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10/06/2031
EOD Running: ProTraining
Phil Hope vs James Morrison

Boxing Daily Report from the Hennessy Boxing promoted show at Festival Hall, Melbourne,  taking place on 24/04/2027:

There are plenty of empty seats out here tonight, with the show nowhere near close to selling out.  
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 8 round matchup are Phil Hope (4 - 0) who hails from Sunshine Coast, Australia and James Morrison(6 - 8 - 4) from Sydney, Australia.  Both Hope and Morrison weighed in at 140 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Leighton McPherson, and the three ringside judges are Brendan Stronach, Bruce Munhall and Dale Masoero.  

Round 1: 

Hope lands a cross, overhand left and a cross to his opponents head.  
Hope lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Hope steps away from his opponent and finds the target with a jab.  
Morrison steps inside.  Hope digs in a right uppercut to his opponents ribcage.  Hope clinches his opponent.  Hope tries to make the space to throw a hook, but hits Morrison's kidney. The ref separates the two fighters.  
Hope connects with a right hook.  
Hope is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Hope lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Hope is on target with a solid overhand right.  
Morrison lands a jab.  
Hope steps inside and is on target with a right uppercut.  Hope holds on to his opponent.  The ref calls break and the two fighters separate.  
Morrison advances into close range.  Hope lands a left uppercut.  
Hope steps to the outside and hits home with a sharp cross.  
Hope lands two straights to the body, and one to the head.  
Hope connects with a firm cross.  
Hope is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a jab.  Hope throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Morrison is looking to close the distance.  Hope digs in a right hook to his opponents body.  Hope clinches his opponent.  Hope is using his forearm in the clinch.  The referee breaks the clinch and warns Hope to stop fouling.  
Hope steps away from his opponent and lands a cross.  
Hope lands a spiteful jab.  
Hope lands a stinging cross.  
Hope tries to step out of his opponents range and lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head.  
Hope steps away from his opponent and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Hope advances into close range and is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Hope's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  Morrison's trainer is suggesting ways of getting through to his opponent.  Morrison's trainer is telling his fighter he needs to be more active or he's going to get outworked.  Morrison's trainer is advising how he could improve his defence.  

Round 1 Statistics
Hope: 
Jabs Thrown: 15                            
Jabs Landed: 11                            
Power Shots Thrown: 38                            
Power Shots Landed: 24                            
Head Shots Thrown: 41                            
Head Shots Landed: 29                            
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Morrison: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 8                             
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 10                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 2: 

Morrison advances into close range and throws a left uppercut, but Hope ties up his opponent.  Hope leans on his opponent trying to wear him down. The ref breaks Hope's hold and signals for the fight to continue.  
Hope lands a cross to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Hope is looking to keep his distance and connects with a cross.  
Hope lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Hope is on target with a cross.  
Hope advances into close range and lands a left uppercut to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Hope digs in a right hook to Morrison's body.  Hope ties up his opponent.  Morrison pushes his forearm into Hope's face.  The referee separates the two fighters and warns Morrison.  
Morrison is on target with a left hook.  
Hope steps to the outside and hits home with a ramrod jab.  
Hope is on target with a cross.  
Hope gets on the inside and drives a left uppercut into Morrison's liver.  
Hope is looking to keep his distance and finds the target with a jab.  
Hope lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Hope throws a jab, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Hope is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Morrison attempts to land a jab, but Hope dodges the shot and counters with a cross.  
Hope hits home with a cross.  
Hope lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Hope attempts to land a right hook, but Morrison blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Hope steps to the outside and lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Hope switches the action to the outside and lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  


Round 2 Statistics
Hope: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 21                            
Head Shots Thrown: 32                            
Head Shots Landed: 22                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Morrison: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 3: 

Hope tries to keep the action at long range and lands a jab.  
Morrison advances into close range and throws a left hook, but Hope holds on to his opponent.  Hope is leaning on his opponent in the clinch. The ref breaks Hope's hold and signals for the fight to continue.  
Hope hits home with a left hook.  
Hope switches the action to the outside and hits home with a cross.  
Hope drives a stinging jab into his opponents face.  
Hope sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Morrison hits home with a left hook.  
Hope is looking to keep his distance and lands a jab.  
Hope attempts to land a jab, but Morrison dodges the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Hope lands a cross.  
Hope is on target with a left hook to Morrison's body.  
Hope steps inside and lands a left uppercut to the body, a left hook to the head and a right hook to the body.  
Hope lands a left hook to the head followed by a right uppercut to the body.  
Hope lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Hope gets on the inside and lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Hope steps to the outside and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Hope steps inside and lands a stinging left hook.  
Hope advances into close range and lands a right hook to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Morrison gets on the inside.  Hope drives a right hook into his opponents ribcage.  


Round 3 Statistics
Hope: 
Jabs Thrown: 15                            
Jabs Landed: 7                             
Power Shots Thrown: 30                            
Power Shots Landed: 18                            
Head Shots Thrown: 32                            
Head Shots Landed: 18                            
Body Shots Thrown: 13                            
Body Shots Landed: 7                             

Morrison: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 4: 

Hope walks Morrison down, trapping him in a neutral corner.  Hope circles his opponent with a low guard, waiting for his opponent to attack.  Morrison hits home with a cross.  
Hope steps to the outside and lands a cross.  
Hope tries to keep the action at long range and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Hope switches the action to the outside and strikes his opponents body with a cross.  
Morrison forces Hope to back into the ropes.  Morrison drives a left hook into his opponents ribs.  
Hope lands a left hook.  
Hope is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Hope feints a right hook, and then lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Hope lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Morrison steps inside.  Hope lands a right hook to the body followed by a right uppercut to the head.  
Morrison hits home with a cross.  
Hope steps away from his opponent and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  He continues the combination and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Morrison advances into close range.  Hope connects with a right uppercut.  
Morrison forces Hope to retreat into the corner.  You can sense Morrison is getting frustrated in there.   He swings an uppercut into his opponents groin! The ref separates the two fighters and tells Morrison to keep his punches up.  He gives Hope a few minutes to recover.  
At the end of Round 4, lets listen in on the corners...Morrison's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 4 Statistics
Hope: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Morrison: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 5: 

Hope steps away from his opponent and is on target with a cross.  
Morrison hits home with a cross.  
Hope switches the action to the outside and lands a cross, jab and a cross to his opponents head.  
Hope is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head.  He follows up the attack and lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Hope lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Hope is on target with a firm cross.  
Hope hits home with a sharp left hook.  
Hope is on target with a jab.  
Morrison is desperate to make more of an impact on his opponent.    He throws a hook, and catches Hope low!  The ref ignores Hope's protests and signals for the action to continue!  
Hope is looking to close the distance and drives a left hook into Morrison's liver.  
Hope forces Morrison to retreat onto the ropes.  Morrison lands a left hook.  
Hope lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Hope hits home with a firm overhand left.  
Hope lands a cross, jab and a cross to his opponents head.  
Hope is on target with a firm cross.  
Hope drops his hands, and waves his opponent in.  Morrison is on target with a cross.  
Hope connects with a cross.  
Hope connects with an overhand right.  
Morrison forces Hope to back into the ropes.  Morrison pivots to the side of his opponent.  Hope finds the target with a hard jab.  
Hope steps to the outside and lands a cross.  
Hope steps to the outside and hits home with a hard jab.  
Hope is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  


Round 5 Statistics
Hope: 
Jabs Thrown: 16                            
Jabs Landed: 10                            
Power Shots Thrown: 30                            
Power Shots Landed: 21                            
Head Shots Thrown: 36                            
Head Shots Landed: 27                            
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Morrison: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 6: 

Hope lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Hope is on target with a firm cross.  
Hope lands a left hook followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Hope is looking to keep his distance and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Hope hits home with an overhand left.  
Hope is on target with a cross to his opponents body.  
Hope gets on the inside and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Hope hits home with a cross.  
Morrison advances into close range.  Hope lands two left hooks to the body, and one to the head.  
Hope digs in a left hook to Morrison's body.  
Hope tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a jab followed by  two straights to his opponents head.  
Hope steps away from his opponent and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Hope closes the distance and drives a right hook into his opponents ribcage.  
Hope tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Hope closes the distance and digs in a left uppercut to Morrison's body.  
Hope is on target with a left uppercut.  
Hope steps to the outside and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  


Round 6 Statistics
Hope: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 42                            
Power Shots Landed: 26                            
Head Shots Thrown: 32                            
Head Shots Landed: 20                            
Body Shots Thrown: 19                            
Body Shots Landed: 10                            

Morrison: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 7: 

Hope lands a right uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Hope is on target with a ramrod jab.  
Morrison steps inside.  Hope lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Morrison closes the distance and walks Hope onto the ropes.  Hope lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Hope switches the action to the outside.  Morrison throws a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Hope lands a stinging jab.  
Morrison is on target with a jab.  
Hope is looking to keep his distance and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Hope lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Hope sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a jab, overhand right and a jab to his opponents head.  
Morrison is on target with a left hook.  
Hope lands a solid jab.  
Morrison walks Hope onto the ropes.  Morrison connects with a cross.  
Hope tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a cross.  
Hope is on target with a left hook to his opponents ribs.  
Hope feints a right, and then hits home with a cross.  


Round 7 Statistics
Hope: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 9                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 8                             

Morrison: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 10                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 8: 

Hope is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands an overhand right followed by  two straights to his opponents head.  
Hope quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and connects with a cross.  
Hope closes the distance and lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Hope is looking to keep his distance and is on target with a cross.  
Morrison pivots to the side of his opponent and finds the target with a jab.  
Hope lands a left hook to the body followed by a right uppercut to the head.  
Morrison lands a cross to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Morrison is on target with a cross.  
Hope steps to the outside and lands a cross to the body, and then to the head.  
Hope lands a stinging overhand right.  
Morrison manouvers his opponent onto the ropes.  Hope is on target with a right hook to his opponents ribs.  
Hope lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Hope steps to the outside and hits home with a cross.  
Hope lands a stinging left hook.  


Round 8 Statistics
Hope: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 18                            
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Morrison: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

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


Final Scorecards: 80 - 72  80 - 72  80 - 72

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Sunshine Coast, Australia.... Phil Hope

Fight Statistics
Hope: 
Total Punches Thrown: 317                           
Total Punches Landed: 208                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 235                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 161                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 82                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 47                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 231                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 154                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 86                            
Total Jabs Landed: 54                            

Morrison: 
Total Punches Thrown: 134                           
Total Punches Landed: 21                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 120                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 19                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 14                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 2                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 98                            
Total Power Shots Landed: 17                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 36                            
Total Jabs Landed: 4