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22/08/2030
EOD Running: Rankings
James Rury vs Matthew Haig

Boxing Daily Report from the AI USA-New Jersey promoted show at Bart Menia Gym, Paterson,  taking place on 09/11/2025:

There are a few empty seats out here tonight, but this is a respectable turnout for the show.  
Next up we have one of the supporting contests of this show.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are James Rury (4 - 0) who hails from Anchorage, USA and Matthew Haig(2 - 1) from Louisville, USA.  Rury weighed in at 175 pounds, while Haig weighed in at 174 pounds and 13 ounces.  
The referee tonight is Rob Bonaccini, and the three ringside judges are Jamie Loudon, Ian Leaper and Paul Bett.  

Round 1: 

Rury connects with an overhand left.  
Rury lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Rury lands a jab to the head, a left uppercut to the body and a left uppercut to the head.  
Rury steps away from his opponent and lands a straight 1 - 2.  He follows up the attack and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Rury is on target with a sharp cross.  
Rury is on target with a firm overhand right.  Rury attempts to land an overhand left, but Haig dodges the shot and counters with a cross.  
Rury is on target with a sharp cross.  
Rury lands a right uppercut to the body followed by a cross to the head.  
Rury finds the target with a jab.  
Rury lands a right uppercut to the body followed by a jab to the head.  
Rury strikes his opponents body with a jab.  
Haig tries to land a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Haig's trainer is suggesting ways of getting through to his opponent.  Haig's trainer is telling his fighter to increase his workrate.  Haig's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 1 Statistics
Rury: 
Jabs Thrown: 14                            
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 35                            
Head Shots Landed: 16                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Haig: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 2: 

Rury lands a left uppercut.  
Rury switches the action to the outside and lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Haig sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Rury lands a jab followed by  two straights to his opponents head.  
Rury is on target with a firm cross.  
Rury is looking to keep his distance and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Rury is on target with a right hook.  
Rury is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Haig manages to force Rury into a neutral corner.  Rury lands with a stiff jab.  
Haig hits home with a cross.  
Haig gets on the inside.  Rury sidesteps to the left of his opponent and digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  
Haig closes the distance.  Rury pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Haig lands a left hook followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Rury tries to step out of his opponents range.  Haig lands a jab.  
Haig advances into close range.  Rury is on target with a left hook.  


Round 2 Statistics
Rury: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 16                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Haig: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 3: 

Rury is looking to keep his distance and hits home with a cross.  
Rury digs in a stinging right hook to Haig's body.  
Haig gets on the inside.  Rury digs in a right hook to Haig's body.  
Rury lands a jab to the body followed by a cross to the head.  Rury throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Haig advances into close range.  Rury lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  He follows up the attack and lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Rury lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Rury sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a stinging cross.  
Rury hits home with an overhand left.  Rury attempts to land a jab, but Haig sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Rury is on target with a left uppercut.  
Rury sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a jab followed by  two straights to his opponents head.  
Rury finds the target with a jab.  
Haig is on target with a jab.  
At the end of Round 3, lets listen in on the corners...Haig's trainer is advising how he could stop so many clean shots getting through.  

Round 3 Statistics
Rury: 
Jabs Thrown: 16                            
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Haig: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 4: 

Rury is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands an overhand right followed by  two jabs to his opponents head.  
Haig sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Rury lands a ramrod jab.  
Haig closes the distance.  Rury lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Rury lands a solid cross.  
Haig is looking to close the distance and forces Rury to back into the ropes.  Rury digs in a left uppercut to Haig's body.  
Haig attempts to land a cross, but Rury slips the shot and counters with a sharp right hook.  
Rury is looking to keep his distance.  Rury feints a jab, tricking Haig into countering with a cross.  Rury is waiting for the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Rury is on target with a jab.  
Rury steps to the outside.  Haig strikes his opponents body with a cross.  
Rury lands a hard jab.  
Rury is on target with a sharp overhand left.  
Rury steps to the outside and lands a sharp cross.  


Round 4 Statistics
Rury: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 7                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Haig: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 5: 

Rury lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Rury lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Rury hits home with a solid right hook.  
Rury steps to the outside and is on target with a cross.  
Haig sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Rury lands an overhand left.  Rury tries to land a cross, but Haig dodges the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Rury steps away from his opponent.  Rury quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and finds the target with a sharp jab.  
Haig drops his hands, and waves his opponent in.  Rury connects with a right uppercut.  
Haig forces Rury to retreat onto the ropes.  Rury lands a jab to the head followed by a right uppercut to the body.  
Haig is looking to close the distance.  Rury lands a sharp left hook.  
Rury feints a jab, and then is on target with a solid cross.  
Rury lands an overhand left.  
Haig feints a jab, tricking Rury into throwing a cross counter.  Haig springs the trap, countering with  a left uppercut.  
Haig gets on the inside and manouvers Rury onto the ropes.  Rury lands a right uppercut to the head followed by a left uppercut to the body.  He continues the combination and lands a right hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Rury lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Rury lands a jab.  
Rury lands a sharp cross.  
Rury lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Haig is looking to close the distance and cuts off the ring, trapping Rury on the ropes.  Rury lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  He continues the combination and lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  


Round 5 Statistics
Rury: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 9                             
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 23                            
Head Shots Thrown: 33                            
Head Shots Landed: 26                            
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Haig: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 9                             
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 12                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 6: 

Rury is looking to keep his distance and lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  He continues the combination and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Haig forces Rury to back into the ropes.  Rury lands a right uppercut to the body, a cross to the head and a right uppercut to the body.  
Rury tries to keep the action at long range and lands an overhand right followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Rury feints a jab, tricking Haig into throwing a left uppercut counter.  Rury is waiting for the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Rury is on target with a firm cross.  
Rury hits the target with a spiteful jab.  
Rury is on target with a right hook.  
Haig is looking to close the distance.  Rury digs in a stinging right hook to Haig's body.  
Haig is on target with a cross.  
Rury tries to keep the action at long range and is on target with an overhand left.  
Haig is looking to close the distance.  Rury connects with a stinging right hook.  
Rury attempts to land a right hook, but Haig slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Rury lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Rury lands a jab followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  He then lands a straight 1 - 2.  


Round 6 Statistics
Rury: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 17                            
Head Shots Thrown: 33                            
Head Shots Landed: 19                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Haig: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 7: 

Haig steps inside.  Rury sidesteps to the left of his opponent and is on target with a left hook.  
Rury lands a cross to the head followed by a jab to the body.  
Rury tries to step out of his opponents range and connects with a solid overhand right.  
Haig advances into close range and lands a left hook.  
Rury lands a cross.  
Rury steps away from his opponent and connects with a cross.  
Rury lands with a ramrod jab.  
Rury is looking to keep the action on the outside and connects with a sharp cross.  
Haig quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Rury lands a right hook to the body followed by a right uppercut to the head.  
Rury is looking to keep his distance and hits home with an overhand left.  
Haig advances into close range.  Rury lands a right uppercut to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Rury pivots to the right of his opponent.  Rury lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  Rury holds on to his opponent.  Rury is using his forearm in the clinch.  The ref breaks the clinch and signals for the action to continue.  
Haig forces Rury to back into the corner.  Rury lands with a sharp jab.  


Round 7 Statistics
Rury: 
Jabs Thrown: 15                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Haig: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 8: 

Rury is looking to keep his distance and hits home with a ramrod jab.  
Haig advances into close range.  Rury hits home with a sharp left uppercut.  
Rury is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  He follows up the attack and lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Rury lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Haig is looking to close the distance.  Rury pivots to the right of his opponent and connects with a right hook.  
Rury is looking to keep the action on the outside and hits home with an overhand left.  
Rury lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head.  
Haig hits home with a cross.  
Rury is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Rury tries to step out of his opponents range and lands an overhand left, cross and a jab to his opponents head.  
Rury lands two jabs to the body, and one to the head.  
Rury steps to the outside and lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
At the end of Round 8, lets listen in on the corners...Rury's trainer is telling his fighter to play it safe for the remainder of the fight. 

Round 8 Statistics
Rury: 
Jabs Thrown: 17                            
Jabs Landed: 14                            
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 22                            
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Haig: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 9: 

Haig advances into close range.  Rury hits home with a right hook.  Rury wants to work on the inside, but accidentally clashes heads with his opponent!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Haig dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Rury lands a cross to the head, a jab to the head and a jab to the body.  
Rury hits home with an overhand left.  
Haig throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a solid left hook.  
Rury sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a cross to the body, a cross to the head and a jab to the head.  
Rury lands a cross, overhand left and a jab to his opponents head.  
Rury tries to keep the action at long range and lands a sharp overhand left.  
Rury lands a stiff jab.  
Rury lands with a stiff jab.  
Haig pivots to the side of his opponent.  Rury lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  Rury clinches his opponent.  Haig hits his opponent with a kidney shot within the clinch. 
Rury tries to step out of his opponents range and connects with a solid overhand left.  
Rury steps to the outside and is on target with an overhand left.  
Rury lands a ramrod jab.  
Rury lands a right hook followed by a jab to his opponents body.  
Haig advances into close range.  Rury lands three consecutive left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Rury tries to step out of his opponents range and attempts to land an overhand right, but Haig slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
At the end of Round 9, lets listen in on the corners...Haig's trainer is telling his fighter he needs a knockout to win!  

Round 9 Statistics
Rury: 
Jabs Thrown: 15                            
Jabs Landed: 10                            
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 17                            
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 18                            
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 9                             

Haig: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 10: 

Rury steps to the outside.  Rury quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands two straights to the body, and one to the head.  
Rury tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a solid cross.  
Rury lands three consecutive overhand lefts to his opponents head.  
Haig walks Rury into a corner.  Rury strikes his opponents body with a cross.  
Haig sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Rury is on target with a cross to Haig's body.  
Rury lands a cross to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Rury steps to the outside and lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Rury switches the action to the outside and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Rury steps to the outside and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Haig cuts off the ring, trapping Rury on the ropes.  Rury connects with a firm cross.  
Haig steps inside.  Rury lands a right hook to the body, a right hook to the head and a left hook to the body.  
Rury switches the action to the outside.  Rury quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and snaps his opponents head back with a stiff jab.  
Haig manages to force Rury onto the ropes.  Haig connects with a cross.  
Rury lands a jab followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  


Round 10 Statistics
Rury: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 32                            
Power Shots Landed: 20                            
Head Shots Thrown: 33                            
Head Shots Landed: 20                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Haig: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
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


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

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Anchorage, USA.... James Rury

Fight Statistics
Rury: 
Total Punches Thrown: 364                           
Total Punches Landed: 222                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 292                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 179                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 72                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 43                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 236                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 150                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 128                           
Total Jabs Landed: 72                            

Haig: 
Total Punches Thrown: 192                           
Total Punches Landed: 20                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 169                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 19                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 23                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 1                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 129                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 63                            
Total Jabs Landed: 6