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24/07/2031
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John Faulds vs Matthew Nourse

Boxing Daily Report from the AI USA-Tennessee promoted show at Ace Gym, Nashville,  taking place on 03/01/2026:

There are a few empty seats out here tonight, but this is a respectable turnout for the show.  
Next up is the main event of the show.  This is a final eliminator for the USA-Deep South Middleweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are John Faulds (7 - 5(1) - 4) who hails from Nashville, USA and Matthew Nourse(10 - 9 - 5) from Huntsville, USA.  Both Faulds and Nourse weighed in at 160 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Dan Stevenson, and the three ringside judges are Kris Breck, Robert Davidson and Leighton Parry.  

Round 1: 

Nourse pivots from in front of his opponent.  Nourse attempts to land a left hook, but Faulds sidesteps and counters with a right hook to Nourse's body.  
Nourse closes the distance and hits home with a left uppercut.  
Nourse walks his opponent down, trapping him in a corner.  Nourse pivots from in front of his opponent and is on target with a cross.  
Nourse steps to the outside.  Nourse quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Faulds lands an overhand right.  
Faulds connects with a cross.  
Faulds switches the action to the outside and connects with a cross.  
Faulds throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Nourse connects with a cross.  
Faulds is looking to keep his distance and lands a sharp jab.  
Nourse steps inside.  Faulds connects with a right hook.  
Faulds throws a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Nourse hits home with a left uppercut.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Faulds's trainer is advising how he could be more accurate.  Faulds's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  Nourse's trainer is advising how he could improve the accuracy of his work.  Nourse's trainer is telling his fighter to increase his workrate.  

Round 1 Statistics
Faulds: 
Jabs Thrown: 27                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 48                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Nourse: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 29                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 2: 

Nourse connects with a cross.  
Nourse steps inside and walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Nourse connects with a right hook.  
Faulds lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Faulds tries to keep the action at long range and finds the target with a jab.  
Nourse steps inside.  Nourse pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Faulds throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Nourse closes the distance.  Faulds throws a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut to Faulds's body.  
Nourse sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Faulds lands a stinging jab.  
Faulds tries to step out of his opponents range.  Faulds stalks forward with a low guard, trying to draw a lead from his opponent.  Nourse lands a jab.  
Faulds tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  


Round 2 Statistics
Faulds: 
Jabs Thrown: 15                            
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 34                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Nourse: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 3: 

Nourse advances into close range and connects with a left hook.  
Nourse closes the distance and walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Faulds hits home with a left hook.  
Nourse is looking to close the distance and digs in a right hook to his opponents body.  
Faulds is looking to keep his distance and lands a cross.  
Nourse advances into close range.  Faulds lands a right hook.  
Faulds lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Faulds hits home with an overhand left.  
Nourse closes the distance.  Faulds hits home with a right uppercut.  
Nourse closes the distance and walks Faulds into a corner.  Faulds hits home with a left hook.  
Faulds throws an overhand left, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Faulds tries to land a jab, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Faulds is looking to keep his distance and tries to land a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Nourse advances into close range.  Faulds connects with a left hook.  


Round 3 Statistics
Faulds: 
Jabs Thrown: 18                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 36                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Nourse: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 4: 

Faulds switches the action to the outside and finds the target with a jab.  Faulds tries to land an overhand right, but Nourse sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Nourse steps inside and manouvers his opponent onto the ropes.  Nourse connects with a left uppercut.  
Faulds switches the action to the outside and connects with a cross.  
Faulds is on target with a jab.  
Faulds switches the action to the outside and lands a jab.  
Nourse is on target with a left hook.  
Nourse is on target with a right hook.  
Faulds drives a right uppercut into his opponents ribcage.  
Faulds is on target with a left hook.  
Faulds tries to keep the action at long range and hits the target with a solid jab.  
Nourse lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Nourse advances into close range and lands a left uppercut.  
Faulds steps to the outside and is on target with a jab.  
Nourse closes the distance.  Nourse pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a right hook.  
Faulds tries to step out of his opponents range and finds the target with a stinging jab.  
Faulds connects with a cross.  
Faulds is on target with an overhand left.  
Faulds lands an overhand left followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Faulds finds the target with a jab.  
Nourse pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a right hook.  


Round 4 Statistics
Faulds: 
Jabs Thrown: 18                            
Jabs Landed: 8                             
Power Shots Thrown: 29                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 45                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Nourse: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 5: 

Nourse pivots to the left of his opponent and is on target with a left hook.  
Nourse lands a left hook.  
Faulds lands a left hook.  
Nourse is on target with a cross.  
Faulds is on target with a cross.  
Faulds hits home with an overhand left.  
Faulds tries to keep the action at long range and is on target with an overhand right.  
Nourse steps inside.  Faulds connects with a right hook.  


Round 5 Statistics
Faulds: 
Jabs Thrown: 25                            
Jabs Landed: 7                             
Power Shots Thrown: 29                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 52                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Nourse: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 6: 

Nourse is looking to close the distance.  Faulds is on target with a right hook.  
Faulds is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Nourse quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Faulds is on target with a cross.  
Nourse walks Faulds down, trapping him in the blue corner.  Nourse is on target with a right hook.  
Faulds steps to the outside and is on target with an overhand left.  
Nourse is looking to close the distance and hits home with a right hook.  
Nourse goes for the bodyshot, but lands south of the border!  The ref stops the action and gives Faulds time to recover.  
Faulds steps away from his opponent and is on target with a cross.  
Faulds hits home with a cross.  
Faulds quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Nourse hits home with a cross.  
Faulds hits home with a left hook.  
Faulds switches the action to the outside and is on target with a jab.  
Faulds tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Faulds tries to step out of his opponents range and connects with an overhand right.  
Nourse gets on the inside.  Nourse pivots to the left of his opponent.  Faulds throws an uppercut to the body, but lands well below the belt!  The ref stops the action and gives Nourse time to recover.  
Nourse closes the distance and manages to force Faulds into the red corner.  Nourse is on target with a right hook to his opponents ribs.  


Round 6 Statistics
Faulds: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Nourse: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 7: 

Nourse manouvers Faulds onto the ropes.  Nourse pivots to the side of his opponent.  Faulds throws a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Faulds steps to the outside and connects with an overhand right.  
Faulds tries to land a cross, but Nourse slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Faulds lands an overhand right.  
Faulds finds the target with a jab.  
Nourse pivots from in front of his opponent.  Faulds connects with a left hook.  Faulds tries to land a left hook, but Nourse sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Faulds tries to keep the action at long range and lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Nourse advances into close range.  Faulds is on target with a right hook.  
Faulds tries to step out of his opponents range and hits home with a cross.  
Faulds hits home with a cross.  Faulds tries to land an overhand right, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  


Round 7 Statistics
Faulds: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 40                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 51                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

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

Round 8: 

Faulds is looking to keep his distance and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Faulds steps away from his opponent and lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Nourse circles his opponent with a low guard, waiting for his opponent to attack.  Faulds is on target with an overhand right.  
Faulds tries to keep the action at long range and lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Faulds lands a jab.  
Nourse forces Faulds to retreat into a corner.  Faulds is on target with a left hook.  
Faulds is looking to keep the action on the outside and finds the target with a jab.  
Faulds is looking to keep his distance.  Nourse sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Faulds lands a jab.  
Faulds connects with a cross.  
At the end of Round 8, lets listen in on the corners...Faulds's trainer is telling his fighter he is a mile in front and not to do anything stupid. 

Round 8 Statistics
Faulds: 
Jabs Thrown: 17                            
Jabs Landed: 8                             
Power Shots Thrown: 32                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 45                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Nourse: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 9: 

Faulds lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Faulds throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Nourse gets on the inside.  Nourse quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Nourse throws a left hook, but Faulds clinches his opponent.  Nourse leans on his opponent using all his weight. The ref calls break and the two fighters separate.  
Nourse steps inside.  Nourse quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and hits home with a right hook.  
Faulds tries to keep the action at long range and connects with a cross.  
Faulds connects with a cross.  
Faulds tries to keep the action at long range and lands a cross.  
Faulds lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Nourse gets on the inside and walks Faulds down, trapping him on the ropes.  Nourse sidesteps to the left of his opponent and digs in a right hook to Faulds's body.  
Nourse quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Nourse attempts to land a left hook, but Faulds sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Nourse advances into close range and hits home with a left hook.  
Faulds tries to step out of his opponents range and hits home with a cross.  
Faulds is looking to keep the action on the outside and is on target with a sharp jab.  
Faulds lands an overhand left.  
Nourse sidesteps to the left of his opponent and is on target with a jab.  


Round 9 Statistics
Faulds: 
Jabs Thrown: 17                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 33                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 49                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Nourse: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 10: 

Faulds is on target with a left hook to Nourse's body.  
Faulds quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands two consecutive overhand rights to his opponents head.  
Faulds is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Faulds sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a stiff jab.  
Faulds is looking to keep the action on the outside and is on target with a jab.  
Faulds switches the action to the outside and hits home with an overhand right.  
Faulds is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Faulds steps away from his opponent and connects with an overhand right.  
Nourse advances into close range and is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Faulds switches the action to the outside and lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  


Round 10 Statistics
Faulds: 
Jabs Thrown: 17                            
Jabs Landed: 7                             
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 44                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Nourse: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 3                             
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 2                             
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 1 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 2 Scores: 10 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 3 Scores: 10 - 9  9 - 10  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  9 - 10  10 - 10
Round 7 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 8 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 9 Scores: 10 - 9  9 - 10  10 - 9
Round 10 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9


Final Scorecards: 99 - 92  95 - 95  98 - 93

The winner, by Majority Decision, from Nashville, USA.... John Faulds

Fight Statistics
Faulds: 
Total Punches Thrown: 457                           
Total Punches Landed: 115                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 434                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 112                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 23                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 3                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 277                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 66                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 180                           
Total Jabs Landed: 49                            

Nourse: 
Total Punches Thrown: 187                           
Total Punches Landed: 49                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 166                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 44                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 21                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 5                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 161                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 43                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 26                            
Total Jabs Landed: 6