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25/05/2043
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Mel Cullen vs Michael Di Francesco

Boxing Daily Report from the Kwesele Promotions promoted show at Glynn Coll Gym, Jersey City,  taking place on 07/02/2042:

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 semi final eliminator for the USA-New Jersey Cruiserweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Mel Cullen (6 - 3(1)) who hails from Newark, USA and Michael Di Francesco(3(2) - 3(1)) from Newark, USA.  Cullen weighed in at 199 pounds And 13 ounces, while Di Francesco weighed in at 200 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Lee Bowell, and the three ringside judges are Lee Bowell, Rob Bonaccini and Hayden Giunti.  

Round 1: 

Di Francesco attempts to land a cross, but Cullen slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Di Francesco switches the action to the outside and lands with a stinging jab.  
Di Francesco steps away from his opponent and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Cullen drives a jab into his opponents body.  
Di Francesco walks his opponent into the corner.  Di Francesco is on target with a left hook to Cullen's liver.  
Di Francesco pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Cullen throws a cross, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a firm left hook.  
Cullen lands a right uppercut.  
Di Francesco lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Di Francesco manouvers Cullen onto the ropes.  Di Francesco hits the target with a spiteful jab.  
Di Francesco steps away from his opponent and attempts to land a jab, but Cullen blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Di Francesco lands with a spiteful jab.  
Cullen steps inside and hits home with a right hook.  
Cullen is looking to close the distance and walks Di Francesco into the corner.  Di Francesco is on target with a solid left hook to his opponents body.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Cullen's trainer is advising how he could be more accurate.  Cullen's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 1 Statistics
Cullen: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Di Francesco: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 2: 

Cullen is on target with a right hook.  
Di Francesco tries to keep the action at long range and attempts to land a jab, but Cullen sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Cullen is looking to close the distance.  Cullen sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Di Francesco attempts to land a right hook, but Cullen slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Cullen finds the target with a jab.  
Di Francesco connects with a cross.  
Di Francesco attempts to land a jab, but Cullen blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Cullen advances into close range and lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Cullen lands a left uppercut.  
Cullen pivots to the right of his opponent and is on target with a left hook to his opponents liver.  
Di Francesco tries to keep the action at long range and lands a cross.  
Di Francesco walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Di Francesco attempts to land a jab, but Cullen blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Di Francesco is on target with a jab.  
Cullen gets on the inside.  Di Francesco lands a left hook.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Di Francesco's trainer is advising how he could improve the accuracy of his work.  Di Francesco's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 2 Statistics
Cullen: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Di Francesco: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 3: 

Di Francesco steps away from his opponent and lands with a hard jab.  
Cullen steps inside.  Cullen pivots from in front of his opponent.  Di Francesco connects with a solid right hook.  
Di Francesco lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Cullen tries to land a right hook, but Di Francesco blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Cullen closes the distance and connects with a right hook.  
Di Francesco steps to the outside and is on target with a jab.  
Cullen is looking to close the distance.  Di Francesco throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Cullen digs in a right hook to Di Francesco's body.  
Cullen tries to land a jab, but Di Francesco sidesteps and counters with a firm cross.  
Cullen lands a hard jab.  
Di Francesco throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Cullen steps inside.  Di Francesco is on target with a solid left hook to Cullen's ribs.  
Di Francesco lands a left uppercut.  
Di Francesco is on target with a jab.  
Cullen gets on the inside.  Cullen sidesteps to the right of his opponent and drives a left hook into his opponents body.  
Di Francesco is on target with a right uppercut.  
Di Francesco lands a left hook.  
Di Francesco lands with a ramrod jab.  
Di Francesco tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Di Francesco tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a stinging jab.  
Di Francesco tries to keep the action at long range and lands a jab to his opponents body.  
Di Francesco connects with a firm right hook.  
Di Francesco feints a jab, and then lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Cullen closes the distance and lands a left hook to the body followed by a left uppercut to the head.  Cullen throws a left hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a cross.  
Cullen quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Di Francesco is on target with a left uppercut to Cullen's ribs.  


Round 3 Statistics
Cullen: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 12                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 14                            
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Di Francesco: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 17                            
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 4: 

Cullen lands with a sharp jab.  
Cullen closes the distance and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Di Francesco lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Cullen hits home with a cross.  
Di Francesco lands a right hook followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Cullen digs in a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Di Francesco steps to the outside and is on target with a sharp overhand right.  
Di Francesco hits home with a firm cross.  
Di Francesco lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Di Francesco sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Cullen tries to land a jab, but Di Francesco blocks the shot and counters with a firm cross.  
Cullen is on target with a left uppercut.  
Di Francesco steps away from his opponent and lands with a ramrod jab.  
Cullen lands a cross to the head, a jab to the head and a right hook to the body.  
Di Francesco is looking to keep his distance and tries to land a cross, but Cullen parries the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Cullen lands with a hard jab.  


Round 4 Statistics
Cullen: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Di Francesco: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 5: 

Cullen walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Cullen drives a right hook into his opponents body.  
Cullen tries to land a jab, but Di Francesco slips the shot and counters with a firm right uppercut.  
Di Francesco drives a left uppercut into his opponents liver.  
Cullen closes the distance and attempts to land a left hook, but Di Francesco dodges the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Di Francesco is on target with a stinging right hook to Cullen's ribcage.  
Cullen manouvers Di Francesco onto the ropes.  Cullen digs in a right hook to Di Francesco's ribcage.  
Cullen closes the distance.  Di Francesco is on target with a solid left uppercut.  
Di Francesco switches the action to the outside and is on target with a stiff jab.  
Di Francesco tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Di Francesco steps to the outside and lands a hard jab.  
Cullen gets on the inside.  Di Francesco digs in a stinging right hook to his opponents ribcage.  
Di Francesco lands a sharp left uppercut.  
Di Francesco pivots to the left of his opponent.  Cullen finds the target with a sharp jab.  
Cullen is on target with a cross.  
Cullen lands a right hook.  
Di Francesco lands a jab to Cullen's body.  


Round 5 Statistics
Cullen: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Di Francesco: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Round 6: 

Di Francesco lands a left hook.  
Cullen snaps his opponents head back with a hard jab.  
Cullen digs in a right hook to his opponents body.  
Cullen sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Cullen hits home with a right hook.  Cullen throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Cullen lands with a ramrod jab.  
Cullen finds the target with a jab.  
Di Francesco steps to the outside and throws a jab, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Cullen gets on the inside.  Di Francesco lands a left hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
Di Francesco steps to the outside and finds the target with a stiff jab.  
Di Francesco hits home with a solid jab.  
Di Francesco lands with a spiteful jab.  
Di Francesco is looking to keep his distance and is on target with a ramrod jab.  
Di Francesco quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Cullen lands with a stinging jab.  
Di Francesco quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Cullen hits home with a sharp jab.  


Round 6 Statistics
Cullen: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Di Francesco: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 7: 

Di Francesco steps away from his opponent and attempts to land a cross, but Cullen slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Di Francesco lands a jab.  
Cullen is on target with a cross.  
Di Francesco lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Cullen closes the distance and connects with a right hook.  
Cullen lands a left uppercut to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Di Francesco steps away from his opponent and attempts to land a cross, but Cullen parries the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Cullen closes the distance and digs in a right hook to his opponents body.  
Di Francesco lands a firm left hook.  
Di Francesco switches the action to the outside and is on target with a jab.  
Di Francesco steps to the outside and lands a jab to Cullen's body.  
Di Francesco lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Di Francesco lands a left uppercut followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Cullen steps inside and manouvers his opponent onto the ropes.  Cullen digs in a right uppercut to Di Francesco's ribcage.  


Round 7 Statistics
Cullen: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 15                            
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Di Francesco: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 8: 

Di Francesco switches the action to the outside and tries to land an overhand left, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Cullen is looking to close the distance.  Di Francesco lands a right hook to the head followed by two left hook's to the body.  
Cullen throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a solid cross.  
Cullen hits home with a stinging jab.  
Di Francesco lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Di Francesco is on target with a left hook to his opponents ribs.  
Di Francesco is looking to keep his distance and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Cullen closes the distance and lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Cullen feints a right, and then lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Cullen lands with a hard jab.  
Di Francesco walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Di Francesco drives a left hook into his opponents body.  
Di Francesco steps away from his opponent and tries to land a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Di Francesco sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Cullen throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Cullen closes the distance.  Cullen hits home with a left hook.  Di Francesco wants to work on the inside, but accidentally clashes heads with his opponent!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Cullen dabs at his face checking for damage.  


Round 8 Statistics
Cullen: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Di Francesco: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Round 9: 

Cullen is looking to close the distance.  Di Francesco drives a firm left hook into Cullen's body.  
Cullen gets on the inside and attempts to land a left hook, but Di Francesco blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Cullen attempts to land a cross, but Di Francesco blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Cullen is on target with a right hook to Di Francesco's ribs.  
Cullen pivots to the side of his opponent and drives a left uppercut into his opponents body.  
Cullen is on target with a left uppercut.  
Di Francesco lands a left hook.  
Cullen advances into close range.  Di Francesco connects with a firm left hook.  
Di Francesco tries to land a left uppercut, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a cross.  
Cullen steps inside.  Cullen sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a right hook to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Di Francesco digs in a solid left hook to his opponents liver.  
Cullen steps inside.  Di Francesco is on target with a right hook to his opponents body.  
Cullen manouvers his opponent onto the ropes.  Di Francesco connects with a solid right hook.  
Cullen is on target with a jab to his opponents body.  
Cullen is looking to close the distance and is on target with a right hook to his opponents body.  
Cullen steps inside and drives a left hook into Di Francesco's body.  
Cullen sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Di Francesco drives a sharp cross into Cullen's body.  
Di Francesco throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  


Round 9 Statistics
Cullen: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 17                            
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Di Francesco: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 32                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Round 10: 

Cullen steps inside and lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Cullen advances into close range.  Di Francesco lands a left hook.  
Cullen is on target with a jab.  
Di Francesco is on target with a jab.  
Cullen closes the distance.  Di Francesco lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Di Francesco lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Di Francesco is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a cross followed by  two jabs to his opponents head.  
Cullen gets on the inside and digs in a right hook to Di Francesco's body.  
Di Francesco is looking to keep his distance and lands a cross, jab and a cross to his opponents head.  
Cullen gets on the inside.  Cullen sidesteps to the right of his opponent and drives a left hook into Di Francesco's body.  
Cullen steps inside.  Cullen throws a short cross to the body, but lands low!  The ref ignores Di Francesco's complaints and signals for the action to continue.  
Di Francesco lands a ramrod jab.  


Round 10 Statistics
Cullen: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 10                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 14                            
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Di Francesco: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 1 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 2 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 3 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 4 Scores: 9 - 10  10 - 10  10 - 10
Round 5 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 6 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 7 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 10  10 - 9
Round 8 Scores: 10 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 9 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 10 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10


Final Scorecards: 95 - 96  95 - 97  95 - 96

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Newark, USA.... Michael Di Francesco

Fight Statistics
Cullen: 
Total Punches Thrown: 262                           
Total Punches Landed: 83                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 151                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 52                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 111                           
Total Body Shots Landed: 31                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 208                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 65                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 54                            
Total Jabs Landed: 18                            

Di Francesco: 
Total Punches Thrown: 323                           
Total Punches Landed: 107                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 253                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 88                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 70                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 19                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 234                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 71                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 89                            
Total Jabs Landed: 36