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23/07/2031
EOD Running: Rankings
Leighton Cruz vs Chris Cato

Boxing Daily Report from the AI USA-Texas promoted show at Houston Mungo, Houston,  taking place on 11/11/2024:

Clearly AI USA-Texas have made a mistake booking this venue with less than half the tickets sold, including those handed out as prizes by Boxing Daily.  
Next up is the main event of the show.  This is a semi final eliminator for the USA-SouthWest Featherweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Leighton Cruz (6 - 6 - 6) who hails from Dallas, USA and Chris Cato(9 - 9 - 4) from Austin, USA.  Cruz weighed in at 125 pounds and 7 ounces, while Cato weighed in at 126 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Robert Corfield, and the three ringside judges are Michael Toste, Nicholas Wynne and James Curto.  

Round 1: 

Cruz pivots to the side of his opponent and is on target with a cross.  
Cato attempts to land a jab, but Cruz blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Cato is looking to keep his distance.  Cato quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and connects with an overhand left.  
Cruz throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Cruz pivots to the side of his opponent and is on target with a right hook to his opponents ribcage.  
Cruz is looking to keep his distance.  Cato lands two straights followed by an overhand right to his opponents head.  
Cato lands a right hook.  
Cato is looking to keep the action on the outside and connects with an overhand left.  
Cato steps to the outside and hits home with a cross.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Cruz's trainer is advising how he could be more accurate.  

Round 1 Statistics
Cruz: 
Jabs Thrown: 14                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Cato: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 29                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 2: 

Cruz advances into close range.  Cruz pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Cato steps inside.  Cruz hits home with a left hook.  
Cruz advances into close range and hits home with a right hook.  
Cruz is looking to close the distance.  Cato hits home with a right uppercut.  
Cruz pivots to the right of his opponent.  Cruz throws a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Cato lands a cross to the body, and then to the head.  
Cruz closes the distance and hits home with a left hook.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Cato's trainer is advising how he could be more accurate.  

Round 2 Statistics
Cruz: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Cato: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 3: 

Cato steps to the outside.  Cruz sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Cato tries to land a jab, but Cruz slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Cato connects with a left hook.  
Cruz is looking to close the distance.  Cato is on target with a right hook.  
Cruz pivots to the side of his opponent and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Cruz is on target with a right hook.  
Cato tries to step out of his opponents range.  Cruz tries to land a jab, but Cato blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Cruz tries to step out of his opponents range.  Cato connects with a cross.  
Cruz sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Cato is on target with a jab.  


Round 3 Statistics
Cruz: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Cato: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 4: 

Cato is on target with a jab.  
Cruz pivots to the right of his opponent.  Cato lands a right hook.  
Cato gets on the inside and connects with a left uppercut.  
Cato tries to land a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Cruz drives a cross into Cato's body.  
Cato steps to the outside.  Cruz attempts to land a cross, but Cato sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Cruz pivots to the left of his opponent.  Cato hits home with a right hook.  
Cruz lands a cross.  
Cato steps to the outside.  Cruz connects with a cross.  
Cruz is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Cato lands a cross.  


Round 4 Statistics
Cruz: 
Jabs Thrown: 14                            
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Cato: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 5: 

Cruz lands a cross.  
Cato sidesteps to the right of his opponent and is on target with a left hook.  
Cato drives a jab into Cruz's body.  
Cato drives a right hook into Cruz's body.  
Cruz is looking to close the distance and walks Cato into a neutral corner.  Cato lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Cato lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Cato tries to land a left hook, but Cruz dodges the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Cato manouvers his opponent into the corner.  Cato connects with a left uppercut.  As the two fighters work on the inside, their heads come together!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Cato dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Cato closes the distance.  Cato throws a short cross to the body, but lands low!  The ref ignores Cruz's complaints and signals for the action to continue.  
At the end of Round 5, lets listen in on the corners...Cruz's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 5 Statistics
Cruz: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Cato: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 33                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 6: 

Cato is looking to close the distance and walks his opponent down, trapping him in the corner.  Cato sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a right uppercut.  
Cato connects with a cross.  
Cruz steps to the outside.  Cato is on target with an overhand left.  
Cruz quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Cato hits home with a right hook.  
Cruz is looking to close the distance.  Cruz sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Cato hits home with a left hook.  
Cato pivots to the side of his opponent and is on target with a cross.  
Cruz steps to the outside and is on target with a cross.  


Round 6 Statistics
Cruz: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Cato: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 7: 

Cato finds the target with a jab.  
Cato circles his opponent with a low guard, waiting for his opponent to attack.  Cruz connects with a cross.  
Cato advances into close range and manouvers his opponent onto the ropes.  Cato hits home with a left hook.  
Cato walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Cruz is on target with a cross.  
Cato tries to step out of his opponents range and lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Cruz closes the distance and lands a left uppercut.  
Cruz switches the action to the outside.  Cato lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Cruz steps away from his opponent.  Cato quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Cruz finds the target with a jab.  


Round 7 Statistics
Cruz: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Cato: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 8: 

Cato gets on the inside.  Cruz pivots to the right of his opponent and is on target with a left hook.  
Cruz connects with a left hook.  
Cato throws a right hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Cato finds the target with a jab.  
Cato hits home with a right hook.  
Cruz hits home with a left uppercut.  
Cato gets on the inside and hits home with a right hook.  
Cato steps inside.  Cruz sidesteps to the right of his opponent and hits home with a left hook.  
Cato pivots to the side of his opponent and hits home with a cross.  


Round 8 Statistics
Cruz: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Cato: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 9: 

Cruz lands a right uppercut to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Cato steps to the outside and tries to land an overhand left, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Cruz hits home with a cross.  
Cato gets on the inside.  Cato pivots from in front of his opponent.  Cruz lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Cruz tries to land a left hook, but Cato slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Cato advances into close range and digs in a left hook to Cruz's liver.  


Round 9 Statistics
Cruz: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Cato: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 8                             
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 12                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 10: 

Cruz steps away from his opponent.  Cato lands an overhand left.  
Cato is looking to keep his distance and attempts to land a jab, but Cruz sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Cruz connects with a right hook.  
Cato closes the distance and walks his opponent into the red corner.  Cato lands a right hook.  
Cruz gets on the inside.  Cato lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Cruz steps inside.  Cato lands three consecutive right hooks to his opponents head.  
Cruz connects with a cross.  


Round 10 Statistics
Cruz: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Cato: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 1 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 2 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
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: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 10
Round 9 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 10 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10


Final Scorecards: 93 - 97  93 - 97  93 - 98

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Austin, USA.... Chris Cato

Fight Statistics
Cruz: 
Total Punches Thrown: 233                           
Total Punches Landed: 45                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 199                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 41                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 34                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 4                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 149                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 37                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 84                            
Total Jabs Landed: 8                             

Cato: 
Total Punches Thrown: 261                           
Total Punches Landed: 62                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 233                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 55                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 28                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 7                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 184                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 50                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 77                            
Total Jabs Landed: 12