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Michi Jo vs Yoshi Taira
Boxing Daily Report from the AI Japan-Fukuoka promoted show at Fukuoka Noda, Fukuoka, taking place on 02/11/2024: The venue is completely packed out with the fans turning out in force to watch the fights on offer tonight. Next up is the main event of the show. Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Michi Jo (8(1) - 0) who hails from Nagoya, Japan and Yoshi Taira(2 - 2 - 1) from Higashiosaka, Japan. Both Jo and Taira weighed in at 118 pounds. The referee tonight is Goro Koizumi, and the three ringside judges are Hiroki Shimabukuro, Ryo Hora and Takeshi Murayama. Round 1: Jo lands a jab. Jo finds the target with a stiff jab. Jo steps to the outside and is on target with a hard jab. Jo tries to keep the action at long range and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head. Jo sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head. Jo lands a left hook followed by a cross to his opponents head. Jo lands a straight 1 - 2. Jo is looking to keep his distance and hits home with a stiff jab. Taira advances into close range. Jo sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Taira attempts to land a right hook, but Jo sidesteps and counters with a cross. Jo pivots from in front of his opponent. Taira throws a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook. Jo steps away from his opponent and lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head. Jo lands a right hook to the body followed by a jab to the head. Taira throws a right hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut. Jo lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Taira lowers his hands, trying to provoke his opponent to attack. Jo lands a double jab to his opponents head. Jo tries to step out of his opponents range and lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head. Jo drops his guard, and stalks his opponent...he wants his opponent to throw a shot. Taira tries to land a cross, but Jo sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut to his opponents ribs. Jo lands a straight 1 - 2. Jo lands a cross. Taira gets on the inside and throws a right hook, but Jo clinches his opponent. Jo pushes his forearm into Taira's face. The ref breaks the clinch and signals for the action to continue. Jo tries to step out of his opponents range and lands two straights to the body, and one to the head. Taira closes the distance. Jo pivots from in front of his opponent. Taira throws a left hook, but Jo holds on to his opponent. Jo pushes his forearm into Taira's face. The ref separates the two fighters. Jo tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a ramrod jab. Jo tries to keep the action at long range and hits home with an overhand right. Jo is on target with a left hook. At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Taira's trainer is telling his fighter to increase his workrate. Round 1 Statistics Jo: Jabs Thrown: 35 Jabs Landed: 20 Power Shots Thrown: 27 Power Shots Landed: 18 Head Shots Thrown: 58 Head Shots Landed: 35 Body Shots Thrown: 4 Body Shots Landed: 3 Taira: Jabs Thrown: 6 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 20 Power Shots Landed: 0 Head Shots Thrown: 22 Head Shots Landed: 0 Body Shots Thrown: 4 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 2: Jo is on target with a cross. Jo lands a jab to the body, a cross to the head and a jab to the body. Jo connects with a cross. Jo is looking to keep the action on the outside and is on target with a jab. Jo lands two straights followed by a jab to his opponents head. Jo steps to the outside and lands a ramrod jab. Taira is looking to close the distance and walks his opponent onto the ropes. Jo is on target with a left hook to Taira's body. Jo pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a right hook. Jo hits home with a stinging left hook. Jo steps away from his opponent and lands a jab followed by two overhand rights to his opponents head. Jo is on target with a cross. Jo lands a jab to the head, a cross to the body and a jab to the head. Jo lands a spiteful jab. Jo lands a double jab to his opponents head. He continues the combination and lands a double jab to his opponents head. Jo is looking to keep the action on the outside. Jo feints a jab, but Taira is not fooled and is on target with a cross. Jo lands a jab, cross and a jab to his opponents head. Jo finds the target with a stiff jab. Jo is looking to keep his distance and lands a double jab to his opponents head. Jo switches the action to the outside. Jo sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands with a hard jab. Jo lands a straight 1 - 2. Taira advances into close range. Jo pivots to the side of his opponent. Jo connects with a left hook. Jo ties up his opponent. The ref calls break and the two fighters separate. Jo is looking to keep his distance and is on target with a jab. Jo lands a jab. Taira advances into close range. Jo pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body. At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Taira's trainer is telling his fighter to tighten his defence. Round 2 Statistics Jo: Jabs Thrown: 34 Jabs Landed: 22 Power Shots Thrown: 32 Power Shots Landed: 17 Head Shots Thrown: 59 Head Shots Landed: 34 Body Shots Thrown: 7 Body Shots Landed: 5 Taira: Jabs Thrown: 0 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 18 Power Shots Landed: 1 Head Shots Thrown: 15 Head Shots Landed: 1 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 3: Jo is looking to keep his distance and finds the target with a stiff jab. Jo lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Taira gets on the inside. Jo connects with a right hook. Taira lands a cross. Jo switches the action to the outside and lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head. Jo lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Taira steps inside. Jo lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs. He continues the combination and lands a left hook to the body followed by a right hook to the head. Jo backs onto the ropes...he is waving his opponent in! Taira steps in throwing power shots but is unable to land cleanly. Jo is looking to keep the action on the outside and is on target with a cross. Taira advances into close range. Jo lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head. Jo steps away from his opponent and lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head. Jo lands two straights to the head followed by a jab to the body. Jo is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a jab followed by two straights to his opponents head. Jo lands a straight 1 - 2. Jo switches the action to the outside and lands a cross. Jo tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a straight 1 - 2. Taira steps inside. Jo drives a left hook into his opponents body. Jo connects with a left hook. Jo lands a straight 1 - 2. Jo lands a straight 1 - 2. Taira advances into close range. Jo is on target with a stinging right uppercut. Jo hits home with a left uppercut. Jo lands a right hook to the head, a left hook to the head and a left hook to the body. Jo holds on to his opponent. Jo is using his forearm in the clinch. The ref separates the two fighters. Jo steps away from his opponent and is on target with a jab. Jo finds the target with a jab. At the end of Round 3, lets listen in on the corners...Taira's trainer is advising how he could be more accurate. Round 3 Statistics Jo: Jabs Thrown: 19 Jabs Landed: 12 Power Shots Thrown: 40 Power Shots Landed: 29 Head Shots Thrown: 51 Head Shots Landed: 34 Body Shots Thrown: 8 Body Shots Landed: 7 Taira: Jabs Thrown: 2 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 10 Power Shots Landed: 1 Head Shots Thrown: 12 Head Shots Landed: 1 Body Shots Thrown: 0 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 4: Jo lands a hard jab. Jo is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands with a spiteful jab. Taira gets on the inside. Jo lands three consecutive right hooks to his opponents head. Jo tries to keep the action at long range and lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head. Jo is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a jab, cross and an overhand right to his opponents head. Jo steps to the outside and finds the target with a jab. Jo lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head. Jo steps to the outside and lands a cross to the head, a jab to the body and a jab to the head. Jo steps to the outside and lands a cross. Jo is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head. Jo lands a firm overhand left. Jo hits the target with a ramrod jab. Jo connects with a solid overhand left. Jo steps away from his opponent and is on target with a jab. Jo tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a double jab to his opponents head. Jo lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head. Jo lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Jo is looking to keep his distance and lands a jab to the head, a cross to the body and an overhand right to the head. Jo is looking to keep his distance and lands a jab to his opponents body. Jo is on target with a right hook. Jo steps away from his opponent and tries to land a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook. Jo steps to the outside and connects with an overhand right. Jo lands a double jab to his opponents head. Jo tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head. Round 4 Statistics Jo: Jabs Thrown: 29 Jabs Landed: 22 Power Shots Thrown: 26 Power Shots Landed: 19 Head Shots Thrown: 51 Head Shots Landed: 37 Body Shots Thrown: 4 Body Shots Landed: 4 Taira: Jabs Thrown: 1 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 11 Power Shots Landed: 1 Head Shots Thrown: 11 Head Shots Landed: 1 Body Shots Thrown: 1 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 5: Jo tries to keep the action at long range and lands a spiteful jab. Taira sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Jo lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head. Taira pivots from in front of his opponent. Jo lands a jab followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head. Jo is on target with a jab. Jo steps away from his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head. Jo tries to keep the action at long range and lands a cross followed by two jabs to his opponents head. Jo hits the target with a ramrod jab. Jo is looking to keep the action on the outside and hits home with a cross. Jo steps to the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head. Jo is on target with a sharp cross. Taira closes the distance. Jo lands a left hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head. Taira is looking to close the distance. Jo lands a right hook. Jo lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head. Taira is clearly losing his cool here! He steps inside, but then strikes Jo with a blatant low blow! The ref tells Taira to keep his punches above the belt. He gives Jo time to recover. Jo is looking to keep his distance and lands a jab, cross and a jab to his opponents head. Jo is looking to keep the action on the outside and hits home with a solid overhand right. Jo lands a sharp cross. Jo is looking to keep his distance and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Jo is on target with a jab. Taira gets on the inside. Jo connects with a right hook. Jo switches the action to the outside and hits home with a cross. Jo switches the action to the outside and lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head. Jo lands a jab to the head, a cross to the head and a jab to the body. Jo tries to keep the action at long range and lands two straights to the head followed by a jab to the body. Round 5 Statistics Jo: Jabs Thrown: 29 Jabs Landed: 19 Power Shots Thrown: 26 Power Shots Landed: 20 Head Shots Thrown: 52 Head Shots Landed: 37 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 2 Taira: Jabs Thrown: 1 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 10 Power Shots Landed: 0 Head Shots Thrown: 7 Head Shots Landed: 0 Body Shots Thrown: 4 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 6: Jo steps to the outside and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Taira gets on the inside. Jo lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head. Jo hits home with a cross. Jo switches the action to the outside and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Taira connects with a cross. Jo lands a spiteful jab. Taira throws a left hook, but Jo ties up his opponent. Jo is leaning on his opponent in the clinch. The ref separates the two fighters. Jo is looking to keep his distance and connects with a firm cross. Jo attempts to land a cross, but Taira slips the shot and counters with a left hook. Jo lands a spiteful jab. Jo lands a stiff jab. Jo lands a double jab to his opponents head. Taira steps inside and digs in a left uppercut to his opponents body. Jo steps to the outside and lands a jab to the body, and then to the head. Jo tries to step out of his opponents range and lands two jabs to the body, and one to the head. Jo is on target with a jab. Jo lands a straight 1 - 2. Jo lands a sharp jab. Taira steps inside. Jo lands a left hook to the body, a left uppercut to the body and a left hook to the head. Jo steps to the outside and hits the target with a ramrod jab. Jo steps to the outside and hits the target with a solid jab. Jo drives a solid jab into his opponents body. Jo lands a jab to the body, and then to the head. Jo tries to keep the action at long range. Taira quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Jo lands with a stiff jab. Jo lands a hard jab. Jo snaps his opponents head back with a stinging jab. Jo is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head. Jo is looking to keep his distance and lands a cross followed by two jabs to his opponents head. Round 6 Statistics Jo: Jabs Thrown: 33 Jabs Landed: 26 Power Shots Thrown: 20 Power Shots Landed: 12 Head Shots Thrown: 44 Head Shots Landed: 32 Body Shots Thrown: 9 Body Shots Landed: 6 Taira: Jabs Thrown: 0 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 9 Power Shots Landed: 3 Head Shots Thrown: 8 Head Shots Landed: 2 Body Shots Thrown: 1 Body Shots Landed: 1 Round 7: Jo connects with a right hook. Jo steps to the outside and hits home with a sharp jab. Taira quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Jo lands a straight 1 - 2. Jo steps away from his opponent and lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head. Taira closes the distance. Jo throws a left hook, but his opponent steps away from the punch. Jo holds on to his opponent. Jo leans on his opponent trying to wear him down. Jo is using his forearm in the clinch. The ref breaks Jo's hold and signals for the fight to continue. Jo is on target with a right hook to his opponents ribcage. Jo is looking to keep his distance and lands a cross. Jo lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head. Jo finds the target with a sharp jab. Jo lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. He follows up the attack and lands a jab to the body, and then to the head. Jo lands a sharp jab. Jo is on target with an overhand right. Taira connects with a cross. Jo switches the action to the outside and finds the target with a jab. Jo lands a cross. Jo connects with a cross. Jo lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head. Jo snaps his opponents head back with a stiff jab. Jo is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a hard jab. Jo lands a double jab to his opponents head. Taira advances into close range. Jo is on target with a left uppercut. Jo steps away from his opponent and lands a jab. Jo lands an overhand right, jab and a cross to his opponents head. Jo is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head. Round 7 Statistics Jo: Jabs Thrown: 26 Jabs Landed: 18 Power Shots Thrown: 26 Power Shots Landed: 16 Head Shots Thrown: 48 Head Shots Landed: 32 Body Shots Thrown: 4 Body Shots Landed: 2 Taira: Jabs Thrown: 0 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 11 Power Shots Landed: 1 Head Shots Thrown: 7 Head Shots Landed: 1 Body Shots Thrown: 4 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 8: Jo is looking to keep his distance and lands with a ramrod jab. Jo lands two jabs to the body, and one to the head. Jo hits home with a stiff jab. Jo lands a firm cross. Jo attempts to land a jab, but Taira blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut to Jo's body. Jo finds the target with a spiteful jab. Taira sidesteps to the right of his opponent and hits home with a cross. Taira closes the distance. Taira pivots to the side of his opponent. Jo lands three consecutive left hooks to his opponents ribs. Jo switches the action to the outside. Taira quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Jo is on target with a jab to Taira's body. Jo tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a double jab to his opponents head. Jo lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head. Jo switches the action to the outside and lands two jabs followed by an overhand left to his opponents head. Jo lands two straights followed by a jab to his opponents head. Taira is starting to lose his temper here. He throws a hook, and catches Jo low! The ref halts the action and sends Jo to the neutral corner. He tells Taira to stop fouling or face a points deduction. Jo lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head. Jo is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a jab to the head, a jab to the body and a cross to the body. Jo connects with a cross. You can sense Taira is getting frustrated in there. He turns Jo and throws an uppercut into his opponents groin area! The ref doesnt appear to have noticed the foul and signals for the action to continue. Taira advances into close range. Jo hits home with a right hook. Jo lands a left uppercut followed by a cross to his opponents head. Jo steps to the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head. He continues the combination and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Taira advances into close range. Jo digs in a firm left hook to his opponents body. Jo tries to keep the action at long range and finds the target with a jab. At the end of Round 8, lets listen in on the corners...Jo's trainer is telling his fighter he is a mile in front and not to do anything stupid. Round 8 Statistics Jo: Jabs Thrown: 31 Jabs Landed: 22 Power Shots Thrown: 22 Power Shots Landed: 16 Head Shots Thrown: 44 Head Shots Landed: 30 Body Shots Thrown: 9 Body Shots Landed: 8 Taira: Jabs Thrown: 3 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 13 Power Shots Landed: 2 Head Shots Thrown: 13 Head Shots Landed: 1 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 1 Round 9: Jo hits the target with a stiff jab. Taira sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Jo lands a left hook. Taira tries to land a right uppercut, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook. Taira is on target with a left uppercut. Jo attempts to land a jab, but Taira slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Taira tries to land a cross, but Jo sidesteps and counters with a left hook. Taira is getting frustrated here. He throws a low uppercut...that landed south of the border! The ref separates the two fighters and tells Taira to keep his punches up. He gives Jo a few minutes to recover. Jo lands a solid right hook. Taira is starting to lose his temper here. He turns Jo and throws an uppercut into his opponents groin area! The ref tells Taira to keep his punches above the belt. He gives Jo time to recover. Taira is getting frustrated here. He catches his opponent with what looks like an intentional butt! The ref separates the two fighters and tells Taira to watch his head. He gives Jo a few minutes to recover. Jo hits home with a left uppercut. Taira hits home with a cross. Taira feints a jab, and then lands a cross. Jo lands a double jab to his opponents head. Jo lands a double jab to his opponents head. Taira hits home with a right hook. Jo lands a jab to the head, a jab to the body and a cross to the head. You can sense the frustration from Taira now. He throws a low uppercut...that landed well below the belt! The ref halts the action and sends Jo to the neutral corner. He tells Taira to clean up his game. The ref's patience seems to be wearing thin. At the end of Round 9, lets listen in on the corners...Taira's trainer is telling his fighter to go out and knock out his opponent! Round 9 Statistics Jo: Jabs Thrown: 13 Jabs Landed: 7 Power Shots Thrown: 8 Power Shots Landed: 6 Head Shots Thrown: 18 Head Shots Landed: 12 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 1 Taira: Jabs Thrown: 2 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 17 Power Shots Landed: 5 Head Shots Thrown: 17 Head Shots Landed: 5 Body Shots Thrown: 2 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 10: Jo lands a stiff jab. Jo lands a jab to the head followed by a right hook to the body. Jo digs in a right uppercut to Taira's ribcage. Jo lands with a stinging jab. Taira sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Jo lands a jab. Jo finds the target with a jab. Taira attempts to land a left uppercut, but Jo slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut to Taira's body. Jo lands a left hook. Jo lands a straight 1 - 2. He follows up the attack and lands a double jab to his opponents head. Round 10 Statistics Jo: Jabs Thrown: 14 Jabs Landed: 8 Power Shots Thrown: 15 Power Shots Landed: 5 Head Shots Thrown: 24 Head Shots Landed: 10 Body Shots Thrown: 5 Body Shots Landed: 3 Taira: Jabs Thrown: 2 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 12 Power Shots Landed: 0 Head Shots Thrown: 12 Head Shots Landed: 0 Body Shots Thrown: 2 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 1 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 2 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 3 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 4 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 5 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 6 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 7 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 8 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 9 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 10 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Final Scorecards: 100 - 90 100 - 90 100 - 90 The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Nagoya, Japan.... Michi Jo Fight Statistics Jo: Total Punches Thrown: 505 Total Punches Landed: 334 Total Head Shots Thrown: 449 Total Head Shots Landed: 293 Total Body Shots Thrown: 56 Total Body Shots Landed: 41 Total Power Shots Thrown: 242 Total Power Shots Landed: 158 Total Jabs Thrown: 263 Total Jabs Landed: 176 Taira: Total Punches Thrown: 148 Total Punches Landed: 14 Total Head Shots Thrown: 124 Total Head Shots Landed: 12 Total Body Shots Thrown: 24 Total Body Shots Landed: 2 Total Power Shots Thrown: 131 Total Power Shots Landed: 14 Total Jabs Thrown: 17 Total Jabs Landed: 0