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01/02/2033
EOD Running: Rankings
Karl Donaghue vs Ross McGuinness

Boxing Daily Report from the AI Ireland-Munster promoted show at Waterford McCormick, Waterford,  taking place on 01/05/2026:

Clearly AI Ireland-Munster 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.  This is a semi final eliminator for the Irish-Munster Super Lightweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Karl Donaghue (6 - 8 - 4) who hails from Cork, Ireland and Ross McGuinness(6 - 9 - 3) from Cork, Ireland.  Both Donaghue and McGuinness weighed in at 140 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Eoghan Healey, and the three ringside judges are Kieran Mulloy, Patrick Hanigan and Jason Ayrton.  

Round 1: 

McGuinness connects with a left uppercut.  
McGuinness quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Donaghue is on target with a cross.  
Donaghue is looking to keep his distance and tries to land a jab, but McGuinness dodges the shot and counters with a cross.  
McGuinness pivots to the left of his opponent and hits the target with a stinging jab.  
Donaghue advances into close range and lands a left hook to the head, a left hook to the body and a right uppercut to the body.  
Donaghue gets on the inside and connects with a right uppercut.  
Donaghue steps inside.  Donaghue quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  McGuinness is on target with a right hook.  
McGuinness steps to the outside and finds the target with a jab.  
Donaghue advances into close range.  Donaghue pivots from in front of his opponent and is on target with a left hook.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Donaghue's trainer is advising how he could improve the accuracy of his work.  Donaghue's trainer is telling his fighter to increase his workrate.  

Round 1 Statistics
Donaghue: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

McGuinness: 
Jabs Thrown: 16                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 33                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 2: 

McGuinness tries to step out of his opponents range and connects with a cross.  
Donaghue closes the distance and drives a right hook into his opponents ribcage.  
McGuinness finds the target with a jab.  
McGuinness pivots from in front of his opponent and connects with a cross.  
Donaghue advances into close range and attempts to land a right hook, but McGuinness sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
McGuinness sidesteps to the left of his opponent and is on target with a cross.  
Donaghue quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  McGuinness tries to land a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Donaghue sidesteps to the right of his opponent and hits home with a right hook.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...McGuinness's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 2 Statistics
Donaghue: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

McGuinness: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 3: 

Donaghue closes the distance and throws a right uppercut, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Donaghue lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Donaghue pivots from in front of his opponent.  Donaghue tries to land a left uppercut, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a right hook.  
McGuinness lands a right hook.  
Donaghue tries to step out of his opponents range and attempts to land a jab, but McGuinness sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Donaghue closes the distance.  McGuinness connects with a right uppercut.  
McGuinness forces Donaghue to back into a corner.  McGuinness digs in a right uppercut to his opponents ribs.  
McGuinness sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Donaghue connects with a cross.  
McGuinness tries to land a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Donaghue is on target with a jab.  
Donaghue finds the target with a jab.  
At the end of Round 3, lets listen in on the corners...McGuinness's trainer is suggesting ways of getting through to his opponent.  

Round 3 Statistics
Donaghue: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

McGuinness: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 4: 

Donaghue lands a right hook.  
McGuinness quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Donaghue drives a jab into McGuinness's body.  
McGuinness switches the action to the outside and lands a cross.  
McGuinness lands a jab.  
Donaghue lands a cross.  
McGuinness lands a jab followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  


Round 4 Statistics
Donaghue: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

McGuinness: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 35                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 5: 

McGuinness pivots to the right of his opponent and drives a stiff jab into his opponents face.  
Donaghue throws a short cross to the body, but lands low!  The ref ignores McGuinness's complaints and signals for the action to continue.  
Donaghue quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and drives a cross into his opponents body.  
McGuinness steps away from his opponent and attempts to land a jab, but Donaghue slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
McGuinness is on target with a jab.  
McGuinness is looking to keep his distance and lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Donaghue is looking to keep the action on the outside and is on target with an overhand left.  
McGuinness drives a jab into Donaghue's body.  
McGuinness steps to the outside.  McGuinness quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a straight 1 - 2.  


Round 5 Statistics
Donaghue: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

McGuinness: 
Jabs Thrown: 17                            
Jabs Landed: 7                             
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 40                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 6: 

McGuinness lands a jab.  
Donaghue pivots from in front of his opponent.  McGuinness tries to land a cross, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Donaghue sidesteps to the left of his opponent and connects with a cross.  
Donaghue is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Donaghue sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  McGuinness connects with a cross.  
Donaghue is looking to close the distance and hits home with a left hook.  
McGuinness lands a jab.  
McGuinness sidesteps to the left of his opponent and is on target with a jab.  
Donaghue steps away from his opponent and lands a cross.  
Donaghue feints a jab, but McGuinness ignores the feint and responds with a left uppercut.  


Round 6 Statistics
Donaghue: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

McGuinness: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 29                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 35                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 7: 

Donaghue is looking to close the distance.  Donaghue sidesteps to the right of his opponent and hits home with a right hook.  
Donaghue steps inside and is on target with a right hook.  
McGuinness steps to the outside.  McGuinness sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a jab.  
Donaghue is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Donaghue sidesteps to the left of his opponent and is on target with a jab.  
McGuinness is looking to keep his distance and throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
McGuinness connects with an overhand right.  
McGuinness tries to land a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Donaghue gets on the inside and lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Donaghue sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a cross.  
Donaghue advances into close range.  McGuinness pivots to the side of his opponent.  Donaghue is on target with a right hook to his opponents ribcage.  
McGuinness lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  McGuinness tries to land a jab, but Donaghue dodges the shot and counters with a right hook to McGuinness's ribcage.  
McGuinness tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a solid jab.  
McGuinness sidesteps to the left of his opponent and hits home with a stinging jab.  
Donaghue closes the distance and lands a right hook.  


Round 7 Statistics
Donaghue: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

McGuinness: 
Jabs Thrown: 21                            
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 36                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 8: 

Donaghue sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a left hook.  
Donaghue pivots to the right of his opponent and hits home with a left hook.  
Donaghue is on target with a cross.  
Donaghue gets on the inside and attempts to land a right hook, but McGuinness blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  


Round 8 Statistics
Donaghue: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

McGuinness: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 9: 

Donaghue digs in a right hook to his opponents body.  
Donaghue is looking to keep his distance.  McGuinness is on target with a cross.  
Donaghue drives a right uppercut into his opponents body.  
Donaghue advances into close range.  Donaghue pivots to the left of his opponent and connects with a right hook.  
Donaghue pivots to the left of his opponent.  Donaghue connects with a left hook.  Donaghue tries to land a left uppercut, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Donaghue sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Donaghue is looking to keep his distance.  McGuinness hits home with a cross.  
Donaghue steps inside.  Donaghue sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  As the two fighters work on the inside, their heads come together!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Donaghue dabs at his face checking for damage.    It looks like the clash of heads has caused some damage to Donaghue.  That has caused slight damage to the nose.  
Donaghue is looking to close the distance and digs in a left hook to McGuinness's body.  
McGuinness is looking to keep the action on the outside and is on target with a cross.  
Donaghue advances into close range and attempts to land a right hook, but McGuinness slips the shot and counters with a right hook to Donaghue's ribs.  
McGuinness is on target with a cross.  
McGuinness switches the action to the outside and lands a cross.  
Donaghue is looking to close the distance.  Donaghue digs in a right hook to his opponents ribcage.  


Round 9 Statistics
Donaghue: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 29                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

McGuinness: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 34                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 10: 

Donaghue pivots to the side of his opponent.  McGuinness lands a cross.  
Donaghue lands a jab.  
Donaghue connects with a cross.  
Donaghue is looking to close the distance.  McGuinness quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Donaghue hits home with a left hook.  
Donaghue pivots from in front of his opponent.  McGuinness lands a solid jab.  
McGuinness hits home with a left hook.  
McGuinness switches the action to the outside and lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  


Round 10 Statistics
Donaghue: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

McGuinness: 
Jabs Thrown: 15                            
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 1 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 2 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 3 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 4 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 5 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 6 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 7 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 8 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 9 Scores: 10 - 10  10 - 9  10 - 10
Round 10 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10


Final Scorecards: 94 - 97  94 - 96  94 - 97

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Cork, Ireland.... Ross McGuinness

Fight Statistics
Donaghue: 
Total Punches Thrown: 252                           
Total Punches Landed: 53                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 188                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 36                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 64                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 17                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 188                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 45                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 64                            
Total Jabs Landed: 8                             

McGuinness: 
Total Punches Thrown: 349                           
Total Punches Landed: 60                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 321                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 56                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 28                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 4                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 223                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 35                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 126                           
Total Jabs Landed: 25