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10/01/2042
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Leighton Blevens vs John Melville

Boxing Daily Report from the Gore Promotions promoted show at House of Blues, Boston,  taking place on 21/12/2041:

The venue is completely packed out with the fans turning out in force to watch the fights on offer tonight.  
Next up we have one of the supporting contests of this show.  This is a semi final eliminator for the USA-Massachusetts Super Middleweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Leighton Blevens (8 - 0) who hails from Worcester, USA and John Melville(6 - 0) from Boston, USA.  Both Blevens and Melville weighed in at 168 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Dave Greenan, and the three ringside judges are Richie MacIsaac, Peter Cooper and Leo McAffee.  

Round 1: 

Melville advances into close range.  Blevens hits home with a left hook.  
Blevens is looking to keep his distance and connects with a stinging overhand left.  
Blevens feints a cross, and then lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Blevens feints a left hook, and then lands a cross.  
Blevens lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Melville lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Blevens lands a left uppercut followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Melville advances into close range and lands a right hook.  
Melville closes the distance and manages to force Blevens onto the ropes.  Melville digs in a solid left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Blevens throws a jab, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a sharp right uppercut.  
Blevens finds the target with a hard jab.  
Blevens attempts to land an overhand right, but Melville blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Melville hits home with a firm overhand right.  
Melville advances into close range.  Blevens drives a sharp left hook into his opponents liver.  
Blevens is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Melville is on target with a cross.  Melville attempts to land a cross, but Blevens blocks the shot and counters with a sharp cross.  
Melville is on target with a cross.  
Melville gets on the inside and manouvers his opponent onto the ropes.  Melville lands two right hooks followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Melville digs in a sharp left hook to his opponents body.  
Blevens steps away from his opponent.  Melville is on target with a cross.  
Melville walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Melville lands a left hook to the body, a right hook to the body and a right hook to the head.  
Melville closes the distance.  Blevens is on target with a stinging right hook.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Blevens's trainer is advising how he could improve the accuracy of his work.  

Round 1 Statistics
Blevens: 
Jabs Thrown: 14                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 32                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 13                            
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Melville: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 32                            
Power Shots Landed: 17                            
Head Shots Thrown: 35                            
Head Shots Landed: 16                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Round 2: 

Melville is looking to close the distance.  Blevens hits home with a left uppercut.  
Melville closes the distance.  Blevens hits home with a left hook.  
Melville lands a right hook to the body, a right hook to the head and a left hook to the body.  
Melville is looking to close the distance and is on target with a left hook to Blevens's ribs.  
Melville tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Blevens tries to step out of his opponents range.  Melville sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Melville attempts to land a cross, but Blevens sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Melville lands a right hook, left hook and a right hook to his opponents head.  
Blevens contemptuously drops his hands, trying to provoke his opponent.  Melville connects with a firm cross.  
Blevens is on target with a firm overhand right.  
Melville advances into close range and lands two left hooks to the body, and one to the head.  
Blevens lands a spiteful jab.  
Melville is looking to close the distance and manages to force Blevens into a corner.  Blevens hits home with a left uppercut.  
Melville is looking to close the distance and is on target with a right hook.  
Melville lands three consecutive right hooks to his opponents head.  
Melville lands a left uppercut, left hook and a cross to his opponents head.  
Blevens lands a jab.  
Melville advances into close range.  Blevens pivots to the right of his opponent.  Blevens attempts to land a right hook, but Melville blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  


Round 2 Statistics
Blevens: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 30                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 29                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Melville: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 43                            
Power Shots Landed: 19                            
Head Shots Thrown: 40                            
Head Shots Landed: 16                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Round 3: 

Melville is looking to close the distance.  Melville sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Melville throws a left hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Melville gets on the inside.  Blevens throws a right uppercut, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Blevens lands a cross followed by  two jabs to his opponents head.  
Melville advances into close range and forces Blevens to retreat onto the ropes.  Melville pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Melville lands a cross.  Melville tries to land a cross, but Blevens sidesteps and counters with a stinging right hook to his opponents ribs.  
Melville advances into close range and lands two left hook's to the head followed by a right uppercut to the body.  
Melville closes the distance and throws a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Blevens steps to the outside and lands with a hard jab.  
Melville steps inside.  Blevens pivots to the side of his opponent and connects with a left uppercut.  
Blevens tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a cross to the head followed by two jab's to the body.  
Melville advances into close range and forces Blevens to back into the ropes.  Melville is on target with a right hook.  
Melville pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a left hook.  
Melville drives a left hook into Blevens's liver.  Melville tries to land a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Blevens lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Melville forces Blevens to retreat onto the ropes.  Blevens drives a firm right hook into his opponents body.  
Melville drives a sharp right uppercut into his opponents body.  
Blevens hits home with a hard jab.  
Melville advances into close range and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Blevens switches the action to the outside and hits home with a cross.  Blevens throws a jab, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Melville hits home with a right uppercut.  


Round 3 Statistics
Blevens: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 7                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Melville: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 33                            
Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Head Shots Thrown: 33                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 4: 

Melville throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Melville advances into close range and tries to land a right hook, but Blevens dodges the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Melville lands a left hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Melville connects with an overhand right.  
Blevens hits the target with a stinging jab.  
Melville advances into close range and connects with a right hook.  Melville tries to land a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a solid left hook.  
Melville closes the distance and manouvers Blevens onto the ropes.  Melville pivots to the left of his opponent.  Melville is on target with a right uppercut.  Melville throws a right hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a firm right uppercut.  
Melville lands two right hooks followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Melville connects with an overhand left.  
Melville closes the distance and tries to land a left hook, but Blevens slips the shot and counters with a firm right uppercut.  
Blevens is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a stinging jab.  
Melville hits home with a right hook.  
Melville walks his opponent down, trapping him in a neutral corner.  Blevens lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Blevens pivots to the side of his opponent.  Melville lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Melville steps inside.  Blevens pivots from in front of his opponent and drives a left hook into his opponents body.  
Melville walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Melville connects with a sharp left hook.  
Melville closes the distance.  Melville sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Melville lands a right hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  Melville tries to land a left hook, but Blevens parries the shot and counters with a firm right uppercut.  


Round 4 Statistics
Blevens: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 29                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Melville: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 42                            
Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Head Shots Thrown: 40                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 5: 

Melville steps inside.  Blevens pivots to the side of his opponent and drives a left hook into his opponents body.  
Blevens tries to step out of his opponents range.  Melville connects with a firm overhand right.  
Melville advances into close range and forces Blevens to retreat onto the ropes.  Melville lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  He then lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Blevens is on target with a right hook.  
Blevens tries to keep the action at long range and tries to land a jab, but Melville sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Melville gets on the inside.  Melville pivots from in front of his opponent.  Blevens lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Melville forces Blevens to back into the ropes.  Melville drives a left uppercut into his opponents body.  
Blevens lands with a solid jab.  
Blevens tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a cross to Melville's body.  
Blevens is looking to keep his distance.  Melville attempts to land an overhand left, but Blevens sidesteps and counters with a firm left hook to Melville's body.  
Blevens lands two jabs to the body, and one to the head.  
Melville is looking to close the distance and walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Melville attempts to land a right uppercut, but Blevens slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Melville lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Blevens hits home with a cross.  
Melville advances into close range and cuts off the ring, trapping Blevens on the ropes.  Melville lands two consecutive left uppercuts to his opponents head.  


Round 5 Statistics
Blevens: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 30                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Melville: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 6: 

Melville attempts to land a left hook, but Blevens slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Melville closes the distance.  Blevens connects with a firm left hook.  
Melville lands a stinging cross.  
Blevens lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Melville gets on the inside.  Blevens pivots to the right of his opponent and is on target with a firm left hook.  
Blevens switches the action to the outside.  Blevens feints a left hook, and then drives a firm cross into his opponents body.  
Melville is on target with a cross.  
Blevens is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands two jab's to the head followed by a cross to the body.  
Melville connects with a stinging cross.  
Blevens tries to keep the action at long range.  Melville throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a stinging right hook.  
Melville attempts to land a jab, but Blevens sidesteps and counters with a stinging left hook.  
Melville tries to land a left uppercut, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a cross.  
Blevens sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Melville lands a right hook to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Blevens is on target with a right hook.  
Melville walks Blevens onto the ropes.  Blevens lands a right uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  


Round 6 Statistics
Blevens: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 35                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 32                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Melville: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 7: 

Blevens is on target with a sharp left hook.  
Melville lands a left hook.  
Melville attempts to land a right hook, but Blevens blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Melville lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Blevens tries to step out of his opponents range.  Melville quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Blevens lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Blevens is on target with a jab to Melville's body.  
Melville throws an overhand right, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Blevens pivots from in front of his opponent.  Melville is on target with a left hook to his opponents liver.  
Blevens connects with a cross.  
Melville is on target with a firm left uppercut to Blevens's body.  
Melville lands a right hook to the head followed by a right uppercut to the body.  
Melville closes the distance and lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Melville quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Melville digs in a sharp right hook to his opponents body.  Melville tries to land a left hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Blevens connects with a stinging left hook.  As Melville tries to work on the inside, the fighters heads come together!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Blevens dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Blevens steps to the outside and throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Melville closes the distance and drives a right hook into his opponents body.  
Blevens lands a jab.  
Melville advances into close range and forces Blevens to retreat into a neutral corner.  Melville digs in a right hook to his opponents ribs.  
Blevens connects with a right hook.  Blevens attempts to land an uppercut to the solar plexus, but he strays low!  The ref ignores Melville's complaints and signals for the action to continue.  
At the end of Round 7, lets listen in on the corners...Blevens's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 7 Statistics
Blevens: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 30                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Melville: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 38                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 16                            
Body Shots Landed: 7                             

Round 8: 

Blevens switches the action to the outside and lands with a hard jab.  
Blevens throws a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a firm right uppercut.  
Blevens hits the target with a hard jab.  
Blevens finds the target with a ramrod jab.  
Melville walks Blevens down, trapping him in a corner.  Melville drives a solid left hook into Blevens's body.  
Melville lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Blevens quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Melville lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Blevens tries to keep the action at long range and lands a spiteful jab.  
Blevens retreats back to the ropes, and waits for his opponent to attack.  Melville tries to tag Blevens on the ropes, but his opponent blocks every shot!  
Blevens is looking to keep his distance and lands with a hard jab.  
Melville closes the distance.  Blevens connects with a left uppercut.  Blevens tries to land a right uppercut, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a sharp right uppercut.  
Blevens tries to keep the action at long range and lands a cross.  Blevens throws a jab, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a sharp cross.  
Melville closes the distance.  Blevens lands a right uppercut.  
Blevens is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Melville lands a firm cross.  


Round 8 Statistics
Blevens: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Melville: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 9: 

Blevens drives a jab into Melville's body.  
Blevens attempts to land a cross, but Melville dodges the shot and counters with a cross.  
Blevens steps away from his opponent and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Blevens lands a hard jab.  
Blevens lands with a spiteful jab.  
Melville connects with a left hook.  
Blevens lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  


Round 9 Statistics
Blevens: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Melville: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 10                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 10: 

Blevens lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Blevens switches the action to the outside.  Melville sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Blevens finds the target with a jab.  
Melville lands a cross.  
Blevens steps away from his opponent.  Melville lands a cross.  Melville attempts to land a cross, but Blevens slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Melville connects with a cross.  
Blevens lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Blevens throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a stinging cross.  
Blevens is looking to keep his distance.  Melville is on target with a stinging overhand right.  
Melville closes the distance.  Blevens throws a left hook, but is unable to find the target.  Blevens holds on to his opponent.  Melville leans on his opponent using all his weight. Blevens tries to make the space to throw a hook, but hits Melville behind the head. Melville is using his forearm in the clinch.  The ref breaks the clinch and signals for the action to continue.  
Melville lands a left hook.  
Melville throws a left hook, but Blevens ties up his opponent.  Melville is using his forearm in the clinch.  The ref separates the two fighters.  
Melville pivots from in front of his opponent.  Melville lands a right hook, left hook and a left uppercut to his opponents head.  Melville tries to land a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Blevens connects with a cross.  
Melville steps inside and throws a left uppercut, but Blevens holds on to his opponent.  Melville is leaning on his opponent in the clinch. Blevens tries to make the space to throw a hook, but hits Melville behind the head. Melville pushes his forearm into Blevens's face.  The referee separates the two fighters and warns Melville.  
Blevens switches the action to the outside.  Melville throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Blevens tries to keep the action at long range.  Melville sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Blevens throws a jab, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a cross.  
Blevens lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Blevens tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  


Round 10 Statistics
Blevens: 
Jabs Thrown: 18                            
Jabs Landed: 8                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Melville: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 1 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 2 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
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  9 - 10  10 - 10
Round 8 Scores: 10 - 10  9 - 10  10 - 10
Round 9 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 10 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9


Final Scorecards: 98 - 93  96 - 94  98 - 94

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Worcester, USA.... Leighton Blevens

Fight Statistics
Blevens: 
Total Punches Thrown: 353                           
Total Punches Landed: 115                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 270                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 100                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 83                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 15                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 259                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 72                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 94                            
Total Jabs Landed: 43                            

Melville: 
Total Punches Thrown: 330                           
Total Punches Landed: 122                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 277                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 97                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 53                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 25                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 291                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 115                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 39                            
Total Jabs Landed: 7