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23/07/2031
EOD Running: Rankings
John Barnes vs Ulises Romas

Boxing Daily Report from the Rattlesnake Promotions promoted show at H & PE Arena, Houston,  taking place on 28/03/2026:

The venue is completely packed out with the fans turning out in force to watch the fights on offer tonight.  
Next up we have one of the supporting contests of this show.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are John Barnes (17 - 1 - 2) who hails from Orlando, USA and Ulises Romas(15 - 6(2) - 1) from Apopa, El Salvador.  Barnes weighed in at 111 pounds and 11 ounces, while Romas weighed in at 112 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Orlando Merlin, and the three ringside judges are James Crum, Mike Ruane and Euan Bellis.  

Round 1: 

Romas lands a right uppercut.  
Barnes tries to step out of his opponents range and attempts to land a jab, but Romas slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Romas sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Barnes lands with a sharp jab.  Barnes attempts to land a jab, but Romas slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Romas is looking to close the distance and forces Barnes to back into the ropes.  Romas tries to land a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Romas advances into close range.  Barnes lands a stinging left hook.  
Barnes lands a right hook to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Barnes lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Barnes steps away from his opponent.  Barnes sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Romas lands an overhand right.  
Romas is looking to close the distance and drives a firm right hook into Barnes's body.  Romas throws a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Barnes is looking to keep his distance.  Barnes sidesteps to the right of his opponent and is on target with an overhand right.  
Romas advances into close range.  Barnes hits home with a left hook.  
Romas tries to step out of his opponents range and connects with an overhand right.  
Barnes switches the action to the outside and throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook to his opponents ribs.  
Barnes tries to land a jab, but Romas blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Romas closes the distance and lands a right hook.  
Barnes is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Romas lands a jab.  
Barnes lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Romas pivots to the side of his opponent.  Romas tries to land a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Romas closes the distance.  Romas pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a right hook.  
Barnes tries to keep the action at long range and lands a jab.  
Barnes lands a jab.  
Romas lands a jab followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  


Round 1 Statistics
Barnes: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Romas: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 2: 

Romas lands a left uppercut to the body, and then to the head.  
Barnes tries to step out of his opponents range and tries to land a jab, but Romas dodges the shot and counters with a sharp right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Barnes steps to the outside.  Barnes sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands with a ramrod jab.  
Romas throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a firm left hook.  
Barnes lands an overhand right, overhand left and a cross to his opponents head.  
Romas steps inside and hits home with a right hook.  
Barnes connects with a stinging cross.  
Barnes steps away from his opponent and connects with a solid overhand right.  
Barnes lands a hard jab.  
Barnes finds the target with a ramrod jab.  
Romas steps inside and lands a right hook to the head, a right hook to the body and a right uppercut to the body.  
Romas sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Barnes is looking to keep the action on the outside and is on target with a cross.  
Barnes digs in a right hook to his opponents ribcage.  
Romas walks Barnes down, trapping him on the ropes.  Romas hits the target with a spiteful jab.  
Romas is looking to keep his distance.  Barnes lands an overhand right, jab and an overhand right to his opponents head.  
Romas throws a jab, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a solid left hook.  
Barnes throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Romas closes the distance and forces Barnes to retreat onto the ropes.  Romas lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  Romas throws a right hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  


Round 2 Statistics
Barnes: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 29                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 36                            
Head Shots Landed: 16                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Romas: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Round 3: 

Barnes steps to the outside and hits home with an overhand right.  
Barnes switches the action to the outside and drives a hard jab into his opponents face.  Barnes tries to land a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Barnes steps to the outside.  Romas connects with a cross.  
Romas sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Barnes lands a stinging jab.  
Romas advances into close range and tries to land a left hook, but Barnes slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Barnes lands a right hook.  
Romas tries to step out of his opponents range.  Barnes lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Romas lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Romas switches the action to the outside and is on target with a jab.  
Barnes attempts to land a left hook, but Romas sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Romas advances into close range.  Barnes lands a right uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Romas switches the action to the outside.  Barnes lands a jab to Romas's body.  
Romas advances into close range.  Barnes throws a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Barnes is looking to keep his distance.  Romas hits home with a cross.  
Romas closes the distance and manouvers his opponent onto the ropes.  Romas lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Barnes lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  


Round 3 Statistics
Barnes: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 29                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Romas: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 4: 

Barnes is on target with a left hook.  
Barnes tries to step out of his opponents range.  Romas lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Barnes connects with a left hook.  
Barnes is on target with a left uppercut to Romas's body.  
Romas lands a cross.  Romas throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a sharp right uppercut to his opponents ribs.  
Romas is on target with a cross.  
Romas lands a left uppercut to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Romas finds the target with a jab.  
Barnes lands with a sharp jab.  
Romas tries to land a jab, but Barnes slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Barnes is looking to keep his distance and lands a sharp cross.  
Romas advances into close range and hits home with a left hook.  
At the end of Round 4, lets listen in on the corners...Barnes's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 4 Statistics
Barnes: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 32                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Romas: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 5: 

Barnes sidesteps to the left of his opponent and drives a left hook into his opponents body.  
Romas lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Barnes is looking to keep his distance.  Barnes quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and connects with a cross.  
Romas gets on the inside and lands two right hook's to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Romas connects with a right hook.  
Romas gets on the inside and forces Barnes to back into the ropes.  Romas drives a left hook into Barnes's ribs.  
Romas tries to land a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Barnes is looking to keep his distance and is on target with a cross.  
Romas sidesteps to the left of his opponent and snaps his opponents head back with a stiff jab.  
Romas closes the distance and lands a right hook to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Barnes steps to the outside.  Romas drives a ramrod jab into his opponents face.  
Romas is looking to close the distance and lands a right uppercut to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Barnes throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Romas is looking to close the distance.  Barnes connects with a firm right hook.  


Round 5 Statistics
Barnes: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Romas: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 32                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Round 6: 

Barnes attempts to land a jab, but Romas blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Romas switches the action to the outside.  Romas quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Barnes is on target with a cross.  
Barnes hits home with a sharp cross.  
Romas is looking to close the distance and lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Romas gets on the inside and tries to land a right hook, but Barnes sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Barnes lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Barnes switches the action to the outside.  Romas finds the target with a spiteful jab.  
Romas closes the distance.  Barnes is on target with a firm right hook.  Barnes tries to land a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Barnes switches the action to the outside and lands a solid cross.  
Romas advances into close range.  Barnes pivots from in front of his opponent.  Barnes lands a left uppercut.  Barnes tries to land a right uppercut, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Barnes lands a spiteful jab.  Barnes throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Barnes lands an overhand right, jab and a cross to his opponents head.  
Romas manouvers Barnes onto the ropes.  Romas lands a jab.  Romas tries to land a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Barnes lands with a sharp jab.  
Romas advances into close range and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Barnes is looking to keep his distance and hits home with a stinging overhand right.  
Barnes hits home with a firm overhand left.  
Barnes connects with an overhand right.  
Barnes steps to the outside and hits home with a cross.  
Romas throws a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Barnes quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Romas lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  


Round 6 Statistics
Barnes: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 30                            
Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Head Shots Thrown: 35                            
Head Shots Landed: 19                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Romas: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Round 7: 

Romas gets on the inside and lands a left uppercut to the body, a left hook to the head and a left uppercut to the head.  
Barnes hits home with a left hook.  
Barnes steps away from his opponent and tries to land a jab, but Romas blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Romas connects with an overhand right.  
Barnes lands a cross.  
Romas steps to the outside.  Barnes attempts to land a jab, but Romas parries the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Barnes lands a cross.  
Barnes lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Barnes hits home with a sharp cross.  
Romas is looking to close the distance and lands two right hooks followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Barnes attempts to land a jab, but Romas sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Barnes lands a jab followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Romas lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Romas lands two straights followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Romas is looking to keep his distance.  Romas stalks forward with a low guard, trying to draw a lead from his opponent.  Barnes hits home with a firm overhand right.  
Barnes lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  


Round 7 Statistics
Barnes: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Romas: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 8: 

Barnes is on target with a right hook.  
Romas steps away from his opponent.  Barnes tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Romas advances into close range.  Barnes throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Romas lands a ramrod jab.  
Romas gets on the inside and forces Barnes to retreat onto the ropes.  Barnes is on target with a left hook to his opponents liver.  
Barnes is on target with a right hook.  
Barnes lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Romas closes the distance and connects with a right uppercut.  
Barnes pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Romas gets on the inside and walks Barnes down, trapping him on the ropes.  Barnes drives a left hook into his opponents liver.  
Romas lands a left hook to the head followed by a left uppercut to the body.  
Barnes lands a jab.  
Romas is looking to close the distance and lands a left hook.  
Romas lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Romas gets on the inside.  Barnes connects with a left hook.  
Barnes switches the action to the outside.  Barnes sidesteps to the right of his opponent and is on target with a jab.  


Round 8 Statistics
Barnes: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Romas: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 9: 

Barnes sidesteps to the left of his opponent and hits home with a firm overhand right.  
Romas closes the distance.  Barnes pivots to the right of his opponent and digs in a right hook to his opponents ribs.  
Romas steps inside.  Barnes is on target with a left hook to Romas's body.  
Barnes switches the action to the outside.  Romas quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Romas throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Barnes tries to step out of his opponents range.  Barnes sidesteps to the left of his opponent and is on target with a stiff jab.  
Barnes steps to the outside and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Romas is looking to close the distance and manages to force Barnes onto the ropes.  Barnes lands a left hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
Romas throws a right hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Barnes tries to keep the action at long range.  Romas sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Barnes finds the target with a jab.  
Romas throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Romas sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Romas tries to land a jab, but Barnes sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Barnes is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  Barnes throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Barnes throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Romas steps inside and hits home with a left hook.  
Romas sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Romas steps inside and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Barnes tries to step out of his opponents range.  Romas lands a ramrod jab.  
Romas feints a cross, and then finds the target with a jab.  


Round 9 Statistics
Barnes: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 35                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Romas: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 10: 

Barnes lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Barnes lands an overhand left followed by  two overhand rights to his opponents head.  
Romas waits at the mid-range with a lowered guard, waiting for his opponent to throw a punch.  Barnes lands a jab to the body followed by a overhand right to the head.  
Romas lowers his hands, trying to provoke his opponent to attack.  Barnes lands a right uppercut.  Barnes throws a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Romas closes the distance and is on target with a left hook.  
Barnes tries to step out of his opponents range.  Romas quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Romas throws an overhand right, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Romas closes the distance and hits home with a left uppercut.  
Barnes sidesteps to the left of his opponent and hits home with a cross.  
Romas throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Romas closes the distance and lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Romas is on target with a jab.  
Barnes lands a stinging jab.  


Round 10 Statistics
Barnes: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Romas: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

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


Final Scorecards: 95 - 96  95 - 96  94 - 96

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Apopa, El Salvador.... Ulises Romas

Fight Statistics
Barnes: 
Total Punches Thrown: 337                           
Total Punches Landed: 130                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 288                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 119                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 49                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 11                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 244                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 94                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 93                            
Total Jabs Landed: 36                            

Romas: 
Total Punches Thrown: 318                           
Total Punches Landed: 112                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 252                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 94                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 66                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 18                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 238                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 85                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 80                            
Total Jabs Landed: 27