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05/07/2031
EOD Running: ProTraining
Saad Marzouki vs Abdul Essa

Boxing Daily Report from the Katurole Promotions promoted show at Sana'a Tahir, Sana'a,  taking place on 03/01/2025:

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.  This is a semi final eliminator for the Yemen-Sana'a Bantamweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance and those watching live on Yemen TV, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Saad Marzouki (7 - 1 - 2) who hails from Sana'a, Yemen and Abdul Essa(5 - 2 - 2) from Sana'a, Yemen.  Both Marzouki and Essa weighed in at 118 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Rehan Akel, and the three ringside judges are Sajid Naseer, Rehan Abidi and Kashif Bouazizi.  

Round 1: 

Marzouki attempts to land a jab, but Essa slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Marzouki hits home with a cross.  
Marzouki is on target with a jab.  
Marzouki quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and hits home with a solid jab.  
Marzouki switches the action to the outside and throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Marzouki finds the target with a jab.  
Marzouki sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a cross.  
Marzouki hits home with a cross.  
Marzouki is on target with a right hook.  
Essa pivots to the left of his opponent and drives a right hook into Marzouki's ribcage.  
Marzouki is on target with a cross.  
Marzouki lands a sharp jab.  
Essa closes the distance.  Essa sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Essa attempts to land a left uppercut, but Marzouki blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Marzouki is looking to keep the action on the outside and drives a sharp jab into his opponents face.  
Essa walks his opponent into a neutral corner.  Essa is on target with a left hook.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Marzouki's trainer is advising how he could improve the accuracy of his work.  Marzouki's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  Essa's trainer is telling his fighter to increase his workrate.  

Round 1 Statistics
Marzouki: 
Jabs Thrown: 17                            
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 39                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Essa: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 13                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 2: 

Essa is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Marzouki is looking to keep his distance and tries to land a jab, but Essa sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Essa connects with a right hook.  
Essa is on target with a cross.  
Marzouki tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Essa closes the distance.  Marzouki hits home with a left uppercut.  
Marzouki tries to step out of his opponents range and hits home with a solid jab.  
Marzouki steps to the outside and lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Essa manouvers his opponent onto the ropes.  Essa attempts to land a left hook, but Marzouki blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Marzouki switches the action to the outside and strikes his opponents body with a jab.  
Marzouki steps away from his opponent.  Marzouki drops his guard, and stalks his opponent...he wants his opponent to throw a shot.  Essa lands a cross.  
Marzouki switches the action to the outside and is on target with a jab.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Essa's trainer is advising how he could improve the accuracy of his work.  

Round 2 Statistics
Marzouki: 
Jabs Thrown: 21                            
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 35                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Essa: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 3: 

Essa is on target with a cross.  
Essa walks Marzouki down, trapping him on the ropes.  Essa is on target with a left uppercut.  
Essa steps inside and lands a right hook.  
Marzouki switches the action to the outside and finds the target with a jab.  
Essa steps inside.  Marzouki lands a left hook.  
Essa walks his opponent into a corner.  Essa pivots from in front of his opponent.  Marzouki lands a right hook.  
Marzouki tries to step out of his opponents range and hits home with a cross.  
Marzouki strikes his opponents body with a jab.  
Essa hits home with a left hook.  


Round 3 Statistics
Marzouki: 
Jabs Thrown: 21                            
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 33                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Essa: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 9                             
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 4: 

Marzouki lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Essa is looking to close the distance.  Marzouki lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Marzouki hits home with a cross.  
Marzouki switches the action to the outside and is on target with a jab to his opponents body.  
Essa manouvers Marzouki into the red corner.  Essa lands a left hook.  
Marzouki steps to the outside and hits the target with a stiff jab.  
Essa connects with a right hook.  
Essa is on target with a right hook.  
Essa walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Essa connects with a right uppercut.  
Essa advances into close range.  Marzouki hits home with a left uppercut.  


Round 4 Statistics
Marzouki: 
Jabs Thrown: 18                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Essa: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 5: 

Marzouki snaps his opponents head back with a stiff jab.  
Essa steps inside.  Essa pivots to the side of his opponent.  Marzouki throws a right hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Essa sidesteps to the left of his opponent and connects with a left hook.  
Marzouki is looking to keep the action on the outside and hits home with a cross.  
Essa gets on the inside and hits home with a left hook.  
Marzouki is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands an overhand right.  
Marzouki is looking to keep the action on the outside and drives a cross into his opponents body.  
Marzouki is on target with a solid jab.  
Marzouki steps away from his opponent and is on target with an overhand right.  
Essa steps inside.  Marzouki lands a left hook.  
Marzouki lands a double jab to his opponents head.  


Round 5 Statistics
Marzouki: 
Jabs Thrown: 23                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 42                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Essa: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 13                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 6: 

Marzouki connects with a left hook.  
Essa is looking to close the distance and attempts to land a right hook, but Marzouki slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Essa steps inside and is on target with a right hook.  
Essa lands a right hook to the head followed by a left uppercut to the body.  
Essa advances into close range.  Marzouki sidesteps to the left of his opponent and is on target with a left hook.  
Marzouki steps away from his opponent and lands an overhand left.  
Essa advances into close range.  Marzouki sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Essa lands a left uppercut to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Marzouki is on target with a cross.  
Marzouki steps to the outside and strikes his opponents body with a jab.  


Round 6 Statistics
Marzouki: 
Jabs Thrown: 14                            
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Essa: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 7: 

Marzouki pivots to the left of his opponent andThe two boxers are fighting in-close, but their heads clash!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Marzouki dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Marzouki quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and is on target with a cross.  
Marzouki lands a cross.  
Essa lands a left hook.  
Marzouki pivots to the right of his opponent.  Essa is on target with a left hook.  
Marzouki hits home with a cross.  
Marzouki lands a cross.  
Marzouki lands a cross.  
Marzouki pivots to the side of his opponent.  Essa is on target with a jab.  
Marzouki steps to the outside and lands with a sharp jab.  


Round 7 Statistics
Marzouki: 
Jabs Thrown: 15                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 44                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Essa: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 12                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 8: 

Essa gets on the inside and is on target with a left uppercut to Marzouki's body.  
Essa lands a cross.  
Marzouki is looking to keep his distance and lands a jab to his opponents body.  
Essa connects with a left hook.  Essa attempts to land a left hook, but Marzouki blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Marzouki tries to keep the action at long range and lands an overhand right.  
Essa is looking to close the distance.  Marzouki attempts to land an uppercut to the solar plexus, but he strays low!  The ref stops the action.  The ref sends Essa to the neutral corner.  He warns Marzouki that continued fouling will result in a point deduction.  
Essa walks his opponent into a corner.  Essa drives a right hook into his opponents body.  
Essa lands a left uppercut to the body, and then to the head.  
Marzouki finds the target with a jab.  
Marzouki is looking to keep the action on the outside and hits home with a cross.  
Marzouki is on target with a jab.  
Essa steps inside and lands a left hook.  


Round 8 Statistics
Marzouki: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Essa: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 9                             
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 9: 

Essa advances into close range and connects with a right hook.  
Essa closes the distance and manouvers his opponent onto the ropes.  Essa digs in a left uppercut to Marzouki's body.  
Essa connects with a left hook.  
Marzouki feints a right hook, and then lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Essa pivots to the right of his opponent and digs in a right hook to his opponents ribcage.  
Marzouki lands a cross.  
Marzouki tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Marzouki tries to keep the action at long range and is on target with an overhand right.  
Essa advances into close range and connects with a left hook.  
Marzouki throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  


Round 9 Statistics
Marzouki: 
Jabs Thrown: 18                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 32                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Essa: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 10: 

Essa is looking to close the distance.  Essa sidesteps to the right of his opponent and connects with a left hook.  
Marzouki tries to keep the action at long range and attempts to land a jab, but Essa sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Essa hits home with a right hook.  
Essa walks his opponent into the red corner.  Essa sidesteps to the left of his opponent and is on target with a left hook.  
Marzouki tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Essa gets on the inside.  Marzouki sidesteps to the right of his opponent and hits home with a right hook.  
Essa lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a right uppercut to the head.  
Marzouki is looking to keep the action on the outside and throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  


Round 10 Statistics
Marzouki: 
Jabs Thrown: 19                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Essa: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
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  9 - 10
Round 7 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 8 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 9 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 10 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10


Final Scorecards: 98 - 92  98 - 92  97 - 93

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Sana'a, Yemen.... Saad Marzouki

Fight Statistics
Marzouki: 
Total Punches Thrown: 362                           
Total Punches Landed: 85                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 332                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 78                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 30                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 7                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 186                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 42                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 176                           
Total Jabs Landed: 43                            

Essa: 
Total Punches Thrown: 186                           
Total Punches Landed: 48                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 140                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 38                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 46                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 10                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 177                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 47                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Total Jabs Landed: 1