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Noel Whigham vs Robert Birrell
Boxing Daily Report from the AI New Zealand-Auckland promoted show at Auckland Teare, Auckland, taking place on 26/07/2032: Clearly AI New Zealand-Auckland have made a mistake booking this venue with less than half the tickets sold, including those handed out as prizes by Boxing Daily. Next up is the main event of the show. This is a semi final eliminator for the New Zealand-Auckland Light Heavyweight title. Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Noel Whigham (13(2) - 0) who hails from Waitakere, New Zealand and Robert Birrell(11 - 7 - 4) from Manukau, New Zealand. Whigham weighed in at 174 pounds And 6 ounces, while Birrell weighed in at 175 pounds. The referee tonight is Justin Kahukakanui, and the three ringside judges are Henry Ngahoro, James Oakley and Aaron Glendinning. Round 1: Whigham drives a jab into Birrell's body. Whigham advances into close range and hits home with a right uppercut. Whigham lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body. Whigham lands a right hook. Whigham pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head. Whigham steps inside. Birrell throws a right hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut. Whigham lands with a stinging jab. Whigham steps away from his opponent and lands a straight 1 - 2. Whigham is looking to close the distance. Whigham sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head. Whigham gets on the inside. Whigham sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head. Birrell tries to keep the action at long range. Whigham lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Whigham leans back on the ropes...he waves his opponent in! Birrell steps in throwing power shots but is unable to land cleanly. Birrell pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a cross. Whigham closes the distance and is on target with a right hook. Whigham lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Birrell steps to the outside. Whigham lands a stinging jab. Whigham is looking to close the distance and lands a right hook, left hook and a right hook to his opponents head. Whigham switches the action to the outside. Birrell quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Whigham hits home with an overhand left. Birrell sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Whigham lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a jab to the head. Birrell pivots from in front of his opponent. Whigham lands a double jab to his opponents head. At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Birrell's trainer is suggesting ways of getting through to his opponent. Birrell's trainer is passing on some tactical advice. Birrell's trainer is advising how he could stop so many clean shots getting through. Round 1 Statistics Whigham: Jabs Thrown: 18 Jabs Landed: 11 Power Shots Thrown: 35 Power Shots Landed: 20 Head Shots Thrown: 44 Head Shots Landed: 25 Body Shots Thrown: 9 Body Shots Landed: 6 Birrell: Jabs Thrown: 5 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 15 Power Shots Landed: 1 Head Shots Thrown: 17 Head Shots Landed: 1 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 2: Whigham is looking to keep the action on the outside and strikes his opponents body with a jab. Birrell sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Birrell attempts to land a cross, but Whigham sidesteps and counters with a cross. Whigham steps inside and lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body. He continues the combination and lands a right uppercut to the head followed by a left hook to the body. Whigham throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook. Whigham connects with a cross. Whigham is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Whigham steps inside and lands a double left hook to his opponents head. Whigham tries to land a cross, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a left hook. Whigham advances into close range. Birrell pivots from in front of his opponent. Whigham lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head. Whigham is on target with a right hook. Whigham tries to land a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross. Whigham lands a left hook to the body, a right uppercut to the body and a right hook to the head. Birrell sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Whigham lands a right hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head. Birrell attempts to land a left hook, but Whigham slips the shot and counters with a left hook. Whigham lands a left hook followed by two right hooks to his opponents head. Whigham lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. He follows up the attack and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Whigham gets on the inside and lands a right hook. Whigham advances into close range and is on target with a left uppercut. Birrell pivots from in front of his opponent. Whigham throws a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut. Birrell sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Whigham lands a jab followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head. Whigham advances into close range and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head. Whigham lands two right hooks to the body, and one to the head. Birrell tries to land a left hook, but Whigham dodges the shot and counters with a stinging right hook to Birrell's body. Whigham closes the distance and lands a right hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head. Whigham lands a right hook followed by two right uppercuts to his opponents head. At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Whigham's trainer is passing on some tactical advice. Round 2 Statistics Whigham: Jabs Thrown: 11 Jabs Landed: 5 Power Shots Thrown: 50 Power Shots Landed: 39 Head Shots Thrown: 49 Head Shots Landed: 34 Body Shots Thrown: 12 Body Shots Landed: 10 Birrell: Jabs Thrown: 4 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 13 Power Shots Landed: 4 Head Shots Thrown: 17 Head Shots Landed: 4 Body Shots Thrown: 0 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 3: Whigham lands a right uppercut to the head followed by a left hook to the body. He then lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head. Whigham holds on to his opponent. Whigham pushes his forearm into Birrell's face. The referee breaks the clinch and warns Whigham to stop fouling. Whigham tries to step out of his opponents range. Birrell sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Whigham lands a ramrod jab. Whigham tries to land a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook. Whigham is looking to close the distance and drives a right hook into his opponents ribcage. Whigham clinches his opponent. Whigham pushes his forearm into Birrell's face. The referee separates the two fighters and warns Whigham. Birrell tries to keep the action at long range. Whigham lands a jab to his opponents body. Birrell pivots to the right of his opponent. Whigham lands a solid jab. Whigham is looking to close the distance and is on target with a right hook. Whigham is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a jab followed by two straights to his opponents head. Whigham lands a jab, cross and an overhand left to his opponents head. Whigham drives a left uppercut into Birrell's ribs. Whigham closes the distance and lands a right uppercut. Whigham lands a right hook to the head, a right uppercut to the body and a left hook to the head. Whigham steps inside. Birrell pivots to the side of his opponent. Whigham lands a right hook. Birrell pivots from in front of his opponent. Whigham digs in a left hook to Birrell's liver. Whigham lands a left hook to the body, a right hook to the body and a right hook to the head. Whigham lands a double jab to his opponents head. Whigham lands a straight 1 - 2. Whigham closes the distance and lands a right hook to the head followed by a left hook to the body. Whigham hits home with a spiteful jab. Whigham gets on the inside and digs in a right uppercut to Birrell's body. At the end of Round 3, lets listen in on the corners...Birrell's trainer is telling his fighter to increase his workrate. Round 3 Statistics Whigham: Jabs Thrown: 14 Jabs Landed: 9 Power Shots Thrown: 35 Power Shots Landed: 24 Head Shots Thrown: 37 Head Shots Landed: 23 Body Shots Thrown: 12 Body Shots Landed: 10 Birrell: Jabs Thrown: 5 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 14 Power Shots Landed: 1 Head Shots Thrown: 17 Head Shots Landed: 2 Body Shots Thrown: 2 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 4: Birrell tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut. Whigham steps inside. Birrell pivots from in front of his opponent. Whigham lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head. Whigham lands a left uppercut followed by a jab to his opponents head. Whigham lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Whigham gets on the inside. Birrell is starting to lose his temper here. He catches his opponent with what looks like an intentional butt! The ref separates the two fighters and tells Birrell to watch his head. He gives Whigham a few minutes to recover. Birrell tries to land a right hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a stinging left hook. Birrell pivots to the right of his opponent. Whigham tries to land a right hook, but Birrell sidesteps and counters with a left hook. Whigham hits home with a firm right hook. Whigham connects with a right hook. Birrell connects with a right hook. Whigham is looking to keep the action on the outside and hits the target with a spiteful jab. Whigham advances into close range. Birrell sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Birrell throws a right hook, but Whigham holds on to his opponent. Whigham leans on his opponent trying to wear him down. The ref breaks the clinch and signals for the action to continue. Whigham switches the action to the outside and lands a hard jab. Whigham advances into close range. Birrell pivots to the left of his opponent and is on target with a right hook to Whigham's body. Whigham lands a double jab to his opponents head. Birrell pivots to the left of his opponent. Whigham lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Round 4 Statistics Whigham: Jabs Thrown: 9 Jabs Landed: 7 Power Shots Thrown: 19 Power Shots Landed: 10 Head Shots Thrown: 23 Head Shots Landed: 16 Body Shots Thrown: 5 Body Shots Landed: 1 Birrell: Jabs Thrown: 7 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 22 Power Shots Landed: 3 Head Shots Thrown: 26 Head Shots Landed: 3 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 1 Round 5: Birrell sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Whigham lands a right hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head. Birrell quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Birrell attempts to land a right hook, but Whigham sidesteps and counters with a firm right uppercut. Birrell sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Whigham connects with a left hook. Whigham gets on the inside and is on target with a stinging right uppercut to his opponents ribcage. Whigham steps inside. Birrell sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Whigham is on target with a right hook to Birrell's ribcage. Birrell sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Whigham lands a sharp jab. Birrell tries to keep the action at long range. Whigham lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Whigham lands a spiteful jab. Whigham advances into close range and digs in a left hook to Birrell's body. Birrell quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Birrell goes for the bodyshot, but lands south of the border! The ref ignores Whigham's complaints and signals for the action to continue. Whigham advances into close range and lands a right hook. Whigham lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head. He continues the combination and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head. Birrell steps to the outside. Whigham lands with a stinging jab. Whigham is looking to close the distance and lands a right hook. Birrell lands a right uppercut. Whigham closes the distance and is on target with a right uppercut. Whigham connects with a cross. Whigham tries to step out of his opponents range. Birrell sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Whigham lands with a stiff jab. Birrell quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Whigham lands a straight 1 - 2. Whigham steps inside and connects with a left hook. Whigham lands a left uppercut. Round 5 Statistics Whigham: Jabs Thrown: 9 Jabs Landed: 6 Power Shots Thrown: 34 Power Shots Landed: 20 Head Shots Thrown: 37 Head Shots Landed: 23 Body Shots Thrown: 6 Body Shots Landed: 3 Birrell: Jabs Thrown: 4 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 12 Power Shots Landed: 1 Head Shots Thrown: 11 Head Shots Landed: 1 Body Shots Thrown: 5 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 6: Birrell tries to keep the action at long range. Whigham lands a hard jab. Birrell sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Whigham connects with a stinging cross. Whigham steps inside. Birrell pivots to the left of his opponent. Whigham lands a double right hook to his opponents head. Birrell steps away from his opponent. Whigham lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head. Whigham throws a right hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook to his opponents ribcage. Birrell feints a jab, but Whigham ignores the feint and lands with a cross. Birrell pivots from in front of his opponent. Whigham attempts to land a jab, but Birrell blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Whigham steps inside and connects with a right hook. Whigham closes the distance and lands a double right hook to his opponents head. Whigham lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head. Whigham hits home with a cross. Whigham lands a cross to the body, and then to the head. Birrell pivots to the side of his opponent. Whigham lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head. Birrell pivots to the side of his opponent. Whigham lands a spiteful jab. Birrell switches the action to the outside. Whigham lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head. Whigham advances into close range. Birrell quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Whigham lands a left hook to the body followed by a right uppercut to the head. He then lands a left uppercut to the head followed by a left hook to the body. Birrell pivots to the left of his opponent. Whigham lands a right hook followed by two right uppercuts to his opponents head. Whigham lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head. Round 6 Statistics Whigham: Jabs Thrown: 10 Jabs Landed: 4 Power Shots Thrown: 37 Power Shots Landed: 26 Head Shots Thrown: 39 Head Shots Landed: 25 Body Shots Thrown: 8 Body Shots Landed: 5 Birrell: Jabs Thrown: 4 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 13 Power Shots Landed: 2 Head Shots Thrown: 13 Head Shots Landed: 1 Body Shots Thrown: 4 Body Shots Landed: 1 Round 7: Whigham lands a cross. Whigham closes the distance. Birrell pivots from in front of his opponent. Whigham lands a right hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head. Whigham lands two consecutive right uppercuts to his opponents head. Whigham lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head. Birrell pivots to the right of his opponent. Whigham lands two right hooks to the body, and one to the head. Whigham is on target with a cross. Whigham is looking to close the distance. Birrell throws a right hook, but Whigham ties up his opponent. Whigham is leaning on his opponent in the clinch. The ref calls break and the two fighters separate. Whigham is looking to keep the action on the outside and is on target with a cross. Whigham is looking to close the distance. Birrell pivots to the right of his opponent. Whigham lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head. Birrell switches the action to the outside. Whigham is on target with a sharp overhand right. Whigham connects with a right hook. Whigham drives a stiff jab into his opponents face. Round 7 Statistics Whigham: Jabs Thrown: 7 Jabs Landed: 4 Power Shots Thrown: 25 Power Shots Landed: 16 Head Shots Thrown: 27 Head Shots Landed: 18 Body Shots Thrown: 5 Body Shots Landed: 2 Birrell: Jabs Thrown: 1 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 12 Power Shots Landed: 0 Head Shots Thrown: 10 Head Shots Landed: 1 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 8: Birrell feints a left hook, but Whigham does not fall for it and lands with a left hook. Whigham tries to keep the action at long range and lands a straight 1 - 2. Birrell switches the action to the outside. Whigham lands a sharp jab. Birrell pivots from in front of his opponent. Whigham lands two right hooks to the body, and one to the head. Whigham is on target with a left hook to Birrell's body. Whigham is on target with a right uppercut. Whigham ties up his opponent. Whigham leans on his opponent trying to wear him down. The ref separates the two fighters. Whigham steps away from his opponent and lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head. Birrell pivots from in front of his opponent. Whigham lands a jab, cross and a jab to his opponents head. Whigham is looking to keep his distance. Birrell sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Whigham connects with a stinging cross. Whigham steps inside. You can sense Birrell is getting frustrated in there. He steps inside, but then strikes Whigham with a blatant low blow! The ref halts the action and sends Whigham to the neutral corner. He tells Birrell to clean up his game. The ref's patience seems to be wearing thin. Whigham is looking to close the distance and connects with a right hook. Birrell tries to keep the action at long range. Whigham lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Whigham throws a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut. Birrell switches the action to the outside. Birrell quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and hits home with a cross. Whigham tries to keep the action at long range. Birrell quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Birrell throws an overhand left, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut to Birrell's ribs. Whigham gets on the inside and lands a left hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head. Whigham connects with a right hook. At the end of Round 8, lets listen in on the corners...Whigham'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 Whigham: Jabs Thrown: 13 Jabs Landed: 9 Power Shots Thrown: 22 Power Shots Landed: 16 Head Shots Thrown: 31 Head Shots Landed: 22 Body Shots Thrown: 4 Body Shots Landed: 3 Birrell: Jabs Thrown: 3 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 21 Power Shots Landed: 2 Head Shots Thrown: 21 Head Shots Landed: 2 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 9: Birrell sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Whigham tries to land a cross, but Birrell slips the shot and counters with a cross. Birrell quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Whigham lands a double jab to his opponents head. Whigham lands a ramrod jab. Whigham lands a cross to the body followed by a right hook to the head. Whigham is looking to keep his distance and lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head. Whigham hits home with a cross. Birrell sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Whigham lands a straight 1 - 2. Whigham attempts to land a cross, but Birrell dodges the shot and counters with a cross. Whigham hits home with a cross. Birrell sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Whigham lands a jab to Birrell's body. Birrell switches the action to the outside. Whigham finds the target with a jab. Birrell switches the action to the outside. Whigham connects with a cross. Birrell sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Whigham hits home with a sharp cross. Whigham tries to step out of his opponents range and hits home with a ramrod jab. Whigham hits the target with a spiteful jab. Whigham lands with a spiteful jab. Birrell pivots from in front of his opponent. Whigham lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Whigham is looking to keep his distance. Birrell quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Whigham lands a jab to the body followed by a cross to the head. Birrell sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Whigham lands a jab followed by two straights to his opponents head. Birrell is looking to keep his distance. Birrell sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Whigham lands a cross. At the end of Round 9, lets listen in on the corners...Birrell's trainer is telling his fighter to go out and knock out his opponent! Round 9 Statistics Whigham: Jabs Thrown: 25 Jabs Landed: 20 Power Shots Thrown: 20 Power Shots Landed: 13 Head Shots Thrown: 38 Head Shots Landed: 28 Body Shots Thrown: 7 Body Shots Landed: 5 Birrell: Jabs Thrown: 8 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 7 Power Shots Landed: 2 Head Shots Thrown: 13 Head Shots Landed: 2 Body Shots Thrown: 2 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 10: Whigham tries to step out of his opponents range and lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head. Whigham hits home with a cross. Birrell hits home with a cross. Whigham lands a jab. Whigham steps to the outside. Birrell sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Whigham lands a hard jab. Birrell sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Whigham lands a stinging cross. Whigham is on target with a firm overhand left. Whigham lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head. Whigham lands a straight 1 - 2. Whigham lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Whigham lands a double jab to his opponents head. Whigham lands a cross to the head, a left uppercut to the body and a cross to the head. Whigham lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head. Whigham tries to keep the action at long range and lands a spiteful jab. Whigham lands a straight 1 - 2. Round 10 Statistics Whigham: Jabs Thrown: 24 Jabs Landed: 15 Power Shots Thrown: 20 Power Shots Landed: 13 Head Shots Thrown: 41 Head Shots Landed: 27 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 1 Birrell: Jabs Thrown: 5 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 13 Power Shots Landed: 1 Head Shots Thrown: 16 Head Shots Landed: 1 Body Shots Thrown: 2 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 Waitakere, New Zealand.... Noel Whigham Fight Statistics Whigham: Total Punches Thrown: 437 Total Punches Landed: 287 Total Head Shots Thrown: 366 Total Head Shots Landed: 241 Total Body Shots Thrown: 71 Total Body Shots Landed: 46 Total Power Shots Thrown: 297 Total Power Shots Landed: 197 Total Jabs Thrown: 140 Total Jabs Landed: 90 Birrell: Total Punches Thrown: 188 Total Punches Landed: 20 Total Head Shots Thrown: 161 Total Head Shots Landed: 18 Total Body Shots Thrown: 27 Total Body Shots Landed: 2 Total Power Shots Thrown: 142 Total Power Shots Landed: 17 Total Jabs Thrown: 46 Total Jabs Landed: 3