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23/08/2030
EOD Running: AI Actions
Hugh Cookston vs Aaron McDermott

Boxing Daily Report from the Elite Prizefighters promoted show at Aintree Equestrian Cent, Liverpool,  taking place on 17/10/2025:

There are a few empty seats out here tonight, but this is a respectable turnout for the show.  
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 10 round matchup are Hugh Cookston (10 - 0) who hails from Reading, UK and Aaron McDermott(6 - 12 - 3) from Coventry, UK.  Cookston weighed in at 234 pounds and 15 ounces, while McDermott weighed in at 253 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Dale Garrett, and the three ringside judges are Ibrahim Mohammad, Sammy Dunkerson and Blake Forgie.  

Round 1: 

Cookston is on target with a cross.  
Cookston lands a cross.  
Cookston switches the action to the outside.  Cookston sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a cross.  
McDermott gets on the inside.  Cookston connects with a right hook.  
Cookston steps to the outside and connects with an overhand left.  
Cookston lands a cross, jab and a cross to his opponents head.  
McDermott closes the distance.  Cookston lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Cookston is on target with a left uppercut to his opponents liver.  
Cookston lands a jab followed by  two overhand rights to his opponents head.  
Cookston lands a hard jab.  
McDermott is looking to close the distance.  Cookston pivots from in front of his opponent and lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  He follows up the attack and lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Cookston pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a cross.  
Cookston is looking to keep the action on the outside and connects with an overhand right.  Cookston tries to land a cross, but McDermott dodges the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Cookston lands two jabs to the body, and one to the head.  
Cookston steps away from his opponent and lands a jab.  
Cookston pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a cross to the body, and then to the head.  
Cookston lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...McDermott's trainer is telling his fighter to increase his workrate.  

Round 1 Statistics
Cookston: 
Jabs Thrown: 25                            
Jabs Landed: 15                            
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 20                            
Head Shots Thrown: 40                            
Head Shots Landed: 27                            
Body Shots Thrown: 13                            
Body Shots Landed: 8                             

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

Round 2: 

McDermott quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Cookston tries to land a jab, but McDermott slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut to his opponents ribs.  
Cookston is looking to keep his distance and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
McDermott steps inside.  Cookston sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a left hook, left uppercut and a left hook to his opponents body.  
Cookston quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  McDermott lands a left hook, cross and a jab to his opponents head.  
Cookston tries to keep the action at long range and lands a spiteful jab.  
Cookston lands a jab.  
Cookston lands a cross.  
McDermott is looking to close the distance.  Cookston lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
McDermott gets on the inside.  Cookston pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a left uppercut to the head, a right hook to the body and a left hook to the head.  
Cookston feints a left, and then connects with a left hook.  
Cookston is looking to keep his distance and lands a jab.  


Round 2 Statistics
Cookston: 
Jabs Thrown: 17                            
Jabs Landed: 7                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

McDermott: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 3: 

Cookston hits the target with a stiff jab.  
Cookston is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a spiteful jab.  Cookston throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Cookston feints a left hook, and then lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
McDermott is looking to close the distance.  Cookston pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a left hook to the body, a right hook to the body and a right hook to the head.  
Cookston lands a cross.  
Cookston quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a cross.  
Cookston steps away from his opponent.  McDermott tries to land a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut to his opponents liver.  
Cookston is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Cookston lands a cross to the head, a jab to the head and a jab to the body.  
Cookston tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a hard jab.  
Cookston lands a cross to the head followed by a jab to the body.  
McDermott gets on the inside.  Cookston is on target with a right hook.  
Cookston tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
McDermott steps inside.  Cookston lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
McDermott manouvers his opponent onto the ropes.  Cookston lands with a hard jab.  
McDermott gets on the inside.  McDermott sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Cookston lands a left uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Cookston is on target with a cross.  
Cookston pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a cross to the head followed by a right uppercut to the body.  
Cookston snaps his opponents head back with a spiteful jab.  
McDermott gets on the inside.  Cookston pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a left uppercut, right uppercut and a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
At the end of Round 3, lets listen in on the corners...McDermott's trainer is advising how he could improve the accuracy of his work.  McDermott's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 3 Statistics
Cookston: 
Jabs Thrown: 28                            
Jabs Landed: 19                            
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 20                            
Head Shots Thrown: 40                            
Head Shots Landed: 28                            
Body Shots Thrown: 16                            
Body Shots Landed: 11                            

McDermott: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 7                             
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 8                             
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 4: 

Cookston pivots to the side of his opponent and hits home with a cross.  
Cookston switches the action to the outside.  Cookston feints a jab, and then lands three consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
McDermott throws a left uppercut, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
McDermott forces Cookston to back into the ropes.  McDermott sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Cookston attempts to land a cross, but McDermott slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
McDermott lands a jab followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
McDermott steps inside.  Cookston lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Cookston is on target with a jab.  
Cookston lands a right uppercut, left uppercut and a left hook to his opponents body.  
Cookston pivots to the side of his opponent.  McDermott finds the target with a jab.  
Cookston is on target with an overhand right.  
Cookston lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
At the end of Round 4, lets listen in on the corners...McDermott's trainer is telling his fighter to tighten his defence.  

Round 4 Statistics
Cookston: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

McDermott: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 5: 

Cookston lands a cross to the head, a jab to the head and a cross to the body.  
Cookston lands a cross.  
McDermott advances into close range.  Cookston is on target with a left hook to McDermott's body.  
Cookston is looking to keep his distance.  Cookston feints a left, and then lands with a spiteful jab.  
Cookston lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  He then lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Cookston drops his guard, and stalks his opponent...he wants his opponent to throw a shot.  McDermott tries to land a jab, but Cookston sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Cookston feints a left, and then lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Cookston steps away from his opponent and lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Cookston is looking to keep his distance and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
McDermott is looking to close the distance.  Cookston lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Cookston lands a jab to McDermott's body.  
Cookston stalks forward with a low guard, trying to draw a lead from his opponent.  McDermott tries to land a jab, but Cookston sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Cookston steps away from his opponent.  Cookston quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  McDermott tries to land a jab, but Cookston blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Cookston hits home with a cross.  


Round 5 Statistics
Cookston: 
Jabs Thrown: 15                            
Jabs Landed: 10                            
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 29                            
Head Shots Landed: 21                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

McDermott: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 9                             
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 6: 

Cookston drives a sharp jab into his opponents face.  
Cookston lands a cross.  
McDermott manouvers Cookston onto the ropes.  McDermott stalks forward with a low guard, trying to draw a lead from his opponent.  Cookston throws a jab, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
McDermott hits home with a left hook.  
McDermott pivots from in front of his opponent.  Cookston connects with a cross.  
McDermott steps inside.  Cookston lands a left hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Cookston drives a hard jab into his opponents face.  
Cookston is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
McDermott walks Cookston down, trapping him on the ropes.  Cookston lands a jab followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
McDermott lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Cookston steps away from his opponent and connects with an overhand left.  
Cookston lands a cross.  
Cookston steps away from his opponent and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Cookston feints a left hook, and then lands two straights followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
McDermott connects with a right uppercut.  
Cookston steps to the outside and lands two consecutive overhand rights to his opponents head.  
McDermott steps inside and cuts off the ring, trapping Cookston on the ropes.  Cookston hits home with a left hook.  
Cookston lands a left hook to the body, a left uppercut to the head and a left hook to the body.  
Cookston is looking to keep his distance.  Cookston feints a cross, and then lands a jab, overhand right and a cross to his opponents head.  
McDermott finds the target with a jab.  
Cookston is on target with a cross.  
At the end of Round 6, lets listen in on the corners...Cookston's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 6 Statistics
Cookston: 
Jabs Thrown: 21                            
Jabs Landed: 11                            
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 20                            
Head Shots Thrown: 41                            
Head Shots Landed: 27                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

McDermott: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 8                             
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 12                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 7: 

Cookston hits home with an overhand right.  
McDermott gets on the inside.  Cookston is on target with a left hook to his opponents ribs.  Cookston throws a right hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook to his opponents liver.  
Cookston digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  
Cookston lands a stiff jab.  Cookston attempts to land a cross, but McDermott dodges the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Cookston steps to the outside.  Cookston feints a jab, tricking McDermott into throwing a right hook counter.  Cookston avoids the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Cookston lands a cross.  
Cookston sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Cookston lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
McDermott advances into close range and forces Cookston to retreat into the red corner.  Cookston lands two consecutive left uppercuts to his opponents head.  
Cookston tries to step out of his opponents range and connects with an overhand right.  
Cookston lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Cookston is looking to keep his distance and lands a cross.  
Cookston steps to the outside and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Cookston snaps his opponents head back with a sharp jab.  
Cookston is on target with an overhand right.  
McDermott lands a solid jab.  
Cookston steps to the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Cookston lands a cross to the head, a jab to the body and an overhand right to the head.  


Round 7 Statistics
Cookston: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 11                            
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 23                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

McDermott: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 13                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 8: 

Cookston tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a cross to the head followed by a jab to the body.  
Cookston lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
McDermott tries to land a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Cookston switches the action to the outside.  Cookston sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  He continues the combination and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
McDermott gets on the inside.  Cookston is on target with a right hook to his opponents body.  
McDermott is on target with a left uppercut.  
Cookston steps away from his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
McDermott walks Cookston into a corner.  McDermott connects with a cross.  
Cookston feints a left, and then lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  


Round 8 Statistics
Cookston: 
Jabs Thrown: 20                            
Jabs Landed: 11                            
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

McDermott: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 9: 

Cookston lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Cookston strikes his opponents body with a jab.  
Cookston lands a jab to his opponents body.  
McDermott is looking to close the distance.  Cookston lands consecutive left uppercuts to his opponents body.  He follows up the attack and lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
McDermott connects with a cross.  
Cookston tries to keep the action at long range and lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Cookston feints a jab, tricking McDermott into throwing a left hook counter.  Cookston springs the trap, countering with  a right uppercut.  
Cookston lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Cookston lands with a sharp jab.  
Cookston drives a right hook into McDermott's ribs.  
Cookston is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Cookston feints a jab, and then lands a cross, jab and a cross to his opponents head.  
McDermott digs in a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
At the end of Round 9, lets listen in on the corners...Cookston's trainer is telling his fighter he is a mile in front and not to do anything stupid. McDermott's trainer is telling his fighter to go out and knock out his opponent!  

Round 9 Statistics
Cookston: 
Jabs Thrown: 14                            
Jabs Landed: 8                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

McDermott: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 8                             
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 12                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 10: 

Cookston steps away from his opponent.  Cookston feints a cross, but McDermott does not fall for it and responds with a cross.  
Cookston lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Cookston lands a jab, cross and a jab to his opponents head.  
Cookston quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Cookston attempts to land a jab, but McDermott slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Cookston is looking to keep his distance and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Cookston feints a right hook, and then lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  He follows up the attack and lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Cookston lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
McDermott gets on the inside and manages to force Cookston onto the ropes.  You can sense McDermott is getting frustrated in there.   He advances forward with head down and it catches Cookston in the face!  That has caused a slight cut above.  The ref tells McDermott to keep his head out of his opponents face.  He gives Cookston time to recover.  
Cookston is looking to keep the action on the outside.  McDermott is on target with a cross.  
Cookston tries to step out of his opponents range.  McDermott tries to land a jab, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a cross.  
Cookston is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  He follows up the attack and lands two consecutive overhand rights to his opponents head.  
McDermott tries to land a jab, but Cookston slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Cookston feints a right hook, and then lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Cookston feints a right hook, and then lands a jab to McDermott's body.  
McDermott advances into close range.  Cookston lands two left hooks to the body, and one to the head.  


Round 10 Statistics
Cookston: 
Jabs Thrown: 19                            
Jabs Landed: 15                            
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 24                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

McDermott: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
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 Reading, UK.... Hugh Cookston

Fight Statistics
Cookston: 
Total Punches Thrown: 385                           
Total Punches Landed: 252                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 307                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 201                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 78                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 51                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 203                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 141                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 182                           
Total Jabs Landed: 111                           

McDermott: 
Total Punches Thrown: 177                           
Total Punches Landed: 28                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 158                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 25                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 19                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 3                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 123                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 20                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 54                            
Total Jabs Landed: 8