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04/08/2030
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Denton Messer vs William Ard

Boxing Daily Report from the Showtime Promotions promoted show at Buffalo State Ice Arena, Buffalo,  taking place on 17/01/2026:

The venue is mostly sold out with the fans eager to turn out for tonights fights.  
Next up we have one of the supporting contests of this show.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance and those watching live on Fox Sports, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Denton Messer (12 - 0) who hails from Houston, USA and William Ard(2 - 2 - 4) from Chicago, USA.  Messer weighed in at 226 pounds and 7 ounces, while Ard weighed in at 225 pounds and 9 ounces.  
The referee tonight is David Fidler, and the three ringside judges are Sam Callacghan, Patrick Moffitt and Darryl Shand.  

Round 1: 

Ard walks Messer into a corner.  Ard throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Ard advances into close range.  Messer lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Ard lands a left hook.  
Messer lands a jab.  
Ard steps inside.  Messer is on target with a firm left hook to Ard's ribs.  
Messer is looking to keep his distance and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Messer attempts to land a jab, but Ard slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Messer is on target with a jab.  
Ard steps inside.  Messer lands a right hook, left hook and a right hook to his opponents body.  
Messer drives a spiteful jab into his opponents face.  
Messer lands a left hook to the body, a left uppercut to the head and a left hook to the body.  
Messer switches the action to the outside and lands with a solid jab.  
Messer is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands with a ramrod jab.  
Ard gets on the inside and cuts off the ring, trapping Messer on the ropes.  Messer hits home with a left hook.  
Messer lands a right hook to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Messer tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a hard jab.  Messer tries to land a cross, but Ard blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Messer drives a stinging jab into his opponents body.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Ard's trainer is telling his fighter he needs to be more active or he's going to get outworked.  

Round 1 Statistics
Messer: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 8                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 16                            
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 10                            

Ard: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 2: 

Messer is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Messer snaps his opponents head back with a hard jab.  
Messer lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Messer lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Messer quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a sharp jab.  
Messer is on target with a jab.  
Messer tries to keep the action at long range and lands an overhand left to the head, a jab to the head and a jab to the body.  
Ard gets on the inside and walks Messer onto the ropes.  Messer lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Messer hits home with an overhand left.  
Messer lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Messer switches the action to the outside.  Messer feints a right, and then lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Messer switches the action to the outside and lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Messer hits home with a sharp jab.  
Messer tries to step out of his opponents range.  Ard tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Messer lands a stiff jab.  


Round 2 Statistics
Messer: 
Jabs Thrown: 17                            
Jabs Landed: 14                            
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 21                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Ard: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 12                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 3: 

Messer finds the target with a spiteful jab.  
Messer lands a ramrod jab.  
Ard advances into close range.  Messer lands a right hook, right uppercut and a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Messer tries to step out of his opponents range and lands with a ramrod jab.  
Messer lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Messer lands a cross followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Messer lands a jab to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Messer lands a right uppercut to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Messer is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Messer steps to the outside and drives a spiteful jab into his opponents face.  
Messer hits home with a sharp jab.  
Messer is on target with a jab.  
At the end of Round 3, lets listen in on the corners...Messer's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  Ard's trainer is advising how he could improve the accuracy of his work.  

Round 3 Statistics
Messer: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 9                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 7                             

Ard: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 9                             
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 10                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 4: 

Messer lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Messer lands a cross.  
Messer is looking to keep his distance and drives a spiteful jab into his opponents face.  
Messer switches the action to the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Ard gets on the inside and manouvers Messer into a corner.  Messer lands a right hook to the head, a left hook to the body and a left uppercut to the body.  
Messer lands a right hook.  
Messer lands a cross.  
Messer lands a right uppercut.  
Messer steps to the outside and connects with an overhand right.  
Messer pivots from in front of his opponent.  Messer finds the target with a sharp jab.  Messer tries to land a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Messer steps to the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Messer lands an overhand right to the head followed by a cross to the body.  
Messer steps away from his opponent and lands a cross.  
Ard closes the distance and manouvers his opponent onto the ropes.  Messer lands a left hook to the body followed by a right uppercut to the head.  
Messer lands a left hook to the body, a right hook to the body and a right hook to the head.  
Messer tries to keep the action at long range.  Messer quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a hard jab.  
Messer lands with a stiff jab.  
Messer lands with a hard jab.  
Ard advances into close range.  Messer lands a left uppercut followed by a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Messer switches the action to the outside and lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head.  


Round 4 Statistics
Messer: 
Jabs Thrown: 15                            
Jabs Landed: 13                            
Power Shots Thrown: 33                            
Power Shots Landed: 21                            
Head Shots Thrown: 34                            
Head Shots Landed: 26                            
Body Shots Thrown: 14                            
Body Shots Landed: 8                             

Ard: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 9                             
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 9                             
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 5: 

Messer switches the action to the outside and lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head.  
Messer is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Messer feints a cross, and then is on target with a jab to his opponents body.  
Ard forces Messer to back into the corner.  Messer is on target with a left hook.  
Ard steps inside.  Messer lands a right uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Ard pivots to the side of his opponent.  Messer finds the target with a jab.  
Messer lands a spiteful jab.  
Messer lands a jab.  
Ard is looking to close the distance.  Messer pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a left hook.  
Messer steps to the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Messer is on target with a cross.  
Messer tries to land a jab, but Ard dodges the shot and counters with a left uppercut to his opponents liver.  
Messer steps away from his opponent and lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Ard is looking to close the distance and cuts off the ring, trapping Messer on the ropes.  Messer lands a left hook to the head, a right hook to the head and a right hook to the body.  
Messer is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Messer switches the action to the outside.  Messer feints a jab, tricking Ard into countering with a right uppercut.  Messer avoids the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Messer lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Ard is looking to close the distance and manouvers Messer onto the ropes.  Messer hits home with a right hook.  
Messer tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
At the end of Round 5, lets listen in on the corners...Ard's trainer is advising how he could improve his defence.  

Round 5 Statistics
Messer: 
Jabs Thrown: 16                            
Jabs Landed: 13                            
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 23                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

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

Round 6: 

Messer steps away from his opponent and snaps his opponents head back with a stiff jab.  
Messer is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Messer feints a right hook, and then lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Messer steps to the outside.  Messer feints a left, and then lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Messer lands a hard jab.  
Messer is on target with a jab.  
Messer finds the target with a ramrod jab.  
Messer tries to land a jab, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Messer switches the action to the outside and lands with a stinging jab.  
Ard is looking to close the distance.  Messer lands a left hook to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  Messer attempts to land a left hook, but Ard blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Ard advances into close range.  Messer pivots from in front of his opponent and drives a right uppercut into Ard's body.  
Messer snaps his opponents head back with a spiteful jab.  
Messer lands a jab to Ard's body.  
Messer quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Messer feints a left hook, and then lands a jab.  
Ard closes the distance.  Messer lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Messer is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a jab.  
Messer lands a straight 1 - 2.  


Round 6 Statistics
Messer: 
Jabs Thrown: 22                            
Jabs Landed: 15                            
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 18                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Ard: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 7: 

Ard connects with a right uppercut.  
Ard tries to land a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
As the two fighters work on the inside, their heads come together!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Messer dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Ard quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Ard is clearly losing his cool here!   He steps inside, but then strikes Messer with a blatant low blow!  The ref tells Ard to keep his punches above the belt.  He gives Messer time to recover.  
Ard closes the distance.  Messer digs in a right hook to his opponents body.  
Messer pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a left hook.  
Ard forces Messer to back into the red corner.  Frustration is reaching boiling point for Ard now.    He throws a hook, and catches Messer low!  The ref halts the action and sends Messer to the neutral corner.    He tells Ard to clean up his game.  The ref's patience seems to be wearing thin.  
Messer throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Messer lands with a ramrod jab.  
Messer finds the target with a stiff jab.  
Ard steps inside.  Messer lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Messer feints a left hook, and then lands with a solid jab.  
Messer finds the target with a ramrod jab.  
Messer hits the target with a spiteful jab.  
Messer is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Messer hits home with a cross.  


Round 7 Statistics
Messer: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 7                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Ard: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 8: 

Ard throws a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Messer is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Messer strikes his opponents body with a sharp jab.  
Messer finds the target with a jab.  
Ard closes the distance.  Messer sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Messer tries to land a left hook, but Ard slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Messer connects with a cross.  
Messer lands with a ramrod jab.  
Ard gets on the inside.  Messer pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a right uppercut to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Messer lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Ard closes the distance.  Messer lands a right uppercut to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Messer tries to step out of his opponents range.  Messer feints a cross, and then attempts to land a jab, but Ard sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
At the end of Round 8, lets listen in on the corners...Messer's trainer is telling his fighter he is winning comfortably and should get on his bike for the remainder of the fight.  

Round 8 Statistics
Messer: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Ard: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 9: 

Messer lands with a hard jab.  
Ard steps inside.  Messer lands a right hook to the body followed by a left uppercut to the head.  
Ard is looking to close the distance.  Messer lands a left hook to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Messer lands with a spiteful jab.  
Ard attempts to land a jab, but Messer sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Ard is looking to close the distance.  Messer quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a left hook.  
Ard gets on the inside.  Messer lands a right hook.  
Ard is looking to close the distance and manouvers Messer into a neutral corner.  Messer lands two right hook's to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Ard advances into close range.  Messer drives a right hook into his opponents body.  Messer holds on to his opponent.  Messer is leaning on his opponent in the clinch. Messer manages to break Ard's hold and escapes the clinch.  
Ard advances into close range.  Messer pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Ard is on target with a jab.  
At the end of Round 9, lets listen in on the corners...Ard's trainer is telling his fighter he must go to war on his opponent!  

Round 9 Statistics
Messer: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Ard: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 10: 

Ard closes the distance.  Messer digs in a right uppercut to his opponents ribcage.  
Messer lands a left hook to the body followed by a jab to the head.  
Ard steps inside.  Messer drives a left hook into his opponents liver.  
Messer feints a left, and then strikes his opponents body with a cross.  
Messer connects with a cross.  
Messer snaps his opponents head back with a spiteful jab.  
Messer hits the target with a ramrod jab.  
Messer feints a cross, and then finds the target with a stinging jab.  
Ard forces Messer to retreat onto the ropes.  Ard tries to land a right uppercut, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Messer steps away from his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Ard is looking to close the distance and walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Ard throws a left uppercut, but Messer holds on to his opponent.  Messer pushes his forearm into Ard's face.  The ref breaks Messer's hold and signals for the fight to continue.  
Messer lands a right hook followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Messer tries to keep the action at long range.  Messer sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a cross.  
Messer switches the action to the outside and lands a cross.  
Messer lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Messer lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Messer feints a right, and then lands a stiff jab.  


Round 10 Statistics
Messer: 
Jabs Thrown: 15                            
Jabs Landed: 9                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 18                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Ard: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 10                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 10                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
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 Houston, USA.... Denton Messer

Fight Statistics
Messer: 
Total Punches Thrown: 327                           
Total Punches Landed: 227                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 248                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 172                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 79                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 55                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 192                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 131                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 135                           
Total Jabs Landed: 96                            

Ard: 
Total Punches Thrown: 168                           
Total Punches Landed: 18                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 148                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 17                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 20                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 1                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 129                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 39                            
Total Jabs Landed: 5