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23/07/2031
EOD Running: Rankings
Dave Hush vs George Bates

Boxing Daily Report from the Gold Coast Promotions promoted show at Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre, Gold Coast,  taking place on 31/10/2025:

The venue is completely packed out with the fans turning out in force to watch the fights on offer tonight.  
Next up we have one of the supporting contests of this show.  This is a final eliminator for the Oceania Featherweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance and those watching live on WIN, the two fighters competing in this 12 round matchup are Dave Hush (12 - 1) who hails from Perth, Australia and George Bates(11 - 6 - 4) from Manukau, New Zealand.  Both Hush and Bates weighed in at 126 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Billy Pryce, and the three ringside judges are Inigo Craigen, Leon Kellar and Giorgio Lombardo.  

Round 1: 

Hush is looking to keep his distance and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Hush is on target with an overhand right.  
Hush is looking to keep his distance and is on target with a cross.  
Bates gets on the inside and connects with a right hook.  
Hush quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and is on target with an overhand right.  
Bates steps inside and manouvers Hush into the corner.  Hush connects with a right uppercut.  
Hush is on target with a left hook to Bates's body.  
Hush lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Hush is on target with a jab.  
Bates advances into close range.  Bates pivots from in front of his opponent.  Bates attempts to land a right uppercut, but Hush blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut to Bates's body.  
Hush steps to the outside and lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Hush connects with a cross.  
Bates closes the distance.  Hush pivots from in front of his opponent.  Hush throws a short cross to the body, but lands low!  The ref stops the action and gives Bates time to recover.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Bates's trainer is telling his fighter he is being outworked and needs to throw more.  

Round 1 Statistics
Hush: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Bates: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 2: 

Bates contemptuously drops his hands, trying to provoke his opponent.  Hush finds the target with a ramrod jab.  
Hush quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Bates is looking to close the distance.  Hush drives a left hook into his opponents liver.  
Hush steps away from his opponent.  Hush feints a left, and then is on target with a cross.  
Hush lands a cross.  
Bates walks Hush onto the ropes.  Hush attempts to land a jab, but Bates sidesteps and counters with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Hush tries to keep the action at long range and lands an overhand right to the head followed by a jab to the body.  
Hush switches the action to the outside and lands with a spiteful jab.  
Hush lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Bates throws a jab, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Hush lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Bates's trainer is suggesting ways of getting through to his opponent.  

Round 2 Statistics
Hush: 
Jabs Thrown: 16                            
Jabs Landed: 8                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Bates: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 10                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 12                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 3: 

Hush steps away from his opponent and lands a cross, jab and a cross to his opponents head.  
Hush is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Bates walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Bates attempts to land a cross, but Hush blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Hush steps to the outside and attempts to land a jab, but Bates sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Hush lands a ramrod jab.  
Bates is looking to close the distance.  Hush is on target with a left hook to Bates's body.  
Bates advances into close range.  Hush pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Hush tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Bates closes the distance.  Hush pivots to the side of his opponent and drives a right hook into his opponents body.  
Hush switches the action to the outside and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Hush lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Hush is on target with a cross.  
Hush sidesteps to the right of his opponent and hits home with a spiteful jab.  
Hush lands a hard jab.  
Hush switches the action to the outside and lands a jab to the head followed by a cross to the body.  
Bates is looking to close the distance.  Hush digs in a left uppercut to Bates's ribs.  
Hush is looking to keep his distance and lands a ramrod jab.  
At the end of Round 3, lets listen in on the corners...Bates's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 3 Statistics
Hush: 
Jabs Thrown: 18                            
Jabs Landed: 12                            
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 36                            
Head Shots Landed: 21                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Bates: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 4: 

Hush pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Hush tries to keep the action at long range and lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Bates attempts to land a jab, but Hush slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Hush lands with a solid jab.  Hush tries to land a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Hush lands a hard jab.  
Hush tries to keep the action at long range.  Hush sidesteps to the right of his opponent and hits home with a hard jab.  
Hush is on target with a ramrod jab.  
Hush is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Bates throws a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Hush feints a jab, fooling Bates into launching a cross counter.  Hush avoids the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Hush is on target with a spiteful jab.  
Hush quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a ramrod jab.  
Hush steps to the outside and lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Hush finds the target with a jab.  
Hush tries to keep the action at long range and lands an overhand right.  
Hush hits home with a cross.  
At the end of Round 4, lets listen in on the corners...Bates's trainer is advising how he could improve his defence.  

Round 4 Statistics
Hush: 
Jabs Thrown: 17                            
Jabs Landed: 12                            
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 20                            
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Bates: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 5: 

Hush steps away from his opponent and lands a jab.  
Hush lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Hush is on target with a cross.  
Hush lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Bates walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  As the two fighters work on the inside, their heads come together!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Hush dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Hush switches the action to the outside and lands a spiteful jab.  
Hush steps away from his opponent and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Hush tries to keep the action at long range and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Bates advances into close range.  Hush pivots from in front of his opponent and digs in a left uppercut to his opponents liver.  
Hush lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Hush tries to keep the action at long range and lands a jab followed by  two straights to his opponents head.  
Hush lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Hush switches the action to the outside and lands a jab to Bates's body.  
Hush lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  He then lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Bates advances into close range.  Hush is on target with a right uppercut to his opponents ribs.  


Round 5 Statistics
Hush: 
Jabs Thrown: 21                            
Jabs Landed: 13                            
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 32                            
Head Shots Landed: 19                            
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Bates: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 5                             
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 4                             
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 6: 

Hush is looking to keep his distance and is on target with an overhand right.  
Hush lands a jab to the body followed by a overhand right to the head.  
Bates is on target with a cross.  
Hush is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Hush sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Bates cuts off the ring, trapping Hush in the red corner.  Bates sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Hush snaps his opponents head back with a sharp jab.  
Hush lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Hush steps away from his opponent and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  He then lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Hush is looking to keep his distance and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Hush connects with a cross.  
Bates hits home with a right hook.  Bates throws a right hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Hush lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head.  
Hush is on target with a spiteful jab.  
Bates advances into close range.  Hush pivots from in front of his opponent and connects with a left hook.  
Bates lands a right hook followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Hush tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Hush lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  


Round 6 Statistics
Hush: 
Jabs Thrown: 22                            
Jabs Landed: 14                            
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 43                            
Head Shots Landed: 25                            
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Bates: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 7: 

Hush lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Hush is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Hush lands a left hook.  
Hush lands a right hook followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Hush tries to step out of his opponents range and connects with an overhand left.  
Hush connects with a cross.  
Hush tries to keep the action at long range and finds the target with a jab.  
Hush lands a cross followed by  two jabs to his opponents head.  
Hush lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Hush lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Hush connects with a right uppercut.  
Hush pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a left hook to the body, a right hook to the head and a left hook to the head.  
Hush lands a cross.  
Hush is on target with a cross.  
Hush lands a double jab to his opponents head.  


Round 7 Statistics
Hush: 
Jabs Thrown: 19                            
Jabs Landed: 11                            
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 38                            
Head Shots Landed: 24                            
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Bates: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 8: 

Hush sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a hard jab.  
Bates closes the distance and forces Hush to back into the ropes.  Hush is on target with a left hook.  
Hush is looking to keep his distance and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Hush lands two jabs to the body, and one to the head.  
Hush lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Bates advances into close range.  Hush lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Bates walks Hush down, trapping him in the corner.  Hush lands a spiteful jab.  
Bates is looking to close the distance.  Hush quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and connects with a left hook.  
Hush hits home with a left hook.  
Bates steps inside.  Bates sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Hush is on target with a right uppercut.  
Hush is on target with a cross.  Hush tries to land a jab, but Bates sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Hush tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a jab, cross and an overhand right to his opponents head.  
Hush tries to step out of his opponents range and lands two jabs to the body, and one to the head.  
Bates steps inside.  Hush pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Hush pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a left uppercut to the body, a left hook to the body and a left hook to the head.  


Round 8 Statistics
Hush: 
Jabs Thrown: 20                            
Jabs Landed: 13                            
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 35                            
Head Shots Landed: 20                            
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 7                             

Bates: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 10                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 12                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 9: 

Bates throws a right hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Hush steps to the outside and lands a jab, overhand right and a jab to his opponents head.  
Hush is looking to keep his distance and lands two jabs to the body, and one to the head.  
Hush is on target with a jab.  
Bates is on target with a left hook.  
Hush strikes his opponents body with a jab.  
Hush feints a left, and then lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head.  
Bates is looking to close the distance.  Hush pivots from in front of his opponent and connects with a right hook.  
Hush tries to keep the action at long range and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Hush feints a right hook, and then lands three consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Hush lands a jab to Bates's body.  
Hush steps to the outside and is on target with a jab.  


Round 9 Statistics
Hush: 
Jabs Thrown: 20                            
Jabs Landed: 16                            
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 19                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Bates: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 10                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 10: 

Hush feints a cross, and then lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Hush steps to the outside and is on target with a stinging jab to Bates's body.  
Hush lands a sharp jab.  
Bates steps inside.  Hush pivots from in front of his opponent.  Bates hits home with a right hook.  
Hush steps to the outside and is on target with a cross.  
Hush pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a left hook.  
Bates is looking to close the distance and walks Hush down, trapping him on the ropes.  Hush lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Hush tries to keep the action at long range and lands a spiteful jab.  
Bates hits home with a right hook.  
Hush tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a straight 1 - 2.  He follows up the attack and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Bates steps inside.  Hush is on target with a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Hush lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Hush lands a hard jab.  
Bates hits home with a right hook.  
Bates advances into close range and is on target with a right hook.  
Hush steps away from his opponent and lands a jab, overhand left and a cross to his opponents head.  
Hush lands a ramrod jab.  
Hush feints a cross, and then lands a jab followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Bates walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Hush lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Bates hits home with a left hook.  
Bates closes the distance.  Hush connects with a right uppercut.  


Round 10 Statistics
Hush: 
Jabs Thrown: 22                            
Jabs Landed: 14                            
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 34                            
Head Shots Landed: 22                            
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Bates: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 11: 

Hush throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Hush drives a hard jab into his opponents face.  
Bates is looking to close the distance.  Hush sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Bates connects with a left hook.  
Hush finds the target with a stinging jab.  
Hush connects with a cross.  
Hush switches the action to the outside.  Hush feints a cross, and then lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Hush lands a jab to his opponents body.  
Bates steps inside and manages to force Hush onto the ropes.  Bates goes for the bodyshot, but lands south of the border!  The ref stops the action and gives Hush time to recover.  
Hush connects with a right hook.  
Hush lands a stiff jab.  
Hush tries to step out of his opponents range and is on target with a jab.  
Hush lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Bates advances into close range and walks Hush into the corner.  Hush digs in a left uppercut to Bates's liver.  
Hush lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Hush steps away from his opponent and is on target with a jab.  


Round 11 Statistics
Hush: 
Jabs Thrown: 18                            
Jabs Landed: 11                            
Power Shots Thrown: 10                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Bates: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 11                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 12: 

Hush tries to land a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Hush lands a jab.  
Hush lands a jab to the head, a right uppercut to the body and a jab to the body.  
Bates closes the distance.  Hush digs in a left hook to his opponents liver.  
Hush hits home with a left hook.  
Hush hits home with an overhand right.  
Hush is looking to keep his distance and lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Hush is on target with a sharp jab.  
Hush drops his hands, and waves his opponent in.  Bates attempts to land a cross, but Hush blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Hush lands a jab to Bates's body.  
Hush steps away from his opponent and lands a straight 1 - 2.  


Round 12 Statistics
Hush: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 8                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Bates: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 10                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 8                             
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
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
Round 11 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 12 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9


Final Scorecards: 120 - 108  120 - 108  120 - 108

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Perth, Australia.... Dave Hush

Fight Statistics
Hush: 
Total Punches Thrown: 437                           
Total Punches Landed: 253                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 361                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 215                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 76                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 38                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 225                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 118                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 212                           
Total Jabs Landed: 135                           

Bates: 
Total Punches Thrown: 189                           
Total Punches Landed: 20                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 162                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 19                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 27                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 1                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 155                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 18                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 34                            
Total Jabs Landed: 2