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22/02/2033
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Michael Menzies vs Matt Burnes

Boxing Daily Report from the AI USA-Michigan promoted show at Peter Hickey Gym, Detroit,  taking place on 02/10/2023:

Clearly AI USA-Michigan have made a mistake booking this venue with less than half the tickets sold, including those handed out as prizes by Boxing Daily.  
Next up is the main event of the show.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Michael Menzies (12 - 1) who hails from Columbus, USA and Matt Burnes(11 - 0 - 1) from Detroit, USA.  Both Menzies and Burnes weighed in at 122 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Jonathan Bees, and the three ringside judges are Max Gura, Amon Watters and Mike Devin.  

Round 1: 

Burnes gets on the inside and hits home with a right hook.  
Burnes gets on the inside and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Burnes cuts off the ring, trapping Menzies in a neutral corner.  Burnes lands a cross to the body followed by a jab to the head.  
Burnes gets on the inside.  Menzies attempts to land a right uppercut, but Burnes slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Burnes lands a left hook.  
Burnes lands a right uppercut followed by  two right hooks to his opponents head.  
Burnes gets on the inside.  Menzies is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Burnes closes the distance.  Menzies hits home with a left hook.  
Menzies tries to keep the action at long range.  Burnes lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Burnes is looking to close the distance.  Menzies drives a left uppercut into his opponents body.  
Burnes forces Menzies to retreat onto the ropes.  Burnes lands a right uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Burnes advances into close range and connects with a right hook.  
Burnes forces Menzies to back into the ropes.  As Menzies tries to work on the inside, the fighters heads come together!  The ref acknowledges the accidental headclash but allows the action to continue.  Burnes has taken some damage there.  That has caused minor swelling  around the left eye.  
Menzies lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Menzies switches the action to the outside.  Burnes feints a jab, tricking Menzies into countering with a right hook.  Burnes is waiting for the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Burnes connects with a right hook.  
Burnes tries to land a right uppercut, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Menzies's trainer is suggesting ways of getting through to his opponent.  Menzies's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 1 Statistics
Menzies: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 13                            
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Burnes: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 29                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Round 2: 

Menzies finds the target with a jab.  
Menzies tries to keep the action at long range.  Burnes lands with a sharp jab.  
Menzies is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Burnes tries to land an overhand left, but Menzies slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Burnes steps inside.  Menzies drives a left uppercut into his opponents ribs.  
Burnes closes the distance and lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Burnes connects with a right hook.  
Menzies lands a left hook to the head followed by a left uppercut to the body.  
Menzies steps to the outside.  Burnes strikes his opponents body with a cross.  
Burnes attempts to land a cross, but Menzies slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Menzies pivots to the right of his opponent.  Burnes is on target with a ramrod jab.  Burnes tries to land a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Burnes lands a spiteful jab.  
Menzies is looking to keep his distance.  Burnes feints a jab, but Menzies is not fooled and lands with a left hook.  
Burnes tries to land a cross, but Menzies sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Burnes tries to land a jab, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Burnes is looking to close the distance and tries to land a right uppercut, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Menzies tries to keep the action at long range.  Burnes hits home with a cross.  Burnes attempts to land a cross, but Menzies slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Menzies steps away from his opponent.  Burnes is on target with a cross.  
Burnes closes the distance and lands a left uppercut.  
Burnes advances into close range and throws a left uppercut, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a cross.  


Round 2 Statistics
Menzies: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Burnes: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 32                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 32                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 3: 

Menzies switches the action to the outside.  Burnes feints a cross, but Menzies does not fall for it and lands with a cross.  
Burnes advances into close range.  Menzies digs in a left hook to his opponents liver.  
Menzies lands a jab to the body, a right hook to the body and a left uppercut to the head.  
Menzies is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Burnes lands a cross.  
Menzies finds the target with a sharp jab.  
Menzies lands a jab.  
Menzies connects with a cross.  
Menzies is on target with a right hook to Burnes's body.  
Burnes lands a right uppercut followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Burnes quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and hits home with a cross.  
Menzies tries to keep the action at long range and is on target with a cross.  
Burnes hits the target with a ramrod jab.  


Round 3 Statistics
Menzies: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 30                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 17                            
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Burnes: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 4: 

Menzies switches the action to the outside and lands a jab.  
Burnes closes the distance and forces Menzies to back into the ropes.  Menzies throws a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Menzies is looking to keep his distance.  Menzies stalks forward with a low guard, trying to draw a lead from his opponent.  Burnes is on target with a cross.  
Menzies is looking to keep his distance.  Burnes hits home with a cross.  
Burnes advances into close range.  Menzies pivots to the side of his opponent and connects with a right hook.  
Menzies connects with a cross.  
Burnes hits home with a right uppercut.  
Menzies feints a cross, and then is on target with an overhand right.  
Burnes gets on the inside.  Menzies is on target with a left hook to Burnes's ribs.  
Burnes gets on the inside.  Menzies retreats back to the ropes, and waits for his opponent to attack.  Burnes attempts to land a left hook, but Menzies blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Menzies hits home with a left hook.  
Burnes hits home with a left uppercut.  
Menzies lands a cross.  
At the end of Round 4, lets listen in on the corners...Burnes's trainer is suggesting ways of getting through to his opponent.  

Round 4 Statistics
Menzies: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Burnes: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 5: 

Menzies is looking to keep his distance and hits home with a cross.  
Menzies drives a right hook into his opponents body.  
Menzies tries to keep the action at long range.  Burnes throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Burnes is looking to close the distance.  Menzies is on target with a left uppercut to his opponents liver.  
Burnes is on target with a jab.  
Menzies is on target with a jab.  
Burnes attempts to land a right hook, but Menzies sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Menzies is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Burnes sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a cross.  
Burnes advances into close range.  Menzies digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  
Burnes steps inside and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Burnes drives a right hook into his opponents ribs.  
Menzies steps to the outside.  Burnes is on target with a cross.  
Burnes is looking to close the distance and throws a right hook, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Burnes connects with an overhand left.  
Menzies drives a jab into Burnes's body.  


Round 5 Statistics
Menzies: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 13                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Burnes: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 6: 

Burnes digs in a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Menzies drives a left hook into his opponents liver.  
Burnes is on target with a left hook.  
Menzies hits the target with a sharp jab.  
Menzies tries to step out of his opponents range.  Burnes throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Menzies tries to keep the action at long range.  Burnes tries to land an overhand right, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Burnes hits home with a cross.  Burnes throws a cross, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Menzies steps to the outside.  Burnes lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Menzies connects with an overhand right.  
Menzies hits home with a cross.  
Menzies is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Burnes is on target with a cross.  
Menzies digs in a right uppercut to his opponents ribcage.  
Menzies is looking to keep his distance and finds the target with a jab.  


Round 6 Statistics
Menzies: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Burnes: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 7: 

Burnes attempts to land a cross, but Menzies sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Burnes steps inside and connects with a left hook.  
Menzies steps away from his opponent and connects with a cross.  
Burnes connects with a right hook.  
Burnes closes the distance.  Menzies is on target with a right hook.  
Menzies connects with a right hook.  
Menzies hits home with a right hook.  As Menzies tries to work on the inside, the fighters heads come together!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Burnes dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Menzies steps to the outside.  Burnes hits home with a cross.  
Menzies throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook to his opponents ribs.  
Menzies connects with an overhand right.  Menzies tries to land a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Burnes is looking to close the distance.  Burnes pivots to the side of his opponent and hits home with a left uppercut.  As the two fighters work on the inside, their heads come together!  The ref acknowledges the accidental headclash but allows the action to continue.  Burnes has come off worse after that clash of heads.  That has caused slight swelling  around the right eye.  
Menzies steps away from his opponent and lands a cross.  
Burnes advances into close range and lands a left hook to the body followed by a left uppercut to the head.  
Burnes is on target with a right uppercut.  
Menzies switches the action to the outside.  Burnes lands a cross.  
Menzies hits home with a cross.  
Burnes steps inside and is on target with a right hook to Menzies's ribs.  
Menzies tries to step out of his opponents range.  Burnes hits home with an overhand left.  


Round 7 Statistics
Menzies: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Burnes: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 35                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 8: 

Burnes lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Burnes lands a right hook.  
Burnes sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  As Burnes tries to work on the inside, the fighters heads come together!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Menzies dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Menzies hits the target with a sharp jab.  
Menzies lands a jab, cross and an overhand right to his opponents head.  
Menzies is looking to keep his distance.  Burnes feints a jab, and then connects with a cross.  
Menzies steps to the outside and lands a sharp jab.  
Menzies tries to keep the action at long range and connects with a cross.  
Burnes is on target with a right hook.  
Menzies is looking to keep his distance and connects with a cross.  
Menzies tries to keep the action at long range and lands with a stinging jab.  


Round 8 Statistics
Menzies: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Burnes: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 13                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 9: 

Burnes is looking to close the distance and lands a right hook.  Burnes tries to land a left hook, but Menzies blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Burnes closes the distance.  Burnes pivots to the side of his opponent.  Menzies digs in a left hook to his opponents liver.  
Burnes hits home with a cross.  Burnes attempts to land a cross, but Menzies blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Burnes closes the distance.  Menzies is on target with a left hook to Burnes's body.  Menzies throws a left hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook to Menzies's body.  
Burnes advances into close range and lands a right uppercut.  
Menzies lands an overhand right.  
Burnes steps inside and connects with a right uppercut.  
Menzies tries to keep the action at long range and lands a cross.  
Burnes closes the distance and hits home with a left hook.  
Burnes lands a left uppercut followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
Menzies is looking to keep the action on the outside and snaps his opponents head back with a stinging jab.  Menzies tries to land a cross, but Burnes sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Burnes attempts to land a cross, but Menzies slips the shot and counters with a cross.  


Round 9 Statistics
Menzies: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Burnes: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 10: 

Menzies is on target with a left uppercut to Burnes's ribs.  As the two fighters work on the inside, their heads come together!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Menzies dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Menzies is on target with a cross.  
Burnes lands an overhand right.  
Menzies finds the target with a solid jab.  
Menzies steps to the outside and lands a jab to the body followed by a cross to the head.  Menzies attempts to land a cross, but Burnes blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Menzies lands a cross.  
Menzies is looking to keep the action on the outside and connects with a cross.  
Burnes gets on the inside and digs in a left hook to Menzies's body.  
Burnes lands two consecutive right uppercuts to his opponents head.  
Burnes steps inside and hits home with a left uppercut.  
Burnes lands a hard jab.  Burnes attempts to land a left hook, but Menzies slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Menzies digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  
Burnes steps inside and is on target with a right uppercut to his opponents ribcage.  
Menzies lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  


Round 10 Statistics
Menzies: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Burnes: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

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


Final Scorecards: 97 - 93  97 - 93  97 - 93

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Columbus, USA.... Michael Menzies

Fight Statistics
Menzies: 
Total Punches Thrown: 298                           
Total Punches Landed: 102                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 199                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 77                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 99                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 25                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 214                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 74                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 84                            
Total Jabs Landed: 28                            

Burnes: 
Total Punches Thrown: 293                           
Total Punches Landed: 87                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 243                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 70                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 50                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 17                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 260                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 75                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 33                            
Total Jabs Landed: 12