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Merk Buys vs Agapetus Romo
Boxing Daily Report from the Quick Tan Promotions promoted show at Standard Bank Arena, Johannesburg, taking place on 02/01/2026: There are a few empty seats out here tonight, but this is a respectable turnout for the show. Next up is the main event of the show. Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Merk Buys (16(3) - 0 - 1) who hails from Mitchells Plain, South Africa and Agapetus Romo(7 - 6(1) - 1) from San Salvador, El Salvador. Both Buys and Romo weighed in at 147 pounds. The referee tonight is Roos Van der Linde, and the three ringside judges are Tlou Nqakula, Siphelele Nhlapo and John Nzambi. Round 1: Buys switches the action to the outside and lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head. Buys attempts to land a jab, but Romo slips the shot and counters with a cross. Romo attempts to land a right hook, but Buys blocks the shot and counters with a cross. Romo drives a right hook into his opponents ribcage. Buys attempts to land a right uppercut, but Romo blocks the shot and counters with a stinging cross. Romo walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes. Romo sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a cross to the head followed by a left hook to the body. Buys drives a right hook into Romo's ribs. Buys advances into close range and hits home with a stinging right uppercut. Buys feints a jab, but Romo does not fall for it and lands with a solid cross. Buys sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head. Romo is on target with a left hook to his opponents body. Romo manages to force Buys into the corner. Buys hits the target with a sharp jab. Romo feints a left, and then throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a solid right hook. Buys finds the target with a hard jab. Buys switches the action to the outside and lands a cross. Romo connects with a cross. Romo is looking to close the distance. Buys lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs. Buys tries to step out of his opponents range. Romo lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Romo quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Buys lands a jab. Buys lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head. Romo is on target with a cross. Romo closes the distance and lands a right hook to the head followed by a left hook to the body. Buys pivots to the left of his opponent. Buys hits home with a firm cross. Buys tries to land a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut. Buys closes the distance and digs in a left uppercut to Romo's body. Buys feints a left hook, and then lands a jab followed by a right hook to his opponents head. Buys tries to land a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a stinging right uppercut. Round 1 Statistics Buys: Jabs Thrown: 12 Jabs Landed: 7 Power Shots Thrown: 32 Power Shots Landed: 13 Head Shots Thrown: 29 Head Shots Landed: 16 Body Shots Thrown: 15 Body Shots Landed: 4 Romo: Jabs Thrown: 6 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 35 Power Shots Landed: 14 Head Shots Thrown: 24 Head Shots Landed: 11 Body Shots Thrown: 17 Body Shots Landed: 4 Round 2: Romo tries to land a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook. Romo tries to land a jab, but Buys slips the shot and counters with a right hook. Romo steps inside and tries to land a right uppercut, but Buys slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Buys is looking to keep the action on the outside. Buys sidesteps to the left of his opponent and is on target with a sharp cross. Buys is looking to close the distance and lands a right hook to the head, a left uppercut to the body and a left uppercut to the head. Buys tries to keep the action at long range and hits home with a sharp jab. Romo lands a right hook followed by a cross to his opponents body. Romo walks Buys into a corner. Buys lands with a stiff jab. Buys lands with a hard jab. Buys digs in a right hook to his opponents body. Romo gets on the inside. Buys drives a right uppercut into Romo's ribs. Romo walks Buys down, trapping him in the corner. Romo is on target with a cross. At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Buys's trainer is passing on some tactical advice. Romo's trainer is advising how he could improve the accuracy of his work. Round 2 Statistics Buys: Jabs Thrown: 9 Jabs Landed: 3 Power Shots Thrown: 21 Power Shots Landed: 9 Head Shots Thrown: 25 Head Shots Landed: 9 Body Shots Thrown: 5 Body Shots Landed: 3 Romo: Jabs Thrown: 7 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 25 Power Shots Landed: 3 Head Shots Thrown: 22 Head Shots Landed: 1 Body Shots Thrown: 10 Body Shots Landed: 2 Round 3: Buys is on target with a jab. Buys switches the action to the outside and hits home with a cross. Buys digs in a right hook to his opponents ribs. Buys digs in a right uppercut to his opponents body. Buys walks his opponent into a corner. Romo is on target with a left hook to Buys's body. Buys gets on the inside and is on target with a left uppercut to his opponents body. Buys steps to the outside. Romo attempts to land a jab, but Buys slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Buys advances into close range and lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents body. Buys switches the action to the outside and lands a firm overhand right. Buys closes the distance and hits home with a solid right uppercut. Romo sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Buys lands a cross to the body followed by a jab to the head. Buys is looking to close the distance and lands a left uppercut to the body, and then to the head. Buys is on target with a left uppercut to his opponents body. Buys connects with a cross. Buys throws a cross, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a left hook to his opponents ribs. Buys steps to the outside and snaps his opponents head back with a hard jab. Romo finds the target with a stinging jab. Buys hits home with a cross. Buys gets on the inside. Romo attempts to land a right hook, but Buys slips the shot and counters with a left hook. Romo hits the target with a stiff jab. Romo advances into close range. Buys drives a left hook into Romo's body. Romo walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes. Romo throws a left uppercut, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook to Romo's ribs. Buys steps away from his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head. Buys tries to land a cross, but Romo blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut. Buys lands a right uppercut to the body followed by a left hook to the head. Round 3 Statistics Buys: Jabs Thrown: 15 Jabs Landed: 7 Power Shots Thrown: 37 Power Shots Landed: 20 Head Shots Thrown: 31 Head Shots Landed: 16 Body Shots Thrown: 21 Body Shots Landed: 11 Romo: Jabs Thrown: 7 Jabs Landed: 3 Power Shots Thrown: 16 Power Shots Landed: 3 Head Shots Thrown: 13 Head Shots Landed: 4 Body Shots Thrown: 10 Body Shots Landed: 2 Round 4: Buys is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands an overhand right followed by a overhand left to his opponents head. He then lands a double jab to his opponents head. Romo is on target with a jab. Buys is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a cross. Buys steps away from his opponent. Romo throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut to Romo's ribs. Buys is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Buys is looking to close the distance and lands a right uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents head. Romo is on target with a right uppercut. Buys is looking to keep his distance. Romo attempts to land a jab, but Buys slips the shot and counters with a right hook. Buys lands a double jab to his opponents head. Buys is looking to keep his distance and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Buys advances into close range and is on target with a right uppercut to Romo's body. Romo steps inside. Buys is on target with a left hook to Romo's liver. Buys lands with a hard jab. Romo hits home with a cross. Romo steps inside. Buys hits home with a right hook. Buys connects with an overhand left. Buys finds the target with a spiteful jab. Round 4 Statistics Buys: Jabs Thrown: 10 Jabs Landed: 7 Power Shots Thrown: 34 Power Shots Landed: 14 Head Shots Thrown: 35 Head Shots Landed: 18 Body Shots Thrown: 9 Body Shots Landed: 3 Romo: Jabs Thrown: 9 Jabs Landed: 3 Power Shots Thrown: 25 Power Shots Landed: 2 Head Shots Thrown: 27 Head Shots Landed: 5 Body Shots Thrown: 7 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 5: Buys lands a right uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents body. Buys connects with a cross. Buys is looking to keep his distance. Romo lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head. Buys lands with a hard jab. Romo cuts off the ring, trapping Buys in the corner. Buys is on target with a left hook. Romo is on target with a right uppercut to his opponents body. Buys lands with a stinging jab. Buys connects with a left uppercut. Romo is on target with a solid right hook. Buys steps to the outside and drives a ramrod jab into his opponents face. Buys lands a spiteful jab. Buys lands a cross. Romo digs in a stinging right uppercut to Buys's body. Buys lands with a stiff jab. Buys attempts to land a left hook, but Romo sidesteps and counters with a left hook. Romo cuts off the ring, trapping Buys on the ropes. Romo digs in a right uppercut to Buys's ribs. Romo walks his opponent onto the ropes. Romo tries to land a right uppercut, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross. Round 5 Statistics Buys: Jabs Thrown: 13 Jabs Landed: 5 Power Shots Thrown: 27 Power Shots Landed: 7 Head Shots Thrown: 28 Head Shots Landed: 10 Body Shots Thrown: 12 Body Shots Landed: 2 Romo: Jabs Thrown: 5 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 29 Power Shots Landed: 6 Head Shots Thrown: 22 Head Shots Landed: 5 Body Shots Thrown: 12 Body Shots Landed: 3 Round 6: Buys closes the distance. Romo lands a sharp right hook. Buys tries to land an overhand left, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook. Buys is on target with a firm cross. Buys attempts to land a jab, but Romo blocks the shot and counters with a right hook to Buys's body. Buys is looking to close the distance and digs in a sharp right uppercut to his opponents body. Buys lands a left uppercut. Romo walks his opponent onto the ropes. Buys drives a left hook into his opponents ribs. Romo lands a double jab to his opponents head. Romo lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head. Romo lands with a stiff jab. Buys hits the target with a solid jab. Buys lands a jab to the head followed by a right uppercut to the body. Buys closes the distance and lands a right uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents body. Buys contemptuously drops his hands, trying to provoke his opponent. Romo hits home with a solid cross. Romo attempts to land a jab, but Buys sidesteps and counters with a cross. Buys is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head. Buys steps away from his opponent and lands an overhand right. Buys tries to land a jab, but Romo blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Romo advances into close range. Buys is on target with a left uppercut. Romo throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut. Buys digs in a right hook to his opponents body. Romo drives a solid right hook into his opponents body. Buys steps away from his opponent. Romo attempts to land a cross, but Buys sidesteps and counters with a cross. Round 6 Statistics Buys: Jabs Thrown: 10 Jabs Landed: 5 Power Shots Thrown: 34 Power Shots Landed: 13 Head Shots Thrown: 26 Head Shots Landed: 12 Body Shots Thrown: 18 Body Shots Landed: 6 Romo: Jabs Thrown: 8 Jabs Landed: 3 Power Shots Thrown: 30 Power Shots Landed: 8 Head Shots Thrown: 22 Head Shots Landed: 8 Body Shots Thrown: 16 Body Shots Landed: 3 Round 7: Romo pivots to the right of his opponent. Buys lands a stinging cross. Romo forces Buys to retreat onto the ropes. Buys connects with a left uppercut. Romo attempts to land an uppercut to the solar plexus, but he strays low! The ref ignores Buys's complaints and signals for the action to continue. Buys tries to keep the action at long range. Romo connects with a cross. Buys lands with a sharp jab. Buys lands a solid left hook. Buys sidesteps to the left of his opponent and is on target with a sharp left hook. Romo gets on the inside. Buys lands two left hooks to the body, and one to the head. Romo sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a solid cross. Buys tries to keep the action at long range and connects with a cross. Romo attempts to land a jab, but Buys sidesteps and counters with a left hook. Buys switches the action to the outside and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Buys is on target with a cross. Romo connects with a cross. Romo throws a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a solid right uppercut. Romo steps inside. Buys is on target with a left uppercut to his opponents body. Buys lands with a ramrod jab. Buys tries to keep the action at long range. Romo hits home with a solid jab. Round 7 Statistics Buys: Jabs Thrown: 9 Jabs Landed: 3 Power Shots Thrown: 25 Power Shots Landed: 13 Head Shots Thrown: 27 Head Shots Landed: 13 Body Shots Thrown: 7 Body Shots Landed: 3 Romo: Jabs Thrown: 4 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 17 Power Shots Landed: 3 Head Shots Thrown: 13 Head Shots Landed: 4 Body Shots Thrown: 8 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 8: Buys sidesteps to the left of his opponent and hits home with a ramrod jab. Buys switches the action to the outside and tries to land an overhand left, but Romo sidesteps and counters with a stinging left uppercut. Buys gets on the inside and hits home with a left hook. Buys sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Romo attempts to land an uppercut to the solar plexus, but he strays low! The ref ignores Buys's complaints and signals for the action to continue. Buys is looking to keep the action on the outside and is on target with a cross. Buys is on target with an overhand right. Romo pivots from in front of his opponent. Buys lands with a stiff jab. Buys gets on the inside and lands a left uppercut to the body, a right hook to the head and a right uppercut to the body. Romo tries to land a cross, but Buys dodges the shot and counters with a cross. Romo advances into close range. Buys drives a left uppercut into Romo's ribs. Buys closes the distance and drives a left hook into Romo's body. Romo sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Buys lands a cross to the head followed by a right uppercut to the body. Buys is looking to keep the action on the outside and hits home with a cross. Buys lands a cross, overhand right and a cross to his opponents head. Buys switches the action to the outside. Romo hits home with a solid overhand left. Buys lands a right uppercut to the body followed by a right hook to the head. Romo strikes his opponents body with a cross. Round 8 Statistics Buys: Jabs Thrown: 10 Jabs Landed: 3 Power Shots Thrown: 27 Power Shots Landed: 17 Head Shots Thrown: 26 Head Shots Landed: 14 Body Shots Thrown: 11 Body Shots Landed: 6 Romo: Jabs Thrown: 2 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 18 Power Shots Landed: 3 Head Shots Thrown: 13 Head Shots Landed: 3 Body Shots Thrown: 7 Body Shots Landed: 1 Round 9: Buys lands with a hard jab. Romo advances into close range and is on target with a solid left hook to his opponents ribs. Buys tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a double jab to his opponents head. Romo is looking to close the distance. Buys lands a right hook to the head followed by a right uppercut to the body. Buys lands a right uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents body. Romo finds the target with a jab. Romo is looking to close the distance. Buys lands a right hook to the body followed by a left uppercut to the head. Buys hits home with a cross. Buys attempts to land a cross, but Romo slips the shot and counters with a firm right uppercut. Buys is on target with a right hook. Romo finds the target with a stiff jab. At the end of Round 9, lets listen in on the corners...Romo's trainer is telling his fighter to go out and knock out his opponent! Round 9 Statistics Buys: Jabs Thrown: 4 Jabs Landed: 4 Power Shots Thrown: 20 Power Shots Landed: 8 Head Shots Thrown: 14 Head Shots Landed: 8 Body Shots Thrown: 10 Body Shots Landed: 4 Romo: Jabs Thrown: 3 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 13 Power Shots Landed: 2 Head Shots Thrown: 7 Head Shots Landed: 3 Body Shots Thrown: 9 Body Shots Landed: 1 Round 10: Buys is looking to keep his distance and is on target with an overhand left. Romo is looking to close the distance. Buys sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Romo lands a double left hook to his opponents head. Romo lands a solid left uppercut. Buys steps to the outside. Romo connects with a firm cross. Romo gets on the inside. Buys is on target with a right uppercut. Romo connects with a cross. Buys finds the target with a ramrod jab. Buys tries to land a jab, but Romo parries the shot and counters with a firm left uppercut. Romo is on target with a firm cross. Romo is on target with a stinging right uppercut to his opponents body. Romo is on target with a stinging right uppercut to his opponents ribcage. Buys quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and finds the target with a jab. Buys tries to keep the action at long range and tries to land a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a firm left uppercut. Buys closes the distance and drives a left hook into his opponents body. Buys tries to land a jab, but Romo blocks the shot and counters with a solid left hook. Buys switches the action to the outside and connects with a cross. Buys connects with a firm cross. Buys steps inside. Romo digs in a left hook to his opponents body. Romo forces Buys to retreat onto the ropes. Romo pivots to the right of his opponent. Buys lands a left hook to the body followed by a cross to the head. Buys throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a solid left hook. Buys steps inside and digs in a solid right uppercut to Romo's body. Buys lands a right uppercut to the body, and then to the head. Round 10 Statistics Buys: Jabs Thrown: 7 Jabs Landed: 3 Power Shots Thrown: 31 Power Shots Landed: 10 Head Shots Thrown: 26 Head Shots Landed: 9 Body Shots Thrown: 12 Body Shots Landed: 4 Romo: Jabs Thrown: 6 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 28 Power Shots Landed: 13 Head Shots Thrown: 25 Head Shots Landed: 10 Body Shots Thrown: 9 Body Shots Landed: 3 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: 9 - 10 9 - 10 9 - 10 Final Scorecards: 99 - 91 99 - 91 99 - 91 The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Mitchells Plain, South Africa.... Merk Buys Fight Statistics Buys: Total Punches Thrown: 387 Total Punches Landed: 171 Total Head Shots Thrown: 267 Total Head Shots Landed: 125 Total Body Shots Thrown: 120 Total Body Shots Landed: 46 Total Power Shots Thrown: 288 Total Power Shots Landed: 124 Total Jabs Thrown: 99 Total Jabs Landed: 47 Romo: Total Punches Thrown: 293 Total Punches Landed: 73 Total Head Shots Thrown: 188 Total Head Shots Landed: 54 Total Body Shots Thrown: 105 Total Body Shots Landed: 19 Total Power Shots Thrown: 236 Total Power Shots Landed: 57 Total Jabs Thrown: 57 Total Jabs Landed: 16