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09/08/2031
EOD Running: Rankings
Ahmet Merich vs Saad Abad

Boxing Daily Report from the Ten Count Promotions promoted show at Ten Gym, Hull,  taking place on 06/04/2024:

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 6 round matchup are Ahmet Merich (5 - 0) who hails from Istanbul, Turkey and Saad Abad(2 - 0) from Leeds, UK.  Merich weighed in at 160 pounds, while Abad weighed in at 159 pounds and 15 ounces.  
The referee tonight is Spencer McBride, and the three ringside judges are Timothy Yates, Bryn Dunn and Paul McComb.  

Round 1: 

Merich steps away from his opponent and strikes his opponents body with a cross.  
Merich is on target with a jab.  
Abad sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Merich hits home with a right hook.  
Merich steps to the outside.  Merich feints a cross, and then is on target with an overhand right.  
Merich tries to step out of his opponents range and hits home with an overhand left.  
Merich lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Merich hits home with a cross.  
Merich sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Merich lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Abad hits home with a cross.  
Merich steps away from his opponent and lands a solid cross.  
Abad throws a cross, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Merich gets on the inside and lands a right hook to the body, a left uppercut to the head and a right hook to the body.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Abad's trainer is advising how he could improve the accuracy of his work.  Abad's trainer is telling his fighter he needs to be more active or he's going to get outworked.  

Round 1 Statistics
Merich: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 8                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 19                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Abad: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 2: 

Merich is looking to keep his distance and lands with a stiff jab.  
Abad sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Merich strikes his opponents body with a jab.  
Merich sidesteps to the right of his opponent and connects with a solid overhand right.  
Merich lands a jab to the body followed by a overhand right to the head.  
Merich lands a cross to the body followed by a jab to the head.  
Merich is looking to keep his distance.  Merich quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and is on target with a jab.  
Merich connects with a cross.  
Merich steps away from his opponent and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Merich switches the action to the outside.  Merich sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a cross to the body, and then to the head.  
Merich hits home with a cross.  
Merich drives a right hook into his opponents body.  
Merich is looking to keep the action on the outside and is on target with an overhand left.  
Merich gets on the inside and is on target with a left uppercut to Abad's liver.  
Merich closes the distance.  Merich pivots from in front of his opponent and is on target with a right uppercut to Abad's body.  
Merich switches the action to the outside.  Merich feints a jab, and then lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  He follows up the attack and lands an overhand right to the head followed by a cross to the body.  
Merich tries to step out of his opponents range and lands two straights followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Merich drives a jab into Abad's body.  
Merich feints a jab, fooling Abad into throwing a left uppercut counter.  Merich springs the trap, countering with  a cross.  
Merich strikes his opponents body with a jab.  
Merich switches the action to the outside.  Abad attempts to land an overhand left, but Merich slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Merich gets on the inside and manouvers his opponent onto the ropes.  Merich sidesteps to the left of his opponent and is on target with a right hook to his opponents ribs.  
Merich steps to the outside and hits the target with a ramrod jab.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Abad's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  Abad's trainer is telling his fighter to tighten his defence.  

Round 2 Statistics
Merich: 
Jabs Thrown: 16                            
Jabs Landed: 12                            
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 20                            
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 20                            
Body Shots Thrown: 16                            
Body Shots Landed: 12                            

Abad: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 3: 

Merich closes the distance and lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Merich digs in a left hook to Abad's body.  
Merich lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Merich hits home with a cross.  
Merich tries to land a jab, but Abad slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Merich feints a jab, and then lands a cross.  
Merich steps away from his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Merich lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Merich is on target with a jab.  
Abad throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Merich closes the distance.  Merich quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Merich finds the target with a jab.  
Merich is on target with an overhand right.  
Merich advances into close range and lands a right uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Merich lands a cross followed by  two jabs to his opponents head.  
Merich feints a cross, and then connects with an overhand left.  
Abad connects with an overhand left.  


Round 3 Statistics
Merich: 
Jabs Thrown: 16                            
Jabs Landed: 8                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 20                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Abad: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 10                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 4: 

Merich switches the action to the outside and connects with an overhand right.  
Merich lands a left hook to the body followed by a cross to the head.  
Merich lands a stinging cross.  
Merich steps to the outside.  Merich feints a right, and then lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Merich feints a right, and then lands a jab to the body followed by a cross to the head.  
Merich steps to the outside and lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Merich is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands with a solid jab.  
Merich hits home with an overhand right.  
Abad attempts to land a cross, but Merich slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Merich steps away from his opponent and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Abad sidesteps to the right of his opponent and hits home with a right uppercut.  
Merich steps away from his opponent.  Merich sidesteps to the right of his opponent and connects with a cross.  
At the end of Round 4, lets listen in on the corners...Merich's trainer is telling his fighter to play it safe for the remainder of the fight. 

Round 4 Statistics
Merich: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Abad: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 5: 

Merich closes the distance.  Merich sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Merich lands a left hook to the body, a right hook to the body and a right hook to the head.  Merich holds on to his opponent.  Merich tries to make the space to throw a hook, but hits Abad's kidney. 
Merich lands a left hook to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Merich walks his opponent into a corner.  Merich connects with a left hook.  
Merich lands a right hook to the head, a right uppercut to the body and a left hook to the head.  Merich clinches his opponent.  Merich pushes his forearm into Abad's face.  The ref breaks Merich's hold and signals for the fight to continue.  
Merich is on target with a right hook.  
Abad throws a right hook, but Merich holds on to his opponent.  Merich is using his forearm in the clinch.  The ref breaks Merich's hold and signals for the fight to continue.  
Merich pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Merich advances into close range and digs in a right hook to Abad's body.  
Merich closes the distance and lands a right hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body.  He then lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Merich walks Abad into the corner.  Merich is on target with a right hook to his opponents body.  
Merich drives a left hook into Abad's body.  
Merich lands a right uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  


Round 5 Statistics
Merich: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 23                            
Head Shots Thrown: 10                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 18                            
Body Shots Landed: 14                            

Abad: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 10                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 6: 

Merich is on target with a solid right hook to his opponents ribs.  
Merich drives a right hook into Abad's body.  
Merich pivots from in front of his opponent.  Merich digs in a stinging right hook to his opponents body.  Merich ties up his opponent.  Abad is leaning on his opponent in the clinch. Merich uses his free hand to throw a body hook, but it lands on Abad's kidney. 
Merich lands a right hook to the body followed by a right uppercut to the head.  
Merich digs in a right hook to Abad's ribs.  
Merich is on target with a right hook to his opponents ribcage.  
Abad attempts to land a right hook, but Merich slips the shot and counters with a solid cross.  
Merich sidesteps to the right of his opponent and is on target with a jab.  
Merich gets on the inside and lands two right hooks to the body, and one to the head.  
Merich lands with a hard jab.  
Merich closes the distance and drives a left hook into his opponents body.  
Abad is not fighting as well as he'd like.   He throws a low uppercut...that landed well below the belt! The ref halts the action and sends Merich to the neutral corner.    He warns Abad that he is heading for a point deduction.  
Merich is looking to close the distance and lands a right hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Abad throws a right hook, but Merich ties up his opponent.  Merich is leaning on his opponent in the clinch. The ref calls break and the two fighters separate.  
Abad steps to the outside and tries to land an overhand left, but Merich sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Merich lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  Merich clinches his opponent.  Merich leans on his opponent using all his weight. Merich pushes his forearm into Abad's face.  The referee separates the two fighters and warns Merich.  
Merich lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Merich advances into close range.  Merich sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a left hook to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  


Round 6 Statistics
Merich: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 33                            
Power Shots Landed: 20                            
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 22                            
Body Shots Landed: 14                            

Abad: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 13                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
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


Final Scorecards: 60 - 54  60 - 54  60 - 54

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

Fight Statistics
Merich: 
Total Punches Thrown: 209                           
Total Punches Landed: 140                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 134                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 92                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 75                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 48                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 152                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 105                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 57                            
Total Jabs Landed: 35                            

Abad: 
Total Punches Thrown: 104                           
Total Punches Landed: 5                             
Total Head Shots Thrown: 95                            
Total Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Total Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Total Body Shots Landed: 0                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 77                            
Total Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Total Jabs Thrown: 27                            
Total Jabs Landed: 1