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Thurston Billing vs Mohamed Ekholm
Boxing Daily Report from the Valhalla promotions promoted show at Stockholm Concert Centre, Stockholm, taking place on 07/03/2025: Clearly Valhalla promotions have made a mistake booking this venue with less than half the tickets sold, including those handed out as prizes by Boxing Daily. 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 10 round matchup are Thurston Billing (13(2) - 0) who hails from Oslo, Norway and Mohamed Ekholm(5 - 5 - 4) from Stockholm, Sweden. Billing weighed in at 243 pounds And 12 ounces, while Ekholm weighed in at 229 pounds And 3 ounces. The referee tonight is Vincent Beckman, and the three ringside judges are Henry Landsberg, Hugo Sandel and Oscar Berwald. Round 1: Billing tries to keep the action at long range and lands a jab to the body, and then to the head. Billing lands a double jab to his opponents head. Billing lands a solid jab. Billing quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head. Billing is looking to keep his distance. Billing quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a jab. Billing switches the action to the outside. Billing feints a cross, and then lands an overhand left. Billing is on target with a cross. Billing lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head. Billing lands with a sharp jab. Billing lands a double jab to his opponents head. He then lands a double jab to his opponents head. Billing steps to the outside and snaps his opponents head back with a hard jab. Billing lands a right hook. Billing switches the action to the outside and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Ekholm gets on the inside and manouvers Billing onto the ropes. Ekholm sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Billing lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head. Billing clinches his opponent. Billing is using his forearm in the clinch. The ref calls break and the two fighters separate. Billing steps away from his opponent and lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head. He follows up the attack and lands an overhand right to the head followed by a jab to the body. Ekholm advances into close range. Billing pivots to the side of his opponent. Billing lands two right hooks to the body, and one to the head. Billing holds on to his opponent. Billing is using his forearm in the clinch. The ref halts the action and breaks the clinch. He lectures Billing about fouling. Ekholm advances into close range. Billing pivots to the right of his opponent. Ekholm throws a left hook, but Billing clinches his opponent. Ekholm leans on his opponent using all his weight. The ref calls break and the two fighters separate. Ekholm steps inside. Billing lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head. Billing steps to the outside. Billing sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a hard jab. Billing feints a right hook, and then lands a jab to the body, and then to the head. Ekholm closes the distance. Billing pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a right hook to the head followed by a left hook to the body. At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Ekholm's trainer is telling his fighter to increase his workrate. Round 1 Statistics Billing: Jabs Thrown: 31 Jabs Landed: 21 Power Shots Thrown: 27 Power Shots Landed: 16 Head Shots Thrown: 48 Head Shots Landed: 31 Body Shots Thrown: 10 Body Shots Landed: 6 Ekholm: Jabs Thrown: 4 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 14 Power Shots Landed: 1 Head Shots Thrown: 14 Head Shots Landed: 1 Body Shots Thrown: 4 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 2: Ekholm advances into close range and walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes. Billing is on target with a left hook to his opponents body. Billing tries to keep the action at long range. Ekholm sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Billing lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head. Billing lands a double jab to his opponents head. Billing steps away from his opponent and is on target with a ramrod jab. Billing feints a right hook, and then lands a spiteful jab. Ekholm is looking to close the distance. Ekholm pivots to the right of his opponent. Billing lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head. Ekholm lands a cross. Billing is on target with a left hook. Billing switches the action to the outside and lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head. He then lands a straight 1 - 2. Billing is looking to keep his distance and lands a ramrod jab. Ekholm quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Billing lands a jab, right hook and a jab to his opponents body. Billing is looking to keep his distance and lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head. Billing is on target with a stiff jab. Billing connects with a solid overhand left. Billing feints a cross, and then lands with a spiteful jab. Billing lands a straight 1 - 2. Billing feints a jab, and then lands a cross followed by two jabs to his opponents head. Billing switches the action to the outside and hits home with a sharp jab. Billing hits home with a cross. Ekholm advances into close range. Billing lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs. Billing steps away from his opponent and lands a cross, jab and an overhand right to his opponents head. Billing sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a jab. Billing lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Billing feints a cross, and then lands a jab, cross and a jab to his opponents head. Billing feints a jab, and then lands a stinging cross. Billing lands a stiff jab. At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Ekholm's trainer is advising how he could stop so many clean shots getting through. Round 2 Statistics Billing: Jabs Thrown: 32 Jabs Landed: 26 Power Shots Thrown: 31 Power Shots Landed: 19 Head Shots Thrown: 57 Head Shots Landed: 39 Body Shots Thrown: 6 Body Shots Landed: 6 Ekholm: Jabs Thrown: 7 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 13 Power Shots Landed: 1 Head Shots Thrown: 17 Head Shots Landed: 3 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 3: Ekholm steps inside. Billing lands a left uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents head. Billing tries to keep the action at long range and lands a double jab to his opponents head. Billing lands a jab, overhand left and an overhand right to his opponents head. Billing is looking to keep the action on the outside. Billing feints a cross, and then lands a straight 1 - 2. Billing hits home with a cross. Billing lands a jab. Billing switches the action to the outside and finds the target with a jab. Billing lands a straight 1 - 2. Billing feints a right, and then lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head. Billing lands a double jab to his opponents head. Billing lands a double jab to his opponents head. Billing drives a jab into his opponents body. Billing finds the target with a ramrod jab. Billing feints a cross, and then lands with a spiteful jab. Ekholm closes the distance. Billing is on target with a left hook. Billing switches the action to the outside and is on target with a jab. Ekholm steps inside. Billing pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a right hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head. Billing steps away from his opponent and lands two straights followed by an overhand right to his opponents head. Billing steps to the outside and is on target with a spiteful jab. Billing steps away from his opponent and lands an overhand right. Billing lands a jab, cross and a jab to his opponents head. Billing hits home with a sharp jab. Billing lands a jab to the body followed by a overhand left to the head. Billing tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a stiff jab. Billing is on target with a ramrod jab. Ekholm hits home with a right hook. Billing lands a jab. Ekholm closes the distance. Ekholm pivots to the left of his opponent. Ekholm throws a left hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a solid left uppercut. Billing lands a jab. Round 3 Statistics Billing: Jabs Thrown: 36 Jabs Landed: 25 Power Shots Thrown: 30 Power Shots Landed: 18 Head Shots Thrown: 58 Head Shots Landed: 41 Body Shots Thrown: 8 Body Shots Landed: 2 Ekholm: Jabs Thrown: 3 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 15 Power Shots Landed: 2 Head Shots Thrown: 16 Head Shots Landed: 3 Body Shots Thrown: 2 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 4: Ekholm throws a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a firm right hook. Ekholm is looking to close the distance. Billing connects with a solid left hook. Billing tries to keep the action at long range and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Ekholm steps inside. Billing digs in a left uppercut to his opponents ribs. Billing is looking to keep his distance and lands with a ramrod jab. Ekholm advances into close range. Billing pivots to the side of his opponent and drives a left uppercut into his opponents body. Billing switches the action to the outside and lands a hard jab. Billing lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head. Billing hits home with a right hook. Billing pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a left hook. Billing is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a cross followed by two jabs to his opponents head. Billing lands a straight 1 - 2. He continues the combination and lands a straight 1 - 2. Billing steps to the outside and lands a cross to the body followed by two jab's to the head. Ekholm is looking to close the distance and walks his opponent into a neutral corner. Billing is on target with a firm left hook. Ekholm is not fighting as well as he'd like. He throws a hook, and catches Billing low! The ref halts the action and sends Billing to the neutral corner. He tells Ekholm to stop fouling or face a points deduction. Billing feints a left, and then lands a straight 1 - 2. Billing steps away from his opponent. Billing feints a cross, and then is on target with a stiff jab. Billing lands a double jab to his opponents head. Billing is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a spiteful jab. Ekholm closes the distance and forces Billing to back into a corner. Billing connects with a right hook. Billing pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a right hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head. Ekholm walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes. Billing lands a left uppercut, left hook and a right uppercut to his opponents head. Billing holds on to his opponent. Billing is leaning on his opponent in the clinch. The ref breaks Billing's hold and signals for the fight to continue. Billing is looking to keep the action on the outside. Billing feints a left, and then lands a cross. Billing lands with a solid jab. Billing lands a jab to the body, an overhand left to the head and an overhand right to the head. Billing lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head. Round 4 Statistics Billing: Jabs Thrown: 26 Jabs Landed: 19 Power Shots Thrown: 46 Power Shots Landed: 24 Head Shots Thrown: 64 Head Shots Landed: 39 Body Shots Thrown: 8 Body Shots Landed: 4 Ekholm: Jabs Thrown: 2 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 13 Power Shots Landed: 1 Head Shots Thrown: 11 Head Shots Landed: 1 Body Shots Thrown: 4 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 5: Billing switches the action to the outside and lands an overhand right. Billing lands a sharp jab. Billing lands a stinging jab. Billing pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a left hook followed by a jab to his opponents head. Billing tries to keep the action at long range and lands with a spiteful jab. Ekholm advances into close range and throws a left uppercut, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross. Billing switches the action to the outside and finds the target with a hard jab. Billing lands a double jab to his opponents head. Billing attempts to land a jab, but Ekholm sidesteps and counters with a right hook. Billing is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head. Billing hits home with a cross. Billing lands with a hard jab. Billing lands an overhand right followed by two jabs to his opponents head. Ekholm quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Billing lands a ramrod jab. Billing tries to keep the action at long range. Billing feints a left hook, and then lands a cross to the head followed by a jab to the body. Billing snaps his opponents head back with a stinging jab. Billing hits the target with a spiteful jab. Billing lands a solid jab. Billing switches the action to the outside and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Billing feints a left hook, and then lands a ramrod jab. Billing lands a jab followed by two straights to his opponents head. Billing tries to keep the action at long range and lands a double jab to his opponents head. Billing lands a straight 1 - 2. Billing lands a solid jab. Billing is on target with a stinging jab. Ekholm closes the distance. Billing pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a left uppercut to the body, a left hook to the head and a right hook to the body. Billing steps to the outside. Billing feints a left, and then lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Billing lands a double jab to his opponents head. Ekholm advances into close range. Billing lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head. At the end of Round 5, lets listen in on the corners...Ekholm's trainer is passing on some tactical advice. Round 5 Statistics Billing: Jabs Thrown: 37 Jabs Landed: 25 Power Shots Thrown: 34 Power Shots Landed: 19 Head Shots Thrown: 64 Head Shots Landed: 41 Body Shots Thrown: 7 Body Shots Landed: 3 Ekholm: Jabs Thrown: 3 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 9 Power Shots Landed: 2 Head Shots Thrown: 12 Head Shots Landed: 2 Body Shots Thrown: 0 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 6: Billing throws a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps. Billing clinches his opponent. Billing leans on his opponent using all his weight. The ref breaks the clinch and signals for the action to continue. Billing steps to the outside. Billing feints a right hook, and then lands a double jab to his opponents head. Billing tries to keep the action at long range and connects with a cross. Billing sidesteps to the right of his opponent and is on target with a firm overhand right. Billing lands a double jab to his opponents head. Billing steps away from his opponent and lands a jab followed by two overhand rights to his opponents head. Billing is on target with a cross. Billing feints a right hook, and then hits home with a spiteful jab. Billing is looking to keep his distance and lands with a stiff jab. Billing lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head. Ekholm manouvers his opponent onto the ropes. Ekholm sidesteps to the right of his opponent and connects with a left uppercut. Ekholm connects with a left hook. Ekholm advances into close range. Billing lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body. Billing switches the action to the outside and is on target with a ramrod jab. Billing strikes his opponents body with a sharp jab. Billing lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head. Ekholm is looking to close the distance and walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes. Billing digs in a left hook to his opponents ribs. Billing throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook. Ekholm advances into close range and is on target with a right hook to his opponents body. Billing lands a left hook. Billing connects with a cross. Billing steps to the outside and lands a jab, cross and a jab to his opponents head. Round 6 Statistics Billing: Jabs Thrown: 26 Jabs Landed: 14 Power Shots Thrown: 26 Power Shots Landed: 13 Head Shots Thrown: 47 Head Shots Landed: 24 Body Shots Thrown: 5 Body Shots Landed: 3 Ekholm: Jabs Thrown: 2 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 23 Power Shots Landed: 4 Head Shots Thrown: 20 Head Shots Landed: 4 Body Shots Thrown: 5 Body Shots Landed: 1 Round 7: Billing is looking to keep the action on the outside and hits home with a cross. Billing hits home with a spiteful jab. Billing lands an overhand right, cross and a jab to his opponents head. Billing finds the target with a jab. Billing lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head. Billing is looking to keep his distance and lands a straight 1 - 2. Billing lands a jab followed by two straights to his opponents head. Billing lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head. Billing lands a spiteful jab. Billing stalks forward with a low guard, trying to draw a lead from his opponent. Ekholm throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Billing lands a jab, cross and a jab to his opponents head. Billing is looking to keep his distance. Billing quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Billing lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head. Billing feints a cross and triggers a right uppercut counter from Ekholm. Billing avoids the shot and counters with a right uppercut. Billing is looking to keep his distance and lands a double jab to his opponents head. Billing lands a cross, jab and an overhand left to his opponents head. Billing lands a jab, overhand right and a jab to his opponents head. Billing hits home with a left hook. Ekholm is on target with a left hook to his opponents body. Ekholm gets on the inside. Billing hits home with a sharp left hook. Billing steps away from his opponent and strikes his opponents body with a jab. Billing lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head. Billing goes for the bodyshot, but lands south of the border! The ref ignores Ekholm's complaints and signals for the action to continue. Ekholm steps inside. Billing pivots to the right of his opponent and drives a right uppercut into his opponents ribcage. Billing steps to the outside and hits home with a cross. Billing switches the action to the outside and finds the target with a jab. Billing lands a double jab to his opponents head. Round 7 Statistics Billing: Jabs Thrown: 34 Jabs Landed: 27 Power Shots Thrown: 28 Power Shots Landed: 19 Head Shots Thrown: 55 Head Shots Landed: 44 Body Shots Thrown: 7 Body Shots Landed: 2 Ekholm: Jabs Thrown: 2 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 17 Power Shots Landed: 1 Head Shots Thrown: 15 Head Shots Landed: 0 Body Shots Thrown: 4 Body Shots Landed: 1 Round 8: Billing tries to step out of his opponents range and connects with a cross. Billing tries to keep the action at long range and lands a double jab to his opponents head. Billing tries to keep the action at long range and snaps his opponents head back with a spiteful jab. Billing feints a left hook, and then lands a jab to the body, and then to the head. Billing tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a jab to the body, and then to the head. Billing connects with an overhand right. Billing feints a cross, and then snaps his opponents head back with a ramrod jab. Billing tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. He then lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Billing lands two jabs to the body, and one to the head. Billing lands a straight 1 - 2. Billing lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head. Billing lands a hard jab. Billing lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Billing pivots from in front of his opponent and is on target with a firm right uppercut. Billing pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head. At the end of Round 8, lets listen in on the corners...Billing's trainer is telling his fighter he is winning comfortably and should get on his bike for the remainder of the fight. Ekholm's trainer is advising how he could improve the accuracy of his work. Round 8 Statistics Billing: Jabs Thrown: 27 Jabs Landed: 19 Power Shots Thrown: 13 Power Shots Landed: 8 Head Shots Thrown: 37 Head Shots Landed: 24 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 3 Ekholm: Jabs Thrown: 3 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 13 Power Shots Landed: 0 Head Shots Thrown: 12 Head Shots Landed: 0 Body Shots Thrown: 4 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 9: Billing steps away from his opponent and lands a straight 1 - 2. Billing lands two jabs to the body, and one to the head. Billing switches the action to the outside and hits the target with a hard jab. Billing lands a jab to the head followed by a cross to the body. Billing finds the target with a ramrod jab. Billing lands a jab. Billing lands a cross. Ekholm steps inside. Billing is on target with a left hook. Billing tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a double jab to his opponents head. Billing lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head. Ekholm gets on the inside and throws a right hook, but Billing holds on to his opponent. Billing leans on his opponent trying to wear him down. The ref breaks Billing's hold and signals for the fight to continue. Billing lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head. Billing feints a left, and then lands with a sharp jab. Billing hits home with a solid overhand left. Billing steps away from his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head. He then lands a straight 1 - 2. THAT HURT HIS OPPONENT! Ekholm now seems to have his senses back. Billing is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands with a solid jab. Ekholm is not able to stop any of these shots...he looks in trouble...the ref steps in and stops the action! He says its over! The winner by TKO is Billing! Round 9 Statistics Billing: Jabs Thrown: 20 Jabs Landed: 17 Power Shots Thrown: 13 Power Shots Landed: 8 Head Shots Thrown: 29 Head Shots Landed: 23 Body Shots Thrown: 4 Body Shots Landed: 2 Ekholm: Jabs Thrown: 4 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 11 Power Shots Landed: 0 Head Shots Thrown: 10 Head Shots Landed: 0 Body Shots Thrown: 5 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 Fight Statistics Billing: Total Punches Thrown: 517 Total Punches Landed: 337 Total Head Shots Thrown: 459 Total Head Shots Landed: 306 Total Body Shots Thrown: 58 Total Body Shots Landed: 31 Total Power Shots Thrown: 248 Total Power Shots Landed: 144 Total Jabs Thrown: 269 Total Jabs Landed: 193 Ekholm: Total Punches Thrown: 158 Total Punches Landed: 16 Total Head Shots Thrown: 127 Total Head Shots Landed: 14 Total Body Shots Thrown: 31 Total Body Shots Landed: 2 Total Power Shots Thrown: 128 Total Power Shots Landed: 12 Total Jabs Thrown: 30 Total Jabs Landed: 4