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John Barnes vs Daniele Rugani
Boxing Daily Report from the Rattlesnake Promotions promoted show at Palmer Events Center, Houston, taking place on 11/01/2025: There are plenty of empty seats out here tonight, with the show nowhere near close to selling out. Next up we have one of the supporting contests of this show. Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are John Barnes (11 - 0) who hails from Orlando, USA and Daniele Rugani(11 - 2) from Prato, Italy. Barnes weighed in at 111 pounds And 9 ounces, while Rugani weighed in at 111 pounds And 10 ounces. The referee tonight is Elliot Morgans, and the three ringside judges are Faisal Rasul, Owen Bryde and Euan Bellis. Round 1: Rugani hits home with a right uppercut. Barnes steps away from his opponent and attempts to land a jab, but Rugani slips the shot and counters with a cross. Rugani closes the distance. Barnes digs in a right hook to Rugani's ribs. Rugani forces Barnes to retreat onto the ropes. Rugani quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a left uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents head. Barnes is on target with a left hook to Rugani's body. Barnes is on target with a left hook to his opponents body. Barnes lands a cross. Rugani sidesteps to the right of his opponent and connects with a solid left uppercut. Rugani is looking to close the distance and manouvers his opponent into a corner. Rugani connects with a right uppercut. Rugani connects with a left hook. Barnes wants to work on the inside, but accidentally clashes heads with his opponent! The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Rugani dabs at his face checking for damage. Barnes quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a cross to his opponents body. Barnes lands a straight 1 - 2. Rugani steps inside. Barnes throws a right hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Rugani lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a left hook to the head. Rugani lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs. Barnes is looking to keep the action on the outside. Barnes circles his opponent with a low guard, waiting for his opponent to attack. Rugani tries to land a jab, but Barnes sidesteps and counters with a cross. Barnes sidesteps to the right of his opponent and finds the target with a hard jab. Rugani steps inside. Barnes attempts to land a right hook, but Rugani sidesteps and counters with a cross. Barnes steps away from his opponent. Rugani is on target with a cross. At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Rugani's trainer is advising how he could improve the accuracy of his work. Round 1 Statistics Barnes: Jabs Thrown: 7 Jabs Landed: 4 Power Shots Thrown: 29 Power Shots Landed: 7 Head Shots Thrown: 23 Head Shots Landed: 6 Body Shots Thrown: 13 Body Shots Landed: 5 Rugani: Jabs Thrown: 5 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 45 Power Shots Landed: 14 Head Shots Thrown: 37 Head Shots Landed: 11 Body Shots Thrown: 13 Body Shots Landed: 3 Round 2: Barnes throws an overhand right, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a solid left uppercut to his opponents body. Barnes steps away from his opponent. Rugani is on target with a sharp cross. Barnes sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands with a ramrod jab. Rugani is on target with a jab. Barnes is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a cross to the body followed by a jab to the head. Barnes lands a jab. Barnes lands a straight 1 - 2. Rugani is looking to close the distance. Barnes digs in a sharp right hook to his opponents body. Barnes tries to land a right hook, but Rugani blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut. Barnes is on target with a left hook to Rugani's body. Rugani connects with a right hook. Barnes is looking to keep his distance. Rugani tries to land a jab, but Barnes slips the shot and counters with a cross. Rugani steps inside and lands a left hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head. He follows up the attack and lands a double left hook to his opponents head. Barnes tries to step out of his opponents range. Barnes feints a left hook, and then lands a cross to the body, and then to the head. Rugani advances into close range. Barnes pivots to the side of his opponent. Rugani hits home with a left hook. Rugani walks his opponent onto the ropes. Rugani sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a right hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body. Barnes steps to the outside. Rugani lands a stinging cross. Rugani closes the distance and is on target with a right uppercut. Rugani is on target with a left hook. Rugani hits home with a cross. At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Barnes's trainer is telling his fighter he is being outworked and needs to throw more. Round 2 Statistics Barnes: Jabs Thrown: 6 Jabs Landed: 5 Power Shots Thrown: 19 Power Shots Landed: 7 Head Shots Thrown: 18 Head Shots Landed: 7 Body Shots Thrown: 7 Body Shots Landed: 5 Rugani: Jabs Thrown: 6 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 37 Power Shots Landed: 15 Head Shots Thrown: 36 Head Shots Landed: 13 Body Shots Thrown: 7 Body Shots Landed: 3 Round 3: Barnes is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands two consecutive overhand lefts to his opponents head. Barnes throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross. Rugani steps inside. Rugani lands a left hook followed by a right 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 Barnes dabs at his face checking for damage. Rugani tries to land a right hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook. Rugani closes the distance. Barnes lands a sharp left hook. Rugani connects with a right uppercut. Barnes is looking to keep the action on the outside. Rugani lands a cross. Rugani walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes. Rugani hits home with a stinging left uppercut. Barnes is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a cross followed by two jabs to his opponents head. Rugani connects with a right hook. Rugani gets on the inside and drives a sharp right hook into his opponents ribcage. Barnes steps away from his opponent. Rugani connects with a cross. Barnes tries to keep the action at long range. Barnes sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Rugani lands a cross to the head, a cross to the body and a jab to the head. Rugani attempts to land a cross, but Barnes sidesteps and counters with a left hook. Barnes lands a double jab to his opponents head. Rugani lands a cross. Barnes lands a jab, overhand right and a cross to his opponents head. Rugani gets on the inside and hits home with a left hook. Barnes steps to the outside. Barnes quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Barnes tries to land an overhand right, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook. Rugani gets on the inside and hits home with a right hook. Rugani is looking to close the distance and lands a right hook to the body, a right hook to the head and a left hook to the body. Rugani lands two right hooks to the body, and one to the head. Round 3 Statistics Barnes: Jabs Thrown: 18 Jabs Landed: 8 Power Shots Thrown: 32 Power Shots Landed: 8 Head Shots Thrown: 36 Head Shots Landed: 16 Body Shots Thrown: 14 Body Shots Landed: 0 Rugani: Jabs Thrown: 5 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 48 Power Shots Landed: 21 Head Shots Thrown: 38 Head Shots Landed: 16 Body Shots Thrown: 15 Body Shots Landed: 6 Round 4: Barnes steps away from his opponent and connects with a firm cross. Rugani lands a left uppercut followed by a right uppercut to his opponents body. Barnes switches the action to the outside. Barnes quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a cross to the body, and then to the head. Barnes tries to keep the action at long range. Barnes feints a jab, but Rugani does not fall for it and lands with a firm right hook. Rugani closes the distance and lands a right hook to the head, a right hook to the body and a right uppercut to the head. Barnes lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head. Rugani closes the distance. Barnes attempts to land a right hook, but Rugani blocks the shot and counters with a left hook. Rugani lands a double left hook to his opponents head. Barnes steps away from his opponent. Rugani is on target with a cross. Barnes hits home with a cross. Barnes digs in a sharp right hook to Rugani's body. Rugani lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a right hook to the head. Rugani is on target with a right hook to his opponents ribs. Rugani steps inside. Rugani sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Barnes lands a right uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents body. Rugani lands a stinging left uppercut. Barnes steps to the outside and lands a solid jab. Rugani closes the distance and digs in a solid left hook to Barnes's body. Barnes steps to the outside and is on target with a jab. Rugani steps inside and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head. Barnes digs in a stinging right uppercut to Rugani's body. Barnes switches the action to the outside and connects with a sharp overhand right. Round 4 Statistics Barnes: Jabs Thrown: 7 Jabs Landed: 4 Power Shots Thrown: 26 Power Shots Landed: 10 Head Shots Thrown: 21 Head Shots Landed: 9 Body Shots Thrown: 12 Body Shots Landed: 5 Rugani: Jabs Thrown: 4 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 36 Power Shots Landed: 17 Head Shots Thrown: 31 Head Shots Landed: 11 Body Shots Thrown: 9 Body Shots Landed: 6 Round 5: Rugani lands an overhand right. Rugani finds the target with a ramrod jab. Barnes pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a left hook to the body followed by a right uppercut to the head. Barnes is looking to keep his distance. Rugani is on target with a cross. Barnes tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a spiteful jab. Rugani closes the distance. Barnes drives a left uppercut into his opponents body. Barnes lands a jab to the body, and then to the head. Rugani is on target with a right hook to his opponents body. Barnes switches the action to the outside and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Barnes lands a jab. Rugani hits home with a cross. Round 5 Statistics Barnes: Jabs Thrown: 14 Jabs Landed: 9 Power Shots Thrown: 28 Power Shots Landed: 4 Head Shots Thrown: 28 Head Shots Landed: 9 Body Shots Thrown: 14 Body Shots Landed: 4 Rugani: Jabs Thrown: 4 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 20 Power Shots Landed: 4 Head Shots Thrown: 21 Head Shots Landed: 5 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 1 Round 6: Rugani digs in a solid left hook to his opponents body. Barnes switches the action to the outside and is on target with a solid cross. Barnes is looking to keep his distance and is on target with a firm overhand left. Barnes attempts to land a jab, but Rugani sidesteps and counters with a stinging left uppercut. Barnes is on target with a stinging overhand right. Barnes lands a double jab to his opponents head. Barnes lands a ramrod jab. Rugani closes the distance. Rugani sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a right hook to the head, a left hook to the head and a left hook to the body. Barnes steps to the outside. Rugani lands a cross. Rugani manages to force Barnes onto the ropes. Barnes hits home with a left hook. Rugani closes the distance. Barnes pivots from in front of his opponent. Rugani hits home with a left hook. Barnes is looking to keep his distance and lands a double jab to his opponents head. Rugani gets on the inside. Barnes pivots to the side of his opponent and is on target with a right hook. Barnes switches the action to the outside. Rugani hits home with a spiteful jab. Rugani is on target with a cross. Rugani tries to land a jab, but Barnes sidesteps and counters with a firm left hook. Barnes lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head. He then lands a double jab to his opponents head. Rugani is on target with a cross. Barnes is looking to keep the action on the outside and is on target with a cross. Barnes pivots to the left of his opponent and is on target with a left uppercut to his opponents liver. Barnes lands a jab. Round 6 Statistics Barnes: Jabs Thrown: 16 Jabs Landed: 9 Power Shots Thrown: 29 Power Shots Landed: 10 Head Shots Thrown: 36 Head Shots Landed: 18 Body Shots Thrown: 9 Body Shots Landed: 1 Rugani: Jabs Thrown: 3 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 27 Power Shots Landed: 9 Head Shots Thrown: 23 Head Shots Landed: 8 Body Shots Thrown: 7 Body Shots Landed: 2 Round 7: Rugani advances into close range. Rugani quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and hits home with a right hook. Barnes drives a left hook into Rugani's liver. Rugani walks Barnes down, trapping him in the blue corner. Rugani lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head. Barnes is looking to keep his distance. Barnes waits at the mid-range with a lowered guard, waiting for his opponent to throw a punch. Rugani attempts to land an overhand right, but Barnes slips the shot and counters with a stinging left hook. Barnes lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head. Barnes feints a right hook, but Rugani does not fall for it and responds with a cross. Rugani closes the distance and manages to force Barnes onto the ropes. Rugani lands a right hook to the head, a left uppercut to the body and a left uppercut to the head. Barnes hits home with a cross. Rugani advances into close range. Barnes lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a right hook to the head. Barnes pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a cross. Barnes steps away from his opponent and connects with a cross. Barnes lands an overhand right to the head followed by a jab to the body. Rugani closes the distance and walks Barnes onto the ropes. Rugani lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head. Rugani connects with a left hook. Rugani throws a right hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook. Barnes is looking to keep the action on the outside. Barnes feints a cross, and then lands an overhand right. Barnes lands a sharp overhand right. Barnes tries to keep the action at long range. Rugani attempts to land a cross, but Barnes sidesteps and counters with a solid left hook to Rugani's body. Barnes lands a jab to the body, and then to the head. Barnes lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Barnes tries to land a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a stinging right hook. Round 7 Statistics Barnes: Jabs Thrown: 11 Jabs Landed: 6 Power Shots Thrown: 22 Power Shots Landed: 15 Head Shots Thrown: 24 Head Shots Landed: 16 Body Shots Thrown: 9 Body Shots Landed: 5 Rugani: Jabs Thrown: 2 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 21 Power Shots Landed: 11 Head Shots Thrown: 18 Head Shots Landed: 8 Body Shots Thrown: 5 Body Shots Landed: 3 Round 8: Barnes lands a cross to the head, a cross to the body and a jab to the body. Rugani connects with an overhand left. Rugani is looking to close the distance. Barnes pivots from in front of his opponent. Rugani hits home with a right hook. Barnes tries to land a jab, but Rugani sidesteps and counters with a left hook. Barnes is looking to keep his distance. Rugani throws a jab, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Rugani forces Barnes to retreat onto the ropes. Rugani lands a right hook to the head, a right uppercut to the head and a left hook to the body. Rugani lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a right hook to the head. Barnes pivots to the left of his opponent and drives a firm left hook into his opponents liver. Barnes connects with a stinging cross. Barnes is looking to keep his distance. Barnes sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Barnes tries to land a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut. Barnes is looking to keep the action on the outside and hits home with a cross. Barnes steps to the outside. Rugani lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Barnes is on target with a jab. Rugani is looking to close the distance. Barnes is on target with a left uppercut to his opponents ribs. Barnes attempts to land a right hook, but Rugani sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut. Barnes is looking to keep his distance and lands two jabs to the body, and one to the head. Round 8 Statistics Barnes: Jabs Thrown: 12 Jabs Landed: 7 Power Shots Thrown: 26 Power Shots Landed: 7 Head Shots Thrown: 29 Head Shots Landed: 8 Body Shots Thrown: 9 Body Shots Landed: 6 Rugani: Jabs Thrown: 3 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 24 Power Shots Landed: 11 Head Shots Thrown: 20 Head Shots Landed: 10 Body Shots Thrown: 7 Body Shots Landed: 2 Round 9: Barnes attempts to land a jab, but Rugani sidesteps and counters with a solid right hook. Rugani pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a jab. Rugani steps inside and connects with a left uppercut. Rugani lands a jab followed by a right hook to his opponents head. Barnes hits home with an overhand left. Rugani connects with a firm cross. Rugani lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body. Rugani is on target with a left hook. Rugani closes the distance and lands a left hook to the body followed by a left uppercut to the head. Rugani attempts to land a left uppercut, but Barnes slips the shot and counters with a left hook to his opponents body. Rugani hits home with a right hook. Barnes tries to keep the action at long range. Rugani hits home with an overhand right. Barnes lands a straight 1 - 2. Barnes tries to land a jab, but Rugani blocks the shot and counters with a right hook. Barnes is looking to keep his distance and lands a firm overhand right. Rugani sidesteps to the left of his opponent and is on target with a right hook. Barnes attempts to land a left hook, but Rugani parries the shot and counters with a left hook. Rugani connects with a cross. Rugani steps inside and manouvers his opponent into a corner. Rugani attempts to land a right hook, but Barnes blocks the shot and counters with a left hook. Round 9 Statistics Barnes: Jabs Thrown: 4 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 17 Power Shots Landed: 5 Head Shots Thrown: 13 Head Shots Landed: 6 Body Shots Thrown: 8 Body Shots Landed: 1 Rugani: Jabs Thrown: 3 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 34 Power Shots Landed: 15 Head Shots Thrown: 32 Head Shots Landed: 15 Body Shots Thrown: 5 Body Shots Landed: 2 Round 10: Rugani lands a left hook to the head, a right hook to the head and a left hook to the body. Barnes is looking to keep his distance and lands with a ramrod jab. Barnes feints a cross, and then lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head. Rugani closes the distance. Barnes is on target with a stinging left hook to his opponents body. Rugani advances into close range. Barnes lands two left hooks to the body, and one to the head. Barnes is looking to keep his distance and lands an overhand right, overhand left and an overhand right to his opponents head. Barnes lands a double jab to his opponents head. Rugani steps inside. Barnes is on target with a stinging right hook to Rugani's body. Barnes throws a jab, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a right hook. Rugani closes the distance and lands a right hook. Barnes pivots to the left of his opponent. Barnes throws a left hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Barnes steps to the outside and drives a jab into Rugani's body. Barnes is on target with a jab. Barnes is looking to keep the action on the outside and hits home with a solid overhand right. Barnes tries to land a jab, but Rugani sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut. Barnes steps to the outside and lands a jab, overhand right and a jab to his opponents head. Round 10 Statistics Barnes: Jabs Thrown: 16 Jabs Landed: 9 Power Shots Thrown: 28 Power Shots Landed: 11 Head Shots Thrown: 29 Head Shots Landed: 16 Body Shots Thrown: 15 Body Shots Landed: 4 Rugani: Jabs Thrown: 1 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 14 Power Shots Landed: 7 Head Shots Thrown: 13 Head Shots Landed: 6 Body Shots Thrown: 2 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: 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: 9 - 10 9 - 10 9 - 10 Round 10 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Final Scorecards: 95 - 95 95 - 95 95 - 95 The fight ends in a Draw. Fight Statistics Barnes: Total Punches Thrown: 367 Total Punches Landed: 147 Total Head Shots Thrown: 257 Total Head Shots Landed: 111 Total Body Shots Thrown: 110 Total Body Shots Landed: 36 Total Power Shots Thrown: 256 Total Power Shots Landed: 84 Total Jabs Thrown: 111 Total Jabs Landed: 63 Rugani: Total Punches Thrown: 342 Total Punches Landed: 132 Total Head Shots Thrown: 269 Total Head Shots Landed: 103 Total Body Shots Thrown: 73 Total Body Shots Landed: 29 Total Power Shots Thrown: 306 Total Power Shots Landed: 124 Total Jabs Thrown: 36 Total Jabs Landed: 8