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Joaquin Castillo vs Vidal Valbuena
Boxing Daily Report from the AI Cuba-Santiago de Cuba promoted show at Santiago de Cuba Chinchilla, Santiago de Cuba, taking place on 18/12/2023: Clearly AI Cuba-Santiago de Cuba 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 final eliminator for the Cuba-Santiago de Cuba Lightweight title. Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Joaquin Castillo (11 - 3(2)) who hails from Santiago de Cuba, Cuba and Vidal Valbuena(7 - 3 - 1) from Santiago de Cuba, Cuba. Both Castillo and Valbuena weighed in at 135 pounds. The referee tonight is Oro Balan, and the three ringside judges are Vicente Yanez, Juan Sahagun and Jaguar Marco. Round 1: Valbuena is looking to keep his distance. Castillo sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Valbuena lands a straight 1 - 2. Valbuena attempts to land an overhand right, but Castillo sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut. Castillo pivots to the left of his opponent and is on target with a jab. Valbuena advances into close range. Valbuena quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Valbuena tries to land a left hook, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Valbuena lands a firm cross. Valbuena closes the distance. Castillo pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head. Valbuena walks Castillo down, trapping him on the ropes. Castillo attempts to land a right hook, but Valbuena parries the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Castillo attempts to land a jab, but Valbuena sidesteps and counters with a right hook. Valbuena sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Castillo hits home with an overhand left. Valbuena gets on the inside. Castillo connects with a right hook. Valbuena sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a left hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head. Castillo is on target with a left uppercut. Valbuena sidesteps to the right of his opponent and connects with a cross. Valbuena attempts to land a left uppercut, but Castillo slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut. Valbuena steps inside and lands a left uppercut. Valbuena sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Castillo hits home with a cross. At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Castillo's trainer is passing on some tactical advice. Round 1 Statistics Castillo: Jabs Thrown: 8 Jabs Landed: 3 Power Shots Thrown: 26 Power Shots Landed: 9 Head Shots Thrown: 30 Head Shots Landed: 12 Body Shots Thrown: 4 Body Shots Landed: 0 Valbuena: Jabs Thrown: 2 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 30 Power Shots Landed: 8 Head Shots Thrown: 30 Head Shots Landed: 9 Body Shots Thrown: 2 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 2: Valbuena switches the action to the outside. Castillo lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head. Valbuena steps inside. Castillo pivots from in front of his opponent and connects with a left hook. Castillo tries to step out of his opponents range and lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head. Valbuena forces Castillo to retreat onto the ropes. Valbuena pivots to the left of his opponent. Valbuena attempts to land a left uppercut, but Castillo sidesteps and counters with a left hook. Valbuena steps inside and lands a right hook. Castillo tries to step out of his opponents range. Valbuena sidesteps to the left of his opponent and connects with a firm cross. Valbuena closes the distance. Castillo tries to land a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a sharp left hook. Castillo tries to keep the action at long range and is on target with an overhand left. Valbuena throws a left hook, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a right uppercut. Castillo lands a cross. Castillo sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Castillo tries to land a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a solid cross. Valbuena pivots to the right of his opponent. Castillo is on target with a right hook. Valbuena sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Castillo digs in a right hook to his opponents ribcage. As the two fighters work on the inside, their heads come together! The ref acknowledges the accidental headclash but allows the action to continue. Valbuena has come off worse after that clash of heads. That has caused damage to the nose. Valbuena steps to the outside and throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut. Castillo lands two consecutive overhand lefts to his opponents head. Castillo pivots to the right of his opponent. Valbuena lands a stinging right hook. Castillo connects with a cross. Valbuena is on target with a left hook. Valbuena is on target with a sharp cross. Castillo quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Valbuena is on target with a stinging overhand right. Castillo lands a jab followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body. At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Valbuena's trainer is suggesting ways of getting through to his opponent. Round 2 Statistics Castillo: Jabs Thrown: 6 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 35 Power Shots Landed: 16 Head Shots Thrown: 30 Head Shots Landed: 14 Body Shots Thrown: 11 Body Shots Landed: 3 Valbuena: Jabs Thrown: 2 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 25 Power Shots Landed: 8 Head Shots Thrown: 24 Head Shots Landed: 8 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 3: Valbuena tries to land a jab, but Castillo slips the shot and counters with a left hook. Valbuena advances into close range and hits home with a right hook. Castillo is on target with a cross. Valbuena is looking to close the distance. Castillo attempts to land a right hook, but Valbuena slips the shot and counters with a left hook. Castillo pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a left hook followed by two right hooks to his opponents head. Valbuena walks Castillo into the corner. Valbuena sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a left uppercut. Valbuena tries to land an overhand right, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut. Valbuena pivots to the side of his opponent and connects with a stinging right hook. Castillo steps away from his opponent and is on target with a cross. Valbuena advances into close range. Castillo lands a right hook to the head followed by a right uppercut to the body. Castillo gets on the inside and tries to land a left hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook. Castillo is looking to keep the action on the outside and connects with an overhand left. Valbuena walks Castillo down, trapping him in the corner. Castillo lands a cross to the body, and then to the head. Castillo is looking to close the distance and lands a right hook to the body followed by a right uppercut to the head. Round 3 Statistics Castillo: Jabs Thrown: 6 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 28 Power Shots Landed: 14 Head Shots Thrown: 30 Head Shots Landed: 12 Body Shots Thrown: 4 Body Shots Landed: 3 Valbuena: Jabs Thrown: 6 Jabs Landed: 3 Power Shots Thrown: 20 Power Shots Landed: 5 Head Shots Thrown: 25 Head Shots Landed: 8 Body Shots Thrown: 1 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 4: Castillo lands a right hook to the body followed by a cross to the head. Valbuena closes the distance. Castillo sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Castillo tries to land a left hook, but Valbuena blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Castillo is on target with a jab. Castillo tries to keep the action at long range. Valbuena quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands two overhand rights followed by a cross to his opponents head. Valbuena gets on the inside. Castillo is on target with a right hook. Valbuena drives a left hook into his opponents liver. Castillo is on target with a right uppercut. Valbuena attempts to land a jab, but Castillo sidesteps and counters with a right hook. Castillo lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head. Castillo finds the target with a sharp jab. Castillo steps to the outside. Valbuena hits home with a cross. Valbuena is on target with a firm cross. Valbuena advances into close range and lands a stinging right uppercut. Valbuena tries to land a left hook, but Castillo dodges the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Valbuena is looking to close the distance and walks Castillo down, trapping him on the ropes. Valbuena attempts to land a left hook, but Castillo sidesteps and counters with a right hook to his opponents body. Valbuena sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head. Round 4 Statistics Castillo: Jabs Thrown: 4 Jabs Landed: 3 Power Shots Thrown: 30 Power Shots Landed: 9 Head Shots Thrown: 26 Head Shots Landed: 9 Body Shots Thrown: 8 Body Shots Landed: 3 Valbuena: Jabs Thrown: 10 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 19 Power Shots Landed: 8 Head Shots Thrown: 26 Head Shots Landed: 9 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 1 Round 5: Valbuena is looking to close the distance. Castillo connects with a left uppercut. Valbuena hits home with a sharp cross. Castillo is looking to keep his distance and tries to land a cross, but Valbuena dodges the shot and counters with a firm right uppercut. Castillo lands an overhand left. Castillo is looking to keep his distance and lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head. Castillo quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a jab followed by two straights to his opponents head. Valbuena closes the distance. Castillo lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head. Castillo sidesteps to the right of his opponent and connects with a left hook. Castillo sidesteps to the right of his opponent and finds the target with a jab. Valbuena gets on the inside and tries to land a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook. Castillo digs in a left uppercut to Valbuena's body. Castillo connects with a left hook. Castillo tries to land a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a firm cross. Castillo is on target with a right hook. Castillo wants to work on the inside, but accidentally clashes heads with his opponent! The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Valbuena dabs at his face checking for damage. Valbuena has come off worse after that clash of heads. That has caused swelling around the left eye. Castillo throws a left hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a stinging right hook to his opponents ribcage. Valbuena steps away from his opponent and lands a stinging cross. At the end of Round 5, lets listen in on the corners...Valbuena's trainer is passing on some tactical advice. Round 5 Statistics Castillo: Jabs Thrown: 5 Jabs Landed: 3 Power Shots Thrown: 26 Power Shots Landed: 12 Head Shots Thrown: 23 Head Shots Landed: 13 Body Shots Thrown: 8 Body Shots Landed: 2 Valbuena: Jabs Thrown: 3 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 15 Power Shots Landed: 5 Head Shots Thrown: 15 Head Shots Landed: 4 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 1 Round 6: Castillo is looking to keep the action on the outside and connects with an overhand right. Castillo switches the action to the outside. Valbuena quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Castillo hits home with a cross. Valbuena lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head. Valbuena steps inside and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head. Valbuena hits home with a cross. Valbuena tries to land an overhand right, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook. Castillo connects with a cross. Castillo lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head. Valbuena quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Castillo lands a right uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head. He follows up the attack and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head. Valbuena is looking to keep the action on the outside. Castillo is on target with a cross. Castillo is looking to keep his distance and attempts to land a jab, but Valbuena sidesteps and counters with a stinging right uppercut. Castillo sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head. Valbuena advances into close range. Castillo pivots to the left of his opponent and is on target with a left hook to Valbuena's body. Castillo lands a double jab to his opponents head. Castillo steps away from his opponent and lands an overhand left. Valbuena lands an overhand right. Round 6 Statistics Castillo: Jabs Thrown: 10 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 33 Power Shots Landed: 15 Head Shots Thrown: 34 Head Shots Landed: 15 Body Shots Thrown: 9 Body Shots Landed: 2 Valbuena: Jabs Thrown: 3 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 20 Power Shots Landed: 6 Head Shots Thrown: 21 Head Shots Landed: 7 Body Shots Thrown: 2 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 7: Castillo is on target with a left uppercut to his opponents body. Castillo hits home with a cross. Valbuena connects with an overhand left. Valbuena hits home with a cross. Valbuena lands a cross. Valbuena throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook to Valbuena's liver. Valbuena steps inside. Castillo quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Castillo throws an uppercut to the body, but lands well below the belt! The ref stops the action and gives Valbuena time to recover. Castillo steps to the outside. Valbuena strikes his opponents body with a sharp cross. Valbuena gets on the inside and walks his opponent onto the ropes. Castillo lands a right uppercut to the body, and then to the head. Valbuena sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head. Valbuena lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head. Castillo lands a right uppercut. Valbuena strikes his opponents body with a jab. Valbuena closes the distance and connects with a right hook. Valbuena gets on the inside and forces Castillo to retreat onto the ropes. Castillo digs in a left hook to Valbuena's body. Valbuena is looking to close the distance. Castillo pivots from in front of his opponent and is on target with a right uppercut to Valbuena's ribs. Round 7 Statistics Castillo: Jabs Thrown: 4 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 24 Power Shots Landed: 8 Head Shots Thrown: 19 Head Shots Landed: 4 Body Shots Thrown: 9 Body Shots Landed: 5 Valbuena: Jabs Thrown: 6 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 19 Power Shots Landed: 9 Head Shots Thrown: 21 Head Shots Landed: 9 Body Shots Thrown: 4 Body Shots Landed: 2 Round 8: Castillo lands a cross followed by two jabs to his opponents head. Castillo tries to keep the action at long range and tries to land a jab, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a cross. Castillo sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Valbuena connects with a right hook. Valbuena lands two straights followed by an overhand right to his opponents head. Valbuena attempts to land a cross, but Castillo sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut to Valbuena's body. Valbuena lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Castillo sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Valbuena hits home with a stinging cross. Castillo quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Valbuena lands a right uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head. Castillo is on target with a cross. Valbuena closes the distance. Castillo pivots to the right of his opponent. Castillo attempts to land a right uppercut, but Valbuena sidesteps and counters with a firm right hook. Castillo tries to step out of his opponents range and is on target with a cross. Valbuena tries to keep the action at long range and throws a cross, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a left hook. Castillo hits home with a cross. Valbuena feints a jab, but Castillo is not fooled and is on target with a right hook. Castillo tries to keep the action at long range. Castillo sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Valbuena connects with a cross. At the end of Round 8, lets listen in on the corners...Castillo's trainer is telling his fighter he is a mile in front and not to do anything stupid. Round 8 Statistics Castillo: Jabs Thrown: 7 Jabs Landed: 5 Power Shots Thrown: 14 Power Shots Landed: 7 Head Shots Thrown: 19 Head Shots Landed: 11 Body Shots Thrown: 2 Body Shots Landed: 1 Valbuena: Jabs Thrown: 4 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 23 Power Shots Landed: 12 Head Shots Thrown: 26 Head Shots Landed: 12 Body Shots Thrown: 1 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 9: Castillo lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head. Castillo lands a cross. Castillo is on target with a left hook to his opponents body. Valbuena closes the distance and lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head. Valbuena pivots to the side of his opponent and hits home with a sharp cross. Valbuena is looking to close the distance and lands a left hook. Valbuena lands a stiff jab. Valbuena lands a jab. Round 9 Statistics Castillo: Jabs Thrown: 7 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 16 Power Shots Landed: 4 Head Shots Thrown: 20 Head Shots Landed: 3 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 1 Valbuena: Jabs Thrown: 6 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 18 Power Shots Landed: 4 Head Shots Thrown: 20 Head Shots Landed: 5 Body Shots Thrown: 4 Body Shots Landed: 1 Round 10: Valbuena throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook to his opponents liver. Valbuena advances into close range and attempts to land a left hook, but Castillo blocks the shot and counters with a left hook. Castillo lands a right hook. Valbuena feints a jab, fooling Castillo into throwing a left hook counter. Valbuena springs the trap and counters with a sharp right uppercut to his opponents body. Castillo lands a right hook followed by a cross to his opponents head. Castillo digs in a right hook to his opponents ribcage. Castillo lands with a sharp jab. Valbuena connects with a firm cross. Valbuena throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross. Castillo lands with a solid jab. Valbuena throws a left hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook. Valbuena lands a double jab to his opponents head. Round 10 Statistics Castillo: Jabs Thrown: 9 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 21 Power Shots Landed: 8 Head Shots Thrown: 22 Head Shots Landed: 8 Body Shots Thrown: 8 Body Shots Landed: 2 Valbuena: Jabs Thrown: 8 Jabs Landed: 3 Power Shots Thrown: 16 Power Shots Landed: 2 Head Shots Thrown: 20 Head Shots Landed: 4 Body Shots Thrown: 4 Body Shots Landed: 1 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: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 5 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 6 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 7 Scores: 9 - 10 9 - 10 9 - 10 Round 8 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 9 Scores: 9 - 10 9 - 10 9 - 10 Round 10 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Final Scorecards: 98 - 92 98 - 92 98 - 92 The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Santiago de Cuba, Cuba.... Joaquin Castillo Fight Statistics Castillo: Total Punches Thrown: 319 Total Punches Landed: 123 Total Head Shots Thrown: 253 Total Head Shots Landed: 101 Total Body Shots Thrown: 66 Total Body Shots Landed: 22 Total Power Shots Thrown: 253 Total Power Shots Landed: 102 Total Jabs Thrown: 66 Total Jabs Landed: 21 Valbuena: Total Punches Thrown: 255 Total Punches Landed: 81 Total Head Shots Thrown: 228 Total Head Shots Landed: 75 Total Body Shots Thrown: 27 Total Body Shots Landed: 6 Total Power Shots Thrown: 205 Total Power Shots Landed: 67 Total Jabs Thrown: 50 Total Jabs Landed: 14