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19/05/2031
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Paul Skene vs Martyn Valentine

Boxing Daily Report from the UK National Finals 2025,  taking place on 29/04/2025 from Sunderland, UK:

The Sunderland venue is completely packed out with the fans turning out in force to watch the fights on offer tonight.  
Next up we have a Semi Final fight in the Bantamweight divison.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 3 round matchup are Paul Skene (10(1) - 13) who hails from Newcastle, UK and Martyn Valentine(45(1) - 19) from London, UK.  

Round 1: 

Valentine pivots to the right of his opponent.  Valentine tries to land a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a solid right hook.  
Valentine sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a jab to Skene's body.  
Skene gets on the inside and lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Valentine is on target with a left hook.  
Valentine connects with a left uppercut.  
Skene lands a left uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Valentine tries to keep the action at long range and connects with a cross.  
Valentine lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Skene closes the distance.  Valentine lands a left hook.  
Valentine quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and hits home with a cross.  
Valentine pivots to the right of his opponent and finds the target with a jab.  
Valentine finds the target with a jab.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Valentine's trainer is telling his fighter to play it safe for the remainder of the fight. 

Round 1 Statistics
Skene: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Valentine: 
Jabs Thrown: 17                            
Jabs Landed: 7                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 33                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 2: 

Valentine lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Valentine digs in a left uppercut to Skene's ribs.  
Valentine steps away from his opponent.  Valentine sidesteps to the left of his opponent, but Skene is on target with a cross.  
Valentine steps to the outside and is on target with a cross.  
Skene is looking to close the distance.  Valentine lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Valentine connects with a left hook.  
Skene lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Skene advances into close range and lands a left uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  Skene throws a left uppercut, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut to his opponents ribs.  
Valentine drives a right hook into his opponents ribcage.  Valentine attempts to land a left hook, but Skene sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Skene manouvers his opponent into a neutral corner.  Skene digs in a stinging left hook to Valentine's body.  Skene attempts to land a right hook, but Valentine blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Valentine digs in a left uppercut to Skene's body.  
Valentine lands with a solid jab.  
Valentine attempts to land a left hook, but Skene dodges the shot and counters with a left hook to Valentine's body.  
Valentine is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Valentine sidesteps to the right of his opponent, but Skene is on target with a jab.  
Valentine is looking to keep the action on the outside and attempts to land an overhand right, but Skene blocks the shot and counters with a left hook to Valentine's body.  
Skene advances into close range and drives a firm left uppercut into Valentine's body.  
Skene throws a short cross to the body, but lands low!  The ref stops the action.  The ref sends Valentine to the neutral corner.  He warns Skene that he could be heading for a point deduction.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Skene's trainer is telling his fighter he must go to war on his opponent!  

Round 2 Statistics
Skene: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Valentine: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 34                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 32                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Round 3: 

Skene lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Skene is looking to close the distance and connects with a left hook.  Skene throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Valentine pivots to the right of his opponent and lands three consecutive right uppercuts to his opponents head.  
Valentine pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Skene throws a left uppercut, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Skene throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Skene lands a jab to the head, a right hook to the body and a jab to the head.  
Valentine hits home with a cross.  
Valentine lands a jab to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Skene advances into close range.  Valentine hits home with a left hook.  
Valentine tries to land a jab, but Skene dodges the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Valentine connects with an overhand right.  
Skene steps inside.  Skene pivots from in front of his opponent and connects with a left hook.  
Valentine switches the action to the outside and hits home with a cross.  
Valentine waits at the mid-range with a lowered guard, waiting for his opponent to throw a punch.  Skene lands a jab to the head followed by a right uppercut to the body.  
Skene is on target with a solid left hook.  Skene throws a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Skene drives a left hook into his opponents body.  


Round 3 Statistics
Skene: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 29                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Valentine: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 30                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 35                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 1 Scores: 0 - 1
Round 2 Scores: 1 - 0
Round 3 Scores: 0 - 1


Final Scorecard: 1 - 2

The winner, on points, from London, UK.... Martyn Valentine

Fight Statistics
Skene: 
Total Punches Thrown: 82                            
Total Punches Landed: 28                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 58                            
Total Head Shots Landed: 18                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 24                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 10                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 70                            
Total Power Shots Landed: 23                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Total Jabs Landed: 5                             

Valentine: 
Total Punches Thrown: 123                           
Total Punches Landed: 41                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 100                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 34                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 23                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 7                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 85                            
Total Power Shots Landed: 30                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 38                            
Total Jabs Landed: 11