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24/09/2030
EOD Running: Rankings
Shamus Kelly vs Aaron Burns

Boxing Daily Report from the AI Ireland-Leinster promoted show at Dublin Casey, Dublin,  taking place on 22/05/2026:

The venue is mostly sold out with the fans eager to turn out for tonights fights.  
Next up is the main event of the show.  This is a semi final eliminator for the Irish-Leinster Super Lightweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Shamus Kelly (9 - 8 - 1) who hails from Dublin, Ireland and Aaron Burns(9 - 7 - 4) from Dublin, Ireland.  Kelly weighed in at 140 pounds, while Burns weighed in at 139 pounds And 14 ounces.  
The referee tonight is Conor Whalen, and the three ringside judges are Fionn Donnell, Shane MacNevin and Roy Spalding.  

Round 1: 

Burns pivots from in front of his opponent and hits home with a left uppercut.  
Kelly advances into close range.  Kelly quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Burns hits home with a left hook.  
Burns hits home with a cross.  
Burns lands a cross.  
Burns hits home with a cross.  
Kelly steps inside and lands a left uppercut.  
Kelly is looking to close the distance.  Burns is on target with a right uppercut.  
Kelly quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a left uppercut.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Kelly's trainer is suggesting ways of getting through to his opponent.  Burns's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 1 Statistics
Kelly: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Burns: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 2: 

Burns manouvers Kelly onto the ropes.  Burns pivots to the left of his opponent.  Kelly drives a left hook into Burns's body.  
Kelly gets on the inside and connects with a left uppercut.  
Burns retreats back to the ropes, and waits for his opponent to attack.  Kelly tries to land a cross, but Burns slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Kelly feints a jab, and then lands a cross.  
Kelly closes the distance and lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Kelly sidesteps to the right of his opponent and connects with a left uppercut.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Burns's trainer is advising how he could be more accurate.  

Round 2 Statistics
Kelly: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Burns: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 13                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 3: 

Kelly steps inside.  Burns lands a right hook to the body followed by a right uppercut to the head.  
Kelly gets on the inside.  Kelly sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Kelly throws a right uppercut, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Kelly connects with a left hook.  
Kelly hits home with a right uppercut.  
Kelly lands a right hook.  


Round 3 Statistics
Kelly: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Burns: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 4: 

Burns steps to the outside.  Kelly is on target with a cross.  
Burns tries to land a jab, but Kelly sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Kelly quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a left hook.  
Kelly connects with a left hook.  
Kelly is looking to close the distance.  Kelly hits home with a right uppercut.  As Kelly tries to work on the inside, the fighters heads come together!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Burns dabs at his face checking for damage.  


Round 4 Statistics
Kelly: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 36                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Burns: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 12                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 5: 

Kelly is looking to close the distance.  Burns connects with a left hook.  
Kelly steps inside and lands a right hook.  
Burns lands a right uppercut.  
Kelly lands a cross.  
Kelly drives a left hook into Burns's liver.  
Kelly advances into close range and lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Kelly feints a jab, tricking Burns into countering with a left uppercut.  Kelly springs the trap and counters with  a left uppercut to Burns's liver.  


Round 5 Statistics
Kelly: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Burns: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 12                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 6: 

Kelly is on target with a left hook.  
Burns lands a right hook.  
Kelly tries to land a jab, but Burns slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Burns tries to keep the action at long range.  Kelly waits at the mid-range with a lowered guard, waiting for his opponent to throw a punch.  Burns lands a jab.  
Kelly is looking to close the distance and lands a left uppercut.  
Burns is looking to keep the action on the outside and is on target with a jab.  
Burns tries to keep the action at long range.  Kelly connects with an overhand left.  
Kelly steps inside.  Burns hits home with a left hook.  Burns wants to work on the inside, but accidentally clashes heads with his opponent!  The ref acknowledges the accidental headclash but allows the action to continue.    It looks like the clash of heads has caused some damage to Kelly.  That has caused slight swelling  around the left eye.  
Kelly steps inside.  Kelly quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Kelly attempts to land a left uppercut, but Burns slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  


Round 6 Statistics
Kelly: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Burns: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 7: 

Burns hits home with a right hook.  
Burns tries to step out of his opponents range and tries to land a jab, but Kelly blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Kelly gets on the inside.  Kelly sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Burns throws a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Burns hits home with a right hook.  
Kelly advances into close range.  Burns connects with a right hook.  
Kelly steps inside.  Burns connects with a right hook.  
Kelly tries to land a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Burns is looking to keep his distance and lands a jab to Kelly's body.  


Round 7 Statistics
Kelly: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 12                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Burns: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 8: 

Kelly steps inside and is on target with a right hook.  
Burns attempts to land a jab, but Kelly sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Kelly wants to work on the inside, but accidentally clashes heads with his opponent!  The ref acknowledges the accidental headclash but allows the action to continue.  Burns has been damaged by the clash of heads.  That has caused minor swelling  around the left eye.  
Kelly is looking to close the distance.  Burns lands a left hook.  
Burns steps to the outside.  Kelly hits home with an overhand left.  
Kelly sidesteps to the right of his opponent and connects with a left hook.  


Round 8 Statistics
Kelly: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Burns: 
Jabs Thrown: 16                            
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 9: 

Burns connects with a cross.  
Burns lands a cross to his opponents body.  
Burns hits home with a right hook.  
Kelly connects with a right hook.  
Kelly is looking to close the distance.  Kelly sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Burns attempts to land a left hook, but Kelly sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Kelly throws a short cross to the body, but lands low!  The ref stops the action.  The ref sends Burns to the neutral corner.  He tells Kelly he will lose a point if he continues to foul.  
Burns is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Kelly connects with a cross.  
Kelly steps inside and lands a right uppercut.  
Kelly throws a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  


Round 9 Statistics
Kelly: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Burns: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 9                             
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 13                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 10: 

Kelly feints a jab, but Burns ignores the feint and responds with a cross.  
Kelly feints a cross, fooling Burns into throwing a left uppercut counter.  Kelly is waiting for the shot and counters with a cross.  
Kelly sidesteps to the left of his opponent and is on target with a cross.  
Kelly closes the distance.  Burns connects with a left hook.  


Round 10 Statistics
Kelly: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 13                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Burns: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 9                             
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 1 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
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: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 7 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 8 Scores: 10 - 9  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 9 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 10 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10


Final Scorecards: 96 - 94  95 - 95  95 - 95

The fight ends in a Majority Draw. 

Fight Statistics
Kelly: 
Total Punches Thrown: 202                           
Total Punches Landed: 39                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 164                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 34                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 38                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 5                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 187                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 39                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 15                            
Total Jabs Landed: 0                             

Burns: 
Total Punches Thrown: 193                           
Total Punches Landed: 40                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 173                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 37                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 20                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 3                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 120                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 28                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 73                            
Total Jabs Landed: 12