Fight Report

User Name:
Password:
Remember:
Forgotten Password
Not Registered? Sign Up Now!
* *
Twitter Facebook Discord Email Donate | Forum | How To Play | Accessibility
24/09/2034
Next Processing: 01:36
Richie Bankes vs John Gatt

Boxing Daily Report from the AI New Zealand-Waikato promoted show at Mike Lovitt Gym, Hamilton,  taking place on 20/07/2032:

Clearly AI New Zealand-Waikato 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 final eliminator for the New Zealand-Waikato Featherweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Richie Bankes (5 - 10 - 4) who hails from Hamilton, New Zealand and John Gatt(10 - 5 - 1) from Hamilton, New Zealand.  Both Bankes and Gatt weighed in at 126 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Kris Kena, and the three ringside judges are Josh Methven, Aika Rako and Leeroy Moreland.  

Round 1: 

Gatt pivots from in front of his opponent and is on target with a right uppercut to Bankes's body.  
Gatt pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a jab.  
Gatt is on target with a jab.  
Bankes closes the distance.  Gatt pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a left uppercut.  
Gatt digs in a left uppercut to Bankes's liver.  
Bankes advances into close range.  Bankes sidesteps to the right of his opponent and is on target with a right hook.  
Bankes quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Gatt hits home with a left hook.  
Gatt is on target with a cross.  
Bankes is looking to close the distance.  Gatt sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Bankes is on target with a right hook.  
Bankes is on target with a cross.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Bankes's trainer is advising how he could improve the accuracy of his work.  Bankes's trainer is telling his fighter to increase his workrate.  Gatt's trainer is advising how he could be more accurate.  

Round 1 Statistics
Bankes: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Gatt: 
Jabs Thrown: 15                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 2: 

Bankes hits home with a cross.  
Bankes throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Gatt finds the target with a jab.  
Bankes hits home with a left uppercut.  
Bankes lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Bankes advances into close range.  Bankes sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Gatt lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  


Round 2 Statistics
Bankes: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 10                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Gatt: 
Jabs Thrown: 14                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 3: 

Bankes advances into close range.  Gatt pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a left uppercut to the body, and then to the head.  
Gatt pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a right uppercut.  
Bankes throws a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Gatt feints a right hook, and then connects with a cross.  
Bankes closes the distance.  Gatt pivots to the side of his opponent.  Bankes connects with a left hook.  
Gatt lands a jab followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Bankes lands a cross.  
Bankes is on target with a left uppercut.  
Bankes throws a right hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  


Round 3 Statistics
Bankes: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Gatt: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 4: 

Bankes is looking to close the distance and connects with a right hook.  
Bankes sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a left hook.  
Bankes pivots from in front of his opponent.  Gatt lands a right hook.  
Gatt finds the target with a jab.  
Gatt lands a right uppercut.  
Gatt drives a jab into his opponents body.  
Bankes lands a cross.  


Round 4 Statistics
Bankes: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Gatt: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 5: 

Gatt connects with a left uppercut.  
Bankes gets on the inside.  Gatt pivots from in front of his opponent andAs Bankes tries to work on the inside, the fighters heads come together!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Gatt dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Gatt hits home with a right uppercut.  
Bankes gets on the inside.  Gatt is on target with a right hook to Bankes's ribcage.  
Gatt connects with a cross.  
Gatt finds the target with a jab.  
Bankes is on target with a right hook.  Bankes tries to land a right hook, but Gatt slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Gatt lands a cross followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
Bankes advances into close range and lands a right hook.  
Gatt manouvers his opponent into a corner.  Bankes connects with a cross.  
Bankes steps inside and throws a left hook, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Gatt hits home with a cross.  
Bankes connects with a left hook.  
Bankes hits home with a left hook.  


Round 5 Statistics
Bankes: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Gatt: 
Jabs Thrown: 14                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 29                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 6: 

Bankes strikes his opponents body with a cross.  
Bankes closes the distance and lands a right uppercut.  
Bankes gets on the inside and throws a left hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Bankes lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Gatt drives a right uppercut into his opponents ribs.  
At the end of Round 6, lets listen in on the corners...Gatt's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 6 Statistics
Bankes: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Gatt: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 7: 

Bankes is looking to close the distance and drives a right hook into Gatt's body.  
Bankes gets on the inside.  Gatt lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Bankes walks Gatt onto the ropes.  Bankes lands a left hook.  
Bankes sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Bankes throws a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  


Round 7 Statistics
Bankes: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Gatt: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 6                             
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 12                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 8: 

Bankes throws a right uppercut, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Gatt lands a jab.  
Bankes lands a right hook to the head followed by a right uppercut to the body.  
Gatt digs in a left hook to Bankes's liver.  
Bankes steps inside.  Gatt quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Bankes lands a right hook.  
Bankes closes the distance.  Gatt connects with a left hook.  
Bankes is on target with a cross.  
Bankes advances into close range and connects with a right hook.  
Bankes forces Gatt to back into a neutral corner.  Bankes throws an uppercut to the body, but lands well below the belt!  The ref stops the action and gives Gatt time to recover.  
Bankes throws a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
At the end of Round 8, lets listen in on the corners...Gatt's trainer is telling his fighter he is a mile in front and not to do anything stupid. 

Round 8 Statistics
Bankes: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Gatt: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 10                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 13                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 9: 

Gatt is on target with a left hook to Bankes's body.  
Gatt is on target with a jab.  
Gatt feints a cross, and then connects with a right hook.  Gatt tries to land a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Gatt tries to land a right hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Gatt is on target with a left hook.  
Bankes manages to force Gatt onto the ropes.  Bankes lands a left uppercut.  
Gatt sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Bankes attempts to land a cross, but Gatt sidesteps and counters with a left hook to Bankes's body.  
Bankes closes the distance.  Gatt connects with a left hook.  


Round 9 Statistics
Bankes: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Gatt: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 10: 

Bankes pivots to the left of his opponent and hits home with a cross.  
Gatt walks Bankes down, trapping him in the corner.  Bankes is on target with a left hook.  
Gatt connects with a left uppercut.  
Bankes lands a left hook.  


Round 10 Statistics
Bankes: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Gatt: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 9                             
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 12                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

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: 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: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9


Final Scorecards: 92 - 98  92 - 98  92 - 98

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Hamilton, New Zealand.... John Gatt

Fight Statistics
Bankes: 
Total Punches Thrown: 234                           
Total Punches Landed: 38                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 193                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 33                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 41                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 5                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 187                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 35                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 47                            
Total Jabs Landed: 3                             

Gatt: 
Total Punches Thrown: 239                           
Total Punches Landed: 55                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 208                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 45                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 31                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 10                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 147                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 41                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 92                            
Total Jabs Landed: 14