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09/08/2031
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Matt Burnes vs John Shea

Boxing Daily Report from the AI USA-Michigan promoted show at Grand Rapids Glasgow, Grand Rapids,  taking place on 02/10/2024:

There are plenty of empty seats out here tonight, with the show nowhere near close to selling out.  
Next up is the main event of the show.  This is a final eliminator for the USA-Great Lakes Super Bantamweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Matt Burnes (13 - 1 - 1) who hails from Detroit, USA and John Shea(13 - 1) from Detroit, USA.  Both Burnes and Shea weighed in at 122 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Chris Pakkarinen, and the three ringside judges are Leeroy Shedden, Nick McGowan and Lewis Chiens.  

Round 1: 

Burnes connects with a cross.  Burnes throws a cross, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Burnes advances into close range.  Burnes goes for the bodyshot, but lands south of the border!  The ref ignores Shea's complaints and signals for the action to continue.  
Burnes closes the distance.  Shea pivots to the side of his opponent.  Burnes is on target with a right hook to his opponents body.  
Burnes switches the action to the outside and lands a stinging jab.  
Burnes is on target with a jab.  
Burnes is looking to close the distance and lands a right uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Burnes tries to step out of his opponents range and finds the target with a hard jab.  
Burnes lands a jab.  
Shea tries to step out of his opponents range.  Burnes hits home with a cross.  
Shea lands with a solid jab.  
Shea manages to force Burnes onto the ropes.  Burnes is on target with a cross.  
Shea connects with a left hook.  
Shea is looking to keep the action on the outside and hits home with an overhand left.  
Burnes closes the distance and hits home with a right uppercut.  
Burnes connects with an overhand right.  
Shea lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Burnes's trainer is advising how he could improve the accuracy of his work.  Shea's trainer is advising how he could improve the accuracy of his work.  

Round 1 Statistics
Burnes: 
Jabs Thrown: 17                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 30                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 41                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Shea: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 2: 

Burnes tries to land a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Shea feints a cross, and then is on target with a cross.  
Burnes is on target with a stinging jab.  
Shea connects with a cross.  
Shea tries to step out of his opponents range.  Burnes lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Shea connects with a cross.  
Shea lands a hard jab.  
Burnes tries to land a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Burnes steps to the outside and is on target with a stiff jab.  
Shea pivots from in front of his opponent and digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  
Burnes is looking to keep the action on the outside and tries to land a jab, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Shea pivots to the right of his opponent.  Burnes connects with a cross.  Burnes attempts to land a jab, but Shea blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Burnes lands a jab followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Shea tries to step out of his opponents range and attempts to land a jab, but Burnes sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Burnes is looking to close the distance.  Burnes pivots to the right of his opponent and hits home with a left uppercut.  
Shea lands a cross to the head followed by a jab to the body.  
Burnes lands a left uppercut.  
Burnes closes the distance.  Shea attempts to land a left uppercut, but Burnes dodges the shot and counters with a cross.  
Burnes lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Shea is looking to keep his distance and lands a cross.  Shea throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Burnes lands an overhand right.  
Burnes gets on the inside and lands a left uppercut.  
Shea is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Burnes hits home with a cross.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Shea's trainer is telling his fighter to increase his workrate.  

Round 2 Statistics
Burnes: 
Jabs Thrown: 30                            
Jabs Landed: 9                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 52                            
Head Shots Landed: 19                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Shea: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 3: 

Burnes lands a right hook followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Burnes lands with a stinging jab.  
Burnes lands a jab to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Shea manouvers his opponent into a corner.  Shea throws a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Shea lands two overhand rights followed by an overhand left to his opponents head.  
Shea throws a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Shea is on target with a cross.  
Shea hits home with a cross.  
Burnes tries to keep the action at long range and is on target with an overhand right.  
Burnes tries to keep the action at long range.  Burnes quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Shea hits home with a solid jab.  
Shea hits home with a cross.  
Shea pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a spiteful jab.  
Burnes tries to keep the action at long range and lands a sharp jab.  
Burnes is on target with a cross.  
Burnes is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a solid jab.  
Shea pivots to the side of his opponent and connects with a cross.  
Burnes is looking to keep his distance and lands with a solid jab.  
Shea tries to step out of his opponents range.  Burnes throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Burnes tries to land a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Burnes hits home with a right uppercut.  
Burnes lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
At the end of Round 3, lets listen in on the corners...Burnes's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 3 Statistics
Burnes: 
Jabs Thrown: 20                            
Jabs Landed: 10                            
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 38                            
Head Shots Landed: 17                            
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Shea: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 33                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 4: 

Burnes attempts to land a right hook, but Shea slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Burnes closes the distance.  Shea lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Shea steps away from his opponent and connects with a cross.  
Burnes lands an overhand right followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Burnes steps to the outside and is on target with a cross.  
Burnes hits home with an overhand right.  
Shea manouvers his opponent into a corner.  Shea pivots to the left of his opponent and drives a right uppercut into Burnes's body.  
Burnes connects with a right hook.  
Shea walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Burnes hits home with a cross.  Burnes tries to land a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Shea hits home with a cross.  
Burnes is on target with a left uppercut.  
Burnes advances into close range.  Shea drives a solid left hook into his opponents body.  
Burnes hits home with a spiteful jab.  
Burnes is looking to keep his distance and connects with a cross.  
Burnes sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Burnes lands a cross.  Burnes tries to land a jab, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Burnes is looking to close the distance and tries to land a right hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Burnes advances into close range.  Shea pivots to the right of his opponent.  Shea hits home with a right uppercut.  Shea attempts to land a left hook, but Burnes dodges the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Shea quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Burnes throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Shea attempts to land a jab, but Burnes sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Burnes closes the distance.  Shea is on target with a right uppercut.  
Burnes connects with a cross.  
Shea is on target with a left hook.  
Shea drives a jab into his opponents body.  
Shea is on target with a cross.  
Shea is on target with a left hook.  


Round 4 Statistics
Burnes: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 35                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Shea: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 34                            
Power Shots Landed: 16                            
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Round 5: 

Burnes tries to keep the action at long range and lands a cross.  
Shea hits home with a cross.  
Shea lands a right hook to the body followed by a jab to the head.  
Burnes switches the action to the outside and lands a straight 1 - 2.  Burnes attempts to land a jab, but Shea sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Burnes lands a spiteful jab.  
Shea is on target with a cross.  
Burnes hits home with a right hook.  
Burnes steps to the outside and hits home with a cross.  
Shea walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Shea is on target with a cross.  
Burnes lands with a sharp jab.  
Shea sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Burnes lands a left uppercut.  
Shea pivots to the side of his opponent and connects with a cross.  
Shea connects with a cross.  
Burnes is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Burnes feints a jab, but Shea ignores the feint and responds with a left hook.  
Shea lands with a solid jab.  
Shea throws a left hook, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Shea lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Burnes lands a ramrod jab.  
Burnes connects with a cross.  
Burnes steps away from his opponent and lands a stiff jab.  Burnes throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Burnes steps away from his opponent and throws an overhand left, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a cross.  
Burnes lands a stinging jab.  
Burnes sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a right hook to the body followed by a jab to the head.  


Round 5 Statistics
Burnes: 
Jabs Thrown: 18                            
Jabs Landed: 8                             
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 38                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Shea: 
Jabs Thrown: 15                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 29                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 6: 

Burnes steps inside and lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Shea lowers his hands, trying to provoke his opponent to attack.  Burnes lands with a spiteful jab.  
Burnes tries to step out of his opponents range and is on target with a jab.  
Burnes hits home with a cross.  
Shea tries to step out of his opponents range and finds the target with a jab.  
Shea manouvers his opponent onto the ropes.  Burnes digs in a right hook to his opponents ribs.  Burnes throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Burnes steps away from his opponent and hits home with a solid jab.  
Burnes tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Burnes gets on the inside.  Shea pivots to the right of his opponent and hits home with a left uppercut.  
Burnes lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Shea tries to step out of his opponents range and drives a ramrod jab into his opponents face.  
Shea feints a left, and then lands a spiteful jab.  
Shea is looking to keep his distance.  Burnes attempts to land a jab, but Shea blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Shea is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Burnes hits home with an overhand right.  
Burnes quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  


Round 6 Statistics
Burnes: 
Jabs Thrown: 21                            
Jabs Landed: 7                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 41                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Shea: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 7: 

Burnes steps to the outside and lands a jab.  
Burnes tries to keep the action at long range and attempts to land a cross, but Shea sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Shea manouvers his opponent into a corner.  Shea throws a cross, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Burnes hits home with a cross.  
Shea lands three consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Burnes steps away from his opponent and is on target with an overhand left.  Burnes attempts to land a jab, but Shea sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Burnes is on target with an overhand right.  
Burnes is on target with a left uppercut.  
Shea is looking to keep his distance and lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Burnes is looking to close the distance.  Shea digs in a left hook to Burnes's ribs.  
Burnes steps away from his opponent and connects with an overhand left.  
Burnes finds the target with a solid jab.  
Shea lands a left hook.  
Burnes hits home with a right hook.  
Burnes steps away from his opponent and hits home with a cross.  
Burnes tries to keep the action at long range and drives a cross into Shea's body.  
Burnes attempts to land a jab, but Shea sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  


Round 7 Statistics
Burnes: 
Jabs Thrown: 15                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 29                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 41                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Shea: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 8: 

Burnes lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Burnes lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Burnes hits home with a right hook.  Burnes tries to land a right hook, but Shea blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Burnes advances into close range and is on target with a right uppercut.  
Burnes lands a jab, cross and a jab to his opponents head.  
Burnes tries to keep the action at long range and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Burnes is on target with a cross.  
Burnes steps inside.  Shea is on target with a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Shea attempts to land a jab, but Burnes blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Burnes steps inside and lands a right uppercut.  
Burnes switches the action to the outside and hits home with a cross.  
Shea walks his opponent down, trapping him in the red corner.  Shea attempts to land a right hook, but Burnes blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Shea quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands three consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Shea is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Burnes lands a jab.  
Burnes steps away from his opponent and lands an overhand left.  
Burnes lowers his guard, attempting to draw a lead.  Shea lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Shea is looking to keep his distance and tries to land a cross, but Burnes blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Burnes lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Burnes hits the target with a sharp jab.  


Round 8 Statistics
Burnes: 
Jabs Thrown: 24                            
Jabs Landed: 9                             
Power Shots Thrown: 39                            
Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Head Shots Thrown: 63                            
Head Shots Landed: 24                            
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Shea: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 9: 

Shea lands a jab.  
Burnes tries to keep the action at long range and attempts to land a jab, but Shea sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Burnes steps away from his opponent and lands a jab.  
Burnes is looking to close the distance.  Shea digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  
Burnes switches the action to the outside.  Shea feints a left hook, and then lands three consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Burnes finds the target with a jab.  
Shea switches the action to the outside.  Shea feints a right, and then is on target with a cross.  
Burnes switches the action to the outside.  Shea quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Burnes throws an overhand right, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Burnes sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Shea lands a jab to the head, a cross to the head and a cross to the body.  
Burnes tries to keep the action at long range and lands with a stinging jab.  
Shea hits home with a cross.  
Burnes switches the action to the outside and lands a cross.  
Burnes connects with a cross.  
Burnes lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Shea quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Burnes lands a spiteful jab.  
Burnes gets on the inside.  Shea lands a left hook.  
Burnes is looking to keep the action on the outside and tries to land a cross, but Shea sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Burnes lands a cross.  Burnes throws an overhand left, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Burnes lands a double jab to his opponents head.  


Round 9 Statistics
Burnes: 
Jabs Thrown: 15                            
Jabs Landed: 7                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 33                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Shea: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 30                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 10: 

Burnes hits home with a right hook.  
Burnes lands a left hook.  Burnes attempts to land a cross, but Shea slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Burnes is looking to keep the action on the outside and hits home with a cross.  Burnes attempts to land a jab, but Shea sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Burnes advances into close range and throws a left uppercut, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Burnes lands a right hook to the head followed by a left uppercut to the body.  
Shea lands a cross to the head, a left hook to the body and a jab to the body.  
Shea feints a right hook, but Burnes ignores the feint and lands with a cross.  
Shea feints a left, and then hits home with a cross.  
Burnes is on target with a right hook to his opponents body.  
Burnes lands a cross.  
Burnes finds the target with a jab.  
Burnes tries to keep the action at long range and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Burnes connects with a cross.  
Burnes attempts to land a jab, but Shea sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Shea steps away from his opponent.  Burnes lands a jab to the head followed by a cross to the body.  
Shea strikes his opponents body with a cross.  Shea attempts to land a jab, but Burnes dodges the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Shea hits home with a cross.  
Shea is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Burnes connects with an overhand right.  
Burnes switches the action to the outside and connects with a cross.  
Burnes attempts to land a cross, but Shea sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Burnes lands a left uppercut.  
Burnes is on target with a cross.  


Round 10 Statistics
Burnes: 
Jabs Thrown: 18                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 38                            
Power Shots Landed: 16                            
Head Shots Thrown: 48                            
Head Shots Landed: 16                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Shea: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

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: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 5 Scores: 10 - 10  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 6 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 7 Scores: 9 - 10  10 - 10  10 - 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 - 94  98 - 93  98 - 93

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Detroit, USA.... Matt Burnes

Fight Statistics
Burnes: 
Total Punches Thrown: 472                           
Total Punches Landed: 159                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 430                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 150                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 42                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 9                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 284                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 96                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 188                           
Total Jabs Landed: 63                            

Shea: 
Total Punches Thrown: 322                           
Total Punches Landed: 118                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 257                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 101                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 65                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 17                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 241                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 92                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 81                            
Total Jabs Landed: 26