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16/08/2030
EOD Running: Training
Irfan Rayes vs Abdul Zaidi

Boxing Daily Report from the Nashanian Promotions promoted show at Riyadh Atwi, Riyadh,  taking place on 30/11/2026:

Clearly Nashanian Promotions have made a mistake booking this venue with less than half the tickets sold, including those handed out as prizes by Boxing Daily.  
Next up we have one of the supporting contests of this show.  This is a semi final eliminator for the Saudi Arabia-East Cruiserweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Irfan Rayes (8 - 7(1) - 2) who hails from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and Abdul Zaidi(9 - 6(1)) from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.  Rayes weighed in at 200 pounds, while Zaidi weighed in at 199 pounds And 9 ounces.  
The referee tonight is Atif Ghaffari, and the three ringside judges are Tariq Fakhoury, Kashif Yaziji and Rashid Betros.  

Round 1: 

Rayes is on target with a right hook.  
Rayes drives a jab into his opponents body.  
Rayes is looking to keep his distance.  Zaidi lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Zaidi connects with a cross.  
Rayes pivots to the side of his opponent.  Zaidi is on target with a cross.  
Rayes steps away from his opponent.  Zaidi connects with an overhand right.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Rayes's trainer is advising how he could be more accurate.  

Round 1 Statistics
Rayes: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 9                             
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 12                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Zaidi: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 10                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 2: 

Zaidi pivots to the right of his opponent.  Rayes connects with a cross.  
Zaidi gets on the inside and is on target with a left hook.  
Rayes tries to step out of his opponents range and finds the target with a jab.  
Zaidi connects with an overhand right.  
Zaidi sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Zaidi throws a right uppercut, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Rayes tries to keep the action at long range and hits home with a cross.  
Zaidi steps inside and lands a left hook.  
Zaidi forces Rayes to retreat onto the ropes.  Rayes finds the target with a jab.  


Round 2 Statistics
Rayes: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 7                             
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Zaidi: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 3: 

Zaidi steps inside and is on target with a right hook.  
Rayes lands a left hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
Rayes is on target with a cross.  
Rayes hits home with an overhand right.  
Zaidi is looking to close the distance.  Zaidi pivots to the side of his opponent.  Rayes is on target with a left hook.  
Zaidi connects with a cross.  
Zaidi closes the distance.  Zaidi sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Rayes hits home with a left hook.  
Zaidi is on target with a cross.  
Rayes is looking to keep his distance and finds the target with a jab.  
At the end of Round 3, lets listen in on the corners...Rayes's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  Zaidi's trainer is advising how he could be more accurate.  

Round 3 Statistics
Rayes: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Zaidi: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 4: 

Zaidi attempts to land an overhand right, but Rayes slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Zaidi closes the distance.  Zaidi sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Rayes connects with a right hook.  
Zaidi switches the action to the outside and connects with a cross.  
Rayes quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Zaidi attempts to land a cross, but Rayes blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Rayes connects with an overhand right.  
Zaidi sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a left hook.  
Rayes lands a cross to Zaidi's body.  


Round 4 Statistics
Rayes: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Zaidi: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 5: 

Rayes circles his opponent with a low guard, waiting for his opponent to attack.  Zaidi hits home with a right hook.  
Rayes forces Zaidi to back into the red corner.  Zaidi is on target with a jab.  
Zaidi is on target with a cross.  
Zaidi steps to the outside.  Rayes is on target with a jab.  
Rayes sidesteps to the right of his opponent and finds the target with a jab.  
Zaidi waits at the mid-range with a lowered guard, waiting for his opponent to throw a punch.  Rayes lands a double jab to his opponents head.  


Round 5 Statistics
Rayes: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 6                             
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 13                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Zaidi: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 6: 

Zaidi is looking to keep his distance.  Rayes is on target with a jab.  
Zaidi is looking to keep his distance.  Rayes hits home with an overhand right.  


Round 6 Statistics
Rayes: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 7                             
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 11                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Zaidi: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 6                             
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 10                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 7: 

Zaidi pivots to the side of his opponent and hits home with a right uppercut.  
Rayes is looking to keep his distance and lands an overhand right.  
Rayes is on target with a cross.  
Rayes steps away from his opponent and attempts to land an overhand left, but Zaidi sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Rayes finds the target with a jab.  
Rayes is on target with a jab.  


Round 7 Statistics
Rayes: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Zaidi: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 9                             
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 10                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 8: 

Zaidi throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Rayes tries to keep the action at long range and lands a jab to the head followed by a cross to the body.  
Rayes steps to the outside and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Zaidi switches the action to the outside and is on target with a cross.  
Rayes sidesteps to the right of his opponent and is on target with a cross.  
Zaidi sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a cross.  


Round 8 Statistics
Rayes: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 10                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Zaidi: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 9: 

Zaidi finds the target with a jab.  
Rayes manages to force Zaidi into a corner.  Rayes pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a jab.  
Rayes switches the action to the outside and drives a jab into Zaidi's body.  
Zaidi quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and hits home with a cross.  
Zaidi lands a cross.  Zaidi attempts to land a jab, but Rayes sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Rayes tries to step out of his opponents range and finds the target with a jab.  
Rayes is looking to keep his distance and connects with a cross.  


Round 9 Statistics
Rayes: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Zaidi: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 10: 

Rayes is on target with an overhand right.  
Zaidi lands a cross.  
Zaidi connects with a left uppercut.  
Rayes switches the action to the outside.  Zaidi feints a left hook, and then lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Rayes tries to step out of his opponents range.  Zaidi quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Rayes finds the target with a jab.  
Zaidi attempts to land an uppercut to the solar plexus, but he strays low!  The ref ignores Rayes's complaints and signals for the action to continue.  
Zaidi advances into close range.  Zaidi quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and is on target with a right hook.  


Round 10 Statistics
Rayes: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Zaidi: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 1 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
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: 98 - 92  98 - 92  98 - 92

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.... Irfan Rayes

Fight Statistics
Rayes: 
Total Punches Thrown: 177                           
Total Punches Landed: 54                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 155                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 49                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 22                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 5                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 108                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 25                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 69                            
Total Jabs Landed: 29                            

Zaidi: 
Total Punches Thrown: 186                           
Total Punches Landed: 30                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 176                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 30                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 0                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 124                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 26                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 62                            
Total Jabs Landed: 4