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27/07/2031
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Gautam Balakrishnan vs Bilal Zahra

Boxing Daily Report from the AI Iran-Isfahan promoted show at Isfahan Zhen, Isfahan,  taking place on 22/08/2030:

Clearly AI Iran-Isfahan 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 is the main event of the show.  This is a semi final eliminator for the Iran-Isfahan Lightweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Gautam Balakrishnan (9 - 15 - 7) who hails from Isfahan, Iran and Bilal Zahra(6 - 0) from Isfahan, Iran.  Balakrishnan weighed in at 134 pounds and 3 ounces, while Zahra weighed in at 135 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Amer Farha, and the three ringside judges are Amer Mahdavi, Dewei Joe and Jawad Agha.  

Round 1: 

Zahra drives a left uppercut into Balakrishnan's body.  
Zahra pivots to the left of his opponent and is on target with a right hook to his opponents body.  
Zahra lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  Zahra holds on to his opponent.  Balakrishnan is using his forearm in the clinch.  The ref calls break and the two fighters separate.  
Zahra drives a sharp right hook into Balakrishnan's body.  
Balakrishnan is looking to keep his distance.  Zahra sidesteps to the left of his opponent and is on target with a jab.  
Balakrishnan advances into close range.  Zahra sidesteps to the left of his opponent and digs in a right hook to his opponents ribs.  
Balakrishnan throws a right uppercut, but Zahra ties up his opponent.  The ref breaks the clinch and signals for the action to continue.  
Zahra lands a left hook, left uppercut and a left hook to his opponents body.  
Zahra forces Balakrishnan to back into the ropes.  Zahra is on target with a left uppercut to his opponents liver.  
Balakrishnan tries to keep the action at long range and attempts to land a jab, but Zahra slips the shot and counters with a solid right uppercut.  
Zahra walks his opponent into a neutral corner.  Zahra is on target with a solid left hook to Balakrishnan's body.  
Zahra quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and is on target with a right hook.  
Zahra digs in a left hook to Balakrishnan's liver.  
Balakrishnan closes the distance.  Zahra is on target with a right hook to Balakrishnan's ribs.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Balakrishnan's trainer is telling his fighter he is being outworked and needs to throw more.  

Round 1 Statistics
Balakrishnan: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 10                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 11                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Zahra: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 29                            
Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 20                            
Body Shots Landed: 13                            

Round 2: 

Zahra connects with a left hook.  
Zahra steps inside and digs in a firm left hook to Balakrishnan's body.  
Zahra quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands two left hooks to the body, and one to the head.  
Zahra closes the distance and drives a solid left hook into his opponents liver.  
Zahra pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a left hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Balakrishnan gets on the inside.  Zahra lands a right uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Zahra digs in a right hook to his opponents ribcage.  
Zahra connects with a solid cross.  
Zahra walks his opponent into a neutral corner.  Zahra finds the target with a jab.  
Zahra lands a left hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Zahra is looking to close the distance and is on target with a sharp right hook to his opponents body.  Zahra ties up his opponent.  Zahra pushes his forearm into Balakrishnan's face.  The ref separates the two fighters.  
Zahra lands a right hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Zahra advances into close range.  Zahra quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Zahra throws a right uppercut, but the shot is blocked.  Zahra clinches his opponent.  Balakrishnan is leaning on his opponent in the clinch. The ref breaks Zahra's hold and signals for the fight to continue.  
Zahra hits home with a sharp right uppercut.  
Zahra advances into close range.  Balakrishnan throws a right hook, but the shot lands on his opponents guard.  Zahra holds on to his opponent.  Zahra pushes his forearm into Balakrishnan's face.  The ref separates the two fighters.  
Balakrishnan advances into close range.  Zahra pivots to the side of his opponent.  Zahra lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  Zahra clinches his opponent.  Balakrishnan is using his forearm in the clinch.  The referee breaks the clinch and warns Balakrishnan to stop fouling.  
Zahra pivots from in front of his opponent and connects with a left hook.  


Round 2 Statistics
Balakrishnan: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Zahra: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 21                            
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 15                            
Body Shots Landed: 12                            

Round 3: 

Zahra pivots from in front of his opponent and is on target with a stinging left hook.  
Zahra is on target with a solid right hook to his opponents ribs.  
Zahra is on target with a solid left hook to Balakrishnan's ribs.  
Zahra switches the action to the outside.  Balakrishnan hits home with a cross.  
Zahra pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a right hook to the body followed by a cross to the head.  
Balakrishnan gets on the inside.  Zahra lands a left hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Zahra is on target with a sharp left hook to his opponents body.  
Zahra manouvers his opponent onto the ropes.  Balakrishnan lands a left hook.  
Zahra lands a right uppercut to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Zahra steps away from his opponent and tries to land a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Balakrishnan steps inside.  Zahra lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Zahra sidesteps to the left of his opponent and is on target with a right hook to Balakrishnan's ribs.  
Balakrishnan lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Balakrishnan is looking to close the distance.  Zahra lands a right hook to the head, a left hook to the body and a right uppercut to the head.  
Zahra drives a right hook into Balakrishnan's ribs.  
Zahra steps to the outside.  Balakrishnan lands a cross.  
Zahra advances into close range and connects with a left hook.  
At the end of Round 3, lets listen in on the corners...Balakrishnan's trainer is advising how he could improve the accuracy of his work.  

Round 3 Statistics
Balakrishnan: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Zahra: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 33                            
Power Shots Landed: 18                            
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 19                            
Body Shots Landed: 11                            

Round 4: 

Zahra lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Zahra is looking to close the distance.  Zahra quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and hits home with a left hook.  Zahra throws an uppercut to the body, but lands well below the belt!  The ref stops the action and gives Balakrishnan time to recover.  
Zahra throws a right hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Balakrishnan sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Zahra lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Zahra hits home with a cross.  
Balakrishnan steps inside.  Zahra pivots from in front of his opponent.  Zahra tries to land a left hook, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a cross.  
Zahra is looking to close the distance and lands a left hook to the head, a left hook to the body and a right hook to the body.  
Zahra is on target with a solid cross.  
Zahra drives a sharp left hook into his opponents body.  
Zahra is on target with a firm overhand left.  
Zahra is looking to close the distance and walks Balakrishnan down, trapping him in the corner.  Zahra lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Balakrishnan tries to land a left hook, but Zahra blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Zahra is on target with a left hook to Balakrishnan's body.  
Zahra cuts off the ring, trapping Balakrishnan in a neutral corner.  Zahra pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  


Round 4 Statistics
Balakrishnan: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 13                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Zahra: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 30                            
Power Shots Landed: 18                            
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 13                            
Body Shots Landed: 8                             

Round 5: 

Balakrishnan is looking to close the distance.  Zahra sidesteps to the left of his opponent and hits home with a stinging left hook.  
Zahra connects with a solid cross.  
Zahra pivots from in front of his opponent and drives a right uppercut into Balakrishnan's body.  
Zahra is on target with a right hook.  
Zahra digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  
Balakrishnan strikes his opponents body with a cross.  
Zahra closes the distance and lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Balakrishnan tries to keep the action at long range.  Zahra feints a right, and then connects with an overhand right.  
Balakrishnan closes the distance.  Zahra is on target with a right hook to his opponents body.  
Zahra is on target with a solid left hook to Balakrishnan's body.  
Zahra is looking to close the distance and drives a solid left uppercut into Balakrishnan's body.  
Zahra digs in a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
At the end of Round 5, lets listen in on the corners...Balakrishnan's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  Balakrishnan's trainer is advising how he could stop so many clean shots getting through.  

Round 5 Statistics
Balakrishnan: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 11                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Zahra: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Round 6: 

Zahra pivots to the left of his opponent and lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Balakrishnan steps away from his opponent.  Zahra finds the target with a jab.  
Balakrishnan hits home with a left uppercut.  Balakrishnan attempts to land a right hook, but Zahra parries the shot and counters with a sharp left hook.  
Zahra pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Zahra pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Zahra lands a left hook to the head, a left hook to the body and a right uppercut to the head.  
Zahra is on target with a left hook to his opponents ribs.  
Zahra lands a jab.  
Zahra gets on the inside and drives a right hook into his opponents ribcage.  


Round 6 Statistics
Balakrishnan: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Zahra: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Round 7: 

Balakrishnan gets on the inside.  Zahra lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Zahra lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Zahra digs in a firm left uppercut to Balakrishnan's liver.  
Zahra steps inside and walks his opponent down, trapping him in a neutral corner.  Zahra lands a left hook.  
Zahra pivots to the left of his opponent and hits home with a sharp right hook.  
Zahra lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Balakrishnan is on target with a right uppercut.  
Balakrishnan steps inside.  Zahra pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a sharp right uppercut.  
Zahra gets on the inside and digs in a solid left hook to his opponents body.  
Zahra is on target with a solid left hook.  Zahra attempts to land a left hook, but Balakrishnan sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Zahra is on target with a right hook to his opponents ribcage.  
Balakrishnan tries to keep the action at long range and lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Balakrishnan closes the distance.  Zahra lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  HE HAS HIS OPPONENT IN TROUBLE!  Balakrishnan quickly recovers. 
Zahra advances into close range and drives a solid left uppercut into his opponents body.  
Zahra lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body, AND STUNS HIS OPPONENT!  Balakrishnan almost instantly gets his legs back. 


Round 7 Statistics
Balakrishnan: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 12                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Zahra: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 16                            
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 17                            
Body Shots Landed: 10                            

Round 8: 

Zahra gets on the inside and connects with a solid left hook.  
Zahra is on target with a left hook to his opponents ribs.  
Zahra is looking to keep his distance.  Balakrishnan hits home with a cross.  
Zahra is on target with a sharp cross.  
Zahra closes the distance.  Zahra pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a left uppercut followed by a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Zahra lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Zahra lands a jab.  Zahra attempts to land an uppercut to the solar plexus, but he strays low!  The ref stops the action.  The ref sends Balakrishnan to the neutral corner.  He lectures Zahra but does not take away a point.  
Zahra closes the distance and digs in a left hook to his opponents liver.  
Zahra pivots to the side of his opponent.  Zahra throws a left uppercut, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Zahra pivots to the left of his opponent and digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  
At the end of Round 8, lets listen in on the corners...Zahra's trainer is telling his fighter he is a mile in front and not to do anything stupid. 

Round 8 Statistics
Balakrishnan: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Zahra: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Round 9: 

Balakrishnan steps inside.  Zahra lands a sharp left hook.  
Zahra is looking to keep his distance.  Balakrishnan tries to land a cross, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a cross.  
Zahra lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Balakrishnan lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Balakrishnan steps away from his opponent.  Zahra hits home with a cross.  
Balakrishnan gets on the inside.  Zahra lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  Zahra ties up his opponent.  Zahra leans on his opponent trying to wear him down. The ref breaks Zahra's hold and signals for the fight to continue.  
Zahra connects with an overhand right.  
Balakrishnan advances into close range and walks Zahra into a corner.  Balakrishnan pivots to the right of his opponent.  Zahra hits home with a left uppercut.  
Zahra is looking to keep his distance.  Zahra sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Balakrishnan gets on the inside.  Zahra is on target with a left hook.  
Balakrishnan closes the distance.  Zahra lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Balakrishnan tries to keep the action at long range.  Zahra is on target with a solid overhand left.  
Zahra hits home with a sharp jab.  
At the end of Round 9, lets listen in on the corners...Balakrishnan's trainer is telling his fighter he must go to war on his opponent!  

Round 9 Statistics
Balakrishnan: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 9                             
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 6                             
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Zahra: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Round 10: 

Balakrishnan hits home with a cross.  
Zahra throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Balakrishnan steps inside.  Zahra sidesteps to the left of his opponent and drives a left hook into his opponents body.  
Zahra is on target with a jab.  
Balakrishnan steps inside and manages to force Zahra into a corner.  Zahra lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head, KNOCKING BALAKRISHNAN DOWN!  He is back up on his feet at 6.  


Round 10 Statistics
Balakrishnan: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Zahra: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 8                             
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

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: 8 - 10  8 - 10  8 - 10


Final Scorecards: 89 - 100  89 - 100  89 - 100

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Isfahan, Iran.... Bilal Zahra

Fight Statistics
Balakrishnan: 
Total Punches Thrown: 172                           
Total Punches Landed: 24                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 153                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 23                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 19                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 1                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 152                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 20                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 20                            
Total Jabs Landed: 4                             

Zahra: 
Total Punches Thrown: 315                           
Total Punches Landed: 154                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 189                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 77                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 126                           
Total Body Shots Landed: 77                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 238                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 138                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 77                            
Total Jabs Landed: 16