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Michael Hughes vs Hiroki Itoh
Boxing Daily Report from the Showtime Promotions promoted show at Caesars Palace Pavilion, Las Vegas, taking place on 01/11/2036: Clearly Showtime 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 and those watching live on ESPN, the two fighters competing in this 8 round matchup are Michael Hughes (23(6) - 0) who hails from Detroit, USA and Hiroki Itoh(27(9) - 15(10) - 3) from Tokyo, Japan. Both Hughes and Itoh weighed in at 118 pounds. The referee tonight is Amon Gibson, and the three ringside judges are Vincent Ovens, Mark Hasson and Alastair Harle. Round 1: Itoh drives a left hook into Hughes's body. Hughes digs in a left hook to Itoh's body. Itoh is looking to keep his distance. Hughes is on target with a cross to Itoh's body. Itoh closes the distance. Hughes digs in a left hook to Itoh's body. Itoh walks his opponent into a corner. Itoh hits home with a left uppercut. Itoh throws a right hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a left uppercut to Itoh's body. Itoh hits home with a cross. Itoh closes the distance and lands a left hook. Itoh pivots from in front of his opponent. Itoh tries to land a left hook, but Hughes parries the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Hughes lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body. Hughes throws a right uppercut, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Itoh steps to the outside. Hughes lands a stinging overhand left. Itoh steps inside and tries to land a left hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a firm left hook. Itoh quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Hughes lands a left hook. Hughes wants to work on the inside, but accidentally clashes heads with his opponent! The ref acknowledges the accidental headclash but allows the action to continue. It looks like the clash of heads has caused some damage to Itoh. That has caused minor swelling around the left eye. Hughes digs in a left uppercut to Itoh's body. Itoh is on target with a left hook to his opponents body. Itoh tries to land a right hook, but Hughes sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut. Itoh lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents body. Itoh pivots to the side of his opponent. Hughes throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook. Hughes tries to keep the action at long range and lands a cross. Itoh lands a right hook to the head, a right uppercut to the body and a left hook to the body. Itoh tries to land a left uppercut, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut to his opponents body. Itoh steps inside. Itoh sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Hughes drives a right uppercut into Itoh's ribcage. Itoh switches the action to the outside and lands a jab. Hughes hits home with a solid left hook. Itoh steps to the outside. Hughes lands a cross, jab and a cross to his opponents head. Itoh lands a sharp jab. Itoh pivots from in front of his opponent and digs in a left hook to Hughes's ribs. Hughes drives a left hook into Itoh's body. Hughes steps away from his opponent and lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head. Hughes is on target with a stinging cross. At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Hughes's trainer is passing on some tactical advice. Round 1 Statistics Hughes: Jabs Thrown: 4 Jabs Landed: 3 Power Shots Thrown: 48 Power Shots Landed: 21 Head Shots Thrown: 24 Head Shots Landed: 14 Body Shots Thrown: 28 Body Shots Landed: 10 Itoh: Jabs Thrown: 5 Jabs Landed: 3 Power Shots Thrown: 42 Power Shots Landed: 16 Head Shots Thrown: 34 Head Shots Landed: 12 Body Shots Thrown: 13 Body Shots Landed: 7 Round 2: Hughes gets on the inside. Hughes sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Itoh connects with a right hook. Hughes is looking to keep his distance. Itoh throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook. Itoh steps inside and connects with a right hook. Hughes digs in a left hook to his opponents liver. Itoh sidesteps to the left of his opponent and digs in a right hook to his opponents body. Itoh attempts to land a left uppercut, but Hughes parries the shot and counters with a left hook. Itoh tries to land a right uppercut, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook. Hughes tries to land a cross, but Itoh sidesteps and counters with a right hook to Hughes's body. Itoh steps inside and lands a right hook to the head followed by a left uppercut to the body. Hughes tries to step out of his opponents range and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Hughes lands a cross. Hughes attempts to land a jab, but Itoh slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Hughes advances into close range. Itoh quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body. Itoh connects with a right hook. Hughes is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands an overhand right. Itoh advances into close range. Hughes is on target with a left hook to his opponents body. Itoh steps away from his opponent. Hughes lands a firm overhand left. Hughes steps inside. Itoh hits home with a left hook. Hughes is on target with a right hook to Itoh's body. Hughes digs in a stinging left hook to Itoh's body. Hughes switches the action to the outside and lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head. Hughes throws an overhand right, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook. Hughes is looking to keep his distance and is on target with a cross. Itoh advances into close range. Itoh lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head. As the two fighters work on the inside, their heads come together! The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Hughes dabs at his face checking for damage. Itoh steps inside and walks his opponent onto the ropes. Itoh pivots from in front of his opponent and hits home with a left uppercut. Itoh lands a right hook. Round 2 Statistics Hughes: Jabs Thrown: 5 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 26 Power Shots Landed: 14 Head Shots Thrown: 22 Head Shots Landed: 12 Body Shots Thrown: 9 Body Shots Landed: 4 Itoh: Jabs Thrown: 12 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 48 Power Shots Landed: 21 Head Shots Thrown: 44 Head Shots Landed: 15 Body Shots Thrown: 16 Body Shots Landed: 7 Round 3: Itoh pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a right hook. Hughes throws a right hook, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a cross. Hughes throws a left uppercut, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a cross. Itoh lands a right uppercut followed by two right hooks to his opponents head. Hughes is looking to keep his distance and hits home with an overhand right. Hughes lands a solid overhand left. Itoh closes the distance. Itoh pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a right uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head. Hughes steps to the outside. Itoh throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut. Itoh tries to land a cross, but Hughes sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut. Itoh is looking to close the distance and connects with a right hook. Hughes is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a straight 1 - 2. Itoh advances into close range and manouvers Hughes into the blue corner. Itoh pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head. Itoh throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a solid cross. Itoh gets on the inside and lands a double left hook to his opponents head. Itoh tries to step out of his opponents range. Hughes finds the target with a jab. Hughes advances into close range. Hughes sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Itoh is on target with a right hook. Itoh lands a left uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents head. Itoh tries to land a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut. Hughes is looking to keep the action on the outside and is on target with a jab. Hughes advances into close range. Itoh connects with a left hook. Itoh tries to land a right hook, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a left uppercut to Itoh's body. Itoh gets on the inside. Itoh pivots to the right of his opponent. Itoh lands a left hook. Itoh throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross. Hughes lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head. Hughes pivots to the right of his opponent. Itoh is on target with a right uppercut. Itoh pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a right hook, left uppercut and a left hook to his opponents head. Itoh pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a double left hook to his opponents head. Hughes steps inside and manouvers his opponent onto the ropes. Hughes is on target with a right uppercut to Itoh's ribs. Itoh throws a right uppercut, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a sharp left hook. Itoh walks his opponent onto the ropes. Itoh sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Hughes is on target with a right uppercut to his opponents ribcage. Round 3 Statistics Hughes: Jabs Thrown: 3 Jabs Landed: 3 Power Shots Thrown: 38 Power Shots Landed: 14 Head Shots Thrown: 25 Head Shots Landed: 14 Body Shots Thrown: 16 Body Shots Landed: 3 Itoh: Jabs Thrown: 10 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 46 Power Shots Landed: 25 Head Shots Thrown: 45 Head Shots Landed: 25 Body Shots Thrown: 11 Body Shots Landed: 1 Round 4: Hughes is looking to keep his distance. Hughes feints a right hook, and then lands a double jab to his opponents head. Itoh closes the distance and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head. Itoh tries to land a right hook, but Hughes blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut. Itoh pivots to the side of his opponent and is on target with a right hook. Itoh manouvers Hughes onto the ropes. Itoh tries to land a right hook, but Hughes slips the shot and counters with a stinging right hook. Hughes tries to keep the action at long range and lands a straight 1 - 2. Itoh lands a right uppercut followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head. Itoh pivots to the side of his opponent. Hughes is on target with a right hook to his opponents body. Itoh walks Hughes down, trapping him on the ropes. Itoh hits home with a right hook. Itoh lands a right hook. Itoh tries to land a left hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook to Itoh's body. Itoh lands a double left hook to his opponents head. Hughes is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. He continues the combination and lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head. Hughes connects with a cross. Itoh throws an overhand right, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a sharp left hook to Itoh's body. Hughes switches the action to the outside. Hughes sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands an overhand left to the head followed by a cross to the body. Itoh tries to keep the action at long range. Hughes lands a sharp overhand right. Itoh lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head. Itoh digs in a left hook to Hughes's liver. Hughes lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body. Hughes tries to step out of his opponents range and attempts to land a jab, but Itoh slips the shot and counters with a left hook. Itoh closes the distance. Itoh pivots to the right of his opponent. Itoh digs in a right hook to Hughes's ribcage. Itoh attempts to land a left hook, but Hughes dodges the shot and counters with a stinging cross. Itoh pivots to the right of his opponent. Itoh hits home with a left uppercut. Itoh throws a left hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a right uppercut. Itoh walks Hughes onto the ropes. Itoh quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a jab to the body followed by a left hook to the head. Round 4 Statistics Hughes: Jabs Thrown: 10 Jabs Landed: 6 Power Shots Thrown: 42 Power Shots Landed: 16 Head Shots Thrown: 30 Head Shots Landed: 16 Body Shots Thrown: 22 Body Shots Landed: 6 Itoh: Jabs Thrown: 3 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 42 Power Shots Landed: 18 Head Shots Thrown: 34 Head Shots Landed: 15 Body Shots Thrown: 11 Body Shots Landed: 4 Round 5: Hughes hits home with a cross. Hughes switches the action to the outside and is on target with a jab. Hughes is on target with a cross. Itoh closes the distance. Itoh pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a right hook to the head, a left hook to the head and a right hook to the body. Hughes steps away from his opponent and is on target with a sharp cross. Hughes quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head. Itoh advances into close range and cuts off the ring, trapping Hughes on the ropes. Itoh pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a left hook. Hughes tries to keep the action at long range and lands an overhand right followed by two straights to his opponents head. Hughes finds the target with a stinging jab. Itoh walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes. Itoh digs in a right hook to Hughes's ribcage. Hughes pivots from in front of his opponent. Itoh is on target with a right hook to his opponents ribcage. Hughes lands an overhand right, jab and a cross to his opponents head. Itoh gets on the inside. Hughes lands a stinging right hook. Hughes tries to keep the action at long range and hits home with a stiff jab. Hughes lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs. Hughes drives a left uppercut into Itoh's body. Itoh is looking to close the distance. Hughes is on target with a left uppercut to Itoh's body. Itoh sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Hughes digs in a left uppercut to Itoh's body. Hughes tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a cross. Itoh is looking to close the distance and lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head. Itoh walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes. Itoh drives a right hook into his opponents body. Itoh drives a right hook into Hughes's ribs. Round 5 Statistics Hughes: Jabs Thrown: 13 Jabs Landed: 5 Power Shots Thrown: 45 Power Shots Landed: 17 Head Shots Thrown: 31 Head Shots Landed: 17 Body Shots Thrown: 27 Body Shots Landed: 5 Itoh: Jabs Thrown: 3 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 31 Power Shots Landed: 11 Head Shots Thrown: 23 Head Shots Landed: 4 Body Shots Thrown: 11 Body Shots Landed: 7 Round 6: Hughes lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head. He continues the combination and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head. Itoh feints a right, and then lands a cross. Hughes is looking to keep his distance and lands an overhand right to the head followed by a cross to the body. Itoh advances into close range. Hughes attempts to land an uppercut to the solar plexus, but he strays low! The ref ignores Itoh's complaints and signals for the action to continue. Hughes advances into close range. Itoh connects with a left uppercut. Hughes steps to the outside and lands a cross to the body followed by a overhand right to the head. Hughes lands a jab followed by two straights to his opponents head. Itoh walks Hughes onto the ropes. Itoh pivots to the right of his opponent and is on target with a right hook. Itoh is looking to close the distance and lands a left hook to the head, a left uppercut to the body and a left uppercut to the head. Itoh throws a left uppercut, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook. Itoh throws a right hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a sharp right uppercut. Itoh lands a double right hook to his opponents head. Hughes attempts to land a left hook, but Itoh blocks the shot and counters with a cross. Itoh is on target with a left hook. Itoh drives a right hook into Hughes's body. Hughes is on target with a jab. Itoh is on target with a cross. Itoh throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook. Itoh pivots to the right of his opponent. Hughes digs in a firm right uppercut to Itoh's ribcage. Round 6 Statistics Hughes: Jabs Thrown: 6 Jabs Landed: 3 Power Shots Thrown: 32 Power Shots Landed: 13 Head Shots Thrown: 27 Head Shots Landed: 13 Body Shots Thrown: 11 Body Shots Landed: 3 Itoh: Jabs Thrown: 6 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 32 Power Shots Landed: 14 Head Shots Thrown: 29 Head Shots Landed: 11 Body Shots Thrown: 9 Body Shots Landed: 3 Round 7: Hughes gets on the inside. Itoh pivots to the left of his opponent and is on target with a left uppercut. Hughes lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a right hook to the head. Itoh finds the target with a jab. Itoh hits home with a cross. Itoh closes the distance and hits home with a left hook. Hughes tries to keep the action at long range and is on target with a cross. Itoh cuts off the ring, trapping Hughes on the ropes. Hughes connects with a left hook. Itoh pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a right hook to the head followed by a left hook to the body. Itoh advances into close range and digs in a right hook to Hughes's body. Hughes sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Hughes throws an overhand right, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook to his opponents body. Hughes is looking to keep his distance. Itoh sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Hughes hits home with a cross. Itoh is looking to close the distance. Itoh quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Hughes lands three consecutive left hooks to his opponents ribs. Hughes steps away from his opponent. Hughes sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head. Itoh pivots from in front of his opponent and hits home with a left hook. Itoh advances into close range and connects with a left hook. Round 7 Statistics Hughes: Jabs Thrown: 8 Jabs Landed: 5 Power Shots Thrown: 38 Power Shots Landed: 8 Head Shots Thrown: 25 Head Shots Landed: 9 Body Shots Thrown: 21 Body Shots Landed: 4 Itoh: Jabs Thrown: 5 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 33 Power Shots Landed: 10 Head Shots Thrown: 27 Head Shots Landed: 9 Body Shots Thrown: 11 Body Shots Landed: 3 Round 8: Itoh steps inside and is on target with a right hook. Itoh closes the distance. Hughes pivots to the left of his opponent. Hughes attempts to land a left hook, but Itoh parries the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Hughes is looking to close the distance. Itoh quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a left hook to the head followed by a left uppercut to the body. Itoh pivots to the right of his opponent and digs in a left hook to Hughes's body. Itoh throws a left hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a stinging left hook. Hughes is on target with a left uppercut to his opponents body. Hughes is on target with a solid right hook to his opponents body. Hughes throws a left hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a left hook. Itoh lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head. Hughes is looking to keep his distance and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Hughes attempts to land a jab, but Itoh dodges the shot and counters with a left hook. Itoh throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook. Itoh gets on the inside. Hughes lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs. Hughes attempts to land a right hook, but Itoh blocks the shot and counters with a cross. Hughes drives a sharp right hook into Itoh's body. Itoh pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a right uppercut. Itoh steps inside. Itoh pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a right hook. Itoh walks Hughes down, trapping him on the ropes. Hughes lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs. Hughes attempts to land a cross, but Itoh blocks the shot and counters with a cross. Round 8 Statistics Hughes: Jabs Thrown: 2 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 41 Power Shots Landed: 10 Head Shots Thrown: 13 Head Shots Landed: 4 Body Shots Thrown: 30 Body Shots Landed: 7 Itoh: Jabs Thrown: 3 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 36 Power Shots Landed: 13 Head Shots Thrown: 28 Head Shots Landed: 10 Body Shots Thrown: 11 Body Shots Landed: 3 Round 1 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 2 Scores: 9 - 10 9 - 10 9 - 10 Round 3 Scores: 9 - 10 9 - 10 9 - 10 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: 9 - 10 9 - 10 9 - 10 Round 8 Scores: 9 - 10 9 - 10 9 - 10 Final Scorecards: 76 - 76 76 - 76 76 - 76 The fight ends in a Draw. Fight Statistics Hughes: Total Punches Thrown: 361 Total Punches Landed: 141 Total Head Shots Thrown: 197 Total Head Shots Landed: 99 Total Body Shots Thrown: 164 Total Body Shots Landed: 42 Total Power Shots Thrown: 310 Total Power Shots Landed: 113 Total Jabs Thrown: 51 Total Jabs Landed: 28 Itoh: Total Punches Thrown: 357 Total Punches Landed: 136 Total Head Shots Thrown: 264 Total Head Shots Landed: 101 Total Body Shots Thrown: 93 Total Body Shots Landed: 35 Total Power Shots Thrown: 310 Total Power Shots Landed: 128 Total Jabs Thrown: 47 Total Jabs Landed: 8
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