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Matt Yegon vs Davie Melly
Boxing Daily Report from the AI Kenya-Nairobi promoted show at Nairobi Kaloki, Nairobi, taking place on 13/10/2023: The venue is mostly sold out with the fans eager to turn out for tonights fights. Next up is the main event of the show. This is a final eliminator for the Kenya Cruiserweight title. Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance and those watching live on KTV, the two fighters competing in this 12 round matchup are Matt Yegon (10 - 2 - 4) who hails from Nairobi, Kenya and Davie Melly(9 - 0 - 2) from Ruiru, Kenya. Both Yegon and Melly weighed in at 200 pounds. The referee tonight is Sam Waiyaki, and the three ringside judges are Kyrone Koimbori, Rehan Abed and Luister Mutahi. Round 1: Yegon drives a left uppercut into his opponents ribs. Melly drives a left hook into Yegon's body. Melly hits home with a right hook. Yegon switches the action to the outside and connects with a cross. Melly steps inside. Melly sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a left hook to the body followed by a right hook to the head. Yegon digs in a right uppercut to his opponents ribcage. Melly walks his opponent onto the ropes. Melly is on target with a solid left hook. Melly is on target with a left hook to his opponents body. Melly is looking to close the distance. Yegon digs in a right hook to his opponents body. Yegon pivots from in front of his opponent and is on target with a sharp cross. Yegon steps away from his opponent and finds the target with a stiff jab. Melly lands a right uppercut followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body. Melly connects with a solid right hook. Melly walks Yegon onto the ropes. Melly lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body. Melly lands a left hook to the body followed by a right hook to the head. At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Yegon's trainer is advising how he could be more accurate. Round 1 Statistics Yegon: Jabs Thrown: 2 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 32 Power Shots Landed: 6 Head Shots Thrown: 19 Head Shots Landed: 3 Body Shots Thrown: 15 Body Shots Landed: 4 Melly: Jabs Thrown: 2 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 38 Power Shots Landed: 14 Head Shots Thrown: 19 Head Shots Landed: 6 Body Shots Thrown: 21 Body Shots Landed: 8 Round 2: Yegon is on target with a left hook. Melly is looking to close the distance. Yegon drives a left hook into Melly's body. Yegon throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut. Melly strikes his opponents body with a cross. Melly is looking to close the distance. Yegon pivots to the right of his opponent. Melly throws a left uppercut, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross. Melly lands a sharp overhand right. Melly gets on the inside. Yegon sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Melly drives a left hook into Yegon's body. Yegon is looking to keep his distance and lands a double jab to his opponents head. Yegon switches the action to the outside and lands with a stinging jab. Melly is looking to close the distance and forces Yegon to back into the ropes. Melly connects with a right hook. Yegon steps away from his opponent. Yegon quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and hits home with a firm overhand left. Melly sidesteps to the right of his opponent and is on target with a left hook to Yegon's liver. Yegon is looking to keep his distance and finds the target with a jab. Melly closes the distance and cuts off the ring, trapping Yegon in the corner. Melly digs in a right hook to Yegon's body. Yegon digs in a right hook to Melly's body. Yegon is on target with a sharp right hook. At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Yegon's trainer is passing on some tactical advice. Melly's trainer is advising how he could improve the accuracy of his work. Round 2 Statistics Yegon: Jabs Thrown: 14 Jabs Landed: 4 Power Shots Thrown: 23 Power Shots Landed: 6 Head Shots Thrown: 27 Head Shots Landed: 8 Body Shots Thrown: 10 Body Shots Landed: 2 Melly: Jabs Thrown: 5 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 38 Power Shots Landed: 9 Head Shots Thrown: 24 Head Shots Landed: 3 Body Shots Thrown: 19 Body Shots Landed: 6 Round 3: Melly advances into close range. Yegon digs in a left uppercut to Melly's body. Yegon sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Melly lands a firm cross. Yegon steps away from his opponent and lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head. Melly is looking to close the distance. Yegon drives a left hook into Melly's ribs. Melly digs in a left hook to his opponents body. Melly advances into close range and lands a left uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents body. Melly closes the distance. Melly quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and digs in a left uppercut to Yegon's ribs. Melly attempts to land a right hook, but Yegon blocks the shot and counters with a solid left uppercut. Melly lands a spiteful jab. Melly lands a stiff jab. Melly lands a jab followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head. Melly closes the distance. Yegon drives a left hook into his opponents body. Yegon steps to the outside and lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head. Melly is looking to close the distance and tries to land a left hook, but Yegon blocks the shot and counters with a firm left uppercut. Melly lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head. Yegon tries to land a right hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut. Melly manages to force Yegon into the corner. Yegon connects with a right hook. Yegon is on target with a solid left uppercut. Melly walks Yegon down, trapping him on the ropes. Yegon lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body. Melly lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head. Round 3 Statistics Yegon: Jabs Thrown: 5 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 32 Power Shots Landed: 13 Head Shots Thrown: 24 Head Shots Landed: 8 Body Shots Thrown: 13 Body Shots Landed: 5 Melly: Jabs Thrown: 5 Jabs Landed: 3 Power Shots Thrown: 30 Power Shots Landed: 12 Head Shots Thrown: 17 Head Shots Landed: 8 Body Shots Thrown: 18 Body Shots Landed: 7 Round 4: Melly pivots from in front of his opponent and lands with a stinging jab. Yegon switches the action to the outside and finds the target with a jab. Melly walks Yegon down, trapping him on the ropes. Yegon is on target with a right hook to Melly's ribs. Yegon strikes his opponents body with a jab. Yegon hits home with a firm cross. Melly steps inside. Yegon attempts to land a left hook, but Melly blocks the shot and counters with a right hook. Yegon sidesteps to the left of his opponent and hits home with a left hook. Melly digs in a left uppercut to his opponents body. Melly throws a left hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Melly forces Yegon to retreat onto the ropes. Yegon throws a short cross to the body, but lands low! The ref ignores Melly's complaints and signals for the action to continue. Yegon is looking to keep the action on the outside and connects with a firm cross. Yegon is on target with a jab. Melly sidesteps to the right of his opponent and finds the target with a jab. Melly forces Yegon to back into the blue corner. Melly is on target with a right hook to his opponents ribs. Yegon is looking to keep the action on the outside. Melly connects with a sharp cross. Round 4 Statistics Yegon: Jabs Thrown: 7 Jabs Landed: 3 Power Shots Thrown: 30 Power Shots Landed: 6 Head Shots Thrown: 24 Head Shots Landed: 6 Body Shots Thrown: 13 Body Shots Landed: 3 Melly: Jabs Thrown: 5 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 37 Power Shots Landed: 5 Head Shots Thrown: 22 Head Shots Landed: 4 Body Shots Thrown: 20 Body Shots Landed: 3 Round 5: Melly throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook. Yegon lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Yegon is on target with a left hook to his opponents body. Melly closes the distance and lands a firm right hook. Melly sidesteps to the left of his opponent and connects with a right hook. Melly digs in a left uppercut to Yegon's body. Melly advances into close range. Yegon drives a left hook into Melly's liver. Yegon steps to the outside and lands a cross to the body, and then to the head. Melly lands with a ramrod jab. Melly lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head. Melly drives a right hook into Yegon's body. Melly lands a sharp left hook. Melly sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Yegon throws a short cross to the body, but lands low! The ref stops the action and gives Melly time to recover. Yegon tries to step out of his opponents range. Melly lands a spiteful jab. Melly closes the distance and lands a right hook followed by two left hooks to his opponents head. Round 5 Statistics Yegon: Jabs Thrown: 5 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 17 Power Shots Landed: 6 Head Shots Thrown: 17 Head Shots Landed: 5 Body Shots Thrown: 5 Body Shots Landed: 3 Melly: Jabs Thrown: 2 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 37 Power Shots Landed: 12 Head Shots Thrown: 22 Head Shots Landed: 9 Body Shots Thrown: 17 Body Shots Landed: 5 Round 6: Melly is looking to close the distance and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body. Melly is looking to close the distance and lands a right hook to the head followed by a left hook to the body. Melly advances into close range. Yegon lands a left hook. Melly manages to force Yegon into a neutral corner. Melly lands a right hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents body. Melly drives a right uppercut into his opponents body. Yegon pivots from in front of his opponent. Melly is on target with a right hook. Melly forces Yegon to back into the red corner. Melly is on target with a right hook to Yegon's body. Melly quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Yegon lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head. Yegon lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Melly lands a left uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents body. Melly steps inside and lands a left hook to the body followed by a left uppercut to the head. Melly steps inside and drives a left hook into his opponents ribs. Melly tries to land a left uppercut, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut to his opponents body. Yegon is looking to keep his distance and lands an overhand right to the head followed by a jab to the body. Melly closes the distance and walks his opponent onto the ropes. Yegon tries to land a left hook, but Melly blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut to Yegon's body. Melly lands a stinging right uppercut. Melly lands a left hook to the head followed by a cross to the body. Round 6 Statistics Yegon: Jabs Thrown: 9 Jabs Landed: 5 Power Shots Thrown: 13 Power Shots Landed: 5 Head Shots Thrown: 16 Head Shots Landed: 8 Body Shots Thrown: 6 Body Shots Landed: 2 Melly: Jabs Thrown: 2 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 46 Power Shots Landed: 20 Head Shots Thrown: 20 Head Shots Landed: 5 Body Shots Thrown: 28 Body Shots Landed: 15 Round 7: Yegon tries to keep the action at long range. Melly lands a jab. Yegon digs in a left hook to Melly's ribs. Yegon steps away from his opponent. Yegon feints a cross, and then finds the target with a jab. Yegon is on target with an overhand right. Melly closes the distance and connects with a firm right hook. Yegon steps away from his opponent. Melly finds the target with a stiff jab. Melly drives a right hook into Yegon's body. As the two fighters work on the inside, their heads come together! The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Yegon dabs at his face checking for damage. Melly is on target with a firm right hook. Yegon drives a jab into Melly's body. Yegon tries to land a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross. Melly advances into close range. Yegon pivots to the side of his opponent. Melly attempts to land a left uppercut, but Yegon blocks the shot and counters with a left hook. Melly walks his opponent onto the ropes. Melly lands a right uppercut to the body followed by a right hook to the head. Yegon tries to keep the action at long range and is on target with a sharp overhand left. Melly lands with a ramrod jab. Yegon lands two straights followed by a jab to his opponents head. Yegon digs in a right uppercut to his opponents body. Melly cuts off the ring, trapping Yegon in a neutral corner. Melly sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a right uppercut to the head, a right hook to the body and a left uppercut to the head. Melly lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head. Round 7 Statistics Yegon: Jabs Thrown: 7 Jabs Landed: 3 Power Shots Thrown: 23 Power Shots Landed: 8 Head Shots Thrown: 17 Head Shots Landed: 7 Body Shots Thrown: 13 Body Shots Landed: 4 Melly: Jabs Thrown: 5 Jabs Landed: 3 Power Shots Thrown: 30 Power Shots Landed: 12 Head Shots Thrown: 16 Head Shots Landed: 10 Body Shots Thrown: 19 Body Shots Landed: 5 Round 8: Yegon lands a jab. Yegon throws a jab, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a right hook. Yegon sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands with a spiteful jab. Yegon tries to step out of his opponents range and hits home with a cross. Melly is looking to close the distance. Yegon pivots to the left of his opponent. Melly drives a right hook into his opponents ribcage. Yegon hits home with a left uppercut. Yegon steps away from his opponent and lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head. Yegon lands a cross. Yegon attempts to land a cross, but Melly slips the shot and counters with a firm right uppercut. Melly is looking to close the distance. Yegon drives a left hook into Melly's liver. Melly steps inside. Melly pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body. Melly steps inside and manages to force Yegon into the corner. Melly digs in a left uppercut to Yegon's liver. Melly is looking to close the distance. Yegon pivots to the right of his opponent and is on target with a right hook to Melly's ribcage. Yegon steps away from his opponent. Melly hits the target with a hard jab. Melly is on target with a left hook to his opponents body. Melly is looking to close the distance. Yegon is on target with a left uppercut to Melly's body. Yegon drives a right hook into his opponents ribcage. Melly finds the target with a jab. Yegon switches the action to the outside. Melly connects with a firm cross. Melly gets on the inside. Melly pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body. Yegon digs in a left uppercut to Melly's body. Yegon tries to land a left uppercut, but Melly parries the shot and counters with a right uppercut. Round 8 Statistics Yegon: Jabs Thrown: 9 Jabs Landed: 5 Power Shots Thrown: 26 Power Shots Landed: 9 Head Shots Thrown: 16 Head Shots Landed: 9 Body Shots Thrown: 19 Body Shots Landed: 5 Melly: Jabs Thrown: 6 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 25 Power Shots Landed: 11 Head Shots Thrown: 13 Head Shots Landed: 6 Body Shots Thrown: 18 Body Shots Landed: 7 Round 9: Yegon pivots from in front of his opponent. Melly lands a solid left uppercut. Yegon is looking to keep his distance and lands a straight 1 - 2. Melly walks his opponent onto the ropes. Melly tries to land a right hook, but Yegon blocks the shot and counters with a stinging right uppercut. Melly drives a right hook into Yegon's ribs. Melly lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs. Melly steps inside. Yegon throws a right uppercut, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a left hook. Melly steps inside and manouvers his opponent onto the ropes. Yegon hits home with a solid left hook. Yegon lands a double jab to his opponents head. Yegon hits home with a sharp jab. Yegon tries to land a cross, but Melly slips the shot and counters with a solid cross. Yegon is looking to keep the action on the outside. Melly attempts to land a cross, but Yegon sidesteps and counters with a cross. Yegon connects with a stinging overhand right. Melly gets on the inside and lands a firm left hook. Melly is looking to close the distance. Yegon drives a right hook into Melly's body. Round 9 Statistics Yegon: Jabs Thrown: 11 Jabs Landed: 6 Power Shots Thrown: 16 Power Shots Landed: 7 Head Shots Thrown: 21 Head Shots Landed: 11 Body Shots Thrown: 6 Body Shots Landed: 2 Melly: Jabs Thrown: 1 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 22 Power Shots Landed: 8 Head Shots Thrown: 12 Head Shots Landed: 4 Body Shots Thrown: 11 Body Shots Landed: 4 Round 10: Yegon is looking to keep his distance and is on target with a cross. Yegon pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a sharp left hook. Melly digs in a right hook to Yegon's ribcage. Melly throws an uppercut to the body, but lands well below the belt! The ref ignores Yegon's complaints and signals for the action to continue. Melly throws an overhand right, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a stinging left hook. Melly gets on the inside and cuts off the ring, trapping Yegon on the ropes. Melly connects with a right hook. Melly closes the distance. Yegon pivots to the side of his opponent. Melly lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head. Melly pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head. Melly is on target with a right hook to his opponents body. Yegon lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head. Melly is looking to close the distance. Yegon is on target with a right hook to Melly's body. Yegon pivots to the right of his opponent. Melly lands a left hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body. Round 10 Statistics Yegon: Jabs Thrown: 2 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 17 Power Shots Landed: 6 Head Shots Thrown: 14 Head Shots Landed: 6 Body Shots Thrown: 5 Body Shots Landed: 1 Melly: Jabs Thrown: 1 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 33 Power Shots Landed: 10 Head Shots Thrown: 17 Head Shots Landed: 4 Body Shots Thrown: 17 Body Shots Landed: 6 Round 11: Yegon quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and digs in a right hook to his opponents ribcage. Melly closes the distance. Yegon pivots to the left of his opponent and drives a right hook into Melly's body. Yegon is looking to keep the action on the outside. Melly attempts to land a cross, but Yegon sidesteps and counters with a stinging left hook. Melly tries to land a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Yegon drives a left hook into Melly's body. Yegon steps away from his opponent. Yegon quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a straight 1 - 2. Melly attempts to land a jab, but Yegon slips the shot and counters with a left hook. Melly advances into close range and forces Yegon to retreat onto the ropes. Melly lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a right hook to the head. Melly lands a left uppercut followed by a right uppercut to his opponents body. Yegon hits home with a solid right hook. Yegon steps away from his opponent. Yegon sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Melly hits home with a hard jab. Yegon is on target with a stinging overhand right. Yegon digs in a left uppercut to Melly's body. Melly digs in a left uppercut to Yegon's body. Melly digs in a right hook to Yegon's body. Melly digs in a left hook to Yegon's body. Yegon steps to the outside and attempts to land a jab, but Melly slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Round 11 Statistics Yegon: Jabs Thrown: 5 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 21 Power Shots Landed: 11 Head Shots Thrown: 17 Head Shots Landed: 8 Body Shots Thrown: 9 Body Shots Landed: 5 Melly: Jabs Thrown: 2 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 24 Power Shots Landed: 9 Head Shots Thrown: 12 Head Shots Landed: 3 Body Shots Thrown: 14 Body Shots Landed: 7 Round 12: Melly is on target with a cross. Melly sidesteps to the right of his opponent and drives a left uppercut into his opponents body. Yegon is looking to keep his distance. Melly is on target with a jab. Yegon tries to keep the action at long range and hits the target with a stiff jab. Yegon sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Melly throws a cross, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a solid left uppercut. Yegon pivots from in front of his opponent and hits home with a stinging left hook. Melly is on target with a cross. Melly tries to land a left hook, but Yegon blocks the shot and counters with a solid right hook. Yegon is looking to keep the action on the outside. Melly sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Melly lands a hard jab. Melly tries to land a jab, but Yegon slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Melly is looking to close the distance. Yegon is on target with a right hook to Melly's body. Melly gets on the inside and hits home with a firm left uppercut. Melly lands a left uppercut. Yegon tries to keep the action at long range. Melly lands with a hard jab. Melly tries to land a jab, but Yegon sidesteps and counters with a firm cross. Melly lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head. Melly lands a left hook to the body followed by a left uppercut to the head. Yegon is looking to keep the action on the outside. Yegon feints a left hook, and then lands a sharp cross. Round 12 Statistics Yegon: Jabs Thrown: 4 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 24 Power Shots Landed: 7 Head Shots Thrown: 17 Head Shots Landed: 7 Body Shots Thrown: 11 Body Shots Landed: 2 Melly: Jabs Thrown: 12 Jabs Landed: 3 Power Shots Thrown: 25 Power Shots Landed: 9 Head Shots Thrown: 27 Head Shots Landed: 9 Body Shots Thrown: 10 Body Shots Landed: 3 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: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 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 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 10 Scores: 9 - 10 9 - 10 9 - 10 Round 11 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 12 Scores: 9 - 10 10 - 9 9 - 10 Final Scorecards: 112 - 116 113 - 115 112 - 116 The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Ruiru, Kenya.... Davie Melly Fight Statistics Yegon: Total Punches Thrown: 354 Total Punches Landed: 124 Total Head Shots Thrown: 229 Total Head Shots Landed: 86 Total Body Shots Thrown: 125 Total Body Shots Landed: 38 Total Power Shots Thrown: 274 Total Power Shots Landed: 90 Total Jabs Thrown: 80 Total Jabs Landed: 34 Melly: Total Punches Thrown: 433 Total Punches Landed: 147 Total Head Shots Thrown: 221 Total Head Shots Landed: 71 Total Body Shots Thrown: 212 Total Body Shots Landed: 76 Total Power Shots Thrown: 385 Total Power Shots Landed: 131 Total Jabs Thrown: 48 Total Jabs Landed: 16