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James Cruden vs Cuba Pollino
Boxing Daily Report from the AI Canada-Alberta promoted show at Calgary Schade, Calgary, taking place on 16/06/2025: There are a few empty seats out here tonight, but this is a respectable turnout for the show. Next up is the main event of the show. This is a semi final eliminator for the North American Light Heavyweight title. Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance and those watching live on Fight Network, the two fighters competing in this 12 round matchup are James Cruden (10 - 9(1) - 1) who hails from Calgary, Canada and Cuba Pollino(20(1) - 0) from Havana, Cuba. Both Cruden and Pollino weighed in at 175 pounds. The referee tonight is Malcolm Jones, and the three ringside judges are Chris Bach, Wayne Gall and Joe Dinwiddie. Round 1: Cruden tries to land a cross, but Pollino sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut. Pollino advances into close range. Pollino quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and is on target with a stinging right uppercut. Pollino tries to step out of his opponents range and is on target with a cross. Pollino closes the distance and hits home with a solid right uppercut. Pollino steps inside and hits home with a right hook. Pollino forces Cruden to back into a neutral corner. Cruden drives a firm right hook into Pollino's ribcage. Pollino hits home with a firm right hook. Cruden lands consecutive left uppercuts to his opponents body. Cruden lands a cross. Cruden closes the distance. Pollino is on target with a stinging left hook. Pollino attempts to land a left hook, but Cruden blocks the shot and counters with a cross. Pollino is on target with a right hook. Pollino lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head. He then lands a left hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head. Pollino is on target with a right hook. Cruden is looking to keep his distance. Pollino tries to land a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a solid left hook to Pollino's body. At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Cruden's trainer is advising how he could be more accurate. Cruden's trainer is passing on some tactical advice. Round 1 Statistics Cruden: Jabs Thrown: 2 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 25 Power Shots Landed: 6 Head Shots Thrown: 12 Head Shots Landed: 3 Body Shots Thrown: 15 Body Shots Landed: 4 Pollino: Jabs Thrown: 5 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 34 Power Shots Landed: 13 Head Shots Thrown: 36 Head Shots Landed: 13 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 2: Pollino advances into close range and lands a right uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents head. Pollino lands a cross followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head. Pollino is looking to keep the action on the outside. Pollino quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and throws an uppercut to the body, but lands well below the belt! The ref ignores Cruden's complaints and signals for the action to continue. Pollino gets on the inside and connects with a right uppercut. Cruden switches the action to the outside and lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head. Pollino is on target with a jab. Cruden attempts to land an uppercut to the solar plexus, but he strays low! The ref stops the action and gives Pollino time to recover. Cruden lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Cruden connects with a cross. Pollino lands a straight 1 - 2. Pollino attempts to land a left hook, but Cruden blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut. Cruden is looking to keep his distance and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Cruden lands an overhand left. Cruden lands a solid cross. Pollino steps inside and forces Cruden to back into the ropes. Pollino connects with a sharp left hook. Cruden is on target with a left hook. Pollino hits home with a cross. Pollino hits home with a hard jab. Cruden steps inside. Pollino is on target with a left hook to Cruden's ribs. Cruden switches the action to the outside. Cruden sidesteps to the left of his opponent and finds the target with a jab. Pollino is looking to close the distance and is on target with a stinging right hook. Cruden is looking to keep the action on the outside and drives a cross into Pollino's body. Pollino closes the distance. Pollino pivots to the side of his opponent. Cruden tries to land a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook. Cruden connects with a firm cross. Pollino advances into close range. Pollino lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body. Cruden wants to work on the inside, but accidentally clashes heads with his opponent! The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Pollino dabs at his face checking for damage. Round 2 Statistics Cruden: Jabs Thrown: 7 Jabs Landed: 3 Power Shots Thrown: 22 Power Shots Landed: 12 Head Shots Thrown: 26 Head Shots Landed: 14 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 1 Pollino: Jabs Thrown: 10 Jabs Landed: 3 Power Shots Thrown: 30 Power Shots Landed: 13 Head Shots Thrown: 32 Head Shots Landed: 14 Body Shots Thrown: 8 Body Shots Landed: 2 Round 3: Pollino is on target with a left uppercut to his opponents body. Pollino connects with a stinging left hook. Cruden is looking to close the distance. Pollino pivots to the left of his opponent and is on target with a left hook. Cruden digs in a stinging left uppercut to his opponents body. Cruden hits home with a cross. Pollino is looking to close the distance and manages to force Cruden into the blue corner. Pollino lands a right uppercut to the head followed by a left hook to the body. Cruden tries to keep the action at long range. Pollino lands a stinging jab. Cruden lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Cruden closes the distance. Pollino is on target with a left hook. Cruden hits home with a firm cross. Cruden lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head. Cruden attempts to land a jab, but Pollino slips the shot and counters with a right hook. Cruden switches the action to the outside and hits home with a cross. Pollino tries to keep the action at long range and is on target with an overhand right. Pollino pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a right hook. Pollino is on target with a stinging left hook. Round 3 Statistics Cruden: Jabs Thrown: 3 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 23 Power Shots Landed: 8 Head Shots Thrown: 17 Head Shots Landed: 7 Body Shots Thrown: 9 Body Shots Landed: 1 Pollino: Jabs Thrown: 10 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 30 Power Shots Landed: 10 Head Shots Thrown: 35 Head Shots Landed: 9 Body Shots Thrown: 5 Body Shots Landed: 2 Round 4: Pollino pivots to the right of his opponent and connects with a left hook. Cruden sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Pollino connects with a sharp right hook. Cruden switches the action to the outside and is on target with a sharp overhand left. Pollino is looking to close the distance. Pollino sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Cruden is on target with a left uppercut to Pollino's body. Pollino lands a left hook to the body followed by a left uppercut to the head. Pollino is on target with a solid right uppercut. Pollino hits home with a solid cross. Cruden steps to the outside and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Cruden pivots from in front of his opponent and is on target with a right hook to his opponents body. Cruden steps to the outside and lands a cross. Cruden steps away from his opponent. Pollino drives a jab into Cruden's body. Cruden lands a right hook followed by a cross to his opponents body. Pollino gets on the inside. Cruden digs in a right hook to Pollino's ribcage. As Cruden tries to work on the inside, the fighters heads come together! The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Pollino dabs at his face checking for damage. Pollino has come off worse after that clash of heads. That has caused minor swelling around the right eye. Cruden drives a left uppercut into his opponents body. Cruden switches the action to the outside. Pollino lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head. Pollino tries to land a right uppercut, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook. Pollino lands a jab to Cruden's body. Cruden hits home with a cross. Pollino walks Cruden onto the ropes. Pollino is on target with a right hook. Pollino tries to step out of his opponents range and is on target with a jab. Pollino lands with a hard jab. Pollino is on target with an overhand right. Pollino hits home with a ramrod jab. Cruden lands a solid cross. Round 4 Statistics Cruden: Jabs Thrown: 7 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 25 Power Shots Landed: 13 Head Shots Thrown: 19 Head Shots Landed: 8 Body Shots Thrown: 13 Body Shots Landed: 6 Pollino: Jabs Thrown: 16 Jabs Landed: 5 Power Shots Thrown: 22 Power Shots Landed: 10 Head Shots Thrown: 33 Head Shots Landed: 12 Body Shots Thrown: 5 Body Shots Landed: 3 Round 5: Cruden tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Cruden lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Pollino is looking to close the distance and drives a right uppercut into Cruden's ribs. Cruden tries to step out of his opponents range and hits home with a firm cross. Pollino gets on the inside and is on target with a sharp left hook. Pollino steps to the outside and lands a straight 1 - 2. Cruden attempts to land a cross, but Pollino blocks the shot and counters with a stinging right hook. Pollino steps to the outside and attempts to land a cross, but Cruden blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Pollino gets on the inside. Pollino sidesteps to the left of his opponent and is on target with a solid left hook. Cruden digs in a left hook to Pollino's body. Cruden closes the distance. Pollino connects with a left hook. Pollino is looking to close the distance. Cruden attempts to land a right hook, but Pollino blocks the shot and counters with a right hook. Cruden steps to the outside. Pollino tries to land a jab, but Cruden blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut. Pollino lands a cross to the head followed by a jab to the body. Pollino manouvers Cruden into a corner. Pollino lands a left uppercut followed by a cross to his opponents head. Pollino closes the distance and lands a solid left hook. Round 5 Statistics Cruden: Jabs Thrown: 3 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 26 Power Shots Landed: 7 Head Shots Thrown: 21 Head Shots Landed: 8 Body Shots Thrown: 8 Body Shots Landed: 1 Pollino: Jabs Thrown: 10 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 33 Power Shots Landed: 11 Head Shots Thrown: 39 Head Shots Landed: 11 Body Shots Thrown: 4 Body Shots Landed: 2 Round 6: Pollino lands a solid cross to Cruden's body. Pollino advances into close range and lands a right hook. Cruden hits home with a firm cross. Cruden advances into close range and lands a right hook. Cruden drives a firm right uppercut into his opponents ribs. Pollino manouvers his opponent into a neutral corner. Cruden is on target with a right hook to his opponents ribs. Pollino lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Pollino throws a right uppercut, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a sharp right hook. Pollino is looking to keep the action on the outside and attempts to land a cross, but Cruden slips the shot and counters with a sharp cross. Pollino pivots to the side of his opponent and is on target with a right hook. Pollino attempts to land a right hook, but Cruden sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut. Pollino pivots to the right of his opponent and is on target with a firm left uppercut to Cruden's ribs. Pollino walks Cruden down, trapping him on the ropes. Pollino attempts to land a right hook, but Cruden slips the shot and counters with a firm right hook to Pollino's body. Pollino quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Cruden is on target with a sharp overhand left. Cruden is looking to keep his distance and lands a jab. Cruden gets on the inside. Pollino is on target with a sharp left hook. Round 6 Statistics Cruden: Jabs Thrown: 1 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 28 Power Shots Landed: 9 Head Shots Thrown: 17 Head Shots Landed: 7 Body Shots Thrown: 12 Body Shots Landed: 3 Pollino: Jabs Thrown: 5 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 35 Power Shots Landed: 7 Head Shots Thrown: 31 Head Shots Landed: 5 Body Shots Thrown: 9 Body Shots Landed: 2 Round 7: Cruden steps to the outside and connects with a cross. Pollino closes the distance. Cruden lands a left uppercut. Cruden is looking to keep the action on the outside and finds the target with a jab. Pollino is looking to close the distance. Pollino pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a solid left hook. Pollino lands a cross. Pollino closes the distance. Pollino pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a solid right hook. Cruden digs in a right hook to Pollino's body. Cruden is looking to keep the action on the outside and attempts to land an uppercut to the solar plexus, but he strays low! The ref ignores Pollino's complaints and signals for the action to continue. Cruden advances into close range and throws a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Cruden is looking to keep his distance and is on target with an overhand left. Pollino gets on the inside. Cruden digs in a stinging right uppercut to his opponents body. Pollino walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes. Cruden connects with a solid right hook. Cruden switches the action to the outside. Pollino feints a left, and then is on target with a jab to Cruden's body. Pollino steps inside and connects with a right hook. Pollino advances into close range. Cruden is on target with a right hook to Pollino's ribcage. Round 7 Statistics Cruden: Jabs Thrown: 5 Jabs Landed: 4 Power Shots Thrown: 27 Power Shots Landed: 7 Head Shots Thrown: 21 Head Shots Landed: 8 Body Shots Thrown: 11 Body Shots Landed: 3 Pollino: Jabs Thrown: 6 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 24 Power Shots Landed: 5 Head Shots Thrown: 25 Head Shots Landed: 5 Body Shots Thrown: 5 Body Shots Landed: 1 Round 8: Pollino pivots to the side of his opponent and connects with a solid left hook. Pollino hits home with a sharp overhand left. Pollino throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook. Pollino is on target with an overhand right. Pollino steps inside. Cruden lands a left uppercut. Pollino forces Cruden to retreat onto the ropes. Pollino is on target with a left hook. Cruden attempts to land a cross, but Pollino sidesteps and counters with a left hook. Cruden lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head. Cruden tries to step out of his opponents range. Pollino lands a solid overhand right. Cruden closes the distance and drives a left hook into his opponents ribs. Cruden is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a cross to the body, and then to the head. Pollino is on target with a cross. Cruden drives a right hook into his opponents ribs. At the end of Round 8, lets listen in on the corners...Pollino's trainer is advising how he could improve the accuracy of his work. Round 8 Statistics Cruden: Jabs Thrown: 1 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 31 Power Shots Landed: 8 Head Shots Thrown: 17 Head Shots Landed: 5 Body Shots Thrown: 15 Body Shots Landed: 3 Pollino: Jabs Thrown: 9 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 24 Power Shots Landed: 7 Head Shots Thrown: 29 Head Shots Landed: 7 Body Shots Thrown: 4 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 9: Pollino pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a left hook to the head. Cruden steps away from his opponent. Pollino snaps his opponents head back with a hard jab. Cruden hits home with a cross. Cruden steps to the outside and is on target with an overhand right. Cruden connects with a cross. Cruden tries to land a cross, but Pollino blocks the shot and counters with a solid left uppercut. Pollino walks his opponent into the corner. Pollino lands a double jab to his opponents head. Pollino lands a left hook to the body, a cross to the head and a jab to the head. Pollino lands a double jab to his opponents head. Cruden is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands an overhand right followed by a overhand left to his opponents head. Pollino gets on the inside and hits home with a sharp left hook. Cruden ties up his opponent. Pollino pushes his forearm into Cruden's face. The ref breaks the clinch and signals for the action to continue. Pollino quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a left hook. Pollino lands two right hooks to the body, and one to the head. Pollino attempts to land a jab, but Cruden slips the shot and counters with a solid right hook. Pollino walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes. Pollino lands a right hook, jab and a cross to his opponents head. Round 9 Statistics Cruden: Jabs Thrown: 3 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 16 Power Shots Landed: 6 Head Shots Thrown: 18 Head Shots Landed: 7 Body Shots Thrown: 1 Body Shots Landed: 0 Pollino: Jabs Thrown: 22 Jabs Landed: 7 Power Shots Thrown: 32 Power Shots Landed: 12 Head Shots Thrown: 47 Head Shots Landed: 15 Body Shots Thrown: 7 Body Shots Landed: 4 Round 10: Pollino is looking to close the distance. Pollino sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Cruden hits home with a stinging right uppercut. Pollino hits home with a sharp cross. Pollino lands a sharp left hook. Pollino tries to land a left hook, but Cruden sidesteps and counters with a cross. Cruden drives a left hook into Pollino's ribs. Pollino steps inside. Pollino sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a left hook. Cruden sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a stinging overhand right. Pollino is looking to close the distance. Cruden digs in a sharp right hook to Pollino's body. Cruden attempts to land a cross, but Pollino sidesteps and counters with a cross. Pollino pivots to the right of his opponent and hits home with a right hook. Pollino is on target with a firm left hook. Pollino finds the target with a jab. Cruden is looking to keep the action on the outside and is on target with a jab. Pollino closes the distance and walks his opponent down, trapping him in the corner. Pollino hits home with a left hook. Cruden clinches his opponent. Pollino uses his free hand to throw a body hook, but it lands on Cruden's kidney. The ref breaks the clinch and signals for the action to continue. Pollino lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head. Pollino attempts to land a left uppercut, but Cruden blocks the shot and counters with a left hook. Pollino is on target with a firm left hook. Cruden pivots to the side of his opponent. Pollino lands a left uppercut, left hook and a right hook to his opponents head. Round 10 Statistics Cruden: Jabs Thrown: 2 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 20 Power Shots Landed: 6 Head Shots Thrown: 14 Head Shots Landed: 5 Body Shots Thrown: 8 Body Shots Landed: 2 Pollino: Jabs Thrown: 11 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 31 Power Shots Landed: 13 Head Shots Thrown: 36 Head Shots Landed: 15 Body Shots Thrown: 6 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 11: Pollino tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a spiteful jab. Pollino quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Pollino digs in a firm right hook to his opponents ribcage. Cruden holds on to his opponent. Cruden pushes his forearm into Pollino's face. The referee warns Cruden and breaks the clinch. Pollino steps to the outside and is on target with a cross. Pollino throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a solid left uppercut. Cruden lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head. Pollino digs in a right hook to Cruden's body. Cruden sidesteps to the left of his opponent and digs in a right hook to his opponents ribs. Pollino is on target with a stinging right hook to his opponents body. Pollino is looking to close the distance. Pollino pivots from in front of his opponent and drives a right uppercut into his opponents ribs. Pollino advances into close range and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head. Cruden is looking to keep the action on the outside and is on target with a cross. Pollino snaps his opponents head back with a sharp jab. Cruden finds the target with a jab. Round 11 Statistics Cruden: Jabs Thrown: 6 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 20 Power Shots Landed: 5 Head Shots Thrown: 14 Head Shots Landed: 5 Body Shots Thrown: 12 Body Shots Landed: 2 Pollino: Jabs Thrown: 11 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 15 Power Shots Landed: 7 Head Shots Thrown: 21 Head Shots Landed: 5 Body Shots Thrown: 5 Body Shots Landed: 4 Round 12: Pollino steps away from his opponent and is on target with a firm cross. Cruden connects with an overhand left. Cruden lands a straight 1 - 2. Pollino is looking to close the distance. Cruden connects with a left hook. As Pollino tries to work on the inside, the fighters heads come together! The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Cruden dabs at his face checking for damage. Cruden digs in a right hook to his opponents ribs. Cruden attempts to land a left hook, but Pollino blocks the shot and counters with a cross. Pollino pivots to the right of his opponent and is on target with a right hook to Cruden's body. Pollino sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head. Pollino lands with a spiteful jab. Cruden lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head. Pollino lands a stiff jab. Cruden steps inside and is on target with a left hook to his opponents body. Pollino lands a jab. Cruden steps to the outside. Pollino hits home with a stinging overhand right. Round 12 Statistics Cruden: Jabs Thrown: 4 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 20 Power Shots Landed: 7 Head Shots Thrown: 17 Head Shots Landed: 6 Body Shots Thrown: 7 Body Shots Landed: 2 Pollino: Jabs Thrown: 7 Jabs Landed: 3 Power Shots Thrown: 22 Power Shots Landed: 6 Head Shots Thrown: 25 Head Shots Landed: 8 Body Shots Thrown: 4 Body Shots Landed: 1 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: 9 - 10 9 - 10 9 - 10 Round 5 Scores: 9 - 10 9 - 10 9 - 10 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: 9 - 10 9 - 10 9 - 10 Round 10 Scores: 9 - 10 9 - 10 9 - 10 Round 11 Scores: 9 - 10 9 - 10 9 - 10 Round 12 Scores: 9 - 10 9 - 10 9 - 10 Final Scorecards: 111 - 117 111 - 117 111 - 117 The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Havana, Cuba.... Cuba Pollino Fight Statistics Cruden: Total Punches Thrown: 327 Total Punches Landed: 111 Total Head Shots Thrown: 213 Total Head Shots Landed: 83 Total Body Shots Thrown: 114 Total Body Shots Landed: 28 Total Power Shots Thrown: 283 Total Power Shots Landed: 94 Total Jabs Thrown: 44 Total Jabs Landed: 17 Pollino: Total Punches Thrown: 454 Total Punches Landed: 140 Total Head Shots Thrown: 389 Total Head Shots Landed: 119 Total Body Shots Thrown: 65 Total Body Shots Landed: 21 Total Power Shots Thrown: 332 Total Power Shots Landed: 114 Total Jabs Thrown: 122 Total Jabs Landed: 26