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16/08/2031
EOD Running: Pre Show
Yakubu Amalaha vs Euan Roche

Boxing Daily Report from the Glove Shack promoted show at JMA Wireless Dome, Syracuse,  taking place on 23/12/2028:

The venue is completely packed out with the fans turning out in force to watch the fights on offer tonight.  
Next up is the main event of the show.  On the line tonight is the WRBA Welterweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance and those watching live on HBO, the two fighters competing in this 12 round matchup are Yakubu Amalaha (37(18) - 1 - 1) who hails from Ibadan, Nigeria and Euan Roche(28(20) - 2(2)) from New York City, USA.  Both Amalaha and Roche weighed in at 147 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Rob Abbey, and the three ringside judges are Joey Duffie, Leighton MacGinnis and Enzo Chiti.  

Round 1: 

Roche lands with a solid jab.  Roche tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a solid cross.  
Amalaha switches the action to the outside and connects with a cross.  Amalaha attempts to land an overhand left, but Roche blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Roche lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Roche attempts to land a jab, but Amalaha dodges the shot and counters with a sharp cross.  
Amalaha lands a straight 1 - 2.  He then lands a right uppercut to the body followed by a jab to the head.  Amalaha tries to land a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Roche finds the target with a ramrod jab.  
Amalaha is looking to keep his distance.  Roche tries to land a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a sharp left uppercut.  
Roche tries to land a jab, but Amalaha blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Amalaha switches the action to the outside.  Roche quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Amalaha lands a sharp jab.  Amalaha attempts to land a cross, but Roche sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Amalaha finds the target with a jab.  
Roche lands with a ramrod jab.  
Roche switches the action to the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Roche lands a jab, right uppercut and a cross to his opponents head.  
Roche attempts to land a cross, but Amalaha slips the shot and counters with a firm cross.  
Amalaha tries to keep the action at long range and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Roche attempts to land a jab, but Amalaha slips the shot and counters with a solid left uppercut.  
Amalaha hits home with a firm cross.  
Roche drives a solid jab into his opponents face.  
Amalaha steps to the outside and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  Amalaha throws a cross, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Roche walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Amalaha lands a hard jab.  
Roche sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Amalaha lands a left hook to the body, a left hook to the head and a cross to the head.  Amalaha attempts to land a jab, but Roche parries the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Roche tries to land a jab, but Amalaha slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Amalaha sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Roche attempts to land a jab, but Amalaha slips the shot and counters with a solid right uppercut.  
Roche walks Amalaha down, trapping him on the ropes.  Roche pivots to the right of his opponent.  Amalaha throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Amalaha steps to the outside.  Roche drives a spiteful jab into his opponents face.  
Roche tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a stinging right uppercut.  
Amalaha quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Roche lands a sharp jab.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Amalaha's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 1 Statistics
Amalaha: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 8                             
Power Shots Thrown: 37                            
Power Shots Landed: 17                            
Head Shots Thrown: 44                            
Head Shots Landed: 23                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Roche: 
Jabs Thrown: 35                            
Jabs Landed: 11                            
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 49                            
Head Shots Landed: 22                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 2: 

Roche attempts to land a jab, but Amalaha slips the shot and counters with a solid left hook.  
Roche sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a cross.  
Roche is keeping his hands low...it looks like he wants his opponent to throw first.  Amalaha tries to land a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Roche forces Amalaha to retreat onto the ropes.  Roche pivots to the right of his opponent and drives a spiteful jab into his opponents face.  
Amalaha lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Roche is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Roche feints a left, and then lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Roche is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Roche lands a cross followed by  two jabs to his opponents head.  
Amalaha steps to the outside.  Roche tries to land an overhand right, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Amalaha lands a left hook to the body, a cross to the body and a jab to the head.  
Roche lands a jab.  
Amalaha lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  He continues the combination and lands a cross, jab and a cross to his opponents head.  
Roche manages to force Amalaha onto the ropes.  Roche pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Roche tries to land a cross, but Amalaha parries the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Roche pivots to the side of his opponent.  Amalaha tries to land a jab, but Roche slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Roche drives a stiff jab into his opponents face.  Roche attempts to land a jab, but Amalaha sidesteps and counters with a stinging right uppercut.  
Amalaha is looking to keep his distance.  Roche attempts to land an overhand right, but Amalaha blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Roche walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Roche lands a double jab to his opponents head.  He follows up the attack and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Roche lands a right uppercut followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Amalaha drives a ramrod jab into his opponents face.  
Amalaha lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Roche walks Amalaha down, trapping him on the ropes.  Roche pivots to the left of his opponent.  Roche throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a firm cross.  
Roche tries to land a left uppercut, but Amalaha parries the shot and counters with a sharp cross.  
Roche steps to the outside and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Roche hits home with a spiteful jab.  
Amalaha lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head.  
Roche lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Roche hits home with a hard jab.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Roche's trainer is advising how he could improve his defence.  

Round 2 Statistics
Amalaha: 
Jabs Thrown: 15                            
Jabs Landed: 8                             
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Head Shots Thrown: 38                            
Head Shots Landed: 21                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Roche: 
Jabs Thrown: 34                            
Jabs Landed: 15                            
Power Shots Thrown: 33                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 62                            
Head Shots Landed: 28                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 3: 

Roche lands a ramrod jab.  
Roche steps away from his opponent and attempts to land a jab, but Amalaha slips the shot and counters with a stinging right hook.  
Roche attempts to land a jab, but Amalaha dodges the shot and counters with a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Amalaha tries to keep the action at long range.  Roche throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Roche throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Amalaha digs in a stinging left hook to Roche's body.  
Amalaha switches the action to the outside and is on target with a sharp overhand right.  Amalaha tries to land an overhand right, but Roche slips the shot and counters with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Amalaha feints a jab, and then is on target with a cross to his opponents body.  
Roche tries to land a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Roche tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Roche attempts to land a jab, but Amalaha slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Roche strikes his opponents body with a jab.  Roche tries to land a jab, but Amalaha slips the shot and counters with a solid left uppercut.  
Amalaha hits home with a stinging cross.  
Roche walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Roche quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Roche tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Amalaha is on target with a cross.  
Roche lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Roche drives a left hook into his opponents ribs.  
Roche finds the target with a hard jab.  
Roche steps to the outside and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Amalaha is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Roche lands a jab.  
Roche throws a jab, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a firm left hook.  
Roche finds the target with a solid jab.  Roche attempts to land a jab, but Amalaha dodges the shot and counters with a sharp left uppercut to Roche's liver.  
Amalaha steps to the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Amalaha feints a left hook, and then throws an overhand left, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Roche lands with a ramrod jab.  
Amalaha is on target with a cross.  
Amalaha is looking to keep the action on the outside and hits home with a ramrod jab.  
Amalaha hits home with a cross.  
Roche lands a jab to Amalaha's body.  
Amalaha lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Roche hits home with a cross.  Roche attempts to land a jab, but Amalaha sidesteps and counters with a firm left hook.  
Roche forces Amalaha to retreat onto the ropes.  Amalaha tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Roche finds the target with a jab.  
Amalaha is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Amalaha finds the target with a jab.  


Round 3 Statistics
Amalaha: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 42                            
Power Shots Landed: 21                            
Head Shots Thrown: 44                            
Head Shots Landed: 22                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Roche: 
Jabs Thrown: 31                            
Jabs Landed: 12                            
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 46                            
Head Shots Landed: 17                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Round 4: 

Amalaha lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Roche sidesteps to the right of his opponent and hits home with a hard jab.  
Roche lands a spiteful jab.  
Amalaha tries to step out of his opponents range.  Roche lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Amalaha is looking to close the distance and is on target with a left hook.  Amalaha attempts to land a right uppercut, but Roche sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Amalaha lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Amalaha lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Roche lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Roche quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Amalaha connects with a stinging cross.  
Roche lands an overhand right.  
Amalaha is on target with a solid overhand left.  
Roche sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Amalaha switches the action to the outside.  Roche sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Amalaha connects with a cross.  
Roche waits at the mid-range with a lowered guard, waiting for his opponent to throw a punch.  Amalaha lands a left hook followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Roche is looking to keep his distance and attempts to land a jab, but Amalaha sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Roche pivots to the side of his opponent.  Roche snaps his opponents head back with a spiteful jab.  Roche tries to land a jab, but Amalaha sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Amalaha tries to keep the action at long range and attempts to land a jab, but Roche blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Roche connects with an overhand right.  
Amalaha is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Roche circles his opponent with a low guard, waiting for his opponent to attack.  Amalaha is on target with a sharp jab.  Amalaha tries to land an overhand right, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Amalaha lands a cross.  
Amalaha hits home with an overhand right.  
Roche attempts to land a jab, but Amalaha sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Amalaha switches the action to the outside.  Roche lands a jab.  
Roche forces Amalaha to retreat onto the ropes.  Roche lands a left hook.  
Amalaha lands a right uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Roche is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a stinging jab.  


Round 4 Statistics
Amalaha: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 35                            
Power Shots Landed: 16                            
Head Shots Thrown: 38                            
Head Shots Landed: 19                            
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Roche: 
Jabs Thrown: 21                            
Jabs Landed: 8                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 36                            
Head Shots Landed: 18                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 5: 

Amalaha lands a jab to the head, a cross to the head and a left hook to the body.  
Amalaha tries to land a left hook, but Roche slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Amalaha switches the action to the outside and connects with a firm cross.  
Roche pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Amalaha switches the action to the outside.  Roche is on target with a jab.  Roche throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a firm left uppercut.  
Amalaha strikes his opponents body with a sharp cross.  
Roche hits home with a cross.  
Amalaha steps away from his opponent and throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Roche pivots to the left of his opponent.  Roche attempts to land a cross, but Amalaha sidesteps and counters with a firm right hook.  
Roche is looking to keep the action on the outside and hits home with a stiff jab.  
Roche sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Amalaha lands a jab to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Amalaha tries to step out of his opponents range.  Roche tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Roche throws a right hook, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a right hook to Roche's body.  
Amalaha is looking to keep his distance.  Roche hits home with a stinging jab.  Roche tries to land an overhand right, but Amalaha parries the shot and counters with a left hook to Roche's body.  
Amalaha lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Amalaha lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Amalaha tries to keep the action at long range.  Roche attempts to land a jab, but Amalaha dodges the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Amalaha lands a left hook to the body followed by a jab to the head.  
Roche lands with a solid jab.  
Roche is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands an overhand right.  
Amalaha steps away from his opponent and lands with a stinging jab.  
Roche manouvers his opponent onto the ropes.  Amalaha throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Amalaha steps to the outside and lands a cross.  
Amalaha pivots to the left of his opponent.  Amalaha tries to land a right hook, but Roche dodges the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Amalaha sidesteps to the right of his opponent and hits home with a cross.  
Amalaha is on target with a left hook to Roche's ribs.  


Round 5 Statistics
Amalaha: 
Jabs Thrown: 14                            
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 42                            
Power Shots Landed: 17                            
Head Shots Thrown: 43                            
Head Shots Landed: 16                            
Body Shots Thrown: 13                            
Body Shots Landed: 7                             

Roche: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 35                            
Head Shots Landed: 16                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 6: 

Amalaha lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head, AND ROCHE IS DOWN!  He is back up on his feet at 4.  Roche almost instantly gets his legs back. 
Amalaha is looking to keep his distance and lands a firm cross to Roche's body.  
Amalaha hits the target with a stiff jab.  
Roche tries to land a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a sharp left hook.  
Roche throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a sharp left uppercut.  
Amalaha quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Roche lands a jab to Amalaha's body.  
Amalaha tries to keep the action at long range.  Roche lands with a solid jab.  
Amalaha steps to the outside and connects with a cross.  
Amalaha lands a jab to the head followed by a cross to the body.  
Amalaha lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  Amalaha tries to land a cross, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a cross.  
Amalaha is looking to keep his distance and is on target with a cross.  
Amalaha connects with a stinging cross.  
Roche forces Amalaha to back into the ropes.  Amalaha lands a cross to the body, a jab to the head and a cross to the head.  
Roche lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Amalaha attempts to land a jab, but Roche sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Roche tries to keep the action at long range and is on target with a cross.  
Amalaha lands a left hook.  
Amalaha tries to land an overhand right, but Roche sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Roche lands with a hard jab.  
Amalaha steps away from his opponent.  Roche lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Roche lands a cross.  
Amalaha tries to keep the action at long range and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Amalaha switches the action to the outside.  Roche throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Amalaha hits home with a stinging cross.  
Roche backs onto the ropes...he is waving his opponent in!  Amalaha steps in throwing power shots but is unable to land cleanly.  
Amalaha steps away from his opponent and is on target with a sharp cross.  
Roche tries to land a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Amalaha steps to the outside.  Roche attempts to land a cross, but Amalaha sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut to Roche's ribs.  


Round 6 Statistics
Amalaha: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 37                            
Power Shots Landed: 20                            
Head Shots Thrown: 43                            
Head Shots Landed: 20                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Roche: 
Jabs Thrown: 22                            
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 36                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 7: 

Amalaha closes the distance and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Roche tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Amalaha is on target with a left hook.  
Amalaha lands a left hook, cross and a left hook to his opponents head, AND DROPS ROCHE!  He tries to rise but his legs dont respond...the count reaches 10!  The winner by KO is Amalaha!  


Round 7 Statistics
Amalaha: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 10                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 6                             
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Roche: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 2                             
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 3                             
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
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: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 5 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 6 Scores: 10 - 8  10 - 8  10 - 8


Fight Statistics
Amalaha: 
Total Punches Thrown: 309                           
Total Punches Landed: 149                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 256                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 126                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 53                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 23                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 234                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 113                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 75                            
Total Jabs Landed: 36                            

Roche: 
Total Punches Thrown: 301                           
Total Punches Landed: 121                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 267                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 113                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 34                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 8                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 144                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 63                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 157                           
Total Jabs Landed: 58