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23/05/2031
EOD Running: TitleProcessing
John Shea vs Matt Burnes

Boxing Daily Report from the Wavy Gang promoted show at Detroit Havard, Detroit,  taking place on 12/02/2027:

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 mandatory fight for the USA-Great Lakes Super Bantamweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance and those watching live on Fight Now TV, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are John Shea (16 - 3(1)) who hails from Detroit, USA and Matt Burnes(17 - 2 - 1) from Detroit, USA.  Both Shea and Burnes weighed in at 122 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Max Gura, and the three ringside judges are Mike Craig, Lewis Chiens and Leighton Dempsey.  

Round 1: 

Burnes steps inside.  Shea pivots to the side of his opponent.  Shea lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  Shea throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Burnes is on target with a cross.  
Burnes steps inside and drives a left hook into his opponents body.  
Burnes tries to land a right uppercut, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Shea drives a spiteful jab into his opponents face.  
Shea steps to the outside and lands a stinging jab.  
Shea hits home with an overhand right.  
Burnes closes the distance and lands a right hook, left hook and a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
Burnes closes the distance.  Shea goes for the bodyshot, but lands south of the border!  The ref stops the action.  The ref sends Burnes to the neutral corner.  He has a stern word with Shea and threatens a point deduction if continues to foul.  
Burnes is looking to close the distance.  Shea connects with a left uppercut.  
Burnes forces Shea to back into the ropes.  Shea drives a stinging left hook into his opponents ribs.  
Burnes quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Burnes tries to land a left hook, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Burnes lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Burnes lands a cross.  
Burnes advances into close range and tries to land a left uppercut, but Shea blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut to Burnes's body.  
Shea lands a left hook.  
Shea steps to the outside.  Shea quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a jab to Burnes's body.  
Shea lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Shea's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  Burnes's trainer is advising how he could be more accurate.  

Round 1 Statistics
Shea: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 7                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Burnes: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 37                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 33                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 2: 

Shea steps away from his opponent and lands a sharp jab.  
Shea switches the action to the outside and throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Burnes gets on the inside and cuts off the ring, trapping Shea in a corner.  Shea throws a left uppercut, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Burnes lands a left hook.  
As Shea tries to work on the inside, the fighters heads come together!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Burnes dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Shea lands three consecutive right hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Burnes drives a left uppercut into Shea's ribs.  
Burnes tries to land a cross, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Shea is on target with a ramrod jab.  
Burnes digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  Burnes throws a right hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Burnes steps inside and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Shea attempts to land a left hook, but Burnes slips the shot and counters with a right hook to his opponents ribcage.  
Shea tries to step out of his opponents range and lands two straights to the body, and one to the head.  
Burnes hits home with a cross.  
Shea throws a right uppercut, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  


Round 2 Statistics
Shea: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Burnes: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 32                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 3: 

Shea is on target with a jab.  
Shea lands two overhand rights followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Burnes throws a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Shea lands a hard jab.  
Burnes gets on the inside and drives a left uppercut into his opponents ribs.  
Shea switches the action to the outside and lands two consecutive overhand rights to his opponents head.  
Shea is on target with a cross.  Shea tries to land an overhand right, but Burnes sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Shea quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Burnes hits home with a cross.  
Shea switches the action to the outside.  Shea sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Burnes lands a spiteful jab.  
Burnes lands a left uppercut.  
Shea tries to keep the action at long range and lands a solid jab.  
Shea lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Shea lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Burnes steps inside and is on target with a left uppercut.  
Shea tries to step out of his opponents range.  Burnes snaps his opponents head back with a hard jab.  
Shea lands with a stiff jab.  
Shea is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Burnes connects with a left hook.  
Burnes closes the distance and connects with a right hook.  
Shea steps away from his opponent and lands a cross.  Shea throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  


Round 3 Statistics
Shea: 
Jabs Thrown: 15                            
Jabs Landed: 8                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 35                            
Head Shots Landed: 19                            
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Burnes: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 37                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 4: 

Shea lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Shea connects with an overhand right.  
Shea is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a hard jab.  
Burnes steps inside and walks his opponent down, trapping him in a corner.  Shea is on target with a right uppercut.  Shea throws a left hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a left uppercut to Shea's body.  
Shea steps away from his opponent.  Burnes is on target with an overhand left.  
Burnes steps inside and hits home with a right uppercut.  
Shea tries to keep the action at long range and lands a jab.  
Burnes is on target with a cross.  
Shea lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Shea is on target with an overhand right.  
Shea is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Burnes is on target with a cross.  
Shea feints a jab and triggers a cross counter from Burnes.  Shea avoids the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Shea connects with a cross.  
Burnes is looking to close the distance and is on target with a left hook.  Burnes throws a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Shea tries to step out of his opponents range and lands with a ramrod jab.  Shea tries to land an overhand right, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Burnes gets on the inside and hits home with a left hook.  
Shea tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Burnes connects with a cross.  Burnes tries to land a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Burnes lands an overhand left.  
Shea lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Burnes advances into close range and lands a right uppercut to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  Burnes attempts to land a right hook, but Shea blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Shea is looking to keep his distance.  Shea drops his guard, and stalks his opponent...he wants his opponent to throw a shot.  Burnes attempts to land a jab, but Shea blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Burnes gets on the inside and forces Shea to retreat into a neutral corner.  Shea lands a right hook.  
Burnes lands a left hook to the body followed by a left uppercut to the head.  
Shea lands a ramrod jab.  Shea tries to land a cross, but Burnes slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Burnes closes the distance.  Burnes quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Shea lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Shea steps to the outside and lands a jab to the body followed by a cross to the head.  
Burnes closes the distance.  Shea hits home with a left hook.  
Shea is looking to keep his distance.  Burnes lands a spiteful jab.  


Round 4 Statistics
Shea: 
Jabs Thrown: 18                            
Jabs Landed: 12                            
Power Shots Thrown: 36                            
Power Shots Landed: 19                            
Head Shots Thrown: 47                            
Head Shots Landed: 27                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Burnes: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 41                            
Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Head Shots Thrown: 39                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 5: 

Burnes gets on the inside and is on target with a left hook.  
Shea lands two jabs followed by an overhand left to his opponents head.  
Shea lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Shea attempts to land a jab, but Burnes sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Shea feints a right, and then lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  He then lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Shea is looking to keep the action on the outside and hits home with an overhand right.  
Burnes closes the distance and walks Shea onto the ropes.  Burnes connects with a left uppercut.  
Shea connects with a right hook.  Shea attempts to land a left uppercut, but Burnes slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Burnes lands a left hook to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  Burnes attempts to land a right hook, but Shea blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Shea pivots from in front of his opponent and connects with a left uppercut.  
Burnes sidesteps to the left of his opponent and hits home with a left hook.  
The two boxers are fighting in-close, but their heads clash!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Shea dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Burnes lands a left hook to the head, a left hook to the body and a right hook to the head.  
Shea lands a left hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Shea lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a right uppercut to the head.  
Burnes gets on the inside and attempts to land a right uppercut, but Shea sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Shea lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Shea drives a cross into his opponents body.  
Shea tries to keep the action at long range.  Burnes hits home with a cross.  
Shea is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Burnes gets on the inside and lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Shea steps away from his opponent and hits the target with a solid jab.  
Shea is on target with a jab to his opponents body.  


Round 5 Statistics
Shea: 
Jabs Thrown: 15                            
Jabs Landed: 9                             
Power Shots Thrown: 34                            
Power Shots Landed: 17                            
Head Shots Thrown: 40                            
Head Shots Landed: 21                            
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Burnes: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 39                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 34                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 6: 

Burnes steps inside and connects with a right hook.  
Shea sidesteps to the right of his opponent and hits home with a cross.  
Shea tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Shea tries to keep the action at long range and hits home with a stiff jab.  
Shea sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Burnes throws an overhand right, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a right uppercut to Burnes's ribs.  
Shea switches the action to the outside.  Burnes hits home with a cross.  
Burnes is looking to close the distance and drives a left hook into Shea's body.  
Shea steps to the outside and is on target with a cross.  
Burnes gets on the inside.  Shea pivots from in front of his opponent and drives a right hook into his opponents ribcage.  
Shea lands a jab.  
Shea is on target with a jab.  
Burnes is looking to close the distance.  Shea lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Burnes lands a left hook followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Shea steps to the outside and is on target with a cross.  


Round 6 Statistics
Shea: 
Jabs Thrown: 14                            
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Burnes: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 7: 

Shea pivots from in front of his opponent.  Shea tries to land a left uppercut, but Burnes parries the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Burnes pivots to the side of his opponent.  Shea finds the target with a stiff jab.  
Shea digs in a left uppercut to Burnes's ribs.  Shea attempts to land a left hook, but Burnes blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Burnes cuts off the ring, trapping Shea in a corner.  Burnes lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  The two boxers are fighting in-close, but their heads clash!  The ref acknowledges the accidental headclash but allows the action to continue.  Shea has been damaged by the clash of heads.  That has caused slight swelling  around the right eye.  
Burnes steps inside.  Shea hits home with a left hook.  
Shea pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Burnes gets on the inside and walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Shea lands a left hook.  
Shea hits the target with a hard jab.  
Shea tries to keep the action at long range.  Shea feints a cross, but Burnes is not fooled and responds with a left uppercut.  
Shea switches the action to the outside and is on target with a jab.  
Shea is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Burnes is on target with a cross.  Burnes tries to land an overhand right, but Shea sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Shea tries to step out of his opponents range and lands with a stiff jab.  
Burnes steps inside and forces Shea to back into the ropes.  Burnes hits home with a left hook.  Burnes attempts to land a left hook, but Shea slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  


Round 7 Statistics
Shea: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 29                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Burnes: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 8: 

Burnes connects with a right hook.  
Burnes is looking to close the distance and lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Shea lands with a stinging jab.  
Burnes connects with a cross.  
Shea tries to land a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook to his opponents liver.  
Burnes digs in a left hook to his opponents ribs.  
Shea is looking to keep his distance.  Burnes lands with a stinging jab.  
Shea is on target with a cross.  
Shea hits the target with a hard jab.  
Burnes hits home with a cross.  
Shea throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut to Shea's body.  
Burnes gets on the inside and lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Burnes hits the target with a ramrod jab.  
Burnes is looking to close the distance and lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Shea lands a cross.  Shea tries to land a jab, but Burnes sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Shea lands two consecutive overhand rights to his opponents head.  
Burnes lands a jab.  
Burnes gets on the inside.  Shea pivots to the right of his opponent.  Burnes lands a left hook.  
Shea lands a cross to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Shea steps away from his opponent and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Burnes gets on the inside.  Shea is on target with a left hook.  
Shea switches the action to the outside and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Burnes steps inside and lands a left hook.  


Round 8 Statistics
Shea: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Burnes: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Round 9: 

Shea is looking to keep his distance and connects with an overhand left.  
Shea hits home with an overhand right.  
Shea lands an overhand left.  
Burnes connects with a cross.  
Shea steps away from his opponent and lands an overhand right, jab and an overhand left to his opponents head.  
Burnes is looking to close the distance and cuts off the ring, trapping Shea on the ropes.  Shea is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Burnes hits home with a left hook.  
Shea pivots to the right of his opponent and digs in a firm left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Burnes walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Burnes is on target with a left uppercut.  
Shea lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Shea attempts to land a cross, but Burnes sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Burnes closes the distance and manouvers Shea onto the ropes.  Shea is on target with a left hook.  
Shea lands a cross, jab and a cross to his opponents head.  
Shea attempts to land a cross, but Burnes slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Burnes steps inside.  Shea is on target with a right uppercut.  
Shea switches the action to the outside.  Burnes lands a straight 1 - 2.  
At the end of Round 9, lets listen in on the corners...Shea's trainer is telling his fighter he is a mile in front and not to do anything stupid. Burnes's trainer is telling his fighter he needs a knockout to win!  

Round 9 Statistics
Shea: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 30                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 29                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Burnes: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 10: 

Shea drives a left hook into his opponents body.  
Burnes closes the distance and walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Burnes connects with a right hook.  
Shea switches the action to the outside.  Burnes throws a jab, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Burnes tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook to Burnes's body.  
Shea throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Burnes is looking to close the distance and is on target with a solid left hook.  Burnes attempts to land a right hook, but Shea parries the shot and counters with a left hook to Burnes's ribs.  
Burnes walks Shea down, trapping him in the corner.  Shea lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Shea is on target with a solid left hook to his opponents body.  
Shea feints a jab, and then hits home with an overhand left.  
Shea hits home with an overhand right.  
Shea feints a jab, and then lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Shea feints a left hook, and then lands a jab, cross and an overhand left to his opponents head.  
Shea is on target with a ramrod jab.  
Shea tries to keep the action at long range and lands an overhand right.  


Round 10 Statistics
Shea: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Burnes: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
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: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 7 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 8 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 9 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 10 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9


Final Scorecards: 98 - 92  98 - 92  98 - 92

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Detroit, USA.... John Shea

Fight Statistics
Shea: 
Total Punches Thrown: 395                           
Total Punches Landed: 176                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 312                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 143                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 83                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 33                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 281                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 115                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 114                           
Total Jabs Landed: 61                            

Burnes: 
Total Punches Thrown: 337                           
Total Punches Landed: 99                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 284                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 82                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 53                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 17                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 292                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 89                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 45                            
Total Jabs Landed: 10