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24/07/2031
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Rex Maben vs Michael Garnier

Boxing Daily Report from the Bhengu Promotions promoted show at Jordan Tear Gym, Louisville,  taking place on 02/03/2025:

Clearly Bhengu Promotions 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-Deep South Light Heavyweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Rex Maben (13 - 2) who hails from Louisville, USA and Michael Garnier(11 - 3) from Memphis, USA.  Both Maben and Garnier weighed in at 174 pounds and 14 ounces.  
The referee tonight is Roger Crombie, and the three ringside judges are Leon Prosser, Matthew Hatt and Michael Harkins.  

Round 1: 

Garnier lands a hard jab.  Garnier attempts to land a left hook, but Maben sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Garnier lands two jabs followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Maben is looking to keep his distance and lands a cross followed by  two jabs to his opponents head.  
Maben lands a ramrod jab.  
Maben tries to step out of his opponents range.  Garnier sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Maben lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Maben pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Garnier is on target with a jab.  
Maben finds the target with a ramrod jab.  Maben attempts to land a cross, but Garnier slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Maben lands a jab to the body followed by a overhand right to the head.  
Maben lands with a stiff jab.  
Maben lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Maben sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a jab.  
Garnier is on target with a left hook.  Garnier throws a right uppercut, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Maben tries to keep the action at long range and throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook to Maben's ribcage.  
Garnier lands a stinging jab.  
Garnier attempts to land a jab, but Maben blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Maben steps away from his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Garnier lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Garnier tries to land a jab, but Maben dodges the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Maben is looking to keep the action on the outside and is on target with a jab.  
Garnier walks Maben down, trapping him on the ropes.  Maben hits home with a hard jab.  
Maben steps inside.  Garnier lands a right hook.  
Garnier pivots to the side of his opponent.  Maben is on target with a left hook to Garnier's body.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Garnier's trainer is telling his fighter to tighten his defence.  

Round 1 Statistics
Maben: 
Jabs Thrown: 26                            
Jabs Landed: 20                            
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 43                            
Head Shots Landed: 24                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Garnier: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 2: 

Maben steps inside and throws a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Garnier quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Garnier attempts to land a cross, but Maben dodges the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Maben steps away from his opponent and connects with a cross.  
Garnier forces Maben to retreat onto the ropes.  Garnier stalks forward with a low guard, trying to draw a lead from his opponent.  Maben throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Garnier is on target with a cross.  
Maben lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Garnier is on target with a left hook.  Garnier attempts to land an uppercut to the solar plexus, but he strays low!  The ref stops the action and gives Maben time to recover.  
Maben lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Maben is on target with a cross.  
Garnier strikes his opponents body with a jab.  Garnier throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook to his opponents ribs.  
Maben lands a jab followed by  two straights to his opponents head.  
Maben is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a cross.  
Maben gets on the inside.  Maben pivots to the side of his opponent and hits home with a left uppercut.  Maben throws a short cross to the body, but lands low!  The ref stops the action.  The ref sends Garnier to the neutral corner.  He warns Maben to stop fouling or he'll lose a point.  
Garnier steps to the outside.  Maben attempts to land an overhand left, but Garnier sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Garnier lands a left hook to the body followed by a cross to the head.  
Maben pivots to the side of his opponent.  Garnier lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Maben lands a cross to the head followed by a jab to the body.  
Garnier lands a left hook followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Maben sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Garnier attempts to land a left hook, but Maben slips the shot and counters with a cross.  


Round 2 Statistics
Maben: 
Jabs Thrown: 18                            
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 33                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Garnier: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 3: 

Maben pivots to the side of his opponent and finds the target with a ramrod jab.  
Garnier pivots to the right of his opponent and is on target with a right uppercut to Maben's body.  
Maben hits home with a left uppercut.  
Maben is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Garnier lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Maben steps inside.  Maben pivots from in front of his opponent and digs in a left uppercut to his opponents liver.  
Garnier throws a right uppercut, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Garnier hits home with a left hook.  
Garnier manouvers his opponent onto the ropes.  Maben tries to land a cross, but Garnier slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Maben lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a jab to the head.  Maben throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Garnier quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Maben is on target with a left uppercut to Garnier's body.  
Maben pivots to the left of his opponent.  Garnier lands a cross.  Garnier throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Maben lands a jab.  
Maben steps to the outside.  Garnier attempts to land a cross, but Maben blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Garnier throws a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Garnier throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Garnier lands a cross.  
Maben gets on the inside and is on target with a right hook.  
Maben lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Garnier throws a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Maben pivots to the left of his opponent.  Garnier lands a right hook followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Maben tries to step out of his opponents range.  Garnier throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Garnier feints a cross, tricking Maben into launching a cross counter.  Garnier springs the trap and counters with  a left hook.  
Garnier lands a cross followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  


Round 3 Statistics
Maben: 
Jabs Thrown: 14                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 33                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 17                            
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Garnier: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 36                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 41                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 4: 

Maben is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Maben sidesteps to the right of his opponent and hits home with a hard jab.  
Maben tries to land a jab, but Garnier slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Maben finds the target with a jab.  
Garnier is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Maben lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Maben lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Garnier manouvers Maben into a corner.  Garnier hits home with a cross.  
Garnier lands a right uppercut.  
Garnier is on target with a right uppercut to Maben's ribs.  
Garnier stalks forward with a low guard, trying to draw a lead from his opponent.  Maben lands with a sharp jab.  
Maben lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a jab to the head.  
Garnier connects with a left hook.  
Maben lands two straights followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Garnier tries to land a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Garnier lands two straights followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Maben is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Garnier connects with an overhand right.  
Maben lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  


Round 4 Statistics
Maben: 
Jabs Thrown: 16                            
Jabs Landed: 10                            
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 29                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Garnier: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 5: 

Maben lands a double jab to his opponents head.  Maben tries to land a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Maben lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Garnier manouvers his opponent onto the ropes.  Garnier drives a right hook into Maben's ribcage.  
Garnier connects with an overhand right.  
Maben is on target with a cross.  
Garnier manages to force Maben onto the ropes.  Garnier waits at the mid-range with a lowered guard, waiting for his opponent to throw a punch.  Maben hits home with a cross.  
Maben lands a jab to the head followed by a right uppercut to the body.  
Garnier feints a right, and then lands with a ramrod jab.  
Maben switches the action to the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Maben is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Garnier throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Garnier throws a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Maben feints a cross, but Garnier is not fooled and responds with a right hook.  
Maben lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Maben closes the distance and is on target with a right uppercut to Garnier's body.  
Maben lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Maben lands two straights to the head followed by a jab to the body.  


Round 5 Statistics
Maben: 
Jabs Thrown: 20                            
Jabs Landed: 12                            
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 34                            
Head Shots Landed: 18                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Garnier: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 6: 

Maben feints a cross, tricking Garnier into throwing a right hook counter.  Maben is waiting for the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Maben steps inside and is on target with a right hook to Garnier's body.  
Maben digs in a right hook to Garnier's ribs.  
Maben switches the action to the outside and lands an overhand left.  
Garnier lands a cross.  
Maben pivots to the side of his opponent.  Maben attempts to land a jab, but Garnier sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Maben steps inside.  Garnier lands a right hook.  
Maben steps away from his opponent.  Garnier connects with a cross.  
Garnier feints a right hook, and then throws an overhand right, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Maben gets on the inside and lands a left uppercut.  
Garnier lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Maben advances into close range and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Maben hits home with a solid jab.  Maben attempts to land a jab, but Garnier dodges the shot and counters with a cross.  
Maben attempts to land a jab, but Garnier sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Maben tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Maben gets on the inside.  Garnier lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Garnier is on target with a cross.  Garnier attempts to land a jab, but Maben sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Maben hits home with a cross.  
Garnier hits home with a cross.  


Round 6 Statistics
Maben: 
Jabs Thrown: 15                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Garnier: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 33                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 32                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 7: 

Maben lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Maben hits home with a ramrod jab.  Maben tries to land a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Maben steps away from his opponent and lands a jab.  
Maben feints a cross, but Garnier does not fall for it and responds with a right hook.  
Garnier lands two straights followed by an overhand right to his opponents head.  
Maben is on target with a jab.  
Maben lands a jab.  
Maben steps to the outside and hits home with a cross.  
Maben lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Garnier cuts off the ring, trapping Maben on the ropes.  Maben hits home with a cross.  
Maben lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Garnier hits home with a cross.  
Garnier walks Maben down, trapping him on the ropes.  Garnier is on target with a left hook.  Garnier throws a right uppercut, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Garnier throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Maben quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Garnier finds the target with a jab.  
Maben is looking to close the distance.  As the two fighters work on the inside, their heads come together!  The ref acknowledges the accidental headclash but allows the action to continue.    It looks like the clash of heads has caused some damage to Maben.  That has caused a minor cut above the right eye.  .  
Maben gets on the inside and lands a right hook to the head followed by a right uppercut to the body.  
Maben lands with a solid jab.  
Garnier lands with a sharp jab.  
Maben is on target with a right hook to his opponents body.  
Maben steps away from his opponent and lands an overhand left to the head followed by a jab to the body.  
Maben sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Garnier hits home with a cross.  
Garnier is on target with an overhand left.  


Round 7 Statistics
Maben: 
Jabs Thrown: 19                            
Jabs Landed: 10                            
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 33                            
Head Shots Landed: 18                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Garnier: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 8: 

Garnier sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Garnier tries to land a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Maben steps inside.  Garnier tries to land a left hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Garnier feints a right hook, and then tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Maben is looking to close the distance and tries to land a right hook, but Garnier blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Maben steps to the outside and hits home with a cross.  
Garnier finds the target with a jab.  
Garnier pivots to the side of his opponent.  Garnier lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  Garnier throws a left hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Garnier cuts off the ring, trapping Maben in the blue corner.  Garnier lands a left hook to the body followed by a cross to the head.  
Garnier hits home with a cross.  
Garnier forces Maben to back into the ropes.  Garnier stalks forward with a low guard, trying to draw a lead from his opponent.  Maben is on target with a jab to Garnier's body.  Maben throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Maben switches the action to the outside and lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Maben tries to step out of his opponents range and attempts to land an overhand left, but Garnier blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
At the end of Round 8, lets listen in on the corners...Maben's trainer is advising his fighter to keep his distance and coast to the win. 

Round 8 Statistics
Maben: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Garnier: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 29                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 9: 

Maben lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Maben feints a right hook, and then throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Maben finds the target with a jab.  
Maben lands with a solid jab.  Maben tries to land a left hook, but Garnier blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Maben is on target with a jab.  
Maben pivots to the right of his opponent.  Maben attempts to land a cross, but Garnier slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Garnier connects with a cross.  
Maben lands a spiteful jab.  
Garnier tries to land a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Garnier lands a cross followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Garnier connects with a right hook.  
Maben is on target with a right hook.  
Garnier attempts to land a jab, but Maben sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Garnier digs in a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
At the end of Round 9, lets listen in on the corners...Garnier's trainer is telling his fighter he must go to war on his opponent!  

Round 9 Statistics
Maben: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 7                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Garnier: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 10: 

Maben manages to force Garnier onto the ropes.  Maben lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Maben drives a right hook into Garnier's body.  
Maben sidesteps to the left of his opponent and digs in a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Maben throws a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a sharp right hook.  
Garnier walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Garnier strikes his opponents body with a cross.  Garnier tries to land a cross, but Maben slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Garnier hits home with a cross.  
Maben drives a left hook into his opponents body.  Maben tries to land a jab, but Garnier blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Garnier connects with a cross.  Garnier tries to land a right uppercut, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Garnier lands a cross followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Maben quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Maben throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Maben lands a cross.  
Maben sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Maben throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a firm cross.  
Garnier is on target with a left hook.  
Maben lands with a sharp jab.  
Garnier quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Maben is on target with a cross.  Maben throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  


Round 10 Statistics
Maben: 
Jabs Thrown: 18                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Garnier: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

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: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 7 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 8 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 9 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 10 Scores: 9 - 10  10 - 10  10 - 10


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

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Louisville, USA.... Rex Maben

Fight Statistics
Maben: 
Total Punches Thrown: 387                           
Total Punches Landed: 163                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 304                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 136                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 83                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 27                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 223                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 84                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 164                           
Total Jabs Landed: 79                            

Garnier: 
Total Punches Thrown: 311                           
Total Punches Landed: 106                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 266                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 94                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 45                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 12                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 258                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 91                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 53                            
Total Jabs Landed: 15