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05/05/2031
EOD Running: Rankings
James Arthur vs Malcolm Safley

Boxing Daily Report from the Hands Promotions promoted show at Krenzler Field, Cleveland,  taking place on 09/10/2027:

Clearly Hands Promotions have made a mistake booking this venue with less than half the tickets sold, including those handed out as prizes by Boxing Daily.  
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 6 round matchup are James Arthur (4 - 0) who hails from Cedar Rapids, USA and Malcolm Safley(7 - 5 - 1) from Tallahassee, USA.  Arthur weighed in at 167 pounds and 15 ounces, while Safley weighed in at 167 pounds and 2 ounces.  
The referee tonight is Michael Fentress, and the three ringside judges are Neil MacKenna, Darryl Boyle and Paul Strassman.  

Round 1: 

Safley is on target with a cross.  
Arthur lands a jab.  
Arthur hits home with a firm left hook.  
Safley is on target with a left uppercut to Arthur's body.  
Arthur steps to the outside and lands a hard jab.  
Arthur sidesteps to the left of his opponent and is on target with a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Arthur pivots to the right of his opponent and is on target with a firm right hook.  
Arthur circles his opponent with a low guard, waiting for his opponent to attack.  Safley attempts to land a cross, but Arthur slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Safley tries to land a jab, but Arthur sidesteps and counters with a stinging left uppercut.  
Safley steps away from his opponent.  Arthur connects with an overhand left.  
Arthur tries to keep the action at long range.  Arthur sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands two straights followed by an overhand right to his opponents head.  
Arthur gets on the inside.  Arthur sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands two right hook's to the body followed by a left uppercut to the head.  
Safley lands a right hook.  
Arthur steps inside and lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Arthur steps inside and lands two consecutive left uppercuts to his opponents head.  He continues the combination and lands a right hook to the body, a left hook to the head and a right hook to the head.  
Safley steps to the outside.  Arthur quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Arthur lands with a spiteful jab.  
Arthur finds the target with a jab.  
Arthur lands two left hooks to the body, and one to the head.  
Arthur lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Arthur backs onto the ropes...he is waving his opponent in!  Safley hits home with a cross.  Safley tries to land a left hook, but Arthur slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Arthur steps inside and lands two left hooks followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  Arthur attempts to land a left hook, but Safley slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut to his opponents ribcage.  
Arthur hits home with a hard jab.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Safley's trainer is telling his fighter he is being outworked and needs to throw more.  Safley's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  Safley's trainer is advising how he could improve his defence.  

Round 1 Statistics
Arthur: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 7                             
Power Shots Thrown: 45                            
Power Shots Landed: 29                            
Head Shots Thrown: 44                            
Head Shots Landed: 29                            
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 7                             

Safley: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 2: 

Arthur tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Safley quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Arthur lands a solid cross.  
Safley steps to the outside.  Arthur hits home with a cross.  
Arthur is looking to keep his distance and lands an overhand right to the head, a cross to the body and a cross to the head.  
Arthur lands a cross followed by  two jabs to his opponents head.  
Safley is on target with a right hook.  
Safley drives a cross into his opponents body.  
Safley pivots to the side of his opponent.  Arthur lands a right hook to the body, a right hook to the head and a left hook to the head.  
Arthur steps away from his opponent and throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Arthur throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Arthur tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a straight 1 - 2.  He follows up the attack and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Arthur lands with a spiteful jab.  
Arthur tries to keep the action at long range and connects with a cross.  
Arthur steps inside and hits home with a firm left uppercut.  
Arthur hits home with a cross.  
Safley drops his guard, and stalks his opponent...he wants his opponent to throw a shot.  Arthur hits the target with a ramrod jab.  
Safley pivots from in front of his opponent.  Arthur lands a spiteful jab.  
Arthur switches the action to the outside and finds the target with a ramrod jab.  
Arthur connects with a left uppercut.  
Arthur is on target with a jab.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Arthur's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 2 Statistics
Arthur: 
Jabs Thrown: 19                            
Jabs Landed: 11                            
Power Shots Thrown: 37                            
Power Shots Landed: 16                            
Head Shots Thrown: 49                            
Head Shots Landed: 25                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Safley: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 3: 

Arthur lands a jab.  
Safley is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Arthur lands a ramrod jab.  
Arthur is looking to close the distance and drives a left hook into Safley's body.  
Safley sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a left hook followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Arthur steps inside and is on target with a stinging right hook.  
Safley steps away from his opponent.  Arthur lands a double jab to his opponents head.  He continues the combination and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Safley quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Arthur digs in a right hook to Safley's body.  
Arthur lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Safley switches the action to the outside.  Arthur lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Arthur gets on the inside and lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Safley pivots from in front of his opponent and connects with a cross.  
Safley is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Arthur is on target with a cross to his opponents body.  
Safley tries to step out of his opponents range.  Arthur lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  He follows up the attack and lands a jab to the body followed by a cross to the head.  
Safley switches the action to the outside.  Arthur lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Safley tries to keep the action at long range.  Arthur lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  He continues the combination and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Safley is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Arthur lands with a spiteful jab.  
At the end of Round 3, lets listen in on the corners...Safley's trainer is advising how he could improve the accuracy of his work.  

Round 3 Statistics
Arthur: 
Jabs Thrown: 22                            
Jabs Landed: 17                            
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 37                            
Head Shots Landed: 24                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Safley: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 4: 

Safley is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Arthur is on target with a firm cross.  
Safley feints a right hook, but Arthur is not fooled and lands with a right uppercut.  
Arthur lands a right uppercut to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Safley steps to the outside.  Arthur hits the target with a hard jab.  
Arthur is looking to close the distance.  Safley hits home with a right hook.  
Safley waits at the mid-range with a lowered guard, waiting for his opponent to throw a punch.  Arthur is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  Arthur attempts to land a jab, but Safley blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Arthur steps inside and hits home with a solid left hook.  
Arthur gets on the inside and drives a left hook into Safley's body.  
Arthur closes the distance and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Arthur is looking to close the distance and connects with a left hook.  
Arthur lands a jab.  
Arthur gets on the inside and lands two left uppercuts followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
Arthur is on target with a jab.  
Arthur gets on the inside.  Safley sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Arthur lands a left uppercut, right hook and a left hook to his opponents head.  


Round 4 Statistics
Arthur: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 16                            
Head Shots Thrown: 29                            
Head Shots Landed: 16                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Safley: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 5: 

Arthur lands a cross followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
Arthur hits home with a sharp left hook.  
Arthur hits home with a sharp right uppercut.  
Arthur is looking to close the distance.  Safley quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Arthur is on target with a right hook to Safley's ribcage.  
Arthur lands with a ramrod jab.  
Arthur is on target with a stinging left hook.  
Arthur lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Safley tries to land a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook to his opponents ribcage.  
Safley sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Arthur digs in a left hook to Safley's body.  
Arthur digs in a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Arthur advances into close range and digs in a left uppercut to Safley's body.  
Arthur drives a spiteful jab into his opponents face.  
Arthur steps inside.  Safley quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Arthur lands two left hooks to the body, and one to the head.  
Safley connects with a right hook.  
Safley drops his guard, and stalks his opponent...he wants his opponent to throw a shot.  Arthur lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
At the end of Round 5, lets listen in on the corners...Arthur's trainer is telling his fighter he is a mile in front and not to do anything stupid. 

Round 5 Statistics
Arthur: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 7                             

Safley: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 11                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 6: 

Arthur digs in a left hook to Safley's body.  
Safley tries to step out of his opponents range.  Arthur lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Arthur lands a jab.  
Arthur hits the target with a ramrod jab.  
Arthur lands a ramrod jab.  
Safley tries to keep the action at long range.  Arthur lands a jab to the head, a jab to the body and an overhand right to the head.  
Safley feints a jab, fooling Arthur into launching a right hook counter.  Safley is waiting for the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Arthur is on target with a stinging jab to his opponents body.  


Round 6 Statistics
Arthur: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 8                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Safley: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 10                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
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
Round 5 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 6 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9


Final Scorecards: 60 - 54  60 - 54  60 - 54

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Cedar Rapids, USA.... James Arthur

Fight Statistics
Arthur: 
Total Punches Thrown: 248                           
Total Punches Landed: 141                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 200                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 114                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 48                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 27                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 164                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 90                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 84                            
Total Jabs Landed: 51                            

Safley: 
Total Punches Thrown: 117                           
Total Punches Landed: 17                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 91                            
Total Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 26                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 3                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 83                            
Total Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 34                            
Total Jabs Landed: 2