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23/09/2030
EOD Running: AI Actions
Emilio Sales vs Leonardo Merlos

Boxing Daily Report from the AI Brazil-Bahia promoted show at Salvador Belo, Salvador,  taking place on 07/06/2025:

The venue is mostly sold out with the fans eager to turn out for tonights fights.  
Next up is the main event of the show.  This is a semi final eliminator for the Brazil-Bahia Light Heavyweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Emilio Sales (11 - 5 - 2) who hails from Salvador, Brazil and Leonardo Merlos(5 - 9 - 4) from Salvador, Brazil.  Sales weighed in at 174 pounds And 12 ounces, while Merlos weighed in at 175 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Ora Gomes, and the three ringside judges are Alejandro Moraes, Fraco Ruelas and Vicente Pimentel.  

Round 1: 

Sales quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and strikes his opponents body with a cross.  
Merlos steps inside.  Sales lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Sales lands a left hook.  Sales ties up his opponent.  As they grapple, Merlos pushes his forearm into Sales's face.  The ref halts the action and breaks the clinch.  He lectures Merlos about fouling.  
Sales forces Merlos to back into the corner.  Sales lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  Sales holds on to his opponent.  As they grapple, Sales pushes his forearm into Merlos's face.  The referee separates the two fighters and warns Sales.  
Sales digs in a left uppercut to his opponents liver.  
Sales steps inside and connects with a right uppercut.  
Sales lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Sales lands a right uppercut to the head, a right hook to the head and a right hook to the body.  
Sales hits home with a left hook.  Sales ties up his opponent.  Sales leans on his opponent using all his weight. The ref calls break and the two fighters separate.  
Sales lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  He follows up the attack and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Sales is on target with a right hook to Merlos's ribcage.  
Merlos is on target with a cross.  
Merlos steps inside.  Sales lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Sales is looking to close the distance and lands a right hook to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Sales lands a left hook to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Sales lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  He continues the combination and lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Merlos is looking to close the distance.  Sales lands two consecutive right uppercuts to his opponents head.  
Merlos closes the distance.  Sales connects with a right hook.  Sales holds on to his opponent.  The ref separates the two fighters.  
Sales lands a right hook to the body followed by a left uppercut to the head.  
Sales digs in a right hook to his opponents ribs.  
Sales throws a right hook, but is unable to get through his opponents guard.  Sales ties up his opponent.  Sales is leaning on his opponent in the clinch. The ref breaks the clinch and signals for the action to continue.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Merlos's trainer is telling his fighter he needs to be more active or he's going to get outworked.  

Round 1 Statistics
Sales: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 45                            
Power Shots Landed: 35                            
Head Shots Thrown: 32                            
Head Shots Landed: 24                            
Body Shots Thrown: 17                            
Body Shots Landed: 12                            

Merlos: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 2: 

Sales is on target with a cross.  
Sales forces Merlos to back into the corner.  Sales lands a right hook, left hook and a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
Sales forces Merlos to back into the ropes.  Sales lands a right hook to the body followed by a right uppercut to the head.  Sales holds on to his opponent.  The ref breaks the clinch and signals for the action to continue.  Sales throws a left uppercut, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Sales pivots to the left of his opponent and hits home with a right uppercut.  
Sales forces Merlos to back into the corner.  Sales lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  Sales clinches his opponent.  The ref breaks Sales's hold and signals for the fight to continue.  
Sales throws a right hook, but his opponent parries the shot.  Sales ties up his opponent.  Sales uses his free hand to throw a body hook, but it lands on Merlos's kidney. The referee separates the two fighters and warns Sales to stop holding.  
Sales drives a left hook into Merlos's body.  
Merlos steps inside.  Sales connects with a right hook.  
Sales steps inside and lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Sales lands a cross.  
Sales pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a right hook, right uppercut and a right hook to his opponents head.  
Sales lands a left uppercut to the head followed by two right hook's to the body.  
Sales drives a left hook into Merlos's body.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Merlos's trainer is suggesting ways of getting through to his opponent.  Merlos's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  Merlos's trainer is advising how he could stop so many clean shots getting through.  

Round 2 Statistics
Sales: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 32                            
Power Shots Landed: 21                            
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 17                            
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Merlos: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 10                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 10                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 3: 

Sales lands a right uppercut to the body, a right uppercut to the head and a left hook to the body.  
Sales connects with a right uppercut.  
Sales lands a right hook.  
Sales attempts to land a cross, but Merlos slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Sales lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Merlos throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Sales drives a right uppercut into his opponents ribs.  
Sales lands a left hook.  
Sales lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  Sales clinches his opponent.  Sales leans on his opponent using all his weight. The referee separates the two fighters and warns Sales to stop holding.  
Merlos lands a left hook.  
Sales advances into close range and lands a right uppercut to the body, and then to the head.  
Sales closes the distance and lands a right hook to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Sales lands a right hook.  
Sales manouvers his opponent onto the ropes.  Sales connects with a right uppercut.  
Sales sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a right hook, left hook and a left uppercut to his opponents head.  


Round 3 Statistics
Sales: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 39                            
Power Shots Landed: 21                            
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 16                            
Body Shots Thrown: 13                            
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Merlos: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 4: 

Merlos gets on the inside and tries to land a left hook, but Sales sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
As Merlos tries to work on the inside, the fighters heads come together!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Sales dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Sales connects with a left uppercut.  
Sales hits home with a right hook.  
Sales lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Sales is on target with a right hook.  
Sales advances into close range and is on target with a right uppercut.  
Sales lands a right hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
Sales drives a right hook into Merlos's body.  
Sales digs in a right uppercut to Merlos's ribcage.  
Sales advances into close range and is on target with a left hook.  
Sales lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  He follows up the attack and lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Sales manages to force Merlos onto the ropes.  Sales hits home with a right hook.  
Sales is on target with a left uppercut to his opponents ribs.  
Sales lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Merlos is on target with a cross.  
Merlos advances into close range.  Sales lands a left hook, right hook and a left hook to his opponents head.  
Sales lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Sales is looking to close the distance and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Sales steps inside.  Merlos tries to land a right uppercut, but Sales slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Sales is on target with a right hook to his opponents ribs.  
Sales lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  


Round 4 Statistics
Sales: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 40                            
Power Shots Landed: 29                            
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 22                            
Body Shots Thrown: 16                            
Body Shots Landed: 9                             

Merlos: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 5: 

Sales closes the distance.  Sales sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a right uppercut to the body, a left uppercut to the body and a right uppercut to the head.  
Sales lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Sales gets on the inside and lands a left uppercut followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
Sales is on target with a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Merlos throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Sales sidesteps to the left of his opponent and connects with a right hook.  
Merlos connects with a right uppercut.  
Merlos connects with a left hook.  
Sales hits home with a left uppercut.  
Sales is looking to close the distance and walks his opponent down, trapping him in the corner.  Sales hits home with a right uppercut.  
Sales hits home with a left uppercut.  Sales throws a right uppercut, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Sales lands three consecutive right uppercuts to his opponents body.  
Sales steps inside and lands a right hook.  
Sales pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  


Round 5 Statistics
Sales: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 18                            
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Merlos: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 40                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 42                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 6: 

Sales lands a left hook, right uppercut and a right hook to his opponents head.  
Sales tries to land a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Sales pivots to the left of his opponent and drives a cross into his opponents body.  
Sales pivots to the left of his opponent and is on target with a right hook.  
Sales lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Sales hits home with a right uppercut.  
Sales hits home with a left hook.  
Sales closes the distance and lands a right hook, left hook and a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Sales lands a cross to the head followed by a right uppercut to the body.  
Sales advances into close range and lands a left hook, right uppercut and a left hook to his opponents head.  
Sales lands a left hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
Sales is on target with a right hook to Merlos's body.  
Sales digs in a left hook to Merlos's liver.  
Sales is on target with a right hook.  
Sales pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Merlos lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Sales lands two left hooks followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Merlos gets on the inside.  Sales lands a right hook to the body followed by a left uppercut to the head.  
Sales is on target with a right hook.  
Sales lands a right uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Sales finds the target with a hard jab.  
Sales is looking to close the distance and lands a right hook to the body followed by a right uppercut to the head.  
Sales lands a right hook to the head, a right hook to the body and a left hook to the head.  
Sales hits home with a cross.  Sales throws a right uppercut, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Sales lands a left hook followed by  two right uppercuts to his opponents head.  


Round 6 Statistics
Sales: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 56                            
Power Shots Landed: 41                            
Head Shots Thrown: 44                            
Head Shots Landed: 33                            
Body Shots Thrown: 14                            
Body Shots Landed: 9                             

Merlos: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 7: 

Sales sidesteps to the right of his opponent and is on target with a right hook.  
Merlos is looking to close the distance and walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Sales lands a right uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  He follows up the attack and lands a right uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Sales advances into close range and lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Sales is on target with a left hook.  The two boxers are fighting in-close, but their heads clash!  The ref acknowledges the accidental headclash but allows the action to continue.  Merlos has come off worse after that clash of heads.  That has caused minor swelling  around the right eye.  
Sales quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a right hook followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Sales gets on the inside and is on target with a left hook to Merlos's body.  
Merlos drives a left hook into his opponents body.  
Sales manouvers Merlos onto the ropes.  Sales sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Merlos attempts to land a right uppercut, but Sales sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Sales pivots from in front of his opponent.  Merlos attempts to land a left hook, but Sales dodges the shot and counters with a cross.  
Sales lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Sales is looking to close the distance and lands a left hook to the head, a left hook to the body and a right hook to the head.  
Sales steps inside and hits home with a left hook.  
Sales connects with a right hook.  
Sales lands a left hook.  As Merlos tries to work on the inside, the fighters heads come together!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Sales dabs at his face checking for damage.    It looks like the clash of heads has caused some damage to Sales.  That has caused slight swelling  around the right eye.  
Sales sidesteps to the left of his opponent and hits home with a right uppercut.  
Sales connects with a left hook.  


Round 7 Statistics
Sales: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 22                            
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 20                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Merlos: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 8: 

The two boxers are fighting in-close, but their heads clash!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Sales dabs at his face checking for damage.  Sales has taken some damage there.  That has caused slight damage to the nose.  
Sales connects with a right hook.  
Sales is on target with a left uppercut.  
Sales manouvers his opponent onto the ropes.  Sales lands a left hook to the body, a left hook to the head and a right uppercut to the body.  
Sales digs in a right hook to Merlos's ribs.  
Sales lands a left uppercut to the head, a right hook to the body and a left hook to the head.  
Sales forces Merlos to retreat onto the ropes.  Sales connects with a left uppercut.  
Sales quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a stinging jab.  
Sales is looking to close the distance and connects with a left hook.  
Sales connects with a right hook.  
Merlos walks Sales down, trapping him on the ropes.  Sales lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Sales lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Sales hits home with a left hook.  
Sales lands a right hook, left hook and a right hook to his opponents head.  
Sales connects with a right hook.  
Sales lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  He then lands a cross to the body, and then to the head.  
Sales lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  


Round 8 Statistics
Sales: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 37                            
Power Shots Landed: 27                            
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 20                            
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 8                             

Merlos: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 9: 

Merlos gets on the inside.  Sales lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Sales is on target with a right hook to Merlos's body.  Sales wants to work on the inside, but accidentally clashes heads with his opponent!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Merlos dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Sales pivots to the left of his opponent.  Merlos lands a right hook.  
Sales lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Merlos drives a cross into his opponents body.  
Merlos closes the distance and digs in a right hook to Sales's body.  
Sales manouvers his opponent into the corner.  Sales lands a right hook.  
Sales connects with a left uppercut.  
Sales advances into close range and hits home with a left hook.  
Merlos hits home with a cross.  
At the end of Round 9, lets listen in on the corners...Merlos's trainer is telling his fighter he needs a knockout to win!  

Round 9 Statistics
Sales: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 11                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Merlos: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 11                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 10: 

Sales is looking to close the distance and lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Sales lands a cross.  
Merlos lands a cross.  
Merlos steps inside.  Sales lands a right hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Sales lands a right uppercut followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Merlos is desperate to make more of an impact on his opponent.   He throws a low uppercut...that landed well below the belt! The ref signals for the action to continue.  He either hasnt noticed the blatant foul or doesnt care! 
Sales advances into close range and lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Sales advances into close range and lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Sales lands a left hook.  
Sales lands a right uppercut to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Sales sidesteps to the left of his opponent and hits home with a right uppercut.  
Sales lands a left hook to the head, a right hook to the body and a left hook to the body.  
Sales pivots to the side of his opponent and finds the target with a stiff jab.  
Merlos closes the distance.  Sales lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Sales advances into close range.  Merlos tries to land a right hook, but Sales dodges the shot and counters with a right hook.  


Round 10 Statistics
Sales: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 21                            
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 18                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Merlos: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 9                             
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 9                             
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
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
Round 9 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 10 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9


Final Scorecards: 100 - 90  100 - 90  100 - 90

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Salvador, Brazil.... Emilio Sales

Fight Statistics
Sales: 
Total Punches Thrown: 377                           
Total Punches Landed: 257                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 273                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 192                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 104                           
Total Body Shots Landed: 65                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 349                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 243                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 28                            
Total Jabs Landed: 14                            

Merlos: 
Total Punches Thrown: 192                           
Total Punches Landed: 19                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 171                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 21                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 4                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 178                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 18                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 14                            
Total Jabs Landed: 1