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22/07/2031
EOD Running: Scouting
John Mariano vs Brad Morris

Boxing Daily Report from the Gold Coast Promotions promoted show at Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami,  taking place on 17/10/2026:

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.  This is a mandatory fight for the USA-South Atlantic Lightweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance and those watching live on Fox Sports, the two fighters competing in this 12 round matchup are John Mariano (9(3) - 1) who hails from Charlotte, USA and Brad Morris(8(1) - 1(1)) from Raleigh, USA.  Both Mariano and Morris weighed in at 135 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Mason Valcarcel, and the three ringside judges are Colin Elder, Robert Johnstone and Cody Grant.  

Round 1: 

Mariano attempts to land a cross, but Morris slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Mariano is looking to keep his distance.  Mariano stalks forward with a low guard, trying to draw a lead from his opponent.  Morris tries to land an overhand right, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a stinging left hook.  
Mariano tries to keep the action at long range and hits home with a stinging jab.  
Morris pivots to the side of his opponent.  Morris connects with a cross.  Morris attempts to land a jab, but Mariano sidesteps and counters with a solid left uppercut.  
Mariano steps to the outside and lands a jab followed by  two overhand lefts to his opponents head.  
Morris walks Mariano onto the ropes.  Morris throws a left hook, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Mariano switches the action to the outside and throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a stinging right hook.  
Mariano tries to land a cross, but Morris sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Mariano tries to step out of his opponents range and lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head.  Mariano throws a jab, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a cross.  
Mariano lands a hard jab.  
Mariano lands a sharp left uppercut.  
Mariano switches the action to the outside and drives a stinging jab into his opponents face.  Mariano tries to land a jab, but Morris slips the shot and counters with a right hook to his opponents ribs.  
Mariano tries to step out of his opponents range.  Mariano quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Morris connects with a cross.  
Morris lands a cross to the head followed by a jab to the body.  
Mariano is looking to keep his distance and is on target with a jab.  
Morris forces Mariano to back into the ropes.  Mariano tries to land a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Mariano sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Morris attempts to land a jab, but Mariano sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Mariano lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Mariano lands a sharp cross.  Mariano attempts to land an overhand right, but Morris dodges the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Morris contemptuously drops his hands, trying to provoke his opponent.  Mariano throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Mariano tries to keep the action at long range and lands with a solid jab.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Mariano's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 1 Statistics
Mariano: 
Jabs Thrown: 26                            
Jabs Landed: 8                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 41                            
Head Shots Landed: 19                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Morris: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 32                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 34                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 2: 

Mariano tries to keep the action at long range and attempts to land a jab, but Morris sidesteps and counters with a stinging cross.  
Mariano lands with a spiteful jab.  
Mariano throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Mariano is looking to keep his distance and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Mariano lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Mariano tries to land a jab, but Morris blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Mariano lands a right hook followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Mariano lands a jab.  
Mariano steps away from his opponent and lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Mariano feints a right, and then is on target with a cross.  
Mariano is on target with a jab.  
Mariano connects with an overhand left.  
Morris pivots from in front of his opponent.  Mariano lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head.  
Morris attempts to land a left hook, but Mariano sidesteps and counters with a sharp right hook.  
Mariano switches the action to the outside and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Morris sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Mariano attempts to land a jab, but Morris dodges the shot and counters with a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Mariano lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  Mariano throws an overhand left, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Mariano connects with an overhand left.  Mariano throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Mariano tries to land a jab, but Morris slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Morris walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Morris drops his hands, and waves his opponent in.  Mariano snaps his opponents head back with a hard jab.  
Mariano lands a jab.  
Morris closes the distance and drives a left uppercut into his opponents body.  
Mariano switches the action to the outside and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Mariano sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Morris connects with a stinging cross.  Morris throws an overhand right, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a solid left hook.  
Mariano lands a spiteful jab.  
Mariano tries to keep the action at long range.  Mariano quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands with a spiteful jab.  


Round 2 Statistics
Mariano: 
Jabs Thrown: 41                            
Jabs Landed: 17                            
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 65                            
Head Shots Landed: 29                            
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Morris: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 34                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 3: 

Morris lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Mariano digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  
Mariano connects with a firm cross.  
Mariano tries to step out of his opponents range and attempts to land a cross, but Morris blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Morris attempts to land a left uppercut, but Mariano parries the shot and counters with a solid left hook.  
Mariano is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands two consecutive overhand lefts to his opponents head.  
Mariano is on target with a stinging cross.  
Mariano hits home with a ramrod jab.  
Morris walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Morris attempts to land a cross, but Mariano sidesteps and counters with a firm cross.  
Morris pivots to the right of his opponent.  Mariano is on target with a jab to Morris's body.  
Morris tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Morris feints a cross, and then lands a left hook to the body followed by a cross to the head.  
Mariano tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a jab to the body followed by two overhand right's to the head.  
Mariano lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Mariano attempts to land a left hook, but Morris slips the shot and counters with a left hook to Mariano's liver.  
Morris lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Morris forces Mariano to back into the ropes.  Morris is on target with a firm cross.  Morris attempts to land a left hook, but Mariano blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut to Morris's liver.  
Mariano is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Mariano feints a jab, and then lands a solid cross.  
Morris hits home with a spiteful jab.  
Mariano is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a cross.  
Mariano attempts to land a jab, but Morris dodges the shot and counters with a solid right uppercut.  
Mariano attempts to land a jab, but Morris slips the shot and counters with a sharp left uppercut.  
Mariano lands a spiteful jab.  
Mariano steps away from his opponent and lands a jab to his opponents body.  
Mariano lands with a ramrod jab.  
Mariano quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a spiteful jab.  
Mariano tries to keep the action at long range and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Mariano stands off with low guard waiting for his opponent to launch an attack.  Morris lands a sharp cross.  
Morris forces Mariano to retreat onto the ropes.  Morris feints a right hook, and then lands a cross.  
Morris quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Mariano finds the target with a jab.  


Round 3 Statistics
Mariano: 
Jabs Thrown: 22                            
Jabs Landed: 11                            
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 38                            
Head Shots Landed: 19                            
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Morris: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 4: 

Morris connects with a cross.  
Mariano steps away from his opponent and lands with a ramrod jab.  
Mariano finds the target with a ramrod jab.  
Mariano throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a solid right uppercut.  
Mariano tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Mariano is on target with a jab.  
Mariano finds the target with a hard jab.  
Morris manouvers his opponent onto the ropes.  Morris lands with a stiff jab.  
Mariano quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a jab.  
Mariano tries to keep the action at long range and lands an overhand right.  
Mariano lands an overhand left.  
Mariano tries to step out of his opponents range and connects with an overhand right.  
Mariano finds the target with a ramrod jab.  
Morris lands a left hook followed by a cross to his opponents head.  Morris attempts to land a cross, but Mariano sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Morris lands a cross.  
Mariano tries to keep the action at long range and hits the target with a hard jab.  
Mariano lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Morris forces Mariano to retreat onto the ropes.  Mariano lands a hard jab.  
Mariano lowers his guard, attempting to draw a lead.  Morris drives a left uppercut into his opponents body.  
Mariano is looking to keep his distance and connects with a stinging cross.  
Mariano finds the target with a ramrod jab.  
Mariano digs in a right hook to his opponents body.  
Mariano connects with a sharp left uppercut.  
Mariano snaps his opponents head back with a solid jab.  


Round 4 Statistics
Mariano: 
Jabs Thrown: 25                            
Jabs Landed: 10                            
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 47                            
Head Shots Landed: 20                            
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Morris: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 29                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 5: 

Mariano hits home with a spiteful jab.  Mariano throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Mariano tries to step out of his opponents range and connects with an overhand right.  
Mariano connects with a left hook.  
Mariano steps to the outside and connects with a firm cross.  
Morris manouvers Mariano onto the ropes.  Morris throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a firm right hook.  
Morris gets on the inside and throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Mariano connects with a firm cross.  
Mariano lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Mariano throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a stinging cross.  
Mariano lands a sharp jab.  
Mariano lowers his guard, attempting to draw a lead.  Morris is on target with an overhand right.  
Mariano lands a sharp cross.  
Mariano tries to step out of his opponents range and tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a stinging left hook.  
Mariano connects with a sharp overhand right.  Mariano attempts to land a cross, but Morris slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut to Mariano's body.  
Morris waits at the mid-range with a lowered guard, waiting for his opponent to throw a punch.  Mariano tries to land a jab, but Morris sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Morris manouvers his opponent onto the ropes.  Morris tries to land a cross, but Mariano parries the shot and counters with a firm left uppercut.  
Mariano steps away from his opponent.  Morris sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Mariano tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Mariano lands a cross to the head, a left hook to the body and a cross to the head.  
Mariano is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands an overhand right, jab and a cross to his opponents head.  
At the end of Round 5, lets listen in on the corners...Morris's trainer is advising how he could be more accurate.  

Round 5 Statistics
Mariano: 
Jabs Thrown: 18                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 16                            
Head Shots Thrown: 45                            
Head Shots Landed: 18                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Morris: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 32                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 6: 

Morris attempts to land a cross, but Mariano sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Mariano steps away from his opponent and is on target with a solid cross.  
Morris lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Mariano switches the action to the outside and lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Mariano lands two jabs followed by an overhand right to his opponents head.  
Mariano lands a firm cross.  
Mariano feints a right hook, and then tries to land a cross, but Morris slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Morris gets on the inside.  Mariano pivots to the right of his opponent.  Mariano attempts to land a left hook, but Morris slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Mariano lands a ramrod jab.  
Mariano tries to keep the action at long range and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Mariano throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a solid cross.  
Morris gets on the inside and digs in a right uppercut to Mariano's body.  Mariano ties up his opponent.  Morris pushes his forearm into Mariano's face.  The ref breaks Mariano's hold and signals for the fight to continue.  
Mariano is looking to keep his distance and is on target with a spiteful jab.  
Mariano lands a sharp cross.  
Mariano lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Morris lands a left hook followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Mariano tries to keep the action at long range and lands two consecutive overhand lefts to his opponents head, AND HIS OPPONENT IS HURT!  Morris recovers before his opponent can take advantage. 
Mariano is on target with a cross.  
Mariano throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a solid left hook.  
Mariano steps to the outside.  Mariano sidesteps to the left of his opponent and finds the target with a jab.  
Mariano lands a double jab to his opponents head.  Mariano attempts to land an overhand right, but Morris slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Morris gets on the inside and forces Mariano to retreat onto the ropes.  Mariano throws a left hook, but his opponent slips the punch.  Mariano clinches his opponent.  Morris leans on his opponent using all his weight. Morris hits his opponent with a kidney shot within the clinch. The ref breaks Mariano's hold and signals for the fight to continue.  
Morris drives a ramrod jab into his opponents face.  
Morris gets on the inside.  Mariano attempts to land a left hook, but Morris blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Morris pivots from in front of his opponent.  Morris is on target with a solid cross.  Morris throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a sharp left uppercut.  


Round 6 Statistics
Mariano: 
Jabs Thrown: 21                            
Jabs Landed: 11                            
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 44                            
Head Shots Landed: 22                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Morris: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 30                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 7: 

Mariano steps to the outside and lands a jab, cross and an overhand right to his opponents head.  
Mariano strikes his opponents body with a jab.  
Mariano sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Mariano lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Mariano lands with a ramrod jab.  
Morris forces Mariano to back into the ropes.  Mariano is on target with a jab.  
Mariano lands with a stinging jab.  Mariano attempts to land a cross, but Morris sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Mariano steps to the outside and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Mariano feints a right hook, but Morris is not fooled and lands with a stinging right uppercut.  
Morris cuts off the ring, trapping Mariano on the ropes.  Mariano lands a left hook followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Morris is on target with a cross.  
Mariano tries to keep the action at long range and is on target with a cross.  
Mariano lands a ramrod jab.  Mariano attempts to land a jab, but Morris sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Mariano tries to land a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Mariano circles his opponent with a low guard, waiting for his opponent to attack.  Morris throws an overhand right, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a sharp right uppercut.  
Mariano lands a ramrod jab.  
Mariano is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a solid overhand right.  
Mariano lands an overhand right to the head followed by a jab to the body.  
Mariano hits home with a cross.  
Mariano tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a jab.  
Morris cuts off the ring, trapping Mariano on the ropes.  Mariano attempts to land a cross, but Morris blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Mariano switches the action to the outside and connects with a MASSIVE cross.  MORRIS WAS STUNNED BY THAT SHOT!  
Mariano senses a stoppage victory - he just needs the right shot.  Mariano is on target with a mean left hook.  MORRIS IS SENT SPRAWLING TO THE CANVAS!  He beats the count, getting up at 7.  Morris now seems to have got his legs back.  


Round 7 Statistics
Mariano: 
Jabs Thrown: 23                            
Jabs Landed: 12                            
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 42                            
Head Shots Landed: 24                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Morris: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 8: 

Mariano tries to step out of his opponents range and tries to land a jab, but Morris sidesteps and counters with a firm left uppercut.  
Mariano feints a cross, and then connects with a cross.  Mariano throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Morris sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Mariano snaps his opponents head back with a hard jab.  
Mariano drives a stinging jab into his opponents body.  
Mariano throws an overhand left, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Mariano lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Morris is on target with a left uppercut.  
Mariano steps to the outside and lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Mariano feints a jab, tricking Morris into countering with a left uppercut.  Mariano springs the trap, countering with  a right hook.  
Mariano is on target with a stinging cross.  
Mariano lands a hard jab.  Mariano attempts to land a jab, but Morris parries the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Mariano attempts to land an overhand right, but Morris slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Mariano lands a jab, cross and an overhand right to his opponents head.  
Mariano tries to keep the action at long range.  Morris feints a right, and then is on target with an overhand left.  Morris attempts to land a jab, but Mariano sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Mariano switches the action to the outside and connects with a sharp cross.  Mariano tries to land a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a sharp cross.  
Mariano sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a straight 1 - 2, AND MORRIS IS KNOCKED DOWN!  He manages to get up at 7.  
Mariano tries to land an overhand left, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Mariano lands a jab to the body followed by a cross to the head.  
Mariano feints a jab, fooling Morris into throwing a left uppercut counter.  Mariano avoids the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Mariano steps to the outside.  Mariano feints a jab, but Morris does not fall for it and is on target with a solid cross.  
Mariano lowers his guard, attempting to draw a lead.  Morris tries to land a cross, but Mariano parries the shot and counters with a stinging left hook.  
Mariano lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Mariano lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Mariano lands a jab, cross and an overhand left to his opponents head.  THAT HURT HIS OPPONENT!  
Mariano thinks he can end the show early....he's looking to put Morris away.  Mariano lands a right uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head, AND MORRIS IS KNOCKED DOWN!  He isnt going to beat the count!  The winner by KO is Mariano!  


Round 8 Statistics
Mariano: 
Jabs Thrown: 23                            
Jabs Landed: 13                            
Power Shots Thrown: 33                            
Power Shots Landed: 18                            
Head Shots Thrown: 51                            
Head Shots Landed: 29                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Morris: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 1 Scores: 10 - 10  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 - 8  10 - 8  10 - 8


Fight Statistics
Mariano: 
Total Punches Thrown: 409                           
Total Punches Landed: 192                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 373                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 180                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 36                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 12                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 210                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 107                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 199                           
Total Jabs Landed: 85                            

Morris: 
Total Punches Thrown: 273                           
Total Punches Landed: 85                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 203                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 72                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 70                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 13                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 226                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 71                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 47                            
Total Jabs Landed: 14