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06/02/2033
EOD Running: Fight Offers
Joseph Arthur vs Paul Houlette

Boxing Daily Report from the AI Ireland-Leinster promoted show at Cabra Castle Hotel, Dundalk,  taking place on 01/06/2022:

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.  On the line tonight is the Western Europe Super Bantamweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 12 round matchup are Joseph Arthur (9 - 1) who hails from Dublin, Ireland and Paul Houlette(6 - 2) from Strasbourg, France.  Arthur weighed in at 121 pounds And 11 ounces, while Houlette weighed in at 121 pounds And 6 ounces.  
The referee tonight is Jordan Fylan, and the three ringside judges are Patrick Hanigan, Patrick Hanigan and Conor McCrory.  

Round 1: 

Arthur lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Arthur lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Houlette sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Arthur drives a solid right hook into his opponents ribs.  
Arthur tries to step out of his opponents range and is on target with a stinging cross.  
Houlette advances into close range and lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Arthur tries to step out of his opponents range and tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Houlette gets on the inside and manouvers his opponent into the corner.  Houlette lands a right hook.  
Houlette lands a right uppercut.  
Houlette digs in a right uppercut to Arthur's ribcage.  
Arthur tries to keep the action at long range and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Houlette walks Arthur onto the ropes.  Houlette lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Houlette lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Arthur is on target with a sharp right hook.  
Arthur throws a left uppercut, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Arthur's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 1 Statistics
Arthur: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Houlette: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 11                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 15                            
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Round 2: 

Arthur hits home with a cross.  
Houlette hits home with a right hook.  
Houlette is on target with a right hook.  
Arthur is on target with a firm right hook to Houlette's ribcage.  
Arthur steps to the outside and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Arthur lands an overhand left followed by  two jabs to his opponents head.  
Houlette sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Arthur lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Arthur lands a cross.  
Houlette steps inside.  Arthur is on target with a left uppercut.  
Arthur connects with a stinging left hook.  
Houlette is on target with a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Arthur switches the action to the outside and lands a jab.  
Houlette advances into close range and lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Arthur lands a sharp jab.  
Houlette steps inside and cuts off the ring, trapping Arthur on the ropes.  Houlette drives a right uppercut into his opponents ribs.  
Arthur digs in a left hook to his opponents liver.  
Arthur hits home with a solid cross.  
Houlette closes the distance and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Arthur is looking to keep his distance and lands a cross to the body, an overhand right to the head and a jab to the head.  


Round 2 Statistics
Arthur: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 8                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 29                            
Head Shots Landed: 18                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Houlette: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 11                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Round 3: 

Houlette is looking to close the distance and lands a left hook.  
Houlette digs in a right hook to Arthur's body.  
Arthur steps to the outside and lands an overhand right.  
Houlette walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Houlette lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Arthur hits home with a firm left hook.  
Arthur is looking to keep his distance and lands a cross.  
Houlette steps inside and manouvers Arthur onto the ropes.  Houlette sidesteps to the left of his opponent and connects with a left hook.  
Arthur steps to the outside and is on target with a jab.  
Houlette throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a solid right uppercut.  
Houlette is on target with a left uppercut.  


Round 3 Statistics
Arthur: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Houlette: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 14                            
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 4: 

Arthur lands an overhand right followed by  two straights to his opponents head.  
Houlette is looking to close the distance and digs in a right hook to his opponents ribs.  
Arthur steps to the outside and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Houlette is looking to close the distance.  Arthur sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Houlette digs in a right uppercut to his opponents ribs.  
Houlette forces Arthur to retreat into a corner.  Houlette digs in a right hook to his opponents ribcage.  
Arthur connects with a solid left hook.  
Arthur lands two jabs to the body, and one to the head.  
Houlette gets on the inside and cuts off the ring, trapping Arthur in the corner.  Houlette drives a right hook into his opponents ribs.  
Arthur tries to keep the action at long range.  Arthur sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Arthur throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Houlette is on target with a left hook to Arthur's body.  
Arthur steps to the outside and is on target with a cross.  
Arthur steps to the outside and lands a cross, jab and a cross to his opponents head.  
Houlette is looking to close the distance.  Arthur connects with a right hook.  Arthur throws a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Houlette drives a right hook into Arthur's ribcage.  
Arthur finds the target with a jab.  Arthur tries to land a left uppercut, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Houlette advances into close range.  Arthur sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Houlette digs in a left hook to his opponents liver.  
Arthur is on target with a firm right hook to his opponents ribcage.  


Round 4 Statistics
Arthur: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 7                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 29                            
Head Shots Landed: 16                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Houlette: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 16                            
Body Shots Landed: 8                             

Round 5: 

Houlette tries to land a right hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a firm cross.  
Arthur is on target with a left hook.  
Houlette steps inside.  Arthur is on target with a firm left hook.  
Arthur steps to the outside and connects with a firm cross.  
Houlette gets on the inside and drives a left hook into Arthur's liver.  
Houlette lands a jab to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Arthur sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Houlette lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Arthur tries to keep the action at long range and connects with a stinging overhand left.  
Houlette advances into close range and is on target with a left hook to his opponents ribs.  
Houlette is on target with a left uppercut to Arthur's body.  
Arthur steps to the outside and lands a jab followed by  two straights to his opponents head.  


Round 5 Statistics
Arthur: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Houlette: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 6                             
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 18                            
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Round 6: 

Arthur tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a stinging jab.  
Arthur finds the target with a jab.  
Arthur connects with an overhand right.  
Arthur lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  Arthur throws a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Arthur switches the action to the outside and lands a jab.  
Houlette manages to force Arthur into a corner.  Houlette pivots to the right of his opponent and drives a left hook into Arthur's body.  
Arthur steps away from his opponent and hits the target with a solid jab.  
Houlette lands a ramrod jab.  
Houlette is looking to close the distance and lands a left hook.  
Arthur quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Arthur throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut to Arthur's body.  
Houlette is looking to close the distance.  Arthur tries to land a left uppercut, but Houlette slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Arthur hits home with a firm right hook.  
Arthur is on target with a firm right hook to his opponents body.  


Round 6 Statistics
Arthur: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 7                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Houlette: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 11                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 7: 

Arthur tries to step out of his opponents range and is on target with a jab.  
Houlette closes the distance and lands a right hook.  
Houlette connects with a left hook.  
Houlette closes the distance and lands a left uppercut to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Houlette closes the distance.  Arthur is on target with a right hook.  
Arthur tries to keep the action at long range and is on target with a sharp cross.  
Arthur steps away from his opponent and lands a jab.  
Arthur lands a jab, overhand right and a cross to his opponents head.  
Arthur steps away from his opponent.  Houlette tries to land a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a solid right uppercut.  
Houlette steps inside.  Arthur lands a firm left hook.  
Arthur connects with an overhand left.  
Arthur steps away from his opponent and lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Arthur sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Houlette sidesteps to the left of his opponent and hits the target with a solid jab.  
Houlette gets on the inside and walks Arthur down, trapping him in a neutral corner.  Arthur digs in a solid right hook to his opponents body.  
Arthur is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands an overhand left, cross and an overhand left to his opponents head.  
Arthur is on target with a jab.  
Arthur is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Arthur is on target with a jab.  


Round 7 Statistics
Arthur: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 10                            
Power Shots Thrown: 32                            
Power Shots Landed: 16                            
Head Shots Thrown: 37                            
Head Shots Landed: 24                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Houlette: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 8: 

Houlette digs in a right hook to Arthur's ribs.  
Houlette hits home with a left hook.  
Arthur pivots to the side of his opponent and lands two consecutive left uppercuts to his opponents head.  
Houlette forces Arthur to retreat onto the ropes.  Houlette is on target with a left hook.  Houlette attempts to land a left hook, but Arthur blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Arthur lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Arthur tries to keep the action at long range and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Houlette closes the distance.  Arthur tries to land a right uppercut, but Houlette dodges the shot and counters with a cross.  
Houlette is looking to close the distance.  Arthur digs in a right uppercut to Houlette's body.  
Arthur switches the action to the outside.  Arthur feints a jab, but Houlette does not fall for it and is on target with a right uppercut to his opponents ribcage.  
Arthur drives a sharp jab into his opponents face.  
Arthur lands a left hook to the body followed by a cross to the head.  
Houlette is looking to close the distance.  Arthur pivots from in front of his opponent and is on target with a firm left hook.  
Houlette lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Arthur is on target with a sharp right hook to Houlette's ribcage.  
Arthur is looking to keep the action on the outside and finds the target with a jab.  


Round 8 Statistics
Arthur: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 7                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Houlette: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 13                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 14                            
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 9: 

Arthur steps to the outside.  Houlette quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Houlette tries to land a jab, but Arthur sidesteps and counters with a sharp left hook.  
Houlette drives a right hook into Arthur's body.  
Arthur hits home with a firm right hook.  
Arthur connects with a left hook.  
Arthur connects with a right hook.  
Houlette gets on the inside.  Arthur attempts to land a right hook, but Houlette sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Arthur connects with a firm left hook.  
Houlette digs in a right hook to his opponents ribcage.  
Houlette is looking to close the distance.  Arthur connects with a stinging left hook.  
Arthur is looking to keep his distance and hits home with a sharp jab.  
Arthur tries to keep the action at long range and hits home with a firm overhand right.  


Round 9 Statistics
Arthur: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Houlette: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 8                             
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 10: 

Arthur is on target with a firm cross.  
Houlette advances into close range.  Houlette quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and digs in a right uppercut to his opponents ribcage.  
Houlette manouvers Arthur onto the ropes.  Houlette quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and is on target with a left hook to Arthur's liver.  
Houlette drives a left uppercut into Arthur's body.  
Arthur digs in a left uppercut to Houlette's body.  
Houlette advances into close range.  Arthur sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a left hook.  
Arthur lands with a sharp jab.  
Houlette steps inside and is on target with a left hook to Arthur's body.  
Houlette sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Arthur is on target with a left hook.  
Houlette gets on the inside.  Arthur drives a left hook into Houlette's body.  
Arthur steps to the outside and connects with an overhand left.  
Arthur steps away from his opponent and connects with an overhand right.  


Round 10 Statistics
Arthur: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Houlette: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 5                             
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 15                            
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Round 11: 

Houlette is looking to close the distance and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Houlette steps inside and lands a right uppercut to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Arthur pivots to the left of his opponent.  Houlette drives a right hook into his opponents body.  
Houlette steps inside and walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Houlette digs in a right hook to his opponents body.  
Houlette is on target with a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Arthur is looking to keep his distance.  Arthur sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Arthur lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Houlette forces Arthur to back into the ropes.  Houlette digs in a right hook to Arthur's body.  
Arthur is looking to keep his distance and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Houlette is on target with a left hook.  
Houlette throws a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a solid left uppercut to his opponents body.  
At the end of Round 11, lets listen in on the corners...Arthur's trainer is advising his fighter to keep his distance and coast to the win. Houlette's trainer is telling his fighter he needs a knockout to win!  

Round 11 Statistics
Arthur: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Houlette: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 7                             
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 16                            
Body Shots Landed: 7                             

Round 12: 

Arthur lands a stinging cross.  Arthur attempts to land a cross, but Houlette sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Arthur digs in a firm left hook to Houlette's ribs.  
Houlette lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Arthur is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Arthur is on target with a stinging cross.  
Houlette drives a right hook into his opponents ribs.  
Arthur lands a sharp left hook.  
Arthur lands a jab.  
Arthur connects with a left hook.  
Houlette digs in a left hook to his opponents liver.  
Arthur connects with a cross.  
Houlette drives a right hook into his opponents body.  
Houlette steps inside and is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Arthur steps to the outside and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Houlette is looking to close the distance and is on target with a left hook to Arthur's liver.  


Round 12 Statistics
Arthur: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Houlette: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 7                             
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 13                            
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Round 1 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 2 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 3 Scores: 10 - 10  10 - 10  9 - 10
Round 4 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 5 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  9 - 10
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: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 12 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9


Final Scorecards: 118 - 111  118 - 111  116 - 112

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Dublin, Ireland.... Joseph Arthur

Fight Statistics
Arthur: 
Total Punches Thrown: 383                           
Total Punches Landed: 164                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 318                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 146                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 65                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 18                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 273                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 101                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 110                           
Total Jabs Landed: 63                            

Houlette: 
Total Punches Thrown: 279                           
Total Punches Landed: 86                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 126                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 33                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 153                           
Total Body Shots Landed: 53                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 261                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 81                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 18                            
Total Jabs Landed: 5