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26/08/2040
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Ellis Poovey vs James Baxter

Boxing Daily Report from the Showtime Promotions promoted show at Cobb Galleria Centre, Atlanta,  taking place on 19/05/2040:

Clearly Showtime Promotions have made a mistake booking this venue with less than half the tickets sold, including those handed out as prizes by Boxing Daily.  
Next up we have one of the supporting contests of this show.  This is a semi final eliminator for the USA Middleweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance and those watching live on Fox Sports, the two fighters competing in this 12 round matchup are Ellis Poovey (19(8) - 0) who hails from Macon, USA and James Baxter(35(1) - 15(4) - 7) from Overland Park, USA.  Poovey weighed in at 160 pounds, while Baxter weighed in at 159 pounds and 2 ounces.  
The referee tonight is Jake Kilgore, and the three ringside judges are Jacob Quigley, Harry Baisley and Rob Bardsley.  

Round 1: 

Poovey finds the target with a sharp jab.  Poovey tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Poovey drives a left hook into his opponents body.  
Poovey drives a right hook into his opponents body.  
Poovey steps away from his opponent.  Baxter finds the target with a hard jab.  
Baxter steps inside.  Poovey connects with a solid right hook.  
Poovey tries to step out of his opponents range and lands with a ramrod jab.  
Poovey tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Baxter gets on the inside.  Baxter wants to work on the inside, but accidentally clashes heads with his opponent!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Poovey dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Baxter pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a left hook.  
Poovey steps away from his opponent.  Baxter hits home with a cross.  
Baxter pivots to the left of his opponent.  Baxter tries to land a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a stinging left hook.  
Baxter pivots to the side of his opponent.  Poovey is on target with a left hook to Baxter's liver.  Poovey throws a right hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Baxter pivots from in front of his opponent and connects with a right uppercut.  
Poovey is looking to keep his distance.  Baxter hits the target with a ramrod jab.  
Poovey steps to the outside and connects with a solid cross.  
Poovey tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a double jab to his opponents body.  
Baxter manouvers Poovey onto the ropes.  Baxter pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a left hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
Baxter pivots to the side of his opponent and connects with a right hook.  
Poovey is on target with a ramrod jab.  
Poovey is on target with a cross.  
Baxter advances into close range.  Poovey lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Baxter pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a left hook to the head, a right hook to the head and a right hook to the body.  
Poovey is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Baxter sidesteps to the right of his opponent and finds the target with a ramrod jab.  
Poovey lands a ramrod jab.  
Poovey is looking to keep his distance.  Poovey sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Baxter advances into close range and forces Poovey to back into the ropes.  Baxter hits home with a right hook.  
Baxter closes the distance.  Baxter sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Baxter hits home with a left hook.  Baxter attempts to land a right uppercut, but Poovey blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Poovey's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 1 Statistics
Poovey: 
Jabs Thrown: 15                            
Jabs Landed: 7                             
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 19                            
Body Shots Landed: 7                             

Baxter: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 44                            
Power Shots Landed: 17                            
Head Shots Thrown: 35                            
Head Shots Landed: 16                            
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Round 2: 

Poovey is looking to keep his distance and DETONATES a mean cross on his opponents face.  BAXTER IS HURT!  Baxter recovers before his opponent can take advantage. 
Poovey lands a right uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Baxter advances into close range and digs in a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Baxter advances into close range.  Poovey tries to land a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Baxter is looking to close the distance.  Poovey attempts to land a right uppercut, but Baxter slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Poovey is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Baxter lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Poovey lands a jab.  
Baxter is on target with a left hook.  Baxter tries to land a right hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a firm left hook.  
Baxter lands a stinging jab.  
Baxter advances into close range and throws a left hook, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Baxter is looking to close the distance.  Poovey drives a firm right hook into Baxter's body.  
Poovey tries to keep the action at long range and attempts to land a cross, but Baxter slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Baxter is looking to close the distance and hits home with a left uppercut.  
Baxter gets on the inside.  Poovey is on target with a solid right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Poovey lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Baxter steps inside.  Poovey is on target with a firm right hook to his opponents body.  
Baxter lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Poovey is looking to keep his distance and lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Baxter quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Baxter lands a jab followed by  two straights to his opponents head.  Baxter throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Baxter is looking to close the distance and hits home with a right hook.  
Poovey lands with a hard jab.  


Round 2 Statistics
Poovey: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Baxter: 
Jabs Thrown: 17                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 32                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 35                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 14                            
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 3: 

Baxter attempts to land a cross, but Poovey sidesteps and counters with a solid left uppercut.  
Baxter lands a right hook to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Baxter walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Poovey drives a solid right hook into his opponents body.  
Baxter steps inside and throws a left hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Poovey is looking to keep his distance and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  Poovey attempts to land a cross, but Baxter slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Poovey attempts to land a jab, but Baxter dodges the shot and counters with a right hook to his opponents body.  
Baxter pivots to the side of his opponent.  Poovey tries to land a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Poovey steps to the outside and is on target with a firm overhand right.  
Baxter gets on the inside.  Poovey drives a solid right uppercut into Baxter's ribcage.  
Baxter is looking to close the distance.  Poovey drives a right hook into Baxter's body.  
Baxter is on target with a left hook.  
Poovey steps to the outside and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Baxter walks Poovey into the red corner.  Baxter sidesteps to the left of his opponent and connects with a left uppercut.  
Baxter sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Poovey lands a right uppercut to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Poovey steps away from his opponent and tries to land a cross, but Baxter dodges the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Baxter steps inside.  Baxter pivots to the right of his opponent.  Baxter tries to land a left hook, but Poovey sidesteps and counters with a firm left uppercut.  
Baxter hits home with a cross.  
Baxter is looking to close the distance.  Baxter pivots from in front of his opponent.  Baxter throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a firm right uppercut.  
Poovey is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a stinging overhand right.  
Poovey connects with a spiteful cross.  BAXTER IS HURT!  Baxter recovers before his opponent can take advantage. 
Poovey sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a solid cross.  
Poovey lands with a spiteful jab.  


Round 3 Statistics
Poovey: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 45                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 39                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 18                            
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Baxter: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 35                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 4: 

Poovey tries to keep the action at long range.  Baxter attempts to land an overhand right, but Poovey slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Baxter sidesteps to the right of his opponent and is on target with a ramrod jab.  
Baxter attempts to land a cross, but Poovey sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Baxter gets on the inside and lands a left hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Baxter lands a left uppercut to the body, and then to the head.  
Baxter gets on the inside.  Poovey digs in a weighty right uppercut to Baxter's body.  BAXTER IS HURT!  
It looks like Baxter has now recovered from that earlier bodyshot.  
Poovey finds the target with a hard jab.  
Baxter is looking to close the distance and lands a right hook.  
Baxter pivots to the side of his opponent and drives a right hook into Poovey's ribs.  
Poovey throws an overhand left, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Poovey steps away from his opponent and lands a cross.  
Baxter quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and connects with a cross.  
Baxter pivots to the right of his opponent and drives a stinging jab into his opponents face.  
Baxter advances into close range and manouvers Poovey onto the ropes.  Baxter pivots from in front of his opponent.  Poovey is on target with a right hook to Baxter's body.  
Poovey drives a solid right hook into Baxter's ribcage.  
Poovey is on target with a firm right hook.  
Baxter attempts to land a left hook, but Poovey parries the shot and counters with a solid right hook.  
Poovey steps away from his opponent and lands a ramrod jab.  
Baxter gets on the inside and connects with a left hook.  


Round 4 Statistics
Poovey: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 32                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 19                            
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Baxter: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 38                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 37                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Round 5: 

Baxter pivots from in front of his opponent and is on target with a right hook to his opponents body.  
Poovey tries to step out of his opponents range and is on target with a jab.  Poovey throws a jab, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Poovey sidesteps to the right of his opponent and hits the target with a sharp jab.  
Baxter advances into close range.  Baxter pivots to the left of his opponent.  Baxter lands a left uppercut to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  Baxter tries to land a right hook, but Poovey sidesteps and counters with a sharp right uppercut.  
Poovey quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and digs in a stinging left hook to his opponents body.  
Poovey is on target with a right hook to Baxter's ribs.  Poovey attempts to land a jab, but Baxter slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Baxter quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Poovey lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Baxter is looking to close the distance.  Poovey lands two right hooks to the body, and one to the head.  
Baxter connects with a right hook.  
Baxter gets on the inside and walks Poovey down, trapping him on the ropes.  Baxter pivots to the left of his opponent.  Baxter tries to land a right uppercut, but Poovey blocks the shot and counters with a sharp right hook to his opponents ribs.  
Baxter drives a right hook into Poovey's ribcage.  
Poovey steps away from his opponent and hits home with a sharp cross.  
Baxter finds the target with a ramrod jab.  
Baxter sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a right hook.  
Baxter cuts off the ring, trapping Poovey in the blue corner.  Baxter lands a right uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Baxter lands a right uppercut.  
Poovey connects with a stinging left hook.  
Poovey tries to keep the action at long range.  Baxter tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a stinging cross.  
Poovey attempts to land a jab, but Baxter sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Baxter closes the distance.  Poovey pivots to the side of his opponent and is on target with a firm right hook to his opponents body.  
Baxter cuts off the ring, trapping Poovey on the ropes.  Baxter pivots from in front of his opponent.  Baxter tries to land a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a HUGE left uppercut.  BAXTER WAS STUNNED BY THAT SHOT!  
Poovey switches the action to the outside.  Poovey quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Baxter lands a double jab to his opponents head.  Baxter now seems to have got his legs back.  
Baxter is looking to close the distance and connects with a left hook.  
Poovey lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Baxter steps inside.  Baxter hits home with a right hook.  
Baxter pivots to the side of his opponent.  Poovey is on target with a stinging right hook to Baxter's body.  
Poovey EXPLODES a FIERCE cross into his opponents face.  BAXTER IS HURT!  
Poovey senses a stoppage victory - he just needs the right shot.  Poovey lands a right uppercut to the head, a right hook to the body and a left uppercut to the head.  He follows up the attack and lands a left uppercut, right hook and a left hook to his opponents head, KNOCKING BAXTER DOWN!  He is still struggling to his feet as the count reaches 10!  The winner by KO is Poovey!  


Round 5 Statistics
Poovey: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 54                            
Power Shots Landed: 20                            
Head Shots Thrown: 45                            
Head Shots Landed: 18                            
Body Shots Thrown: 19                            
Body Shots Landed: 8                             

Baxter: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 43                            
Power Shots Landed: 16                            
Head Shots Thrown: 36                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 18                            
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Round 1 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 2 Scores: 10 - 10  10 - 10  10 - 10
Round 3 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 4 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10


Fight Statistics
Poovey: 
Total Punches Thrown: 236                           
Total Punches Landed: 89                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 150                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 61                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 86                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 28                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 185                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 64                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 51                            
Total Jabs Landed: 25                            

Baxter: 
Total Punches Thrown: 234                           
Total Punches Landed: 76                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 168                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 59                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 66                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 17                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 192                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 64                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 42                            
Total Jabs Landed: 12