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17/11/2030
EOD Running: Complete Fight
Michael Samson vs Garen Lacourse

Boxing Daily Report from the AI Canada-Quebec promoted show at Floyd Johnston Gym, Quebec City,  taking place on 16/10/2026:

There are a few empty seats out here tonight, but this is a respectable turnout for the show.  
Next up is the main event of the show.  This is a semi final eliminator for the Canada-Quebec Featherweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Michael Samson (6 - 12 - 2) who hails from Montreal, Canada and Garen Lacourse(9 - 1 - 1) from Montreal, Canada.  Samson weighed in at 125 pounds and 12 ounces, while Lacourse weighed in at 126 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Johnny Smith, and the three ringside judges are Michael Oliver, Sid Leys and Gerard Segalen.  

Round 1: 

Samson is looking to keep his distance and lands an overhand right.  
Lacourse steps inside.  Lacourse quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Samson throws a left hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Samson is looking to keep the action on the outside and attempts to land a cross, but Lacourse sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Lacourse lands a right uppercut followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Samson finds the target with a jab.  
Samson lands two straights followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Samson tries to keep the action at long range.  Lacourse quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Lacourse hits home with a cross.  Lacourse throws a cross, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Lacourse advances into close range.  Lacourse quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a right uppercut to the head followed by a left uppercut to the body.  
Lacourse is on target with a left hook to his opponents ribs.  
Samson tries to keep the action at long range and is on target with a cross.  
Lacourse advances into close range.  Lacourse pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a left uppercut followed by a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Lacourse quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and hits home with a right hook.  
Lacourse steps inside and walks Samson down, trapping him in the blue corner.  Lacourse sidesteps to the left of his opponent and digs in a firm left hook to his opponents body.  
Lacourse pivots to the right of his opponent and hits home with a right uppercut.  
Lacourse lands a right uppercut to the head, a right uppercut to the body and a left uppercut to the body.  
Lacourse tries to land a left uppercut, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Samson's trainer is suggesting ways of getting through to his opponent.  Samson's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 1 Statistics
Samson: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Lacourse: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 33                            
Power Shots Landed: 16                            
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 7                             

Round 2: 

Lacourse digs in a right hook to Samson's body.  
Lacourse is looking to close the distance.  Lacourse sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  The two boxers are fighting in-close, but their heads clash!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Lacourse dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Lacourse is looking to close the distance and lands a left hook.  
Lacourse closes the distance and lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Lacourse lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Lacourse pivots from in front of his opponent.  Samson attempts to land a cross, but Lacourse slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Lacourse advances into close range.  Lacourse pivots to the side of his opponent and drives a right hook into his opponents body.  
Samson throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Samson sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Lacourse is on target with a jab.  
Lacourse advances into close range and walks Samson into the corner.  Lacourse pivots to the side of his opponent and digs in a right hook to Samson's ribs.  
Lacourse steps inside and lands a left hook.  
Lacourse is on target with a right hook.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Samson's trainer is advising how he could stop so many clean shots getting through.  

Round 2 Statistics
Samson: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Lacourse: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 13                            
Body Shots Landed: 8                             

Round 3: 

Samson lands a jab to Lacourse's body.  
Lacourse sidesteps to the right of his opponent and finds the target with a jab.  
Lacourse gets on the inside and connects with a left hook.  Lacourse tries to land a right hook, but Samson blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Lacourse pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Samson steps inside.  Lacourse digs in a right hook to Samson's body.  
Lacourse forces Samson to back into a corner.  Lacourse connects with a cross.  
Samson steps away from his opponent and connects with a cross.  
Lacourse advances into close range and lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  He follows up the attack and lands a right uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Lacourse closes the distance.  Lacourse pivots to the right of his opponent and is on target with a right hook to his opponents body.  
Samson connects with an overhand right.  
Lacourse advances into close range and walks his opponent into a corner.  Lacourse lands three consecutive left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Samson quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and connects with an overhand right.  
Samson gets on the inside.  Samson pivots to the side of his opponent.  Lacourse lands a right hook to the head, a left hook to the body and a right hook to the body.  
Lacourse advances into close range.  Samson sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Lacourse is on target with a right hook to his opponents ribs.  
Samson is looking to keep the action on the outside and attempts to land a jab, but Lacourse slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Lacourse pivots to the left of his opponent and is on target with a right hook.  
Lacourse lands two right hooks to the body, and one to the head.  
Lacourse lands a left hook, left uppercut and a right hook to his opponents body.  
Samson is looking to keep the action on the outside and hits home with a cross.  
Lacourse advances into close range and manages to force Samson into a corner.  Lacourse sidesteps to the left of his opponent and drives a left uppercut into Samson's body.  


Round 3 Statistics
Samson: 
Jabs Thrown: 16                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 32                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Lacourse: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 36                            
Power Shots Landed: 25                            
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 20                            
Body Shots Landed: 15                            

Round 4: 

Lacourse is on target with a left uppercut to Samson's body.  
Samson pivots to the side of his opponent.  Lacourse lands a right hook followed by  two left hooks to his opponents body.  
Lacourse steps inside.  Lacourse pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a right hook to the head followed by a right uppercut to the body.  
Lacourse lands a left hook.  
Lacourse lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  He follows up the attack and lands a left uppercut to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Lacourse steps inside and lands a right uppercut, left uppercut and a right hook to his opponents body.  
Lacourse advances into close range.  Samson pivots to the side of his opponent.  Lacourse lands two right hook's to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Lacourse sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Samson connects with a cross.  Samson attempts to land a jab, but Lacourse blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Lacourse advances into close range and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Lacourse hits home with a right hook.  
Lacourse lands with a stiff jab.  Lacourse attempts to land a cross, but Samson sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Lacourse tries to land a left hook, but Samson sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Lacourse throws a right hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Lacourse walks his opponent down, trapping him in the red corner.  Lacourse sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  


Round 4 Statistics
Samson: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Lacourse: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 39                            
Power Shots Landed: 23                            
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 19                            
Body Shots Landed: 13                            

Round 5: 

Samson steps to the outside and tries to land a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Lacourse is on target with a left hook.  
Lacourse forces Samson to retreat into a corner.  Samson connects with a cross.  
Lacourse steps inside and walks Samson onto the ropes.  Samson tries to land a right hook, but Lacourse slips the shot and counters with a sharp left uppercut to Samson's ribs.  
Samson is looking to keep his distance and throws a cross, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a cross.  
Lacourse pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a left hook.  
Lacourse sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Samson connects with a cross.  
Samson lands a jab.  
Lacourse closes the distance and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Samson quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Lacourse strikes his opponents body with a cross.  
Samson tries to keep the action at long range and finds the target with a jab.  
Lacourse is looking to close the distance and is on target with a right hook.  
Lacourse is on target with a right uppercut.  
Samson tries to keep the action at long range and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Samson tries to land a jab, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Samson attempts to land a jab, but Lacourse blocks the shot and counters with a stinging right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Samson is looking to keep his distance and tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut to Samson's body.  


Round 5 Statistics
Samson: 
Jabs Thrown: 15                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 33                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Lacourse: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 7                             

Round 6: 

Samson is looking to keep his distance and lands a cross.  
Lacourse steps inside and lands a left hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  He continues the combination and lands a right hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
Lacourse sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Samson connects with a left hook.  
Lacourse walks Samson into a corner.  Lacourse drives a solid left hook into Samson's body.  
Samson steps to the outside and hits home with a cross.  
Samson tries to land an overhand right, but Lacourse dodges the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Lacourse is looking to close the distance.  Lacourse quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and is on target with a left hook to Samson's ribs.  
Lacourse walks his opponent into a corner.  Lacourse pivots from in front of his opponent.  Samson attempts to land a left uppercut, but Lacourse slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Samson is looking to keep his distance and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Samson closes the distance.  Lacourse connects with a left hook.  
Lacourse sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Lacourse tries to land a jab, but Samson blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Lacourse closes the distance.  Lacourse pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a left hook.  
Lacourse pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a left hook to the body followed by a right uppercut to the head.  
Samson is looking to keep his distance and lands a cross.  
Lacourse is looking to close the distance and is on target with a sharp left hook to his opponents body.  
Lacourse connects with a left hook.  
Samson tries to step out of his opponents range and attempts to land a jab, but Lacourse sidesteps and counters with a stinging left hook to his opponents body.  
Lacourse quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a left hook.  
Lacourse advances into close range.  Samson sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Lacourse connects with a right hook.  
Lacourse pivots from in front of his opponent and is on target with a left hook to Samson's liver.  


Round 6 Statistics
Samson: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 33                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Lacourse: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 35                            
Power Shots Landed: 18                            
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Round 7: 

Samson tries to step out of his opponents range and connects with a cross.  
Lacourse lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Lacourse switches the action to the outside and hits the target with a sharp jab.  
Samson tries to step out of his opponents range and is on target with a jab.  
Samson drives a cross into his opponents body.  
Lacourse closes the distance.  Lacourse pivots to the left of his opponent and digs in a right hook to his opponents ribs.  
Samson closes the distance.  Lacourse lands a right uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Lacourse pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Lacourse lands a right uppercut to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Samson pivots to the side of his opponent and is on target with a right hook.  
Lacourse closes the distance and is on target with a sharp left uppercut to Samson's ribs.  
Lacourse lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Lacourse is looking to close the distance.  Samson sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Lacourse connects with a left hook.  
Lacourse pivots to the side of his opponent and lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Lacourse lands a right hook to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  


Round 7 Statistics
Samson: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Lacourse: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 16                            
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 16                            
Body Shots Landed: 10                            

Round 8: 

Lacourse digs in a left hook to his opponents ribs.  
Lacourse lands a left hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Lacourse lands two left hooks to the body, and one to the head.  
Lacourse pivots from in front of his opponent and connects with a right hook.  
Lacourse connects with a right hook.  
Lacourse sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands two right hooks followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Lacourse is looking to close the distance and lands a right hook to the head followed by a right uppercut to the body.  
Lacourse forces Samson to retreat into a corner.  Lacourse quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Lacourse connects with a cross.  
Lacourse gets on the inside and lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Lacourse steps inside.  Lacourse sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a right uppercut followed by  two left hooks to his opponents body.  
Lacourse closes the distance and manages to force Samson into a corner.  Lacourse digs in a left uppercut to Samson's ribs.  
Lacourse sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Samson finds the target with a jab.  
Lacourse is looking to keep his distance and connects with a cross.  
Lacourse is looking to close the distance and digs in a right hook to his opponents body.  
Lacourse pivots to the side of his opponent and connects with a left uppercut.  
Lacourse manouvers his opponent into the corner.  Lacourse pivots to the left of his opponent and drives a solid right hook into Samson's body.  
Samson steps inside.  Lacourse lands a left uppercut to the body, and then to the head.  
Samson steps to the outside and connects with a cross.  
Samson switches the action to the outside and throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Samson sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a cross.  
Lacourse gets on the inside.  Lacourse pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Lacourse pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a left hook.  
At the end of Round 8, lets listen in on the corners...Lacourse's trainer is telling his fighter to play it safe for the remainder of the fight. 

Round 8 Statistics
Samson: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 10                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Lacourse: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 46                            
Power Shots Landed: 31                            
Head Shots Thrown: 29                            
Head Shots Landed: 21                            
Body Shots Thrown: 19                            
Body Shots Landed: 11                            

Round 9: 

Lacourse steps to the outside.  Samson drives a jab into his opponents body.  
Lacourse lands a cross.  
Samson finds the target with a jab.  
Lacourse lands a cross to Samson's body.  
Samson tries to keep the action at long range and tries to land a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Samson lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Samson is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a cross.  
Lacourse sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Samson lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Samson quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Lacourse digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  
Samson hits home with a cross.  
Lacourse quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Lacourse attempts to land an overhand left, but Samson sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Samson hits home with a cross.  
Lacourse finds the target with a jab.  
Samson advances into close range.  Lacourse lands a right hook.  


Round 9 Statistics
Samson: 
Jabs Thrown: 17                            
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 29                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Lacourse: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 10: 

Lacourse quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Samson lands a cross.  
Samson advances into close range.  Lacourse quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a left hook.  
Samson is looking to keep his distance and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Samson is looking to keep his distance and attempts to land a cross, but Lacourse dodges the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Lacourse tries to keep the action at long range.  Lacourse sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a jab.  
Lacourse hits home with a cross.  
Lacourse drives a right hook into Samson's ribs.  
Lacourse forces Samson to retreat into the blue corner.  Lacourse strikes his opponents body with a stinging cross.  
Lacourse pivots to the right of his opponent.  Lacourse strikes his opponents body with a jab.  Lacourse attempts to land a cross, but Samson sidesteps and counters with a left hook to his opponents ribs.  
Samson is looking to close the distance and forces Lacourse to back into the ropes.  Samson throws a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  


Round 10 Statistics
Samson: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Lacourse: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 1 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 2 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 3 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
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: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 10 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10


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

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Montreal, Canada.... Garen Lacourse

Fight Statistics
Samson: 
Total Punches Thrown: 308                           
Total Punches Landed: 62                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 279                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 56                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 29                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 6                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 195                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 41                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 113                           
Total Jabs Landed: 21                            

Lacourse: 
Total Punches Thrown: 352                           
Total Punches Landed: 184                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 216                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 102                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 136                           
Total Body Shots Landed: 82                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 303                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 169                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 49                            
Total Jabs Landed: 15