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23/05/2031
EOD Running: Pre Show
Ian Purves vs Steven Betton

Boxing Daily Report from the AI New Zealand-Wellington promoted show at Wellington Ngamoenga, Wellington,  taking place on 27/06/2029:

Clearly AI New Zealand-Wellington 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 10 round matchup are Ian Purves (4 - 0) who hails from Manukau, New Zealand and Steven Betton(1 - 2 - 1) from North Shore, New Zealand.  Both Purves and Betton weighed in at 140 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Alen Ritchey, and the three ringside judges are Alen Ritchey, Jonathan Laurie and Geoff Symington.  

Round 1: 

Purves sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Betton throws a right uppercut, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Purves is on target with a solid left uppercut.  
Betton walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Purves lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Purves switches the action to the outside.  Purves sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Betton throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Betton walks Purves down, trapping him in a corner.  Purves lands a jab followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Purves steps away from his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Purves switches the action to the outside and is on target with a cross.  
Purves is looking to keep the action on the outside and hits home with an overhand left.  
Betton gets on the inside.  Purves pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a right hook.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Betton's trainer is advising how he could be more accurate.  Betton's trainer is advising how he could stop so many clean shots getting through.  

Round 1 Statistics
Purves: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Betton: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 2: 

Purves steps away from his opponent and lands an overhand left, jab and a cross to his opponents head.  
Purves tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a ramrod jab.  
Purves lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Purves lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Purves pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a cross to Betton's body.  
Betton gets on the inside.  Purves lands a right hook to the body, a right uppercut to the head and a left hook to the body.  
Betton forces Purves to back into the ropes.  Purves drives a jab into Betton's body.  
Purves steps away from his opponent and is on target with a sharp overhand right.  
Purves switches the action to the outside and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Purves stalks forward with a low guard, trying to draw a lead from his opponent.  Betton tries to land a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Purves drives a right uppercut into his opponents body.  
Betton gets on the inside.  Purves lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Purves lands with a sharp jab.  
Purves pivots to the right of his opponent and is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Purves lands a right hook to the head, a left hook to the head and a left uppercut to the body.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Betton's trainer is telling his fighter he needs to be more active or he's going to get outworked.  

Round 2 Statistics
Purves: 
Jabs Thrown: 19                            
Jabs Landed: 10                            
Power Shots Thrown: 29                            
Power Shots Landed: 19                            
Head Shots Thrown: 34                            
Head Shots Landed: 20                            
Body Shots Thrown: 14                            
Body Shots Landed: 9                             

Betton: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 12                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 3: 

Purves lands a jab to Betton's body.  
Purves is on target with a jab.  
Betton steps inside.  Purves pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a left hook to the body followed by two right hook's to the head.  
Purves pivots to the right of his opponent.  Betton attempts to land a right hook, but Purves slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut to Betton's body.  
Purves digs in a left uppercut to his opponents ribs.  
Purves finds the target with a jab.  
Betton advances into close range.  Betton sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Purves lands two right hooks to the body, and one to the head.  
Purves lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Betton is on target with a left hook to Purves's liver.  Betton attempts to land a jab, but Purves blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Purves lands a jab.  
Purves lands a spiteful jab.  
Purves hits home with a hard jab.  
Purves steps to the outside and is on target with a jab.  
At the end of Round 3, lets listen in on the corners...Betton's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 3 Statistics
Purves: 
Jabs Thrown: 20                            
Jabs Landed: 10                            
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 14                            
Body Shots Landed: 8                             

Betton: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 4: 

Betton lands a cross.  
Purves switches the action to the outside and lands a jab.  
Purves steps away from his opponent and hits home with a stinging jab.  
Purves tries to keep the action at long range and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Betton forces Purves to back into a corner.  Betton is on target with a left hook.  
Betton closes the distance.  Purves lands a left uppercut to the head, a right hook to the body and a left hook to the body.  
Purves lands with a hard jab.  
Purves lands a jab to the head followed by a left uppercut to the body.  
Purves tries to step out of his opponents range and lands with a hard jab.  
Betton attempts to land a cross, but Purves sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  


Round 4 Statistics
Purves: 
Jabs Thrown: 22                            
Jabs Landed: 10                            
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Betton: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 5: 

Purves pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a right uppercut followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Purves pivots to the left of his opponent and lands with a stinging jab.  
Betton advances into close range.  Purves leans back on the ropes...he waves his opponent in!  Betton is whaling away with hooks, but Purves keeps his defence tight.  
Purves strikes his opponents body with a jab.  
Betton closes the distance.  Purves digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  
Betton advances into close range.  Purves lands a left hook followed by  two right hooks to his opponents body.  
Betton drives a left hook into Purves's body.  
Purves is looking to keep his distance and lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head.  He follows up the attack and lands an overhand left followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Purves is looking to keep the action on the outside and is on target with a cross.  
Betton advances into close range.  Betton sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Purves drives a left hook into his opponents liver.  
Purves lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Purves hits home with a cross.  


Round 5 Statistics
Purves: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Betton: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 6: 

Purves switches the action to the outside and lands a sharp jab.  Purves attempts to land a jab, but Betton blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Purves lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Purves is on target with a ramrod jab.  
Purves is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a jab, cross and a jab to his opponents head.  
Betton is on target with a cross.  
Purves switches the action to the outside and lands a jab to the body, a jab to the head and a cross to the head.  
Purves lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Betton lands a cross.  
Purves tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Purves is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Purves steps to the outside and attempts to land a jab, but Betton slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut to his opponents liver.  
Purves lands with a sharp jab.  
Purves attempts to land a jab, but Betton blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Purves switches the action to the outside and lands a jab.  


Round 6 Statistics
Purves: 
Jabs Thrown: 25                            
Jabs Landed: 15                            
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 29                            
Head Shots Landed: 19                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Betton: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 7: 

Purves lands a jab followed by  two straights to his opponents head.  
Purves is looking to keep his distance and connects with an overhand right.  
Purves is looking to keep his distance and finds the target with a jab.  
Betton hits home with a cross.  
Purves tries to keep the action at long range and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Purves lands with a solid jab.  
Purves lands a jab followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  


Round 7 Statistics
Purves: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 8                             
Power Shots Thrown: 6                             
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Betton: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 8: 

Purves lands a cross to the body, and then to the head.  
Purves is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Betton is on target with a cross.  
Purves lands a jab.  
Purves tries to step out of his opponents range and finds the target with a jab.  
Betton is looking to close the distance.  Purves lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Betton steps inside.  Purves lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Purves connects with a cross.  
Purves steps to the outside and lands a cross followed by  two jabs to his opponents head.  
Betton throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Purves tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Purves lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
At the end of Round 8, lets listen in on the corners...Purves's trainer is telling his fighter to play it safe for the remainder of the fight. 

Round 8 Statistics
Purves: 
Jabs Thrown: 20                            
Jabs Landed: 10                            
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 17                            
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Betton: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 11                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 9: 

Betton advances into close range.  Purves is on target with a left uppercut.  
Purves finds the target with a jab.  
Purves lands a jab.  
Purves is on target with a left uppercut.  
Betton throws a left uppercut, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Betton pivots to the right of his opponent.  Purves strikes his opponents body with a jab.  
Purves snaps his opponents head back with a ramrod jab.  
Betton steps inside.  Purves lands a left hook to the head, a right hook to the head and a right uppercut to the body.  


Round 9 Statistics
Purves: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Betton: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 10: 

Purves finds the target with a jab.  
Betton is looking to close the distance.  Purves lands a left uppercut to the body followed by two left hook's to the head.  
Betton hits home with a cross.  
Betton hits home with a cross.  
Purves lands a jab followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Purves hits home with a spiteful jab.  
Betton steps inside.  Purves hits home with a left hook.  
Purves hits home with a left hook.  
Betton gets on the inside and throws a right hook, but Purves ties up his opponent.  Purves is using his forearm in the clinch.  The ref calls break and the two fighters separate.  
Betton quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Purves is on target with a jab.  
Purves lands a spiteful jab.  


Round 10 Statistics
Purves: 
Jabs Thrown: 14                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Betton: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
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
Round 7 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 8 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 9 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 10 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9


Final Scorecards: 100 - 90  100 - 90  100 - 90

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Manukau, New Zealand.... Ian Purves

Fight Statistics
Purves: 
Total Punches Thrown: 343                           
Total Punches Landed: 179                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 265                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 136                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 78                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 43                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 175                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 98                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 168                           
Total Jabs Landed: 81                            

Betton: 
Total Punches Thrown: 202                           
Total Punches Landed: 13                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 172                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 30                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 3                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 161                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 41                            
Total Jabs Landed: 0