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31/10/2030
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John Barnes vs Diallo Wanja

Boxing Daily Report from the Rattlesnake Promotions promoted show at Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas,  taking place on 04/04/2025:

Clearly Rattlesnake 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 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 (12 - 0 - 1) who hails from Orlando, USA and Diallo Wanja(7(1) - 0) from Nairobi, Kenya.  Barnes weighed in at 111 pounds And 15 ounces, while Wanja weighed in at 112 pounds.  
The referee tonight is George Ramo, and the three ringside judges are Ellis Slight, Edward Almodovar and Emanuel Pulido.  

Round 1: 

Wanja lands a stiff jab.  
Barnes switches the action to the outside and connects with an overhand right.  
Wanja connects with a cross.  
Barnes pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a right hook.  
Barnes pivots to the left of his opponent.  Wanja lands a left hook to the body followed by a right uppercut to the head.  
Barnes steps to the outside and hits home with a spiteful jab.  Barnes tries to land a jab, but Wanja sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Barnes tries to keep the action at long range and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Wanja forces Barnes to retreat onto the ropes.  Wanja pivots to the side of his opponent and hits home with a left hook.  
Barnes steps away from his opponent and drives a sharp jab into his opponents face.  
Barnes is looking to keep his distance.  Barnes quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and connects with a sharp overhand right.  
Barnes lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Wanja hits home with a cross.  
Wanja throws a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Wanja gets on the inside.  Barnes pivots to the side of his opponent.  Wanja lands a right hook.  
Barnes lands a cross to the head, an overhand left to the head and a cross to the body.  


Round 1 Statistics
Barnes: 
Jabs Thrown: 16                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 29                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Wanja: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 2: 

Barnes steps away from his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Barnes finds the target with a jab.  
Wanja is looking to close the distance.  Barnes lands a right hook.  
Wanja advances into close range and lands a left uppercut to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Wanja advances into close range and hits home with a left hook.  
Barnes is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands an overhand right to the head followed by a cross to the body.  
Wanja closes the distance.  Wanja pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Wanja hits home with an overhand right.  
Barnes lowers his guard, attempting to draw a lead.  Wanja lands a hard jab.  
Wanja is looking to close the distance and is on target with a left hook.  
Barnes steps to the outside and connects with an overhand right.  
Wanja connects with a right hook.  
Barnes sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Wanja lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Wanja is looking to close the distance.  Wanja sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a left hook, right hook and a left hook to his opponents head.  
Barnes is looking to keep his distance.  Wanja lands a jab.  
Barnes steps away from his opponent and lands a cross to the body, and then to the head.  
Barnes lands a jab.  
Barnes tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a jab, overhand right and a jab to his opponents head.  
Barnes lands a spiteful jab.  
Barnes steps to the outside and is on target with a cross.  
Wanja sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Barnes lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Wanja advances into close range and walks Barnes down, trapping him in the corner.  Wanja pivots from in front of his opponent and connects with a right hook.  


Round 2 Statistics
Barnes: 
Jabs Thrown: 18                            
Jabs Landed: 10                            
Power Shots Thrown: 33                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 42                            
Head Shots Landed: 16                            
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Wanja: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 32                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 3: 

Barnes drives a cross into Wanja's body.  
Wanja drives a stinging left hook into his opponents ribs.  
Barnes is looking to keep his distance and lands with a ramrod jab.  
Wanja steps inside.  Barnes throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Wanja tries to land a cross, but Barnes slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Barnes tries to step out of his opponents range and lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  Barnes attempts to land a jab, but Wanja slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Wanja lands a cross.  
Wanja throws a right hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Barnes switches the action to the outside and throws a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Wanja advances into close range and is on target with a right hook to Barnes's ribcage.  
Barnes is looking to keep his distance and lands with a ramrod jab.  
Wanja manouvers Barnes onto the ropes.  Wanja lands a left uppercut to the body, and then to the head.  


Round 3 Statistics
Barnes: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Wanja: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 4: 

Barnes lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Wanja is looking to close the distance and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Wanja lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Wanja tries to land a cross, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Wanja drives a jab into Barnes's body.  
Barnes switches the action to the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Wanja switches the action to the outside.  Barnes lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Barnes lands a right hook.  
Barnes switches the action to the outside.  Barnes stands off with low guard waiting for his opponent to launch an attack.  Wanja lands a hard jab.  Wanja tries to land a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Wanja is looking to close the distance.  Barnes connects with a sharp right hook.  
Wanja lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Barnes hits home with a stinging left hook.  
Wanja steps away from his opponent.  Barnes waits at the mid-range with a lowered guard, waiting for his opponent to throw a punch.  Wanja throws an overhand right, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a stinging right hook.  
Barnes connects with a cross.  
Wanja steps inside.  Barnes quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Wanja connects with a sharp right hook.  


Round 4 Statistics
Barnes: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 29                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 29                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Wanja: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 5: 

Barnes digs in a left hook to Wanja's body.  
Barnes is looking to keep the action on the outside and connects with an overhand left.  
Barnes steps to the outside.  Wanja lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Wanja tries to land a cross, but Barnes sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut to his opponents ribs.  
Barnes lands a ramrod jab.  
Barnes pivots from in front of his opponent.  Barnes attempts to land a jab, but Wanja sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Barnes tries to step out of his opponents range and connects with a sharp cross.  
Wanja attempts to land a jab, but Barnes slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Barnes throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a firm right hook to his opponents body.  
Barnes switches the action to the outside and lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Barnes is on target with a jab.  
Barnes switches the action to the outside.  Wanja tries to land a cross, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a left uppercut to Wanja's liver.  


Round 5 Statistics
Barnes: 
Jabs Thrown: 16                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Wanja: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 6: 

Barnes hits home with a solid cross.  
Barnes lands with a spiteful jab.  
Barnes hits home with a hard jab.  
Barnes quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a jab, overhand right and a cross to his opponents head.  
Barnes tries to step out of his opponents range and is on target with a cross.  
Wanja steps inside and forces Barnes to back into the ropes.  Barnes lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Wanja hits home with a right hook.  
Wanja manouvers his opponent into a corner.  Wanja digs in a solid left hook to his opponents body.  
Wanja is on target with a left hook.  
Wanja advances into close range and drives a stinging right hook into his opponents body.  
Wanja pivots to the side of his opponent.  Barnes connects with a solid right hook.  
Barnes hits home with a stinging cross.  
Barnes is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Wanja lands a cross.  
Barnes lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Barnes lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Wanja steps inside.  Barnes drives a left hook into Wanja's liver.  
Barnes steps to the outside and lands with a sharp jab.  
Barnes attempts to land a cross, but Wanja sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  


Round 6 Statistics
Barnes: 
Jabs Thrown: 16                            
Jabs Landed: 8                             
Power Shots Thrown: 33                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 39                            
Head Shots Landed: 18                            
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Wanja: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 7: 

Barnes connects with a left hook.  Barnes tries to land a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a solid left hook.  
Wanja steps inside and drives a stinging right uppercut into Barnes's body.  
Wanja hits home with a left uppercut.  
Wanja gets on the inside.  Wanja pivots to the side of his opponent and is on target with a left hook.  
Wanja finds the target with a hard jab.  
Wanja is looking to close the distance and is on target with a left hook to Barnes's body.  
Barnes steps away from his opponent.  Wanja tries to land a jab, but Barnes slips the shot and counters with a stinging right uppercut to Wanja's ribs.  
Barnes is on target with a solid cross.  
Wanja finds the target with a jab.  
Barnes lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Barnes throws a short cross to the body, but lands low!  The ref stops the action.  The ref sends Wanja to the neutral corner.  He warns Barnes that continued fouling will result in a point deduction.  
Barnes switches the action to the outside.  Wanja finds the target with a jab.  Wanja throws a jab, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a stinging right hook.  
Wanja steps inside.  Barnes tries to land a right uppercut, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Barnes steps to the outside.  Barnes sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a jab.  
Wanja is on target with a jab.  
Wanja closes the distance.  Barnes connects with a right hook.  Barnes throws a right hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Wanja switches the action to the outside.  Barnes throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Wanja is on target with a solid cross.  


Round 7 Statistics
Barnes: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Wanja: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 32                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 8: 

Barnes steps to the outside.  Wanja strikes his opponents body with a cross.  
Wanja steps to the outside.  Barnes lands two straights followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Barnes tries to keep the action at long range and finds the target with a jab.  
Wanja lands a sharp jab.  
Wanja closes the distance and attempts to land a left hook, but Barnes blocks the shot and counters with a firm left uppercut.  
Wanja is on target with a sharp overhand right.  
Barnes sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Barnes throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Wanja closes the distance and is on target with a right hook to his opponents ribs.  
Barnes tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a jab to Wanja's body.  
Wanja attempts to land a cross, but Barnes sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
At the end of Round 8, lets listen in on the corners...Wanja's trainer is suggesting ways of getting through to his opponent.  

Round 8 Statistics
Barnes: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Wanja: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 9: 

Wanja steps inside.  Barnes digs in a right hook to Wanja's body.  
Wanja gets on the inside and walks his opponent down, trapping him in a corner.  Barnes throws a left uppercut, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Wanja tries to keep the action at long range.  Barnes hits home with a stinging cross.  
Wanja walks Barnes down, trapping him on the ropes.  Barnes lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Wanja steps inside and is on target with a right hook.  
Wanja gets on the inside and connects with a right uppercut.  
Wanja lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Wanja throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Wanja pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a right uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Wanja advances into close range and lands two right hooks to the body, and one to the head.  
Barnes is looking to keep his distance and lands a cross to the body, and then to the head.  
Wanja sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Barnes lands a cross, jab and an overhand right to his opponents head.  
Wanja walks Barnes down, trapping him on the ropes.  Wanja lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Barnes lands a right uppercut to the body, a right hook to the head and a cross to the head.  


Round 9 Statistics
Barnes: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Wanja: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 10: 

Wanja closes the distance and lands a left hook.  
Wanja steps inside and connects with a solid right hook.  
Wanja is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Barnes finds the target with a jab.  
Wanja advances into close range and connects with a solid right hook.  
Barnes hits home with a stinging cross.  
Barnes hits home with a solid overhand right.  
Barnes sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Barnes lands a firm cross.  Barnes tries to land a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Barnes steps away from his opponent.  Wanja lands a double jab to his opponents head.  Wanja attempts to land a cross, but Barnes slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Barnes steps to the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Wanja is looking to close the distance and walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Wanja connects with a right hook.  


Round 10 Statistics
Barnes: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Wanja: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 1 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 2 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 3 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
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: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 8 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 9 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 10 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10


Final Scorecards: 96 - 94  96 - 94  96 - 94

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Orlando, USA.... John Barnes

Fight Statistics
Barnes: 
Total Punches Thrown: 344                           
Total Punches Landed: 123                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 279                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 109                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 65                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 14                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 226                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 77                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 118                           
Total Jabs Landed: 46                            

Wanja: 
Total Punches Thrown: 301                           
Total Punches Landed: 92                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 251                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 76                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 50                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 16                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 230                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 76                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 71                            
Total Jabs Landed: 16