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14/03/2033
EOD Running: Scouting
John Balfour vs Dominic Whigham

Boxing Daily Report from the Showtime Promotions promoted show at Pa Metal Sheet Workers Union Hall, Philadelphia,  taking place on 01/11/2031:

The venue is mostly sold out with the fans eager to turn out for tonights fights.  
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 John Balfour (14(1) - 0) who hails from Philadelphia, USA and Dominic Whigham(8 - 4(1) - 2) from Los Angeles, USA.  Balfour weighed in at 140 pounds, while Whigham weighed in at 140 pounds and 12 ounces.  
The referee tonight is Colin Blood, and the three ringside judges are Mark Munro, Elliot Gambini and John Brydon.  

Round 1: 

Balfour steps inside and attempts to land a left hook, but Whigham blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Balfour is on target with a left hook to Whigham's body.  
Balfour lands a right hook to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  Balfour attempts to land a left hook, but Whigham blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Balfour lands a right hook to the body, a right hook to the head and a left hook to the body.  Balfour holds on to his opponent.  As they grapple, Balfour pushes his forearm into Whigham's face.  The ref breaks Balfour's hold and signals for the fight to continue.  
Balfour lands two consecutive left uppercuts to his opponents head.  
Whigham tries to land a left hook, but Balfour dodges the shot and counters with a cross.  
Balfour digs in a stinging left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Balfour is on target with a left hook to Whigham's liver.  Balfour clinches his opponent.  Balfour is using his forearm in the clinch.  The ref separates the two fighters.  
Whigham is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Balfour lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Whigham pivots to the right of his opponent and hits home with a left uppercut.  
Balfour advances into close range and hits home with a solid right uppercut.  
Balfour lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Balfour lands a left uppercut.  
Balfour lands a stinging cross.  Balfour goes for the bodyshot, but lands south of the border!  The ref ignores Whigham's complaints and signals for the action to continue.  
Balfour gets on the inside and drives a right hook into his opponents ribcage.  
Balfour digs in a left hook to his opponents ribs.  
Balfour drives a left hook into his opponents body.  
Balfour advances into close range and lands a right hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Balfour is on target with a stinging left hook.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Whigham's trainer is advising how he could improve the accuracy of his work.  Whigham's trainer is telling his fighter to increase his workrate.  

Round 1 Statistics
Balfour: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 34                            
Power Shots Landed: 23                            
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 19                            
Body Shots Landed: 11                            

Whigham: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 13                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 2: 

Whigham quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Balfour drives a right uppercut into his opponents body.  
Balfour hits home with a firm left hook.  
Whigham connects with a left hook.  
Balfour closes the distance and lands a left uppercut to the body, and then to the head.  
Balfour gets on the inside and lands two right hooks followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
Balfour lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  Balfour ties up his opponent.  Balfour pushes his forearm into Whigham's face.  The ref breaks the clinch and signals for the action to continue.  
Balfour hits home with a left hook.  Balfour holds on to his opponent.  Balfour leans on his opponent using all his weight. Balfour tries to make the space to throw a hook, but hits Whigham behind the head. As they grapple, Balfour pushes his forearm into Whigham's face.  The ref halts the action and breaks the clinch.  He lectures Balfour about fouling.  
Balfour manages to force Whigham into a neutral corner.  Balfour drives a firm right hook into his opponents body.  
Whigham tries to land a left hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut to Whigham's body.  
Balfour closes the distance and lands a right hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents body.  Balfour holds on to his opponent.  Balfour is leaning on his opponent in the clinch. Balfour pushes his forearm into Whigham's face.  The ref halts the action and breaks the clinch.  He lectures Balfour about fouling.  
Balfour drives a left hook into Whigham's ribs.  
Balfour is on target with a left uppercut to his opponents liver.  
Balfour lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Balfour closes the distance and lands a right uppercut to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Balfour is on target with a right hook to Whigham's body.  
Balfour lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Balfour walks Whigham into a corner.  Balfour is on target with a sharp right hook to Whigham's body.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Whigham's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  Whigham's trainer is advising how he could stop so many clean shots getting through.  

Round 2 Statistics
Balfour: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 35                            
Power Shots Landed: 24                            
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 22                            
Body Shots Landed: 15                            

Whigham: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 10                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 3: 

Balfour finds the target with a stinging jab.  
Balfour is on target with a jab.  
Balfour is on target with a left hook.  
Balfour lands a left uppercut to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Balfour sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a left hook.  
Balfour lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Balfour hits home with a right hook.  
Balfour is on target with a stinging left hook to his opponents body.  
Whigham switches the action to the outside.  Balfour hits home with a cross.  
Balfour is on target with a stinging right hook to Whigham's body.  
Balfour drives a left hook into his opponents body.  
Balfour sidesteps to the left of his opponent and digs in a firm left hook to Whigham's liver.  
Whigham steps away from his opponent and lands a cross.  
Whigham tries to step out of his opponents range.  Balfour drives a sharp jab into his opponents face.  
Balfour gets on the inside.  Balfour sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands three consecutive left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Whigham is on target with a left hook.  
Balfour cuts off the ring, trapping Whigham in the corner.  Balfour is on target with a firm left hook to his opponents body.  
Balfour digs in a right hook to Whigham's ribcage.  
Balfour lands a right hook to the head followed by a left uppercut to the body.  
Whigham sidesteps to the left of his opponent and connects with a cross.  
Whigham is on target with a cross.  
Balfour steps inside and lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  Balfour throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  


Round 3 Statistics
Balfour: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 32                            
Power Shots Landed: 21                            
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 20                            
Body Shots Landed: 13                            

Whigham: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 4: 

Whigham tries to land a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Whigham is on target with a left hook.  
Balfour is looking to close the distance and lands a right uppercut to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Balfour lands a left uppercut to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Balfour lands a left hook to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Balfour drives a left uppercut into his opponents body.  
Balfour digs in a left uppercut to Whigham's body.  
Balfour lands a right hook to the body, a right uppercut to the head and a left uppercut to the body.  
Balfour lands a right hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Whigham retreats back to the ropes, and waits for his opponent to attack.  Balfour accepts the invitation, throwing powerful combos, but is unable to land anything on Whigham.  Balfour connects with a right hook.  
Balfour gets on the inside and is on target with a right hook to his opponents body.  
Balfour hits home with a right uppercut.  
Balfour advances into close range and is on target with a sharp right hook to his opponents ribcage.  
Balfour steps inside.  As the two fighters work on the inside, their heads come together!  The ref acknowledges the accidental headclash but allows the action to continue.  Whigham has been damaged by that accidental headbutt.  That has caused minor swelling  around the right eye.  
Balfour drives a left uppercut into his opponents ribs.  
Balfour is on target with a left uppercut to his opponents liver.  
Balfour sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a cross.  
Whigham hits home with a left uppercut.  
Whigham throws a right hook, but Balfour ties up his opponent.  Balfour leans on his opponent trying to wear him down. Balfour throws a hook within the clinch but hits his opponent behind the head. The ref breaks Balfour's hold and signals for the fight to continue.  
Balfour closes the distance and digs in a sharp left hook to Whigham's liver.  
Whigham throws a left hook, but Balfour holds on to his opponent.  Balfour leans on his opponent trying to wear him down. Balfour hits his opponent with a kidney shot within the clinch. 
Balfour is looking to close the distance.  Balfour pivots to the right of his opponent and digs in a left uppercut to his opponents liver.  
Balfour lands a left uppercut to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  


Round 4 Statistics
Balfour: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 35                            
Power Shots Landed: 25                            
Head Shots Thrown: 12                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 23                            
Body Shots Landed: 16                            

Whigham: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 5: 

Balfour lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Balfour lands a right hook to the head followed by a left uppercut to the body.  
Balfour lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Balfour lands a left uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  Balfour throws a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Balfour quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and hits home with a firm left hook.  
Whigham is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Balfour connects with a sharp cross.  
Balfour sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Balfour attempts to land a jab, but Whigham slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Balfour closes the distance and is on target with a stinging right uppercut to Whigham's body.  
Balfour connects with a right hook.  
Balfour drives a left hook into his opponents body.  
Balfour feints a cross, tricking Whigham into countering with a left uppercut.  Balfour springs the trap and counters with  a firm right hook to his opponents body.  
Balfour hits home with a left hook.  
Balfour is on target with a left uppercut to Whigham's body.  


Round 5 Statistics
Balfour: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 33                            
Power Shots Landed: 16                            
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 15                            
Body Shots Landed: 9                             

Whigham: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 12                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 6: 

Balfour lands a right hook to the body, a left uppercut to the body and a right uppercut to the head.  
Balfour lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Balfour is on target with a left hook.  
Balfour gets on the inside and lands a right uppercut followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Balfour steps inside and is on target with a right uppercut to Whigham's body.  
Whigham tries to step out of his opponents range and attempts to land a jab, but Balfour dodges the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Balfour drives a firm right hook into Whigham's ribs.  
Balfour advances into close range and lands a left uppercut to the body, a right hook to the body and a right uppercut to the head.  Balfour ties up his opponent.  Balfour leans on his opponent using all his weight. The ref breaks Balfour's hold and signals for the fight to continue.  
Balfour lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Whigham is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Balfour hits home with a cross.  
Balfour gets on the inside.  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 Whigham dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Balfour gets on the inside and digs in a right uppercut to Whigham's body.  


Round 6 Statistics
Balfour: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 18                            
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 18                            
Body Shots Landed: 11                            

Whigham: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 7: 

Balfour connects with an overhand right.  
Balfour closes the distance and connects with a left uppercut.  
Balfour hits home with a right hook.  
Balfour closes the distance.  Balfour pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a right hook to the head, a left uppercut to the body and a right hook to the body.  
Balfour digs in a left hook to Whigham's ribs.  
Balfour drives a right hook into his opponents ribcage.  
Balfour connects with a firm right hook.  
Balfour gets on the inside.  Balfour quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a left uppercut to the body, and then to the head.  
Balfour steps inside.  Balfour sidesteps to the right of his opponent and digs in a sharp left hook to his opponents liver.  


Round 7 Statistics
Balfour: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 10                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Whigham: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 8: 

Whigham switches the action to the outside.  Balfour hits home with an overhand right.  
Balfour advances into close range.  Balfour pivots to the left of his opponent and is on target with a right hook.  
Whigham is looking to keep his distance.  Balfour is on target with an overhand left.  
Balfour steps inside and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Balfour feints a left, and then lands a solid left hook.  
Balfour gets on the inside and lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  Balfour clinches his opponent.  Balfour uses his free hand to throw a hook, but it hits Whigham behind the head. Balfour leans on his opponent using all his weight. The ref separates the two fighters.  
Balfour digs in a left uppercut to Whigham's ribs.  
Balfour lands a sharp right hook.  
Balfour lands a stinging left hook.  
Balfour is on target with a solid right hook to Whigham's body.  
Balfour sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Whigham lands a left uppercut.  
Whigham lands a cross.  
Balfour closes the distance and lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Balfour lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Whigham lands a left hook.  
Balfour digs in a left hook to Whigham's body.  
Balfour pivots to the right of his opponent.  Balfour lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  Balfour ties up his opponent.  Balfour uses his free hand to throw a hook, but it hits Whigham behind the head. 
Balfour sidesteps to the right of his opponent and digs in a left hook to his opponents liver.  


Round 8 Statistics
Balfour: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 20                            
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 14                            
Body Shots Landed: 10                            

Whigham: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 10                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 9: 

Balfour hits home with a firm cross.  
Balfour advances into close range and hits home with a left hook.  
Balfour digs in a right hook to his opponents body.  
Balfour lands a right hook to the head followed by a right uppercut to the body.  
Balfour lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Balfour lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Balfour is looking to close the distance and throws a right hook, but the shot lands on his opponents guard.  Balfour clinches his opponent.  Balfour leans on his opponent using all his weight. The ref calls break and the two fighters separate.  
Balfour drives a left hook into his opponents body.  
Balfour is looking to close the distance and digs in a right uppercut to Whigham's body.  
Balfour drives a right hook into Whigham's ribcage.  
Balfour steps inside and drives a left uppercut into Whigham's liver.  
Balfour is looking to close the distance and lands a left uppercut to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Whigham is looking to keep his distance.  Balfour is on target with a firm cross.  
Balfour lands a right uppercut followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body.  THAT HURT HIS OPPONENT!  Whigham almost instantly recovers. 
Balfour drives a solid cross into Whigham's body.  
Balfour steps inside and is on target with a right hook.  Balfour holds on to his opponent.  Balfour is leaning on his opponent in the clinch. The ref separates the two fighters.  
At the end of Round 9, lets listen in on the corners...Whigham's trainer is telling his fighter he needs a knockout to win!  

Round 9 Statistics
Balfour: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 37                            
Power Shots Landed: 20                            
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 16                            
Body Shots Landed: 12                            

Whigham: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 10: 

Whigham hits home with a right uppercut.  
Balfour is on target with a left hook to his opponents liver.  
Balfour gets on the inside.  Balfour sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a right hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Balfour throws a right hook, but his opponent slips the punch.  Balfour ties up his opponent.  Balfour leans on his opponent using all his weight. Balfour hits his opponent with a kidney shot within the clinch. Balfour throws a hook within the clinch but hits his opponent behind the head. The ref breaks the clinch and signals for the action to continue.  
Balfour is on target with a right uppercut.  
Balfour crashes a nasty left hook to Whigham's ribs.  WHIGHAM WAS STUNNED BY THAT SHOT!  
Whigham now seems to have recovered from the bodyshot.  
Whigham throws a left hook, but Balfour clinches his opponent.  Balfour uses his free hand to throw a body hook, but it lands on Whigham's kidney. Balfour leans on his opponent trying to wear him down. The ref calls break and the two fighters separate.  
Balfour gets on the inside and lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Balfour advances into close range and digs in a firm right hook to Whigham's ribs.  
Whigham connects with a left hook.  
Balfour throws a right hook, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Balfour is on target with a left uppercut to his opponents ribs.  
Balfour pivots to the side of his opponent and lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Balfour gets on the inside and slams a spiteful right hook into his opponents body.  WHIGHAM IS DOWN!  He beats the count, getting up at 5.  


Round 10 Statistics
Balfour: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 9                             
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 8                             

Whigham: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
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
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 - 8  10 - 8  10 - 8


Final Scorecards: 100 - 89  100 - 89  100 - 89

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Philadelphia, USA.... John Balfour

Fight Statistics
Balfour: 
Total Punches Thrown: 328                           
Total Punches Landed: 199                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 159                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 88                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 169                           
Total Body Shots Landed: 111                           
Total Power Shots Thrown: 307                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 191                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 21                            
Total Jabs Landed: 8                             

Whigham: 
Total Punches Thrown: 188                           
Total Punches Landed: 21                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 151                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 20                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 37                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 1                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 146                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 20                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 42                            
Total Jabs Landed: 1