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18/06/2038
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Edward Lesslie vs James Bethel

Boxing Daily Report from the AI USA-Idaho promoted show at James Lloyd Gym, Boise,  taking place on 04/06/2038:

There are plenty of empty seats out here tonight, with the show nowhere near close to selling out.  
Next up is the main event of the show.  This is a semi final eliminator for the USA-Idaho Super Featherweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Edward Lesslie (5 - 11 - 3) who hails from Boise, USA and James Bethel(8 - 6) from Boise, USA.  Both Lesslie and Bethel weighed in at 130 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Malcolm Lyell, and the three ringside judges are Robert Herritt, Ian Groves and Sam Summerfield.  

Round 1: 

Bethel connects with an overhand right.  
Bethel connects with a left hook.  
Bethel closes the distance and hits home with a left hook.  
Bethel lands a right hook.  
Bethel is looking to close the distance.  Bethel pivots to the left of his opponent.  Bethel hits home with a left hook.  Bethel holds on to his opponent.  Bethel is using his forearm in the clinch.  The ref breaks the clinch and signals for the action to continue.  
Bethel hits home with a right hook.  
Bethel is on target with a left hook.  
Lesslie steps to the outside.  Bethel hits home with a firm cross.  
Bethel is on target with a sharp left hook to Lesslie's body.  
Bethel lands a right uppercut to the body, and then to the head.  
Bethel lands a right uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Bethel steps inside and lands a right hook to the body followed by a left uppercut to the head.  Bethel holds on to his opponent.  Bethel pushes his forearm into Lesslie's face.  The ref halts the action and breaks the clinch.  He lectures Bethel about fouling.  
Bethel lands a cross to his opponents body.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Lesslie's trainer is suggesting ways of getting through to his opponent.  Lesslie's trainer is telling his fighter he needs to be more active or he's going to get outworked.  Lesslie's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  Lesslie's trainer is telling his fighter to tighten his defence.  

Round 1 Statistics
Lesslie: 
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                             

Bethel: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 16                            
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Round 2: 

Bethel lands a right hook to the body, a right hook to the head and a left hook to the head.  
Bethel connects with a cross.  
Bethel advances into close range and lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Bethel connects with a cross.  
Bethel connects with a right hook.  
Bethel is on target with a left hook.  
Bethel forces Lesslie to back into the corner.  Bethel is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Bethel manages to force Lesslie onto the ropes.  Bethel throws a left uppercut, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook to his opponents body.  
Bethel lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Bethel hits home with a firm right hook.  


Round 2 Statistics
Lesslie: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Bethel: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 30                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 29                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Round 3: 

Bethel throws a left hook, but his opponent steps away from the shot.  Bethel ties up his opponent.  Bethel leans on his opponent using all his weight. The ref calls break and the two fighters separate.  
Bethel advances into close range and connects with a right hook.  
Lesslie tries to keep the action at long range.  Bethel connects with a sharp overhand left.  
Bethel forces Lesslie to retreat into the corner.  Bethel is on target with a solid left uppercut to Lesslie's body.  
Bethel lands a right hook to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Bethel steps inside and lands a left uppercut followed by  two right hooks to his opponents head.  
Bethel is looking to close the distance and is on target with a sharp right hook to his opponents body.  
Bethel walks his opponent down, trapping him in the blue corner.  Bethel lands a right hook.  
Lesslie switches the action to the outside.  Bethel lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Lesslie throws a right uppercut, but Bethel ties up his opponent.  Bethel leans on his opponent trying to wear him down. The ref calls break and the two fighters separate.  
Bethel is on target with a firm right hook.  
Lesslie steps away from his opponent.  Bethel quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Bethel is looking to close the distance and connects with a left hook.  
Bethel closes the distance and drives a right hook into Lesslie's body.  
Bethel walks Lesslie down, trapping him in the red corner.  Bethel lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  Bethel ties up his opponent.  Bethel leans on his opponent using all his weight. Bethel tries to make the space to throw a hook, but hits Lesslie's kidney. The ref breaks the clinch and signals for the action to continue.  
Bethel gets on the inside and is on target with a left uppercut.  Bethel throws a left uppercut, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut to his opponents liver.  
Bethel lands a right uppercut to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Bethel lands a right hook.  
Bethel lands a right hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Bethel hits home with a right hook.  
Bethel lands a left hook, left uppercut and a left hook to his opponents body.  
Lesslie connects with a left uppercut.  
Bethel closes the distance and cuts off the ring, trapping Lesslie in a corner.  Bethel lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Bethel lands consecutive left uppercuts to his opponents body.  He continues the combination and lands a right uppercut to the body followed by a left uppercut to the head.  


Round 3 Statistics
Lesslie: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 12                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Bethel: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 54                            
Power Shots Landed: 35                            
Head Shots Thrown: 41                            
Head Shots Landed: 21                            
Body Shots Thrown: 17                            
Body Shots Landed: 14                            

Round 4: 

Bethel closes the distance and lands a right hook.  
Bethel quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a left uppercut to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Bethel sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a right hook.  
Bethel is on target with a solid right hook to his opponents ribs.  
Bethel hits home with a right hook.  
Lesslie switches the action to the outside.  Bethel quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Lesslie throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Bethel is on target with a cross.  
Bethel connects with a right uppercut.  
Bethel steps inside and lands a left hook.  
Bethel is on target with a sharp left hook.  
Bethel steps inside and lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Bethel lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Bethel lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Bethel lands a jab.  
Lesslie steps away from his opponent and connects with a cross.  
Bethel is on target with a cross.  
Bethel is looking to close the distance.  Bethel lands a left hook to the head, a left hook to the body and a right hook to the head.  As the two fighters work on the inside, their heads come together!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Lesslie dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Bethel is looking to close the distance.  Lesslie connects with a right hook.  
Bethel hits home with a left hook.  


Round 4 Statistics
Lesslie: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 7                             
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 13                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Bethel: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 40                            
Power Shots Landed: 22                            
Head Shots Thrown: 43                            
Head Shots Landed: 20                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 5: 

Bethel closes the distance and hits home with a sharp left hook.  
Bethel is looking to close the distance and lands a left uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Bethel hits home with a solid overhand left.  
Bethel is looking to close the distance and manouvers his opponent into a neutral corner.  Bethel is on target with a right uppercut.  
Lesslie drives a left hook into Bethel's body.  


Round 5 Statistics
Lesslie: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Bethel: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 6: 

Bethel manages to force Lesslie into the corner.  Bethel lands a right hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
Bethel lands a right uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Bethel lands a right uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Lesslie is looking to keep his distance.  Bethel throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut to his opponents liver.  
Lesslie tries to step out of his opponents range.  Bethel attempts to land an overhand left, but Lesslie blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Bethel is on target with a solid right uppercut.  
Bethel advances into close range and lands two consecutive left uppercuts to his opponents head.  
Lesslie is looking to keep the action on the outside and is on target with a cross to Bethel's body.  
Bethel steps inside and lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  He continues the combination and lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Bethel advances into close range.  Bethel sidesteps to the left of his opponent and connects with a left uppercut.  
Bethel lands a left hook to the body followed by a cross to the head.  
Bethel is on target with a right hook.  


Round 6 Statistics
Lesslie: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 13                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Bethel: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 34                            
Power Shots Landed: 17                            
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Round 7: 

Bethel lands a cross followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Bethel is looking to close the distance.  Bethel pivots to the left of his opponent and connects with a right uppercut.  
Bethel walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Bethel lands a right hook to the head followed by a left uppercut to the body.  
Bethel is on target with a right uppercut.  
Lesslie steps to the outside.  Bethel is on target with an overhand right.  
Bethel lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Bethel forces Lesslie to back into the red corner.  Bethel sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a right uppercut.  
Lesslie steps to the outside.  Bethel throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Bethel is looking to close the distance and lands a left uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  Bethel holds on to his opponent.  Bethel is leaning on his opponent in the clinch. The ref breaks Bethel's hold and signals for the fight to continue.  
Lesslie is looking to keep the action on the outside and is on target with a jab.  
Bethel lands a right hook followed by  two left hooks to his opponents head.  


Round 7 Statistics
Lesslie: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 9                             
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 10                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Bethel: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 29                            
Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 8: 

Bethel lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Bethel connects with a right uppercut.  
Bethel is on target with a right hook.  
Bethel is on target with a right hook.  
Bethel is on target with a cross.  
Lesslie hits home with a cross.  
Bethel is looking to close the distance and hits home with a left hook.  
Bethel is looking to close the distance and manouvers Lesslie into a corner.  Bethel lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Bethel connects with a solid left uppercut.  
Bethel connects with a left uppercut.  


Round 8 Statistics
Lesslie: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 10                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 8                             
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Bethel: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 9: 

Lesslie tries to keep the action at long range and connects with an overhand left.  
Bethel gets on the inside and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Bethel forces Lesslie to retreat into a neutral corner.  Bethel lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Bethel drives a right hook into Lesslie's body.  
Bethel is on target with a cross.  
Bethel advances into close range and lands a left uppercut followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
Bethel hits home with a right hook.  
Lesslie steps away from his opponent and throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Lesslie quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and finds the target with a jab.  
Bethel lands with a stiff jab.  
Bethel is looking to close the distance.  Lesslie pivots to the right of his opponent.  Bethel is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Lesslie connects with a cross.  
Bethel is on target with a cross.  
Bethel closes the distance and walks Lesslie into a neutral corner.  Bethel is on target with a right uppercut to Lesslie's body.  
Bethel pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a right hook to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Bethel quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a right hook to the head, a left hook to the body and a right hook to the head.  
At the end of Round 9, lets listen in on the corners...Lesslie's trainer is telling his fighter to go out and knock out his opponent!  

Round 9 Statistics
Lesslie: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 4                             
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 12                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Bethel: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 41                            
Power Shots Landed: 18                            
Head Shots Thrown: 29                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 14                            
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Round 10: 

Bethel walks Lesslie down, trapping him in a neutral corner.  Bethel sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a right uppercut, right hook and a left hook to his opponents head.  
Bethel lands a right hook.  
Bethel tries to land a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Lesslie is looking to keep his distance.  Bethel lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Bethel gets on the inside and lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Bethel advances into close range and lands a left uppercut to the head, a right uppercut to the body and a right hook to the head.  
Bethel lands a left hook to the body followed by a left uppercut to the head.  
Lesslie goes for the bodyshot, but lands south of the border!  The ref ignores Bethel's complaints and signals for the action to continue.  
Lesslie switches the action to the outside and is on target with a cross.  
Bethel closes the distance and walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Bethel connects with a right hook.  
Bethel gets on the inside and lands a right hook to the body followed by a right uppercut to the head.  


Round 10 Statistics
Lesslie: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Bethel: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 34                            
Power Shots Landed: 16                            
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

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


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

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Boise, USA.... James Bethel

Fight Statistics
Lesslie: 
Total Punches Thrown: 158                           
Total Punches Landed: 21                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 123                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 16                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 35                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 5                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 106                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 52                            
Total Jabs Landed: 6                             

Bethel: 
Total Punches Thrown: 367                           
Total Punches Landed: 170                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 285                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 128                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 82                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 42                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 330                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 168                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 37                            
Total Jabs Landed: 2