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10/08/2031
EOD Running: BackUps
John Hollinger vs Stephen Boward

Boxing Daily Report from the AI UK-Central England promoted show at International Convention Centre Hall 4, Birmingham,  taking place on 25/05/2023:

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 British Light Heavyweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 12 round matchup are John Hollinger (11(1) - 1(1)) who hails from Coventry, UK and Stephen Boward(7 - 7) from London, UK.  Both Hollinger and Boward weighed in at 175 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Johnny Maddox, and the three ringside judges are Charles Lyons, Jamie Hayes and Shamus McCreery.  

Round 1: 

Hollinger hits home with a cross.  
Boward attempts to land a jab, but Hollinger blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Hollinger sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Hollinger attempts to land an overhand left, but Boward blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Hollinger sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Boward attempts to land a jab, but Hollinger blocks the shot and counters with a firm left hook.  
Hollinger retreats back to the ropes, and waits for his opponent to attack.  Boward is whaling away with hooks, but Hollinger keeps his defence tight.  
Hollinger tries to keep the action at long range and drives a jab into Boward's body.  
Hollinger lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Hollinger hits home with a cross.  
Hollinger lands three consecutive right hooks to his opponents head.  
Hollinger tries to step out of his opponents range and hits the target with a spiteful jab.  
Hollinger lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Hollinger lands a jab, overhand left and a cross to his opponents head.  
Hollinger tries to keep the action at long range and connects with a cross.  
Hollinger lands two straights to the head followed by a jab to the body.  
Hollinger lands a ramrod jab.  
Hollinger tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Hollinger lands three consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Boward steps inside.  Hollinger lands three consecutive right hooks to his opponents head.  
Hollinger is looking to keep the action on the outside and snaps his opponents head back with a hard jab.  
Boward is looking to close the distance.  Hollinger lands a right uppercut to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  He follows up the attack and lands a right hook to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Boward's trainer is telling his fighter he needs to be more active or he's going to get outworked.  Boward's trainer is advising how he could stop so many clean shots getting through.  

Round 1 Statistics
Hollinger: 
Jabs Thrown: 21                            
Jabs Landed: 11                            
Power Shots Thrown: 41                            
Power Shots Landed: 26                            
Head Shots Thrown: 51                            
Head Shots Landed: 32                            
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Boward: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 9                             
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 12                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 2: 

Hollinger attempts to land a jab, but Boward sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Hollinger lands a jab to Boward's body.  
Hollinger lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Hollinger is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  He continues the combination and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Boward steps inside.  Hollinger lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Hollinger is looking to keep the action on the outside and snaps his opponents head back with a stiff jab.  
Hollinger is on target with a jab.  
Hollinger finds the target with a jab.  
Hollinger lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Hollinger is looking to keep his distance and lands a cross.  
Boward tries to land a jab, but Hollinger sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Boward attempts to land a cross, but Hollinger sidesteps and counters with a left hook to Boward's body.  
Boward closes the distance.  Hollinger lands a left hook to the body, a right hook to the head and a right uppercut to the head.  
Hollinger lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head.  
Hollinger lands a double jab to his opponents body.  
Hollinger is looking to keep the action on the outside and is on target with a cross to his opponents body.  
Boward is looking to close the distance.  Boward sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Hollinger lands a right hook to the head followed by a right uppercut to the body.  


Round 2 Statistics
Hollinger: 
Jabs Thrown: 27                            
Jabs Landed: 20                            
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 39                            
Head Shots Landed: 25                            
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 8                             

Boward: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 3: 

Boward is looking to close the distance.  Hollinger lands a right hook.  
Hollinger strikes his opponents body with a jab.  
Boward is on target with a jab.  
Hollinger tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Hollinger connects with a solid overhand left.  
Hollinger finds the target with a sharp jab.  
Hollinger lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Hollinger is looking to keep his distance and lands a stiff jab.  
Hollinger tries to step out of his opponents range and is on target with a cross.  
Hollinger tries to land a cross, but Boward sidesteps and counters with a right hook to Hollinger's body.  
Hollinger is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Hollinger switches the action to the outside and lands a jab to the head followed by a cross to the body.  
Hollinger lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Hollinger is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  He then lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Boward is on target with a cross.  Boward attempts to land a left uppercut, but Hollinger sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Boward gets on the inside.  Hollinger lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Hollinger tries to keep the action at long range.  Boward feints a jab, but Hollinger does not fall for it and lands with a right uppercut.  
At the end of Round 3, lets listen in on the corners...Hollinger's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 3 Statistics
Hollinger: 
Jabs Thrown: 17                            
Jabs Landed: 10                            
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 18                            
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 22                            
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Boward: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 4: 

Boward is looking to close the distance.  Hollinger lands a left uppercut to the body, a right hook to the body and a left hook to the head.  
Boward advances into close range.  Hollinger lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  He follows up the attack and lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Hollinger lands an overhand left to the head followed by a cross to the body.  
Hollinger lands a jab.  
Boward is starting to lose his temper here.   He steps in close and swings a low uppercut into Hollinger's groin!  The ref doesnt appear to have noticed the foul and signals for the action to continue.  
Hollinger lands a sharp jab.  
Boward closes the distance and hits home with a right hook.  
Hollinger tries to keep the action at long range and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Hollinger is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents body.  
Hollinger tries to keep the action at long range and is on target with a cross to Boward's body.  
Boward quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a right hook to the body followed by a cross to the head.  
Hollinger is looking to keep his distance and is on target with a stiff jab.  
Hollinger lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  He then lands a straight 1 - 2.  
At the end of Round 4, lets listen in on the corners...Boward's trainer is advising how he could improve the accuracy of his work.  

Round 4 Statistics
Hollinger: 
Jabs Thrown: 21                            
Jabs Landed: 10                            
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 16                            
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 7                             

Boward: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 5: 

Hollinger digs in a right hook to Boward's body.  
Hollinger switches the action to the outside and lands a cross, jab and a cross to his opponents head.  
Hollinger lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head.  
Hollinger lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head.  
Hollinger is looking to keep the action on the outside and hits home with a hard jab.  
Hollinger lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Hollinger attempts to land a jab, but Boward slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Boward sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Hollinger lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Hollinger tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Boward feints a left hook, but Hollinger is not fooled and lands with a cross.  
Hollinger steps to the outside and finds the target with a jab.  
Boward advances into close range.  Hollinger digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  
Boward gets on the inside.  Hollinger digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  
Hollinger steps away from his opponent and lands an overhand right to the head, an overhand left to the head and a jab to the body.  
Hollinger connects with a cross.  
Hollinger finds the target with a jab.  
Hollinger switches the action to the outside and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Hollinger lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Hollinger lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Hollinger lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Hollinger finds the target with a jab.  
Hollinger lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Hollinger lands a double jab to his opponents head.  Hollinger throws a right hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Hollinger lands a cross to the body followed by a jab to the head.  


Round 5 Statistics
Hollinger: 
Jabs Thrown: 38                            
Jabs Landed: 26                            
Power Shots Thrown: 30                            
Power Shots Landed: 21                            
Head Shots Thrown: 56                            
Head Shots Landed: 39                            
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 8                             

Boward: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 8                             
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 9                             
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 6: 

Hollinger lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Hollinger lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Hollinger strikes his opponents body with a jab.  
Hollinger connects with a cross.  
Boward lands a jab.  
Hollinger lands a cross.  
Boward attempts to land a jab, but Hollinger blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Boward closes the distance.  Hollinger is on target with a right hook to Boward's ribs.  
Hollinger switches the action to the outside and lands a cross to the head followed by a jab to the body.  
Boward sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Hollinger lands a firm cross.  
Hollinger switches the action to the outside and hits the target with a sharp jab.  
Hollinger steps to the outside and lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Hollinger hits home with a cross.  
Hollinger is on target with a right hook to Boward's ribcage.  
Boward steps inside.  Hollinger lands a right uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Boward lands a right hook.  


Round 6 Statistics
Hollinger: 
Jabs Thrown: 15                            
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 7                             

Boward: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 7: 

Hollinger is on target with a cross.  
Boward closes the distance.  Hollinger lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Hollinger lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Boward is looking to close the distance.  Hollinger lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Boward lands a left hook.  
Hollinger is looking to keep his distance and lands a hard jab.  
Boward steps inside.  Hollinger lands three consecutive right hooks to his opponents head, AND STUNS HIS OPPONENT!  Boward recovers before his opponent can take advantage. 
Boward gets on the inside.  Hollinger lands a right uppercut followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  He follows up the attack and lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  THAT HURT HIS OPPONENT!  
Hollinger pivots to the left of his opponent and connects with a FIERCE right hook.  BOWARD HAS BEEN KNOCKED DOWN!  HE TRIES TO RISE BUT HIS LEGS DONT RESPOND...THE COUNT REACHES 10!  The winner by KO is Hollinger!  


Round 7 Statistics
Hollinger: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Boward: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 10                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 8                             
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
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


Fight Statistics
Hollinger: 
Total Punches Thrown: 326                           
Total Punches Landed: 206                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 255                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 162                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 71                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 44                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 179                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 119                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 147                           
Total Jabs Landed: 87                            

Boward: 
Total Punches Thrown: 115                           
Total Punches Landed: 13                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 93                            
Total Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 22                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 2                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 91                            
Total Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 24                            
Total Jabs Landed: 2