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25/08/2030
EOD Running: Training
Ahmet Merich vs Frank Mears

Boxing Daily Report from the Ten Count Promotions promoted show at Ten Gym, Hull,  taking place on 02/12/2023:

The venue is completely packed out with the fans turning out in force to watch the fights on offer tonight.  
Next up we have one of the supporting contests of this show.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 4 round matchup are Ahmet Merich (1 - 0) who hails from Istanbul, Turkey and Frank Mears(0 - 0) from Northampton, UK.  Both Merich and Mears weighed in at 160 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Bryan Darrow, and the three ringside judges are Bob Clyde, Dominic Patterson and Paul McComb.  

Round 1: 

Merich is on target with a jab.  
Mears closes the distance.  Merich pivots to the right of his opponent and drives a right uppercut into his opponents ribcage.  
Merich tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a cross to the head, a jab to the body and a jab to the head.  
Merich steps away from his opponent and is on target with a jab to his opponents body.  
Merich lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Merich lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Merich feints a right hook, but Mears is not fooled and is on target with a left hook.  
Merich lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Merich is on target with a solid jab.  
Merich lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Merich steps to the outside and lands a solid cross to Mears's body.  
Merich lands a cross followed by  two jabs to his opponents head.  
Merich is on target with a cross to Mears's body.  
Mears manages to force Merich into a neutral corner.  Mears quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Merich is on target with a cross.  
Merich feints a left hook, and then lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Merich lands a jab to his opponents body.  
Merich connects with an overhand right.  
Mears tries to land a jab, but Merich slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Mears's trainer is advising how he could be more accurate.  Mears's trainer is telling his fighter he is being outworked and needs to throw more.  Mears's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  Mears's trainer is advising how he could stop so many clean shots getting through.  

Round 1 Statistics
Merich: 
Jabs Thrown: 23                            
Jabs Landed: 16                            
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 43                            
Head Shots Landed: 23                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 7                             

Mears: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 2: 

Mears closes the distance.  Merich lands two left hooks to the body, and one to the head.  
Merich is looking to keep his distance and lands with a stiff jab.  
Merich feints a left hook, and then lands an overhand right followed by  two jabs to his opponents head.  
Merich connects with a cross.  
Merich switches the action to the outside.  Merich feints a right hook, and then hits home with a cross.  
Merich is looking to keep his distance.  Merich feints a jab, and then lands a stinging overhand left.  
Merich feints a left hook, and then lands a jab, overhand left and an overhand right to his opponents head.  
Mears closes the distance.  Merich pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a left hook to the head, a right hook to the body and a left uppercut to the body.  
Merich lands a left hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Mears forces Merich to retreat onto the ropes.  Merich lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Merich is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Merich sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Merich lowers his hands, trying to provoke his opponent to attack.  Mears attempts to land a left hook, but Merich sidesteps and counters with a right hook to Mears's ribs.  
Merich lands a sharp jab.  
Mears sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Merich finds the target with a jab.  
Merich steps away from his opponent.  Merich feints a jab, but Mears does not fall for it and responds with a cross.  
Mears steps inside and forces Merich to retreat onto the ropes.  Merich hits home with a stinging left hook.  
Merich is looking to keep his distance and connects with an overhand right.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Merich's trainer is telling his fighter to play it safe for the remainder of the fight. 

Round 2 Statistics
Merich: 
Jabs Thrown: 22                            
Jabs Landed: 11                            
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 20                            
Head Shots Thrown: 37                            
Head Shots Landed: 23                            
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 8                             

Mears: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 3: 

Merich feints a left, and then lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Mears hits home with a left hook.  
Merich lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Merich lands a jab to the body followed by a cross to the head.  
Merich lands a solid overhand right.  
Merich hits home with a cross.  
Merich steps to the outside and is on target with a jab.  
Merich hits the target with a solid jab.  
Merich is looking to keep his distance and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Mears is looking to close the distance.  Merich pivots to the left of his opponent.  Mears throws a right uppercut, but Merich clinches his opponent.  Merich is using his forearm in the clinch.  The referee separates the two fighters and warns Merich.  
Mears advances into close range.  Merich lands a left hook followed by  two right hooks to his opponents body.  
Merich tries to keep the action at long range and lands a jab to the body followed by a cross to the head.  
Merich tries to keep the action at long range.  Merich sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Mears manages to force Merich into the corner.  Merich lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Merich lands a stiff jab.  
Merich steps to the outside and lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
At the end of Round 3, lets listen in on the corners...Mears's trainer is telling his fighter he needs a knockout to win!  

Round 3 Statistics
Merich: 
Jabs Thrown: 14                            
Jabs Landed: 10                            
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 17                            
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 19                            
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 8                             

Mears: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 9                             
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 10                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 4: 

Merich lands a double jab to his opponents head.  He follows up the attack and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Merich feints a cross, and then is on target with a jab to Mears's body.  
Merich lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Mears steps inside.  Merich lands a left uppercut followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
Merich tries to keep the action at long range and hits home with a firm overhand right.  
Merich switches the action to the outside.  Merich feints a jab, tricking Mears into countering with a cross.  Merich avoids the shot and counters with a solid left hook to Mears's body.  
Mears walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Mears hits home with a right hook.  
Mears advances into close range.  Merich digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  
Mears steps inside.  Merich lands a left hook to the body, a right hook to the head and a left hook to the body.  
Merich switches the action to the outside and lands a jab to the head followed by a cross to the body.  
Mears advances into close range.  Merich lands a right hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Mears steps inside and forces Merich to retreat onto the ropes.  Frustration is reaching boiling point for Mears now.   He steps in close and strikes his opponent with a blatant headbutt!  The ref tells Mears to keep his head out of his opponents face.  He gives Merich time to recover.  
Merich lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Merich switches the action to the outside and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Merich lands a cross, jab and an overhand right to his opponents head.  
Mears gets on the inside.  Merich sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Mears throws a right hook, but Merich ties up his opponent.  Merich leans on his opponent using all his weight. As they grapple, Merich pushes his forearm into Mears's face.  The referee separates the two fighters and warns Merich.  
Mears walks Merich onto the ropes.  Mears is clearly losing his cool here!   He throws a low uppercut...that landed south of the border! The ref signals for the action to continue.  He either hasnt noticed the blatant foul or doesnt care! 
Mears steps inside.  Merich pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a stinging right uppercut.  
Merich tries to keep the action at long range and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Merich feints a jab, and then lands a cross, overhand right and a cross to his opponents head.  
Merich is looking to keep his distance.  Merich quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and hits home with a sharp overhand right.  
Merich lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head.  


Round 4 Statistics
Merich: 
Jabs Thrown: 18                            
Jabs Landed: 15                            
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 24                            
Head Shots Thrown: 35                            
Head Shots Landed: 31                            
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 8                             

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

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


Final Scorecards: 40 - 36  40 - 36  40 - 36

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Istanbul, Turkey.... Ahmet Merich

Fight Statistics
Merich: 
Total Punches Thrown: 179                           
Total Punches Landed: 127                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 139                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 96                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 40                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 31                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 102                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 75                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 77                            
Total Jabs Landed: 52                            

Mears: 
Total Punches Thrown: 60                            
Total Punches Landed: 4                             
Total Head Shots Thrown: 59                            
Total Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Total Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Total Body Shots Landed: 0                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 46                            
Total Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Total Jabs Thrown: 14                            
Total Jabs Landed: 0