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08/02/2035
EOD Running: Rankings
John Balfour vs Kris Verner

Boxing Daily Report from the Showtime Promotions promoted show at MSG Theater, New York City,  taking place on 29/07/2034:

There are a few empty seats out here tonight, but this is a respectable turnout for the show.  
Next up we have one of the supporting contests of this show.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance and those watching live on ESPN, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are John Balfour (26(1) - 1) who hails from Philadelphia, USA and Kris Verner(28(9) - 4(2)) from Fort Lauderdale, USA.  Both Balfour and Verner weighed in at 140 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Lee King, and the three ringside judges are Arthur Pumphrey, Patrick Moffitt and Francesco Smuraglia.  

Round 1: 

Balfour steps away from his opponent and is on target with an overhand right.  
Verner lands a solid jab.  
Verner lands a jab, overhand right and a cross to his opponents head.  
Balfour hits home with a ramrod jab.  
Balfour is on target with a left hook.  
Balfour drives a left hook into his opponents body.  
Balfour lands a cross to Verner's body.  
Balfour lands two consecutive overhand lefts to his opponents head.  
Balfour closes the distance and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Balfour steps to the outside.  Verner sidesteps to the left of his opponent and is on target with a jab.  
Verner throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Verner hits home with a solid jab.  
Balfour is looking to close the distance and digs in a right hook to his opponents ribs.  
Verner steps to the outside.  Balfour lands a cross.  
Balfour lands a cross, jab and a right hook to his opponents head.  
Balfour steps away from his opponent.  Verner lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Verner attempts to land a jab, but Balfour slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Balfour is looking to keep his distance and lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Balfour lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Balfour throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Balfour's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  Verner's trainer is advising how he could improve his defence.  

Round 1 Statistics
Balfour: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 16                            
Head Shots Thrown: 32                            
Head Shots Landed: 16                            
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Verner: 
Jabs Thrown: 21                            
Jabs Landed: 10                            
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 2: 

Balfour is looking to keep his distance and is on target with an overhand right.  
Balfour attempts to land an overhand right, but Verner blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Balfour digs in a left hook to Verner's liver.  
Verner lands a sharp cross.  
Balfour advances into close range and tries to land a right hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Balfour tries to land a cross, but Verner sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Verner tries to step out of his opponents range.  Balfour lands a cross.  
Verner hits home with a stinging cross.  
Balfour steps to the outside.  Balfour feints a right hook, but Verner does not fall for it and responds with a right uppercut.  
Verner lands a stinging overhand right.  
Balfour steps to the outside and is on target with a firm cross.  
Balfour lands a right hook to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Balfour closes the distance.  Balfour pivots to the side of his opponent and digs in a right hook to Verner's ribs.  
Verner connects with a sharp cross.  
Balfour hits home with a solid cross.  
Balfour lands a left hook.  


Round 2 Statistics
Balfour: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Verner: 
Jabs Thrown: 14                            
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 3: 

Balfour is looking to close the distance and is on target with a right hook to Verner's body.  
Verner throws a jab, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Balfour steps to the outside and is on target with a sharp cross.  
Balfour drops his hands, and waves his opponent in.  Verner lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Verner lands a jab followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  Verner tries to land a left uppercut, but Balfour dodges the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Balfour sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Balfour attempts to land a left uppercut, but Verner slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Balfour tries to step out of his opponents range.  Balfour feints a jab, fooling Verner into launching a cross counter.  Balfour avoids the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Balfour throws an overhand right, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Verner attempts to land a jab, but Balfour blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Balfour switches the action to the outside and tries to land a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Balfour closes the distance.  Verner sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a left uppercut followed by  two right hooks to his opponents body.  
Verner pivots to the side of his opponent.  Balfour is on target with a right hook to Verner's body.  
Verner leans back on the ropes...he waves his opponent in!  Balfour steps in throwing power shots but is unable to land cleanly.  
Verner lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Balfour hits home with a left hook.  
Balfour gets on the inside and throws a left uppercut, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Balfour strikes his opponents body with a stinging cross.  
Verner lands a jab to the head followed by a cross to the body.  
Balfour tries to keep the action at long range.  Verner attempts to land a cross, but Balfour slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  


Round 3 Statistics
Balfour: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 29                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Verner: 
Jabs Thrown: 15                            
Jabs Landed: 7                             
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Round 4: 

Balfour throws a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Balfour tries to keep the action at long range and is on target with a cross.  
Balfour gets on the inside.  Verner attempts to land a left hook, but Balfour sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Balfour tries to land a cross, but Verner slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Balfour steps inside and digs in a right hook to Verner's body.  
Balfour is looking to keep his distance and lands two straights followed by an overhand left to his opponents head.  
Verner lands a jab to the body followed by a cross to the head.  
Verner throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Balfour switches the action to the outside.  Verner lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Balfour sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Verner lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Balfour lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Balfour steps inside.  Verner lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Balfour steps to the outside.  Verner lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Balfour feints a left, and then drives a left hook into his opponents body.  
Balfour is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Verner is looking to keep his distance.  Balfour feints a jab, and then is on target with a stinging cross.  
Verner finds the target with a jab.  
Verner is on target with a left hook.  Verner throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Balfour closes the distance.  Balfour quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Balfour tries to land a right hook, but Verner blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  


Round 4 Statistics
Balfour: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 34                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 29                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Verner: 
Jabs Thrown: 18                            
Jabs Landed: 8                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 17                            
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 5: 

Balfour lands a solid cross.  
Balfour feints a right, and then hits home with a cross.  
Balfour hits home with a cross.  
Verner lands with a sharp jab.  
Balfour hits home with a cross.  
Verner attempts to land a jab, but Balfour sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Balfour steps away from his opponent and connects with a cross.  
Balfour is looking to close the distance.  Verner drives a right hook into his opponents ribs.  
Verner steps to the outside.  Balfour lands an overhand right.  
Balfour advances into close range.  Verner drives a left hook into Balfour's body.  
Balfour attempts to land a left hook, but Verner blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Balfour is on target with a left hook.  
Balfour is looking to keep his distance.  Verner attempts to land an overhand left, but Balfour slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Balfour lands a cross.  
Balfour is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Verner throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a solid right uppercut.  
Balfour attempts to land a cross, but Verner blocks the shot and counters with a stinging right uppercut.  
Balfour steps inside.  Verner drives a left hook into his opponents ribs.  
Balfour feints a jab, but Verner is not fooled and is on target with a left hook.  


Round 5 Statistics
Balfour: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 30                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Verner: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Round 6: 

Balfour hits home with a firm cross.  
Verner tries to keep the action at long range.  Balfour lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Balfour steps to the outside.  Verner lands a stinging jab.  
Balfour lands a cross.  
Balfour lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Balfour tries to land a cross, but Verner slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Verner tries to land a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Balfour steps away from his opponent.  Verner is on target with a cross.  Verner attempts to land a jab, but Balfour blocks the shot and counters with a sharp left hook.  
Balfour sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Verner strikes his opponents body with a jab.  
Verner lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Balfour is looking to close the distance and lands a right hook to the body, a left uppercut to the head and a left uppercut to the body.  
Balfour sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Balfour drives a right hook into Verner's body.  Balfour throws a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a sharp cross.  
Balfour sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Balfour is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Verner lands a stiff jab.  
Verner lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Balfour gets on the inside.  Verner drives a left hook into Balfour's body.  
Balfour steps away from his opponent and connects with an overhand right.  
Balfour steps away from his opponent.  Verner is on target with a jab.  
Balfour tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a cross to the body, and then to the head.  
Verner throws an overhand left, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a stinging left hook.  
Balfour closes the distance.  Verner attempts to land a right hook, but Balfour blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Verner lands a jab followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Balfour steps to the outside and is on target with a cross.  
At the end of Round 6, lets listen in on the corners...Verner's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 6 Statistics
Balfour: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 42                            
Power Shots Landed: 20                            
Head Shots Thrown: 33                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Verner: 
Jabs Thrown: 15                            
Jabs Landed: 9                             
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 7: 

Verner finds the target with a jab.  
Balfour tries to step out of his opponents range and is on target with a solid cross.  
Verner connects with a cross.  
Balfour steps away from his opponent.  Balfour feints a jab, tricking Verner into launching a left hook counter.  Balfour springs the trap, countering with  a sharp right uppercut.  
Balfour sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Verner lands an overhand right.  
Verner is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Balfour hits home with a cross.  
Verner finds the target with a sharp jab.  
Balfour is on target with a left hook to his opponents ribs.  
Balfour connects with a sharp cross.  
Verner is on target with a left hook to Balfour's liver.  
Balfour lands a solid jab.  Balfour tries to land a left hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a cross.  
Verner digs in a left uppercut to his opponents liver.  
Balfour is on target with a stinging cross.  
Balfour drives a left uppercut into Verner's body.  Balfour throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a stinging right uppercut.  
Balfour steps to the outside and is on target with an overhand right.  


Round 7 Statistics
Balfour: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Verner: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 8: 

Balfour is looking to close the distance.  Balfour quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Balfour feints a left, and then lands a cross.  
Balfour sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Verner is on target with a jab.  
Balfour connects with a cross.  
Balfour is on target with a right hook to Verner's ribcage.  
Balfour steps away from his opponent and connects with a cross.  
Verner connects with a cross.  
Balfour is looking to keep the action on the outside and is on target with a cross.  
Balfour lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Balfour sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Balfour attempts to land a left hook, but Verner blocks the shot and counters with a solid right hook.  
Balfour attempts to land a cross, but Verner sidesteps and counters with a stinging right uppercut.  
Balfour connects with a right hook.  
Balfour is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Balfour throws a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Balfour connects with a stinging cross.  
Balfour steps inside.  Balfour sidesteps to the right of his opponent and connects with a left uppercut.  


Round 8 Statistics
Balfour: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 32                            
Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 13                            
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Verner: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 9: 

Verner lands a right hook.  
Balfour sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Verner lands with a stinging jab.  
Verner hits home with a cross.  
Balfour steps away from his opponent and tries to land a cross, but Verner blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Verner steps to the outside.  Balfour feints a jab, and then lands a cross.  
Verner tries to keep the action at long range.  Balfour lands a cross.  
Balfour connects with a cross.  
Balfour digs in a stinging left hook to Verner's body.  
Verner switches the action to the outside and is on target with an overhand right.  
Balfour attempts to land a cross, but Verner slips the shot and counters with a firm right uppercut.  
Verner throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Balfour gets on the inside.  Verner attempts to land a right hook, but Balfour sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Balfour tries to keep the action at long range.  Verner lands a cross.  
Balfour pivots to the side of his opponent.  Verner strikes his opponents body with a cross.  
Balfour advances into close range.  Balfour pivots to the right of his opponent.  Balfour tries to land a right hook, but Verner blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Balfour lands a left uppercut to the body, a right hook to the body and a right hook to the head.  
Balfour pivots to the right of his opponent.  Balfour digs in a right hook to his opponents ribs.  Balfour tries to land a left hook, but Verner blocks the shot and counters with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Balfour tries to step out of his opponents range.  Verner tries to land a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Balfour hits home with an overhand right.  
Balfour closes the distance and lands a right hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  Balfour attempts to land a right uppercut, but Verner blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Balfour steps to the outside and tries to land an overhand right, but Verner dodges the shot and counters with a right uppercut to his opponents ribs.  
Verner lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Balfour is looking to close the distance.  Verner is on target with a left hook.  Verner throws a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  


Round 9 Statistics
Balfour: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 34                            
Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Verner: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 10: 

Balfour tries to keep the action at long range and lands an overhand left.  
Balfour digs in a right hook to Verner's body.  
Balfour tries to land a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a stinging left uppercut.  
Verner lands a cross.  
Balfour steps inside.  Verner lands a left uppercut.  
Balfour lands a cross to the body, and then to the head.  
Verner connects with an overhand right.  
Balfour feints a cross, but Verner is not fooled and responds with a left uppercut.  
Balfour attempts to land a left hook, but Verner blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Balfour is looking to keep his distance and lands an overhand right.  
Balfour sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Balfour attempts to land a cross, but Verner parries the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Balfour digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  
Balfour is on target with a cross.  
Balfour is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Verner lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Balfour is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Verner is on target with a cross.  
Verner hits home with a cross.  
Balfour sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Balfour throws a right uppercut, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a sharp left uppercut.  


Round 10 Statistics
Balfour: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 32                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Verner: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 32                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

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: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 6 Scores: 10 - 10  10 - 10  10 - 9
Round 7 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 8 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 9 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 10 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10


Final Scorecards: 94 - 97  94 - 97  94 - 96

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Fort Lauderdale, USA.... Kris Verner

Fight Statistics
Balfour: 
Total Punches Thrown: 347                           
Total Punches Landed: 131                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 263                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 97                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 84                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 34                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 315                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 124                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 32                            
Total Jabs Landed: 7                             

Verner: 
Total Punches Thrown: 346                           
Total Punches Landed: 129                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 263                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 110                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 83                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 19                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 209                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 83                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 137                           
Total Jabs Landed: 46