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05/05/2031
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Lorcan Buckley vs Alejandro Mercado

Boxing Daily Report from the Mr. Vicious promoted show at Our Ladys Hall, Dublin,  taking place on 20/01/2024:

The venue is mostly sold out with the fans eager to turn out for tonights fights.  
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 8 round matchup are Lorcan Buckley (1 - 0) who hails from Waterford, Ireland and Alejandro Mercado(9 - 5 - 2) from Caracas, Venezuela.  Buckley weighed in at 125 pounds and 14 ounces, while Mercado weighed in at 126 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Eoin McCadden, and the three ringside judges are Leon McPeters, Leon Finnin and Lewis MacNevin.  

Round 1: 

Mercado tries to keep the action at long range.  Buckley tries to land a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook to Buckley's ribs.  
Mercado hits home with a left hook.  
Buckley walks his opponent down, trapping him in the blue corner.  Buckley sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Mercado throws a left hook, but Buckley ties up his opponent.  Buckley leans on his opponent using all his weight. The ref breaks the clinch and signals for the action to continue.  
Buckley tries to land a left uppercut, but Mercado blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Mercado attempts to land a jab, but Buckley dodges the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Buckley steps inside.  Mercado tries to land a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Buckley quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Mercado throws a cross, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a firm cross.  
Buckley gets on the inside and is on target with a right uppercut to Mercado's body.  
Buckley lands a left hook to the body followed by a right uppercut to the head.  
Buckley walks Mercado into the corner.  Buckley lands two right uppercut's to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Buckley gets on the inside and lands a right hook to the body followed by a left uppercut to the head.  
Mercado is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Mercado quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Buckley hits home with a stinging cross.  
Buckley advances into close range.  Buckley pivots to the left of his opponent and hits home with a right hook.  
Buckley sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a right uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Buckley lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Buckley is looking to close the distance and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Mercado switches the action to the outside.  Buckley lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Buckley advances into close range.  Mercado connects with a right hook.  
Buckley lands a solid right hook.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Mercado's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 1 Statistics
Buckley: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 41                            
Power Shots Landed: 24                            
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 22                            
Body Shots Landed: 11                            

Mercado: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 2: 

Buckley advances into close range.  Mercado throws a left hook, but Buckley ties up his opponent.  Buckley is using his forearm in the clinch.  The ref halts the action and breaks the clinch.  He lectures Buckley about fouling.  
Buckley lands two left hook's to the body followed by a jab to the head.  
Buckley gets on the inside and hits home with a right hook.  
Mercado steps to the outside.  Buckley tries to land a jab, but Mercado sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Buckley gets on the inside and drives a left hook into Mercado's ribs.  
Buckley advances into close range and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Mercado sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Buckley lands a right hook.  
Mercado switches the action to the outside.  Buckley connects with a cross.  
Buckley steps inside and lands a left uppercut to the head, a left hook to the body and a right uppercut to the body.  
Buckley lands a cross.  Buckley throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Buckley lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Buckley walks his opponent down, trapping him in a neutral corner.  Buckley lands a left hook to the body, a left hook to the head and a right uppercut to the head.  
Mercado pivots to the right of his opponent.  Buckley hits home with a left hook.  
Buckley is on target with a stinging right uppercut.  
Buckley digs in a left hook to Mercado's ribs.  
Buckley walks Mercado down, trapping him in a neutral corner.  Mercado throws a left hook, but Buckley clinches his opponent.  Buckley leans on his opponent trying to wear him down. The ref breaks the clinch and signals for the action to continue.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Mercado's trainer is advising how he could improve his defence.  

Round 2 Statistics
Buckley: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 38                            
Power Shots Landed: 23                            
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 21                            
Body Shots Landed: 14                            

Mercado: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 3: 

Mercado pivots to the side of his opponent.  Buckley lands a right uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Buckley closes the distance and drives a left hook into Mercado's ribs.  
Buckley gets on the inside and connects with a solid right uppercut.  Buckley throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Buckley gets on the inside and digs in a right hook to his opponents body.  
Buckley lands three consecutive right hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Buckley drives a left hook into his opponents body.  
Buckley digs in a left hook to Mercado's body.  
Mercado pivots to the right of his opponent and is on target with a left uppercut.  
Buckley gets on the inside and lands a right uppercut followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Buckley pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Mercado sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Buckley lands a stinging left hook.  
Buckley sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Mercado throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Buckley is looking to close the distance and is on target with a left hook to Mercado's body.  
Buckley pivots from in front of his opponent and digs in a right hook to his opponents ribcage.  
Buckley walks Mercado into a corner.  Buckley drives a left uppercut into Mercado's ribs.  
Mercado connects with a cross.  
Buckley lands a cross to the body, and then to the head.  
At the end of Round 3, lets listen in on the corners...Mercado's trainer is advising how he could improve the accuracy of his work.  

Round 3 Statistics
Buckley: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 47                            
Power Shots Landed: 28                            
Head Shots Thrown: 13                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 36                            
Body Shots Landed: 22                            

Mercado: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 4: 

Buckley digs in a left hook to Mercado's body.  
Mercado walks Buckley onto the ropes.  Buckley throws a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Buckley lands a right hook.  
Mercado steps away from his opponent.  Buckley lands a firm overhand left.  
Buckley is on target with a left hook to Mercado's body.  
Buckley digs in a left hook to Mercado's body.  
Mercado connects with a cross.  Mercado throws a left uppercut, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a solid left hook.  
Buckley lands two left hooks to the body, and one to the head.  
Buckley lands consecutive right uppercuts to his opponents body.  Buckley ties up his opponent.  Buckley leans on his opponent using all his weight. The ref separates the two fighters.  
Mercado steps to the outside.  Buckley tries to land a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Mercado wants to work on the inside, but accidentally clashes heads with his opponent!  The ref acknowledges the accidental headclash but allows the action to continue.    It looks like the clash of heads has caused some damage to Buckley.  That has caused slight swelling  around the left eye.  
Buckley lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Buckley is on target with a left hook.  
Mercado attempts to land a jab, but Buckley parries the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Mercado tries to step out of his opponents range.  Buckley hits home with a hard jab.  
Buckley is looking to close the distance and hits home with a right uppercut.  
Buckley walks his opponent down, trapping him in the corner.  Buckley lands a left hook.  
Buckley throws a right hook, but is unable to find the target.  Buckley clinches his opponent.  Buckley hits his opponent with a kidney shot within the clinch. Buckley is using his forearm in the clinch.  The referee warns Buckley and breaks the clinch.  
Buckley lands a right hook to the head followed by a left uppercut to the body.  


Round 4 Statistics
Buckley: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 38                            
Power Shots Landed: 21                            
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 17                            
Body Shots Landed: 12                            

Mercado: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 5: 

Buckley throws a short cross to the body, but lands low!  The ref ignores Mercado's complaints and signals for the action to continue.  
Buckley feints a cross, and then lands a hard jab.  
Buckley lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Buckley drives a left uppercut into his opponents liver.  
Buckley sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a right hook to the head, a left hook to the body and a right hook to the body.  
Buckley hits home with a left hook.  
Buckley gets on the inside and connects with a right uppercut.  
Buckley drives a right uppercut into his opponents body.  
Buckley drives a left hook into Mercado's body.  
Buckley is on target with a sharp right hook.  
Buckley walks Mercado onto the ropes.  Buckley lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Buckley connects with a right uppercut.  
Mercado throws a jab, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
At the end of Round 5, lets listen in on the corners...Mercado's trainer is telling his fighter he needs to be more active or he's going to get outworked.  

Round 5 Statistics
Buckley: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 44                            
Power Shots Landed: 16                            
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 24                            
Body Shots Landed: 7                             

Mercado: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 6: 

Buckley connects with a left hook.  
Buckley feints a left, and then drives a left hook into Mercado's liver.  
Buckley gets on the inside and tries to land a right hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a cross.  
Buckley closes the distance and lands a firm right hook.  
Buckley is looking to close the distance and digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  
Buckley advances into close range and digs in a right hook to his opponents body.  
Buckley lands with a spiteful jab.  
Buckley pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  


Round 6 Statistics
Buckley: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 30                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 10                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 23                            
Body Shots Landed: 8                             

Mercado: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 9                             
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 7: 

Buckley is looking to close the distance.  Mercado pivots to the left of his opponent.  Buckley lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Mercado lands a cross.  
Buckley lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Buckley lands with a spiteful jab.  
Buckley advances into close range.  Buckley is on target with a right hook to Mercado's ribs.  
Buckley lands with a hard jab.  
Mercado throws a left uppercut, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Buckley advances into close range and is on target with a left hook to his opponents ribs.  
Buckley connects with a sharp right uppercut.  
Mercado hits home with a cross.  
Buckley gets on the inside and manages to force Mercado onto the ropes.  Buckley throws a right hook, but the shot is blocked.  Buckley ties up his opponent.  As they grapple, Buckley pushes his forearm into Mercado's face.  The ref halts the action and breaks the clinch.  He lectures Buckley about fouling.  
Mercado tries to step out of his opponents range and lands an overhand left.  
Buckley connects with a cross.  
Mercado tries to step out of his opponents range.  Buckley lands a straight 1 - 2.  


Round 7 Statistics
Buckley: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Mercado: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 10                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 8: 

Mercado pivots from in front of his opponent.  Buckley drives a left hook into his opponents ribs.  
Mercado backs onto the ropes...he is waving his opponent in!  Buckley accepts the invitation, throwing powerful combos, but is unable to land anything on Mercado.  Buckley lands a left uppercut to the head, a right hook to the body and a left hook to the body.  
Buckley throws a left uppercut, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Buckley steps inside and lands a left uppercut.  
Buckley steps inside and lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Buckley digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  


Round 8 Statistics
Buckley: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 8                             
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Mercado: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
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
Round 5 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 6 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 7 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 8 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9


Final Scorecards: 80 - 72  80 - 72  80 - 72

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Waterford, Ireland.... Lorcan Buckley

Fight Statistics
Buckley: 
Total Punches Thrown: 311                           
Total Punches Landed: 151                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 147                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 67                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 164                           
Total Body Shots Landed: 84                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 277                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 140                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 34                            
Total Jabs Landed: 11                            

Mercado: 
Total Punches Thrown: 199                           
Total Punches Landed: 21                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 170                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 20                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 29                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 1                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 140                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 17                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 59                            
Total Jabs Landed: 4