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Haider Abdou vs Rob Melgoza
Boxing Daily Report from the AI USA-Texas promoted show at Houston Sang, Houston, taking place on 02/08/2024: There are plenty of empty seats out here tonight, with the show nowhere near close to selling out. Next up is the main event of the show. This is a semi final eliminator for the USA-Texas Featherweight title. Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Haider Abdou (10 - 4(1) - 2) who hails from Houston, USA and Rob Melgoza(3 - 7) from Austin, USA. Abdou weighed in at 125 pounds And 15 ounces, while Melgoza weighed in at 126 pounds. The referee tonight is Robert Corfield, and the three ringside judges are Faisal Rasul, Noah Fergusson and Sean Richards. Round 1: Abdou hits home with a cross. Abdou throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook. Abdou steps away from his opponent and is on target with a jab. Abdou advances into close range and lands a left uppercut. Melgoza tries to keep the action at long range and hits home with an overhand right. Abdou lands a cross. Melgoza quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and is on target with an overhand right. At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Abdou's trainer is suggesting ways of getting through to his opponent. Melgoza's trainer is telling his fighter he is being outworked and needs to throw more. Round 1 Statistics Abdou: Jabs Thrown: 22 Jabs Landed: 5 Power Shots Thrown: 16 Power Shots Landed: 3 Head Shots Thrown: 36 Head Shots Landed: 8 Body Shots Thrown: 2 Body Shots Landed: 0 Melgoza: Jabs Thrown: 5 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 15 Power Shots Landed: 3 Head Shots Thrown: 16 Head Shots Landed: 4 Body Shots Thrown: 4 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 2: Abdou tries to step out of his opponents range and is on target with a jab. Abdou strikes his opponents body with a jab. Abdou steps away from his opponent. Abdou sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Melgoza throws a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross. Abdou is looking to keep the action on the outside and attempts to land a jab, but Melgoza sidesteps and counters with a left hook. Melgoza lands a left hook to the head, a cross to the head and a left hook to the body. Abdou tries to keep the action at long range and finds the target with a jab. Melgoza tries to keep the action at long range and hits home with an overhand right. Melgoza switches the action to the outside. Abdou lands a straight 1 - 2. At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Melgoza's trainer is suggesting ways of getting through to his opponent. Round 2 Statistics Abdou: Jabs Thrown: 18 Jabs Landed: 6 Power Shots Thrown: 16 Power Shots Landed: 4 Head Shots Thrown: 30 Head Shots Landed: 9 Body Shots Thrown: 4 Body Shots Landed: 1 Melgoza: Jabs Thrown: 5 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 10 Power Shots Landed: 5 Head Shots Thrown: 11 Head Shots Landed: 5 Body Shots Thrown: 4 Body Shots Landed: 1 Round 3: Melgoza lands a cross. Abdou is looking to close the distance. Abdou pivots to the right of his opponent. Abdou throws a right hook, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a right hook. Abdou walks Melgoza into a corner. Abdou lands a jab. Abdou is on target with a cross. Melgoza lands a jab. Melgoza steps to the outside. Abdou quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and hits home with a cross. Melgoza forces Abdou to back into the corner. Abdou lands a solid jab. Round 3 Statistics Abdou: Jabs Thrown: 19 Jabs Landed: 5 Power Shots Thrown: 17 Power Shots Landed: 2 Head Shots Thrown: 35 Head Shots Landed: 6 Body Shots Thrown: 1 Body Shots Landed: 1 Melgoza: Jabs Thrown: 5 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 9 Power Shots Landed: 2 Head Shots Thrown: 11 Head Shots Landed: 3 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 4: Melgoza is on target with a cross. Melgoza throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut. Abdou tries to keep the action at long range and is on target with an overhand left. Abdou closes the distance. Abdou pivots from in front of his opponent and is on target with a right uppercut. Melgoza hits home with a cross. Abdou is looking to keep the action on the outside and connects with a cross. Abdou is looking to keep the action on the outside and connects with a cross. Melgoza sidesteps to the left of his opponent and connects with a cross. Melgoza walks his opponent into a neutral corner. Abdou lands a cross. Abdou connects with a cross. Abdou is on target with a cross. Melgoza is looking to keep his distance. Abdou lands a stiff jab. Abdou closes the distance. Melgoza is on target with a right uppercut to his opponents body. Melgoza lands a left hook. Round 4 Statistics Abdou: Jabs Thrown: 23 Jabs Landed: 5 Power Shots Thrown: 20 Power Shots Landed: 8 Head Shots Thrown: 42 Head Shots Landed: 13 Body Shots Thrown: 1 Body Shots Landed: 0 Melgoza: Jabs Thrown: 4 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 20 Power Shots Landed: 5 Head Shots Thrown: 22 Head Shots Landed: 5 Body Shots Thrown: 2 Body Shots Landed: 1 Round 5: Melgoza switches the action to the outside. Melgoza feints a left, and then hits home with a cross. Melgoza throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook to his opponents ribs. Melgoza pivots to the side of his opponent and hits home with a cross. Melgoza lands a jab to the head followed by a left hook to the body. Abdou is looking to keep his distance and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Abdou is looking to close the distance and is on target with a left hook. Abdou pivots to the right of his opponent and is on target with a cross. At the end of Round 5, lets listen in on the corners...Abdou's trainer is passing on some tactical advice. Round 5 Statistics Abdou: Jabs Thrown: 16 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 13 Power Shots Landed: 5 Head Shots Thrown: 26 Head Shots Landed: 5 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 2 Melgoza: Jabs Thrown: 9 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 16 Power Shots Landed: 3 Head Shots Thrown: 19 Head Shots Landed: 4 Body Shots Thrown: 6 Body Shots Landed: 1 Round 6: Abdou tries to land a left hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut. Melgoza hits home with a cross. Abdou sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a stiff jab. Abdou lands a left hook. Abdou connects with a right hook. Melgoza lands a jab to his opponents body. Abdou connects with a cross. Abdou is looking to close the distance. Melgoza digs in a left hook to his opponents body. Abdou is looking to keep the action on the outside and is on target with a sharp jab. Abdou closes the distance. Melgoza is on target with a right uppercut. Abdou is looking to keep his distance and lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head. Round 6 Statistics Abdou: Jabs Thrown: 18 Jabs Landed: 4 Power Shots Thrown: 18 Power Shots Landed: 6 Head Shots Thrown: 33 Head Shots Landed: 9 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 1 Melgoza: Jabs Thrown: 4 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 16 Power Shots Landed: 4 Head Shots Thrown: 16 Head Shots Landed: 3 Body Shots Thrown: 4 Body Shots Landed: 2 Round 7: Abdou steps inside. Melgoza connects with a right hook. Abdou is looking to keep his distance. Abdou quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and finds the target with a jab. Melgoza walks his opponent onto the ropes. Melgoza connects with a cross. Abdou advances into close range and hits home with a left uppercut. Melgoza lands a cross. Melgoza pivots to the side of his opponent and finds the target with a jab. Abdou connects with a cross. Melgoza drives a left hook into his opponents body. Round 7 Statistics Abdou: Jabs Thrown: 18 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 14 Power Shots Landed: 2 Head Shots Thrown: 28 Head Shots Landed: 4 Body Shots Thrown: 4 Body Shots Landed: 0 Melgoza: Jabs Thrown: 4 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 22 Power Shots Landed: 4 Head Shots Thrown: 21 Head Shots Landed: 5 Body Shots Thrown: 5 Body Shots Landed: 1 Round 8: Abdou tries to land a jab, but Melgoza sidesteps and counters with a cross. Abdou is on target with a cross. Abdou throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook. Abdou steps to the outside and hits home with an overhand right. Abdou is looking to close the distance and is on target with a right uppercut to Melgoza's body. Abdou drives a jab into Melgoza's body. Round 8 Statistics Abdou: Jabs Thrown: 25 Jabs Landed: 6 Power Shots Thrown: 17 Power Shots Landed: 3 Head Shots Thrown: 36 Head Shots Landed: 6 Body Shots Thrown: 6 Body Shots Landed: 3 Melgoza: Jabs Thrown: 2 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 4 Power Shots Landed: 2 Head Shots Thrown: 6 Head Shots Landed: 2 Body Shots Thrown: 0 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 9: Abdou sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Abdou throws an overhand left, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a cross. Abdou lands a jab. Abdou is looking to keep the action on the outside. Abdou sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head. Melgoza pivots from in front of his opponent and hits home with a right uppercut. Abdou steps inside. Melgoza is on target with a right hook. Abdou closes the distance and lands a double left hook to his opponents head. Abdou tries to step out of his opponents range and is on target with a solid jab. Melgoza feints a jab, tricking Abdou into throwing a left uppercut counter. Melgoza springs the trap, countering with a cross. Abdou hits home with a stinging jab. Abdou switches the action to the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head. Abdou lands with a sharp jab. Abdou steps to the outside and connects with a cross. Abdou lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head. At the end of Round 9, lets listen in on the corners...Abdou's trainer is telling his fighter to play it safe for the remainder of the fight. Melgoza's trainer is telling his fighter he needs a knockout to win! Round 9 Statistics Abdou: Jabs Thrown: 24 Jabs Landed: 11 Power Shots Thrown: 16 Power Shots Landed: 4 Head Shots Thrown: 39 Head Shots Landed: 15 Body Shots Thrown: 1 Body Shots Landed: 0 Melgoza: Jabs Thrown: 1 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 11 Power Shots Landed: 4 Head Shots Thrown: 11 Head Shots Landed: 4 Body Shots Thrown: 1 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 10: Abdou lands a left hook. Melgoza tries to land a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut. Abdou lands a double left hook to his opponents head. Abdou lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Abdou lands a right uppercut. As the two fighters work on the inside, their heads come together! The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Abdou dabs at his face checking for damage. Abdou pivots to the right of his opponent. Melgoza lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Melgoza tries to step out of his opponents range and is on target with an overhand left. Round 10 Statistics Abdou: Jabs Thrown: 6 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 16 Power Shots Landed: 8 Head Shots Thrown: 18 Head Shots Landed: 7 Body Shots Thrown: 4 Body Shots Landed: 1 Melgoza: Jabs Thrown: 3 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 13 Power Shots Landed: 3 Head Shots Thrown: 12 Head Shots Landed: 3 Body Shots Thrown: 4 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: 9 - 10 9 - 10 9 - 10 Round 8 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 9 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 10 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Final Scorecards: 99 - 91 99 - 91 99 - 91 The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Houston, USA.... Haider Abdou Fight Statistics Abdou: Total Punches Thrown: 352 Total Punches Landed: 91 Total Head Shots Thrown: 323 Total Head Shots Landed: 82 Total Body Shots Thrown: 29 Total Body Shots Landed: 9 Total Power Shots Thrown: 163 Total Power Shots Landed: 45 Total Jabs Thrown: 189 Total Jabs Landed: 46 Melgoza: Total Punches Thrown: 178 Total Punches Landed: 44 Total Head Shots Thrown: 145 Total Head Shots Landed: 38 Total Body Shots Thrown: 33 Total Body Shots Landed: 6 Total Power Shots Thrown: 136 Total Power Shots Landed: 35 Total Jabs Thrown: 42 Total Jabs Landed: 9