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05/08/2035
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Paul Merricks vs Ellis Balfour

Boxing Daily Report from the AI USA-North Carolina promoted show at Charlotte Davis, Charlotte,  taking place on 15/03/2035:

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 USA-North Carolina Lightweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Paul Merricks (16 - 20(5) - 5) who hails from Charlotte, USA and Ellis Balfour(12 - 12 - 4) from Charlotte, USA.  Merricks weighed in at 134 pounds and 6 ounces, while Balfour weighed in at 135 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Kian Bourne, and the three ringside judges are Tom McCleod, Dave Jernigan and Chris Farm.  

Round 1: 

Balfour advances into close range.  Merricks hits home with a right hook.  
Merricks lands a jab.  
Balfour steps inside.  Balfour sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Merricks is on target with a right uppercut.  
Balfour lands a right hook.  
Merricks is looking to keep the action on the outside and is on target with an overhand left.  
Merricks is on target with a left hook.  Merricks attempts to land a cross, but Balfour sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Balfour digs in a right hook to Merricks's ribs.  Balfour attempts to land a right uppercut, but Merricks parries the shot and counters with a right hook to his opponents body.  
Merricks is on target with a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Merricks's trainer is advising how he could improve the accuracy of his work.  Merricks's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  Balfour's trainer is telling his fighter he needs to be more active or he's going to get outworked.  

Round 1 Statistics
Merricks: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 29                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Balfour: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 2: 

Balfour is on target with a left hook.  
Merricks lands a right hook to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Merricks is on target with a right hook.  
Balfour digs in a right hook to Merricks's body.  
Merricks switches the action to the outside and lands a cross.  
Merricks is looking to close the distance.  Balfour connects with a left hook.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Balfour's trainer is suggesting ways of getting through to his opponent.  

Round 2 Statistics
Merricks: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Balfour: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 3: 

Balfour is looking to close the distance.  Balfour quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a right hook to the body followed by a right uppercut to the head.  
Merricks is on target with a left hook.  
Balfour connects with a left hook.  
Balfour closes the distance.  Merricks attempts to land a right hook, but Balfour slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Balfour is on target with a left hook.  
Merricks is looking to keep his distance.  Merricks sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Merricks throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Balfour forces Merricks to retreat into a corner.  Merricks lands a right uppercut.  
Balfour lands a right hook.  
Merricks is looking to keep his distance and is on target with a jab.  
Merricks lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Balfour closes the distance and forces Merricks to retreat into the blue corner.  Merricks hits home with a right hook.  As the two fighters work on the inside, their heads come together!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Balfour dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Merricks lands a right uppercut.  
Merricks is looking to keep his distance and hits home with an overhand left.  


Round 3 Statistics
Merricks: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 29                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Balfour: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 4: 

Balfour hits home with a left hook.  
Merricks lands a right uppercut.  
Merricks tries to keep the action at long range and attempts to land a cross, but Balfour sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Balfour connects with a right hook.  
Balfour hits home with a cross.  
Merricks is on target with a cross.  
Balfour attempts to land a right hook, but Merricks slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Balfour hits home with a cross.  
Balfour is on target with a right uppercut.  
Balfour gets on the inside and connects with a right hook.  
Balfour is on target with a left uppercut to his opponents liver.  
Merricks hits home with a left hook.  
Balfour hits home with a right uppercut.  


Round 4 Statistics
Merricks: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Balfour: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 29                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 5: 

Balfour closes the distance and lands a left hook to the head followed by a right uppercut to the body.  
Merricks connects with a cross.  
Merricks steps inside and tries to land a right hook, but Balfour sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Balfour quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and digs in a left uppercut to his opponents liver.  
Balfour is looking to close the distance.  Merricks quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and is on target with a right hook.  


Round 5 Statistics
Merricks: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Balfour: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 11                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 6: 

Merricks hits home with a right hook.  
Balfour lands a right uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Merricks quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Balfour hits home with a right uppercut.  
Balfour cuts off the ring, trapping Merricks on the ropes.  Balfour lands a right hook followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Merricks lands a left uppercut.  
Merricks steps away from his opponent and lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Balfour steps inside and is on target with a right uppercut to his opponents ribs.  


Round 6 Statistics
Merricks: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Balfour: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 7: 

Balfour digs in a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Balfour closes the distance.  Merricks tries to land a right hook, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a right uppercut to Merricks's body.  
Balfour sidesteps to the left of his opponent andBalfour wants to work on the inside, but accidentally clashes heads with his opponent!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Merricks dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Merricks gets on the inside and is on target with a left uppercut.  
Balfour lands a right uppercut to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Merricks strikes his opponents body with a cross.  
Balfour quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Balfour attempts to land a right hook, but Merricks sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Balfour lands a cross.  
Merricks pivots to the side of his opponent.  Balfour lands a right uppercut.  


Round 7 Statistics
Merricks: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Balfour: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 8: 

Merricks drives a left hook into Balfour's body.  
Balfour digs in a left uppercut to Merricks's body.  
Balfour lands a left hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
Balfour lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Balfour walks Merricks into the corner.  Balfour connects with a left hook.  
Balfour steps inside.  Merricks lands a right hook.  


Round 8 Statistics
Merricks: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Balfour: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 9                             
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 9: 

Balfour connects with a right uppercut.  
Balfour gets on the inside and manouvers his opponent into the red corner.  Merricks is on target with a right hook.  
Balfour cuts off the ring, trapping Merricks on the ropes.  Balfour hits home with a right uppercut.  
Balfour connects with a right hook.  
Merricks is looking to close the distance and drives a right hook into Balfour's body.  
Merricks tries to step out of his opponents range and connects with a cross.  
Balfour gets on the inside.  Merricks is on target with a right hook.  
Balfour lands a right hook.  
Merricks connects with a right hook.  
Merricks attempts to land a jab, but Balfour sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  


Round 9 Statistics
Merricks: 
Jabs Thrown: 15                            
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 30                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 38                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Balfour: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 10: 

Merricks hits home with a right hook.  
Balfour advances into close range.  Merricks is on target with a right hook.  
Balfour lands a right uppercut.  
Balfour is looking to close the distance and digs in a right uppercut to his opponents ribs.  
Balfour drives a left hook into his opponents body.  
Merricks steps to the outside and is on target with an overhand right.  
Merricks is looking to keep his distance and lands an overhand left.  


Round 10 Statistics
Merricks: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Balfour: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

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: 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: 10 - 10  10 - 10  10 - 10
Round 10 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9


Final Scorecards: 95 - 96  95 - 96  95 - 96

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Charlotte, USA.... Ellis Balfour

Fight Statistics
Merricks: 
Total Punches Thrown: 283                           
Total Punches Landed: 54                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 256                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 47                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 27                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 7                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 207                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 41                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 76                            
Total Jabs Landed: 13                            

Balfour: 
Total Punches Thrown: 200                           
Total Punches Landed: 56                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 165                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 43                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 35                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 13                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 172                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 52                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 28                            
Total Jabs Landed: 4