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26/01/2039
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Hiro Kato vs Naoki Furuya

Boxing Daily Report from the AI Japan-Saitama promoted show at Kawagoe Ide, Kawagoe,  taking place on 17/01/2039:

Clearly AI Japan-Saitama 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.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 8 round matchup are Hiro Kato (1 - 0) who hails from Kawaguchi, Japan and Naoki Furuya(1 - 0) from Fukuoka, Japan.  Kato weighed in at 241 pounds and 3 ounces, while Furuya weighed in at 247 pounds and 12 ounces.  
The referee tonight is Shinji Kinoshita, and the three ringside judges are Ichiro Miyazaki, Fumio Uno and Hajime Sada.  

Round 1: 

Furuya sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Kato lands a stiff jab.  
Kato lands a double jab to his opponents head.  He follows up the attack and lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Furuya tries to step out of his opponents range.  Kato feints a jab, and then is on target with a cross.  
Kato feints a left hook, and then lands a stinging jab.  
Kato is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a jab.  
Furuya tries to land a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Kato steps to the outside.  Kato feints a cross, tricking Furuya into countering with a right uppercut.  Kato springs the trap, countering with  a left hook.  
Kato lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Kato lands a jab to the head, a cross to the body and a cross to the head.  
Kato steps to the outside and lands a spiteful jab.  
Furuya tries to land a cross, but Kato blocks the shot and counters with a sharp left hook.  
Furuya manouvers his opponent onto the ropes.  Kato lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Furuya switches the action to the outside and throws a jab, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a cross.  
Kato quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a hard jab.  
Kato sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Kato steps away from his opponent.  Furuya throws a short cross to the body, but lands low!  The ref stops the action and gives Kato time to recover.  
Kato hits home with a ramrod jab.  
Kato is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a solid overhand right.  
Kato lands a jab.  
Kato lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Kato lowers his hands, trying to provoke his opponent to attack.  Furuya attempts to land a jab, but Kato slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Furuya's trainer is telling his fighter he is being outworked and needs to throw more.  Furuya's trainer is advising how he could stop so many clean shots getting through.  

Round 1 Statistics
Kato: 
Jabs Thrown: 24                            
Jabs Landed: 15                            
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Head Shots Thrown: 42                            
Head Shots Landed: 28                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Furuya: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 9                             
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 2: 

Furuya pivots to the right of his opponent.  Kato hits home with a sharp jab.  
Kato quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Kato is on target with a solid cross.  
Furuya attempts to land a jab, but Kato slips the shot and counters with a stinging left uppercut.  
Kato lands with a stiff jab.  
Kato pivots to the left of his opponent.  Kato tries to land a right hook, but Furuya slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Kato steps to the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Furuya finds the target with a stiff jab.  Furuya attempts to land a jab, but Kato sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Furuya attempts to land a jab, but Kato blocks the shot and counters with a stinging left uppercut.  
Furuya is looking to keep the action on the outside and throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Furuya finds the target with a jab.  
Furuya pivots to the side of his opponent.  Furuya throws a left uppercut, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a stinging cross.  
Kato lands a jab, overhand right and a jab to his opponents head.  
Furuya attempts to land a cross, but Kato blocks the shot and counters with a solid left uppercut.  
Kato is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head.  
Kato connects with an overhand left.  
Furuya forces Kato to retreat into a neutral corner.  Kato lands a jab to the head, a right uppercut to the body and a left hook to the head.  
Kato steps to the outside and lands a jab to the body followed by a cross to the head.  
Kato connects with an overhand right.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Furuya's trainer is advising how he could improve the accuracy of his work.  

Round 2 Statistics
Kato: 
Jabs Thrown: 21                            
Jabs Landed: 13                            
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 37                            
Head Shots Landed: 24                            
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Furuya: 
Jabs Thrown: 22                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 38                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 3: 

Kato lands a stinging cross.  
Kato lands a stiff jab.  
Kato lands with a spiteful jab.  
Kato pivots from in front of his opponent and hits home with a solid cross.  
Kato steps to the outside and connects with an overhand left.  
Kato tries to keep the action at long range and lands with a stiff jab.  
Kato hits home with a firm cross.  
Kato lands a jab followed by  two overhand rights to his opponents head.  
Kato is on target with a sharp cross.  
Kato lands a jab to the body followed by a cross to the head.  
Furuya steps to the outside.  Kato feints a left hook, and then lands with a stiff jab.  
Kato lands a jab, cross and a jab to his opponents head.  
Kato tries to step out of his opponents range and connects with an overhand right.  
Kato finds the target with a stiff jab.  
Kato lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Kato finds the target with a jab.  
Furuya throws a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Kato hits home with a firm overhand left.  
Kato finds the target with a jab.  
Kato lands a hard jab.  
Kato is on target with an overhand right.  
Kato lands a cross to the body, a jab to the head and an overhand right to the head.  


Round 3 Statistics
Kato: 
Jabs Thrown: 25                            
Jabs Landed: 16                            
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Head Shots Thrown: 43                            
Head Shots Landed: 29                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Furuya: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 4: 

Kato lands a cross followed by  two jabs to his opponents head.  
Furuya is looking to keep the action on the outside and connects with a cross.  
Kato pivots to the side of his opponent.  Kato lands a ramrod jab.  Kato attempts to land a left hook, but Furuya slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Kato lands a jab.  
Furuya manages to force Kato onto the ropes.  Furuya is on target with a cross.  
Kato lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Kato feints a left, and then lands a cross to the head followed by a jab to the body.  
Furuya tries to land a jab, but Kato sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Furuya lands a cross to the body, and then to the head.  
Kato tries to step out of his opponents range.  Furuya tries to land a cross, but Kato blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Kato hits home with a ramrod jab.  
Kato lands a double jab to his opponents head.  He continues the combination and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Kato drives a firm cross into his opponents body.  
Furuya throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a stinging cross.  
Kato is looking to keep his distance.  Kato feints a jab, fooling Furuya into launching a left uppercut counter.  Kato avoids the shot and counters with a sharp right uppercut.  
Kato lands a jab, cross and a jab to his opponents head.  
Kato feints a right hook, and then lands a jab followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Kato is looking to keep his distance and lands with a sharp jab.  


Round 4 Statistics
Kato: 
Jabs Thrown: 21                            
Jabs Landed: 15                            
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 34                            
Head Shots Landed: 22                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Furuya: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 5: 

Kato lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Kato lands a jab to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  Kato throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Furuya forces Kato to back into the ropes.  Kato hits home with a solid left uppercut.  
Kato tries to keep the action at long range and lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Kato sidesteps to the right of his opponent and strikes his opponents body with a jab.  
Kato is on target with a jab.  
Kato quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Furuya tries to land a left hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a cross.  
Kato switches the action to the outside.  Kato sidesteps to the left of his opponent and connects with a cross.  
Kato tries to step out of his opponents range.  Kato quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a hard jab.  
At the end of Round 5, lets listen in on the corners...Furuya's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 5 Statistics
Kato: 
Jabs Thrown: 17                            
Jabs Landed: 9                             
Power Shots Thrown: 9                             
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Furuya: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 6: 

Kato tries to keep the action at long range.  Kato feints a left, and then lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head.  
Kato feints a jab, fooling Furuya into launching a left hook counter.  Kato springs the trap, countering with  a cross.  
Kato is on target with a stiff jab.  
Kato steps to the outside and lands an overhand right to the head, a cross to the head and a cross to the body.  
Kato lands a double jab to his opponents head.  Kato throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook to Kato's body.  
Furuya sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Kato hits home with an overhand right.  
Kato sidesteps to the right of his opponent and digs in a sharp left hook to his opponents liver.  
Kato steps away from his opponent and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Kato drives a sharp cross into his opponents body.  
Kato feints a left, and then lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Kato circles his opponent with a low guard, waiting for his opponent to attack.  Furuya tries to land a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a solid right hook.  
Kato tries to keep the action at long range.  Furuya quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Kato finds the target with a ramrod jab.  
Kato tries to land a cross, but Furuya blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Kato lands an overhand right, jab and an overhand left to his opponents head.  
Kato is on target with an overhand right.  
Kato lands a cross, overhand right and a cross to his opponents head.  


Round 6 Statistics
Kato: 
Jabs Thrown: 17                            
Jabs Landed: 10                            
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 16                            
Head Shots Thrown: 33                            
Head Shots Landed: 23                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Furuya: 
Jabs Thrown: 16                            
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 7: 

Kato lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Kato lands with a sharp jab.  
Kato is looking to keep the action on the outside and hits home with a firm cross.  
Kato is on target with a jab.  
Kato connects with a stinging cross.  IT LOOKS LIKE FURUYA WAS HURT BY THAT SHOT!  
Kato feints a jab and triggers a left uppercut counter from Furuya.  Kato is waiting for the shot and counters with a weighty left uppercut.  Furuya now appears to have recovered from that earlier shot.  
Kato lands a jab.  
Kato sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a cross followed by  two jabs to his opponents head.  
Kato lands two jabs to the body, and one to the head.  
Kato finds the target with a jab.  
Furuya manouvers his opponent onto the ropes.  Kato lands a firm cross.  
Kato feints a left hook, and then lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Kato lands a cross to the head followed by a jab to the body.  
Kato tries to keep the action at long range and lands a ramrod jab.  
Furuya quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Kato lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Furuya walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Furuya sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Kato lands a left hook to the body followed by a right uppercut to the head.  
Kato switches the action to the outside and is on target with a jab.  
Kato lands a sharp cross.  
Kato lands a sharp jab.  
Kato lands with a stinging jab.  
At the end of Round 7, lets listen in on the corners...Kato's trainer is telling his fighter he is winning comfortably and should get on his bike for the remainder of the fight.  Furuya's trainer is telling his fighter he must go to war on his opponent!  

Round 7 Statistics
Kato: 
Jabs Thrown: 31                            
Jabs Landed: 19                            
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 41                            
Head Shots Landed: 25                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Furuya: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 5                             
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 8: 

Kato finds the target with a jab.  
Kato is on target with a solid cross.  
Kato pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a jab to the head followed by a left uppercut to the body.  
Furuya contemptuously drops his hands, trying to provoke his opponent.  Kato lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Kato switches the action to the outside.  Kato sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Kato sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a ramrod jab.  
Kato lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Kato lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Kato feints a jab, but Furuya ignores the feint and responds with a left uppercut.  
Kato finds the target with a ramrod jab.  
Kato steps to the outside and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Kato steps to the outside and lands an overhand right followed by  two jabs to his opponents head.  
Kato lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Furuya walks Kato onto the ropes.  Kato lands with a hard jab.  
Kato switches the action to the outside.  Kato sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a jab.  
Furuya hits home with a stinging jab.  
Kato steps to the outside and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Kato is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands two jabs followed by an overhand right to his opponents head.  


Round 8 Statistics
Kato: 
Jabs Thrown: 21                            
Jabs Landed: 18                            
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 33                            
Head Shots Landed: 26                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Furuya: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 12                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
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


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

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Kawaguchi, Japan.... Hiro Kato

Fight Statistics
Kato: 
Total Punches Thrown: 325                           
Total Punches Landed: 209                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 284                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 187                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 41                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 22                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 148                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 94                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 177                           
Total Jabs Landed: 115                           

Furuya: 
Total Punches Thrown: 205                           
Total Punches Landed: 14                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 180                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 25                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 2                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 107                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 98                            
Total Jabs Landed: 4