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23/07/2031
EOD Running: Rankings
George Bates vs Dan Fail

Boxing Daily Report from the AI New Zealand-Waikato promoted show at Hamilton Havard, Hamilton,  taking place on 26/04/2025:

The venue is mostly sold out with the fans eager to turn out for tonights fights.  
Next up is the main event of the show.  This is a final eliminator for the New Zealand Featherweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance and those watching live on Prime, the two fighters competing in this 12 round matchup are George Bates (11 - 5 - 4) who hails from Manukau, New Zealand and Dan Fail(12 - 3 - 1) from Hamilton, New Zealand.  Bates weighed in at 126 pounds, while Fail weighed in at 125 pounds and 13 ounces.  
The referee tonight is George Irihapete, and the three ringside judges are Joe Catanach, George Addair and John Taitt.  

Round 1: 

Bates tries to step out of his opponents range and hits home with a cross.  
Bates switches the action to the outside and tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Bates tries to land a left hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Fail lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Fail pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Fail is looking to close the distance and is on target with a right uppercut.  
Fail lands a left hook to the head, a left uppercut to the body and a left hook to the head.  
Fail lands a right hook to the body followed by a jab to the head.  
Fail closes the distance and is on target with a right hook.  
Bates is looking to keep his distance and hits home with a cross.  
Bates is looking to keep his distance and lands a jab.  
Fail advances into close range and lands a right hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
Fail quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and is on target with a right hook.  
Fail quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and is on target with a left uppercut.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Bates's trainer is advising how he could improve the accuracy of his work.  Bates's trainer is telling his fighter to increase his workrate.  Bates's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  Bates's trainer is advising how he could stop so many clean shots getting through.  

Round 1 Statistics
Bates: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Fail: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 32                            
Power Shots Landed: 18                            
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 15                            
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Round 2: 

Fail closes the distance.  Fail sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a left hook.  
Fail lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Fail connects with a right uppercut.  
Fail closes the distance and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Bates switches the action to the outside and attempts to land a cross, but Fail sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Bates steps to the outside and lands a cross.  
Fail closes the distance.  Bates tries to land a right hook, but Fail slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Fail is on target with a left hook.  
Bates is looking to keep the action on the outside and finds the target with a jab.  
Fail advances into close range and connects with a right hook.  
Bates is on target with a jab.  
Bates is looking to close the distance.  Fail digs in a left hook to his opponents liver.  
Bates steps away from his opponent and is on target with an overhand left.  
Bates is looking to keep his distance and connects with a cross.  


Round 2 Statistics
Bates: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Fail: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Round 3: 

Fail lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Fail lands a right uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Bates tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Fail closes the distance and lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Fail is on target with a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Bates is looking to keep the action on the outside and hits home with a cross.  
Fail digs in a left hook to Bates's body.  
Fail advances into close range and is on target with a left hook.  
Fail is on target with a left hook to Bates's body.  
Bates gets on the inside.  Fail lands a left hook to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Fail lands a cross.  
Bates lands a jab.  


Round 3 Statistics
Bates: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Fail: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 44                            
Power Shots Landed: 16                            
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 23                            
Body Shots Landed: 9                             

Round 4: 

Bates lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Fail closes the distance and forces Bates to back into a corner.  Fail digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  
Bates attempts to land a right hook, but Fail sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Fail steps inside and throws a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Bates lands a jab.  
Bates closes the distance.  Fail lands a right uppercut to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Bates is on target with a left uppercut.  
Fail hits home with a left hook.  
Bates connects with a right uppercut.  
Bates is looking to keep his distance and is on target with a cross.  
Bates steps inside.  Fail lands a left uppercut.  
Fail is looking to close the distance and is on target with a right hook.  
Bates hits home with a left hook.  


Round 4 Statistics
Bates: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Fail: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 35                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 16                            
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Round 5: 

Fail advances into close range and digs in a left hook to his opponents ribs.  
Fail connects with a right hook.  
Fail lands a right hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Bates attempts to land a left hook, but Fail slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Fail drives a right hook into Bates's ribcage.  As Fail tries to work on the inside, the fighters heads come together!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Bates dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Fail digs in a left uppercut to Bates's body.  
Fail lands a right hook to the body followed by a left uppercut to the head.  
Fail digs in a left hook to Bates's body.  
Bates switches the action to the outside and lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Bates is on target with a jab.  
Fail forces Bates to back into a neutral corner.  Fail drives a right hook into his opponents ribcage.  
Bates tries to keep the action at long range and attempts to land a cross, but Fail sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Fail closes the distance and lands a right hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  


Round 5 Statistics
Bates: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Fail: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 40                            
Power Shots Landed: 17                            
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 24                            
Body Shots Landed: 9                             

Round 6: 

Fail lands a left hook to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Bates lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Fail gets on the inside and forces Bates to retreat onto the ropes.  Fail attempts to land a right hook, but Bates slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Fail wants to work on the inside, but accidentally clashes heads with his opponent!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Bates dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Bates steps to the outside and lands an overhand left.  
Fail gets on the inside.  Fail pivots to the right of his opponent and digs in a left hook to Bates's body.  
Bates is looking to keep his distance and tries to land a cross, but Fail dodges the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Bates steps inside and connects with a left hook.  
Fail gets on the inside and drives a left uppercut into his opponents liver.  
Bates tries to step out of his opponents range and is on target with an overhand right.  
Fail gets on the inside and walks Bates onto the ropes.  Fail lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Bates tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a cross.  


Round 6 Statistics
Bates: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Fail: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 12                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 20                            
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Round 7: 

Fail gets on the inside.  Fail sidesteps to the right of his opponent and drives a right hook into his opponents body.  
Bates is looking to keep his distance and hits home with an overhand left.  
Fail hits home with a left hook.  
Bates tries to keep the action at long range and hits home with an overhand right.  
Fail steps inside and drives a left uppercut into Bates's ribs.  
Fail lands a right hook to the head followed by a right uppercut to the body.  
Bates closes the distance.  Fail pivots from in front of his opponent.  Bates hits home with a right uppercut.  
Bates lands a right hook.  
Fail manouvers his opponent into the red corner.  Fail is keeping his hands low...it looks like he wants his opponent to throw first.  Bates drives a cross into Fail's body.  
Fail lands a right uppercut.  Fail attempts to land a jab, but Bates dodges the shot and counters with a left hook.  


Round 7 Statistics
Bates: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Fail: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 13                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 8                             

Round 8: 

Fail lands a left hook, right hook and a left hook to his opponents head.  
Bates steps away from his opponent and connects with an overhand left.  
Bates steps inside and is on target with a right hook.  
Bates tries to keep the action at long range and throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Bates steps to the outside and lands a cross.  
Bates lands a right uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Bates steps to the outside and is on target with a cross.  
Bates switches the action to the outside and hits home with a cross.  
Fail connects with a right hook.  
Fail is on target with a right hook.  
Bates tries to land a cross, but Fail blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Fail advances into close range and manouvers Bates onto the ropes.  Fail lands a left hook.  
Fail lands a right hook.  As the two fighters work on the inside, their heads come together!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Fail dabs at his face checking for damage.  Fail has taken some damage there.  That has caused slight damage to the nose.  


Round 8 Statistics
Bates: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Fail: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 9: 

Fail is on target with a cross.  
Bates switches the action to the outside and is on target with a cross.  
Fail lands a right uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Fail walks Bates into a neutral corner.  Fail is on target with a left hook to Bates's body.  
Bates tries to keep the action at long range and hits home with an overhand left.  
Fail walks Bates onto the ropes.  Fail pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Fail sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Bates connects with a right hook.  
As the two fighters work on the inside, their heads come together!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Bates dabs at his face checking for damage.  


Round 9 Statistics
Bates: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Fail: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 12                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 10: 

Bates hits home with a right hook.  
Bates switches the action to the outside and hits home with a cross.  
Bates digs in a left hook to Fail's body.  
Fail digs in a right hook to Bates's body.  
Bates steps to the outside.  Bates quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and is on target with a cross.  
Bates is on target with a cross.  
Bates is looking to close the distance.  Fail lands a left uppercut.  
Fail is on target with a right hook to his opponents ribs.  
Fail lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Fail lands a right hook.  


Round 10 Statistics
Bates: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Fail: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 9                             
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Round 11: 

Bates steps to the outside and lands a cross.  
Bates is looking to keep his distance and lands a cross.  
Bates lands a right hook to the body followed by a jab to the head.  
Bates steps away from his opponent and lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Fail lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Fail manouvers Bates onto the ropes.  Fail sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands two left hooks to the body, and one to the head.  
Fail is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Bates switches the action to the outside and hits home with an overhand left.  
Fail feints a jab, but Bates ignores the feint and responds with a cross.  
Bates is looking to keep his distance and connects with an overhand left.  
Bates steps away from his opponent and throws a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Bates tries to step out of his opponents range and lands an overhand left followed by  two straights to his opponents head.  


Round 11 Statistics
Bates: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Fail: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 12: 

Bates steps inside.  Fail is on target with a right hook to his opponents ribcage.  
Bates hits home with a right hook.  
Fail quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Bates hits home with a right hook.  
Fail pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Fail walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Fail drives a right hook into his opponents body.  
Bates tries to land a left hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Bates is looking to keep the action on the outside and finds the target with a jab.  
Bates tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a cross.  


Round 12 Statistics
Bates: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Fail: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 11                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

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


Final Scorecards: 110 - 118  110 - 119  110 - 118

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Hamilton, New Zealand.... Dan Fail

Fight Statistics
Bates: 
Total Punches Thrown: 294                           
Total Punches Landed: 77                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 258                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 73                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 36                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 4                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 227                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 58                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 67                            
Total Jabs Landed: 19                            

Fail: 
Total Punches Thrown: 346                           
Total Punches Landed: 130                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 189                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 73                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 157                           
Total Body Shots Landed: 57                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 325                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 127                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 21                            
Total Jabs Landed: 3