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10/08/2031
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Davie Busto vs Lucas Mellas

Boxing Daily Report from the Gold Coast Promotions promoted show at Gold Gym, Brisbane,  taking place on 21/11/2026:

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.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 8 round matchup are Davie Busto (7 - 0) who hails from Ontario, USA and Lucas Mellas(14 - 2) from Perth, Australia.  Both Busto and Mellas weighed in at 154 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Mark Elgin, and the three ringside judges are Chris Weir, Leon Kellar and Glynn Profit.  

Round 1: 

Busto gets on the inside and lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Busto is on target with a right uppercut to his opponents body.  Busto ties up his opponent.  Busto is using his forearm in the clinch.  The referee breaks the clinch and warns Busto to stop fouling.  
Mellas tries to land a right hook, but Busto slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Mellas is on target with a left hook.  
Busto manouvers his opponent into the corner.  Busto hits home with a left hook.  
Busto is on target with a solid left hook.  
Busto lands a firm cross.  
Busto gets on the inside.  Busto quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and hits home with a solid left hook.  
Busto is on target with a right uppercut.  Busto ties up his opponent.  Mellas is using his forearm in the clinch.  The ref halts the action and breaks the clinch.  He lectures Mellas about fouling.  
Busto hits home with a firm right hook.  Busto tries to land a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Mellas throws a right hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Busto lands a left uppercut to the body, a left hook to the body and a left hook to the head.  
Busto sidesteps to the left of his opponent and is on target with a right hook to his opponents ribs.  
Busto lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Busto is on target with a jab.  
Busto gets on the inside and lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Busto hits home with a left hook.  
Mellas lands a jab to Busto's body.  Mellas attempts to land a left hook, but Busto slips the shot and counters with a firm left hook.  
Mellas tries to land a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook to Mellas's body.  
Busto advances into close range and connects with a stinging right uppercut.  
Busto lands a stinging cross.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Mellas's trainer is suggesting ways of getting through to his opponent.  Mellas's trainer is telling his fighter he needs to be more active or he's going to get outworked.  Mellas's trainer is telling his fighter to tighten his defence.  

Round 1 Statistics
Busto: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 42                            
Power Shots Landed: 24                            
Head Shots Thrown: 29                            
Head Shots Landed: 16                            
Body Shots Thrown: 15                            
Body Shots Landed: 9                             

Mellas: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 2: 

Busto steps inside and hits home with a right hook.  Busto ties up his opponent.  Busto is leaning on his opponent in the clinch. The ref calls break and the two fighters separate.  
Busto lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  Busto ties up his opponent.  Busto is leaning on his opponent in the clinch. The ref breaks the clinch and signals for the action to continue.  
Busto lands two consecutive right uppercuts to his opponents head.  
Busto lands a right uppercut to the body, a left hook to the head and a right hook to the body.  
Busto lands a left hook to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Busto connects with a firm left hook.  
Mellas tries to land a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Busto is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Busto digs in a left hook to Mellas's ribs.  
Busto hits home with a solid left hook.  Busto tries to land a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Busto digs in a left hook to Mellas's body.  
Busto lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Mellas throws a left hook, but Busto ties up his opponent.  Mellas is leaning on his opponent in the clinch. The ref breaks the clinch and signals for the action to continue.  
Mellas quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and is on target with a jab.  
Busto advances into close range and is on target with a right hook to Mellas's ribs.  
Busto lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Busto advances into close range and is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Busto steps inside.  Busto sidesteps to the right of his opponent and drives a right hook into Mellas's ribcage.  
Busto lands a left hook to the body followed by a cross to the head.  
Busto is looking to close the distance.  Mellas hits home with a left uppercut.  


Round 2 Statistics
Busto: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 47                            
Power Shots Landed: 25                            
Head Shots Thrown: 29                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 20                            
Body Shots Landed: 12                            

Mellas: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 17                            
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 3: 

Busto steps inside and connects with a solid right uppercut.  
Busto lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Mellas throws a right hook, but Busto ties up his opponent.  Busto leans on his opponent trying to wear him down. The ref calls break and the two fighters separate.  
Busto walks Mellas into a neutral corner.  Busto lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Mellas attempts to land a right hook, but Busto blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Busto sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a left uppercut followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
Busto closes the distance.  Busto sidesteps to the right of his opponent and hits home with a left hook.  
Mellas lands with a hard jab.  
Mellas drives a hard jab into his opponents face.  
Mellas throws a right hook, but Busto holds on to his opponent.  Busto leans on his opponent using all his weight. Busto is using his forearm in the clinch.  The ref calls break and the two fighters separate.  
Busto lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Mellas pivots from in front of his opponent.  Mellas tries to land a left hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a stinging left hook.  
Busto throws a left hook, but his opponent slips the shot.  Busto holds on to his opponent.  Busto uses his free hand to throw a hook, but it hits Mellas behind the head. Mellas tries to make the space to throw a hook, but hits Busto's kidney. The ref halts the action and breaks the clinch.  He lectures Mellas about fouling.  
Mellas pivots from in front of his opponent.  Busto lands a right uppercut followed by  two right hooks to his opponents head.  
Busto gets on the inside and lands a right hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
Mellas is on target with a left hook to Busto's ribs.  


Round 3 Statistics
Busto: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 34                            
Power Shots Landed: 17                            
Head Shots Thrown: 32                            
Head Shots Landed: 18                            
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Mellas: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 4: 

Mellas is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Busto lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Busto lands a left uppercut to the body followed by two right uppercut's to the head.  
Mellas is on target with a right hook to his opponents body.  
Busto drives a right uppercut into Mellas's body.  
Busto steps inside and manages to force Mellas into a corner.  Busto hits home with a left hook.  
Busto is on target with a left uppercut.  
Busto steps inside.  Busto quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Busto throws a right hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Busto throws a left hook, but is unable to get through his opponents guard.  Busto clinches his opponent.  Busto uses his free hand to throw a hook, but it hits Mellas behind the head. The ref halts the action and breaks the clinch.  He lectures Busto about fouling.  
Busto manouvers his opponent onto the ropes.  Busto hits home with a cross.  
Busto advances into close range and lands a left uppercut.  
Mellas steps to the outside.  Busto hits the target with a stiff jab.  
Busto throws a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Busto lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Mellas steps away from his opponent and tries to land a jab, but Busto parries the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Mellas pivots to the side of his opponent and connects with a cross.  
Busto is looking to close the distance.  Mellas pivots to the side of his opponent.  Busto drives a right hook into his opponents ribs.  
Busto gets on the inside.  Mellas pivots to the right of his opponent.  Busto hits home with a left hook.  
Busto digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  Busto clinches his opponent.  Mellas uses his free hand to throw a body hook, but it lands on Busto's kidney. The referee breaks up the clinch and lectures Busto to stop holding.  
Mellas is on target with a left hook to Busto's body.  
Mellas lands a cross.  
Busto advances into close range and lands a left uppercut followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  He then lands a right uppercut to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Busto is on target with a sharp right hook.  Busto attempts to land a jab, but Mellas sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Busto lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Busto is looking to close the distance and digs in a left hook to his opponents ribs.  


Round 4 Statistics
Busto: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 51                            
Power Shots Landed: 23                            
Head Shots Thrown: 44                            
Head Shots Landed: 20                            
Body Shots Thrown: 16                            
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Mellas: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 30                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Round 5: 

Busto drives a left hook into Mellas's ribs.  
Busto lands a cross to the head, a left hook to the body and a jab to the head.  
Mellas sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Busto lands a right uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  He continues the combination and lands a right hook to the head followed by a right uppercut to the body.  
Busto lands a left hook to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Busto digs in a right hook to his opponents body.  
Busto is looking to close the distance and is on target with a left hook to Mellas's body.  
Mellas attempts to land a cross, but Busto sidesteps and counters with a sharp left uppercut.  
Busto closes the distance.  Mellas pivots from in front of his opponent.  Mellas attempts to land a left hook, but Busto sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Busto lands a left uppercut.  
Busto cuts off the ring, trapping Mellas in the red corner.  Busto is on target with a right uppercut.  
Mellas tries to land a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Busto is on target with a right uppercut.  
Busto digs in a right hook to his opponents ribcage.  
Mellas switches the action to the outside.  Busto is on target with a jab.  Busto attempts to land an overhand left, but Mellas blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Busto advances into close range.  Mellas is on target with a right hook to Busto's body.  
Busto lands a right hook.  
Busto lands a left hook, right hook and a left hook to his opponents body.  
Busto lands a right uppercut to the body, a left hook to the head and a left hook to the body.  
Busto attempts to land a jab, but Mellas slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Mellas tries to land a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut to his opponents body.  


Round 5 Statistics
Busto: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 45                            
Power Shots Landed: 26                            
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 22                            
Body Shots Landed: 15                            

Mellas: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 30                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Round 6: 

Busto lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Mellas attempts to land a jab, but Busto sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Busto lands a right hook, right uppercut and a left hook to his opponents head.  
Busto is looking to close the distance.  Busto wants to work on the inside, but accidentally clashes heads with his opponent!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Mellas dabs at his face checking for damage.  Mellas has been damaged by that accidental headbutt.  That has caused slight damage to the nose.  
Mellas tries to step out of his opponents range.  Busto lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  Busto throws an overhand left, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Busto advances into close range and lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  Busto throws a left uppercut, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Busto is looking to close the distance and is on target with a right hook.  
Busto hits home with a firm right hook.  
Busto is looking to close the distance.  Mellas sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Busto lands three consecutive left hooks to his opponents ribs.  


Round 6 Statistics
Busto: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 33                            
Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Mellas: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 7: 

Busto advances into close range and is on target with a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Busto advances into close range.  Busto quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and connects with a left uppercut.  
Busto connects with a firm left hook.  
Busto connects with a right hook.  
Busto is looking to close the distance.  Mellas sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Busto lands a right uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Mellas quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Busto hits home with a sharp right uppercut.  As Busto tries to work on the inside, the fighters heads come together!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Mellas dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Mellas snaps his opponents head back with a ramrod jab.  
Mellas throws a right hook, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a cross.  
Mellas drives a left hook into his opponents ribs.  
Busto lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Busto hits home with a solid left hook.  
Busto manouvers Mellas onto the ropes.  Busto drives a left hook into his opponents body.  
Busto lands a firm right hook.  
Mellas pivots from in front of his opponent.  Busto connects with a stinging right hook.  
Busto gets on the inside and hits home with a solid left hook.  
Busto connects with a sharp right hook.  
Mellas tries to keep the action at long range.  Busto lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Busto digs in a right hook to Mellas's body.  
At the end of Round 7, lets listen in on the corners...Mellas's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 7 Statistics
Busto: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 38                            
Power Shots Landed: 19                            
Head Shots Thrown: 39                            
Head Shots Landed: 16                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Mellas: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 8: 

Busto is on target with a right hook to his opponents body.  
Busto advances into close range and is on target with a solid left uppercut.  
Busto drives a right hook into Mellas's body.  
Busto is on target with a cross.  Busto tries to land a right hook, but Mellas parries the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Busto closes the distance and lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Mellas manouvers Busto onto the ropes.  Mellas pivots to the right of his opponent.  Busto lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Busto gets on the inside.  Mellas pivots to the side of his opponent.  Mellas attempts to land a left hook, but Busto sidesteps and counters with a solid left uppercut.  
Busto connects with a cross.  
Mellas tries to land a jab, but Busto sidesteps and counters with a sharp right hook.  
Busto lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Mellas walks Busto onto the ropes.  Mellas attempts to land a jab, but Busto sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut to his opponents ribs.  
Busto hits home with a cross.  
Mellas lands a cross.  
Busto is looking to close the distance.  Busto pivots to the left of his opponent and is on target with a solid right hook.  


Round 8 Statistics
Busto: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 32                            
Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Mellas: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

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


Final Scorecards: 80 - 72  80 - 72  80 - 72

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Ontario, USA.... Davie Busto

Fight Statistics
Busto: 
Total Punches Thrown: 356                           
Total Punches Landed: 173                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 256                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 120                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 100                           
Total Body Shots Landed: 53                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 322                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 164                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 34                            
Total Jabs Landed: 9                             

Mellas: 
Total Punches Thrown: 236                           
Total Punches Landed: 60                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 170                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 45                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 66                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 15                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 193                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 51                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 43                            
Total Jabs Landed: 9