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Mark Birney vs Harry Gruffudd
Boxing Daily Report from the Elite Prizefighters promoted show at Kings Theatre, Portsmouth, taking place on 30/05/2026: The venue is completely packed out with the fans turning out in force to watch the fights on offer tonight. Next up is the main event of the show. On the line tonight is the British-Southern England Super Featherweight title. Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 12 round matchup are Mark Birney (15(5) - 1) who hails from Bristol, UK and Harry Gruffudd(8 - 7 - 2) from London, UK. Both Birney and Gruffudd weighed in at 130 pounds. The referee tonight is Jay McCaa, and the three ringside judges are Vincent Floyd, Brett Henrie and Robert Hill. Round 1: Birney lands a jab to the body, and then to the head. Birney lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. He then lands a double jab to his opponents head. Birney steps to the outside. Gruffudd quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Birney lands a straight 1 - 2. Birney hits home with a cross. Birney lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a cross to the head. Birney switches the action to the outside and lands a cross, jab and an overhand left to his opponents head. Birney lands a left hook to the body, a jab to the head and a cross to the head. Birney is looking to keep the action on the outside. Birney feints a jab, tricking Gruffudd into countering with a right hook. Birney avoids the shot and counters with a firm left hook. Birney lands a cross to the body, and then to the head. He then lands a double jab to his opponents head. Birney is on target with a cross. Birney hits home with a cross. Birney is looking to keep his distance and lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head. Gruffudd walks Birney onto the ropes. Birney hits home with a left hook. Birney finds the target with a ramrod jab. Gruffudd is looking to close the distance. Birney drives a left hook into Gruffudd's body. Birney clinches his opponent. Birney pushes his forearm into Gruffudd's face. The ref halts the action and breaks the clinch. He lectures Birney about fouling. Birney is looking to keep his distance and lands two consecutive overhand lefts to his opponents head. Birney lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head. Birney lands a cross to the body, and then to the head. Birney lands a jab to the head, a cross to the body and a cross to the head. Birney lowers his guard, attempting to draw a lead. Gruffudd attempts to land a jab, but Birney blocks the shot and counters with a solid right hook. Birney connects with a sharp cross. Birney attempts to land a cross, but Gruffudd sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut. Birney connects with a left hook. Birney throws a cross, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a right uppercut. Gruffudd closes the distance. Gruffudd sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Birney lands a left hook to the body followed by a right uppercut to the head. Birney clinches his opponent. Birney uses his free hand to throw a body hook, but it lands on Gruffudd's kidney. The ref separates the two fighters. Birney wants to work on the inside, but accidentally clashes heads with his opponent! The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Gruffudd dabs at his face checking for damage. Birney lands a double jab to his opponents head. He continues the combination and lands a jab to the body, and then to the head. Gruffudd hits home with a right hook. At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Gruffudd's trainer is advising how he could improve the accuracy of his work. Gruffudd's trainer is telling his fighter to increase his workrate. Round 1 Statistics Birney: Jabs Thrown: 31 Jabs Landed: 18 Power Shots Thrown: 43 Power Shots Landed: 30 Head Shots Thrown: 59 Head Shots Landed: 39 Body Shots Thrown: 15 Body Shots Landed: 9 Gruffudd: Jabs Thrown: 3 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 15 Power Shots Landed: 4 Head Shots Thrown: 15 Head Shots Landed: 3 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 1 Round 2: Birney tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a jab, cross and a jab to his opponents head. Birney lands a jab to the body, and then to the head. Birney switches the action to the outside and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. He continues the combination and lands a double jab to his opponents head. Birney waits at the mid-range with a lowered guard, waiting for his opponent to throw a punch. Gruffudd tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut. Birney sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a jab followed by a left hook to his opponents head. Birney lands a cross to the head followed by a right uppercut to the body. Gruffudd manouvers Birney onto the ropes. Gruffudd is on target with a left uppercut. Gruffudd gets on the inside. Birney pivots to the side of his opponent and is on target with a left hook to his opponents liver. Birney lands a left hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body. Birney is looking to keep the action on the outside and finds the target with a jab. Gruffudd steps inside. Birney throws a left hook, but the shot is blocked. Birney holds on to his opponent. Birney is leaning on his opponent in the clinch. The ref breaks the clinch and signals for the action to continue. Birney is looking to keep his distance. Birney feints a cross, and then lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head. Birney lands a jab to the body followed by two straights to the head. Birney quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a ramrod jab. Birney feints a jab and triggers a right hook counter from Gruffudd. Birney springs the trap and counters with a right hook to Gruffudd's ribcage. Birney steps to the outside and lands a jab to the body, and then to the head. Birney pivots to the right of his opponent and hits the target with a sharp jab. Birney drives a cross into his opponents body. Birney steps to the outside. Birney feints a jab, and then hits the target with a solid jab. Birney steps away from his opponent and drives a hard jab into his opponents face. Birney tries to step out of his opponents range and is on target with a jab to his opponents body. Birney lands a jab. Gruffudd closes the distance. Birney quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and is on target with a left hook. Gruffudd manages to force Birney into a corner. Gruffudd sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Birney is on target with a jab. At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Gruffudd's trainer is passing on some tactical advice. Round 2 Statistics Birney: Jabs Thrown: 27 Jabs Landed: 19 Power Shots Thrown: 31 Power Shots Landed: 16 Head Shots Thrown: 42 Head Shots Landed: 25 Body Shots Thrown: 16 Body Shots Landed: 10 Gruffudd: Jabs Thrown: 5 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 14 Power Shots Landed: 1 Head Shots Thrown: 14 Head Shots Landed: 1 Body Shots Thrown: 5 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 3: Gruffudd tries to land a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a sharp left hook. Birney steps away from his opponent and connects with a stinging cross. Birney lands with a hard jab. Birney throws a jab, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Birney steps to the outside and hits home with a cross. Gruffudd closes the distance. Birney lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a left hook to the head. Gruffudd closes the distance and walks his opponent onto the ropes. Gruffudd pivots to the side of his opponent. Birney is on target with a sharp right hook. Birney hits home with a ramrod jab. Gruffudd pivots to the right of his opponent. Birney connects with a sharp cross. Gruffudd gets on the inside. Birney lands a right uppercut to the head, a right hook to the body and a left hook to the body. Birney steps to the outside and lands a jab to the body, and then to the head. He continues the combination and lands an overhand left, overhand right and a jab to his opponents head. Gruffudd advances into close range and cuts off the ring, trapping Birney on the ropes. Birney throws a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross. Gruffudd pivots from in front of his opponent. Birney is on target with a left hook to his opponents liver. Gruffudd steps inside. Birney lands a left hook to the head followed by two right hook's to the body. Birney quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Gruffudd throws a left hook, but Birney clinches his opponent. Birney leans on his opponent trying to wear him down. The ref breaks the clinch and signals for the action to continue. Birney lands a stinging right uppercut. Birney tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a spiteful jab. Birney tries to keep the action at long range and is on target with a firm cross. Birney lands a spiteful jab. Birney steps away from his opponent and lands a jab. Birney connects with a cross. Gruffudd gets on the inside. Birney lands a right hook to the head, a right hook to the body and a right uppercut to the head. Round 3 Statistics Birney: Jabs Thrown: 19 Jabs Landed: 8 Power Shots Thrown: 34 Power Shots Landed: 22 Head Shots Thrown: 39 Head Shots Landed: 22 Body Shots Thrown: 14 Body Shots Landed: 8 Gruffudd: Jabs Thrown: 3 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 11 Power Shots Landed: 2 Head Shots Thrown: 12 Head Shots Landed: 2 Body Shots Thrown: 2 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 4: Birney lands with a hard jab. Birney lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head. He continues the combination and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Birney lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head. Birney is looking to keep his distance and lands a double jab to his opponents head. Birney finds the target with a jab. Gruffudd steps inside. Gruffudd sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Birney is on target with a right hook to his opponents body. Birney lands a right hook to the head followed by a left uppercut to the body. Gruffudd closes the distance. Birney lands a right hook to the body followed by two right uppercut's to the head. Birney is looking to keep his distance and lands a jab to his opponents body. Birney lands two jabs to the body, and one to the head. Birney lands a cross followed by two jabs to his opponents head. Birney is on target with a jab. Birney lands a double jab to his opponents head. Birney lands a straight 1 - 2. Birney lands with a sharp jab. Birney is looking to keep his distance and is on target with a cross. Birney is on target with a cross. Birney is looking to keep his distance and lands a jab to the body followed by a overhand left to the head. He follows up the attack and lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head. Birney is on target with a cross. At the end of Round 4, lets listen in on the corners...Gruffudd's trainer is telling his fighter to tighten his defence. Round 4 Statistics Birney: Jabs Thrown: 26 Jabs Landed: 18 Power Shots Thrown: 31 Power Shots Landed: 18 Head Shots Thrown: 48 Head Shots Landed: 29 Body Shots Thrown: 9 Body Shots Landed: 7 Gruffudd: Jabs Thrown: 4 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 13 Power Shots Landed: 0 Head Shots Thrown: 15 Head Shots Landed: 0 Body Shots Thrown: 2 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 5: Birney sidesteps to the right of his opponent and connects with an overhand left. Birney hits the target with a ramrod jab. Birney lands a straight 1 - 2. Gruffudd closes the distance and manouvers his opponent onto the ropes. Gruffudd pivots to the right of his opponent. Gruffudd throws a left hook, but the shot is blocked. Birney holds on to his opponent. Gruffudd is using his forearm in the clinch. The ref calls break and the two fighters separate. Gruffudd sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Gruffudd throws a left hook, but Birney clinches his opponent. Gruffudd tries to make the space to throw a hook, but hits Birney's kidney. Birney leans on his opponent using all his weight. The ref calls break and the two fighters separate. Birney feints a right hook, and then lands two jabs followed by an overhand left to his opponents head. Birney is on target with a solid right hook to his opponents body. Birney lands a cross, jab and a cross to his opponents head. Gruffudd walks Birney onto the ropes. Birney lands with a ramrod jab. Gruffudd gets on the inside. Birney lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body. Birney steps to the outside and lands a jab to the body followed by a cross to the head. Birney lands a cross. Birney lands a double jab to his opponents head. Gruffudd steps inside and tries to land a left hook, but Birney blocks the shot and counters with a solid right uppercut. Birney is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a cross to the head, a jab to the body and a jab to the head. Birney lands a double jab to his opponents head. Birney is on target with a stiff jab. Birney switches the action to the outside and hits home with a sharp cross. Birney lands a double jab to his opponents head. Birney lands a jab to the body, and then to the head. He then lands a jab to the body followed by a cross to the head. At the end of Round 5, lets listen in on the corners...Birney's trainer is passing on some tactical advice. Round 5 Statistics Birney: Jabs Thrown: 29 Jabs Landed: 19 Power Shots Thrown: 27 Power Shots Landed: 14 Head Shots Thrown: 43 Head Shots Landed: 26 Body Shots Thrown: 13 Body Shots Landed: 7 Gruffudd: Jabs Thrown: 6 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 13 Power Shots Landed: 0 Head Shots Thrown: 17 Head Shots Landed: 0 Body Shots Thrown: 2 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 6: Birney lands a double jab to his opponents head. Birney lands a jab. Birney lands a cross to the head followed by a jab to the body. He continues the combination and lands a jab, overhand right and a jab to his opponents head. Birney is looking to keep his distance. Birney feints a jab, tricking Gruffudd into launching a right uppercut counter. Birney springs the trap, countering with a right hook. Gruffudd manouvers his opponent onto the ropes. Gruffudd tries to land a jab, but Birney slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut. Birney switches the action to the outside. Birney feints a cross, fooling Gruffudd into launching a right hook counter. Birney springs the trap, countering with a left hook. Birney quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and finds the target with a jab. Birney switches the action to the outside and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Gruffudd cuts off the ring, trapping Birney on the ropes. Birney lands a ramrod jab. Birney is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head. Gruffudd gets on the inside and throws a left hook, but Birney ties up his opponent. Birney is leaning on his opponent in the clinch. The ref separates the two fighters. Birney tries to step out of his opponents range and lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head. Birney lands a hard jab. Birney attempts to land a cross, but Gruffudd blocks the shot and counters with a left hook. Birney hits the target with a stiff jab. Birney feints a jab, fooling Gruffudd into launching a right uppercut counter. Birney is waiting for the shot and counters with a solid cross. Birney finds the target with a jab. Birney lands a double jab to his opponents head. He continues the combination and lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head. Round 6 Statistics Birney: Jabs Thrown: 24 Jabs Landed: 19 Power Shots Thrown: 15 Power Shots Landed: 10 Head Shots Thrown: 35 Head Shots Landed: 28 Body Shots Thrown: 4 Body Shots Landed: 1 Gruffudd: Jabs Thrown: 11 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 17 Power Shots Landed: 1 Head Shots Thrown: 23 Head Shots Landed: 1 Body Shots Thrown: 5 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 7: Gruffudd switches the action to the outside. Gruffudd sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Birney lands a spiteful jab. Birney sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a jab to Gruffudd's body. Birney tries to keep the action at long range. Birney feints a cross, and then lands a straight 1 - 2. Birney lands a double jab to his opponents head. Birney attempts to land a jab, but Gruffudd blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Birney lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Birney lands a jab, overhand left and a cross to his opponents head. Birney lands an overhand right followed by a overhand left to his opponents head. He continues the combination and lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head. Birney feints a cross, but Gruffudd is not fooled and is on target with a cross. Birney connects with a stinging cross. Birney connects with a stinging cross. Birney feints a right hook, and then snaps his opponents head back with a hard jab. Birney is looking to keep his distance. Birney sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands with a ramrod jab. Gruffudd tries to land a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook. Birney lands a solid jab. Birney lands a jab. Birney lands a jab to the head, a cross to the body and a jab to the head. Round 7 Statistics Birney: Jabs Thrown: 19 Jabs Landed: 13 Power Shots Thrown: 18 Power Shots Landed: 12 Head Shots Thrown: 33 Head Shots Landed: 23 Body Shots Thrown: 4 Body Shots Landed: 2 Gruffudd: Jabs Thrown: 11 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 12 Power Shots Landed: 2 Head Shots Thrown: 22 Head Shots Landed: 2 Body Shots Thrown: 1 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 8: Birney lands a jab to the head, a cross to the body and a jab to the head. Birney lands a stinging left uppercut. Birney is looking to keep his distance and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Birney lands a jab to the head followed by a left hook to the body. Birney steps to the outside and lands a stiff jab. Birney lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head. Birney lands a jab followed by two straights to his opponents head. Birney drives a jab into his opponents body. Gruffudd attempts to land a jab, but Birney sidesteps and counters with a stinging left hook. Birney lands a ramrod jab. Birney lands a double jab to his opponents head. He follows up the attack and lands two consecutive overhand rights to his opponents head. Birney pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a sharp jab. Gruffudd hits home with a cross. Birney is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a straight 1 - 2. Birney lands with a ramrod jab. Birney lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head. Birney tries to keep the action at long range and lands a hard jab. Gruffudd lands a cross. Birney lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Round 8 Statistics Birney: Jabs Thrown: 22 Jabs Landed: 15 Power Shots Thrown: 23 Power Shots Landed: 15 Head Shots Thrown: 38 Head Shots Landed: 27 Body Shots Thrown: 7 Body Shots Landed: 3 Gruffudd: Jabs Thrown: 4 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 8 Power Shots Landed: 2 Head Shots Thrown: 11 Head Shots Landed: 2 Body Shots Thrown: 1 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 9: Birney lands a double jab to his opponents head. Birney lands two jabs followed by an overhand right to his opponents head. Gruffudd closes the distance. Birney lands a left hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents body. Gruffudd throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a stinging left hook. Birney lands a straight 1 - 2. Birney hits the target with a ramrod jab. Gruffudd gets on the inside. Birney lands a left uppercut to the body, and then to the head. Birney clinches his opponent. Birney leans on his opponent trying to wear him down. The ref separates the two fighters. Birney lands a jab, overhand right and a jab to his opponents head. HE HAS HIS OPPONENT IN TROUBLE! Gruffudd advances into close range. The right shot from Birney could be enough to force the stoppage! Birney lands two right hooks to the body, and one to the head, DROPPING GRUFFUDD TO THE CANVAS! He beats the count, getting up at 5. The ref asks Gruffudd to get his gloves up, but he doesnt respond. The ref has waved the fight off...he doesnt think Gruffudd can continue! The winner by TKO is Birney! Round 9 Statistics Birney: Jabs Thrown: 9 Jabs Landed: 8 Power Shots Thrown: 12 Power Shots Landed: 11 Head Shots Thrown: 16 Head Shots Landed: 14 Body Shots Thrown: 5 Body Shots Landed: 5 Gruffudd: Jabs Thrown: 3 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 4 Power Shots Landed: 0 Head Shots Thrown: 7 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 - 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 Fight Statistics Birney: Total Punches Thrown: 440 Total Punches Landed: 285 Total Head Shots Thrown: 353 Total Head Shots Landed: 233 Total Body Shots Thrown: 87 Total Body Shots Landed: 52 Total Power Shots Thrown: 234 Total Power Shots Landed: 148 Total Jabs Thrown: 206 Total Jabs Landed: 137 Gruffudd: Total Punches Thrown: 157 Total Punches Landed: 12 Total Head Shots Thrown: 136 Total Head Shots Landed: 11 Total Body Shots Thrown: 21 Total Body Shots Landed: 1 Total Power Shots Thrown: 107 Total Power Shots Landed: 12 Total Jabs Thrown: 50 Total Jabs Landed: 0