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30/07/2030
EOD Running: AI Actions
Mark Higgins vs Fausto Romero

Boxing Daily Report from the Smoking Joe promoted show at Walter Pyramid, Long Beach,  taking place on 08/09/2026:

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, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Mark Higgins (16(5) - 0 - 2) who hails from Syracuse, USA and Fausto Romero(15 - 4(1) - 1) from Barranquilla, Colombia.  Both Higgins and Romero weighed in at 130 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Joey Brice, and the three ringside judges are Dale Slaight, Clinton Proffitt and Mark Gardon.  

Round 1: 

Higgins drives a sharp left hook into his opponents body.  
Higgins closes the distance and throws a right hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Higgins is on target with a right hook to Romero's body.  
Higgins pivots from in front of his opponent and hits home with a sharp jab.  
Higgins is on target with a cross.  
Romero manages to force Higgins onto the ropes.  Higgins tries to land a right hook, but Romero blocks the shot and counters with a sharp left hook.  
Higgins hits home with a cross.  
Higgins throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Romero lands a jab, cross and a jab to his opponents head.  
Romero drives a solid jab into his opponents face.  
Higgins gets on the inside and throws a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Higgins is on target with a stinging left hook to Romero's liver.  
Romero attempts to land a jab, but Higgins blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Higgins is looking to close the distance and lands a right hook.  Higgins attempts to land a right hook, but Romero sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Higgins drives a firm left hook into Romero's body.  
Higgins drives a stinging right uppercut into his opponents ribs.  
Higgins steps inside and lands a left hook to the body, a left hook to the head and a right hook to the body.  
Romero finds the target with a jab.  
Higgins closes the distance and lands a right uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Higgins lands a hard jab.  
Higgins steps inside and lands a left hook followed by  two right hooks to his opponents body.  
Higgins finds the target with a jab.  Higgins throws a right hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  


Round 1 Statistics
Higgins: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 50                            
Power Shots Landed: 17                            
Head Shots Thrown: 33                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 28                            
Body Shots Landed: 12                            

Romero: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 2: 

Romero tries to land a jab, but Higgins slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Higgins is looking to close the distance and throws a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook to his opponents ribcage.  
Higgins hits home with a right hook.  
Higgins tries to land a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Higgins manages to force Romero onto the ropes.  Higgins tries to land a jab, but Romero sidesteps and counters with a right hook to Higgins's ribs.  
Higgins steps inside and digs in a right hook to Romero's body.  
Higgins gets on the inside and drives a left hook into Romero's body.  
Romero sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Higgins connects with a left hook.  
Higgins manages to force Romero into the corner.  Romero finds the target with a jab.  
Romero lands a jab to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Romero switches the action to the outside and lands a jab, overhand right and a jab to his opponents head.  
Romero pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a spiteful jab.  
Higgins is on target with a cross.  
Higgins is looking to close the distance and lands a left uppercut.  
Higgins hits home with a spiteful jab.  
Higgins lands a right hook to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Higgins closes the distance.  Romero pivots to the left of his opponent and connects with a solid left hook.  
Romero attempts to land a jab, but Higgins blocks the shot and counters with a sharp right hook.  
Higgins closes the distance and connects with a left uppercut.  
Romero pivots to the left of his opponent.  Higgins connects with a cross.  
Romero hits home with a right hook.  
Higgins throws a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a stinging cross.  


Round 2 Statistics
Higgins: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 34                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Romero: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 3: 

Higgins lands a left hook to the body followed by a right uppercut to the head.  
Higgins closes the distance.  Romero pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a right uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Higgins lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Higgins lands a right hook.  
Romero tries to keep the action at long range and is on target with a spiteful jab.  
Higgins sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Higgins tries to land a left uppercut, but Romero blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Romero switches the action to the outside and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  Romero throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a stinging right uppercut.  
Higgins is on target with a right hook to Romero's ribs.  
Romero steps to the outside and lands with a ramrod jab.  
Higgins is looking to close the distance and drives a right hook into Romero's body.  
Romero tries to keep the action at long range and is on target with a sharp overhand left.  
Higgins closes the distance and lands a right hook to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Romero lands a left hook.  
Romero sidesteps to the left of his opponent and is on target with a right hook.  
Romero sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Higgins hits home with a left hook.  
Higgins drives a stinging right hook into his opponents ribcage.  
Romero steps to the outside and lands a sharp jab.  
Higgins lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Romero lands a spiteful jab.  
Romero is looking to keep the action on the outside and hits home with a firm cross.  
Higgins steps inside and connects with a right hook.  


Round 3 Statistics
Higgins: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 29                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 14                            
Body Shots Landed: 7                             

Romero: 
Jabs Thrown: 18                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 36                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 4: 

Romero tries to keep the action at long range.  Higgins feints a jab, but Romero ignores the feint and responds with a right uppercut to Higgins's body.  
Higgins connects with a cross.  Higgins throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Higgins is looking to close the distance.  Romero digs in a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Romero pivots to the right of his opponent.  Higgins is on target with a cross.  
Higgins drives a right uppercut into Romero's body.  
Romero tries to keep the action at long range and tries to land an overhand left, but Higgins sidesteps and counters with a firm cross.  
Romero tries to land a jab, but Higgins sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Higgins circles his opponent with a low guard, waiting for his opponent to attack.  Romero is on target with a cross.  
Romero attempts to land a jab, but Higgins sidesteps and counters with a firm left hook.  
Romero tries to keep the action at long range and is on target with a jab.  Romero tries to land a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Higgins walks Romero onto the ropes.  Higgins attempts to land a right hook, but Romero slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Romero is looking to keep the action on the outside and is on target with a jab.  
Higgins is looking to close the distance and drives a sharp right hook into his opponents body.  
Higgins lands a jab.  
Higgins advances into close range.  Romero pivots to the side of his opponent.  Romero attempts to land a left hook, but Higgins blocks the shot and counters with a stinging left uppercut.  
Higgins closes the distance.  Romero hits home with a right hook.  
Higgins forces Romero to back into the ropes.  Higgins lands a left uppercut.  
Higgins steps inside.  Romero hits home with a sharp left hook.  
Higgins quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Romero is on target with a right hook to his opponents body.  
Higgins drives a left hook into his opponents body.  


Round 4 Statistics
Higgins: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Romero: 
Jabs Thrown: 14                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 29                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 35                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Round 5: 

Higgins lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Romero steps to the outside and lands a stinging jab.  
Higgins closes the distance.  Romero is on target with a firm left hook.  
Romero tries to keep the action at long range and throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a solid right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Higgins lands a right hook to the body followed by a jab to the head.  
Higgins connects with a right uppercut.  
Romero finds the target with a jab.  
Romero lands a ramrod jab.  
Romero pivots to the right of his opponent.  Higgins drives a right uppercut into Romero's body.  
Higgins walks Romero onto the ropes.  Higgins quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent andAs the two fighters work on the inside, their heads come together!  The ref acknowledges the accidental headclash but allows the action to continue.  Higgins has taken some damage from that accidental headbutt.  That has caused minor swelling  around the right eye.  
Higgins tries to land a right uppercut, but Romero blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Romero is on target with a cross.  
Romero hits home with an overhand left.  
Romero sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Higgins lands a right hook.  
Higgins closes the distance.  Romero hits home with a sharp left hook.  
Higgins digs in a right hook to his opponents body.  
Romero is on target with a stinging left hook.  
Higgins lands a cross followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Higgins walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Higgins lands a cross followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Higgins is looking to close the distance and lands a left hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Higgins gets on the inside and lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  Higgins tries to land a left hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
At the end of Round 5, lets listen in on the corners...Romero's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 5 Statistics
Higgins: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 40                            
Power Shots Landed: 16                            
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 20                            
Body Shots Landed: 10                            

Romero: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 6: 

Higgins steps inside.  Romero pivots from in front of his opponent.  Higgins is on target with a right hook to his opponents body.  Higgins attempts to land a left hook, but Romero parries the shot and counters with a right hook to Higgins's body.  
Higgins lands a cross.  
Romero lands a jab.  
Romero attempts to land a right uppercut, but Higgins sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Romero steps to the outside and attempts to land a jab, but Higgins sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Higgins advances into close range.  Romero lands a right uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Romero tries to keep the action at long range and connects with a cross.  
Romero lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Higgins lands a cross followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  Higgins throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Romero lands a cross followed by  two jabs to his opponents head.  
Romero sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Higgins lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Higgins advances into close range.  Romero pivots to the side of his opponent.  Higgins digs in a right hook to his opponents ribcage.  
Higgins gets on the inside.  Romero pivots to the left of his opponent.  Higgins is on target with a solid right hook to Romero's body.  
Romero sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Higgins digs in a stinging right hook to his opponents ribcage.  
Romero walks his opponent down, trapping him in a neutral corner.  Romero lands a spiteful jab.  
Higgins hits home with a sharp right hook.  
Romero walks Higgins down, trapping him in the corner.  Romero lands a hard jab.  
Romero is looking to keep his distance and hits home with a firm cross.  
Romero switches the action to the outside and connects with a cross.  
Romero waits at the mid-range with a lowered guard, waiting for his opponent to throw a punch.  Higgins attempts to land a cross, but Romero blocks the shot and counters with a sharp cross.  
At the end of Round 6, lets listen in on the corners...Higgins's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 6 Statistics
Higgins: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 32                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 14                            
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Romero: 
Jabs Thrown: 15                            
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 34                            
Head Shots Landed: 16                            
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 7: 

Romero steps to the outside and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Romero steps to the outside and is on target with a jab.  
Romero hits home with a stinging cross.  
Higgins connects with a right hook.  Higgins throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut to Higgins's body.  
Romero finds the target with a jab.  
Romero is on target with a jab.  
Romero lands a jab followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
Higgins gets on the inside.  Romero pivots to the side of his opponent and drives a left hook into Higgins's ribs.  
Romero finds the target with a stinging jab.  
Higgins lands a jab.  
Romero tries to step out of his opponents range and snaps his opponents head back with a spiteful jab.  
Higgins advances into close range and is on target with a right hook to Romero's body.  
Romero is looking to keep his distance and throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Higgins throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a stinging left uppercut.  
Romero is on target with a jab.  Romero tries to land a jab, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  


Round 7 Statistics
Higgins: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 13                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Romero: 
Jabs Thrown: 21                            
Jabs Landed: 8                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 37                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 8: 

Romero contemptuously drops his hands, trying to provoke his opponent.  Higgins throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a firm left uppercut.  
Higgins closes the distance.  Romero pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Romero hits the target with a hard jab.  
Romero steps away from his opponent and finds the target with a jab.  
Romero finds the target with a jab.  
Higgins throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Higgins steps inside.  Romero digs in a left hook to Higgins's ribs.  
Higgins forces Romero to back into the ropes.  Higgins connects with a stinging right hook.  
Romero lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Higgins digs in a solid right uppercut to Romero's body.  
Higgins is on target with a left hook to his opponents liver.  
Higgins lands a right uppercut to the body, and then to the head.  
Romero is on target with a jab.  Romero throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Higgins is looking to close the distance.  Romero lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Romero pivots to the side of his opponent and connects with a stinging left hook.  
Higgins lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a jab to the head.  


Round 8 Statistics
Higgins: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 14                            
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Romero: 
Jabs Thrown: 15                            
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 35                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 9: 

Higgins lands a left hook.  
Romero lands a left hook.  
Romero quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Higgins is on target with a jab.  Higgins attempts to land a cross, but Romero parries the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Higgins advances into close range.  Romero lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Romero is on target with a right hook to Higgins's ribcage.  
Higgins is on target with a jab.  
Higgins gets on the inside and lands a left hook to the body followed by a right uppercut to the head.  
Higgins walks Romero down, trapping him on the ropes.  Higgins pivots to the right of his opponent and digs in a firm left hook to Romero's body.  
Higgins is looking to close the distance and lands a left hook.  
Higgins attempts to land a right hook, but Romero blocks the shot and counters with a stinging cross.  
Higgins is looking to close the distance.  Romero throws a right uppercut, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Higgins advances into close range and manouvers his opponent onto the ropes.  Higgins quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and drives a solid left hook into his opponents body.  


Round 9 Statistics
Higgins: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 36                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 21                            
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Romero: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 30                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 32                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 10: 

Higgins gets on the inside.  Higgins quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Higgins throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a solid right hook.  
Higgins throws a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a stinging cross.  
Higgins hits home with a right uppercut.  
Higgins walks Romero down, trapping him on the ropes.  As the two fighters work on the inside, their heads come together!  The ref acknowledges the accidental headclash but allows the action to continue.    It looks like the clash of heads has caused some damage to Higgins.  That has caused nasty swelling  around the left eye.  The ref has ruled that the fight cannot continue due to the accidental damage.  We are going to the scorecards.  


Round 10 Statistics
Higgins: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 7                             
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 4                             
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Romero: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 2                             
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 2                             
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 1 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 2 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
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: 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: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 10 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10


Final Scorecards: 95 - 95  95 - 95  95 - 95

The fight ends in a Draw.  

Fight Statistics
Higgins: 
Total Punches Thrown: 348                           
Total Punches Landed: 121                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 207                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 73                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 141                           
Total Body Shots Landed: 48                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 297                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 101                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 51                            
Total Jabs Landed: 20                            

Romero: 
Total Punches Thrown: 346                           
Total Punches Landed: 113                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 296                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 100                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 50                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 13                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 222                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 71                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 124                           
Total Jabs Landed: 42