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23/09/2030
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John Balfour vs John Malles

Boxing Daily Report from the AI USA-Alabama promoted show at Carver Theatre, Birmingham,  taking place on 04/04/2029:

Clearly AI USA-Alabama 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.  This is a mandatory fight for the USA-Deep South Super Featherweight 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 Balfour (18(1) - 4(1) - 1) who hails from Nashville, USA and John Malles(19(1) - 3(1) - 1) from Mobile, USA.  Both Balfour and Malles weighed in at 129 pounds and 11 ounces.  
The referee tonight is John Maffett, and the three ringside judges are Brad Temple, Stephen Glasford and Jonathan Reid.  

Round 1: 

Malles closes the distance.  Balfour lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Balfour switches the action to the outside.  Malles hits home with a cross.  
Malles closes the distance.  Malles backs onto the ropes...he is waving his opponent in!  Balfour accepts the invitation, throwing powerful combos, but is unable to land anything on Malles.  Balfour connects with a right hook.  
Balfour digs in a right hook to Malles's body.  
Malles hits home with a cross.  
Malles is on target with a right hook.  
Malles lands a jab.  
Balfour tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Balfour digs in a right hook to Malles's ribs.  
Malles closes the distance.  Balfour is on target with a sharp right hook to Malles's body.  
Malles advances into close range.  Balfour quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and digs in a firm right hook to his opponents ribcage.  As the two fighters work on the inside, their heads come together!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Balfour dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Balfour tries to keep the action at long range.  Balfour feints a cross, but Malles ignores the feint and lands with a right hook to his opponents ribcage.  
Balfour hits home with a sharp overhand right.  
Malles closes the distance.  Balfour drives a right uppercut into his opponents ribs.  
Balfour is looking to keep his distance and lands a hard jab.  
Malles hits the target with a solid jab.  
Malles lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Malles connects with an overhand right.  
Malles advances into close range.  Balfour pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Malles throws a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Balfour tries to step out of his opponents range and lands an overhand left, overhand right and a cross to his opponents head.  
Malles is on target with a jab to his opponents body.  
Malles steps inside.  Balfour drives a right hook into Malles's body.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Malles's trainer is telling his fighter he needs to be more active or he's going to get outworked.  Malles's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 1 Statistics
Balfour: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 44                            
Power Shots Landed: 17                            
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 26                            
Body Shots Landed: 9                             

Malles: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 2: 

Malles closes the distance.  Balfour digs in a firm right uppercut to his opponents ribs.  
Balfour is looking to keep his distance.  Malles lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Balfour digs in a right hook to Malles's body.  
Malles is on target with a left hook.  
Malles connects with a left hook.  
Malles lands a left uppercut.  
Malles lands a right hook to the body followed by a left uppercut to the head.  
Balfour is looking to keep his distance and lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Malles steps inside and lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Balfour steps away from his opponent.  Malles lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Balfour stands off with low guard waiting for his opponent to launch an attack.  Malles lands a jab to the head, a jab to the body and a cross to the head.  
Malles lands a hard jab.  
Balfour switches the action to the outside and hits home with a cross.  
Balfour lands an overhand left.  
Malles is on target with a cross.  
Balfour is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands an overhand right followed by  two overhand lefts to his opponents head.  
Malles is looking to close the distance and lands a right hook to the body followed by a right uppercut to the head.  Malles throws a right hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Balfour tries to step out of his opponents range and lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Malles lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Balfour attempts to land a jab, but Malles slips the shot and counters with a left hook to his opponents liver.  
Balfour tries to keep the action at long range.  Malles lands with a spiteful jab.  
Balfour is on target with an overhand left.  Balfour attempts to land a jab, but Malles blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Malles gets on the inside.  Balfour lands a right hook, left uppercut and a left hook to his opponents body.  
Balfour tries to step out of his opponents range.  Malles lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Balfour lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  Balfour throws an overhand right, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  


Round 2 Statistics
Balfour: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 33                            
Power Shots Landed: 17                            
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Malles: 
Jabs Thrown: 14                            
Jabs Landed: 8                             
Power Shots Thrown: 29                            
Power Shots Landed: 18                            
Head Shots Thrown: 34                            
Head Shots Landed: 22                            
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Round 3: 

Malles gets on the inside and connects with a right hook.  
Balfour is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Malles lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Balfour switches the action to the outside and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  Balfour throws a cross, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Balfour steps away from his opponent and lands an overhand right.  
Balfour tries to land a cross, but Malles sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Malles lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Balfour throws a left hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Balfour hits home with a right hook.  
Balfour pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a jab followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Balfour is looking to keep his distance and lands a jab.  
Balfour steps away from his opponent and hits home with a sharp overhand right.  
Malles steps inside and attempts to land a left hook, but Balfour sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Malles lands a right hook to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Balfour throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Malles is looking to close the distance.  Balfour digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  Balfour throws a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Balfour steps away from his opponent.  Malles hits the target with a spiteful jab.  
Malles lands with a hard jab.  
Malles gets on the inside.  Balfour is on target with a firm right hook to his opponents body.  


Round 3 Statistics
Balfour: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Malles: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 4: 

Malles is on target with a left hook to Balfour's liver.  
Malles advances into close range and lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Balfour is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Malles tries to land a jab, but Balfour sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Balfour is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Malles hits the target with a ramrod jab.  
Balfour lands a sharp cross.  
Malles hits home with a right uppercut.  
Balfour tries to step out of his opponents range.  Malles lands an overhand right.  Malles tries to land a cross, but Balfour slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Balfour tries to land an overhand left, but Malles blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Malles lands with a spiteful jab.  
Balfour lands a left uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Balfour is on target with an overhand right.  
Malles advances into close range and digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  
Balfour lands a cross.  
Balfour steps to the outside.  Balfour feints a left hook, but Malles does not fall for it and is on target with a left uppercut.  
Malles steps inside and connects with a right hook.  Malles attempts to land a right uppercut, but Balfour blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Balfour attempts to land a right hook, but Malles slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Malles lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  


Round 4 Statistics
Balfour: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Malles: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 5: 

Malles hits home with a right hook.  
Malles advances into close range and hits home with a left uppercut.  
Balfour tries to keep the action at long range and lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Malles is looking to close the distance.  Balfour tries to land a right hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a cross.  
Malles drives a left hook into his opponents body.  
Balfour tries to land a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Balfour throws an overhand left, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Balfour digs in a left uppercut to his opponents liver.  
Malles attempts to land a left uppercut, but Balfour blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Malles is on target with a left hook.  
Balfour is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Malles lands a jab.  
Malles snaps his opponents head back with a solid jab.  
Malles hits home with a ramrod jab.  
Balfour steps to the outside and is on target with a solid cross.  
Malles gets on the inside.  Balfour sidesteps to the left of his opponent and drives a firm right uppercut into Malles's ribs.  
Balfour sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Malles digs in a left uppercut to Balfour's body.  Malles attempts to land a left hook, but Balfour blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Balfour switches the action to the outside and lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Balfour is looking to keep his distance.  Balfour sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Malles lands a hard jab.  Malles throws a cross, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a right hook.  


Round 5 Statistics
Balfour: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 13                            
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Malles: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 30                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 29                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 6: 

Balfour connects with a solid cross.  
Balfour steps to the outside and throws an overhand right, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook to Balfour's body.  
Malles steps inside.  Balfour quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and drives a stinging right uppercut into Malles's body.  
Balfour steps away from his opponent and lands a cross.  
Balfour steps away from his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Malles hits home with a cross.  
Balfour quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Malles lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Balfour pivots to the right of his opponent and is on target with a right hook to Malles's body.  
Malles advances into close range and drives a left uppercut into Balfour's body.  
Malles advances into close range.  Balfour digs in a right hook to his opponents ribcage.  
Malles lands a right uppercut.  
Balfour switches the action to the outside.  Malles finds the target with a jab.  
Malles is looking to close the distance and drives a right hook into his opponents body.  Malles throws a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Malles lands with a spiteful jab.  
Balfour pivots to the left of his opponent.  Malles lands a right hook, left uppercut and a left hook to his opponents head.  
Malles lands two consecutive right uppercuts to his opponents head.  
Malles steps inside and digs in a left hook to Balfour's body.  
Malles is on target with a right hook to Balfour's body.  
Balfour tries to keep the action at long range.  Malles lands a solid jab.  
Malles lands a left hook.  


Round 6 Statistics
Balfour: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Malles: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 37                            
Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 17                            
Body Shots Landed: 7                             

Round 7: 

Malles advances into close range and attempts to land a left hook, but Balfour blocks the shot and counters with a sharp cross.  
Balfour is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Malles hits home with a cross.  
Balfour sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a cross to the body, and then to the head.  He then lands a cross to the body, and then to the head.  
Balfour is looking to keep his distance.  Malles lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Malles steps inside and lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Malles connects with a left uppercut.  
Malles hits home with a left hook.  
Balfour is looking to keep the action on the outside and hits home with a stinging cross.  
Malles gets on the inside and drives a right hook into Balfour's body.  
Balfour is looking to keep his distance and tries to land a cross, but Malles sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Malles steps inside.  Balfour pivots to the left of his opponent.  Malles lands a right uppercut.  
Balfour finds the target with a solid jab.  
Balfour sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Malles hits home with a stiff jab.  
Balfour connects with an overhand left.  
Malles closes the distance and is on target with a right hook.  
Balfour goes for the bodyshot, but lands south of the border!  The ref ignores Malles's complaints and signals for the action to continue.  
Malles gets on the inside.  Balfour quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Malles is on target with a left hook to Balfour's body.  
Malles lands a left hook to the head, a left uppercut to the body and a left hook to the body.  
Balfour switches the action to the outside.  Balfour sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Malles drives a solid jab into his opponents face.  
Balfour attempts to land a left hook, but Malles blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Balfour steps to the outside.  Malles lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Malles drives a right hook into Balfour's ribcage.  


Round 7 Statistics
Balfour: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 13                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Malles: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 18                            
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Round 8: 

Malles lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Balfour lands a solid cross.  
Malles lands with a ramrod jab.  
Balfour lands with a hard jab.  
Balfour lands three consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Balfour lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Malles is looking to close the distance.  Balfour drives a firm right uppercut into his opponents ribs.  
Balfour attempts to land a jab, but Malles slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Malles lands a left hook to the body, a right hook to the head and a left hook to the head.  
Balfour hits home with an overhand left.  
Balfour lands a right hook to the body, a left uppercut to the body and a left hook to the head.  
Balfour throws a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Malles is looking to close the distance.  Balfour pivots from in front of his opponent and digs in a right hook to Malles's ribcage.  
Malles throws an uppercut to the body, but lands well below the belt!  The ref stops the action.  The ref sends Balfour to the neutral corner.  He has a stern word with Malles and threatens a point deduction if continues to foul.  
Balfour quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Malles is on target with a cross.  
Malles is looking to close the distance and attempts to land a left hook, but Balfour slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Balfour pivots to the left of his opponent.  Malles is on target with a left hook to his opponents ribs.  
Malles digs in a left hook to Balfour's liver.  
Balfour steps to the outside.  Balfour contemptuously drops his hands, trying to provoke his opponent.  Malles lands a cross followed by  two jabs to his opponents head.  


Round 8 Statistics
Balfour: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Malles: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 9: 

Balfour quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Balfour tries to land a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Malles closes the distance.  Balfour digs in a right hook to his opponents body.  Balfour tries to land a left hook, but Malles dodges the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Balfour steps to the outside and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Balfour is on target with a firm left hook to his opponents body.  
Malles connects with a right hook.  
Balfour tries to keep the action at long range and connects with a cross.  
Malles advances into close range and tries to land a right hook, but Balfour blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Balfour switches the action to the outside and throws a cross, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a cross.  
Malles is looking to close the distance and is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Malles hits home with a left hook.  
Balfour pivots from in front of his opponent.  Malles tries to land a left hook, but Balfour sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Balfour tries to keep the action at long range.  Malles is on target with a cross.  


Round 9 Statistics
Balfour: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 12                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Malles: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 10: 

Malles advances into close range.  Balfour lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Balfour tries to keep the action at long range and lands a cross.  Balfour attempts to land a cross, but Malles sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Balfour tries to keep the action at long range and throws an overhand left, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Malles gets on the inside.  Balfour is on target with a right hook to his opponents body.  
Balfour attempts to land a right hook, but Malles sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Malles is on target with a right uppercut to his opponents ribs.  
Malles gets on the inside and lands a left uppercut to the body, and then to the head.  
Malles closes the distance and lands a right hook.  
Balfour lands with a hard jab.  
Balfour switches the action to the outside and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Balfour sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Malles lands with a ramrod jab.  
Malles steps inside and hits home with a left hook.  
Balfour throws an overhand right, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Balfour attempts to land a cross, but Malles slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Malles is looking to close the distance and drives a right hook into Balfour's body.  
Balfour throws a left uppercut, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Malles closes the distance and lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Balfour tries to keep the action at long range.  Balfour quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Malles connects with a cross.  
Balfour steps to the outside and lands a cross to the head, an overhand right to the head and a jab to the body.  
Balfour is looking to keep the action on the outside and tries to land a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Balfour tries to step out of his opponents range.  Malles lands with a spiteful jab.  
Balfour throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut to Balfour's ribcage.  


Round 10 Statistics
Balfour: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Malles: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 17                            
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Round 1 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 2 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 3 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 4 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 5 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 6 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 7 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 8 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 9 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 10 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10


Final Scorecards: 91 - 99  91 - 99  91 - 99

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Mobile, USA.... John Malles

Fight Statistics
Balfour: 
Total Punches Thrown: 319                           
Total Punches Landed: 117                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 204                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 83                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 115                           
Total Body Shots Landed: 34                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 273                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 101                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 46                            
Total Jabs Landed: 16                            

Malles: 
Total Punches Thrown: 342                           
Total Punches Landed: 155                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 254                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 121                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 88                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 34                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 260                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 121                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 82                            
Total Jabs Landed: 34