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09/08/2031
EOD Running: Pre Show
Ramirez Merlin vs Marco Cato

Boxing Daily Report from the AI El Salvador-San Salvador promoted show at San Salvador Olgin, San Salvador,  taking place on 16/10/2029:

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.  This is a final eliminator for the El Salvador-San Salvador Lightweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Ramirez Merlin (8(3) - 5(1)) who hails from Apopa, El Salvador and Marco Cato(12 - 4(1) - 1) from Mejicanos, El Salvador.  Merlin weighed in at 134 pounds and 8 ounces, while Cato weighed in at 134 pounds and 10 ounces.  
The referee tonight is Oihane Uriarte, and the three ringside judges are Rodrigo Calle, Lorenzo Rodriguez and Jerrold Lorenzana.  

Round 1: 

Merlin hits home with a cross.  
Merlin lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Cato tries to step out of his opponents range and throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Cato sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Merlin lands a firm cross.  
Merlin is looking to close the distance and lands a left hook to the head, a right hook to the body and a left hook to the body.  
Merlin steps away from his opponent.  Cato is on target with a solid jab to his opponents body.  
Merlin lands a left hook to the body followed by a cross to the head.  
Merlin sidesteps to the right of his opponent and hits home with a solid jab.  
Cato tries to land a right hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Merlin connects with a cross.  
Cato throws a right uppercut, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Merlin lands a cross, jab and a cross to his opponents head.  
Cato connects with an overhand right.  
Merlin advances into close range and connects with a solid right hook.  
Merlin is looking to keep his distance and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Cato pivots to the left of his opponent and hits home with a cross.  
Cato lands with a hard jab.  
Cato drives a hard jab into his opponents face.  
Merlin closes the distance and drives a right uppercut into Cato's ribcage.  
Cato finds the target with a spiteful jab.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Cato's trainer is advising how he could stop so many clean shots getting through.  

Round 1 Statistics
Merlin: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 19                            
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 17                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Cato: 
Jabs Thrown: 15                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 2: 

Merlin steps to the outside and tries to land a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook to Merlin's body.  
Cato contemptuously drops his hands, trying to provoke his opponent.  Merlin lands two straights followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Cato pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a right uppercut to the body followed by a cross to the head.  
Merlin steps away from his opponent and lands a stinging cross to his opponents body.  
Merlin hits home with a cross.  
Merlin lands a solid cross.  
Cato lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Merlin is looking to close the distance and lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Merlin is looking to keep his distance and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Merlin connects with a right hook.  
Cato attempts to land a jab, but Merlin sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Merlin closes the distance.  Cato pivots to the left of his opponent.  Cato tries to land a right hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a firm right hook.  
Merlin is looking to keep his distance and connects with an overhand right.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Cato's trainer is advising how he could improve the accuracy of his work.  

Round 2 Statistics
Merlin: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 30                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 29                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Cato: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 3: 

Cato tries to land a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Cato steps away from his opponent and tries to land a jab, but Merlin sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Cato pivots to the side of his opponent and connects with a stinging cross.  
Merlin lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Merlin steps inside.  Merlin pivots from in front of his opponent and is on target with a firm left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Cato lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Cato lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Merlin steps to the outside and tries to land a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Cato lands a cross.  
Merlin tries to land a jab, but Cato dodges the shot and counters with a cross.  
Merlin is looking to keep his distance and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Cato lands a hard jab.  
Cato switches the action to the outside and lands with a solid jab.  
Merlin tries to keep the action at long range and throws an overhand left, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook to his opponents ribs.  
Cato tries to land a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a weighty right hook to Cato's ribcage.  CATO WAS STUNNED BY THAT SHOT!  Cato recovers before his opponent can take advantage. 
Cato walks Merlin down, trapping him in the corner.  Cato is on target with a cross.  
Cato lands a jab followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
Cato sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a hard jab.  
Merlin gets on the inside.  Cato connects with a sharp right hook.  
Cato tries to land a jab, but Merlin sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
At the end of Round 3, lets listen in on the corners...Merlin's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 3 Statistics
Merlin: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Cato: 
Jabs Thrown: 19                            
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 39                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 4: 

Merlin steps inside.  Cato throws a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Merlin is on target with a cross.  Merlin tries to land a cross, but Cato dodges the shot and counters with a left hook to Merlin's body.  
Merlin finds the target with a jab.  
Merlin lands a jab to the head followed by a cross to the body.  
Cato connects with a cross.  
Cato attempts to land a cross, but Merlin blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Cato steps away from his opponent and lands a cross.  Cato throws a cross, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Merlin steps away from his opponent and is on target with a jab.  
Cato pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a ramrod jab.  
Merlin is on target with a stinging cross.  
Merlin lands a cross.  
Cato finds the target with a ramrod jab.  


Round 4 Statistics
Merlin: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Cato: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 5: 

Cato finds the target with a jab.  
Merlin switches the action to the outside and lands a stiff jab.  
Merlin lands with a stinging jab.  
Cato drives a stinging jab into Merlin's body.  
Merlin lands two straights followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Cato is on target with a cross.  
Cato pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a cross.  
Merlin lands a cross.  Merlin throws a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut to Merlin's body.  
Merlin advances into close range.  Cato lands a right hook.  
Cato attempts to land a jab, but Merlin parries the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Merlin tries to keep the action at long range and lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Merlin lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Cato lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Merlin is looking to keep his distance and lands with a sharp jab.  
Merlin hits home with a cross.  
Merlin is on target with a solid right hook to his opponents ribcage.  
Merlin lands a left hook followed by a cross to his opponents body.  
Cato is looking to keep the action on the outside and connects with a cross.  


Round 5 Statistics
Merlin: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Cato: 
Jabs Thrown: 15                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 6: 

Merlin is looking to close the distance.  Cato is on target with a stinging right hook.  
Cato digs in a stinging right hook to Merlin's body.  
Merlin forces Cato to retreat onto the ropes.  Merlin is on target with a left hook.  
Merlin lands a cross followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
Merlin lands an overhand right, jab and an overhand right to his opponents head.  
Cato lands a jab to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Merlin is looking to keep the action on the outside and finds the target with a stinging jab.  
Cato lands a left hook followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Merlin gets on the inside and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body, AND DROPS CATO TO THE CANVAS!  He manages to get up at 4.  
Merlin is looking to keep his distance and attempts to land a jab, but Cato slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Cato lands with a spiteful jab.  
Cato hits home with an overhand right.  
Cato lands with a stiff jab.  
Merlin advances into close range.  Cato pivots to the side of his opponent and hits home with a left hook.  
Merlin tries to land a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Merlin is looking to keep his distance and lands three consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Cato pivots to the left of his opponent and is on target with a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Merlin drives a right hook into his opponents body.  
Cato sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a jab followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
Cato is looking to keep the action on the outside and hits home with an overhand right.  
Merlin lands a cross.  
Cato walks Merlin down, trapping him in a corner.  Merlin lands a left hook to the body followed by a cross to the head.  


Round 6 Statistics
Merlin: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Cato: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 7: 

Cato pivots to the left of his opponent and hits home with a cross.  
Merlin is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Cato finds the target with a jab.  
Merlin lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  He follows up the attack and lands a cross to the body, and then to the head.  
Cato lands a hard jab.  
Cato lands a right hook.  
Merlin connects with a right hook.  
Merlin tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Cato pivots from in front of his opponent and hits the target with a solid jab.  
Merlin closes the distance and digs in a right hook to his opponents body.  
Merlin is on target with a left hook to Cato's body.  
Merlin is looking to close the distance.  Cato connects with a left hook.  
Merlin attempts to land a cross, but Cato parries the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Cato walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Merlin tries to land a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a stinging left uppercut.  
Cato throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a solid cross.  
Merlin is looking to keep his distance and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  Merlin throws an overhand right, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut to Merlin's ribs.  


Round 7 Statistics
Merlin: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 34                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 32                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Cato: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 8: 

Cato is looking to keep the action on the outside and is on target with a jab.  
Cato is on target with a firm right hook to Merlin's ribcage.  
Cato hits home with a left uppercut.  
Merlin steps inside and drives a left hook into his opponents body.  
Merlin is looking to close the distance and hits home with a sharp left hook.  
Merlin closes the distance.  Cato pivots to the right of his opponent and is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Merlin steps to the outside and lands an overhand right.  
Cato lands with a ramrod jab.  
Merlin lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Merlin finds the target with a stinging jab.  
Merlin digs in a stinging left hook to his opponents body.  
Cato finds the target with a jab.  Cato throws an overhand right, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a solid left hook.  
Merlin switches the action to the outside and is on target with a cross.  
Merlin is on target with a jab.  
Merlin switches the action to the outside.  Cato strikes his opponents body with a jab.  
Cato tries to land a cross, but Merlin slips the shot and counters with a stinging right hook.  
Merlin is looking to keep the action on the outside and is on target with an overhand right.  
Merlin gets on the inside and attempts to land a left hook, but Cato blocks the shot and counters with a firm left uppercut.  


Round 8 Statistics
Merlin: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 29                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Cato: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 9: 

Merlin steps inside and is on target with a left hook to Cato's body.  Merlin attempts to land a left hook, but Cato blocks the shot and counters with a sharp left hook.  
Cato hits home with a hard jab.  Cato tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Merlin gets on the inside and is on target with a stinging right hook to Cato's body.  
Merlin switches the action to the outside and attempts to land a jab, but Cato sidesteps and counters with a sharp right hook.  
Cato is on target with a cross.  
Cato steps away from his opponent and is on target with a jab.  Cato attempts to land a jab, but Merlin sidesteps and counters with a firm right uppercut.  
Cato hits home with a cross.  Cato attempts to land a jab, but Merlin sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Merlin quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Merlin lands a left hook to the body followed by a cross to the head.  Merlin tries to land a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Merlin is looking to keep his distance.  Cato connects with a cross.  
Cato tries to step out of his opponents range and connects with an overhand right.  
Cato lands a solid jab.  
Merlin lands a cross.  
Merlin steps away from his opponent and lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Merlin lands a stinging jab.  
Merlin steps away from his opponent and connects with a cross.  
Cato quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and finds the target with a jab.  


Round 9 Statistics
Merlin: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Cato: 
Jabs Thrown: 14                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 10: 

Merlin switches the action to the outside and lands a stinging jab.  Merlin throws an overhand left, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Cato lands an overhand left.  
Merlin lands a jab followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Merlin switches the action to the outside and connects with an overhand right.  
Cato attempts to land a jab, but Merlin sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Cato throws an uppercut to the body, but lands well below the belt!  The ref stops the action.  The ref sends Merlin to the neutral corner.  He warns Cato to stop fouling or he'll lose a point.  
Merlin steps to the outside.  Cato is on target with an overhand left.  
Cato pivots to the right of his opponent and drives a cross into Merlin's body.  
Cato connects with a cross.  
Cato steps away from his opponent.  Cato sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Merlin connects with an overhand right.  
Merlin steps to the outside and hits home with a cross.  Merlin throws a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Merlin throws a right uppercut, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Merlin connects with a solid cross.  
Cato snaps his opponents head back with a hard jab.  
Merlin is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a cross to the head, a cross to the body and a jab to the head.  


Round 10 Statistics
Merlin: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Cato: 
Jabs Thrown: 15                            
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
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: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
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
Round 7 Scores: 10 - 10  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 8 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 9 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 10 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9


Final Scorecards: 98 - 92  98 - 91  98 - 91

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Apopa, El Salvador.... Ramirez Merlin

Fight Statistics
Merlin: 
Total Punches Thrown: 324                           
Total Punches Landed: 141                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 253                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 116                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 71                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 25                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 250                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 108                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 74                            
Total Jabs Landed: 33                            

Cato: 
Total Punches Thrown: 322                           
Total Punches Landed: 93                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 277                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 77                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 45                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 16                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 194                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 59                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 128                           
Total Jabs Landed: 34