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30/08/2031
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Matt Highland vs Sammy Groves

Boxing Daily Report from the AI USA-Kansas promoted show at Wichita Brown, Wichita,  taking place on 02/07/2026:

Clearly AI USA-Kansas have made a mistake booking this venue with less than half the tickets sold, including those handed out as prizes by Boxing Daily.  
Next up is the main event of the show.  This is a semi final eliminator for the USA-Kansas Middleweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Matt Highland (4 - 13 - 4) who hails from Overland Park, USA and Sammy Groves(4 - 8 - 3) from Wichita, USA.  Both Highland and Groves weighed in at 160 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Michael Hoy, and the three ringside judges are David Edmison, Geoff Glasgow and Davie Whitted.  

Round 1: 

Highland is looking to close the distance and is on target with a right hook.  
Groves is looking to keep the action on the outside and is on target with a cross.  
Groves switches the action to the outside.  Groves feints a cross, and then hits home with an overhand left.  
Highland is looking to close the distance and connects with a right hook.  
Highland steps inside and throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Highland's trainer is advising how he could improve the accuracy of his work.  Groves's trainer is advising how he could improve the accuracy of his work.  

Round 1 Statistics
Highland: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 10                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Groves: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 2: 

Groves pivots to the right of his opponent and is on target with a left hook.  
Groves feints a jab, and then is on target with a cross.  
Highland lands a cross.  
Highland sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Highland throws a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Highland sidesteps to the left of his opponent and hits home with a left hook.  
Groves lands a right uppercut.  
Groves lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Groves throws a jab, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Highland hits home with a cross.  


Round 2 Statistics
Highland: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Groves: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 3: 

Groves lands a left hook to the head followed by a cross to the body.  
Highland lands a cross.  
Groves feints a cross, but Highland is not fooled and is on target with a right hook.  
Highland steps inside.  Groves attempts to land a left hook, but Highland parries the shot and counters with a cross.  
Highland quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and is on target with a right hook.  
Highland advances into close range.  Groves is on target with a right hook.  
Groves switches the action to the outside.  Groves circles his opponent with a low guard, waiting for his opponent to attack.  Highland connects with a cross.  


Round 3 Statistics
Highland: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Groves: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 4: 

Groves throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Groves is on target with a right hook.  
Groves lands a right hook.  
Groves tries to keep the action at long range.  Highland drives a cross into Groves's body.  
Groves finds the target with a jab.  


Round 4 Statistics
Highland: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Groves: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 5: 

Highland hits home with a left hook.  
Groves walks his opponent into the corner.  Groves hits home with a left hook.  
Groves lands a left hook.  
Groves pivots from in front of his opponent and connects with a cross.  


Round 5 Statistics
Highland: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Groves: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 6: 

Groves lands a jab followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Highland lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Groves connects with a left hook.  
Highland is on target with a left hook.  
Groves is looking to keep his distance.  Highland throws a cross, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a cross.  
Highland gets on the inside and lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Groves feints a right hook, and then lands a jab.  
Highland closes the distance.  Groves attempts to land a left uppercut, but Highland sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  


Round 6 Statistics
Highland: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Groves: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 7: 

Groves connects with a cross.  
Groves lands a right hook.  
Groves is on target with a jab.  
At the end of Round 7, lets listen in on the corners...Groves's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 7 Statistics
Highland: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Groves: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 12                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 8: 

Highland is looking to close the distance.  Groves is on target with a right hook to his opponents body.  
Groves lands a cross.  
Highland closes the distance.  Groves lands a left hook.  


Round 8 Statistics
Highland: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 10                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Groves: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 9: 

Highland lands a right uppercut.  
Groves tries to keep the action at long range and attempts to land a jab, but Highland blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Highland gets on the inside and forces Groves to back into a corner.  Groves lands a right hook to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Groves pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a jab.  


Round 9 Statistics
Highland: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 12                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Groves: 
Jabs Thrown: 17                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 9                             
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 10: 

Highland quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Groves connects with a cross.  
Groves is on target with a jab.  
Highland advances into close range and hits home with a right hook.  
Groves tries to step out of his opponents range.  Groves quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and is on target with a jab.  
Highland closes the distance.  Groves lands a left hook.  
Highland is on target with a left hook.  


Round 10 Statistics
Highland: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Groves: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

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


Final Scorecards: 91 - 99  91 - 99  91 - 99

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Wichita, USA.... Sammy Groves

Fight Statistics
Highland: 
Total Punches Thrown: 197                           
Total Punches Landed: 25                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 179                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 22                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 18                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 3                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 154                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 24                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 43                            
Total Jabs Landed: 1                             

Groves: 
Total Punches Thrown: 230                           
Total Punches Landed: 48                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 199                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 43                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 31                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 5                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 141                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 29                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 89                            
Total Jabs Landed: 19