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23/07/2031
EOD Running: Rankings
Eddy Van Haelst vs Roger Gillis

Boxing Daily Report from the AI Ireland-Leinster promoted show at Dublin McFarlane, Dublin,  taking place on 09/04/2026:

Clearly AI Ireland-Leinster 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 we have one of the supporting contests of this show.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 4 round matchup are Eddy Van Haelst (0 - 0) who hails from Amsterdam, Netherlands and Roger Gillis(3 - 13 - 1) from Dublin, Ireland.  Van Haelst weighed in at 134 pounds and 12 ounces, while Gillis weighed in at 135 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Eoin McCadden, and the three ringside judges are Mike Green, Conor Whalen and Conor Whalen.  

Round 1: 

Van Haelst is on target with a sharp left uppercut.  
Van Haelst tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a solid cross.  
Van Haelst sidesteps to the left of his opponent and finds the target with a jab.  
Van Haelst drives a right uppercut into his opponents ribcage.  
Van Haelst is looking to close the distance and cuts off the ring, trapping Gillis on the ropes.  Van Haelst lands a right uppercut to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Van Haelst is on target with a jab.  
Van Haelst steps to the outside and hits home with an overhand right.  
Van Haelst advances into close range and is on target with a stinging left hook to Gillis's body.  
Van Haelst is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Gillis throws a jab, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a right hook to Gillis's body.  
Gillis quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Van Haelst lands a cross.  
Van Haelst is on target with a jab.  
Van Haelst is on target with a cross.  
Van Haelst advances into close range and lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Gillis is looking to close the distance.  As Van Haelst tries to work on the inside, the fighters heads come together!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Gillis dabs at his face checking for damage.  Gillis has been damaged by that accidental headbutt.  That has caused damage to the nose.  
Van Haelst hits home with a sharp jab.  
Gillis walks his opponent down, trapping him in a corner.  Van Haelst lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  


Round 1 Statistics
Van Haelst: 
Jabs Thrown: 19                            
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 13                            
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Gillis: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 3                             
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 6                             
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 2: 

Van Haelst tries to keep the action at long range.  Gillis throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a firm left uppercut.  
Gillis closes the distance.  Van Haelst sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a right uppercut to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Gillis cuts off the ring, trapping Van Haelst on the ropes.  Van Haelst is on target with a sharp left hook to Gillis's body.  
Van Haelst gets on the inside and is on target with a left hook to his opponents liver.  
Van Haelst is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Gillis sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Van Haelst is on target with a jab.  
Van Haelst lands a right uppercut to the head followed by two left hook's to the body.  
Van Haelst lands a right uppercut to the head, a left hook to the head and a right hook to the body.  
Van Haelst is looking to close the distance and walks Gillis down, trapping him on the ropes.  Van Haelst lands a right hook to the body, a left hook to the body and a right hook to the head.  
Van Haelst lands a right hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Van Haelst lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Van Haelst advances into close range and connects with a left hook.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Gillis's trainer is advising how he could be more accurate.  Gillis's trainer is telling his fighter he needs to be more active or he's going to get outworked.  Gillis's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  Gillis's trainer is telling his fighter to tighten his defence.  

Round 2 Statistics
Van Haelst: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 17                            
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 19                            
Body Shots Landed: 10                            

Gillis: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 6                             
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 8                             
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 3: 

Van Haelst connects with a right hook.  
Van Haelst is on target with a sharp right hook to his opponents ribcage.  
Van Haelst is on target with a stinging right hook.  
Van Haelst lands a cross.  
Van Haelst gets on the inside and lands a left hook.  
Van Haelst steps away from his opponent and hits home with an overhand right.  
Gillis steps inside and walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Van Haelst lands three consecutive left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Van Haelst lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  He follows up the attack and lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Van Haelst lands a left hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body.  As Van Haelst tries to work on the inside, the fighters heads come together!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Gillis dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Van Haelst steps inside and lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Gillis lowers his hands, trying to provoke his opponent to attack.  Van Haelst lands a cross to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Van Haelst lands a left hook to the body followed by a jab to the head.  
At the end of Round 3, lets listen in on the corners...Van Haelst's trainer is telling his fighter he is a mile in front and not to do anything stupid. Van Haelst's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 3 Statistics
Van Haelst: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 30                            
Power Shots Landed: 20                            
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 21                            
Body Shots Landed: 14                            

Gillis: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 9                             
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 10                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 4: 

Van Haelst lands a solid cross.  
Van Haelst is looking to keep the action on the outside and hits home with a stiff jab.  
Van Haelst feints a right hook, and then connects with a stinging overhand left.  
Van Haelst switches the action to the outside and lands a jab, cross and a jab to his opponents head.  
Gillis steps inside.  Gillis pivots to the side of his opponent.  Van Haelst lands a right uppercut.  
Van Haelst lands a right hook to the body followed by a left uppercut to the head.  
Gillis is looking to close the distance.  Van Haelst hits home with a left uppercut.  
Gillis gets on the inside and is on target with a left uppercut.  
Gillis closes the distance.  Van Haelst lands a right hook to the body, a left hook to the head and a left hook to the body.  
Van Haelst is on target with a solid left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Gillis is on target with a left uppercut.  
Van Haelst steps to the outside and connects with an overhand right.  
Van Haelst sidesteps to the right of his opponent and drives a solid jab into his opponents face.  


Round 4 Statistics
Van Haelst: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 9                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 17                            
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Gillis: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 11                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
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


Final Scorecards: 40 - 36  40 - 36  40 - 36

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Amsterdam, Netherlands.... Eddy Van Haelst

Fight Statistics
Van Haelst: 
Total Punches Thrown: 155                           
Total Punches Landed: 85                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 93                            
Total Head Shots Landed: 51                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 62                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 34                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 104                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 63                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 51                            
Total Jabs Landed: 22                            

Gillis: 
Total Punches Thrown: 39                            
Total Punches Landed: 3                             
Total Head Shots Thrown: 35                            
Total Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Total Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Total Body Shots Landed: 0                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 29                            
Total Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Total Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Total Jabs Landed: 1