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06/05/2031
EOD Running: Training
Santiago Acosta vs Pablo Tala

Boxing Daily Report from the Ghale Promotions promoted show at Cagayan de Oro Tarin, Cagayan de Oro,  taking place on 24/08/2026:

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 Philippines-Misamis Oriental Super Featherweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Santiago Acosta (15(1) - 1) who hails from Cagayan de Oro, Philippines and Pablo Tala(7 - 6 - 5) from Cagayan de Oro, Philippines.  Acosta weighed in at 129 pounds and 13 ounces, while Tala weighed in at 130 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Ponce Rabanal, and the three ringside judges are Cole Sabanal, James Pagsanghan and Malvolio Monterrosa.  

Round 1: 

Acosta feints a jab, and then hits home with a sharp overhand right.  
Acosta hits home with a cross.  
Acosta hits home with a spiteful jab.  
Acosta lands a jab to the body followed by a cross to the head.  
Tala attempts to land a left hook, but Acosta slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Acosta steps away from his opponent and is on target with a jab.  
Acosta quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a sharp jab.  
Acosta tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a stiff jab.  
Acosta lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Acosta lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Acosta lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Tala closes the distance.  Acosta lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Acosta tries to keep the action at long range.  Acosta feints a left, and then lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Acosta switches the action to the outside and lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Acosta hits home with an overhand right.  
Acosta lands a cross followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Acosta tries to keep the action at long range and lands a jab, overhand right and an overhand left to his opponents head.  
Acosta is on target with a solid overhand right.  
Acosta hits home with a stiff jab.  
Acosta hits home with a firm cross.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Tala's trainer is telling his fighter to increase his workrate.  

Round 1 Statistics
Acosta: 
Jabs Thrown: 19                            
Jabs Landed: 12                            
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 18                            
Head Shots Thrown: 41                            
Head Shots Landed: 28                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Tala: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 2: 

Tala steps inside.  Acosta lands a right uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Acosta tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Acosta steps to the outside.  Acosta sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Acosta lands a jab, cross and an overhand right to his opponents head.  
Acosta lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Acosta lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Tala is looking to close the distance.  Acosta digs in a right uppercut to his opponents ribs.  
Tala quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Acosta lands two left hooks to the body, and one to the head.  
Acosta is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Acosta sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Acosta strikes his opponents body with a jab.  
Acosta lands a firm overhand right.  
Acosta lands a cross to the body followed by a jab to the head.  
Acosta is on target with a firm cross.  
Acosta lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Acosta snaps his opponents head back with a stiff jab.  Acosta attempts to land an overhand left, but Tala parries the shot and counters with a left hook to his opponents ribs.  
Acosta is on target with a firm overhand right.  
Acosta quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and is on target with a cross.  
Acosta throws a cross, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a cross.  
Acosta steps to the outside and lands a jab to the body followed by a cross to the head.  
Acosta hits home with a spiteful jab.  
Acosta lands a jab, cross and a jab to his opponents head.  
Acosta sidesteps to the right of his opponent and hits the target with a hard jab.  
Acosta switches the action to the outside.  Acosta feints a cross, and then hits home with an overhand right.  
Acosta feints a right hook, and then lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Acosta hits the target with a spiteful jab.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Tala's trainer is advising how he could stop so many clean shots getting through.  

Round 2 Statistics
Acosta: 
Jabs Thrown: 24                            
Jabs Landed: 18                            
Power Shots Thrown: 29                            
Power Shots Landed: 23                            
Head Shots Thrown: 45                            
Head Shots Landed: 35                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Tala: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 3: 

Acosta tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a stinging cross.  Acosta attempts to land a jab, but Tala dodges the shot and counters with a left hook to Acosta's ribs.  
Acosta sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a spiteful jab.  
Acosta steps to the outside and is on target with an overhand left.  
Acosta throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Acosta switches the action to the outside and finds the target with a jab.  
Acosta is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Acosta steps away from his opponent and lands a cross.  
Acosta steps to the outside.  Acosta feints a jab, and then hits home with a cross.  
Acosta steps to the outside and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Acosta lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Acosta lands an overhand left, cross and a jab to his opponents head.  
Tala throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a sharp cross.  
Tala throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut to Tala's liver.  
Tala advances into close range.  Acosta hits home with a sharp left hook.  
Acosta tries to step out of his opponents range.  Acosta feints a cross, but Tala ignores the feint and is on target with a left uppercut to his opponents liver.  
Acosta lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Acosta feints a jab, tricking Tala into throwing a right hook counter.  Acosta avoids the shot and counters with a firm left uppercut.  
Acosta tries to step out of his opponents range.  Acosta sidesteps to the right of his opponent and is on target with a jab.  
Acosta lands a jab to the head, a jab to the body and a cross to the head.  
Acosta is on target with a right hook.  
Tala connects with a right uppercut.  
At the end of Round 3, lets listen in on the corners...Tala's trainer is suggesting ways of getting through to his opponent.  

Round 3 Statistics
Acosta: 
Jabs Thrown: 18                            
Jabs Landed: 11                            
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Head Shots Thrown: 40                            
Head Shots Landed: 24                            
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Tala: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 4: 

Acosta tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Acosta lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Acosta drives a sharp jab into his opponents body.  
Acosta is looking to keep the action on the outside and is on target with a cross.  
Acosta lands a jab, cross and a jab to his opponents head.  
Acosta snaps his opponents head back with a ramrod jab.  
Acosta tries to step out of his opponents range and connects with a cross.  
Acosta feints a cross, but Tala ignores the feint and is on target with a right uppercut.  
Acosta lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Acosta connects with a cross.  
Acosta hits home with a spiteful jab.  Acosta tries to land a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut to Acosta's ribs.  
Acosta finds the target with a spiteful jab.  
Acosta lands a jab.  
Acosta feints a cross, and then drives a ramrod jab into his opponents face.  
Acosta pivots to the side of his opponent.  Acosta is on target with a right hook.  Acosta attempts to land a jab, but Tala blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Acosta feints a cross, and then lands a jab to the head followed by a left uppercut to the body.  
Acosta hits the target with a hard jab.  
Tala steps inside.  Acosta is on target with a right hook.  
Acosta steps to the outside and connects with a cross.  
Acosta steps to the outside and lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Acosta attempts to land a right hook, but Tala blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Tala pivots to the right of his opponent.  Acosta strikes his opponents body with a stinging jab.  
Tala steps inside.  Acosta lands a left uppercut to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  Acosta clinches his opponent.  As they grapple, Acosta pushes his forearm into Tala's face.  The referee separates the two fighters and warns Acosta.  Acosta tries to land a left uppercut, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Acosta feints a cross, and then is on target with an overhand right.  
Acosta lands a cross, overhand right and a cross to his opponents head.  
At the end of Round 4, lets listen in on the corners...Tala's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 4 Statistics
Acosta: 
Jabs Thrown: 23                            
Jabs Landed: 16                            
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 17                            
Head Shots Thrown: 42                            
Head Shots Landed: 29                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Tala: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 5: 

Acosta steps away from his opponent and finds the target with a jab.  
Acosta feints a cross, and then lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head.  
Acosta feints a cross and triggers a left uppercut counter from Tala.  Acosta springs the trap, countering with  a cross.  
Tala forces Acosta to back into the ropes.  Acosta lands a cross followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Acosta is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Tala gets on the inside.  Acosta lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Acosta switches the action to the outside.  Acosta feints a cross, and then lands a jab.  
Acosta throws a jab, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a right hook to Acosta's ribcage.  
Acosta feints a left, and then lands a ramrod jab.  
Acosta switches the action to the outside and lands a jab, overhand left and a jab to his opponents head.  
Acosta tries to keep the action at long range and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Acosta lands a hard jab.  
Acosta sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands with a ramrod jab.  
Acosta is on target with a cross.  
Acosta is on target with a jab.  
Acosta snaps his opponents head back with a ramrod jab.  
Acosta steps to the outside and hits home with a cross.  
Acosta lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Tala steps inside.  Acosta pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a right uppercut to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Tala forces Acosta to back into the ropes.  Acosta drives a left hook into his opponents body.  
You can sense Tala is getting frustrated in there.   He steps in close and swings a low uppercut into Acosta's groin!  The ref halts the action and sends Acosta to the neutral corner.    He has a stern word with Tala and warns that a point will be deducted if he continues to foul.  
Tala closes the distance.  Acosta pivots to the right of his opponent and connects with a right hook.  
Acosta is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head.  
Tala attempts to land a jab, but Acosta dodges the shot and counters with a stinging left uppercut.  
Acosta tries to step out of his opponents range.  Acosta feints a jab, but Tala is not fooled and is on target with a cross.  
Acosta lands a cross.  
Acosta attempts to land a cross, but Tala sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  


Round 5 Statistics
Acosta: 
Jabs Thrown: 21                            
Jabs Landed: 16                            
Power Shots Thrown: 29                            
Power Shots Landed: 19                            
Head Shots Thrown: 45                            
Head Shots Landed: 31                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

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

Round 6: 

Acosta lands two jabs followed by an overhand right to his opponents head.  
Tala is looking to close the distance.  Acosta connects with a solid left hook.  
Tala walks Acosta down, trapping him in the corner.  Acosta attempts to land a jab, but Tala sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Acosta tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Acosta lands a cross, overhand left and a jab to his opponents head.  
Acosta is looking to keep the action on the outside and hits home with an overhand right.  
Acosta is looking to keep his distance.  Acosta sidesteps to the right of his opponent and is on target with a hard jab.  
Acosta hits home with a cross.  
Acosta is looking to keep the action on the outside and drives a jab into Tala's body.  
Acosta lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Acosta is on target with a spiteful jab.  
Acosta tries to keep the action at long range and lands a jab, cross and a jab to his opponents head.  
Tala walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Tala sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Acosta lands a VICIOUS cross.  TALA HAS BEEN KNOCKED DOWN!  He beats the count, getting up at 8.  
Tala tries to land a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a stinging cross.  
Acosta steps away from his opponent and hits home with a cross.  Acosta attempts to land an overhand left, but Tala slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Acosta lands a spiteful jab.  
Acosta hits home with a sharp cross.  
Acosta lands a cross to the head followed by a jab to the body.  


Round 6 Statistics
Acosta: 
Jabs Thrown: 17                            
Jabs Landed: 12                            
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 35                            
Head Shots Landed: 24                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Tala: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 7: 

Acosta drives a jab into Tala's body.  
Acosta hits home with a stinging overhand right.  
Acosta hits the target with a hard jab.  
Acosta hits the target with a sharp jab.  
Acosta feints a right, and then lands a firm cross.  
Acosta steps away from his opponent and lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Acosta lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Acosta lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head, AND DROPS TALA TO THE CANVAS!  He is unable to get up before the count reaches 10!  The winner by KO is Acosta!  


Round 7 Statistics
Acosta: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 9                             
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 13                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Tala: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 8                             
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 6                             
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
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 - 8  10 - 8  10 - 8


Fight Statistics
Acosta: 
Total Punches Thrown: 297                           
Total Punches Landed: 202                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 261                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 180                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 36                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 22                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 168                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 111                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 129                           
Total Jabs Landed: 91                            

Tala: 
Total Punches Thrown: 142                           
Total Punches Landed: 17                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 121                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 21                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 5                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 100                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 16                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 42                            
Total Jabs Landed: 1