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12/08/2031
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John Balfour vs Berto Mancera

Boxing Daily Report from the Showtime Promotions promoted show at Santiago de Cuba Beltran, Santiago de Cuba,  taking place on 02/05/2031:

The venue is completely packed out with the fans turning out in force to watch the fights on offer tonight.  
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 10 round matchup are John Balfour (11(1) - 0) who hails from Philadelphia, USA and Berto Mancera(1 - 8 - 2 - 1(NC)) from Santiago de Cuba, Cuba.  Balfour weighed in at 139 pounds and 15 ounces, while Mancera weighed in at 140 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Pancho Mallen, and the three ringside judges are Vicente Yanez, Ramiro Aleman and Santiago Baxa.  

Round 1: 

Balfour connects with a left hook.  
Balfour throws a right hook, but his opponent avoids the punch with a sidestep.  Balfour ties up his opponent.  As they grapple, Balfour pushes his forearm into Mancera's face.  The referee warns Balfour and breaks the clinch.  
Balfour drives a left hook into Mancera's body.  Balfour holds on to his opponent.  The ref calls break and the two fighters separate.  
Balfour feints a cross, and then is on target with a right hook to Mancera's ribs.  
Balfour digs in a left hook to Mancera's body.  
Balfour advances into close range.  Balfour pivots to the side of his opponent and digs in a left hook to Mancera's body.  
Mancera hits home with a right uppercut.  
Balfour closes the distance and lands a right hook to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Balfour advances into close range and connects with a left uppercut.  Balfour ties up his opponent.  Balfour leans on his opponent trying to wear him down. The ref calls break and the two fighters separate.  
Balfour is on target with a right hook.  
Balfour is looking to close the distance.  Mancera throws a right hook, but is unable to get through his opponents guard.  Balfour holds on to his opponent.  Balfour leans on his opponent trying to wear him down. The ref breaks the clinch and signals for the action to continue.  
Balfour digs in a right uppercut to his opponents ribs.  
Balfour closes the distance and connects with a left hook.  
Balfour is on target with a jab.  
Balfour is looking to close the distance.  Balfour sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Balfour is on target with a left uppercut.  
Balfour is looking to close the distance and digs in a left hook to Mancera's body.  
Balfour is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Balfour gets on the inside and lands a left hook to the head followed by two right hook's to the body.  
Balfour lands a left hook to the body followed by two right hook's to the head.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Mancera's trainer is telling his fighter he is being outworked and needs to throw more.  Mancera's trainer is advising how he could stop so many clean shots getting through.  

Round 1 Statistics
Balfour: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 37                            
Power Shots Landed: 26                            
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 25                            
Body Shots Landed: 16                            

Mancera: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 10                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 2: 

Mancera lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Mancera throws a right hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Balfour digs in a right hook to his opponents ribs.  
Balfour closes the distance and lands two left hooks followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Balfour lands a right hook to the head, a left hook to the body and a left uppercut to the body.  Balfour clinches his opponent.  Balfour leans on his opponent trying to wear him down. The ref breaks the clinch and signals for the action to continue.  
Balfour digs in a left hook to Mancera's liver.  
Balfour lands a cross to the head followed by a left uppercut to the body.  
Mancera is looking to close the distance and walks Balfour onto the ropes.  Mancera attempts to land a left uppercut, but Balfour parries the shot and counters with a left uppercut to his opponents liver.  
Balfour sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Balfour lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  Balfour holds on to his opponent.  The ref breaks Balfour's hold and signals for the fight to continue.  
Mancera attempts to land a right uppercut, but Balfour sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Balfour drives a right hook into his opponents body.  


Round 2 Statistics
Balfour: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 29                            
Power Shots Landed: 21                            
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 17                            
Body Shots Landed: 12                            

Mancera: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 3: 

Balfour digs in a right uppercut to Mancera's body.  
Balfour walks Mancera down, trapping him in the red corner.  Balfour is on target with a right uppercut.  
Balfour lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Balfour lands a right hook to the head, a left hook to the body and a right hook to the body.  
Mancera throws a right hook, but Balfour clinches his opponent.  Balfour leans on his opponent using all his weight. The ref breaks the clinch and signals for the action to continue.  
Mancera pivots to the left of his opponent and is on target with a right hook to his opponents ribs.  
Balfour is on target with a jab.  
Balfour gets on the inside and lands two right hook's to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Balfour is looking to close the distance and connects with a right hook.  
Balfour is on target with a right hook to his opponents ribcage.  
Balfour quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a right hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Mancera is looking to close the distance and forces Balfour to back into a corner.  Mancera throws a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Balfour lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Mancera tries to land a left hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Balfour drives a right hook into Mancera's body.  
Mancera advances into close range.  Balfour digs in a right hook to Mancera's ribcage.  
Balfour is on target with a right uppercut to his opponents ribcage.  
Balfour manouvers his opponent onto the ropes.  Balfour lands a left hook.  
Balfour is on target with a left hook.  
At the end of Round 3, lets listen in on the corners...Mancera's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 3 Statistics
Balfour: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 35                            
Power Shots Landed: 27                            
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 17                            
Body Shots Landed: 14                            

Mancera: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 4: 

Balfour advances into close range and connects with a right hook.  
Balfour lands a left hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Balfour gets on the inside and digs in a right uppercut to his opponents ribcage.  
Balfour lands a right hook.  Balfour holds on to his opponent.  Balfour leans on his opponent using all his weight. The referee breaks up the clinch and lectures Balfour to stop holding.  
Mancera connects with a cross.  
Mancera throws a left hook, but Balfour ties up his opponent.  Balfour leans on his opponent using all his weight. The referee breaks the clinch and warns Balfour to stop holding.  
Balfour closes the distance and lands two left uppercut's to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Balfour is on target with a right hook to Mancera's body.  
Balfour lands a left hook to the head followed by a right uppercut to the body.  
Balfour lands two left uppercut's to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Mancera throws a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Balfour connects with a left hook.  
Balfour lands a right hook to the body followed by a right uppercut to the head.  
Mancera throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Balfour is looking to close the distance.  Balfour sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a left hook.  
Balfour digs in a left hook to Mancera's liver.  
Balfour sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Balfour lands two right hook's to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Balfour digs in a right hook to his opponents body.  
Balfour digs in a left hook to Mancera's body.  
Balfour is on target with a left hook.  
Balfour lands a left hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Mancera closes the distance.  Balfour connects with a right uppercut.  
Balfour drives a left hook into his opponents body.  Balfour attempts to land a left uppercut, but Mancera blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Balfour drives a left hook into Mancera's body.  


Round 4 Statistics
Balfour: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 49                            
Power Shots Landed: 35                            
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 32                            
Body Shots Landed: 21                            

Mancera: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 13                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 5: 

Balfour is looking to close the distance.  Balfour wants to work on the inside, but accidentally clashes heads with his opponent!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Mancera dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Balfour pivots to the side of his opponent and drives a left hook into his opponents body.  
Mancera gets on the inside.  Mancera sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Balfour lands a right hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Balfour steps inside and lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Mancera hits home with a cross.  
Balfour is on target with a left hook.  
Mancera steps inside.  Balfour digs in a left hook to Mancera's liver.  
Balfour lands a left hook.  
Balfour pivots to the side of his opponent and drives a right hook into his opponents body.  
Balfour drives a left hook into his opponents ribs.  
Balfour is on target with a jab.  
Balfour advances into close range and drives a right hook into his opponents body.  
Balfour lands a right hook.  
Balfour digs in a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Balfour lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Balfour steps inside and is on target with a left hook to Mancera's body.  
Balfour steps inside and lands a left uppercut to the body, and then to the head.  
Balfour lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  As Mancera tries to work on the inside, the fighters heads come together!  The ref acknowledges the accidental headclash but allows the action to continue.  Balfour has come off worse after that clash of heads.  That has caused slight swelling  around the right eye.  
Balfour is on target with a right hook to Mancera's body.  
Balfour is on target with a left hook.  


Round 5 Statistics
Balfour: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 46                            
Power Shots Landed: 27                            
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 32                            
Body Shots Landed: 19                            

Mancera: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 6                             
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 7                             
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 6: 

Balfour lands a left hook to the body followed by a left uppercut to the head.  
Balfour walks Mancera down, trapping him on the ropes.  Balfour tries to land a left uppercut, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Balfour lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Balfour lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Balfour closes the distance and lands a right uppercut followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Balfour is on target with a left hook to Mancera's body.  
Mancera gets on the inside.  Balfour lands a right hook.  
Mancera forces Balfour to retreat onto the ropes.  Balfour lands a cross followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Balfour lands a right hook to the body followed by a cross to the head.  
Balfour advances into close range and lands a left uppercut.  
Balfour sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Balfour is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Balfour hits home with a left hook.  
Balfour closes the distance and is on target with a left hook to Mancera's body.  
Balfour drives a left uppercut into his opponents body.  
Mancera steps inside and walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Frustration is reaching boiling point for Mancera now.   He throws a low uppercut...that landed south of the border! The ref halts the action and sends Balfour to the neutral corner.    He warns Mancera that he is heading for a point deduction.  
Balfour pivots to the right of his opponent and is on target with a right hook to his opponents body.  


Round 6 Statistics
Balfour: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 35                            
Power Shots Landed: 23                            
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 18                            
Body Shots Landed: 12                            

Mancera: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 7: 

Mancera is looking to close the distance.  Balfour is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Balfour connects with a cross.  
Balfour steps inside.  Balfour pivots to the left of his opponent and lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Balfour sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a right uppercut to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Mancera throws a short cross to the body, but lands low!  The ref ignores Balfour's complaints and signals for the action to continue.  
Balfour lands a left hook.  
Mancera hits home with a cross.  
Balfour gets on the inside and connects with a left uppercut.  
Balfour drives a left hook into his opponents liver.  
Balfour is on target with a left uppercut to Mancera's body.  
Balfour feints a cross, and then attempts to land a jab, but Mancera sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Balfour gets on the inside and lands a right hook to the body, a left hook to the body and a right hook to the head.  
Balfour steps inside and lands a right hook to the head, a left hook to the body and a right uppercut to the head.  
Mancera lands a cross to the head, a left hook to the body and a cross to the head.  
Balfour is looking to close the distance and walks Mancera into the corner.  Balfour digs in a left hook to Mancera's liver.  
Balfour drives a right hook into his opponents ribs.  
Balfour is on target with a left hook.  
Balfour quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and drives a left uppercut into Mancera's body.  
Balfour lands a cross.  
At the end of Round 7, lets listen in on the corners...Mancera's trainer is advising how he could improve the accuracy of his work.  

Round 7 Statistics
Balfour: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 40                            
Power Shots Landed: 29                            
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 25                            
Body Shots Landed: 20                            

Mancera: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 11                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 8: 

Balfour steps inside and digs in a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Balfour steps inside.  Mancera sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Balfour lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Balfour closes the distance and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Balfour is looking to close the distance and lands a left hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Balfour lands a right hook to the body followed by a jab to the head.  
Balfour steps inside and lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Balfour hits home with a right uppercut.  
Balfour digs in a left hook to Mancera's body.  
Balfour manouvers Mancera into the corner.  Balfour is on target with a right hook to Mancera's body.  
Mancera is looking to close the distance.  Balfour lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Mancera is on target with a right hook.  
Balfour lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Balfour manouvers his opponent into the red corner.  Balfour lands a left uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Balfour digs in a right hook to his opponents body.  


Round 8 Statistics
Balfour: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 35                            
Power Shots Landed: 22                            
Head Shots Thrown: 12                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 25                            
Body Shots Landed: 15                            

Mancera: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 7                             
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 6                             
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 9: 

Balfour is on target with a right hook.  
Balfour closes the distance and is on target with a right hook to Mancera's body.  
Balfour is on target with a left hook.  
Balfour digs in a right hook to his opponents ribcage.  
Mancera advances into close range.  Balfour lands a left hook.  
Balfour pivots to the right of his opponent.  Balfour tries to land a jab, but Mancera sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Balfour lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Balfour advances into close range.  Balfour sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a right uppercut to the head, a left hook to the body and a right hook to the body.  
Balfour is looking to close the distance and connects with a left hook.  
Balfour walks his opponent down, trapping him in a corner.  Balfour digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  
Balfour digs in a left hook to his opponents liver.  


Round 9 Statistics
Balfour: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 32                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 17                            
Body Shots Landed: 7                             

Mancera: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 8                             
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 10: 

Balfour is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Balfour digs in a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Balfour quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a left uppercut to the body, a left hook to the head and a right hook to the body.  
Balfour lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Mancera tries to land a left hook, but Balfour blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Balfour gets on the inside and lands a right uppercut to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Balfour digs in a left hook to Mancera's body.  
Balfour drives a right hook into Mancera's ribs.  
Balfour forces Mancera to retreat onto the ropes.  Balfour connects with a right hook.  
Balfour pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a right uppercut to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Balfour lands a right hook to the head followed by a left uppercut to the body.  
Balfour gets on the inside.  Balfour quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a right hook to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  


Round 10 Statistics
Balfour: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 22                            
Head Shots Thrown: 12                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 21                            
Body Shots Landed: 13                            

Mancera: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 7                             
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 6                             
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
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 Philadelphia, USA.... John Balfour

Fight Statistics
Balfour: 
Total Punches Thrown: 398                           
Total Punches Landed: 254                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 169                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 105                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 229                           
Total Body Shots Landed: 149                           
Total Power Shots Thrown: 369                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 246                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 29                            
Total Jabs Landed: 8                             

Mancera: 
Total Punches Thrown: 140                           
Total Punches Landed: 18                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 118                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 16                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 22                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 2                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 119                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 21                            
Total Jabs Landed: 3