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13/09/2045
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Jay Costain vs John Forbes

Boxing Daily Report from the Lionheart Promotions promoted show at Auckland Skirvin, Auckland,  taking place on 16/04/2045:

The venue is completely packed out with the fans turning out in force to watch the fights on offer tonight.  
Next up is the main event of the show.  This is a final eliminator for the New Zealand Light Heavyweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance and those watching live on Prime, the two fighters competing in this 12 round matchup are Jay Costain (32(10) - 13(3) - 3) who hails from Waitakere, New Zealand and John Forbes(5 - 3) from Auckland, New Zealand.  Costain weighed in at 174 pounds and 15 ounces, while Forbes weighed in at 175 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Chris Booth, and the three ringside judges are Ian Skene, Mark Vaux and Chris Heretini.  

Round 1: 

Costain sidesteps to the right of his opponent and hits home with a left uppercut.  
Costain hits the target with a stinging jab.  
Costain gets on the inside and lands a right uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Costain walks his opponent down, trapping him in the blue corner.  Costain pivots from in front of his opponent and hits home with a left hook.  
Costain lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Costain closes the distance and connects with a left hook.  
Costain tries to keep the action at long range and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Costain switches the action to the outside and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Costain is looking to close the distance and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Costain advances into close range.  Forbes attempts to land a right hook, but Costain sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Costain is looking to keep his distance and hits home with a firm overhand left.  
Costain lands a firm right hook.  
Costain lands a jab.  
Forbes feints a cross, and then is on target with a jab.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Forbes's trainer is advising how he could be more accurate.  Forbes's trainer is telling his fighter to increase his workrate.  Forbes's trainer is advising how he could improve his defence.  

Round 1 Statistics
Costain: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Head Shots Thrown: 32                            
Head Shots Landed: 19                            
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Forbes: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 13                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 2: 

Costain hits home with a stinging cross.  
Costain is on target with a left hook to his opponents liver.  
Costain closes the distance and lands a firm left hook.  
Costain lands a jab.  
Costain lands a cross.  
Costain tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a firm cross.  
Costain lands a cross followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Costain steps inside and lands a right hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Costain steps away from his opponent and lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Costain quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Forbes is on target with a cross.  
Costain is looking to keep his distance and finds the target with a jab.  
Costain closes the distance and lands a right hook to the body followed by a right uppercut to the head.  
Costain attempts to land a jab, but Forbes sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Costain closes the distance and lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Costain is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a jab.  
Costain lands a cross.  Costain attempts to land a right hook, but Forbes sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Costain hits home with a cross.  
Costain gets on the inside and lands a right hook.  


Round 2 Statistics
Costain: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 19                            
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 19                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Forbes: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 3: 

Costain connects with a left hook.  
Costain is looking to close the distance and hits home with a left hook.  
Forbes tries to keep the action at long range.  Costain lands a cross.  
Costain closes the distance and lands a stinging right hook.  Costain ties up his opponent.  Costain throws a hook within the clinch but hits his opponent behind the head. The ref halts the action and breaks the clinch.  He lectures Costain about fouling.  
Costain lands a cross to Forbes's body.  
Costain sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Costain hits home with a left hook.  
Costain lands a right uppercut to the head, a right hook to the body and a right hook to the head.  
Forbes attempts to land a jab, but Costain parries the shot and counters with a cross.  
Forbes is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Costain lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Costain lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Costain lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Costain gets on the inside and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Costain connects with a sharp left hook.  
Costain advances into close range and lands three consecutive right hooks to his opponents head.  
At the end of Round 3, lets listen in on the corners...Forbes's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 3 Statistics
Costain: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 32                            
Power Shots Landed: 24                            
Head Shots Thrown: 34                            
Head Shots Landed: 21                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Forbes: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 4: 

Costain steps away from his opponent and hits home with a sharp overhand right.  
Costain closes the distance and hits home with a right hook.  
Costain closes the distance.  Costain sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a right hook to the head, a left hook to the body and a right hook to the body.  
Costain lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Costain lands a left hook followed by  two right hooks to his opponents head.  
Forbes is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Costain lands a solid jab.  
Costain pivots to the right of his opponent.  Forbes throws a left hook, but Costain holds on to his opponent.  Costain pushes his forearm into Forbes's face.  The ref breaks the clinch and signals for the action to continue.  
Costain is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Costain feints a right, and then lands with a sharp jab.  
Costain connects with a firm cross.  
Forbes tries to step out of his opponents range.  Costain lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Costain is looking to close the distance.  Costain quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Costain lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  Costain attempts to land a right uppercut, but Forbes sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Costain lands a right uppercut to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  He then lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Costain gets on the inside and lands two right hooks followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Costain sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands three consecutive left hooks to his opponents head.  


Round 4 Statistics
Costain: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 30                            
Power Shots Landed: 24                            
Head Shots Thrown: 34                            
Head Shots Landed: 25                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Forbes: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 5: 

Costain lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Forbes tries to keep the action at long range.  Costain lands two consecutive overhand lefts to his opponents head.  
Costain advances into close range and lands a right uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Costain steps away from his opponent and lands a jab.  
Costain is on target with a stinging left hook.  
Costain cuts off the ring, trapping Forbes on the ropes.  Costain throws a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Costain steps inside.  Costain quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and hits home with a left hook.  
Costain connects with a right uppercut.  
Costain lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Costain closes the distance.  Forbes throws a left hook, but Costain ties up his opponent.  Costain leans on his opponent trying to wear him down. As they grapple, Costain pushes his forearm into Forbes's face.  The referee separates the two fighters and warns Costain.  
Costain steps inside and lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Costain tries to land a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Costain tries to keep the action at long range.  Forbes hits home with an overhand left.  
Forbes hits home with a right hook.  


Round 5 Statistics
Costain: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Forbes: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 6: 

Costain advances into close range and drives a left hook into Forbes's liver.  
Costain is looking to close the distance and lands three consecutive right hooks to his opponents head.  
Forbes lands a jab.  
Costain lands a left uppercut to the body, a left hook to the head and a right uppercut to the head.  
Forbes is on target with a right hook.  
Forbes switches the action to the outside.  Costain is on target with an overhand left.  
Costain advances into close range.  Costain sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Costain tries to step out of his opponents range.  Forbes hits home with an overhand left.  
Costain gets on the inside and hits home with a right uppercut.  
Costain closes the distance and connects with a left hook.  
Costain hits home with a right hook.  
Costain lands a right hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
Costain walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Costain lands a sharp right hook.  Costain throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Costain forces Forbes to retreat into a corner.  Costain quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and is on target with a right hook.  


Round 6 Statistics
Costain: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 32                            
Power Shots Landed: 17                            
Head Shots Thrown: 32                            
Head Shots Landed: 17                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Forbes: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 7: 

Costain lands two right uppercuts followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  Costain holds on to his opponent.  Costain leans on his opponent using all his weight. The ref separates the two fighters.  
Costain lands a cross.  
Costain steps inside and lands a right hook to the body followed by a right uppercut to the head.  
Costain steps away from his opponent and lands a stiff jab.  
Costain connects with a cross.  
Costain advances into close range and is on target with a stinging right hook.  
Costain steps to the outside and lands two consecutive overhand lefts to his opponents head.  
Forbes is on target with a jab.  
Forbes is on target with a cross.  
Forbes walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Costain throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Costain advances into close range and connects with a left uppercut.  
Costain is looking to close the distance.  Forbes tries to land a right hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a firm right hook.  
Forbes connects with a left hook.  
Costain closes the distance and lands three consecutive right hooks to his opponents head.  
Costain sidesteps to the left of his opponent and hits home with a right hook.  


Round 7 Statistics
Costain: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 30                            
Power Shots Landed: 17                            
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 17                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Forbes: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 6                             
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 13                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 8: 

Costain switches the action to the outside.  Forbes finds the target with a jab.  
Forbes is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Costain is on target with a cross.  
Costain lands a jab.  
Costain closes the distance and lands a left hook followed by  two right hooks to his opponents head.  
Costain lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  He then lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Costain lands a right hook, right uppercut and a left hook to his opponents head.  
Costain closes the distance and lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Forbes quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a cross.  
Costain lands a right hook to the body followed by a left uppercut to the head.  
Forbes is looking to keep his distance and hits home with an overhand right.  
Forbes lands a cross.  


Round 8 Statistics
Costain: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 16                            
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Forbes: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 9: 

Costain steps inside and lands a left hook.  
Costain connects with a cross.  
Costain steps inside and lands a right uppercut to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  Costain clinches his opponent.  Costain pushes his forearm into Forbes's face.  The referee separates the two fighters and warns Costain.  
Costain lands a left uppercut to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Costain closes the distance and walks his opponent down, trapping him in a corner.  Costain is on target with a right uppercut to Forbes's body.  Costain attempts to land a right hook, but Forbes parries the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Costain lands a right uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Forbes connects with a cross.  
Costain lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Costain feints a cross, and then lands two jabs followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Forbes lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Costain gets on the inside and lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Costain digs in a right hook to Forbes's body.  
Costain switches the action to the outside and is on target with a jab.  
Costain hits home with a stinging cross.  
Costain hits home with a right hook.  
Forbes sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Costain lands a sharp jab.  
Forbes manouvers his opponent onto the ropes.  Costain lands a jab.  
Costain is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Costain gets on the inside.  Forbes is on target with a right hook to his opponents body.  
Costain lands a solid cross.  
Costain closes the distance.  Forbes throws a left hook, but Costain holds on to his opponent.  Costain leans on his opponent using all his weight. The ref separates the two fighters.  
Costain is on target with a left hook.  


Round 9 Statistics
Costain: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 8                             
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 22                            
Head Shots Thrown: 35                            
Head Shots Landed: 25                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Forbes: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 10: 

Costain advances into close range.  Forbes throws a right hook, but Costain ties up his opponent.  Costain tries to make the space to throw a hook, but hits Forbes's kidney. The ref separates the two fighters.  
Costain lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Costain lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Forbes switches the action to the outside.  Costain feints a left, and then lands a jab followed by  two straights to his opponents head.  
Costain tries to keep the action at long range.  Forbes throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a stinging cross.  
Costain gets on the inside.  Costain pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Costain steps inside and lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Costain advances into close range and manouvers Forbes into a neutral corner.  Costain lands a right uppercut to the body followed by a left uppercut to the head.  
Costain tries to land a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Costain closes the distance and lands a left uppercut to the head, a left uppercut to the body and a right uppercut to the head.  
Costain connects with a cross.  
Costain advances into close range and is on target with a solid right hook.  
Costain hits home with a solid jab.  
Costain steps inside and lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  He continues the combination and lands a right uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Forbes is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Costain lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Costain lands a left hook.  
Costain cuts off the ring, trapping Forbes in a corner.  Costain is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Costain is on target with a solid left hook.  
Costain lands a left hook, right hook and a left hook to his opponents head.  
At the end of Round 10, lets listen in on the corners...Costain's trainer is telling his fighter he is a mile in front and not to do anything stupid. 

Round 10 Statistics
Costain: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 39                            
Power Shots Landed: 30                            
Head Shots Thrown: 37                            
Head Shots Landed: 29                            
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Forbes: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 7                             
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 10                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 11: 

Forbes attempts to land a cross, but Costain sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Costain lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Costain lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Costain steps to the outside and connects with a cross.  
Costain connects with a cross.  
Forbes walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Costain finds the target with a jab.  
Costain connects with a left uppercut.  
Costain lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Costain lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Costain lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
At the end of Round 11, lets listen in on the corners...Forbes's trainer is telling his fighter he must go to war on his opponent!  

Round 11 Statistics
Costain: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 17                            
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Forbes: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 10                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 12: 

Costain tries to step out of his opponents range and is on target with a sharp overhand right.  
Costain is on target with a cross.  
Costain lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Costain is on target with a solid jab.  
Costain tries to land a cross, but Forbes sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Costain finds the target with a jab.  Costain throws a jab, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Forbes hits home with a cross.  


Round 12 Statistics
Costain: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Forbes: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 13                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 1 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 2 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 3 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 4 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 5 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 6 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 7 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 8 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 9 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 10 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 11 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 12 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9


Final Scorecards: 120 - 108  120 - 108  120 - 108

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Waitakere, New Zealand.... Jay Costain

Fight Statistics
Costain: 
Total Punches Thrown: 420                           
Total Punches Landed: 257                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 359                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 226                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 61                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 31                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 322                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 212                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 98                            
Total Jabs Landed: 45                            

Forbes: 
Total Punches Thrown: 210                           
Total Punches Landed: 36                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 186                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 33                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 24                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 3                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 149                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 26                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 61                            
Total Jabs Landed: 10