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05/05/2031
EOD Running: Training
Sam Palamara vs Robert Keane

Boxing Daily Report from the Kurusu Promotions promoted show at Devonshire House Hotel, Liverpool,  taking place on 07/04/2025:

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 semi final eliminator for the British-Central England Middleweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance and those watching live on Premier Sports, the two fighters competing in this 12 round matchup are Sam Palamara (5 - 6 - 2) who hails from Nottingham, UK and Robert Keane(5 - 3 - 2) from Liverpool, UK.  Palamara weighed in at 159 pounds And 13 ounces, while Keane weighed in at 159 pounds And 12 ounces.  
The referee tonight is Mark Bonnar, and the three ringside judges are Brian Hall, Floyd Sayer and Isaac MacIver.  

Round 1: 

Keane lands a cross.  
Keane closes the distance.  Keane quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and hits home with a left hook.  
Palamara tries to keep the action at long range and is on target with a cross.  
Palamara lands a jab.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Palamara's trainer is suggesting ways of getting through to his opponent.  

Round 1 Statistics
Palamara: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 10                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Keane: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 2: 

Palamara lands an overhand right followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Keane is looking to close the distance and walks Palamara into the corner.  Keane lands a left hook.  
Keane walks his opponent into the blue corner.  Palamara hits home with a cross.  
Keane steps inside.  Palamara hits home with a right uppercut.  
Keane advances into close range and digs in a right hook to Palamara's body.  
Keane pivots to the right of his opponent and hits home with a cross.  
Palamara lands a cross.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Palamara's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  Keane's trainer is advising how he could improve the accuracy of his work.  

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

Keane: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 3: 

Keane connects with a cross.  
Keane gets on the inside and is on target with a left hook.  
Palamara steps to the outside.  Palamara sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Keane hits home with an overhand right.  
Palamara tries to keep the action at long range and finds the target with a jab.  
Keane pivots from in front of his opponent.  Palamara drives a right hook into his opponents body.  
Keane is looking to close the distance.  Palamara lands a right hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  


Round 3 Statistics
Palamara: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 9                             
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Keane: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 4: 

Keane gets on the inside and connects with a left hook.  
Palamara steps to the outside.  Keane drops his guard, and stalks his opponent...he wants his opponent to throw a shot.  Palamara finds the target with a jab.  
Palamara lands a jab.  
Keane is on target with a left hook.  
Palamara steps away from his opponent.  Palamara quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a cross.  
Palamara is looking to keep his distance.  Keane sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Palamara is on target with a jab.  


Round 4 Statistics
Palamara: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 7                             
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Keane: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 5: 

Palamara is on target with a left hook.  
Keane is on target with a cross.  
Palamara lands a left hook.  
Keane pivots to the left of his opponent and digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  
Palamara is on target with a jab.  
Palamara tries to keep the action at long range and lands a cross.  
Keane is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Keane advances into close range.  Palamara connects with a left uppercut.  


Round 5 Statistics
Palamara: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Keane: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 12                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 6: 

Keane lands a left hook.  
Keane steps inside.  Palamara pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a left hook.  
Keane gets on the inside and lands a left hook to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Keane is on target with a left hook.  
Palamara is looking to keep the action on the outside and hits home with a cross.  
Keane is looking to close the distance.  Palamara lands a right uppercut.  
Palamara is looking to keep the action on the outside and finds the target with a jab.  
Keane closes the distance and connects with a left hook.  
Palamara switches the action to the outside.  Palamara sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands an overhand right.  


Round 6 Statistics
Palamara: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Keane: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 7: 

Keane advances into close range and connects with a left hook.  
Palamara is on target with a cross.  
Palamara tries to keep the action at long range.  Palamara quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Palamara tries to step out of his opponents range and is on target with a cross.  
Keane gets on the inside.  Palamara drives a right hook into Keane's body.  
Keane sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Palamara throws a right hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  


Round 7 Statistics
Palamara: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Keane: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 8: 

Palamara tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a jab.  
Keane is looking to close the distance.  Palamara throws a left hook, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Keane pivots to the right of his opponent and goes for the bodyshot, but lands south of the border!  The ref stops the action.  The ref sends Palamara to the neutral corner.  He lectures Keane but does not take away a point.  
Keane lands a jab.  
Keane closes the distance and is on target with a right hook.  Keane tries to land a left uppercut, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  


Round 8 Statistics
Palamara: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 7                             
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 11                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Keane: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 9: 

Keane connects with a left hook.  
Palamara is looking to keep his distance.  Palamara quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands an overhand left.  
Keane closes the distance and hits home with a left hook.  
Keane is looking to close the distance and forces Palamara to back into the blue corner.  Palamara tries to land a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut to Palamara's liver.  
Palamara is on target with a jab.  
Palamara switches the action to the outside and attempts to land a jab, but Keane parries the shot and counters with a cross.  


Round 9 Statistics
Palamara: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 8                             
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 12                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Keane: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 10                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 10: 

Palamara feints a right hook, but Keane ignores the feint and responds with a cross.  
Palamara connects with a cross.  
Keane steps inside.  Keane quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a right hook.  
Palamara is on target with a jab.  
Palamara steps away from his opponent.  Palamara feints a left, and then hits home with an overhand right.  
Keane is looking to close the distance and drives a left hook into Palamara's body.  
Palamara sidesteps to the left of his opponent and connects with a cross.  


Round 10 Statistics
Palamara: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Keane: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 8                             
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 11: 

Keane walks his opponent into a neutral corner.  Palamara drives a jab into his opponents body.  
Palamara steps away from his opponent and connects with an overhand left.  
At the end of Round 11, lets listen in on the corners...Palamara's trainer is telling his fighter to play it safe for the remainder of the fight. 

Round 11 Statistics
Palamara: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 8                             
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 12                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Keane: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 12: 

Keane steps inside.  Palamara pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a left hook.  
Palamara switches the action to the outside and hits home with an overhand right.  
Palamara tries to keep the action at long range and connects with a cross.  
Keane manages to force Palamara into a corner.  Palamara hits home with a cross.  
Keane is on target with a left uppercut.  
Palamara is on target with a cross.  
Palamara is on target with a left hook.  


Round 12 Statistics
Palamara: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Keane: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 1 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 2 Scores: 10 - 10  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: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 9 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 10 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 11 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 12 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9


Final Scorecards: 117 - 112  117 - 111  117 - 111

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Nottingham, UK.... Sam Palamara

Fight Statistics
Palamara: 
Total Punches Thrown: 215                           
Total Punches Landed: 63                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 189                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 59                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 26                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 4                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 128                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 34                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 87                            
Total Jabs Landed: 29                            

Keane: 
Total Punches Thrown: 226                           
Total Punches Landed: 36                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 199                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 29                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 27                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 7                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 161                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 30                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 65                            
Total Jabs Landed: 6