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03/08/2030
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James Weir vs John Espada

Boxing Daily Report from the AI USA-North Carolina promoted show at Charlotte Craig, Charlotte,  taking place on 31/10/2025:

There are plenty of empty seats out here tonight, with the show nowhere near close to selling out.  
Next up is the main event of the show.  This is a final eliminator for the USA-North Carolina Light Heavyweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are James Weir (5 - 1 - 2) who hails from Raleigh, USA and John Espada(9 - 1) from Raleigh, USA.  Both Weir and Espada weighed in at 175 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Mark Baxa, and the three ringside judges are Owen Johns, Joel Richard and Arthur Atcheson.  

Round 1: 

Weir tries to step out of his opponents range and connects with a cross.  
Weir strikes his opponents body with a cross.  
Weir steps away from his opponent and tries to land a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a firm cross.  
Espada is on target with a cross.  
Espada lands a left uppercut to the body, a right hook to the head and a right uppercut to the body.  
Espada drives a left uppercut into his opponents liver.  
Espada gets on the inside.  Espada pivots to the right of his opponent.  Weir throws a right hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Espada lands a firm cross.  
Espada lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Espada advances into close range and is on target with a solid left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Espada digs in a right hook to Weir's body.  
Espada forces Weir to back into the ropes.  Espada hits home with a left hook.  
Espada tries to keep the action at long range and throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Espada advances into close range.  Espada sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a left hook to the body, a left hook to the head and a right uppercut to the head.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Weir's trainer is suggesting ways of getting through to his opponent.  

Round 1 Statistics
Weir: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Espada: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 12                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Round 2: 

Weir feints a jab, but Espada is not fooled and responds with a firm left uppercut.  
Weir tries to step out of his opponents range.  Espada is on target with a cross.  
Espada connects with a cross.  
Espada advances into close range and lands a right hook to the body, a left hook to the head and a left hook to the body.  
Espada pivots to the right of his opponent.  Weir throws a left uppercut, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Espada gets on the inside and drives a right hook into his opponents body.  
Espada closes the distance and drives a right hook into Weir's ribcage.  
Espada is looking to close the distance.  Espada quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a left uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Weir steps to the outside.  Espada lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Weir attempts to land a jab, but Espada sidesteps and counters with a firm right uppercut to his opponents ribs.  
Weir tries to keep the action at long range and hits home with a cross.  
Espada lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Espada lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Espada tries to step out of his opponents range.  Weir is on target with an overhand right.  
Espada is looking to close the distance and is on target with a solid right hook.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Weir's trainer is telling his fighter to tighten his defence.  

Round 2 Statistics
Weir: 
Jabs Thrown: 16                            
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Espada: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 18                            
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 8                             

Round 3: 

Espada closes the distance and lands a left uppercut to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Espada hits home with a cross.  
Espada steps inside and walks his opponent down, trapping him in a corner.  Espada lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a right uppercut to the head.  
Espada connects with a left hook.  
Espada closes the distance and is on target with a left hook to Weir's body.  
Espada lands a left hook.  
Espada connects with a right hook.  Espada throws a left uppercut, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a cross.  
Espada hits home with a cross.  
Espada closes the distance.  Espada pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a right uppercut to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Weir is looking to keep his distance.  Espada hits home with a ramrod jab.  
Espada steps inside and walks Weir down, trapping him in a corner.  Espada sidesteps to the left of his opponent and connects with a right hook.  
Espada lands a right hook, left hook and a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
Espada closes the distance and is on target with a right uppercut to Weir's body.  
Weir is looking to keep his distance.  Espada drives a jab into Weir's body.  
Espada advances into close range and drives a right hook into his opponents body.  
Weir tries to step out of his opponents range.  Espada throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Espada closes the distance.  Weir attempts to land a right uppercut, but Espada sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Espada walks Weir down, trapping him on the ropes.  Espada pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
At the end of Round 3, lets listen in on the corners...Weir's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 3 Statistics
Weir: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Espada: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 32                            
Power Shots Landed: 21                            
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 15                            
Body Shots Landed: 9                             

Round 4: 

Espada steps inside.  Espada sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a left uppercut to the head, a right hook to the head and a left hook to the body.  
Espada is on target with a stiff jab.  
Espada is looking to close the distance.  Espada sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a left hook.  
Weir steps to the outside.  Espada lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Espada lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Espada lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Espada lands a right hook.  
Espada lands a right hook to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Espada sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Espada is looking to close the distance and drives a right uppercut into his opponents body.  
Espada connects with a left hook.  
Espada switches the action to the outside.  Weir lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Espada steps inside and is on target with a solid left hook to Weir's liver.  
Weir steps to the outside.  Espada lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Espada lands an overhand right.  
Espada feints a left hook, but Weir is not fooled and lands with a right uppercut.  


Round 4 Statistics
Weir: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Espada: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 18                            
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 16                            
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 7                             

Round 5: 

Espada feints a jab, and then is on target with a stinging cross.  
Espada steps inside and lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Espada lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Espada gets on the inside and lands a right hook to the head followed by a right uppercut to the body.  
Espada pivots to the side of his opponent and connects with a cross.  
Espada advances into close range and connects with a left uppercut.  
Weir throws a right hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Weir is looking to keep his distance and lands a cross.  
Espada digs in a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Weir tries to step out of his opponents range.  Espada strikes his opponents body with a cross.  
Espada tries to keep the action at long range.  Weir sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Weir is on target with an overhand right.  Weir attempts to land an overhand right, but Espada blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Espada hits home with a sharp overhand right.  
Espada walks his opponent into the corner.  Espada lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Espada is on target with a right hook.  
Espada lands a left uppercut, right uppercut and a left hook to his opponents body.  


Round 5 Statistics
Weir: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Espada: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 20                            
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 10                            

Round 6: 

Espada drives a left hook into his opponents body.  
Weir switches the action to the outside.  Espada tries to land a cross, but Weir slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Espada gets on the inside and hits home with a left hook.  
Espada steps inside and lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Espada walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Espada pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a right hook.  
Espada steps inside and digs in a solid left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Espada quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Weir attempts to land a jab, but Espada slips the shot and counters with a right hook to his opponents ribs.  
Espada pivots to the side of his opponent and digs in a left uppercut to his opponents liver.  
Espada manages to force Weir into a neutral corner.  Espada lands a left hook to the body followed by a left uppercut to the head.  
Espada lands a right uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Espada drives a firm right uppercut into his opponents body.  
Espada lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Espada walks his opponent down, trapping him in the corner.  Espada lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Weir tries to keep the action at long range.  Espada lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
At the end of Round 6, lets listen in on the corners...Weir's trainer is telling his fighter he is being outworked and needs to throw more.  

Round 6 Statistics
Weir: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Espada: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 30                            
Power Shots Landed: 18                            
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 15                            
Body Shots Landed: 10                            

Round 7: 

Espada steps to the outside and finds the target with a jab.  
Espada pivots to the left of his opponent and is on target with a left hook.  
Espada closes the distance.  Weir throws a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Weir is looking to keep his distance and tries to land a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook to his opponents body.  
Espada advances into close range and connects with a right hook.  
Espada walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Weir is on target with a left hook.  
Espada is looking to close the distance and is on target with a sharp left hook.  
Espada digs in a right hook to Weir's ribcage.  
Espada lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Weir steps away from his opponent.  Espada lands a solid jab.  
Espada sidesteps to the right of his opponent and is on target with a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Espada drives a left hook into Weir's body.  
Espada throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Espada lands a right hook to the head followed by a left uppercut to the body.  
Espada walks his opponent into a neutral corner.  Espada hits home with a right hook.  Espada holds on to his opponent.  Espada is leaning on his opponent in the clinch. Espada pushes his forearm into Weir's face.  The ref halts the action and breaks the clinch.  He lectures Espada about fouling.  


Round 7 Statistics
Weir: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Espada: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 7                             

Round 8: 

Espada throws a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Espada tries to step out of his opponents range.  Espada quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Weir throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Espada lands a right hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Espada digs in a left hook to his opponents liver.  
Espada gets on the inside.  Weir pivots from in front of his opponent.  Espada digs in a stinging left hook to Weir's body.  
Espada lands a left hook.  
Espada lands a left uppercut.  
Weir is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Espada is on target with a ramrod jab.  
Weir switches the action to the outside.  Espada connects with an overhand right.  
Espada lands a jab to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Espada forces Weir to back into the corner.  Espada lands a left uppercut to the body, a right uppercut to the body and a left uppercut to the head.  
At the end of Round 8, lets listen in on the corners...Espada's trainer is telling his fighter he is a mile in front and not to do anything stupid. 

Round 8 Statistics
Weir: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 10                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 13                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Espada: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 12                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 7                             

Round 9: 

Espada strikes his opponents body with a jab.  
Weir is on target with a cross.  
Weir lands a cross.  
Espada strikes his opponents body with a jab.  
Espada contemptuously drops his hands, trying to provoke his opponent.  Weir hits home with an overhand left.  Weir throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut to Weir's body.  
Weir is on target with a jab.  
Espada connects with an overhand right.  
Weir quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and connects with an overhand right.  
Espada lands an overhand right.  
Espada quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a hard jab.  
Weir tries to land a jab, but Espada sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Espada finds the target with a solid jab.  


Round 9 Statistics
Weir: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Espada: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 7                             
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 11                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 10: 

Weir lands a jab.  
Espada quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a jab.  
Weir hits home with a cross.  
Espada quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Weir tries to land a jab, but Espada sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Espada lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Weir tries to land a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a solid cross.  
Espada is on target with a stinging overhand right.  


Round 10 Statistics
Weir: 
Jabs Thrown: 17                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Espada: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 9                             
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

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


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

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Raleigh, USA.... John Espada

Fight Statistics
Weir: 
Total Punches Thrown: 219                           
Total Punches Landed: 28                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 204                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 27                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 15                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 1                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 141                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 21                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 78                            
Total Jabs Landed: 7                             

Espada: 
Total Punches Thrown: 275                           
Total Punches Landed: 167                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 169                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 100                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 106                           
Total Body Shots Landed: 67                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 216                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 141                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 59                            
Total Jabs Landed: 26