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24/08/2030
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Kris Esplin vs Rex Burns

Boxing Daily Report from the Ceaser promoted show at John McRae Gym, Liverpool,  taking place on 12/01/2029:

Clearly Ceaser 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 is the main event of the show.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 6 round matchup are Kris Esplin (5 - 0) who hails from Londonderry, UK and Rex Burns(3 - 3) from London, UK.  Esplin weighed in at 238 pounds and 2 ounces, while Burns weighed in at 238 pounds and 14 ounces.  
The referee tonight is Hugh Hyland, and the three ringside judges are Paul McCalla, Matthew McReynolds and Wayne Atcheson.  

Round 1: 

Esplin lands a left hook followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Esplin lands a jab.  
Esplin is on target with a cross.  
Burns gets on the inside.  Esplin lands a left uppercut to the body, a right hook to the body and a right uppercut to the head.  
Esplin lands a stinging jab.  
Esplin lands a solid cross.  
Esplin lands a jab, overhand right and a cross to his opponents head.  
Esplin lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Burns pivots to the side of his opponent.  Esplin lands a jab to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Burns gets on the inside.  Esplin is on target with a right hook.  
Esplin hits home with a cross.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Burns's trainer is telling his fighter to increase his workrate.  

Round 1 Statistics
Esplin: 
Jabs Thrown: 15                            
Jabs Landed: 7                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 33                            
Head Shots Landed: 16                            
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Burns: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 2: 

Esplin lands three consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Esplin steps to the outside.  Esplin feints a jab, but Burns is not fooled and responds with a left uppercut.  
Esplin is looking to keep his distance and lands two straights followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Esplin hits home with a left uppercut.  
Esplin hits home with a cross.  
Esplin lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Burns forces Esplin to retreat into a corner.  Esplin lands a sharp jab.  
Burns tries to land a cross, but Esplin blocks the shot and counters with a sharp cross.  
Esplin throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Esplin lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Esplin sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands with a solid jab.  
Esplin is looking to keep his distance and lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Burns lands a right hook.  
Burns sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Esplin lands a cross to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Esplin lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Esplin sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Esplin attempts to land a jab, but Burns sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Esplin lands a cross to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  Esplin tries to land a cross, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a right hook.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Burns's trainer is suggesting ways of getting through to his opponent.  

Round 2 Statistics
Esplin: 
Jabs Thrown: 27                            
Jabs Landed: 12                            
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 38                            
Head Shots Landed: 23                            
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Burns: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 3: 

Esplin lands a jab to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Esplin lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Burns connects with a cross.  
Esplin tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a cross, overhand right and a cross to his opponents head.  
Esplin is on target with a jab.  
Burns walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Burns feints a right hook, and then is on target with a right uppercut.  
Burns closes the distance.  Burns pivots to the right of his opponent.  Esplin lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  He then lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Esplin strikes his opponents body with a cross.  
Esplin steps away from his opponent and is on target with a firm cross.  
Esplin lands a jab to the head followed by a cross to the body.  
Burns walks Esplin into the corner.  Burns pivots from in front of his opponent.  Esplin snaps his opponents head back with a stinging jab.  
Esplin tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Esplin switches the action to the outside.  Esplin feints a cross, and then connects with a stinging cross.  
Esplin lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Esplin hits home with a sharp overhand right.  
At the end of Round 3, lets listen in on the corners...Burns's trainer is advising how he could stop so many clean shots getting through.  

Round 3 Statistics
Esplin: 
Jabs Thrown: 16                            
Jabs Landed: 10                            
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 16                            
Head Shots Thrown: 35                            
Head Shots Landed: 21                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Burns: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 7                             
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 4: 

Esplin tries to step out of his opponents range.  Esplin quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a jab, overhand left and an overhand right to his opponents head.  
Burns manages to force Esplin onto the ropes.  Esplin throws a jab, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Burns throws a jab, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a cross.  
Burns advances into close range.  Esplin hits home with a sharp right hook.  
Burns lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Burns lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Esplin steps away from his opponent and lands two jabs followed by an overhand right to his opponents head.  
Esplin is on target with a cross.  
Burns steps inside and connects with a right hook.  
Esplin lands a left hook.  
At the end of Round 4, lets listen in on the corners...Esplin's trainer is telling his fighter he is winning comfortably and should get on his bike for the remainder of the fight.  Esplin's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 4 Statistics
Esplin: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Burns: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 5: 

Burns pivots from in front of his opponent.  Esplin connects with a cross.  
Burns drives a right hook into his opponents body.  
Burns attempts to land a jab, but Esplin sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Esplin switches the action to the outside.  Esplin drops his guard, and stalks his opponent...he wants his opponent to throw a shot.  Burns throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a firm cross.  
Esplin steps away from his opponent.  Esplin sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Burns throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut to Burns's body.  
Burns walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Esplin lands a solid left hook.  
Burns feints a cross, but Esplin is not fooled and lands with a cross.  
Esplin lands with a stiff jab.  
Esplin is on target with a sharp right hook to Burns's ribcage.  
Esplin is on target with a left uppercut.  
Esplin feints a jab, tricking Burns into launching a right uppercut counter.  Esplin springs the trap and counters with  a left hook.  
Esplin steps to the outside.  Esplin feints a cross and triggers a right hook counter from Burns.  Esplin is waiting for the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Esplin hits home with a sharp overhand left.  
Esplin lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents body.  
Esplin is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Esplin drops his hands, and waves his opponent in.  Burns lands a jab.  
At the end of Round 5, lets listen in on the corners...Burns's trainer is telling his fighter he must go to war on his opponent!  

Round 5 Statistics
Esplin: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Burns: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 6: 

Esplin sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Esplin lands a cross followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Esplin steps to the outside and is on target with a cross.  
Burns lands a right hook.  
Esplin hits the target with a solid jab.  
Esplin tries to step out of his opponents range and strikes his opponents body with a cross.  
Esplin is looking to keep his distance.  Esplin feints a cross, and then lands an overhand right.  
Esplin sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a jab to his opponents body.  
Esplin lands a stinging cross.  
Burns is looking to close the distance and walks Esplin down, trapping him on the ropes.  Esplin lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Esplin lands a solid right hook.  
Esplin is looking to keep his distance.  Esplin feints a jab, tricking Burns into launching a cross counter.  Esplin is waiting for the shot and counters with a sharp left uppercut to his opponents liver.  
Esplin is looking to keep his distance and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Esplin sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a straight 1 - 2.  


Round 6 Statistics
Esplin: 
Jabs Thrown: 19                            
Jabs Landed: 11                            
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 32                            
Head Shots Landed: 19                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Burns: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
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 Londonderry, UK.... Kris Esplin

Fight Statistics
Esplin: 
Total Punches Thrown: 228                           
Total Punches Landed: 123                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 186                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 102                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 42                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 21                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 133                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 75                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 95                            
Total Jabs Landed: 48                            

Burns: 
Total Punches Thrown: 137                           
Total Punches Landed: 17                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 126                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 2                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 97                            
Total Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 40                            
Total Jabs Landed: 2