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23/07/2031
EOD Running: Rankings
Gus Barclay vs Juan Murguia

Boxing Daily Report from the AI USA-New York State promoted show at The Grand Ballroom at The Plaza, New York City,  taking place on 04/06/2025:

Clearly AI USA-New York State 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 mandatory fight for the USA-Mid Atlantic Flyweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance and those watching live on Fight Now TV, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Gus Barclay (10 - 1 - 1) who hails from Baltimore, USA and Juan Murguia(9 - 0 - 1) from Rochester, USA.  Both Barclay and Murguia weighed in at 112 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Mike Robb, and the three ringside judges are Michael Perry, Rex McNiall and Lee King.  

Round 1: 

Murguia gets on the inside and digs in a right hook to his opponents ribcage.  
Barclay tries to land a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Barclay tries to step out of his opponents range.  Barclay quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and is on target with a cross.  
Murguia advances into close range.  Barclay attempts to land a right uppercut, but Murguia sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Murguia digs in a left hook to his opponents liver.  
Barclay is looking to keep his distance.  Barclay feints a right, and then lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  He then lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Murguia sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Murguia attempts to land an overhand right, but Barclay slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Barclay tries to keep the action at long range and is on target with a solid jab.  
Barclay tries to land a jab, but Murguia sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Barclay tries to keep the action at long range and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Murguia gets on the inside and lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Barclay hits home with a right hook.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Barclay's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 1 Statistics
Barclay: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Murguia: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Round 2: 

Murguia sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Barclay lands a firm right hook.  
Barclay switches the action to the outside and connects with a firm overhand right.  
Barclay tries to step out of his opponents range and lands an overhand left, cross and a jab to his opponents head.  
Barclay connects with a left hook.  
Murguia closes the distance.  Barclay connects with a left uppercut.  
Murguia sidesteps to the left of his opponent and digs in a left hook to Barclay's ribs.  
Murguia gets on the inside and drives a right hook into his opponents ribs.  
Murguia pivots to the side of his opponent.  Murguia attempts to land a right hook, but Barclay blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Murguia is on target with a left uppercut.  
Barclay lands a double jab to his opponents head.  Barclay tries to land an overhand left, but Murguia blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Murguia is looking to close the distance.  Barclay lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Murguia advances into close range and cuts off the ring, trapping Barclay on the ropes.  Barclay attempts to land a right hook, but Murguia parries the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Barclay tries to step out of his opponents range and lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Murguia closes the distance and attempts to land a left hook, but Barclay sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  


Round 2 Statistics
Barclay: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 29                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 35                            
Head Shots Landed: 16                            
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Murguia: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 3: 

Barclay steps to the outside and lands a straight 1 - 2.  Barclay tries to land an overhand left, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Barclay sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Barclay lands a cross.  Barclay throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Barclay is on target with a right hook.  
Murguia walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Barclay is on target with a sharp left hook.  
Barclay steps away from his opponent.  Murguia sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Barclay lands an overhand left, cross and an overhand left to his opponents head.  
Barclay lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Barclay connects with a cross.  
Barclay throws a right hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Murguia connects with a left uppercut.  
Murguia sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Murguia tries to land a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Barclay strikes his opponents body with a jab.  
Barclay steps to the outside and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Barclay steps to the outside and drives a spiteful jab into his opponents face.  
Murguia advances into close range and cuts off the ring, trapping Barclay in the corner.  Murguia sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Murguia lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Barclay is looking to keep his distance.  Murguia finds the target with a jab.  
Barclay is on target with a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Murguia lands a solid jab.  


Round 3 Statistics
Barclay: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 8                             
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 35                            
Head Shots Landed: 20                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Murguia: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 4: 

Murguia is looking to close the distance.  Murguia sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Barclay lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Barclay is looking to keep his distance.  Murguia circles his opponent with a low guard, waiting for his opponent to attack.  Barclay lands a solid jab.  
Murguia is on target with a cross.  
Murguia gets on the inside.  Murguia quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and drives a right uppercut into Barclay's body.  
Barclay lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Barclay lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head.  
Barclay is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Barclay is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Murguia walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Murguia drives a right uppercut into Barclay's body.  Murguia throws a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Murguia closes the distance.  Barclay attempts to land a right hook, but Murguia blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Barclay throws a right uppercut, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Barclay switches the action to the outside and connects with an overhand left.  
Barclay lands with a stinging jab.  
Murguia advances into close range and manouvers his opponent into the corner.  Murguia is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Barclay switches the action to the outside.  Barclay quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and hits home with a spiteful jab.  


Round 4 Statistics
Barclay: 
Jabs Thrown: 17                            
Jabs Landed: 11                            
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 39                            
Head Shots Landed: 20                            
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Murguia: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 5: 

Murguia is looking to close the distance.  Barclay digs in a right hook to Murguia's body.  
Barclay is looking to keep his distance and lands an overhand right, jab and a cross to his opponents head.  
Murguia gets on the inside.  Barclay connects with a left hook.  
Barclay is on target with a left hook.  
Murguia connects with a right hook.  
Murguia forces Barclay to back into the ropes.  Murguia lands a right hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Barclay lands a left uppercut.  
Barclay lands a cross, overhand left and a cross to his opponents head.  
Barclay is looking to keep his distance and lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Murguia gets on the inside and digs in a left hook to his opponents ribs.  
Murguia manouvers his opponent into the blue corner.  Barclay lands a cross.  
Barclay lands two straights followed by an overhand left to his opponents head.  
Barclay digs in a left hook to Murguia's liver.  
Murguia connects with a left uppercut.  
Barclay steps away from his opponent and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Murguia is looking to close the distance and manouvers his opponent onto the ropes.  Murguia lands a right hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
Murguia pivots to the left of his opponent.  Murguia attempts to land a right hook, but Barclay blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Murguia closes the distance.  Barclay connects with a left hook.  
Barclay tries to step out of his opponents range and attempts to land a jab, but Murguia sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Barclay hits home with a sharp cross.  
Barclay sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Murguia is on target with a cross.  
At the end of Round 5, lets listen in on the corners...Murguia's trainer is telling his fighter to tighten his defence.  

Round 5 Statistics
Barclay: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 19                            
Head Shots Thrown: 32                            
Head Shots Landed: 21                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Murguia: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 6: 

Barclay lands a sharp left hook.  
Barclay attempts to land a left hook, but Murguia slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Barclay is looking to keep his distance and lands with a ramrod jab.  
Barclay tries to keep the action at long range.  Murguia finds the target with a jab.  
Barclay lands two consecutive overhand rights to his opponents head.  He continues the combination and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Barclay steps away from his opponent.  Murguia is on target with an overhand right.  
Barclay connects with a stinging cross.  
Murguia throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Murguia sidesteps to the left of his opponent and is on target with a right hook to his opponents ribs.  
Barclay tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Barclay is on target with a jab.  
Barclay lands with a hard jab.  
Murguia is on target with a cross to his opponents body.  
Murguia closes the distance.  Murguia pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a right hook to the head followed by a left uppercut to the body.  
Murguia hits home with a left hook.  
Murguia sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Barclay lands a ramrod jab.  
Murguia is looking to close the distance and digs in a right hook to his opponents body.  
Murguia gets on the inside.  Barclay sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Murguia hits home with a left hook.  
Barclay is looking to keep the action on the outside and tries to land a jab, but Murguia slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut to Barclay's ribs.  
Barclay lands a jab, overhand right and a cross to his opponents head.  
Barclay lands two overhand lefts followed by an overhand right to his opponents head.  
Murguia is looking to close the distance.  Barclay digs in a stinging left hook to Murguia's body.  
Barclay lands a solid left uppercut.  Barclay throws a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  


Round 6 Statistics
Barclay: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 7                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 34                            
Head Shots Landed: 20                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Murguia: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Round 7: 

Barclay tries to land a right hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Barclay is looking to keep his distance and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Barclay steps to the outside.  Murguia sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Barclay lands a sharp cross.  
Barclay lands a jab.  Barclay attempts to land an overhand left, but Murguia slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Barclay hits home with a stinging right hook.  
Murguia closes the distance and connects with a left hook.  
Barclay drives a stinging jab into his opponents face.  
Murguia drives a right hook into Barclay's body.  
Murguia tries to land a right hook, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a left hook to Murguia's liver.  
Murguia is looking to close the distance and digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  
Barclay throws a left uppercut, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Murguia lands a cross to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Barclay steps away from his opponent and lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Barclay is on target with a jab to Murguia's body.  
Murguia closes the distance and walks his opponent down, trapping him in the corner.  Murguia attempts to land a left hook, but Barclay blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Murguia connects with a left hook.  
Barclay is looking to keep his distance and lands a cross, overhand left and a cross to his opponents head.  
Murguia advances into close range.  Murguia pivots to the left of his opponent.  Barclay lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  


Round 7 Statistics
Barclay: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 7                             
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 34                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Murguia: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 32                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 29                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 8: 

Murguia is on target with a jab.  Murguia attempts to land a jab, but Barclay blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Barclay lands a jab followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Murguia steps inside and forces Barclay to retreat into the corner.  Murguia is on target with a left hook to Barclay's body.  
Murguia quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Murguia drives a right hook into his opponents ribs.  Murguia tries to land a left hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Murguia hits home with a left hook.  
Barclay is looking to keep his distance and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Barclay sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands two straights followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Barclay lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Murguia steps inside and manouvers his opponent onto the ropes.  Murguia lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Barclay tries to keep the action at long range and hits home with a solid overhand right.  
Barclay steps away from his opponent and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Barclay lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  He continues the combination and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Murguia gets on the inside and lands a right hook to the head, a left uppercut to the head and a left hook to the body.  
Murguia tries to land a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Murguia advances into close range and forces Barclay to retreat onto the ropes.  Murguia sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a left hook.  


Round 8 Statistics
Barclay: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 10                            
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 22                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Murguia: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Round 9: 

Barclay pivots to the left of his opponent.  Murguia is on target with a left hook to his opponents ribs.  Murguia tries to land a right hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Murguia throws a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a solid left uppercut.  
Barclay is looking to keep the action on the outside and finds the target with a jab.  
Barclay lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Murguia advances into close range.  Barclay sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Murguia digs in a left hook to his opponents liver.  
Barclay steps away from his opponent.  Barclay sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a jab, overhand left and a jab to his opponents head.  
Murguia quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and is on target with a left hook.  
Barclay lands an overhand left.  
Murguia hits home with a left hook.  
Barclay steps to the outside and lands with a spiteful jab.  Barclay attempts to land an overhand right, but Murguia sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Barclay switches the action to the outside.  Murguia lands a cross to Barclay's body.  
Barclay lands a left hook followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Barclay is looking to keep his distance and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Murguia steps inside.  Barclay hits home with a stinging left hook.  
Murguia is looking to close the distance and manages to force Barclay into a neutral corner.  Murguia quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and is on target with a left hook to Barclay's body.  
At the end of Round 9, lets listen in on the corners...Barclay's trainer is telling his fighter to play it safe for the remainder of the fight. Murguia's trainer is telling his fighter to go out and knock out his opponent!  

Round 9 Statistics
Barclay: 
Jabs Thrown: 16                            
Jabs Landed: 10                            
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 32                            
Head Shots Landed: 18                            
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Murguia: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 32                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Round 10: 

Murguia connects with a right hook.  
Murguia lands a right hook to the head followed by a right uppercut to the body.  
Barclay hits home with a right uppercut.  
Barclay sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a cross to the body, a jab to the head and an overhand left to the head.  
Murguia is on target with a left uppercut.  
Barclay switches the action to the outside and lands an overhand left, jab and an overhand right to his opponents head.  
Barclay lands a solid cross.  
Murguia closes the distance.  Barclay digs in a left uppercut to Murguia's liver.  
Murguia is on target with a left hook.  
Barclay tries to keep the action at long range.  Barclay sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a cross followed by  two jabs to his opponents head.  
Barclay lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Barclay snaps his opponents head back with a solid jab.  
Barclay steps to the outside.  Murguia connects with an overhand right.  
Barclay feints a right hook, and then lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Barclay attempts to land a cross, but Murguia parries the shot and counters with a right hook to Barclay's ribs.  
Murguia sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Barclay lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  


Round 10 Statistics
Barclay: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 10                            
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 19                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Murguia: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 1 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
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: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 7 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 8 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 9 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 10 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9


Final Scorecards: 99 - 91  99 - 91  99 - 91

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Baltimore, USA.... Gus Barclay

Fight Statistics
Barclay: 
Total Punches Thrown: 358                           
Total Punches Landed: 194                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 317                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 182                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 41                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 12                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 238                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 116                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 120                           
Total Jabs Landed: 78                            

Murguia: 
Total Punches Thrown: 288                           
Total Punches Landed: 94                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 214                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 63                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 74                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 31                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 248                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 88                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 40                            
Total Jabs Landed: 6