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Karl Connolly vs Mark Hanigan
Boxing Daily Report from the Kalungi Promotions promoted show at Dublin McGuinness, Dublin, taking place on 21/09/2028: 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. This is a final eliminator for the Celtic Middleweight title. Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Karl Connolly (9 - 6(1)) who hails from Dublin, Ireland and Mark Hanigan(9 - 16(3) - 3) from Dublin, Ireland. Connolly weighed in at 160 pounds, while Hanigan weighed in at 159 pounds and 12 ounces. The referee tonight is Mel Mohan, and the three ringside judges are Anthony McNeeley, Sam Mulryan and Charlie Brisbane. Round 1: Connolly lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head. Connolly lands three consecutive straights to his opponents head. Hanigan lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head. Hanigan steps to the outside. Connolly lands with a sharp jab. Hanigan lands a cross. Connolly steps to the outside and lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head. Connolly attempts to land a jab, but Hanigan slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut. Hanigan walks Connolly down, trapping him on the ropes. Hanigan throws a right hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross. Connolly lands with a stiff jab. Connolly lands a left hook. Hanigan tries to land a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Connolly voluntarily retreats back onto the ropes...he waves his opponent in! Hanigan accepts the invitation, throwing powerful combos, but is unable to land anything on Connolly. Connolly lands a jab. Connolly switches the action to the outside and lands with a spiteful jab. Connolly lands a double jab to his opponents head. Connolly is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a cross. Hanigan pivots to the side of his opponent. Connolly lands a cross. Hanigan pivots to the right of his opponent. Hanigan finds the target with a jab. Hanigan attempts to land a cross, but Connolly sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut. At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Connolly's trainer is passing on some tactical advice. Hanigan's trainer is advising how he could be more accurate. Hanigan's trainer is telling his fighter he needs to be more active or he's going to get outworked. Hanigan's trainer is advising how he could stop so many clean shots getting through. Round 1 Statistics Connolly: Jabs Thrown: 20 Jabs Landed: 9 Power Shots Thrown: 20 Power Shots Landed: 12 Head Shots Thrown: 37 Head Shots Landed: 21 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 0 Hanigan: Jabs Thrown: 11 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 11 Power Shots Landed: 4 Head Shots Thrown: 21 Head Shots Landed: 5 Body Shots Thrown: 1 Body Shots Landed: 1 Round 2: Hanigan lands a left hook. Connolly steps away from his opponent and hits home with a sharp jab. Hanigan sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Hanigan tries to land a jab, but Connolly slips the shot and counters with a cross. Hanigan steps away from his opponent. Connolly lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head. Connolly is looking to keep the action on the outside. Hanigan quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Connolly lands a double jab to his opponents head. He then lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Connolly steps away from his opponent and is on target with an overhand left. Hanigan quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Connolly lands a sharp cross. Hanigan switches the action to the outside and throws an overhand left, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a solid left uppercut. Connolly lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Connolly is on target with a spiteful jab. Connolly attempts to land a jab, but Hanigan sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut. Hanigan steps to the outside. Hanigan sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Connolly lands a jab to the head followed by a cross to the body. Connolly lands a jab to the body, and then to the head. He continues the combination and lands a straight 1 - 2. Connolly lands a double jab to his opponents head. Hanigan quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Connolly lands a straight 1 - 2. Connolly finds the target with a jab. Connolly lands a left hook. Hanigan feints a jab, but Connolly ignores the feint and lands with a right uppercut to his opponents body. Round 2 Statistics Connolly: Jabs Thrown: 17 Jabs Landed: 13 Power Shots Thrown: 20 Power Shots Landed: 14 Head Shots Thrown: 32 Head Shots Landed: 24 Body Shots Thrown: 5 Body Shots Landed: 3 Hanigan: Jabs Thrown: 8 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 16 Power Shots Landed: 2 Head Shots Thrown: 23 Head Shots Landed: 2 Body Shots Thrown: 1 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 3: Hanigan connects with a cross. Connolly is looking to keep his distance and hits home with a stiff jab. Hanigan is looking to keep the action on the outside. Connolly lands with a sharp jab. Connolly finds the target with a jab. Connolly steps away from his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head. Connolly is on target with a left uppercut to Hanigan's body. Connolly attempts to land a left hook, but Hanigan sidesteps and counters with a left hook. Hanigan steps to the outside. Hanigan sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Connolly is on target with a solid jab. Connolly lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Connolly is on target with a solid jab. Hanigan sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Connolly lands with a ramrod jab. Connolly hits home with a cross. Hanigan pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a cross. Connolly drives a sharp jab into his opponents face. Round 3 Statistics Connolly: Jabs Thrown: 17 Jabs Landed: 10 Power Shots Thrown: 11 Power Shots Landed: 3 Head Shots Thrown: 23 Head Shots Landed: 12 Body Shots Thrown: 5 Body Shots Landed: 1 Hanigan: Jabs Thrown: 8 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 14 Power Shots Landed: 3 Head Shots Thrown: 19 Head Shots Landed: 3 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 4: Hanigan sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Hanigan attempts to land an overhand left, but Connolly blocks the shot and counters with a sharp right hook. Connolly is looking to keep his distance and lands a straight 1 - 2. Connolly lands a solid jab. Connolly gets on the inside and lands a right uppercut followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body. Connolly lands a cross to the body, and then to the head. Connolly lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head. Connolly switches the action to the outside. Hanigan hits home with an overhand left. Connolly lands a double jab to his opponents head. He continues the combination and lands a straight 1 - 2. Connolly is looking to keep his distance and hits home with a sharp cross. Connolly is looking to close the distance. Hanigan pivots to the side of his opponent. Connolly lands a right hook to the head followed by a left uppercut to the body. Connolly tries to keep the action at long range and lands two jabs followed by an overhand right to his opponents head. Connolly lands an overhand right, cross and an overhand right to his opponents head. Connolly is looking to keep his distance. Hanigan sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Connolly lands a jab. Connolly lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Connolly tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head. Connolly lands a jab. Connolly tries to land a jab, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a left hook. Connolly is looking to keep his distance and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head. Connolly is looking to keep the action on the outside. Hanigan sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Connolly lands a double jab to his opponents head. Connolly lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head. Round 4 Statistics Connolly: Jabs Thrown: 17 Jabs Landed: 16 Power Shots Thrown: 24 Power Shots Landed: 21 Head Shots Thrown: 36 Head Shots Landed: 33 Body Shots Thrown: 5 Body Shots Landed: 4 Hanigan: Jabs Thrown: 2 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 10 Power Shots Landed: 2 Head Shots Thrown: 11 Head Shots Landed: 2 Body Shots Thrown: 1 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 5: Hanigan throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut. Connolly steps away from his opponent and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Connolly lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Connolly is on target with a firm cross. Connolly strikes his opponents body with a jab. Connolly strikes his opponents body with a jab. Connolly is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head. Connolly gets on the inside. Hanigan attempts to land a right uppercut, but Connolly blocks the shot and counters with a cross. Connolly switches the action to the outside and drives a jab into Hanigan's body. Hanigan pivots to the side of his opponent and connects with a right hook. Hanigan tries to land a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut. Connolly lands a cross followed by two jabs to his opponents head. Connolly advances into close range and lands a right hook, right uppercut and a right hook to his opponents head. Hanigan is looking to keep the action on the outside. Hanigan feints a jab, tricking Connolly into throwing a left uppercut counter. Hanigan avoids the shot and counters with a right uppercut. Hanigan pivots from in front of his opponent. Connolly lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Connolly switches the action to the outside and finds the target with a hard jab. Connolly lands a cross followed by two jabs to his opponents head. Round 5 Statistics Connolly: Jabs Thrown: 15 Jabs Landed: 9 Power Shots Thrown: 25 Power Shots Landed: 16 Head Shots Thrown: 33 Head Shots Landed: 22 Body Shots Thrown: 7 Body Shots Landed: 3 Hanigan: Jabs Thrown: 9 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 18 Power Shots Landed: 2 Head Shots Thrown: 21 Head Shots Landed: 2 Body Shots Thrown: 6 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 6: Connolly connects with a cross. Connolly lands a double jab to his opponents head. Connolly steps away from his opponent and lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head. Connolly is looking to keep his distance and hits home with a hard jab. Hanigan throws a right hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a firm cross. Connolly steps to the outside and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Connolly finds the target with a jab. Connolly lands a ramrod jab. Connolly connects with a cross. Connolly closes the distance and lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head. Connolly is looking to close the distance and hits home with a right uppercut. Hanigan finds the target with a jab. Hanigan is looking to keep the action on the outside. Connolly lands a jab, cross and a jab to his opponents head. Connolly tries to keep the action at long range and lands a jab to the head followed by a cross to the body. Connolly lands an overhand left to the head, a jab to the head and a jab to the body. Hanigan tries to land a jab, but Connolly sidesteps and counters with a cross. Connolly steps inside. Hanigan pivots to the left of his opponent. Connolly hits home with a left uppercut. Round 6 Statistics Connolly: Jabs Thrown: 19 Jabs Landed: 12 Power Shots Thrown: 19 Power Shots Landed: 14 Head Shots Thrown: 31 Head Shots Landed: 23 Body Shots Thrown: 7 Body Shots Landed: 3 Hanigan: Jabs Thrown: 4 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 7 Power Shots Landed: 0 Head Shots Thrown: 9 Head Shots Landed: 1 Body Shots Thrown: 2 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 7: Connolly lands a jab to the body followed by two straights to the head. Connolly tries to step out of his opponents range and lands an overhand right followed by two jabs to his opponents head. Connolly hits home with a cross. Connolly lands a left uppercut. Hanigan pivots from in front of his opponent. Connolly lands a left hook followed by a jab to his opponents body. Connolly is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands two consecutive overhand rights to his opponents head. Connolly lands a cross to the head followed by a left hook to the body. Connolly lands a straight 1 - 2. Hanigan tries to land a cross, but Connolly slips the shot and counters with a stinging right uppercut. Hanigan sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Connolly lands a double jab to his opponents head. He continues the combination and lands a double jab to his opponents head. Connolly is looking to keep the action on the outside and is on target with a jab to his opponents body. Connolly lands a jab, overhand right and a jab to his opponents head. Connolly finds the target with a solid jab. Hanigan feints a left hook, and then attempts to land a cross, but Connolly slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut. Hanigan switches the action to the outside. Connolly lands three consecutive overhand rights to his opponents head. Hanigan switches the action to the outside. Connolly is on target with a cross. Hanigan tries to step out of his opponents range. Connolly lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head. Hanigan is looking to keep his distance. Connolly lands a cross to the head followed by a jab to the body. Connolly tries to land a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Connolly is looking to keep his distance and lands two jabs followed by an overhand right to his opponents head. Connolly lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head. Connolly is looking to close the distance and lands three consecutive left hooks to his opponents head. Round 7 Statistics Connolly: Jabs Thrown: 28 Jabs Landed: 21 Power Shots Thrown: 36 Power Shots Landed: 26 Head Shots Thrown: 58 Head Shots Landed: 41 Body Shots Thrown: 6 Body Shots Landed: 6 Hanigan: Jabs Thrown: 1 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 16 Power Shots Landed: 1 Head Shots Thrown: 13 Head Shots Landed: 1 Body Shots Thrown: 4 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 8: Hanigan is not fighting as well as he'd like. He throws a hook, and catches Connolly low! The ref halts the action and sends Connolly to the neutral corner. He tells Hanigan to stop fouling or face a points deduction. Hanigan tries to land a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a firm right hook. Connolly steps away from his opponent and connects with a cross. Hanigan feints a cross, and then finds the target with a jab. Hanigan steps away from his opponent and tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross. Connolly lands a hard jab. Connolly attempts to land a cross, but Hanigan sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut. Connolly lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head. Connolly steps away from his opponent and lands an overhand left. Connolly connects with a cross. Connolly lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head. Hanigan feints a jab, but Connolly is not fooled and is on target with a left uppercut. Hanigan feints a cross, but Connolly is not fooled and responds with a hurtful cross. IT LOOKS LIKE HANIGAN WAS HURT BY THAT SHOT! Hanigan almost instantly gets his legs back. At the end of Round 8, lets listen in on the corners...Connolly's trainer is telling his fighter he is winning comfortably and should get on his bike for the remainder of the fight. Round 8 Statistics Connolly: Jabs Thrown: 8 Jabs Landed: 5 Power Shots Thrown: 17 Power Shots Landed: 8 Head Shots Thrown: 23 Head Shots Landed: 13 Body Shots Thrown: 2 Body Shots Landed: 0 Hanigan: Jabs Thrown: 6 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 15 Power Shots Landed: 1 Head Shots Thrown: 19 Head Shots Landed: 3 Body Shots Thrown: 2 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 9: Connolly lands a right hook to the body, a jab to the head and a left hook to the body. Connolly throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook. Hanigan sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Connolly drives a left hook into his opponents liver. Connolly lands a jab. Connolly is on target with a jab. Connolly lands a stiff jab. Connolly lands with a spiteful jab. Hanigan finds the target with a jab. Connolly lands a right hook to the body followed by a jab to the head. Connolly is on target with a right uppercut to his opponents body. You can sense the frustration from Hanigan now. He throws a hook, and catches Connolly low! The ref halts the action and sends Connolly to the neutral corner. He has a stern word with Hanigan and warns that a point will be deducted if he continues to foul. Connolly hits home with a stinging right uppercut. Connolly lands a cross followed by a left hook to his opponents head. Hanigan tries to keep the action at long range. Hanigan contemptuously drops his hands, trying to provoke his opponent. Connolly lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Hanigan lands a jab. Round 9 Statistics Connolly: Jabs Thrown: 18 Jabs Landed: 11 Power Shots Thrown: 18 Power Shots Landed: 9 Head Shots Thrown: 30 Head Shots Landed: 15 Body Shots Thrown: 6 Body Shots Landed: 5 Hanigan: Jabs Thrown: 9 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 11 Power Shots Landed: 1 Head Shots Thrown: 17 Head Shots Landed: 3 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 10: Connolly lands a left uppercut. Hanigan drops his hands, and waves his opponent in. Connolly lands a left hook followed by a cross to his opponents head. Hanigan is looking to keep the action on the outside. Connolly lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Connolly lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Connolly drives a jab into Hanigan's body. Connolly lands a left hook to the body followed by a cross to the head. Hanigan hits home with a right hook. Hanigan is looking to keep his distance. Connolly lands with a hard jab. Connolly is on target with a jab. Hanigan is looking to keep the action on the outside. Hanigan quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Connolly lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Hanigan pivots from in front of his opponent and is on target with a right hook. Hanigan attempts to land a jab, but Connolly slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Connolly finds the target with a jab. Connolly drives a jab into Hanigan's body. Hanigan is looking to keep the action on the outside. Connolly lands a cross, overhand right and a cross to his opponents head. Round 10 Statistics Connolly: Jabs Thrown: 19 Jabs Landed: 10 Power Shots Thrown: 18 Power Shots Landed: 12 Head Shots Thrown: 30 Head Shots Landed: 19 Body Shots Thrown: 7 Body Shots Landed: 3 Hanigan: Jabs Thrown: 5 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 6 Power Shots Landed: 2 Head Shots Thrown: 11 Head Shots Landed: 3 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 Round 9 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 10 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Final Scorecards: 100 - 90 100 - 90 100 - 90 The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Dublin, Ireland.... Karl Connolly Fight Statistics Connolly: Total Punches Thrown: 386 Total Punches Landed: 251 Total Head Shots Thrown: 333 Total Head Shots Landed: 223 Total Body Shots Thrown: 53 Total Body Shots Landed: 28 Total Power Shots Thrown: 208 Total Power Shots Landed: 135 Total Jabs Thrown: 178 Total Jabs Landed: 116 Hanigan: Total Punches Thrown: 187 Total Punches Landed: 26 Total Head Shots Thrown: 164 Total Head Shots Landed: 25 Total Body Shots Thrown: 23 Total Body Shots Landed: 1 Total Power Shots Thrown: 124 Total Power Shots Landed: 18 Total Jabs Thrown: 63 Total Jabs Landed: 8