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18/01/2039
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Besim Ahmetaj vs Connor Owen

Boxing Daily Report from the AI USA-Illinois promoted show at UIC Pavilion, Chicago,  taking place on 01/01/2039:

Clearly AI USA-Illinois 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 we have one of the supporting contests of this show.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 8 round matchup are Besim Ahmetaj (4 - 0) who hails from Tirana, Albania and Connor Owen(2 - 1 - 1) from Peoria, USA.  Both Ahmetaj and Owen weighed in at 147 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Ethan Queen, and the three ringside judges are Chris Scholar, Fanuco Villarrubia and Mark Huggett.  

Round 1: 

Ahmetaj closes the distance and lands a right hook to the body, a right hook to the head and a left hook to the head.  
Ahmetaj walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Ahmetaj is on target with a left hook.  
Ahmetaj finds the target with a jab.  
Ahmetaj is looking to close the distance and lands a right uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Owen attempts to land a jab, but Ahmetaj blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Ahmetaj is on target with a left hook.  
Owen switches the action to the outside.  Ahmetaj lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Owen attempts to land a left hook, but Ahmetaj sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut to Owen's ribs.  
Ahmetaj feints a right hook, and then strikes his opponents body with a jab.  
Ahmetaj sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands two right hooks followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
Ahmetaj lands a left uppercut.  
Ahmetaj lands a left uppercut.  
Ahmetaj lands a cross.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Owen's trainer is suggesting ways of getting through to his opponent.  Owen's trainer is telling his fighter he needs to be more active or he's going to get outworked.  Owen's trainer is advising how he could stop so many clean shots getting through.  

Round 1 Statistics
Ahmetaj: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 16                            
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Owen: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 10                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 2: 

Ahmetaj is looking to close the distance.  Owen quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Ahmetaj lands a right hook to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Ahmetaj hits home with a cross.  
Ahmetaj sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a right uppercut to the body, a left hook to the head and a right hook to the head.  
Owen hits home with a right hook.  
Ahmetaj connects with a cross.  
Ahmetaj closes the distance and digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  
Ahmetaj connects with a right uppercut.  
Ahmetaj closes the distance and is on target with a right hook to Owen's ribs.  
Ahmetaj lands a left hook.  
Ahmetaj hits home with a left hook.  
Ahmetaj drives a left uppercut into his opponents body.  Ahmetaj tries to land a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Owen tries to keep the action at long range and connects with a cross.  
Ahmetaj lands a jab to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Ahmetaj is looking to close the distance and lands a right hook to the head, a left uppercut to the body and a left hook to the body.  
Owen connects with a cross.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Owen's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 2 Statistics
Ahmetaj: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 29                            
Power Shots Landed: 17                            
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 14                            
Body Shots Landed: 8                             

Owen: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 13                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 3: 

Owen is looking to keep his distance.  Ahmetaj lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Ahmetaj walks Owen down, trapping him in the corner.  Ahmetaj lands a left hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
Ahmetaj lands a right uppercut to the head, a right hook to the head and a right hook to the body.  
Ahmetaj digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  
Ahmetaj lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Ahmetaj quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Ahmetaj closes the distance and is on target with a left hook.  
Ahmetaj steps inside.  Owen throws a left hook, but Ahmetaj holds on to his opponent.  Owen is using his forearm in the clinch.  The ref halts the action and breaks the clinch.  He lectures Owen about fouling.  
Ahmetaj digs in a right hook to his opponents body.  
Ahmetaj digs in a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Ahmetaj lands a double jab to his opponents head.  


Round 3 Statistics
Ahmetaj: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Owen: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 4: 

Owen switches the action to the outside.  Ahmetaj quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a cross.  
Ahmetaj advances into close range.  Ahmetaj pivots from in front of his opponent and lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Ahmetaj connects with a left hook.  
Ahmetaj lands an overhand left.  
Ahmetaj closes the distance.  Ahmetaj pivots from in front of his opponent and connects with a left hook.  
Owen tries to keep the action at long range.  Ahmetaj finds the target with a jab.  
Owen throws a right hook, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Ahmetaj is on target with a cross.  
Ahmetaj lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Owen is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Ahmetaj lands a cross.  
Ahmetaj is on target with a right uppercut.  
Ahmetaj gets on the inside and lands a right hook.  
Owen sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Owen tries to land a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Ahmetaj advances into close range and walks Owen into the corner.  Ahmetaj drives a right hook into his opponents body.  
Ahmetaj lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Ahmetaj pivots to the left of his opponent and hits home with a cross.  
Owen hits home with a cross.  


Round 4 Statistics
Ahmetaj: 
Jabs Thrown: 19                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 18                            
Head Shots Thrown: 37                            
Head Shots Landed: 19                            
Body Shots Thrown: 13                            
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Owen: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 13                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 5: 

Ahmetaj is on target with a cross.  
Owen lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Ahmetaj lands a right uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Owen tries to land a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut to his opponents ribs.  
Ahmetaj gets on the inside and drives a left uppercut into Owen's body.  
Owen throws a left hook, but Ahmetaj clinches his opponent.  Ahmetaj is using his forearm in the clinch.  The ref breaks Ahmetaj's hold and signals for the fight to continue.  
Ahmetaj gets on the inside.  Owen pivots to the left of his opponent.  Ahmetaj is on target with a left hook.  
Ahmetaj sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Ahmetaj attempts to land a cross, but Owen slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Ahmetaj is looking to close the distance.  Owen throws a right hook, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a cross.  
Owen tries to land a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Owen connects with a cross.  
Owen steps to the outside.  Ahmetaj lands an overhand right followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Ahmetaj manouvers Owen onto the ropes.  Ahmetaj lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Ahmetaj steps inside and lands a right hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Ahmetaj drives a left hook into his opponents body.  
Ahmetaj is looking to close the distance and lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  


Round 5 Statistics
Ahmetaj: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 17                            
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Owen: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 6: 

Ahmetaj lands a right uppercut to the body followed by a cross to the head.  
Owen hits home with a left hook.  
Owen tries to keep the action at long range.  Ahmetaj lands a jab to Owen's body.  
Ahmetaj is looking to close the distance and lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  Ahmetaj ties up his opponent.  Ahmetaj pushes his forearm into Owen's face.  The ref separates the two fighters.  
Ahmetaj gets on the inside and drives a left uppercut into Owen's ribs.  
Ahmetaj connects with a left hook.  
Ahmetaj lands a left uppercut.  
Ahmetaj manouvers his opponent onto the ropes.  Ahmetaj lands a right uppercut to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Ahmetaj closes the distance.  Ahmetaj pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Owen attempts to land a jab, but Ahmetaj sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Ahmetaj gets on the inside and lands a left hook to the head, a left hook to the body and a right hook to the body.  
Ahmetaj is looking to close the distance and lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Owen is on target with a cross.  
Ahmetaj forces Owen to back into the corner.  Ahmetaj lands three consecutive right hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Ahmetaj is looking to close the distance and lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  


Round 6 Statistics
Ahmetaj: 
Jabs Thrown: 14                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 36                            
Power Shots Landed: 22                            
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 19                            
Body Shots Landed: 13                            

Owen: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 9                             
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 7: 

Ahmetaj is looking to close the distance and lands a left hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Ahmetaj steps inside and is on target with a right hook to his opponents body.  
Ahmetaj lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Ahmetaj quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a left hook to the head followed by a right uppercut to the body.  
Ahmetaj tries to land a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Owen steps away from his opponent.  Ahmetaj lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Owen tries to keep the action at long range and throws a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Ahmetaj lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Ahmetaj steps inside and walks his opponent into the corner.  Ahmetaj lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Owen throws a left hook, but Ahmetaj holds on to his opponent.  The ref calls break and the two fighters separate.  
At the end of Round 7, lets listen in on the corners...Ahmetaj's trainer is telling his fighter to play it safe for the remainder of the fight. 

Round 7 Statistics
Ahmetaj: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 13                            
Body Shots Landed: 8                             

Owen: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 13                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 8: 

Ahmetaj lands a cross.  
Ahmetaj lands with a sharp jab.  
Ahmetaj lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Ahmetaj quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and is on target with an overhand right.  
Ahmetaj tries to step out of his opponents range.  Ahmetaj sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Ahmetaj finds the target with a stiff jab.  
Ahmetaj lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Ahmetaj is on target with a cross.  
Ahmetaj is on target with a jab.  
Owen digs in a right hook to his opponents ribcage.  
Owen tries to keep the action at long range and throws a cross, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  


Round 8 Statistics
Ahmetaj: 
Jabs Thrown: 15                            
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 33                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Owen: 
Jabs Thrown: 14                            
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

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


Final Scorecards: 80 - 72  80 - 72  80 - 72

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Tirana, Albania.... Besim Ahmetaj

Fight Statistics
Ahmetaj: 
Total Punches Thrown: 294                           
Total Punches Landed: 148                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 210                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 100                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 84                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 48                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 215                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 125                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 79                            
Total Jabs Landed: 23                            

Owen: 
Total Punches Thrown: 154                           
Total Punches Landed: 15                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 139                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 15                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 1                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 102                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 52                            
Total Jabs Landed: 4