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16/05/2031
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Gareth Byrne vs Aaron Lythgoe

Boxing Daily Report from the AI Ireland-Leinster promoted show at Paul Cochrane Gym, Dublin,  taking place on 26/02/2026:

The venue is completely packed out with the fans turning out in force to watch the fights on offer tonight.  
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 Eurosport Ireland, the two fighters competing in this 6 round matchup are Gareth Byrne (2 - 0) who hails from Dublin, Ireland and Aaron Lythgoe(2 - 3) from Dublin, Ireland.  Byrne weighed in at 234 pounds And 4 ounces, while Lythgoe weighed in at 239 pounds And 15 ounces.  
The referee tonight is Brandon Whalen, and the three ringside judges are Lorcan Coleman, Paul MacKenna and Dean Napier.  

Round 1: 

Byrne drives a left hook into Lythgoe's body.  
Byrne is on target with a jab.  
Byrne connects with a firm right hook.  
Lythgoe tries to step out of his opponents range and attempts to land a jab, but Byrne slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Byrne attempts to land a left hook, but Lythgoe dodges the shot and counters with a cross.  
Byrne cuts off the ring, trapping Lythgoe in the corner.  Byrne hits home with a solid right hook.  
Byrne is on target with a right hook to Lythgoe's body.  
Byrne lands a left uppercut to the head, a right hook to the body and a left hook to the head.  
Byrne lands a right hook to the body followed by a right uppercut to the head.  
Byrne lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Byrne lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Byrne sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Byrne is on target with a firm left hook.  Byrne holds on to his opponent.  Byrne leans on his opponent trying to wear him down. The ref calls break and the two fighters separate.  
Byrne hits home with a firm left hook.  
Byrne closes the distance and connects with a left hook.  Byrne throws a right hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a cross.  
Byrne quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a left hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Byrne advances into close range and is on target with a solid right hook.  
Byrne connects with a left hook.  
Byrne lands a right hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body.  


Round 1 Statistics
Byrne: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 46                            
Power Shots Landed: 23                            
Head Shots Thrown: 39                            
Head Shots Landed: 16                            
Body Shots Thrown: 16                            
Body Shots Landed: 10                            

Lythgoe: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 8                             
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 11                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 2: 

Byrne closes the distance and tries to land a right hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut to Byrne's body.  
Byrne lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Byrne is on target with a right hook.  
Byrne connects with a left hook.  
Byrne connects with a right hook.  
Byrne digs in a right hook to Lythgoe's body.  
Byrne forces Lythgoe to back into the ropes.  Byrne lands a right hook.  
Byrne hits home with a left hook.  
Byrne manouvers Lythgoe into a corner.  Lythgoe attempts to land a right hook, but Byrne sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Byrne quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Lythgoe lands a cross.  
Byrne steps inside and digs in a solid right hook to his opponents body.  
Byrne lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  Byrne holds on to his opponent.  As they grapple, Byrne pushes his forearm into Lythgoe's face.  The referee separates the two fighters and warns Byrne.  
Byrne digs in a right hook to his opponents ribcage.  
Byrne steps inside and lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Lythgoe pivots to the left of his opponent.  Byrne lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Lythgoe's trainer is telling his fighter he needs to be more active or he's going to get outworked.  

Round 2 Statistics
Byrne: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 40                            
Power Shots Landed: 17                            
Head Shots Thrown: 33                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 14                            
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Lythgoe: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 3: 

Byrne is looking to close the distance and lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Byrne throws a left hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Byrne advances into close range and throws a left hook, but is not on target.  Byrne ties up his opponent.  Lythgoe is leaning on his opponent in the clinch. The ref separates the two fighters.  
Byrne gets on the inside and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Byrne lands a left hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
Byrne closes the distance.  Byrne quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and is on target with a right hook.  
Byrne quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and connects with a right hook.  
Byrne lands a left uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Byrne steps inside.  Lythgoe throws a right hook, but Byrne clinches his opponent.  The ref breaks the clinch and signals for the action to continue.  
Byrne feints a cross, and then drives a left hook into his opponents body.  
Byrne is looking to close the distance.  Lythgoe pivots from in front of his opponent.  Lythgoe tries to land a right hook, but Byrne sidesteps and counters with a stinging left hook.  
Byrne advances into close range and lands a right hook to the body, a left hook to the head and a right hook to the head.  
Byrne advances into close range.  Lythgoe sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Byrne lands a left hook to the head, a right hook to the head and a left hook to the body.  


Round 3 Statistics
Byrne: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 35                            
Power Shots Landed: 18                            
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Lythgoe: 
Jabs Thrown: 14                            
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 4: 

Byrne drives a stinging right hook into Lythgoe's body.  
Byrne lands a right hook to the body, a left hook to the body and a left hook to the head.  
Byrne is looking to close the distance and hits home with a left hook.  Byrne clinches his opponent.  The ref calls break and the two fighters separate.  
Lythgoe is on target with a left hook.  
Byrne gets on the inside and manouvers his opponent onto the ropes.  Byrne is on target with a solid right hook to his opponents body.  
Byrne closes the distance and lands a left hook, left uppercut and a right hook to his opponents head.  
Byrne digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  Byrne holds on to his opponent.  Lythgoe is leaning on his opponent in the clinch. The ref breaks the clinch and signals for the action to continue.  
Byrne steps inside and hits home with a left uppercut.  
Lythgoe pivots from in front of his opponent.  Lythgoe throws a left hook, but the shot is blocked.  Byrne ties up his opponent.  Byrne is leaning on his opponent in the clinch. The ref calls break and the two fighters separate.  
Byrne walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Byrne connects with a right uppercut.  
Byrne connects with a cross.  
Lythgoe throws a right hook, but Byrne clinches his opponent.  Byrne leans on his opponent trying to wear him down. The referee separates the two fighters and warns Byrne to stop holding.  
At the end of Round 4, lets listen in on the corners...Lythgoe's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 4 Statistics
Byrne: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Lythgoe: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 5: 

Byrne is on target with a right hook to his opponents body.  Byrne wants to work on the inside, but accidentally clashes heads with his opponent!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Lythgoe dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Byrne lands two left hooks to the body, and one to the head.  
Byrne lands a firm right hook.  
Byrne connects with a left uppercut.  
Byrne lands a left hook to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Byrne pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a right hook to the body followed by a right uppercut to the head.  
Byrne lands a left hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Lythgoe sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Byrne throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Lythgoe is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands two consecutive overhand rights to his opponents head.  
Byrne is on target with a left hook.  
Byrne advances into close range and lands a left uppercut to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Byrne lands two left hooks to the body, and one to the head.  
Byrne gets on the inside and is on target with a solid left hook to Lythgoe's body.  
Byrne sidesteps to the left of his opponent and digs in a solid right hook to his opponents body.  
At the end of Round 5, lets listen in on the corners...Lythgoe's trainer is telling his fighter to go out and knock out his opponent!  

Round 5 Statistics
Byrne: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 35                            
Power Shots Landed: 20                            
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 15                            
Body Shots Landed: 9                             

Lythgoe: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 6: 

Byrne steps inside and lands a left hook to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Byrne lands a left hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
Byrne sidesteps to the left of his opponent and digs in a sharp left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Lythgoe backs onto the ropes...he is waving his opponent in!  Byrne accepts the invitation, throwing powerful combos, but is unable to land anything on Lythgoe.  Byrne is on target with a right hook.  As Lythgoe tries to work on the inside, the fighters heads come together!  The ref acknowledges the accidental headclash but allows the action to continue.  Byrne has come off worse after that clash of heads.  That has caused slight swelling  around the right eye.  
Lythgoe hits home with a cross.  
Byrne feints a cross, tricking Lythgoe into throwing a left uppercut counter.  Byrne springs the trap, countering with  a right hook.  
Byrne lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Byrne lands a left hook to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  


Round 6 Statistics
Byrne: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Lythgoe: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 6                             
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 9                             
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
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


Final Scorecards: 60 - 54  60 - 54  60 - 54

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Dublin, Ireland.... Gareth Byrne

Fight Statistics
Byrne: 
Total Punches Thrown: 238                           
Total Punches Landed: 106                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 163                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 67                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 75                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 39                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 211                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 102                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 27                            
Total Jabs Landed: 4                             

Lythgoe: 
Total Punches Thrown: 130                           
Total Punches Landed: 10                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 110                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Total Body Shots Thrown: 20                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 1                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 74                            
Total Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 56                            
Total Jabs Landed: 0