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15/05/2031
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Michael Abernethy vs Tobias Bankhead

Boxing Daily Report from the AI USA-Mississippi promoted show at USA-Mississippi Gym, Jackson,  taking place on 04/11/2022:

There are a few empty seats out here tonight, but this is a respectable turnout for the show.  
Next up is the main event of the show.  This is a mandatory fight for the USA-Deep South Welterweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance and those watching live on Fight Now TV, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Michael Abernethy (11(5) - 0) who hails from Jackson, USA and Tobias Bankhead(11(1) - 2(1)) from Nashville, USA.  Abernethy weighed in at 147 pounds, while Bankhead weighed in at 146 pounds and 10 ounces.  
The referee tonight is Billy Ainsley, and the three ringside judges are Hayden McCallum, Geoff Biggar and Richard Cargill.  

Round 1: 

Bankhead gets on the inside.  Abernethy connects with a right hook.  
Bankhead lands a left uppercut to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Abernethy is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Bankhead lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Bankhead manouvers his opponent onto the ropes.  Abernethy is on target with a left hook to Bankhead's body.  
Bankhead is on target with a hard jab.  
Bankhead advances into close range and is on target with a stinging right hook.  
Bankhead advances into close range.  Bankhead pivots to the right of his opponent.  Bankhead lands a solid left uppercut.  Bankhead tries to land a left hook, but Abernethy slips the shot and counters with a firm right hook.  
Bankhead walks Abernethy into a corner.  Abernethy lands a solid right hook.  
Abernethy drives a left uppercut into his opponents body.  
Abernethy drives a solid left hook into his opponents body.  
Abernethy tries to step out of his opponents range and is on target with a jab.  
Bankhead is looking to close the distance.  Abernethy lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Abernethy tries to keep the action at long range and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Abernethy lands a cross followed by  two jabs to his opponents head.  
Abernethy switches the action to the outside and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  Abernethy attempts to land a jab, but Bankhead blocks the shot and counters with a left hook to Abernethy's liver.  
Bankhead gets on the inside and lands a right uppercut, right hook and a left hook to his opponents head.  
Abernethy switches the action to the outside.  Bankhead lands a stinging jab.  Bankhead attempts to land an overhand right, but Abernethy sidesteps and counters with a left hook to Bankhead's body.  
Abernethy sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Bankhead lands a stiff jab.  
Abernethy is looking to keep his distance and hits home with a sharp cross.  
Bankhead is looking to close the distance and forces Abernethy to retreat into a corner.  Abernethy hits home with a sharp left hook.  Abernethy tries to land a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Abernethy hits home with a firm right hook.  Abernethy tries to land a right hook, but Bankhead blocks the shot and counters with a stinging right uppercut.  
Bankhead attempts to land a right hook, but Abernethy blocks the shot and counters with a solid cross.  
Abernethy is on target with a right uppercut.  
Abernethy lands two left hooks to the body, and one to the head.  
Bankhead closes the distance and throws a right hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a solid left uppercut.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Abernethy's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  Bankhead's trainer is telling his fighter he is being outworked and needs to throw more.  Bankhead's trainer is advising how he could improve his defence.  

Round 1 Statistics
Abernethy: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 39                            
Power Shots Landed: 21                            
Head Shots Thrown: 35                            
Head Shots Landed: 20                            
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Bankhead: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 2: 

Bankhead quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Abernethy connects with an overhand left.  
Abernethy attempts to land a jab, but Bankhead blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Abernethy attempts to land a right hook, but Bankhead slips the shot and counters with a stinging cross.  
Abernethy steps to the outside and is on target with an overhand right.  
Bankhead quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Abernethy is on target with a ramrod jab.  
Bankhead steps inside and walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Abernethy lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Bankhead is on target with a right hook.  
Abernethy lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Bankhead steps inside.  Abernethy is on target with a left hook.  Abernethy tries to land a left hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a cross.  
Abernethy steps to the outside.  Bankhead throws a jab, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Bankhead steps inside.  Abernethy quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Abernethy attempts to land a right hook, but Bankhead slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Abernethy steps to the outside and is on target with a stinging cross.  
Bankhead advances into close range.  Abernethy sidesteps to the right of his opponent and digs in a firm left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Abernethy tries to step out of his opponents range.  Bankhead lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Abernethy lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Abernethy is looking to keep the action on the outside and connects with a stinging cross.  Abernethy tries to land a cross, but Bankhead sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Abernethy is on target with a jab.  
Abernethy lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Bankhead steps inside.  Abernethy pivots to the left of his opponent and hits home with a left uppercut.  
Abernethy steps to the outside and is on target with a firm overhand right.  
Bankhead closes the distance and walks Abernethy down, trapping him on the ropes.  Bankhead tries to land a left hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a solid left hook.  
Bankhead is on target with a left uppercut.  
Abernethy is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Bankhead tries to land a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a firm left uppercut.  
Bankhead closes the distance.  Bankhead pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Abernethy is looking to keep the action on the outside and is on target with a jab.  
Abernethy hits home with an overhand right.  Abernethy attempts to land a jab, but Bankhead sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Bankhead gets on the inside.  Abernethy sidesteps to the right of his opponent and is on target with a left hook.  
Abernethy steps to the outside and finds the target with a solid jab.  
Abernethy feints a cross, but Bankhead does not fall for it and responds with a cross.  


Round 2 Statistics
Abernethy: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 7                             
Power Shots Thrown: 43                            
Power Shots Landed: 18                            
Head Shots Thrown: 47                            
Head Shots Landed: 23                            
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Bankhead: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 3: 

Bankhead hits home with a left hook.  
Bankhead is looking to close the distance and digs in a left hook to Abernethy's liver.  
Abernethy finds the target with a jab.  
Bankhead closes the distance and walks Abernethy onto the ropes.  Bankhead attempts to land a left hook, but Abernethy sidesteps and counters with a sharp right uppercut.  
Abernethy tries to keep the action at long range.  Abernethy sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Bankhead lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Bankhead advances into close range.  Abernethy attempts to land a right hook, but Bankhead dodges the shot and counters with a sharp left uppercut.  
Bankhead pivots to the side of his opponent.  Abernethy tries to land a jab, but Bankhead sidesteps and counters with a stinging left hook.  
Abernethy switches the action to the outside.  Bankhead lands with a hard jab.  
Bankhead steps inside and lands a right hook to the body followed by a right uppercut to the head.  
Bankhead closes the distance and forces Abernethy to retreat onto the ropes.  Bankhead pivots to the left of his opponent.  Abernethy lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Abernethy lands a left hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
Bankhead steps inside and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Bankhead manouvers his opponent onto the ropes.  Abernethy lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Bankhead gets on the inside.  Bankhead pivots to the left of his opponent and connects with a firm right hook.  
Abernethy hits home with a sharp left hook.  
Bankhead is looking to close the distance and manouvers Abernethy onto the ropes.  Bankhead quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Abernethy goes for the bodyshot, but lands south of the border!  The ref stops the action.  The ref sends Bankhead to the neutral corner.  He warns Abernethy to stop fouling or he'll lose a point.  
Abernethy tries to land a left hook, but Bankhead sidesteps and counters with a solid right uppercut.  
Abernethy tries to keep the action at long range and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Bankhead steps inside.  Bankhead sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Bankhead is on target with a left hook.  Bankhead throws a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Bankhead walks Abernethy into a corner.  Abernethy lands a right hook to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Abernethy is on target with a stinging left hook to his opponents body.  


Round 3 Statistics
Abernethy: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 35                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 32                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Bankhead: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 29                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 4: 

Bankhead manouvers Abernethy into a corner.  Abernethy hits home with a right uppercut.  
Abernethy tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a jab to the body followed by a overhand right to the head.  
Bankhead pivots to the right of his opponent.  Bankhead is on target with a left hook.  Bankhead tries to land a right hook, but Abernethy sidesteps and counters with a solid cross.  
Bankhead cuts off the ring, trapping Abernethy on the ropes.  Abernethy throws a right hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a sharp right hook.  
Bankhead steps inside.  Bankhead sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Abernethy digs in a solid left uppercut to his opponents liver.  
Abernethy is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Bankhead hits home with a cross.  Bankhead throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a solid left hook.  
Abernethy attempts to land a jab, but Bankhead dodges the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Abernethy lands a cross followed by  two jabs to his opponents head.  
Abernethy is on target with a firm left hook to his opponents ribs.  
Bankhead lands a right hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  Bankhead tries to land a right hook, but Abernethy sidesteps and counters with a stinging cross.  
Abernethy lands a right uppercut to the body, a jab to the head and a cross to the head.  
Bankhead is looking to close the distance and connects with a left hook.  
Abernethy steps away from his opponent and lands with a stiff jab.  
Abernethy hits the target with a hard jab.  
Abernethy drives a spiteful jab into his opponents face.  Abernethy attempts to land a cross, but Bankhead dodges the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Bankhead walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Abernethy hits home with a firm right hook.  Abernethy attempts to land a left hook, but Bankhead parries the shot and counters with a cross.  
Bankhead lands a cross to the head followed by a jab to the body.  Bankhead tries to land a jab, but Abernethy parries the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Abernethy steps to the outside and hits home with a cross.  
Bankhead is on target with a solid overhand left.  
Bankhead pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a right hook.  
Abernethy is looking to keep his distance.  Bankhead is on target with a jab to his opponents body.  


Round 4 Statistics
Abernethy: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 7                             
Power Shots Thrown: 35                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 16                            
Body Shots Thrown: 16                            
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Bankhead: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Round 5: 

Abernethy lands a firm overhand right.  
Bankhead steps inside.  Abernethy is on target with a right hook.  
Abernethy drives a sharp left hook into his opponents ribs.  The two boxers are fighting in-close, but their heads clash!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Bankhead dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Bankhead hits home with a left hook.  Bankhead throws a left hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Abernethy is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Bankhead hits home with a spiteful jab.  
Bankhead lands a stiff jab.  
Abernethy tries to keep the action at long range.  Bankhead quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Abernethy lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Abernethy lands three consecutive straights to his opponents head, AND HIS OPPONENT IS HURT!  
Abernethy is looking for the shot to finish his opponent.  Abernethy lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head, AND BANKHEAD IS KNOCKED DOWN!  He is on his feet as the count reaches 8.  
Bankhead gets on the inside.  Abernethy lands a right uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head, AND BANKHEAD IS KNOCKED DOWN!  He isnt going to beat the count!  The winner by KO is Abernethy!  


Round 5 Statistics
Abernethy: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Bankhead: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 13                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

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


Fight Statistics
Abernethy: 
Total Punches Thrown: 219                           
Total Punches Landed: 99                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 165                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 83                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 54                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 16                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 175                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 76                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 44                            
Total Jabs Landed: 23                            

Bankhead: 
Total Punches Thrown: 145                           
Total Punches Landed: 63                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 119                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 52                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 26                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 11                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 117                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 51                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 28                            
Total Jabs Landed: 12