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31/01/2035
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Paul Merricks vs Chris Lemonds

Boxing Daily Report from the Agyemang Promotions promoted show at Raleigh Thomaston, Raleigh,  taking place on 04/04/2033:

There are plenty of empty seats out here tonight, with the show nowhere near close to selling out.  
Next up is the main event of the show.  This is a mandatory fight for the USA-North Carolina Lightweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance and those watching live on Fight Now TV, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Paul Merricks (15 - 17(3) - 4) who hails from Charlotte, USA and Chris Lemonds(21(1) - 4) from Charlotte, USA.  Both Merricks and Lemonds weighed in at 135 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Gareth McCoach, and the three ringside judges are Dale Jones, Robert Samuel and Joel Richard.  

Round 1: 

Lemonds hits home with a solid jab.  
Lemonds connects with a left hook.  
Lemonds steps inside and lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Merricks sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Lemonds lands a spiteful jab.  
Lemonds lands a left uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Lemonds closes the distance and digs in a left uppercut to his opponents ribs.  
Lemonds digs in a left hook to Merricks's body.  
Lemonds is on target with a cross.  
Merricks manages to force Lemonds into a corner.  Lemonds lands a left hook to the body, a left uppercut to the head and a left hook to the head.  
Lemonds lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Lemonds lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Merricks is looking to close the distance and attempts to land a right hook, but Lemonds dodges the shot and counters with a cross.  
Lemonds hits home with a firm cross.  
Merricks cuts off the ring, trapping Lemonds in the corner.  Lemonds finds the target with a spiteful jab.  
Merricks connects with an overhand right.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Merricks's trainer is advising how he could be more accurate.  Merricks's trainer is telling his fighter to increase his workrate.  Merricks's trainer is telling his fighter to tighten his defence.  

Round 1 Statistics
Merricks: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 7                             
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 7                             
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Lemonds: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 33                            
Power Shots Landed: 17                            
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Round 2: 

Lemonds forces Merricks to retreat into a neutral corner.  Lemonds lands a left uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  Lemonds tries to land a left uppercut, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Lemonds lands a right hook to the body, a left uppercut to the head and a left hook to the body.  
Lemonds hits home with a right uppercut.  
Merricks is looking to keep his distance and finds the target with a jab.  
Lemonds advances into close range and lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Merricks is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Lemonds is on target with a right hook.  
Lemonds digs in a firm right hook to Merricks's body.  
Lemonds cuts off the ring, trapping Merricks in a corner.  Lemonds lands a right hook to the body, a left hook to the head and a right uppercut to the head.  
Lemonds hits home with a left hook.  
Lemonds hits home with a right uppercut.  
Lemonds manouvers his opponent into a neutral corner.  Merricks connects with a left uppercut.  
Merricks steps away from his opponent and hits home with a cross.  
Merricks steps to the outside and connects with a cross.  
Lemonds walks Merricks into a corner.  Lemonds lands a sharp right hook.  
Lemonds lands two right hook's to the body followed by a right uppercut to the head.  
Lemonds lands two right hooks to the body, and one to the head.  
Merricks hits home with a right uppercut.  
Lemonds advances into close range and digs in a sharp left uppercut to his opponents body.  


Round 2 Statistics
Merricks: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Lemonds: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 42                            
Power Shots Landed: 23                            
Head Shots Thrown: 29                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 13                            
Body Shots Landed: 8                             

Round 3: 

Lemonds closes the distance and is on target with a right hook to his opponents body.  
Lemonds lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Lemonds is looking to close the distance and lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Lemonds is looking to close the distance and walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Lemonds digs in a right hook to Merricks's ribs.  
Lemonds lands a right uppercut to the body, and then to the head.  
Lemonds forces Merricks to back into a corner.  Lemonds quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a left hook to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Lemonds is on target with a right uppercut to Merricks's ribcage.  
Lemonds digs in a right hook to his opponents body.  
Lemonds lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  He continues the combination and lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Lemonds pivots from in front of his opponent and lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Lemonds closes the distance.  Merricks throws a left hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Merricks tries to land a right hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut to Merricks's body.  
Lemonds lands a left hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Merricks gets on the inside.  Lemonds is on target with a right hook to his opponents ribs.  
At the end of Round 3, lets listen in on the corners...Merricks's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 3 Statistics
Merricks: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 11                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Lemonds: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 41                            
Power Shots Landed: 23                            
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 15                            
Body Shots Landed: 13                            

Round 4: 

Lemonds is on target with a left hook to Merricks's liver.  
Lemonds gets on the inside.  Lemonds pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Lemonds steps inside and cuts off the ring, trapping Merricks in a neutral corner.  Lemonds digs in a left hook to his opponents ribs.  
Lemonds is looking to close the distance and lands a left hook to the body followed by a left uppercut to the head.  
Lemonds gets on the inside and connects with a sharp left hook.  
Lemonds gets on the inside and lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Lemonds steps inside.  Merricks lands a left uppercut.  
Lemonds closes the distance and lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Lemonds is looking to close the distance and is on target with a left uppercut.  
Lemonds sidesteps to the left of his opponent and connects with a left uppercut.  
Lemonds connects with a firm cross.  
Merricks throws a right uppercut, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Lemonds closes the distance and is on target with a left hook to Merricks's ribs.  
Merricks switches the action to the outside and is on target with a cross.  
Lemonds steps inside and connects with a right hook.  
Lemonds walks his opponent into a neutral corner.  Lemonds digs in a left hook to Merricks's ribs.  
Lemonds finds the target with a jab.  


Round 4 Statistics
Merricks: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Lemonds: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 35                            
Power Shots Landed: 18                            
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 14                            
Body Shots Landed: 7                             

Round 5: 

Lemonds lands a left uppercut, left hook and a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Merricks throws a right hook, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a sharp left hook.  
Merricks lands a cross.  
Lemonds lands a left hook followed by  two right hooks to his opponents head.  
Lemonds lands a left hook to the body followed by a right uppercut to the head.  
Lemonds walks his opponent down, trapping him in the corner.  Lemonds lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Lemonds advances into close range and is on target with a sharp left uppercut to his opponents liver.  
Lemonds is on target with a cross.  
Merricks is looking to keep the action on the outside and is on target with a cross.  
Lemonds is looking to close the distance and manouvers his opponent onto the ropes.  Lemonds drives a right hook into Merricks's ribcage.  
Lemonds lands a jab.  
Lemonds gets on the inside and hits home with a solid right hook.  
Merricks cuts off the ring, trapping Lemonds in the corner.  Lemonds lands a cross.  
Lemonds lands a left uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Merricks is looking to close the distance and throws a right hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a stinging left hook.  
Lemonds connects with a stinging right hook.  
Merricks steps away from his opponent and lands an overhand left.  
Merricks gets on the inside.  Lemonds lands a left uppercut to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  


Round 5 Statistics
Merricks: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Lemonds: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 37                            
Power Shots Landed: 22                            
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 17                            
Body Shots Thrown: 14                            
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Round 6: 

Merricks is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a cross to his opponents body.  
Lemonds steps inside and manouvers Merricks onto the ropes.  Lemonds pivots to the left of his opponent.  Merricks attempts to land a right hook, but Lemonds dodges the shot and counters with a cross.  
Merricks sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Merricks attempts to land a right hook, but Lemonds slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Lemonds lands a jab to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Lemonds is looking to close the distance and lands a left hook to the head followed by a right uppercut to the body.  
Merricks steps inside.  Lemonds quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and connects with a left uppercut.  
Merricks steps to the outside and connects with a cross.  
Lemonds forces Merricks to retreat into a corner.  Lemonds connects with a solid right hook.  
Lemonds is on target with a cross.  
Lemonds quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands two right hook's to the body followed by a left uppercut to the head.  
Lemonds is on target with a right hook.  
Lemonds lands a left hook followed by  two right hooks to his opponents head.  
Lemonds manages to force Merricks onto the ropes.  Lemonds lands a left uppercut followed by  two right hooks to his opponents head.  
Lemonds is on target with a sharp right uppercut.  


Round 6 Statistics
Merricks: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 13                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Lemonds: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 36                            
Power Shots Landed: 19                            
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 16                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Round 7: 

Merricks is looking to keep his distance and lands a jab.  
Lemonds advances into close range and is on target with a left hook to Merricks's body.  
Merricks connects with a cross.  
Merricks advances into close range.  Lemonds lands a right uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Lemonds lands a left hook to the head, a left uppercut to the body and a left hook to the body.  
Lemonds lands a right hook to the body, a left hook to the head and a right uppercut to the head.  
Lemonds steps inside and lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Merricks tries to step out of his opponents range and is on target with an overhand right.  
Lemonds is looking to close the distance and lands a left uppercut.  
Lemonds gets on the inside and manouvers Merricks into the corner.  Lemonds lands a right hook.  
Lemonds steps inside and lands a right hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Lemonds lands a left uppercut, right hook and a left hook to his opponents head.  
Merricks throws an overhand right, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a sharp right uppercut.  
Lemonds manouvers Merricks into a corner.  Lemonds lands a sharp left hook.  
Lemonds is on target with a left hook to his opponents liver.  
Lemonds advances into close range.  Lemonds pivots from in front of his opponent.  Merricks is on target with a left uppercut.  


Round 7 Statistics
Merricks: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 10                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 8                             
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Lemonds: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 34                            
Power Shots Landed: 21                            
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 16                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Round 8: 

Lemonds steps inside and lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Merricks is on target with a right hook.  
Lemonds steps inside and hits home with a stinging right hook.  
Lemonds gets on the inside and lands a left hook.  
Lemonds lands a right hook, left hook and a right hook to his opponents head.  
Lemonds lands a right hook, left hook and a right hook to his opponents head.  
Lemonds lands a right hook to the head, a left hook to the body and a right hook to the head.  Lemonds clinches his opponent.  Lemonds leans on his opponent using all his weight. The ref separates the two fighters.  
Lemonds lands a left hook to the head followed by a right uppercut to the body.  
Lemonds steps inside and tries to land a right hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Lemonds closes the distance and connects with a firm right hook.  
Lemonds closes the distance and forces Merricks to retreat onto the ropes.  Lemonds lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Lemonds is looking to close the distance and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Merricks steps away from his opponent.  Lemonds is on target with a firm cross.  
Lemonds steps inside.  As Merricks tries to work on the inside, the fighters heads come together!  The ref acknowledges the accidental headclash but allows the action to continue.  Lemonds has been damaged by the clash of heads.  That has caused a minor cut in the corner of.  
Lemonds connects with a solid left hook.  
Lemonds lands a right hook to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Lemonds lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  


Round 8 Statistics
Merricks: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 9                             
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 8                             
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Lemonds: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 44                            
Power Shots Landed: 26                            
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 20                            
Body Shots Thrown: 16                            
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Round 9: 

Lemonds lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Merricks tries to step out of his opponents range and hits home with an overhand left.  
Lemonds is on target with a left hook.  
Lemonds advances into close range and connects with a right uppercut.  
Merricks steps away from his opponent.  Lemonds connects with a cross.  
Merricks finds the target with a jab.  
Merricks steps inside.  Lemonds lands a left hook to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Lemonds sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a left uppercut to the head, a left hook to the body and a right hook to the head.  
Lemonds lands three consecutive left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Lemonds is looking to close the distance and walks Merricks down, trapping him in the corner.  Lemonds lands a left uppercut to the body, and then to the head.  
Lemonds lands a cross to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Lemonds lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Lemonds is on target with a left hook.  
Lemonds closes the distance.  Lemonds sidesteps to the left of his opponent and drives a left hook into his opponents body.  
Lemonds is looking to close the distance and lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Lemonds drives a left hook into his opponents body.  
Lemonds lands a right hook to the body followed by two left hook's to the head.  
Merricks throws a right hook, but Lemonds clinches his opponent.  As they grapple, Lemonds pushes his forearm into Merricks's face.  The ref separates the two fighters.  


Round 9 Statistics
Merricks: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Lemonds: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 49                            
Power Shots Landed: 27                            
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 22                            
Body Shots Landed: 13                            

Round 10: 

Merricks quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and is on target with a right hook.  
Merricks sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Lemonds lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Lemonds sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Merricks throws a right hook, but Lemonds holds on to his opponent.  As they grapple, Lemonds pushes his forearm into Merricks's face.  The referee breaks the clinch and warns Lemonds to stop fouling.  
Merricks steps to the outside and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Merricks lands an overhand left.  
Lemonds quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and is on target with a right hook.  
Lemonds lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Lemonds lands a left hook, left uppercut and a right hook to his opponents head.  Lemonds holds on to his opponent.  Lemonds throws a hook within the clinch but hits his opponent behind the head. The ref halts the action and breaks the clinch.  He lectures Lemonds about fouling.  
Merricks is looking to close the distance.  Lemonds lands a left hook to the head followed by a right uppercut to the body.  
Lemonds lands a left hook followed by a jab to his opponents head.  


Round 10 Statistics
Merricks: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Lemonds: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
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


Final Scorecards: 90 - 100  90 - 100  90 - 100

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Charlotte, USA.... Chris Lemonds

Fight Statistics
Merricks: 
Total Punches Thrown: 177                           
Total Punches Landed: 34                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 149                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 33                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 28                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 1                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 150                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 24                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 27                            
Total Jabs Landed: 10                            

Lemonds: 
Total Punches Thrown: 391                           
Total Punches Landed: 216                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 268                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 146                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 123                           
Total Body Shots Landed: 70                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 367                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 205                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 24                            
Total Jabs Landed: 11