin lands a right uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents body. Merlin is looking to keep his distance and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Talavera lands a jab. Merlin steps to the outside and is on target with a stiff jab. Merlin lands a ramrod jab. Merlin hits home with a cross. Merlin tries to step out of his opponents range and connects with an overhand right. Talavera advances into close range. Merlin connects with a right hook. Talavera lands a cross to the head followed by a left uppercut to the body. Merlin tries to keep the action at long range and connects with an overhand right. Merlin is looking to keep the action on the outside and is on target with a jab. Merlin lands a jab, cross and an overhand left to his opponents head. Talavera feints a jab, but Merlin does not fall for it and is on target with a left uppercut. Merlin lands a double jab to his opponents head. He then lands a straight 1 - 2. Merlin lands an overhand right, overhand left and a jab to his opponents head. Merlin steps to the outside and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Merlin is on target with a cross. Merlin is on target with a cross. Talavera sidesteps to the right of his opponent and is on target with a left hook. Merlin tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head. Round 4 Statistics Merlin: Jabs Thrown: 22 Jabs Landed: 14 Power Shots Thrown: 34 Power Shots Landed: 26 Head Shots Thrown: 52 Head Shots Landed: 38 Body Shots Thrown: 4 Body Shots Landed: 2 Talavera: Jabs Thrown: 3 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 21 Power Shots Landed: 4 Head Shots Thrown: 21 Head Shots Landed: 4 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 1 Round 5: Merlin lands with a hard jab. Talavera hits home with a cross. Talavera throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut. Merlin lands a double jab to his opponents head. Merlin tries to step out of his opponents range and lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head. Merlin digs in a left uppercut to Talavera's body. Talavera steps inside. Merlin drives a left hook into his opponents body. Merlin lands a cross to the body followed by a jab to the head. Merlin tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a jab to the body followed by two straights to the head. Merlin lands two jabs followed by an overhand right to his opponents head. Merlin lands a cross to the head followed by a jab to the body. Merlin steps to the outside and lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head. Merlin lands a cross. Talavera is on target with a left hook to his opponents ribs. Merlin pivots to the left of his opponent and connects with a cross. Merlin lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head. Merlin finds the target with a solid jab. Talavera is looking to close the distance and tries to land a right hook, but Merlin slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Talavera gets on the inside and manouvers Merlin into the corner. Merlin lands a left hook to the body, a right hook to the head and a left uppercut to the head. Round 5 Statistics Merlin: Jabs Thrown: 23 Jabs Landed: 12 Power Shots Thrown: 30 Power Shots Landed: 18 Head Shots Thrown: 44 Head Shots Landed: 24 Body Shots Thrown: 9 Body Shots Landed: 6 Talavera: Jabs Thrown: 6 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 19 Power Shots Landed: 2 Head Shots Thrown: 21 Head Shots Landed: 1 Body Shots Thrown: 4 Body Shots Landed: 1 Round 6: Talavera connects with a left hook. Talavera closes the distance. Merlin pivots to the left of his opponent and hits home with a left hook. Merlin is looking to keep the action on the outside and hits home with a cross. Talavera steps inside and cuts off the ring, trapping Merlin in a corner. Merlin drives a right hook into Talavera's body. Merlin ties up his opponent. Talavera leans on his opponent using all his weight. The ref breaks Merlin's hold and signals for the fight to continue. Talavera lands a right hook. Talavera steps inside. Merlin is on target with a left hook. Talavera steps inside. Merlin is on target with a left uppercut. Merlin holds on to his opponent. As they grapple, Merlin pushes his forearm into Talavera's face. The referee breaks the clinch and warns Merlin to stop fouling. Talavera feints a jab and triggers a right hook counter from Merlin. Talavera springs the trap and counters with a right uppercut. Talavera gets on the inside. Merlin connects with a left uppercut. Merlin tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Merlin pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a solid jab. Merlin lands a right uppercut followed by a jab to his opponents head. Merlin steps to the outside and lands a jab to the body, a cross to the head and a jab to the head. Talavera closes the distance. Merlin hits home with a left hook. Merlin switches the action to the outside and lands a straight 1 - 2. Merlin is on target with a jab. Merlin lands a double jab to his opponents head. He then lands a jab to the body followed by a cross to the head. Talavera connects with a cross. Merlin tries to keep the action at long range and lands a cross. Merlin lands a straight 1 - 2. Merlin hits home with a cross. Merlin steps away from his opponent. Merlin sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head. Merlin lands with a hard jab. Merlin lands a double jab to his opponents head. Round 6 Statistics Merlin: Jabs Thrown: 31 Jabs Landed: 17 Power Shots Thrown: 29 Power Shots Landed: 17 Head Shots Thrown: 54 Head Shots Landed: 31 Body Shots Thrown: 6 Body Shots Landed: 3 Talavera: Jabs Thrown: 5 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 15 Power Shots Landed: 4 Head Shots Thrown: 17 Head Shots Landed: 5 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 7: Talavera advances into close range. Merlin lands a right hook. Merlin tries to keep the action at long range and lands a ramrod jab. Merlin lands with a sharp jab. Merlin lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Merlin sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a straight 1 - 2. Merlin is on target with a ramrod jab. Merlin lands a cross followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head. Merlin is looking to keep his distance and lands a cross followed by two jabs to his opponents head. Merlin is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head. Talavera gets on the inside. Merlin connects with a left hook. Merlin throws an uppercut to the body, but lands well below the belt! The ref stops the action and gives Talavera time to recover. Talavera walks Merlin onto the ropes. Merlin lands a straight 1 - 2. Merlin steps to the outside and hits home with an overhand left. Merlin switches the action to the outside and lands with a stiff jab. Merlin switches the action to the outside. Merlin feints a left hook, and then drives a jab into his opponents body. Merlin switches the action to the outside and hits home with a cross. Merlin is on target with a jab. Merlin switches the action to the outside and lands a stiff jab. Merlin lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. He follows up the attack and lands a jab to the body, and then to the head. Merlin finds the target with a jab. Merlin lands a jab, overhand left and a jab to his opponents head. Merlin switches the action to the outside and lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head. Merlin finds the target with a jab. Merlin switches the action to the outside. Merlin feints a jab, and then hits home with a cross. Round 7 Statistics Merlin: Jabs Thrown: 33 Jabs Landed: 26 Power Shots Thrown: 23 Power Shots Landed: 14 Head Shots Thrown: 51 Head Shots Landed: 37 Body Shots Thrown: 5 Body Shots Landed: 3 Talavera: Jabs Thrown: 1 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 12 Power Shots Landed: 0 Head Shots Thrown: 11 Head Shots Landed: 0 Body Shots Thrown: 2 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 8: Merlin steps to the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head. Merlin steps to the outside and lands a jab, overhand right and a jab to his opponents head. Merlin lands a cross. Merlin lands a jab. Merlin switches the action to the outside. Merlin feints a jab, and then lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head. Merlin tries to keep the action at long range and lands a solid jab. Merlin lands a double jab to his opponents head. Merlin steps away from his opponent and connects with a cross. Merlin lands two jabs to the body, and one to the head. Merlin lands a double jab to his opponents head. Merlin lands a straight 1 - 2. He follows up the attack and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Merlin lands with a sharp jab. Merlin steps to the outside and hits home with a ramrod jab. Talavera steps inside and forces Merlin to back into the ropes. Merlin lands a left uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents head. Merlin lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head. Merlin tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook. Merlin lands a double jab to his opponents head. Merlin is on target with an overhand right. Talavera closes the distance. Merlin lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head. Merlin tries to keep the action at long range and lands a double jab to his opponents head. Merlin lands a double jab to his opponents head. Merlin lands a solid jab. Talavera steps inside. Merlin lands a left hook. Merlin tries to step out of his opponents range and lands with a sharp jab. Merlin lands a cross. Merlin is on target with a jab. At the end of Round 8, lets listen in on the corners...Merlin's trainer is telling his fighter he is a mile in front and not to do anything stupid. Talavera's trainer is passing on some tactical advice. Round 8 Statistics Merlin: Jabs Thrown: 42 Jabs Landed: 28 Power Shots Thrown: 28 Power Shots Landed: 15 Head Shots Thrown: 65 Head Shots Landed: 41 Body Shots Thrown: 5 Body Shots Landed: 2 Talavera: Jabs Thrown: 1 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 14 Power Shots Landed: 1 Head Shots Thrown: 11 Head Shots Landed: 1 Body Shots Thrown: 4 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 9: Merlin steps away from his opponent and snaps his opponents head back with a hard jab. Merlin lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head. Merlin is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head. Merlin steps to the outside and finds the target with a jab. Merlin feints a jab, and then lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head. Talavera closes the distance. Merlin lands a double left hook to his opponents head. Merlin is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head. Merlin lands a double jab to his opponents head. Talavera is looking to close the distance and cuts off the ring, trapping Merlin in the corner. Merlin throws a right hook, but his opponent steps away from the punch. Merlin clinches his opponent. Merlin tries to make the space to throw a hook, but hits Talavera behind the head. Merlin leans on his opponent using all his weight. The ref separates the two fighters. Talavera pivots to the left of his opponent. Merlin drives a right hook into his opponents ribs. Talavera lands a left hook. Merlin connects with a cross. Merlin is looking to keep his distance and lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head. Merlin lands a ramrod jab. Talavera is keeping his hands low...it looks like he wants his opponent to throw first. Merlin lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Talavera walks Merlin down, trapping him on the ropes. Talavera sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Merlin is on target with a cross. Merlin is looking to keep the action on the outside and connects with an overhand right. Merlin lands a double jab to his opponents head. He continues the combination and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head. Merlin lands a jab. Merlin is on target with a cross. Merlin switches the action to the outside and lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head. Merlin finds the target with a spiteful jab. Talavera manages to force Merlin onto the ropes. Merlin lands with a ramrod jab. Talavera hits home with a cross. Merlin throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut. Merlin tries to keep the action at long range and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Merlin lands a spiteful jab. Round 9 Statistics Merlin: Jabs Thrown: 34 Jabs Landed: 28 Power Shots Thrown: 29 Power Shots Landed: 15 Head Shots Thrown: 57 Head Shots Landed: 42 Body Shots Thrown: 6 Body Shots Landed: 1 Talavera: Jabs Thrown: 1 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 12 Power Shots Landed: 3 Head Shots Thrown: 13 Head Shots Landed: 3 Body Shots Thrown: 0 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 10: Merlin is looking to keep his distance and throws an overhand right, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut. Merlin is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head. Merlin strikes his opponents body with a jab. Talavera finds the target with a jab. Merlin attempts to land a cross, but Talavera blocks the shot and counters with a cross. Merlin is looking to keep his distance and lands a straight 1 - 2. Merlin lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head. Merlin lands an overhand right. Merlin sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head. Merlin hits home with a cross. Merlin is looking to keep his distance and tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross. Merlin lands a cross followed by a left hook to his opponents head. Merlin feints a right, and then lands two jabs to the body, and one to the head. Merlin lands a jab to the body, and then to the head. Merlin lands a hard jab. Merlin lands a jab to the body followed by a overhand right to the head. Merlin hits home with a cross. Merlin is on target with a sharp jab. Merlin sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head. Merlin lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head. He then lands a double jab to his opponents head. Merlin sidesteps to the right of his opponent and is on target with a cross. Merlin steps away from his opponent and lands a straight 1 - 2. He continues the combination and lands a jab to the body, and then to the head. Merlin quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Talavera connects with a cross. Merlin switches the action to the outside and lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head. Round 10 Statistics Merlin: Jabs Thrown: 36 Jabs Landed: 24 Power Shots Thrown: 23 Power Shots Landed: 17 Head Shots Thrown: 52 Head Shots Landed: 35 Body Shots Thrown: 7 Body Shots Landed: 6 Talavera: Jabs Thrown: 3 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 10 Power Shots Landed: 4 Head Shots Thrown: 10 Head Shots Landed: 6 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 1 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 2 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 3 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 4 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 5 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 6 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 7 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 8 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 9 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 10 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Final Scorecards: 100 - 90 100 - 90 100 - 90 The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Lima, Peru.... Hernan Merlin Fight Statistics Merlin: Total Punches Thrown: 566 Total Punches Landed: 370 Total Head Shots Thrown: 512 Total Head Shots Landed: 342 Total Body Shots Thrown: 54 Total Body Shots Landed: 28 Total Power Shots Thrown: 281 Total Power Shots Landed: 179 Total Jabs Thrown: 285 Total Jabs Landed: 191 Talavera: Total Punches Thrown: 178 Total Punches Landed: 25 Total Head Shots Thrown: 148 Total Head Shots Landed: 23 Total Body Shots Thrown: 30 Total Body Shots Landed: 2 Total Power Shots Thrown: 150 Total Power Shots Landed: 21 Total Jabs Thrown: 28 Total Jabs Landed: 4