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22/08/2030
EOD Running: Pre Show
Jay Morrice vs Floyd Balfour

Boxing Daily Report from the Gore Promotions promoted show at Gore Gym, Boston,  taking place on 20/03/2027:

There are a few empty seats out here tonight, but this is a respectable turnout for the show.  
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 4 round matchup are Jay Morrice (0 - 0) who hails from Lowell, USA and Floyd Balfour(0 - 2) from Los Angeles, USA.  Morrice weighed in at 105 pounds, while Balfour weighed in at 104 pounds and 5 ounces.  
The referee tonight is Charles Keath, and the three ringside judges are Bilal Elbaz, Peter Cooper and Hugh Hier.  

Round 1: 

Morrice advances into close range and lands a right hook to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  Morrice holds on to his opponent.  Morrice is using his forearm in the clinch.  The ref separates the two fighters.  
Morrice drives a left hook into his opponents body.  
Morrice is on target with a solid right hook.  
Morrice digs in a left hook to Balfour's body.  Morrice clinches his opponent.  Morrice leans on his opponent using all his weight. The ref calls break and the two fighters separate.  
Balfour gets on the inside.  Morrice hits home with a right hook.  
Morrice lands two consecutive right uppercuts to his opponents head.  
Morrice lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Morrice walks his opponent down, trapping him in the corner.  Morrice lands a left hook.  
Morrice lands a right uppercut to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  Morrice ties up his opponent.  Morrice uses his free hand to throw a body hook, but it lands on Balfour's kidney. 
Morrice walks his opponent down, trapping him in a neutral corner.  Morrice drives a left hook into his opponents body.  
Morrice lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Morrice lands a left uppercut to the body, a right uppercut to the body and a left uppercut to the head.  
Morrice steps inside and lands a firm left uppercut.  
Morrice digs in a left hook to Balfour's body.  
Morrice is looking to close the distance.  Morrice pivots to the left of his opponent.  Balfour attempts to land a right hook, but Morrice sidesteps and counters with a sharp right hook.  
Morrice drives a left uppercut into his opponents body.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Balfour's trainer is advising how he could improve the accuracy of his work.  Balfour's trainer is telling his fighter he is being outworked and needs to throw more.  Balfour's trainer is advising how he could improve his defence.  

Round 1 Statistics
Morrice: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 33                            
Power Shots Landed: 23                            
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 21                            
Body Shots Landed: 13                            

Balfour: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 10                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 11                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 2: 

Morrice manouvers Balfour into the corner.  Morrice connects with a left uppercut.  
Morrice feints a jab, and then lands a right hook followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Morrice digs in a left hook to Balfour's body.  
Morrice lands a left hook to the head followed by a left uppercut to the body.  He then lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  Morrice holds on to his opponent.  Morrice is using his forearm in the clinch.  The ref halts the action and breaks the clinch.  He lectures Morrice about fouling.  
Morrice hits home with a stinging left hook.  
Morrice lands a left hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Morrice quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a right hook to the body, a left hook to the body and a right uppercut to the head.  
Morrice lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Morrice lands a right hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
Morrice lands a cross.  
Morrice closes the distance and connects with a left hook.  
Morrice steps inside.  Morrice pivots from in front of his opponent.  Balfour throws a right hook, but Morrice clinches his opponent.  Morrice leans on his opponent trying to wear him down. Balfour pushes his forearm into Morrice's face.  The referee warns Balfour and breaks the clinch.  
Morrice lands a left hook to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  He follows up the attack and lands a left uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Morrice sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a right uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Morrice hits home with a right hook.  
Morrice walks Balfour down, trapping him in the corner.  Morrice is on target with a right uppercut to his opponents ribs.  
Balfour is looking to close the distance.  Morrice pivots to the side of his opponent.  Balfour throws a right hook, but Morrice ties up his opponent.  Morrice is leaning on his opponent in the clinch. Morrice throws a hook within the clinch but hits his opponent behind the head. 
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Balfour's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 2 Statistics
Morrice: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 62                            
Power Shots Landed: 28                            
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 18                            
Body Shots Thrown: 31                            
Body Shots Landed: 10                            

Balfour: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 11                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 3: 

Morrice quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Balfour is on target with a cross.  
Balfour steps inside.  Morrice lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Morrice lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Morrice is on target with a left hook to his opponents ribs.  
Morrice lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Morrice lands a right hook.  
Morrice is on target with a jab.  
Morrice pivots to the side of his opponent and connects with a cross.  
Morrice steps inside and digs in a sharp left hook to Balfour's body.  
Balfour throws a left hook, but the shot is blocked.  Morrice holds on to his opponent.  Morrice leans on his opponent trying to wear him down. The ref separates the two fighters.  
Morrice drives a right hook into his opponents body.  
Balfour hits home with a cross.  
Balfour advances into close range.  Morrice connects with a firm right hook.  
At the end of Round 3, lets listen in on the corners...Balfour's trainer is telling his fighter he must go to war on his opponent!  

Round 3 Statistics
Morrice: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 15                            
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Balfour: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 4: 

Morrice hits home with a right hook.  
Morrice lands a left hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Morrice sidesteps to the left of his opponent and hits home with a sharp right hook.  
Morrice digs in a sharp left hook to Balfour's body.  
Morrice advances into close range and drives a right uppercut into Balfour's body.  
Morrice closes the distance and throws a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Morrice closes the distance and lands a right hook to the body, a right uppercut to the head and a right uppercut to the body.  
Morrice lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  


Round 4 Statistics
Morrice: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 9                             
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 13                            
Body Shots Landed: 8                             

Balfour: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 8                             
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 11                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 1 Scores: 10 - 9  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


Final Scorecards: 40 - 36  40 - 36  40 - 36

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Lowell, USA.... Jay Morrice

Fight Statistics
Morrice: 
Total Punches Thrown: 155                           
Total Punches Landed: 77                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 75                            
Total Head Shots Landed: 41                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 80                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 36                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 142                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 74                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Total Jabs Landed: 3                             

Balfour: 
Total Punches Thrown: 56                            
Total Punches Landed: 3                             
Total Head Shots Thrown: 52                            
Total Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Total Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Total Body Shots Landed: 0                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 49                            
Total Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Total Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Total Jabs Landed: 0