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08/08/2031
EOD Running: AI Actions
Connor Laird vs Paul Blackman

Boxing Daily Report from the AI USA-Tennessee promoted show at Bumpus Harley Davidson, Memphis,  taking place on 02/08/2025:

The venue is completely packed out with the fans turning out in force to watch the fights on offer tonight.  
Next up we have one of the supporting contests of this show.  

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 Connor Laird (13(4) - 0) who hails from Kingston, Jamaica and Paul Blackman(0 - 6) from Wichita, USA.  Both Laird and Blackman weighed in at 200 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Clint Blagg, and the three ringside judges are John Cranston, Paul Loudon and Billy Dey.  

Round 1: 

Laird steps to the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Blackman sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Blackman attempts to land a cross, but Laird sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Blackman lands a cross.  
Laird lands with a stinging jab.  
Laird backs onto the ropes...he is waving his opponent in!  Blackman is whaling away with hooks, but Laird keeps his defence tight.  
Blackman tries to land a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Blackman drives a cross into Laird's body.  
Laird switches the action to the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Laird lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Laird lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Blackman advances into close range.  Laird lands a right uppercut followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Laird snaps his opponents head back with a stiff jab.  
Laird is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Blackman throws an overhand right, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Laird is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Laird is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a cross, jab and an overhand left to his opponents head.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Blackman's trainer is advising how he could improve his defence.  

Round 1 Statistics
Laird: 
Jabs Thrown: 17                            
Jabs Landed: 13                            
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 29                            
Head Shots Landed: 21                            
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Blackman: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 2: 

Laird throws a jab, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a cross.  
Blackman pivots to the right of his opponent.  Laird hits home with a right hook.  
Laird lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Laird steps to the outside and lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Laird tries to step out of his opponents range and lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head.  
Laird lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Laird tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a cross, jab and a cross to his opponents head.  
Laird lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Laird lands a jab.  
Laird steps away from his opponent.  Blackman tries to land a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross.  


Round 2 Statistics
Laird: 
Jabs Thrown: 17                            
Jabs Landed: 12                            
Power Shots Thrown: 10                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 17                            
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Blackman: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 3: 

Laird lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Blackman closes the distance and tries to land a left uppercut, but Laird slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Laird is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands two overhand lefts followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Laird tries to step out of his opponents range and drives a sharp jab into his opponents face.  
Laird lands with a spiteful jab.  
Blackman is looking to close the distance.  Laird is on target with a right hook.  
Laird lands with a spiteful jab.  
Laird connects with a cross.  
Blackman pivots from in front of his opponent.  Blackman tries to land a left hook, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Blackman gets on the inside and throws a right hook, but Laird ties up his opponent.  Laird is using his forearm in the clinch.  The ref calls break and the two fighters separate.  
Blackman drops his hands, and waves his opponent in.  Laird connects with a cross.  
Laird digs in a left hook to Blackman's liver.  
Laird is on target with a right hook to Blackman's ribcage.  
Laird is on target with a left hook.  Laird holds on to his opponent.  As they grapple, Laird pushes his forearm into Blackman's face.  The ref halts the action and breaks the clinch.  He lectures Laird about fouling.  
Laird finds the target with a jab.  
Laird is looking to keep his distance and hits the target with a stinging jab.  
Laird is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
At the end of Round 3, lets listen in on the corners...Blackman's trainer is advising how he could be more accurate.  Blackman's trainer is telling his fighter he is being outworked and needs to throw more.  

Round 3 Statistics
Laird: 
Jabs Thrown: 21                            
Jabs Landed: 8                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Head Shots Thrown: 38                            
Head Shots Landed: 21                            
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Blackman: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 11                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 4: 

Laird lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Blackman is on target with a cross.  
Laird steps away from his opponent and lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Blackman is looking to close the distance.  Laird lands a left uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  He then lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Blackman throws a jab, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a cross.  
Laird lands a jab.  
Laird is looking to keep his distance and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Blackman steps inside.  Blackman sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Laird is on target with a right hook to Blackman's body.  
Laird tries to step out of his opponents range and snaps his opponents head back with a stiff jab.  
Laird lands a stiff jab.  
Blackman lands a left hook.  
Blackman lands a cross.  


Round 4 Statistics
Laird: 
Jabs Thrown: 16                            
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Blackman: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 5: 

Laird steps to the outside and lands a spiteful jab.  
Laird steps away from his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Laird lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Laird steps to the outside.  Blackman is on target with a cross.  
Laird tries to keep the action at long range and hits the target with a spiteful jab.  Laird attempts to land a jab, but Blackman slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Laird finds the target with a jab.  
Laird tries to keep the action at long range and hits the target with a spiteful jab.  
Blackman quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Laird lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Laird is on target with a jab.  


Round 5 Statistics
Laird: 
Jabs Thrown: 16                            
Jabs Landed: 10                            
Power Shots Thrown: 8                             
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Blackman: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 6: 

Blackman sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Laird is on target with a cross.  
Blackman gets on the inside and is on target with a left hook.  
Laird lands with a spiteful jab.  
Blackman advances into close range.  Laird is on target with a right hook to his opponents body.  
Blackman connects with a cross.  
Blackman is looking to close the distance.  Laird throws a left hook, but is off-target.  Laird ties up his opponent.  Laird hits his opponent with a kidney shot within the clinch. The ref calls break and the two fighters separate.  
Blackman hits home with an overhand right.  
Laird lands a spiteful jab.  
Laird lands with a spiteful jab.  
Blackman hits home with a cross.  
Laird is on target with a jab.  
Laird steps away from his opponent and lands a cross followed by  two jabs to his opponents head.  
Laird lands a cross to the head, a right uppercut to the body and a cross to the head.  
Laird steps to the outside and hits the target with a solid jab.  


Round 6 Statistics
Laird: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 8                             
Power Shots Thrown: 10                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Blackman: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 7: 

Blackman advances into close range and is on target with a left hook to Laird's body.  Laird clinches his opponent.  Blackman pushes his forearm into Laird's face.  The ref halts the action and breaks the clinch.  He lectures Blackman about fouling.  
Laird finds the target with a jab.  
Laird finds the target with a jab.  
Laird hits home with a solid jab.  
Blackman closes the distance.  Laird lands a right hook, right uppercut and a right hook to his opponents head.  
Blackman pivots to the side of his opponent.  Laird hits home with a left uppercut.  
Laird connects with a left hook.  
Laird lands a stinging jab.  
Laird is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Laird tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  


Round 7 Statistics
Laird: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 9                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Blackman: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 9                             
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 8: 

Blackman pivots from in front of his opponent.  Laird lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Blackman is looking to close the distance.  Laird hits home with a right hook.  
Laird is looking to keep his distance and hits home with a cross.  
Laird finds the target with a jab.  
Blackman steps inside.  Blackman pivots to the right of his opponent.  Laird drives a right hook into his opponents ribs.  
Laird lands a ramrod jab.  
Blackman is looking to close the distance.  Laird lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Laird tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Blackman is looking to close the distance.  Laird is on target with a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Laird hits home with a stinging jab.  
Laird tries to step out of his opponents range and finds the target with a ramrod jab.  
Laird steps away from his opponent and lands a jab.  
Laird lands a jab followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
Laird tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Blackman is looking to close the distance.  Laird lands a left uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  


Round 8 Statistics
Laird: 
Jabs Thrown: 17                            
Jabs Landed: 11                            
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Head Shots Thrown: 37                            
Head Shots Landed: 21                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Blackman: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 9: 

Laird lands a jab to the head, a jab to the body and a cross to the head.  
Laird is on target with a cross.  
Laird lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Laird is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a hard jab.  
Laird lands a solid jab.  
Laird lands a jab, cross and a jab to his opponents head.  
Laird finds the target with a spiteful jab.  
Blackman steps inside.  Laird lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  Laird throws a right hook, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a left hook to Laird's body.  
Laird switches the action to the outside and lands with a spiteful jab.  
Laird lands a hard jab.  
Laird steps away from his opponent and hits home with an overhand left.  
Laird is looking to keep his distance and lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
At the end of Round 9, lets listen in on the corners...Laird's trainer is advising his fighter to keep his distance and coast to the win. Blackman's trainer is telling his fighter he must go to war on his opponent!  

Round 9 Statistics
Laird: 
Jabs Thrown: 23                            
Jabs Landed: 14                            
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 34                            
Head Shots Landed: 21                            
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Blackman: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 10                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 10                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 10: 

Laird lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Laird lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Laird drives a jab into his opponents body.  
Laird lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head.  
Blackman steps inside.  Laird lands a left hook to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Laird lands a spiteful jab.  
Blackman lands a jab.  
Laird finds the target with a spiteful jab.  


Round 10 Statistics
Laird: 
Jabs Thrown: 19                            
Jabs Landed: 11                            
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Blackman: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
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: 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: 100 - 90  100 - 90  100 - 90

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Kingston, Jamaica.... Connor Laird

Fight Statistics
Laird: 
Total Punches Thrown: 316                           
Total Punches Landed: 185                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 282                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 165                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 34                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 20                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 144                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 83                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 172                           
Total Jabs Landed: 102                           

Blackman: 
Total Punches Thrown: 198                           
Total Punches Landed: 18                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 165                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 33                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 3                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 163                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 35                            
Total Jabs Landed: 4