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28/08/2033
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Owen Merrick vs Bart Kitchings

Boxing Daily Report from the Awere Promotions promoted show at Michael Twaddell Gym, Lexington,  taking place on 13/03/2026:

The venue is completely packed out with the fans turning out in force to watch the fights on offer tonight.  
Next up is the main event of the show.  On the line tonight is the USA-Kentucky Middleweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Owen Merrick (12(3) - 3) who hails from Lexington, USA and Bart Kitchings(4 - 7) from Louisville, USA.  Both Merrick and Kitchings weighed in at 160 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Ricky Kinnon, and the three ringside judges are James Daley, Joey Mullen and Floyd Pryce.  

Round 1: 

Kitchings lands a left uppercut.  Kitchings attempts to land a jab, but Merrick slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Merrick is looking to close the distance and digs in a right hook to his opponents body.  
Merrick forces Kitchings to retreat into a neutral corner.  Merrick connects with a firm right hook.  
Merrick lands a right uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  He continues the combination and lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Merrick closes the distance and lands a left uppercut.  
Merrick lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Merrick lands a jab followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
Merrick gets on the inside and connects with a solid right hook.  
Merrick manouvers his opponent into a corner.  Merrick connects with a left hook.  
Merrick hits home with a right hook.  
Merrick sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Merrick lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  Merrick holds on to his opponent.  Merrick is using his forearm in the clinch.  The referee warns Merrick and breaks the clinch.  
Merrick forces Kitchings to back into a neutral corner.  Kitchings throws a right uppercut, but Merrick holds on to his opponent.  Merrick is leaning on his opponent in the clinch. The ref calls break and the two fighters separate.  
Merrick drives a right uppercut into his opponents body.  Merrick clinches his opponent.  Merrick leans on his opponent using all his weight. The ref breaks the clinch and signals for the action to continue.  
Merrick connects with a sharp right hook.  
Merrick is on target with a left hook.  
Merrick lands a right hook to the body, a right hook to the head and a left hook to the head.  The two boxers are fighting in-close, but their heads clash!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Merrick dabs at his face checking for damage.  Merrick has come off worse after that clash of heads.  That has caused slight swelling  around the right eye.  
Merrick lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  He continues the combination and lands a right hook to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Merrick is on target with a left hook to Kitchings's liver.  
Merrick lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Merrick steps inside and lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Kitchings's trainer is advising how he could improve the accuracy of his work.  Kitchings's trainer is telling his fighter he is being outworked and needs to throw more.  

Round 1 Statistics
Merrick: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 51                            
Power Shots Landed: 35                            
Head Shots Thrown: 33                            
Head Shots Landed: 23                            
Body Shots Thrown: 19                            
Body Shots Landed: 13                            

Kitchings: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 8                             
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 10                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 2: 

Merrick lands a right hook to the body, a right hook to the head and a left hook to the head.  
Merrick lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Merrick lands a right hook to the body followed by a right uppercut to the head.  
Merrick gets on the inside and lands a left hook to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Merrick is looking to close the distance.  Merrick sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Merrick lands a left hook to the head, a right hook to the head and a left hook to the body.  Merrick clinches his opponent.  Merrick leans on his opponent trying to wear him down. The ref breaks Merrick's hold and signals for the fight to continue.  
Merrick lands a right uppercut to the head followed by a left uppercut to the body.  
Merrick lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Merrick drives a left uppercut into Kitchings's body.  Merrick holds on to his opponent.  Merrick leans on his opponent using all his weight. The ref breaks Merrick's hold and signals for the fight to continue.  
Merrick hits home with a left hook.  
Merrick steps inside and lands a left hook to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Merrick gets on the inside and lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Merrick lands a left hook to the body followed by a right uppercut to the head.  
Merrick steps inside and digs in a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Merrick lands a left uppercut to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Merrick gets on the inside and lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
As the two fighters work on the inside, their heads come together!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Kitchings dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Merrick lands a firm right hook.  
Merrick lands a cross followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Merrick closes the distance and lands a left hook to the body, a left uppercut to the head and a left hook to the head.  
Merrick lands a right hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Merrick hits home with a cross.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Kitchings's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  Kitchings's trainer is telling his fighter to tighten his defence.  

Round 2 Statistics
Merrick: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 57                            
Power Shots Landed: 42                            
Head Shots Thrown: 41                            
Head Shots Landed: 26                            
Body Shots Thrown: 22                            
Body Shots Landed: 16                            

Kitchings: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 7                             
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 5                             
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 3: 

Kitchings advances into close range.  Merrick connects with a right hook.  
Merrick lands a left hook, jab and a cross to his opponents head.  
Merrick advances into close range and digs in a right hook to Kitchings's body.  
Kitchings lands a cross.  
Kitchings steps inside and cuts off the ring, trapping Merrick in the corner.  Merrick lands three consecutive right hooks to his opponents head.  
Merrick lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Merrick closes the distance and lands a right hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Merrick connects with a left hook.  
Merrick connects with a stinging right hook.  
Merrick connects with a right hook.  
Merrick lands a stinging left hook.  
Merrick drives a left hook into his opponents liver.  
Merrick is looking to close the distance and connects with a sharp right uppercut.  
Merrick advances into close range and lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Merrick is on target with a left hook.  
Merrick quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands three consecutive left hooks to his opponents head.  
Merrick pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Merrick lands a left hook followed by  two right uppercuts to his opponents head.  
Merrick lands consecutive left uppercuts to his opponents body.  
Kitchings lands a jab.  
Merrick is looking to close the distance and lands a right hook, left hook and a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Kitchings wants to work on the inside, but accidentally clashes heads with his opponent!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Merrick dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Merrick is on target with a left hook.  
Merrick throws a jab, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  


Round 3 Statistics
Merrick: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 51                            
Power Shots Landed: 38                            
Head Shots Thrown: 42                            
Head Shots Landed: 29                            
Body Shots Thrown: 16                            
Body Shots Landed: 11                            

Kitchings: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 4: 

Merrick lands three consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Merrick is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Merrick steps inside and tries to land a left uppercut, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Kitchings hits home with a right uppercut.  
Merrick lands a left hook to the body followed by two straights to the head.  
Merrick steps inside and connects with a left hook.  
Merrick connects with a left hook.  
Merrick is on target with a sharp right hook.  
Merrick manouvers Kitchings onto the ropes.  Merrick lands a solid right hook.  
Merrick lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Merrick pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a left hook followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Merrick gets on the inside and lands a left hook to the head followed by a left uppercut to the body.  
Merrick advances into close range and is on target with a solid left hook.  
Merrick lands a cross, left hook and a cross to his opponents head.  
Merrick gets on the inside and lands a left uppercut to the body, a right hook to the body and a left hook to the head.  
Merrick lands a right hook to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Merrick lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Merrick advances into close range and lands three consecutive right hooks to his opponents head.  
Kitchings is looking to close the distance.  Merrick drives a left hook into Kitchings's body.  
Merrick gets on the inside and is on target with a right uppercut.  
Merrick closes the distance and lands a right uppercut to the head, a left hook to the head and a right hook to the body.  
Merrick lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  


Round 4 Statistics
Merrick: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 52                            
Power Shots Landed: 39                            
Head Shots Thrown: 34                            
Head Shots Landed: 27                            
Body Shots Thrown: 20                            
Body Shots Landed: 13                            

Kitchings: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 9                             
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 8                             
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 5: 

Merrick gets on the inside.  You can sense the frustration from Kitchings now.   He catches his opponent with what looks like an intentional butt!  The ref tells Kitchings to keep his head out of his opponents face.  He gives Merrick time to recover.  
Merrick hits home with a left uppercut.  
Merrick lands a left hook.  
Merrick pivots to the right of his opponent.  As the two fighters work on the inside, their heads come together!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Merrick dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Merrick pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Merrick lands a right hook.  
Merrick lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Merrick lands a right uppercut to the body, a left hook to the body and a left hook to the head.  
Merrick steps inside and connects with a firm left hook.  
Kitchings throws an uppercut to the body, but lands well below the belt!  The ref ignores Merrick's complaints and signals for the action to continue.  
Kitchings lands a right hook to the body followed by a right uppercut to the head.  
Merrick connects with a left hook.  
Merrick sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Merrick lands a left hook to the head followed by a left uppercut to the body.  Merrick ties up his opponent.  Merrick leans on his opponent using all his weight. The ref calls break and the two fighters separate.  
Merrick walks his opponent down, trapping him in the corner.  Merrick lands a left hook to the body followed by a right uppercut to the head.  
Merrick is on target with a left hook to Kitchings's liver.  As Merrick tries to work on the inside, the fighters heads come together!  The ref acknowledges the accidental headclash but allows the action to continue.    It looks like the clash of heads has caused some damage to Kitchings.  That has caused bad swelling  around the right eye.  
Merrick closes the distance and is on target with a right uppercut.  
Merrick pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  


Round 5 Statistics
Merrick: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 34                            
Power Shots Landed: 23                            
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 16                            
Body Shots Landed: 10                            

Kitchings: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 8                             
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 7                             
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 6: 

Merrick lands a right uppercut, left hook and a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
Merrick forces Kitchings to back into the corner.  Merrick lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Merrick lands a left hook.  
Merrick lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Merrick hits home with a solid right hook.  
Merrick lands a left hook to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Merrick is on target with a left hook.  
Merrick hits home with a stinging left hook.  
Merrick lands a left hook to the body followed by a left uppercut to the head.  
Merrick lands a left hook to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Merrick lands a stinging cross.  
Merrick steps inside and hits home with a left hook.  
Merrick sidesteps to the right of his opponent and is on target with a stinging cross.  
Merrick steps inside and hits home with a left hook.  
Merrick drives a left hook into Kitchings's body.  
Merrick is looking to close the distance and lands a right uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Merrick lands a left hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body.  As the two fighters work on the inside, their heads come together!  The ref acknowledges the accidental headclash but allows the action to continue.    That accidental headbutt has resulted in some damage to Kitchings.  The foul has worsened the damage  around the right eye.  
Merrick forces Kitchings to retreat onto the ropes.  Merrick lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  THAT HURT HIS OPPONENT!  
Kitchings now appears to have recovered from that earlier shot.  
Merrick is looking to close the distance and lands a right uppercut to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Merrick advances into close range and lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Merrick digs in a left uppercut to Kitchings's body.  
Merrick gets on the inside and is on target with a left hook.  


Round 6 Statistics
Merrick: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 51                            
Power Shots Landed: 36                            
Head Shots Thrown: 35                            
Head Shots Landed: 22                            
Body Shots Thrown: 20                            
Body Shots Landed: 15                            

Kitchings: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 8                             
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 7                             
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 7: 

Merrick lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
You can sense the frustration from Kitchings now.   He throws a low uppercut...that landed well below the belt! The ref takes no action over the foul, despite complaints from Merrick.  
Kitchings closes the distance.  Merrick lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Merrick lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Merrick is on target with a solid left uppercut.  
Merrick lands a right hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Merrick connects with a left uppercut.  
Merrick is looking to close the distance and is on target with a right hook to his opponents body.  
Merrick digs in a right hook to his opponents body.  
Merrick lands a right hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Merrick lands a left uppercut to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Merrick pivots to the left of his opponent.  Kitchings throws a right hook, but Merrick ties up his opponent.  Merrick leans on his opponent trying to wear him down. The ref breaks the clinch and signals for the action to continue.  
Merrick is looking to close the distance and lands a left uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Merrick lands a cross, right hook and a cross to his opponents head.  
Merrick pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  As the two fighters work on the inside, their heads come together!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Kitchings dabs at his face checking for damage.  


Round 7 Statistics
Merrick: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 39                            
Power Shots Landed: 26                            
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 16                            
Body Shots Thrown: 18                            
Body Shots Landed: 12                            

Kitchings: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 5                             
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 6                             
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 8: 

Kitchings is desperate to make more of an impact on his opponent.   He throws a low uppercut...that landed south of the border! The ref takes no action over the foul, despite complaints from Merrick.  
Merrick lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Frustration is reaching boiling point for Kitchings now.   He swings an uppercut into his opponents groin! The ref stops the action and tells Kitchings to keep his punches above the belt.  He gives Merrick time to recover.  
Merrick is on target with a left hook.  
Merrick lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Merrick lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Kitchings gets on the inside.  Merrick quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and digs in a left hook to Kitchings's body.  
Merrick gets on the inside and lands a right uppercut to the body, a left uppercut to the head and a right uppercut to the body.  
Merrick lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Merrick lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Kitchings pivots to the side of his opponent.  Merrick is on target with a firm cross.  
Merrick sidesteps to the left of his opponent and is on target with a left hook.  
Merrick closes the distance and lands two left hooks followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Merrick lands a right hook to the head followed by a right uppercut to the body.  He follows up the attack and lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head, AND DROPS KITCHINGS!  He unsteadily tries to get up but is unable to beat the 10 count!  The winner by KO is Merrick!  


Round 8 Statistics
Merrick: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 32                            
Power Shots Landed: 24                            
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 18                            
Body Shots Thrown: 13                            
Body Shots Landed: 9                             

Kitchings: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 7                             
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 9                             
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
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


Fight Statistics
Merrick: 
Total Punches Thrown: 395                           
Total Punches Landed: 273                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 251                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 174                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 144                           
Total Body Shots Landed: 99                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 367                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 263                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 28                            
Total Jabs Landed: 10                            

Kitchings: 
Total Punches Thrown: 82                            
Total Punches Landed: 10                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 66                            
Total Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Total Body Shots Thrown: 16                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 1                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 66                            
Total Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Total Jabs Thrown: 16                            
Total Jabs Landed: 3