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18/05/2031
EOD Running: Rankings
Mark Rutherford vs Dave Cox

Boxing Daily Report from the AI USA-California promoted show at Los Angeles Griffiths, Los Angeles,  taking place on 02/01/2025:

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.  This is a final eliminator for the USA-Pacific Super Flyweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Mark Rutherford (9 - 6 - 5) who hails from San Diego, USA and Dave Cox(9 - 2 - 1) from Seattle, USA.  Both Rutherford and Cox weighed in at 115 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Mick Gwilym, and the three ringside judges are Yasin Hashemi, John Gourley and John Stein.  

Round 1: 

Cox lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Cox sidesteps to the left of his opponent and connects with a cross.  
Rutherford lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Cox closes the distance and connects with a sharp right hook.  
Rutherford gets on the inside.  Cox hits home with a sharp right hook.  
Cox lands a left hook followed by  two right hooks to his opponents head.  
Cox is looking to close the distance and manouvers Rutherford into a corner.  Cox connects with a right hook.  Cox tries to land a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Cox is on target with a left hook.  
Cox is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Cox quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and is on target with a firm cross.  
Rutherford closes the distance.  Cox tries to land a right uppercut, but Rutherford parries the shot and counters with a left hook to his opponents ribs.  
Rutherford feints a cross, but Cox does not fall for it and is on target with a left uppercut.  
Cox lands a right uppercut, jab and a cross to his opponents head.  
Cox is on target with a cross.  
Cox pivots to the right of his opponent and hits home with a left uppercut.  
Rutherford quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and is on target with a right hook.  
Cox pivots from in front of his opponent.  Rutherford is on target with a left hook to Cox's body.  
Cox pivots to the right of his opponent and drives a stiff jab into his opponents face.  
Rutherford steps away from his opponent and lands a cross to his opponents body.  
Cox is on target with a stinging left uppercut to Rutherford's body.  
Cox tries to step out of his opponents range and tries to land a jab, but Rutherford parries the shot and counters with a left hook.  


Round 1 Statistics
Rutherford: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Cox: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 29                            
Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Head Shots Thrown: 36                            
Head Shots Landed: 19                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 2: 

Cox switches the action to the outside and connects with a cross.  
Cox lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Cox advances into close range and is on target with a right hook.  
Cox lands a right uppercut followed by  two left hooks to his opponents head.  
Cox steps inside and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Cox sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Cox steps inside and lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  Cox tries to land a left uppercut, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Rutherford pivots to the right of his opponent.  Cox lands a left hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Cox is on target with a jab.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Cox's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 2 Statistics
Rutherford: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Cox: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 29                            
Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 3: 

Cox hits home with a cross.  
Rutherford tries to keep the action at long range and throws a cross, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Cox hits home with a solid right hook.  
Rutherford tries to keep the action at long range and throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Cox lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Cox is on target with a left hook.  
Cox tries to keep the action at long range and hits home with a spiteful jab.  
Cox lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  He follows up the attack and lands a left hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Cox lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Cox pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a right uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Cox steps inside and tries to land a left uppercut, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Cox lands a right hook.  
At the end of Round 3, lets listen in on the corners...Rutherford's trainer is advising how he could improve the accuracy of his work.  Rutherford's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 3 Statistics
Rutherford: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Cox: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 32                            
Power Shots Landed: 16                            
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 4: 

Cox hits home with a cross.  
Rutherford lands a cross.  
Cox is looking to close the distance and attempts to land a left hook, but Rutherford slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Cox attempts to land a right hook, but Rutherford sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Cox gets on the inside and is on target with a right hook.  
Cox steps away from his opponent.  Rutherford is on target with an overhand right.  
Cox tries to keep the action at long range and lands a cross to the body followed by a jab to the head.  
Rutherford is looking to keep his distance and connects with an overhand right.  
Rutherford pivots to the right of his opponent and is on target with a cross.  
Rutherford pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a cross.  
Cox is on target with a left hook.  
Cox gets on the inside and is on target with a right hook.  
Cox lands a right hook to the body, a left hook to the body and a right hook to the head.  
Rutherford connects with an overhand right.  


Round 4 Statistics
Rutherford: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Cox: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 5: 

Rutherford steps away from his opponent and connects with a cross.  
Cox gets on the inside and lands a left hook.  
Rutherford finds the target with a jab.  
Cox lands a cross followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Cox closes the distance and lands a sharp left hook.  
Rutherford pivots to the right of his opponent.  Rutherford throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a sharp right uppercut.  
Rutherford switches the action to the outside and lands a cross.  
Cox is looking to close the distance and walks his opponent into a corner.  Cox lands a sharp right hook.  
Cox is looking to keep the action on the outside and is on target with a cross.  
Rutherford sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Cox is on target with a left hook.  
Rutherford tries to step out of his opponents range and throws a cross, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  


Round 5 Statistics
Rutherford: 
Jabs Thrown: 17                            
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 38                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Cox: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 6: 

Rutherford tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Cox finds the target with a jab.  
Rutherford is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Cox drops his guard, and stalks his opponent...he wants his opponent to throw a shot.  Rutherford throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Cox steps inside and hits home with a left hook.  
Rutherford hits home with a right uppercut.  
Cox lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Cox lands two left hooks followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Cox forces Rutherford to back into a neutral corner.  Cox digs in a firm right hook to Rutherford's ribcage.  
Cox sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a left hook to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Cox is on target with a firm left hook to his opponents body.  
Rutherford is looking to keep his distance.  Cox feints a jab, and then lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Cox pivots to the right of his opponent and is on target with a solid left hook.  
Cox gets on the inside and lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Rutherford attempts to land a right hook, but Cox sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Cox lands a right hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
Cox forces Rutherford to back into the blue corner.  Cox is on target with a left hook.  


Round 6 Statistics
Rutherford: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 33                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Cox: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 32                            
Power Shots Landed: 19                            
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 17                            
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Round 7: 

Rutherford tries to step out of his opponents range.  Rutherford quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Rutherford tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Cox feints a right hook, and then lands with a ramrod jab.  
Rutherford pivots to the right of his opponent.  Cox lands a right hook to the body followed by a jab to the head.  
Cox steps inside and is on target with a left hook.  Cox clinches his opponent.  The ref breaks Cox's hold and signals for the fight to continue.  
Cox throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Cox advances into close range and manouvers his opponent into a neutral corner.  Cox quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Rutherford lands a right hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Cox attempts to land a left hook, but Rutherford dodges the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Rutherford steps away from his opponent and connects with a cross.  
Rutherford sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Cox lands a right hook.  Cox tries to land a right uppercut, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Cox is on target with a right hook to his opponents ribcage.  
Rutherford steps to the outside and connects with a cross.  
Cox advances into close range and manages to force Rutherford into a neutral corner.  Cox is on target with a stinging right uppercut to Rutherford's body.  
Cox advances into close range.  Cox sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a left uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Rutherford steps to the outside and attempts to land a jab, but Cox dodges the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Cox is looking to close the distance and walks his opponent down, trapping him in the corner.  Cox digs in a stinging left hook to Rutherford's body.  
Cox is looking to keep his distance and lands a jab to his opponents body.  
Rutherford steps away from his opponent and hits home with a cross.  


Round 7 Statistics
Rutherford: 
Jabs Thrown: 16                            
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 36                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Cox: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Round 8: 

Cox closes the distance and lands a solid left hook.  
Rutherford wants to work on the inside, but accidentally clashes heads with his opponent!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Cox dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Cox advances into close range and lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Rutherford sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Cox finds the target with a solid jab.  
Cox is on target with a left hook.  
Rutherford steps to the outside.  Cox waits at the mid-range with a lowered guard, waiting for his opponent to throw a punch.  Rutherford attempts to land a jab, but Cox blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Cox digs in a left hook to his opponents liver.  
Cox closes the distance and lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Cox lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Rutherford hits home with a left hook.  
Cox tries to step out of his opponents range and tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Cox lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Cox steps inside.  Rutherford sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Cox connects with a left uppercut.  
Cox throws a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
At the end of Round 8, lets listen in on the corners...Cox's trainer is advising his fighter to keep his distance and coast to the win. 

Round 8 Statistics
Rutherford: 
Jabs Thrown: 16                            
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Cox: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 9: 

Cox tries to keep the action at long range.  Cox sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Cox tries to land a cross, but Rutherford sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Rutherford connects with a cross.  
Rutherford throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Rutherford sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Cox is on target with a jab.  
Rutherford is on target with a cross.  
Cox attempts to land an overhand right, but Rutherford sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Rutherford lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Rutherford feints a jab, tricking Cox into launching a left uppercut counter.  Rutherford springs the trap and counters with  a cross.  
Rutherford sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Rutherford throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook to Rutherford's body.  
Rutherford tries to keep the action at long range.  Rutherford quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Cox connects with a cross.  
Rutherford finds the target with a jab.  
Rutherford finds the target with a jab.  
Cox lands a sharp jab.  
Rutherford hits home with a cross.  


Round 9 Statistics
Rutherford: 
Jabs Thrown: 26                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 42                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Cox: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 10: 

Rutherford is on target with a cross.  
Rutherford tries to land a jab, but Cox sidesteps and counters with a firm right hook to Rutherford's ribcage.  
Cox feints a right, and then lands a solid jab.  
Rutherford attempts to land a jab, but Cox dodges the shot and counters with a cross.  
Cox lands with a stiff jab.  
Rutherford attempts to land a cross, but Cox sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Cox drops his guard, and stalks his opponent...he wants his opponent to throw a shot.  Rutherford lands a jab.  
Cox lands a jab.  
Rutherford connects with a cross.  
Cox lowers his guard, attempting to draw a lead.  Rutherford hits home with a cross.  Rutherford tries to land a cross, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  


Round 10 Statistics
Rutherford: 
Jabs Thrown: 23                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 45                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Cox: 
Jabs Thrown: 14                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
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: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 10 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10


Final Scorecards: 91 - 99  91 - 99  91 - 99

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Seattle, USA.... Dave Cox

Fight Statistics
Rutherford: 
Total Punches Thrown: 357                           
Total Punches Landed: 58                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 329                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 54                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 28                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 4                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 211                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 45                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 146                           
Total Jabs Landed: 13                            

Cox: 
Total Punches Thrown: 291                           
Total Punches Landed: 135                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 233                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 112                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 58                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 23                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 223                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 110                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 68                            
Total Jabs Landed: 25