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23/07/2031
EOD Running: Rankings
Angel Cotto vs Anthony Mears

Boxing Daily Report from the AI Ireland-Leinster promoted show at Cabra Castle Hotel, Dundalk,  taking place on 13/03/2025:

Clearly AI Ireland-Leinster 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 is the main event of the show.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 6 round matchup are Angel Cotto (0 - 0) who hails from Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela and Anthony Mears(1 - 0) from Limerick, Ireland.  Cotto weighed in at 117 pounds and 9 ounces, while Mears weighed in at 118 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Lee Donnell, and the three ringside judges are Jason Farrell, Mel Mohan and Eoghan Markey.  

Round 1: 

Cotto advances into close range.  Cotto pivots to the left of his opponent and lands two left hooks to the body, and one to the head.  
Cotto closes the distance.  Cotto sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Cotto feints a cross, and then lands a spiteful jab.  
Mears advances into close range.  Cotto sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Mears closes the distance.  Cotto pivots from in front of his opponent and connects with a left hook.  
Mears manages to force Cotto onto the ropes.  Cotto lands a jab to the body followed by a cross to the head.  
Cotto pivots from in front of his opponent and drives a left hook into Mears's liver.  
Cotto tries to step out of his opponents range.  Cotto quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and drives a hard jab into his opponents face.  
Mears advances into close range.  Cotto lands a right hook.  
Cotto sidesteps to the right of his opponent and is on target with a left uppercut.  
Cotto forces Mears to back into the red corner.  Cotto lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  Cotto ties up his opponent.  Cotto pushes his forearm into Mears's face.  The referee warns Cotto and breaks the clinch.  
Cotto lands a right hook to the head followed by a left uppercut to the body.  
Cotto pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Cotto is on target with a left hook.  
Cotto steps away from his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Cotto pivots from in front of his opponent and connects with a right hook.  
Cotto pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a left hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Cotto steps to the outside and lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Cotto advances into close range and digs in a left hook to his opponents ribs.  
Cotto walks Mears into a neutral corner.  Cotto pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Cotto is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a cross to his opponents body.  
Cotto voluntarily retreats back onto the ropes...he waves his opponent in!  Mears is whaling away with hooks, but Cotto keeps his defence tight.  
Cotto is looking to close the distance and connects with a left uppercut.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Mears's trainer is advising how he could be more accurate.  Mears's trainer is telling his fighter to increase his workrate.  Mears's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 1 Statistics
Cotto: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 41                            
Power Shots Landed: 32                            
Head Shots Thrown: 32                            
Head Shots Landed: 22                            
Body Shots Thrown: 19                            
Body Shots Landed: 16                            

Mears: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 10                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 2: 

Cotto steps inside and lands a right hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
Mears throws a right hook, but Cotto clinches his opponent.  Cotto leans on his opponent trying to wear him down. The ref breaks the clinch and signals for the action to continue.  
Cotto lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Cotto lands two left hook's to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Mears advances into close range.  Cotto is on target with a right hook.  
Cotto is on target with a right uppercut.  
Cotto lands a left hook.  
Cotto hits home with a cross.  
Cotto advances into close range.  Mears connects with a left uppercut.  As Cotto tries to work on the inside, the fighters heads come together!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Mears dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Cotto lands with a spiteful jab.  
Cotto tries to land a left hook, but Mears blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Cotto lands a right uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Cotto is on target with a right hook.  
Cotto tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Mears is on target with a cross.  
Cotto is looking to close the distance and lands a left hook.  
Cotto lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Cotto is looking to close the distance and lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Mears's trainer is advising how he could stop so many clean shots getting through.  

Round 2 Statistics
Cotto: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 33                            
Power Shots Landed: 21                            
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 18                            
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Mears: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 11                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 3: 

Mears steps inside.  Cotto is on target with a left uppercut.  Cotto holds on to his opponent.  Cotto leans on his opponent trying to wear him down. The ref calls break and the two fighters separate.  
Cotto lands a right uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  Cotto holds on to his opponent.  Cotto is leaning on his opponent in the clinch. The ref breaks the clinch and signals for the action to continue.  
Cotto switches the action to the outside and hits the target with a sharp jab.  
Mears hits home with a cross.  
Cotto is on target with a left hook.  
Cotto steps away from his opponent and lands two straights followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Cotto is on target with a left hook to Mears's body.  
Mears sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Cotto lands a right uppercut to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Cotto lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Cotto finds the target with a jab.  
Cotto connects with a left hook.  
Cotto hits home with a left hook.  
Cotto tries to keep the action at long range and drives a hard jab into his opponents face.  
Cotto connects with a left hook.  


Round 3 Statistics
Cotto: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 16                            
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Mears: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 4                             
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 4                             
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 4: 

Cotto lands a stinging jab.  
Cotto is looking to keep the action on the outside and hits home with a cross.  
Mears quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Cotto connects with a right hook.  
Mears sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Cotto connects with a left hook.  
Cotto hits home with a right uppercut.  
Cotto advances into close range and lands a right hook to the head, a left hook to the head and a right hook to the body.  
Mears throws a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Cotto advances into close range and lands a left hook.  
Cotto is looking to close the distance and is on target with a right hook.  
Cotto gets on the inside and connects with a left hook.  
Cotto steps to the outside and lands a cross.  
Cotto strikes his opponents body with a jab.  
Cotto is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a jab.  
Mears is looking to close the distance.  Mears 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 Cotto to the neutral corner.    He tells Mears to stop fouling or face a points deduction.  
At the end of Round 4, lets listen in on the corners...Cotto's trainer is telling his fighter to play it safe for the remainder of the fight. 

Round 4 Statistics
Cotto: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Mears: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 7                             
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 9                             
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 5: 

Cotto steps to the outside and hits home with a spiteful jab.  
Cotto lands an overhand left followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Mears is looking to close the distance.  Cotto is on target with a right hook to his opponents body.  
Cotto is looking to keep his distance and lands a cross.  
Cotto lands with a solid jab.  
Cotto tries to land a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Cotto lands a jab to the body followed by a cross to the head.  
Cotto lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Mears is on target with a cross.  
Cotto steps to the outside and snaps his opponents head back with a stiff jab.  
Cotto lands a right hook.  
Cotto tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Cotto connects with a cross.  
Cotto lands a hard jab.  
Cotto lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Mears gets on the inside.  Cotto is on target with a left hook.  
Cotto lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  Cotto attempts to land a left hook, but Mears blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Cotto lands a left hook.  
Mears quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Cotto lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Cotto is on target with a cross.  
Cotto is looking to keep his distance and is on target with a cross.  
Cotto lands a jab to Mears's body.  
Cotto lands a straight 1 - 2.  He follows up the attack and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Cotto lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Mears is looking to close the distance.  Cotto lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Cotto tries to keep the action at long range and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
At the end of Round 5, lets listen in on the corners...Cotto's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 5 Statistics
Cotto: 
Jabs Thrown: 28                            
Jabs Landed: 18                            
Power Shots Thrown: 34                            
Power Shots Landed: 23                            
Head Shots Thrown: 53                            
Head Shots Landed: 35                            
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Mears: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 11                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 6: 

Mears feints a right hook, and then attempts to land a left hook, but Cotto sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Cotto lands with a solid jab.  
Mears gets on the inside.  Mears pivots to the side of his opponent.  Cotto lands a left uppercut.  
Cotto tries to step out of his opponents range and is on target with a cross.  
Cotto lands with a ramrod jab.  
Cotto tries to step out of his opponents range and lands with a solid jab.  
Cotto lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Cotto lands a sharp jab.  
Mears throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Cotto switches the action to the outside and is on target with a jab.  
Cotto tries to keep the action at long range and lands three consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Cotto lands an overhand right, cross and a jab to his opponents head.  
Mears digs in a right hook to Cotto's ribcage.  Mears throws an uppercut to the body, but lands well below the belt!  The ref ignores Cotto's complaints and signals for the action to continue.  
Cotto is looking to keep his distance and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Cotto lands a stiff jab.  
Cotto snaps his opponents head back with a ramrod jab.  
Cotto lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Mears sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Cotto lands two straights followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Cotto connects with a right hook.  
Cotto is looking to keep his distance and hits the target with a stinging jab.  
Cotto connects with an overhand right.  
Cotto lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Cotto lands two jabs to the body, and one to the head.  
Cotto lands an overhand right followed by  two jabs to his opponents head.  
Cotto lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Cotto lands a cross.  
Cotto lands with a ramrod jab.  
Cotto switches the action to the outside and lands an overhand right, cross and a jab to his opponents head.  
Cotto is looking to keep his distance and hits home with a cross.  
Mears gets on the inside.  Cotto hits home with a right hook.  
Cotto is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a stiff jab.  
Cotto is on target with a spiteful jab.  
Cotto hits home with a spiteful jab.  
Cotto throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Cotto steps away from his opponent and strikes his opponents body with a jab.  


Round 6 Statistics
Cotto: 
Jabs Thrown: 39                            
Jabs Landed: 28                            
Power Shots Thrown: 36                            
Power Shots Landed: 28                            
Head Shots Thrown: 70                            
Head Shots Landed: 52                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Mears: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
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  10 - 9


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

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela.... Angel Cotto

Fight Statistics
Cotto: 
Total Punches Thrown: 275                           
Total Punches Landed: 198                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 217                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 156                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 58                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 42                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 184                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 134                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 91                            
Total Jabs Landed: 64                            

Mears: 
Total Punches Thrown: 71                            
Total Punches Landed: 9                             
Total Head Shots Thrown: 59                            
Total Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Total Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 1                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 64                            
Total Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Total Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Total Jabs Landed: 0