**** 2023 Kirk's Championships Boxing Prediction League ****

Melindo Close UD

 

Melindo UD

 

Round 1: 10-9 Melindo

10-9 Melindo; close round. Melindo landed the more eye-catching shots but was less active than the bigger Thai.

 

Round 1: 10-9 Melindo
Round 2: 10-9 Buatkrathok

19-19; Thai moving forward while Melindo was mostly on the defensive.

 

Round 1: 10-9 Melindo
Round 2: 10-9 Buatkrathok
Round 3: 10-9 Melindo

29-28 Melindo; close round until a counter left hook by Melindo rocked Buatkrathok and had him on shaky legs. The Thai recovered well to survive the round.

 

Round 1: 10-9 Melindo
Round 2: 10-9 Buatkrathok
Round 3: 10-9 Melindo
Round 4: 10-9 Melindo

39-37 Melindo; pretty fun fight as the Thai turned up his aggressiveness; not very accurate from Buatkrathok, leaving him for the Melindo counters that have the crowd roaring.

 

Round 1: 10-9 Melindo
Round 2: 10-9 Buatkrathok
Round 3: 10-9 Melindo
Round 4: 10-9 Melindo
Round 5: 10-9 Melindo

49-46 Melindo; Buatkrathok needs to keep punching and pushing Melindo back if he wants to win. Melindo is significantly smaller and should not be at 126. Looking good here though.

 

Round 1: 10-9 Melindo
Round 2: 10-9 Buatkrathok
Round 3: 10-9 Melindo
Round 4: 10-9 Melindo
Round 5: 10-9 Melindo
Round 6: 10-9 Melindo

59-55 Melindo

 

Round 1: 10-9 Melindo
Round 2: 10-9 Buatkrathok
Round 3: 10-9 Melindo
Round 4: 10-9 Melindo
Round 5: 10-9 Melindo
Round 6: 10-9 Melindo
Round 7: 10-9 Melindo

69-64 Melindo; Buatkrathok actually using his size well at the first half of the round, using his shoulders and literally pushing Melindo to the ropes and landing. A Melindo body shot hurts the Thai though and the Filipino proceeds to dominate the rest of the round.

 

Round 1: 10-9 Melindo
Round 2: 10-9 Buatkrathok
Round 3: 10-9 Melindo
Round 4: 10-9 Melindo
Round 5: 10-9 Melindo
Round 6: 10-9 Melindo
Round 7: 10-9 Melindo
Round 8: 10-9 Melindo

79-73 Melindo; bit of a nothing round with neither men throwing enough. The few Melindo counters still wins him the round.

 

Round 1: 10-9 Melindo
Round 2: 10-9 Buatkrathok
Round 3: 10-9 Melindo
Round 4: 10-9 Melindo
Round 5: 10-9 Melindo
Round 6: 10-9 Melindo
Round 7: 10-9 Melindo
Round 8: 10-9 Melindo
Round 9: 10-9 Melindo

89-82 Melindo

 

Round 1: 10-9 Melindo
Round 2: 10-9 Buatkrathok
Round 3: 10-9 Melindo
Round 4: 10-9 Melindo
Round 5: 10-9 Melindo
Round 6: 10-9 Melindo
Round 7: 10-9 Melindo
Round 8: 10-9 Melindo
Round 9: 10-9 Melindo
Round 10: 10-9 Melindo

99-91 Melindo

 

98-92 x2, 97-93 UD for Melindo. Pretty generous scores.

 

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