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22/07/2031
EOD Running: AI Actions
Rodrigo Horta vs Brandon Byrnes

Boxing Daily Report from the Frank Smith’s Tea Boy Promotions promoted show at The O2, Dublin,  taking place on 03/01/2026:

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 and those watching live on Setanta Sports, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Rodrigo Horta (23(10) - 2(2)) who hails from Porto Alegre, Brazil and Brandon Byrnes(5 - 6 - 1) from Dublin, Ireland.  Horta weighed in at 139 pounds And 14 ounces, while Byrnes weighed in at 140 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Eoin McCadden, and the three ringside judges are Roy Clery, Lorcan Coleman and Sam McCaig.  

Round 1: 

Horta feints a left hook, but Byrnes does not fall for it and responds with a right uppercut to Horta's ribcage.  
Horta is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a jab.  
Horta lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Horta steps to the outside and lands an overhand left, overhand right and a jab to his opponents head.  
Byrnes is on target with a cross to his opponents body.  
Byrnes advances into close range.  Horta lands a left uppercut.  Horta holds on to his opponent.  Horta leans on his opponent using all his weight. The ref breaks the clinch and signals for the action to continue.  
Byrnes advances into close range and walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Horta throws a left hook, but the shot lands on his opponents guard.  Horta ties up his opponent.  As they grapple, Byrnes pushes his forearm into Horta's face.  The ref calls break and the two fighters separate.  
Horta steps away from his opponent and finds the target with a jab.  
Horta feints a left, and then connects with a cross.  
Horta lands a cross.  
Horta switches the action to the outside.  Byrnes attempts to land a cross, but Horta slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Horta lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Byrnes attempts to land a right hook, but Horta blocks the shot and counters with a stinging right uppercut.  
Byrnes is on target with a cross.  
Horta feints a jab, but Byrnes does not fall for it and is on target with a right hook.  
Horta is looking to keep his distance and lands a stinging jab.  
Horta lowers his hands, trying to provoke his opponent to attack.  Byrnes throws a jab, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a cross.  
Horta lands three consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Byrnes is looking to close the distance and manouvers Horta onto the ropes.  Horta is on target with a sharp left hook.  Horta ties up his opponent.  Horta pushes his forearm into Byrnes's face.  The ref calls break and the two fighters separate.  
Byrnes attempts to land a right hook, but Horta slips the shot and counters with a firm right hook to Byrnes's ribs.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Byrnes's trainer is telling his fighter to increase his workrate.  

Round 1 Statistics
Horta: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 20                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Byrnes: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 2: 

Horta is on target with a solid overhand right.  
Byrnes steps inside.  Horta lands three consecutive left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Horta pivots to the side of his opponent and lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Horta steps to the outside and lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Byrnes is on target with a cross.  
Horta lands a sharp jab.  
Byrnes forces Horta to retreat onto the ropes.  Horta lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Byrnes is looking to close the distance.  Horta lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Horta is on target with a solid left hook to his opponents body.  
Horta lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  He follows up the attack and lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Horta lands a cross to the body followed by a overhand right to the head.  
Horta lands with a ramrod jab.  
Horta steps to the outside and drives a sharp cross into Byrnes's body.  
Horta lands an overhand right.  
Byrnes advances into close range.  Horta lands a right hook to the head, a left uppercut to the head and a right hook to the body.  
Horta steps to the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Byrnes sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Horta lands a right hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Horta steps to the outside and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Horta feints a cross, and then lands a jab.  
Horta feints a left, and then finds the target with a jab.  
Horta feints a cross, and then lands a hard jab.  
Horta lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  Horta attempts to land an overhand right, but Byrnes dodges the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Horta lands a hard jab.  
Byrnes closes the distance and hits home with a left hook.  
Horta lands an overhand left, cross and an overhand left to his opponents head.  
Horta steps away from his opponent.  Horta feints a right hook, and then lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Byrnes's trainer is advising how he could improve the accuracy of his work.  Byrnes's trainer is advising how he could stop so many clean shots getting through.  

Round 2 Statistics
Horta: 
Jabs Thrown: 19                            
Jabs Landed: 12                            
Power Shots Thrown: 40                            
Power Shots Landed: 31                            
Head Shots Thrown: 39                            
Head Shots Landed: 28                            
Body Shots Thrown: 20                            
Body Shots Landed: 15                            

Byrnes: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 3: 

Byrnes tries to land a jab, but Horta slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Horta hits the target with a spiteful jab.  
Horta is looking to keep his distance.  Horta feints a jab, and then lands a cross to the body, and then to the head.  
Horta lands two jabs followed by an overhand left to his opponents head.  
Horta hits home with a cross.  Horta throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Byrnes is looking to close the distance.  Horta pivots from in front of his opponent.  Byrnes throws a right hook, but Horta holds on to his opponent.  As they grapple, Horta pushes his forearm into Byrnes's face.  The referee separates the two fighters and warns Horta.  
Horta lands a jab to the body, a jab to the head and an overhand left to the head.  
Byrnes steps inside.  Horta lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  He follows up the attack and lands a left uppercut to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Horta tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a jab followed by  two overhand lefts to his opponents head.  
Horta lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Byrnes manouvers his opponent onto the ropes.  Horta lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Horta feints a jab, and then lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Horta feints a jab, but Byrnes does not fall for it and lands with a left hook.  
Horta feints a right hook, and then lands a jab, overhand left and a cross to his opponents head.  
Horta hits home with a sharp overhand right.  
Horta is on target with a right uppercut.  
Horta lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Horta attempts to land a left uppercut, but Byrnes blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Byrnes advances into close range.  Horta lands a right uppercut to the body, a right hook to the head and a left hook to the head.  Horta holds on to his opponent.  Horta leans on his opponent trying to wear him down. The ref separates the two fighters.  
Horta steps away from his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  


Round 3 Statistics
Horta: 
Jabs Thrown: 23                            
Jabs Landed: 14                            
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 22                            
Head Shots Thrown: 44                            
Head Shots Landed: 30                            
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Byrnes: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 4: 

Horta lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Horta tries to keep the action at long range and hits home with a cross.  
Horta drives a sharp left uppercut into Byrnes's body.  
Horta switches the action to the outside and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Horta is on target with a jab.  
Horta feints a cross, and then lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head.  
Horta is on target with a jab to Byrnes's body.  
Horta feints a left, and then lands a jab to the head, a jab to the body and a cross to the head.  
Horta tries to land a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Horta connects with an overhand left.  
Horta lands an overhand right followed by  two straights to his opponents head.  
Horta lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head, AND SENDS BYRNES TO THE CANVAS!  He is back up on his feet at 5.  
Horta tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Horta feints a left, and then lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Horta digs in a left hook to his opponents ribs.  
Byrnes closes the distance.  Horta pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a right hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
Horta steps away from his opponent.  Horta sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands two consecutive overhand rights to his opponents head.  
Horta hits home with a solid jab.  
Byrnes advances into close range.  Horta digs in a left hook to Byrnes's liver.  Horta clinches his opponent.  Byrnes leans on his opponent using all his weight. The ref separates the two fighters.  
Byrnes steps inside.  Horta hits home with a left hook.  
Horta tries to keep the action at long range and is on target with a jab.  
Horta lands with a hard jab.  
Horta feints a jab, fooling Byrnes into launching a right hook counter.  Horta springs the trap and counters with  a firm cross.  
Horta lands an overhand right to the head followed by a jab to the body.  


Round 4 Statistics
Horta: 
Jabs Thrown: 19                            
Jabs Landed: 13                            
Power Shots Thrown: 38                            
Power Shots Landed: 24                            
Head Shots Thrown: 43                            
Head Shots Landed: 30                            
Body Shots Thrown: 14                            
Body Shots Landed: 7                             

Byrnes: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 8                             
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 8                             
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 5: 

Horta lands an overhand right to the head followed by a jab to the body.  He then lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Byrnes advances into close range.  Horta lands a right hook.  
Horta switches the action to the outside and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Byrnes walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Horta lands with a ramrod jab.  
Horta sidesteps to the left of his opponent and hits home with a cross.  
Byrnes advances into close range.  Horta sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Horta lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  Horta ties up his opponent.  Horta throws a hook within the clinch but hits his opponent behind the head. The ref separates the two fighters.  
Horta steps to the outside and lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Horta steps to the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  He follows up the attack and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Horta sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head, AND DOWN GOES BYRNES!  He beats the count, getting up at 4.  Byrnes almost instantly gets his legs back. 
Byrnes tries to land a cross, but Horta slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Horta pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a right hook to the head, a left hook to the body and a right hook to the body.  
Horta lands a jab, cross and an overhand left to his opponents head.  
Byrnes is looking to close the distance.  Horta digs in a right uppercut to Byrnes's ribs.  
Horta feints a left hook, and then hits home with an overhand left.  
Horta lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Horta sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Byrnes is on target with a cross.  
Horta lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Horta steps away from his opponent.  Horta quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a cross, overhand left and a jab to his opponents head.  
Byrnes advances into close range.  Horta lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Horta feints a left hook, but Byrnes does not fall for it and lands with a right hook to his opponents ribs.  
Horta feints a cross, and then lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  


Round 5 Statistics
Horta: 
Jabs Thrown: 19                            
Jabs Landed: 14                            
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 25                            
Head Shots Thrown: 41                            
Head Shots Landed: 32                            
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 7                             

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

Round 6: 

Horta feints a left hook, and then lands a cross, jab and a cross to his opponents head.  
Horta lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Horta feints a jab, and then lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  HE HAS HIS OPPONENT IN TROUBLE!  
Horta is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Horta thinks he can end the show early....he's looking to put Byrnes away.  Horta lands a cross followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  He follows up the attack and lands two consecutive right uppercuts to his opponents head, AND DROPS BYRNES TO THE CANVAS!  The count reaches 10, but Byrnes is unable to get up!  The winner by KO is Horta!  


Round 6 Statistics
Horta: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 10                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 13                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Byrnes: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 1                             
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 1                             
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
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 - 8  10 - 8  10 - 8
Round 5 Scores: 10 - 8  10 - 8  10 - 8


Fight Statistics
Horta: 
Total Punches Thrown: 264                           
Total Punches Landed: 187                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 206                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 151                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 58                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 36                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 170                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 124                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 94                            
Total Jabs Landed: 63                            

Byrnes: 
Total Punches Thrown: 75                            
Total Punches Landed: 14                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 64                            
Total Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 3                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 63                            
Total Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Total Jabs Landed: 1