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22/07/2031
EOD Running: ProTraining
Ben Strachan vs Leighton Bower

Boxing Daily Report from the AI USA-Texas promoted show at Houston Jefferson, Houston,  taking place on 02/06/2024:

The venue is completely packed out with the fans turning out in force to watch the fights on offer tonight.  
Next up we have one of the supporting contests of this show.  This is a final eliminator for the USA-SouthWest Lightweight 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 Ben Strachan (10 - 4) who hails from El Paso, USA and Leighton Bower(10 - 1) from Mesa, USA.  Both Strachan and Bower weighed in at 135 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Euan Bellis, and the three ringside judges are Elliot Morgans, Corey Barnes and Henry Messer.  

Round 1: 

Bower closes the distance.  Bower sidesteps to the left of his opponent and is on target with a left hook.  
Bower quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and connects with a left hook.  
Bower steps inside and hits home with a right hook.  
Bower pivots to the side of his opponent and connects with a right hook.  
Strachan is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Bower is on target with a cross.  
Bower closes the distance and manouvers Strachan into the corner.  Bower pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Bower sidesteps to the left of his opponent and digs in a left uppercut to Strachan's body.  As Bower tries to work on the inside, the fighters heads come together!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Strachan dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Bower lands a left hook.  Bower tries to land a left hook, but Strachan dodges the shot and counters with a cross.  
Bower lands a left uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Bower is looking to close the distance.  Bower sidesteps to the right of his opponent and digs in a left uppercut to Strachan's ribs.  
Bower pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a left hook to the head, a right hook to the body and a left uppercut to the head.  
Bower gets on the inside.  Bower quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Strachan's trainer is advising how he could be more accurate.  Strachan's trainer is telling his fighter he is being outworked and needs to throw more.  Strachan's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 1 Statistics
Strachan: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Bower: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 44                            
Power Shots Landed: 20                            
Head Shots Thrown: 35                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Round 2: 

Strachan advances into close range.  Bower sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Bower closes the distance.  Bower sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a right hook.  
Bower gets on the inside.  Bower sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a left hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Bower advances into close range.  Strachan sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Bower hits home with a right hook.  
Bower lands a left hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  The two boxers are fighting in-close, but their heads clash!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Bower dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Bower steps to the outside.  Strachan attempts to land a jab, but Bower dodges the shot and counters with a cross.  
Strachan sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Bower strikes his opponents body with a jab.  
Bower steps inside and connects with a right hook.  
Strachan is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Bower tries to land a jab, but Strachan sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Strachan pivots to the right of his opponent.  Strachan attempts to land a jab, but Bower sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Strachan steps inside.  Bower drives a left hook into Strachan's ribs.  
Bower is looking to close the distance and lands a left hook to the head followed by a left uppercut to the body.  
Strachan sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Bower hits home with an overhand right.  
Bower closes the distance.  Bower quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  


Round 2 Statistics
Strachan: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Bower: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 19                            
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 16                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Round 3: 

Bower is looking to close the distance and hits home with a left hook.  
Bower lands a right uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Strachan gets on the inside.  Bower lands a left uppercut.  
Bower pivots to the right of his opponent and connects with a right hook.  
Bower is looking to keep his distance and tries to land an overhand left, but Strachan dodges the shot and counters with a cross.  
Bower is on target with a left hook.  
Bower advances into close range and lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Bower sidesteps to the left of his opponent and is on target with a left hook.  
Bower advances into close range and manages to force Strachan into a corner.  Bower pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a left hook.  
Bower pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a right hook.  
Strachan pivots to the right of his opponent.  Bower is on target with a left hook.  Bower throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Bower gets on the inside and is on target with a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Bower tries to land a left hook, but Strachan sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Bower forces Strachan to retreat into the blue corner.  Bower sidesteps to the right of his opponent and is on target with a left hook to Strachan's body.  


Round 3 Statistics
Strachan: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Bower: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 37                            
Power Shots Landed: 19                            
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 15                            
Body Shots Landed: 8                             

Round 4: 

Bower is looking to close the distance.  Bower sidesteps to the left of his opponent and is on target with a left hook.  
Strachan lands a left hook.  
Bower lands a left hook.  
Bower manouvers his opponent onto the ropes.  Bower pivots from in front of his opponent and hits home with a right hook.  
Bower lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Bower pivots to the right of his opponent and is on target with a right hook.  
Bower pivots to the left of his opponent and is on target with a right hook.  
Bower advances into close range.  Bower pivots to the left of his opponent and digs in a right hook to Strachan's body.  
Bower sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Bower tries to land a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Bower is on target with a cross.  
Strachan lands a left hook.  


Round 4 Statistics
Strachan: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Bower: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 13                            
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Round 5: 

Bower gets on the inside.  Strachan throws an uppercut to the body, but lands well below the belt!  The ref stops the action and gives Bower time to recover.  
Bower gets on the inside and is on target with a left hook.  
Bower connects with a left hook.  
Bower quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and hits home with a cross.  
Bower closes the distance.  Bower pivots from in front of his opponent and hits home with a right hook.  
Strachan steps to the outside.  Bower sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a jab.  
Strachan lands an overhand right.  
Bower closes the distance and walks Strachan down, trapping him in the blue corner.  Bower sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Strachan tries to land a right hook, but Bower blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Bower hits home with a left hook.  
Bower lands a left hook.  
Strachan sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Bower is on target with a stiff jab.  
Bower gets on the inside.  Bower sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a right uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  


Round 5 Statistics
Strachan: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 13                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Bower: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 6: 

Bower pivots to the side of his opponent and lands three consecutive left hooks to his opponents head.  
Bower is looking to close the distance.  Strachan sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Bower hits home with a left uppercut.  
Bower lands a right uppercut.  
Bower advances into close range.  Bower pivots to the left of his opponent and connects with a left uppercut.  
Bower advances into close range.  Bower pivots to the right of his opponent and connects with a left uppercut.  
Bower lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  


Round 6 Statistics
Strachan: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 7                             
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 12                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Bower: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 7: 

Bower gets on the inside.  Bower pivots from in front of his opponent and drives a right hook into Strachan's body.  
Bower lands a right uppercut.  
Bower closes the distance and connects with a left hook.  
Bower advances into close range.  Bower quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  
Strachan switches the action to the outside.  Bower hits home with a cross.  
Bower attempts to land a jab, but Strachan slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Bower is on target with a cross.  
Bower steps inside.  Bower sidesteps to the right of his opponent and is on target with a right hook.  
Bower manages to force Strachan into a neutral corner.  Bower pivots from in front of his opponent.  Bower throws a right uppercut, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Bower steps inside.  Strachan quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Bower lands two left hooks followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Strachan steps to the outside.  Bower is on target with a jab.  
Bower advances into close range and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Bower pivots to the side of his opponent and connects with a left hook.  
Bower advances into close range and hits home with a right uppercut.  
Strachan steps away from his opponent.  Bower sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Strachan lands a jab.  
Bower pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a left hook.  
Bower is looking to close the distance and lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  


Round 7 Statistics
Strachan: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 6                             
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 9                             
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Bower: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 42                            
Power Shots Landed: 21                            
Head Shots Thrown: 36                            
Head Shots Landed: 17                            
Body Shots Thrown: 14                            
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Round 8: 

Bower quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a right uppercut followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Bower throws a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Bower hits home with a right hook.  
Strachan closes the distance.  Bower sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a left hook to the head, a right hook to the head and a left hook to the body.  
Strachan gets on the inside.  Bower sidesteps to the right of his opponent and is on target with a right hook.  
Bower connects with a right hook.  
Bower advances into close range and drives a left uppercut into Strachan's ribs.  
Bower manouvers his opponent onto the ropes.  Bower quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and connects with a right hook.  
Bower gets on the inside and is on target with a left hook.  
Bower steps inside and is on target with a left hook.  
Strachan tries to step out of his opponents range.  Bower is on target with a cross.  
Strachan closes the distance.  Bower is on target with a right hook.  
At the end of Round 8, lets listen in on the corners...Bower's trainer is telling his fighter to play it safe for the remainder of the fight. 

Round 8 Statistics
Strachan: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Bower: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 37                            
Power Shots Landed: 17                            
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 14                            
Body Shots Landed: 7                             

Round 9: 

Bower tries to keep the action at long range and tries to land a cross, but Strachan blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Bower walks his opponent down, trapping him in a corner.  Bower quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and digs in a left hook to Strachan's body.  
Bower connects with a cross.  
Bower drops his guard, and stalks his opponent...he wants his opponent to throw a shot.  Strachan attempts to land a cross, but Bower sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Strachan is on target with a cross.  
Strachan tries to land a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Bower lands a jab to his opponents body.  
Bower hits home with a cross.  
Bower feints a left hook, and then lands a cross.  
Bower lands a cross.  


Round 9 Statistics
Strachan: 
Jabs Thrown: 16                            
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Bower: 
Jabs Thrown: 20                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 10: 

Bower snaps his opponents head back with a stiff jab.  
Bower attempts to land a jab, but Strachan slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut to Bower's body.  
Bower steps to the outside.  Bower sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Strachan quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Bower hits home with a cross.  
Strachan is on target with a cross.  
Strachan lands a cross.  
Strachan drives a jab into his opponents body.  
Strachan is looking to close the distance.  Bower pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a left hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Bower tries to keep the action at long range.  Strachan connects with a cross.  


Round 10 Statistics
Strachan: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Bower: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 1 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 2 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 3 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 4 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 5 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 6 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 7 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 8 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 9 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 10 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10


Final Scorecards: 90 - 100  90 - 100  90 - 100

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Mesa, USA.... Leighton Bower

Fight Statistics
Strachan: 
Total Punches Thrown: 213                           
Total Punches Landed: 22                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 183                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 20                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 30                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 2                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 152                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 18                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 61                            
Total Jabs Landed: 4                             

Bower: 
Total Punches Thrown: 360                           
Total Punches Landed: 160                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 270                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 116                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 90                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 44                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 290                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 143                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 70                            
Total Jabs Landed: 17