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20/01/2034
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James Whitson vs Gordon McBurnie

Boxing Daily Report from the AI Ireland-Munster promoted show at Cork Sweeney, Cork,  taking place on 04/08/2031:

There are plenty of empty seats out here tonight, with the show nowhere near close to selling out.  
Next up is the main event of the show.  This is a final eliminator for the Celtic Super Middleweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are James Whitson (7(2) - 0 - 1) who hails from Cork, Ireland and Gordon McBurnie(15 - 2 - 1) from Edinburgh, UK.  Both Whitson and McBurnie weighed in at 168 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Kieran Mulloy, and the three ringside judges are Seamus Kavanagh, Killian Corcoran and Henry Ross.  

Round 1: 

Whitson lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Whitson lands a jab.  
McBurnie is on target with a left hook to Whitson's liver.  
Whitson is looking to keep the action on the outside and tries to land a cross, but McBurnie slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Whitson tries to keep the action at long range and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Whitson lands an overhand left.  
McBurnie tries to land a cross, but Whitson slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Whitson lands a right hook to the body followed by a cross to the head.  
Whitson steps to the outside and is on target with a stinging overhand right.  
Whitson gets on the inside and drives a sharp left hook into his opponents body.  
Whitson connects with a solid right hook.  
Whitson is looking to keep the action on the outside and hits home with a stinging jab.  
Whitson is looking to keep his distance.  McBurnie quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Whitson lands a cross.  Whitson tries to land a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Whitson switches the action to the outside and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Whitson closes the distance.  McBurnie digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  
Whitson tries to keep the action at long range and lands a jab.  
Whitson tries to step out of his opponents range and hits the target with a hard jab.  
Whitson switches the action to the outside and lands a sharp cross.  
Whitson switches the action to the outside and drives a cross into McBurnie's body.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...McBurnie's trainer is suggesting ways of getting through to his opponent.  McBurnie's trainer is advising how he could improve his defence.  

Round 1 Statistics
Whitson: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 29                            
Head Shots Landed: 17                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

McBurnie: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 10                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 2: 

McBurnie hits home with a cross.  
Whitson tries to step out of his opponents range.  McBurnie sidesteps to the left of his opponent and hits home with an overhand right.  
Whitson drives a sharp right hook into McBurnie's body.  
Whitson finds the target with a stiff jab.  
Whitson is looking to keep his distance and lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Whitson tries to keep the action at long range and attempts to land a jab, but McBurnie sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Whitson lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Whitson lands a jab.  
Whitson lands a jab to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Whitson steps to the outside and lands an overhand right followed by  two jabs to his opponents head.  
Whitson lands a cross to McBurnie's body.  Whitson attempts to land a cross, but McBurnie slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
McBurnie is on target with a cross.  
McBurnie is looking to close the distance.  Whitson connects with a left hook.  
McBurnie drives a right uppercut into Whitson's body.  
Whitson steps inside.  McBurnie drives a right uppercut into Whitson's ribs.  
Whitson is on target with a jab.  
Whitson is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands an overhand right.  
McBurnie manouvers Whitson onto the ropes.  Whitson lands a jab to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
McBurnie lands a left uppercut followed by a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Whitson steps away from his opponent and throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Whitson advances into close range.  McBurnie digs in a left hook to his opponents ribs.  
Whitson is on target with a left hook to McBurnie's body.  
Whitson hits home with a stinging left hook.  Whitson tries to land a left uppercut, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
McBurnie is on target with a stiff jab.  
Whitson is looking to keep his distance and lands with a ramrod jab.  
Whitson advances into close range.  McBurnie lands a right uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
McBurnie lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Whitson is looking to keep his distance and hits the target with a ramrod jab.  Whitson tries to land a jab, but McBurnie dodges the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Whitson's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 2 Statistics
Whitson: 
Jabs Thrown: 16                            
Jabs Landed: 11                            
Power Shots Thrown: 30                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 37                            
Head Shots Landed: 17                            
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

McBurnie: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 35                            
Power Shots Landed: 16                            
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 20                            
Body Shots Landed: 7                             

Round 3: 

Whitson steps to the outside and lands a hard jab.  Whitson throws a cross, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Whitson throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Whitson is looking to keep the action on the outside and hits home with an overhand left.  
McBurnie lands a solid jab.  McBurnie throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a firm right hook.  
Whitson lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Whitson lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Whitson switches the action to the outside and lands with a ramrod jab.  Whitson attempts to land a cross, but McBurnie blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Whitson connects with a cross.  
Whitson advances into close range and attempts to land a right uppercut, but McBurnie slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut to Whitson's body.  
McBurnie drives a left hook into Whitson's ribs.  
Whitson tries to step out of his opponents range.  Whitson quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and finds the target with a jab.  
McBurnie lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a right uppercut to the head.  
Whitson sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  McBurnie hits home with a cross.  
McBurnie sidesteps to the left of his opponent and is on target with a jab.  
Whitson steps away from his opponent and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Whitson tries to land a jab, but McBurnie sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut to Whitson's body.  
McBurnie advances into close range and forces Whitson to back into the ropes.  McBurnie drives a right uppercut into his opponents ribs.  
Whitson is on target with a right hook.  
Whitson is looking to keep his distance and lands a cross.  
Whitson steps away from his opponent and hits the target with a ramrod jab.  
Whitson is on target with a stinging cross.  
McBurnie feints a right hook, and then tries to land a jab, but Whitson slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  


Round 3 Statistics
Whitson: 
Jabs Thrown: 16                            
Jabs Landed: 9                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 35                            
Head Shots Landed: 18                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

McBurnie: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 13                            
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Round 4: 

McBurnie sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Whitson switches the action to the outside and hits home with a cross.  
Whitson lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
McBurnie walks his opponent onto the ropes.  McBurnie lands a left hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Whitson closes the distance.  McBurnie is on target with a right hook to Whitson's body.  
Whitson steps to the outside and hits home with a solid cross.  
Whitson hits home with a hard jab.  
Whitson tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a solid cross.  
Whitson is on target with a solid cross.  
Whitson connects with a cross.  Whitson throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
McBurnie lands a right uppercut to the body followed by two straights to the head.  
McBurnie hits home with a left hook.  
McBurnie tries to land a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Whitson is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Whitson attempts to land a cross, but McBurnie blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
McBurnie forces Whitson to back into the ropes.  McBurnie lands a cross to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Whitson is looking to keep the action on the outside and is on target with a jab.  
Whitson attempts to land a cross, but McBurnie sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Whitson connects with a solid cross.  
Whitson hits home with a cross.  
Whitson pivots to the right of his opponent and hits home with a left hook.  
McBurnie is on target with a right hook.  
McBurnie gets on the inside and connects with a left hook.  
McBurnie hits home with a cross.  


Round 4 Statistics
Whitson: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 29                            
Head Shots Landed: 16                            
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

McBurnie: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 33                            
Power Shots Landed: 17                            
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 15                            
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Round 5: 

Whitson switches the action to the outside and snaps his opponents head back with a solid jab.  
Whitson is on target with a jab.  
Whitson steps away from his opponent and lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Whitson lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Whitson digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  
Whitson advances into close range.  McBurnie digs in a right hook to Whitson's body.  
McBurnie attempts to land a right uppercut, but Whitson blocks the shot and counters with a stinging left hook to his opponents body.  
Whitson steps to the outside and lands a firm cross.  
Whitson closes the distance.  McBurnie is on target with a left hook to Whitson's liver.  
Whitson gets on the inside.  McBurnie lands a right hook to the body, a right uppercut to the body and a right uppercut to the head.  
Whitson gets on the inside and throws a left hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a cross.  
Whitson connects with a sharp cross.  
Whitson lands a jab.  
Whitson tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a jab to the head followed by a cross to the body.  
Whitson hits home with a spiteful jab.  
McBurnie sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a left hook to the body followed by a cross to the head.  He then lands a left hook to the body followed by a cross to the head.  
McBurnie lands a jab.  


Round 5 Statistics
Whitson: 
Jabs Thrown: 15                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

McBurnie: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 13                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 14                            
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Round 6: 

Whitson tries to keep the action at long range and hits home with an overhand left.  
Whitson is looking to keep his distance and hits home with a sharp overhand left.  
Whitson attempts to land a cross, but McBurnie blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Whitson steps away from his opponent and hits the target with a hard jab.  
Whitson lands a jab, overhand left and a jab to his opponents head.  
Whitson lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Whitson steps to the outside and is on target with a hard jab.  
McBurnie lands a stiff jab.  McBurnie attempts to land a cross, but Whitson sidesteps and counters with a right hook to his opponents body.  
Whitson steps inside and digs in a left hook to his opponents ribs.  
Whitson steps away from his opponent and is on target with a jab.  
McBurnie walks Whitson down, trapping him on the ropes.  McBurnie hits home with a cross.  
Whitson lands a right hook to the body followed by a jab to the head.  
McBurnie is on target with a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Whitson steps away from his opponent.  Whitson sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
McBurnie connects with a cross.  McBurnie throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Whitson is on target with a left hook to McBurnie's body.  
Whitson drives a sharp right uppercut into his opponents body.  Whitson throws a right uppercut, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
McBurnie advances into close range.  Whitson is on target with a right hook to his opponents ribcage.  


Round 6 Statistics
Whitson: 
Jabs Thrown: 19                            
Jabs Landed: 14                            
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 34                            
Head Shots Landed: 20                            
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

McBurnie: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 7: 

Whitson connects with a right uppercut.  
McBurnie is looking to close the distance.  Whitson tries to land a left uppercut, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Whitson steps to the outside and throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
McBurnie steps inside and cuts off the ring, trapping Whitson on the ropes.  McBurnie digs in a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
McBurnie lands a right uppercut to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Whitson tries to land a jab, but McBurnie dodges the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Whitson lands a right hook to the body, a jab to the head and a left uppercut to the body.  
Whitson tries to keep the action at long range and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Whitson lands a cross.  
Whitson steps away from his opponent and lands with a sharp jab.  
Whitson lands a solid right uppercut.  
Whitson lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Whitson steps to the outside and lands a cross.  
Whitson tries to step out of his opponents range and connects with an overhand left.  
McBurnie attempts to land a left hook, but Whitson sidesteps and counters with a stinging left hook.  
McBurnie drives a cross into Whitson's body.  
McBurnie gets on the inside.  Whitson digs in a firm left hook to McBurnie's body.  
Whitson is looking to keep his distance and lands with a hard jab.  


Round 7 Statistics
Whitson: 
Jabs Thrown: 14                            
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 34                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

McBurnie: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 8: 

Whitson is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  Whitson throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Whitson tries to step out of his opponents range and lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Whitson tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a cross, jab and an overhand left to his opponents head.  
McBurnie lands a stiff jab.  
McBurnie closes the distance and is on target with a left uppercut to Whitson's body.  
Whitson tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut to Whitson's ribs.  
McBurnie closes the distance.  Whitson drives a right hook into his opponents body.  
McBurnie quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Whitson switches the action to the outside and hits home with an overhand left.  
McBurnie is on target with a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Whitson tries to step out of his opponents range and connects with a stinging overhand left.  
Whitson tries to keep the action at long range.  Whitson quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a hard jab.  
Whitson lands a stinging cross.  
Whitson lands a right uppercut.  
Whitson switches the action to the outside and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
McBurnie steps inside.  Whitson lands a right uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Whitson tries to keep the action at long range and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  


Round 8 Statistics
Whitson: 
Jabs Thrown: 14                            
Jabs Landed: 7                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 32                            
Head Shots Landed: 19                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

McBurnie: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 13                            
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Round 9: 

Whitson lands a cross followed by  two jabs to his opponents head.  
Whitson hits the target with a solid jab.  
Whitson snaps his opponents head back with a hard jab.  
Whitson switches the action to the outside and lands a solid jab.  
McBurnie hits home with a right uppercut.  
Whitson switches the action to the outside and tries to land a cross, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Whitson tries to keep the action at long range.  Whitson feints a right hook, and then connects with a firm cross.  Whitson attempts to land a cross, but McBurnie blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
McBurnie digs in a right hook to his opponents body.  
Whitson is looking to keep his distance and lands with a ramrod jab.  
Whitson hits home with a solid jab.  
McBurnie lands a right uppercut to the body followed by two straights to the head.  
McBurnie hits the target with a ramrod jab.  
Whitson is looking to keep his distance and is on target with a cross.  
Whitson gets on the inside.  McBurnie sidesteps to the left of his opponent and drives a left hook into his opponents body.  
Whitson steps to the outside and lands a jab.  
Whitson gets on the inside.  McBurnie drives a left uppercut into his opponents liver.  
McBurnie digs in a right uppercut to his opponents body.  


Round 9 Statistics
Whitson: 
Jabs Thrown: 15                            
Jabs Landed: 10                            
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

McBurnie: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 17                            
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Round 10: 

Whitson is looking to keep the action on the outside and attempts to land a jab, but McBurnie sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
McBurnie lowers his guard, attempting to draw a lead.  Whitson drives a solid right uppercut into his opponents ribcage.  
Whitson lands a jab followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Whitson closes the distance and lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a right uppercut to the head.  
Whitson lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Whitson gets on the inside and tries to land a left hook, but McBurnie sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
McBurnie attempts to land a jab, but Whitson dodges the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
McBurnie attempts to land a left hook, but Whitson slips the shot and counters with a stinging left uppercut.  
McBurnie hits home with a cross.  
Whitson is looking to keep his distance and hits home with a cross.  
Whitson switches the action to the outside and lands a solid cross.  Whitson throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
McBurnie lands with a hard jab.  
Whitson steps to the outside and lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Whitson steps to the outside and lands a cross to the body, an overhand left to the head and a cross to the head.  
Whitson quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  McBurnie tries to land a jab, but Whitson sidesteps and counters with a solid cross.  
McBurnie is on target with a cross.  
Whitson is on target with a solid right hook to McBurnie's ribcage.  
Whitson is looking to keep the action on the outside and is on target with a jab.  
Whitson attempts to land a jab, but McBurnie sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  


Round 10 Statistics
Whitson: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 34                            
Power Shots Landed: 17                            
Head Shots Thrown: 32                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 14                            
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

McBurnie: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
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: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
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: 99 - 91  99 - 91  99 - 91

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Cork, Ireland.... James Whitson

Fight Statistics
Whitson: 
Total Punches Thrown: 385                           
Total Punches Landed: 186                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 320                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 159                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 65                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 27                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 247                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 111                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 138                           
Total Jabs Landed: 75                            

McBurnie: 
Total Punches Thrown: 286                           
Total Punches Landed: 102                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 169                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 64                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 117                           
Total Body Shots Landed: 38                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 239                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 91                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 47                            
Total Jabs Landed: 11