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05/05/2031
EOD Running: Rankings
Talbot Oliphant vs Horace Marais

Boxing Daily Report from the AI France-Provence-Alpes-Cote dAzur promoted show at Nice Lucas, Nice,  taking place on 19/05/2024:

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 final eliminator for the France Middleweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance and those watching live on Eurosport, the two fighters competing in this 12 round matchup are Talbot Oliphant (8 - 4 - 1) who hails from Nice, France and Horace Marais(14 - 2) from Nice, France.  Both Oliphant and Marais weighed in at 160 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Verity Giraudoux, and the three ringside judges are Albain Bonaly, Paris Linder and Glanville Berland.  

Round 1: 

Oliphant steps away from his opponent and is on target with a jab to Marais's body.  
Oliphant circles his opponent with a low guard, waiting for his opponent to attack.  Marais hits home with a cross.  
Oliphant tries to step out of his opponents range and lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Marais is on target with a cross.  Marais throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a solid left hook.  
Marais pivots to the right of his opponent.  Oliphant lands a right uppercut.  
Oliphant steps away from his opponent.  Marais throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Marais advances into close range and is on target with a right hook to his opponents ribs.  
Marais steps inside.  Oliphant hits home with a right hook.  
Marais quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Oliphant lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Marais throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Marais steps inside and lands a left uppercut.  
Marais is looking to close the distance and forces Oliphant to back into the ropes.  Oliphant lands a right hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Marais lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Oliphant connects with a cross.  
Oliphant switches the action to the outside.  Marais is on target with a jab.  
Oliphant lands a cross, jab and an overhand right to his opponents head.  
Marais hits home with a cross.  
Marais closes the distance.  Oliphant lands a left hook.  
Marais is on target with a right hook to Oliphant's body.  
Oliphant drives a left hook into his opponents liver.  
Oliphant connects with a right hook.  
Marais lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  


Round 1 Statistics
Oliphant: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 36                            
Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Head Shots Thrown: 29                            
Head Shots Landed: 16                            
Body Shots Thrown: 15                            
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Marais: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Round 2: 

Marais digs in a right uppercut to Oliphant's body.  
Marais connects with a right hook.  
Marais pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Marais tries to land a right hook, but Oliphant sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Oliphant tries to step out of his opponents range and connects with an overhand left.  
Oliphant is looking to keep his distance.  Oliphant feints a jab, and then lands a cross to Marais's body.  
Marais is looking to close the distance.  Oliphant connects with a left hook.  
Oliphant tries to keep the action at long range and lands a jab.  
Oliphant sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a solid cross.  
Marais is on target with a left hook.  
Marais hits home with a left hook.  
Oliphant is on target with a left uppercut to Marais's liver.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Oliphant's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  Marais's trainer is suggesting ways of getting through to his opponent.  

Round 2 Statistics
Oliphant: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Marais: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 3: 

Oliphant is on target with a stinging overhand left.  
Oliphant tries to step out of his opponents range and finds the target with a jab.  
Oliphant steps to the outside and connects with an overhand right.  
Marais lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Oliphant lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Marais lands a cross.  
Oliphant throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Marais is looking to close the distance and lands a left uppercut.  
Marais hits home with a left hook.  Marais throws a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a firm left uppercut.  
Oliphant switches the action to the outside and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Marais gets on the inside and attempts to land a left hook, but Oliphant parries the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Marais connects with a cross.  
Marais closes the distance and lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Oliphant lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Oliphant is on target with a jab.  
Marais closes the distance and connects with a right uppercut.  
Marais lands a left hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Oliphant switches the action to the outside and hits home with a cross.  
Marais manouvers Oliphant onto the ropes.  Oliphant tries to land a left hook, but Marais slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Marais attempts to land a cross, but Oliphant sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  


Round 3 Statistics
Oliphant: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Marais: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 4: 

Oliphant tries to keep the action at long range and lands a cross.  
Oliphant lands a jab followed by  two overhand rights to his opponents head.  
Marais advances into close range and lands a left hook.  
Oliphant lands with a hard jab.  
Marais closes the distance.  Marais sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Oliphant attempts to land a left hook, but Marais parries the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Marais walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Oliphant lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Oliphant tries to step out of his opponents range and tries to land a jab, but Marais slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Oliphant digs in a solid left hook to his opponents body.  
Oliphant hits home with a cross.  
Marais walks Oliphant down, trapping him on the ropes.  Oliphant throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  


Round 4 Statistics
Oliphant: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Marais: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 5: 

Oliphant pivots to the right of his opponent.  Marais lands a left hook to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Marais advances into close range and forces Oliphant to retreat onto the ropes.  Marais lands a right hook.  
Oliphant drives a cross into his opponents body.  
Oliphant tries to keep the action at long range.  Oliphant sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Marais lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Marais digs in a right hook to Oliphant's ribs.  
Oliphant is looking to keep his distance.  Oliphant feints a right hook, and then lands a firm overhand right.  
Oliphant tries to keep the action at long range and lands a stinging jab.  
Marais gets on the inside and walks his opponent into the corner.  Marais throws a left uppercut, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Oliphant tries to land a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Marais is looking to close the distance.  Oliphant pivots to the right of his opponent.  Oliphant attempts to land a left hook, but Marais sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Oliphant throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Marais gets on the inside and cuts off the ring, trapping Oliphant in a corner.  Oliphant hits home with a left hook.  
Oliphant is on target with a left uppercut to Marais's ribs.  
Marais is looking to close the distance and lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  


Round 5 Statistics
Oliphant: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 15                            
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Marais: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 30                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 6: 

Oliphant is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a cross to the head followed by a jab to the body.  He then lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Marais advances into close range.  Oliphant is on target with a left hook to Marais's body.  
Oliphant tries to keep the action at long range and lands a jab.  
Marais closes the distance and manouvers Oliphant onto the ropes.  Marais lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Oliphant attempts to land an uppercut to the solar plexus, but he strays low!  The ref stops the action and gives Marais time to recover.  
Marais drives a left hook into Oliphant's body.  
Oliphant lands a solid jab.  
Marais gets on the inside and lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Marais manouvers his opponent onto the ropes.  Oliphant hits home with a left uppercut.  
Oliphant lands a left hook.  
Marais is looking to close the distance.  Oliphant drives a left uppercut into his opponents body.  
Marais hits home with a cross.  
Oliphant lands an overhand left.  
Oliphant pivots to the left of his opponent.  Marais throws a cross, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a cross.  


Round 6 Statistics
Oliphant: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Marais: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 7: 

Marais manouvers his opponent onto the ropes.  Marais quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and hits home with a right hook.  
Oliphant tries to land a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Marais is looking to close the distance and lands a left hook.  
Oliphant finds the target with a stiff jab.  
Oliphant attempts to land a jab, but Marais sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Marais advances into close range and manouvers his opponent into a corner.  Oliphant drives a stinging right hook into his opponents ribcage.  
Oliphant is on target with a right hook to Marais's body.  
Marais drives a left hook into his opponents body.  Marais throws an uppercut to the body, but lands well below the belt!  The ref stops the action and gives Oliphant time to recover.  
Marais is on target with a left uppercut.  
Oliphant is on target with a left hook to Marais's liver.  
Marais is looking to close the distance and walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Oliphant digs in a left hook to Marais's body.  


Round 7 Statistics
Oliphant: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Marais: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 8: 

Marais closes the distance and drives a left hook into Oliphant's ribs.  
Oliphant is looking to keep his distance and lands a hard jab.  
Marais attempts to land a jab, but Oliphant sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Marais gets on the inside and drives a right hook into his opponents body.  
Oliphant steps to the outside.  Oliphant feints a left, and then is on target with a firm cross.  
Marais closes the distance.  Oliphant is on target with a left hook to his opponents liver.  
Oliphant switches the action to the outside and is on target with a cross.  
Oliphant switches the action to the outside and lands a stiff jab.  
Oliphant sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a cross.  


Round 8 Statistics
Oliphant: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 36                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Marais: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 9: 

Marais throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Marais steps inside and digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  
Oliphant pivots from in front of his opponent.  Marais digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  
Marais lands a left hook to the body, a right hook to the head and a left hook to the head.  
Marais lands a right uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Oliphant steps to the outside and is on target with a cross.  
Oliphant is looking to keep his distance and lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Marais gets on the inside.  Oliphant pivots to the side of his opponent and connects with a left hook.  
Oliphant is on target with a right hook.  
Oliphant steps to the outside and lands a spiteful jab.  
Oliphant tries to land a jab, but Marais blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Marais lands two left hook's to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Oliphant tries to step out of his opponents range.  Marais connects with a cross.  


Round 9 Statistics
Oliphant: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Marais: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Round 10: 

Marais closes the distance and lands a left uppercut to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Marais is looking to close the distance and is on target with a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Marais lands a left hook.  
Oliphant is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Marais attempts to land a jab, but Oliphant slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Oliphant steps to the outside and is on target with a cross.  Oliphant throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook to his opponents ribs.  
Oliphant is on target with an overhand right.  
Oliphant connects with a firm right uppercut.  Oliphant throws a left uppercut, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  


Round 10 Statistics
Oliphant: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Marais: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 11: 

Oliphant steps to the outside.  Oliphant feints a jab, and then hits home with a cross.  
Oliphant hits the target with a stiff jab.  
Oliphant strikes his opponents body with a jab.  
Marais lands a left hook to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Oliphant lands a left hook.  
Oliphant steps away from his opponent and hits the target with a ramrod jab.  
Marais steps inside and lands a right hook to the body followed by a left uppercut to the head.  He continues the combination and lands a left hook to the head followed by a right uppercut to the body.  
Oliphant is looking to keep the action on the outside and throws an overhand right, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Marais is looking to close the distance.  Oliphant hits home with a left hook.  
Marais closes the distance.  Oliphant is on target with a right hook to Marais's body.  
Oliphant snaps his opponents head back with a hard jab.  
Marais closes the distance and drives a right hook into his opponents ribcage.  
Oliphant is looking to keep his distance.  Marais is on target with a solid jab.  
Oliphant digs in a sharp left hook to his opponents body.  Marais wants to work on the inside, but accidentally clashes heads with his opponent!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Oliphant dabs at his face checking for damage.  


Round 11 Statistics
Oliphant: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 29                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Marais: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Round 12: 

Marais lands with a solid jab.  
Oliphant lands with a stinging jab.  
Oliphant hits home with a cross.  
Oliphant drives a jab into his opponents body.  
Marais is on target with a cross.  
Marais walks Oliphant down, trapping him on the ropes.  Oliphant hits home with a left hook.  
Oliphant steps to the outside and hits home with an overhand right.  
Marais pivots to the left of his opponent and is on target with a left uppercut.  
Oliphant tries to step out of his opponents range.  Marais tries to land a jab, but Oliphant blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Oliphant lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  


Round 12 Statistics
Oliphant: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Marais: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
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 - 10
Round 4 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 5 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
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: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 11 Scores: 10 - 10  10 - 9  9 - 10
Round 12 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9


Final Scorecards: 116 - 113  116 - 112  115 - 114

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Nice, France.... Talbot Oliphant

Fight Statistics
Oliphant: 
Total Punches Thrown: 400                           
Total Punches Landed: 124                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 291                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 94                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 109                           
Total Body Shots Landed: 30                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 292                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 81                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 108                           
Total Jabs Landed: 43                            

Marais: 
Total Punches Thrown: 327                           
Total Punches Landed: 93                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 248                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 64                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 79                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 29                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 262                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 85                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 65                            
Total Jabs Landed: 8