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Lewis Ippolito vs Clint Melrose
Boxing Daily Report from the AI Australia-South Australia promoted show at Adelaide Finnie, Adelaide, taking place on 14/09/2026: 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. This is a final eliminator for the Australia Featherweight title. Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance and those watching live on WIN, the two fighters competing in this 12 round matchup are Lewis Ippolito (11 - 8 - 1) who hails from Adelaide, Australia and Clint Melrose(15 - 6(1) - 1(NC)) from Sydney, Australia. Ippolito weighed in at 126 pounds, while Melrose weighed in at 125 pounds And 15 ounces. The referee tonight is Ben Samaras, and the three ringside judges are Steven Kavanah, Floyd MacFarlane and Daniel Guffy. Round 1: Melrose is on target with a jab. Ippolito advances into close range and lands a right hook. Melrose lands a left hook, right hook and a left hook to his opponents head. Ippolito digs in a firm right hook to Melrose's ribs. Ippolito attempts to land a jab, but Melrose sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut to Ippolito's body. Ippolito attempts to land a cross, but Melrose slips the shot and counters with a right hook. Ippolito is looking to close the distance. Ippolito sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Melrose hits home with a right hook. Ippolito pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head. Melrose throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross. Ippolito sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a right hook to the body followed by a right uppercut to the head. Melrose pivots to the side of his opponent and is on target with a stinging jab. Melrose lands with a hard jab. Ippolito closes the distance and lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head. Melrose hits home with a left hook. Melrose throws a left hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a stinging right hook. Melrose sidesteps to the right of his opponent and connects with a cross. At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Ippolito's trainer is passing on some tactical advice. Round 1 Statistics Ippolito: Jabs Thrown: 3 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 22 Power Shots Landed: 10 Head Shots Thrown: 17 Head Shots Landed: 7 Body Shots Thrown: 8 Body Shots Landed: 3 Melrose: Jabs Thrown: 8 Jabs Landed: 3 Power Shots Thrown: 22 Power Shots Landed: 8 Head Shots Thrown: 28 Head Shots Landed: 10 Body Shots Thrown: 2 Body Shots Landed: 1 Round 2: Ippolito gets on the inside and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body. Ippolito drives a sharp right uppercut into Melrose's ribcage. Ippolito tries to land a jab, but Melrose blocks the shot and counters with a left hook. Ippolito sidesteps to the right of his opponent and drives a right hook into his opponents body. Melrose is on target with a cross. Ippolito steps inside. Melrose pivots to the right of his opponent. Melrose throws a left hook, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a stinging left hook to his opponents body. Melrose is on target with a hard jab. Ippolito hits home with a right uppercut. Ippolito throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut. Ippolito steps inside. Melrose lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head. Melrose sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Ippolito connects with a sharp cross. Melrose lands a straight 1 - 2. Ippolito gets on the inside. Melrose pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a right hook. Melrose is on target with a jab. Melrose attempts to land a jab, but Ippolito parries the shot and counters with a firm cross. Melrose lands a right hook. Ippolito pivots to the right of his opponent and drives a left hook into his opponents body. Melrose is on target with a left hook. As the two fighters work on the inside, their heads come together! The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Ippolito dabs at his face checking for damage. Ippolito has taken some damage there. That has caused slight swelling around the right eye. Ippolito digs in a left hook to his opponents body. Ippolito sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Melrose hits home with a left uppercut. Melrose hits the target with a sharp jab. Round 2 Statistics Ippolito: Jabs Thrown: 7 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 25 Power Shots Landed: 10 Head Shots Thrown: 16 Head Shots Landed: 5 Body Shots Thrown: 16 Body Shots Landed: 7 Melrose: Jabs Thrown: 8 Jabs Landed: 4 Power Shots Thrown: 27 Power Shots Landed: 10 Head Shots Thrown: 28 Head Shots Landed: 14 Body Shots Thrown: 7 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 3: Ippolito is looking to close the distance. Ippolito quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Melrose throws a left uppercut, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a solid right uppercut. Ippolito lands a solid right hook. Melrose lands a right hook. Ippolito attempts to land a left hook, but Melrose blocks the shot and counters with a cross. Melrose lands a cross, jab and a cross to his opponents head. Melrose tries to land a jab, but Ippolito slips the shot and counters with a cross. Ippolito hits home with a cross. Ippolito steps inside. Melrose connects with a left hook. Ippolito tries to land a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut. Ippolito is on target with a jab. Ippolito is looking to close the distance. Melrose pivots to the left of his opponent. Ippolito hits home with a left uppercut. Melrose drives a spiteful jab into his opponents face. Round 3 Statistics Ippolito: Jabs Thrown: 7 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 21 Power Shots Landed: 5 Head Shots Thrown: 21 Head Shots Landed: 6 Body Shots Thrown: 7 Body Shots Landed: 0 Melrose: Jabs Thrown: 10 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 23 Power Shots Landed: 6 Head Shots Thrown: 30 Head Shots Landed: 8 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 4: Ippolito advances into close range. Melrose digs in a right hook to his opponents body. Ippolito is looking to close the distance. Melrose lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head. Melrose lands a jab. Ippolito steps inside and connects with a firm right hook. Melrose sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a right hook. Ippolito steps inside. Melrose sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a right hook. Melrose drops his guard, and stalks his opponent...he wants his opponent to throw a shot. Ippolito throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Melrose connects with a right uppercut. Melrose tries to land a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Ippolito advances into close range and tries to land a left hook, but Melrose slips the shot and counters with a left hook. Ippolito lands a cross. Ippolito steps inside and digs in a right hook to Melrose's body. Ippolito throws a right hook, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a left hook. Melrose pivots to the right of his opponent. Melrose drives a left hook into his opponents liver. Melrose tries to land a right hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut. Round 4 Statistics Ippolito: Jabs Thrown: 2 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 25 Power Shots Landed: 5 Head Shots Thrown: 18 Head Shots Landed: 4 Body Shots Thrown: 9 Body Shots Landed: 1 Melrose: Jabs Thrown: 6 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 32 Power Shots Landed: 10 Head Shots Thrown: 30 Head Shots Landed: 9 Body Shots Thrown: 8 Body Shots Landed: 2 Round 5: Ippolito gets on the inside. Melrose pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a double right hook to his opponents head. Melrose finds the target with a spiteful jab. Ippolito gets on the inside and lands a sharp right uppercut. Melrose lands with a spiteful jab. Ippolito steps inside. Melrose tries to land a right hook, but Ippolito slips the shot and counters with a left hook to his opponents body. Ippolito is on target with a cross to his opponents body. Ippolito gets on the inside. Melrose pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a right hook. Melrose lands a left hook followed by a cross to his opponents head. Ippolito gets on the inside and throws a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut. Ippolito is on target with a cross. Melrose lands with a hard jab. Ippolito tries to land a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook. Melrose lands a double jab to his opponents head. Ippolito drives a right uppercut into Melrose's body. Ippolito tries to land a jab, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a left hook to Ippolito's body. Ippolito gets on the inside. Melrose lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs. Round 5 Statistics Ippolito: Jabs Thrown: 5 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 20 Power Shots Landed: 5 Head Shots Thrown: 14 Head Shots Landed: 2 Body Shots Thrown: 11 Body Shots Landed: 3 Melrose: Jabs Thrown: 13 Jabs Landed: 5 Power Shots Thrown: 23 Power Shots Landed: 10 Head Shots Thrown: 31 Head Shots Landed: 12 Body Shots Thrown: 5 Body Shots Landed: 3 Round 6: Melrose lands a jab to the body, and then to the head. Ippolito hits home with a solid jab. Melrose is on target with a jab. Melrose feints a left, and then lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Ippolito lands a stinging cross. Ippolito steps inside and lands a stinging right uppercut. Melrose hits home with a sharp jab. Melrose lands a double jab to his opponents head. Ippolito hits home with a cross. Melrose lands a jab. Ippolito quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Melrose throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook to his opponents body. Ippolito closes the distance. Melrose tries to land a right hook, but Ippolito blocks the shot and counters with a right hook to his opponents body. Melrose pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a hard jab. Ippolito closes the distance. Ippolito sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Melrose drives a right uppercut into his opponents body. Melrose attempts to land a left hook, but Ippolito sidesteps and counters with a firm left uppercut. Ippolito connects with a stinging cross. Ippolito closes the distance. Melrose hits home with a left uppercut. Round 6 Statistics Ippolito: Jabs Thrown: 7 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 13 Power Shots Landed: 7 Head Shots Thrown: 14 Head Shots Landed: 7 Body Shots Thrown: 6 Body Shots Landed: 2 Melrose: Jabs Thrown: 23 Jabs Landed: 10 Power Shots Thrown: 13 Power Shots Landed: 4 Head Shots Thrown: 33 Head Shots Landed: 12 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 2 Round 7: Ippolito quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Melrose lands a right hook. Ippolito drives a left hook into Melrose's liver. Ippolito hits home with a solid right hook. Melrose lands a double jab to his opponents head. Melrose is on target with a cross. Ippolito advances into close range. Ippolito sidesteps to the left of his opponent and is on target with a right hook. Melrose is on target with a solid jab. Melrose pivots to the left of his opponent. Melrose lands a double jab to his opponents head. Melrose attempts to land a jab, but Ippolito sidesteps and counters with a sharp right uppercut to Melrose's body. Melrose forces Ippolito to retreat onto the ropes. Melrose sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Ippolito throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook. Melrose is on target with a cross. Ippolito advances into close range and digs in a left hook to his opponents liver. Melrose drops his hands, and waves his opponent in. Ippolito throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross. Melrose is on target with a cross. Melrose pivots to the right of his opponent and hits home with a right hook. Ippolito sidesteps to the left of his opponent and digs in a right hook to his opponents ribs. Melrose pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a hard jab. Melrose sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Ippolito throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross. Melrose walks Ippolito onto the ropes. Melrose lands a cross. At the end of Round 7, lets listen in on the corners...Ippolito's trainer is suggesting ways of getting through to his opponent. Round 7 Statistics Ippolito: Jabs Thrown: 3 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 25 Power Shots Landed: 6 Head Shots Thrown: 12 Head Shots Landed: 2 Body Shots Thrown: 16 Body Shots Landed: 4 Melrose: Jabs Thrown: 13 Jabs Landed: 6 Power Shots Thrown: 19 Power Shots Landed: 9 Head Shots Thrown: 29 Head Shots Landed: 15 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 8: Melrose pivots to the right of his opponent. Ippolito attempts to land a cross, but Melrose slips the shot and counters with a cross. Ippolito hits home with a sharp cross. Ippolito drives a left hook into his opponents body. Ippolito throws a jab, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a left hook. Melrose pivots to the right of his opponent and hits home with a left uppercut. Melrose lands a straight 1 - 2. Ippolito is looking to close the distance. Melrose leans back on the ropes...he waves his opponent in! Ippolito tries to tag Melrose on the ropes, but his opponent blocks every shot! Ippolito connects with a solid left hook. Ippolito is on target with a left hook to Melrose's body. Ippolito lands a cross to the head followed by a left uppercut to the body. Melrose lands a spiteful jab. Ippolito is looking to close the distance and is on target with a right hook to his opponents body. Ippolito tries to land a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut. Melrose throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a sharp right uppercut. Ippolito lands a right hook. Ippolito attempts to land a right uppercut, but Melrose dodges the shot and counters with a right hook. Round 8 Statistics Ippolito: Jabs Thrown: 1 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 26 Power Shots Landed: 9 Head Shots Thrown: 18 Head Shots Landed: 5 Body Shots Thrown: 9 Body Shots Landed: 4 Melrose: Jabs Thrown: 9 Jabs Landed: 3 Power Shots Thrown: 23 Power Shots Landed: 6 Head Shots Thrown: 28 Head Shots Landed: 9 Body Shots Thrown: 4 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 9: Ippolito closes the distance and tries to land a right hook, but Melrose blocks the shot and counters with a right hook. Ippolito digs in a right hook to Melrose's body. Melrose connects with a right hook. Ippolito attempts to land a right uppercut, but Melrose sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut. Ippolito closes the distance. Melrose is on target with a right uppercut. Ippolito is looking to close the distance. Melrose tries to land a right uppercut, but Ippolito slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut to Melrose's ribs. Ippolito is on target with a solid right uppercut to his opponents ribcage. Melrose throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross. Ippolito throws a right uppercut, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Melrose digs in a left hook to his opponents ribs. Round 9 Statistics Ippolito: Jabs Thrown: 1 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 21 Power Shots Landed: 4 Head Shots Thrown: 7 Head Shots Landed: 1 Body Shots Thrown: 15 Body Shots Landed: 3 Melrose: Jabs Thrown: 5 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 20 Power Shots Landed: 6 Head Shots Thrown: 17 Head Shots Landed: 5 Body Shots Thrown: 8 Body Shots Landed: 2 Round 10: Ippolito lands a left uppercut. Ippolito sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a cross. Melrose is on target with a cross. Melrose lands a spiteful jab. Melrose lands a right hook. Ippolito tries to land a jab, but Melrose slips the shot and counters with a cross. Melrose is on target with a cross. Melrose is on target with a left uppercut. Ippolito closes the distance. Melrose lands a left hook to the body, a left hook to the head and a right hook to the head. Melrose lands with a stiff jab. Ippolito lands a left uppercut. Ippolito steps inside and tries to land a right hook, but Melrose slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut. Ippolito throws a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Melrose lands a jab to the body, and then to the head. Ippolito drives a right uppercut into his opponents body. Melrose lands a right uppercut. Round 10 Statistics Ippolito: Jabs Thrown: 2 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 18 Power Shots Landed: 4 Head Shots Thrown: 10 Head Shots Landed: 3 Body Shots Thrown: 10 Body Shots Landed: 1 Melrose: Jabs Thrown: 9 Jabs Landed: 4 Power Shots Thrown: 17 Power Shots Landed: 11 Head Shots Thrown: 22 Head Shots Landed: 13 Body Shots Thrown: 4 Body Shots Landed: 2 Round 11: Ippolito advances into close range. Melrose lands a left hook to the body followed by a right hook to the head. Melrose lands a left uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents body. Ippolito attempts to land a left hook, but Melrose parries the shot and counters with a left hook to his opponents body. Ippolito is looking to close the distance. Ippolito quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Melrose is on target with a right hook to Ippolito's body. Ippolito lands a right hook to the head followed by a right uppercut to the body. Ippolito quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Melrose is on target with a right hook to his opponents body. Melrose hits home with a left uppercut. Melrose lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head. Ippolito is on target with a right hook. Melrose connects with a left hook. Melrose is on target with a cross. Melrose lands a jab followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head. Ippolito gets on the inside. Ippolito pivots to the side of his opponent. Melrose hits home with a right hook. Melrose attempts to land a right hook, but Ippolito blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut to Melrose's liver. Ippolito drives a cross into Melrose's body. Ippolito hits home with a cross. Ippolito attempts to land a left hook, but Melrose blocks the shot and counters with a right hook. At the end of Round 11, lets listen in on the corners...Ippolito's trainer is telling his fighter he must go to war on his opponent! Melrose's trainer is advising his fighter to keep his distance and coast to the win. Round 11 Statistics Ippolito: Jabs Thrown: 0 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 17 Power Shots Landed: 6 Head Shots Thrown: 8 Head Shots Landed: 3 Body Shots Thrown: 9 Body Shots Landed: 3 Melrose: Jabs Thrown: 3 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 27 Power Shots Landed: 15 Head Shots Thrown: 20 Head Shots Landed: 10 Body Shots Thrown: 10 Body Shots Landed: 6 Round 12: Ippolito quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Melrose is on target with a right uppercut. Ippolito drives a firm left uppercut into his opponents ribs. Ippolito digs in a left hook to Melrose's liver. Ippolito connects with a cross. Melrose lands a sharp jab. Ippolito closes the distance and is on target with a left hook to his opponents liver. Ippolito gets on the inside. Melrose lands a right uppercut to the body followed by a right hook to the head. Ippolito hits home with a left hook. Melrose lands a right hook. Ippolito connects with a solid cross. Ippolito pivots to the side of his opponent. Ippolito is on target with a sharp cross. Ippolito attempts to land a left hook, but Melrose parries the shot and counters with a left hook. Melrose is on target with a ramrod jab. Melrose lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Ippolito advances into close range and drives a right hook into his opponents ribs. Round 12 Statistics Ippolito: Jabs Thrown: 1 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 23 Power Shots Landed: 8 Head Shots Thrown: 13 Head Shots Landed: 5 Body Shots Thrown: 11 Body Shots Landed: 4 Melrose: Jabs Thrown: 8 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 20 Power Shots Landed: 7 Head Shots Thrown: 22 Head Shots Landed: 8 Body Shots Thrown: 6 Body Shots Landed: 1 Round 1 Scores: 9 - 10 9 - 10 9 - 10 Round 2 Scores: 9 - 10 9 - 10 9 - 10 Round 3 Scores: 9 - 10 9 - 10 9 - 10 Round 4 Scores: 9 - 10 9 - 10 9 - 10 Round 5 Scores: 9 - 10 9 - 10 9 - 10 Round 6 Scores: 9 - 10 9 - 10 9 - 10 Round 7 Scores: 9 - 10 9 - 10 9 - 10 Round 8 Scores: 9 - 10 9 - 10 9 - 10 Round 9 Scores: 9 - 10 9 - 10 9 - 10 Round 10 Scores: 9 - 10 9 - 10 9 - 10 Round 11 Scores: 9 - 10 9 - 10 9 - 10 Round 12 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 10 10 - 10 Final Scorecards: 109 - 119 109 - 120 109 - 120 The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Sydney, Australia.... Clint Melrose Fight Statistics Ippolito: Total Punches Thrown: 295 Total Punches Landed: 85 Total Head Shots Thrown: 168 Total Head Shots Landed: 50 Total Body Shots Thrown: 127 Total Body Shots Landed: 35 Total Power Shots Thrown: 256 Total Power Shots Landed: 79 Total Jabs Thrown: 39 Total Jabs Landed: 6 Melrose: Total Punches Thrown: 381 Total Punches Landed: 144 Total Head Shots Thrown: 318 Total Head Shots Landed: 125 Total Body Shots Thrown: 63 Total Body Shots Landed: 19 Total Power Shots Thrown: 266 Total Power Shots Landed: 102 Total Jabs Thrown: 115 Total Jabs Landed: 42