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Morgan Lithgow vs Kian Hopa
Boxing Daily Report from the AI New Zealand-Auckland promoted show at Waitakere Bringhurst, Waitakere, taking place on 18/07/2021: 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 New Zealand Featherweight title. Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance and those watching live on Prime, the two fighters competing in this 12 round matchup are Morgan Lithgow (8 - 1(1)) who hails from Christchurch, New Zealand and Kian Hopa(9 - 0) from Waitakere, New Zealand. Both Lithgow and Hopa weighed in at 126 pounds. The referee tonight is Declan Haturini, and the three ringside judges are Kenzie Anderson, Chris Booth and Richie Seay. Round 1: Lithgow tries to keep the action at long range. Lithgow quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands an overhand right, jab and a cross to his opponents head. Lithgow connects with a left hook. Lithgow connects with a right hook. Lithgow throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross. Hopa is looking to close the distance and lands a left hook followed by two right hooks to his opponents head. Lithgow steps away from his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head. Lithgow steps away from his opponent and lands with a stinging jab. Lithgow finds the target with a jab. Hopa is on target with a left uppercut to Lithgow's body. Lithgow hits home with a left hook. Hopa forces Lithgow to retreat onto the ropes. Hopa drives a right hook into his opponents ribcage. Hopa lands a left uppercut to the head followed by a left hook to the body. Lithgow is on target with a right hook to Hopa's ribcage. Hopa lands a left hook followed by two right hooks to his opponents body. Lithgow pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head. Lithgow is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head. Lithgow lands a jab, overhand right and an overhand left to his opponents head. Lithgow lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Hopa lands a left hook to the body followed by a right hook to the head. Hopa tries to land a right hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook. Hopa is on target with a right hook. Lithgow tries to keep the action at long range and lands a jab. Lithgow steps away from his opponent and connects with an overhand left. At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Lithgow's trainer is advising how he could improve his defence. Hopa's trainer is telling his fighter he needs to be more active or he's going to get outworked. Round 1 Statistics Lithgow: Jabs Thrown: 17 Jabs Landed: 8 Power Shots Thrown: 31 Power Shots Landed: 15 Head Shots Thrown: 43 Head Shots Landed: 22 Body Shots Thrown: 5 Body Shots Landed: 1 Hopa: Jabs Thrown: 1 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 24 Power Shots Landed: 14 Head Shots Thrown: 15 Head Shots Landed: 7 Body Shots Thrown: 10 Body Shots Landed: 7 Round 2: Lithgow switches the action to the outside and finds the target with a spiteful jab. Hopa advances into close range. Lithgow lands a left hook to the body followed by a right hook to the head. Hopa is on target with a left hook. Lithgow throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook to Lithgow's body. Hopa manouvers his opponent onto the ropes. Lithgow attempts to land a cross, but Hopa sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut. Hopa drives a left hook into Lithgow's body. Lithgow steps to the outside and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Lithgow lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head. Hopa digs in a left hook to Lithgow's liver. Hopa tries to land a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross. Lithgow steps to the outside and connects with a cross. Lithgow lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head. Lithgow advances into close range. Hopa is on target with a left hook. Lithgow is looking to keep his distance and drives a spiteful jab into his opponents face. Hopa is looking to close the distance. Lithgow hits home with a left hook. Lithgow is looking to keep his distance and attempts to land a jab, but Hopa dodges the shot and counters with a right uppercut to Lithgow's body. Lithgow lands a left hook. Hopa advances into close range and is on target with a right hook to Lithgow's body. Hopa walks Lithgow onto the ropes. Hopa connects with a right uppercut. Hopa lands a left hook. Hopa lands with a stiff jab. Hopa forces Lithgow to back into the ropes. Hopa digs in a right hook to Lithgow's body. Hopa advances into close range. Lithgow pivots from in front of his opponent and hits home with a left hook. Lithgow steps to the outside and lands a cross. At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Lithgow's trainer is passing on some tactical advice. Round 2 Statistics Lithgow: Jabs Thrown: 10 Jabs Landed: 4 Power Shots Thrown: 37 Power Shots Landed: 12 Head Shots Thrown: 38 Head Shots Landed: 15 Body Shots Thrown: 9 Body Shots Landed: 1 Hopa: Jabs Thrown: 5 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 30 Power Shots Landed: 11 Head Shots Thrown: 23 Head Shots Landed: 6 Body Shots Thrown: 12 Body Shots Landed: 6 Round 3: Hopa sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Lithgow finds the target with a jab. Hopa closes the distance. As Lithgow tries to work on the inside, the fighters heads come together! The ref acknowledges the accidental headclash but allows the action to continue. That accidental headbutt has resulted in some damage to Hopa. That has caused slight swelling around the left eye. Hopa lands a stinging jab. Hopa gets on the inside and throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross. Hopa lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs. Lithgow switches the action to the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head. Hopa lands a right uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents body. Hopa lands a left hook. Lithgow is on target with a hard jab. Hopa is looking to close the distance. Lithgow attempts to land a left uppercut, but Hopa blocks the shot and counters with a left hook. Hopa drives a right uppercut into Lithgow's ribs. Hopa tries to land a left hook, but Lithgow sidesteps and counters with a cross. Hopa lands a right uppercut to the head followed by a right hook to the body. Hopa closes the distance and is on target with a left hook. Hopa drives a left uppercut into Lithgow's body. Round 3 Statistics Lithgow: Jabs Thrown: 11 Jabs Landed: 4 Power Shots Thrown: 18 Power Shots Landed: 2 Head Shots Thrown: 24 Head Shots Landed: 6 Body Shots Thrown: 5 Body Shots Landed: 0 Hopa: Jabs Thrown: 3 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 27 Power Shots Landed: 11 Head Shots Thrown: 15 Head Shots Landed: 5 Body Shots Thrown: 15 Body Shots Landed: 7 Round 4: Lithgow is looking to keep his distance and lands a jab. Lithgow steps away from his opponent and lands an overhand left, cross and a jab to his opponents head. Lithgow is on target with a cross. Lithgow steps to the outside and tries to land a cross, but Hopa sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut. Hopa steps inside. Hopa pivots from in front of his opponent and is on target with a left hook. Hopa goes for the bodyshot, but lands south of the border! The ref ignores Lithgow's complaints and signals for the action to continue. Lithgow steps to the outside and lands a cross. Hopa gets on the inside and lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head. Lithgow tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a hard jab. Lithgow walks his opponent into a corner. Lithgow sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head. Lithgow lands with a ramrod jab. Lithgow advances into close range and is on target with a left hook. Lithgow throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Lithgow drives a right uppercut into his opponents ribcage. Hopa quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs. Lithgow is on target with a right hook to his opponents ribcage. Hopa manouvers Lithgow into a neutral corner. Hopa digs in a left hook to his opponents body. Hopa is on target with a left uppercut. Hopa advances into close range and digs in a right hook to his opponents ribs. Hopa digs in a left hook to his opponents ribs. Lithgow steps away from his opponent and lands an overhand right followed by a overhand left to his opponents head. Hopa is looking to close the distance and lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs. Round 4 Statistics Lithgow: Jabs Thrown: 11 Jabs Landed: 4 Power Shots Thrown: 28 Power Shots Landed: 11 Head Shots Thrown: 36 Head Shots Landed: 13 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 2 Hopa: Jabs Thrown: 0 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 23 Power Shots Landed: 13 Head Shots Thrown: 11 Head Shots Landed: 6 Body Shots Thrown: 12 Body Shots Landed: 7 Round 5: Lithgow is on target with a right hook. Lithgow is looking to keep his distance and lands a hard jab. Hopa gets on the inside and drives a left hook into his opponents liver. Lithgow is looking to keep his distance and drives a hard jab into his opponents face. Lithgow attempts to land an overhand left, but Hopa slips the shot and counters with a cross. Hopa steps inside. Lithgow drives a left hook into his opponents body. Hopa steps inside and lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head. Lithgow is on target with a right hook. Lithgow tries to step out of his opponents range and hits home with an overhand right. Lithgow is on target with a left hook. Lithgow tries to step out of his opponents range and is on target with a cross. Lithgow attempts to land a cross, but Hopa dodges the shot and counters with a left hook to his opponents body. Lithgow closes the distance. Hopa sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Lithgow hits home with a right hook. Lithgow attempts to land a left hook, but Hopa slips the shot and counters with a left hook. Lithgow tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head. Lithgow switches the action to the outside and is on target with a cross. Hopa sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Lithgow is on target with an overhand left. Hopa throws a left hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross. Hopa manouvers Lithgow onto the ropes. Lithgow is on target with a hard jab. Round 5 Statistics Lithgow: Jabs Thrown: 8 Jabs Landed: 3 Power Shots Thrown: 39 Power Shots Landed: 12 Head Shots Thrown: 39 Head Shots Landed: 14 Body Shots Thrown: 8 Body Shots Landed: 1 Hopa: Jabs Thrown: 1 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 13 Power Shots Landed: 6 Head Shots Thrown: 8 Head Shots Landed: 3 Body Shots Thrown: 6 Body Shots Landed: 3 Round 6: Hopa advances into close range and is on target with a right hook to Lithgow's body. Lithgow switches the action to the outside and lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head. Lithgow is looking to keep his distance and lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head. Hopa is on target with a left hook to his opponents ribs. Lithgow steps away from his opponent and hits the target with a ramrod jab. Lithgow is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head. Hopa is looking to close the distance and lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs. Hopa quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Lithgow lands a jab. Hopa gets on the inside and walks Lithgow into a corner. Hopa connects with a left hook. Hopa lands a left hook. Lithgow gets on the inside. Hopa is on target with a right uppercut to his opponents ribs. Lithgow switches the action to the outside and snaps his opponents head back with a hard jab. Lithgow is looking to keep his distance. Hopa sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a cross. Lithgow steps to the outside and lands a cross to the head, a cross to the body and a jab to the head. Lithgow hits home with a hard jab. Round 6 Statistics Lithgow: Jabs Thrown: 19 Jabs Landed: 10 Power Shots Thrown: 21 Power Shots Landed: 4 Head Shots Thrown: 33 Head Shots Landed: 13 Body Shots Thrown: 7 Body Shots Landed: 1 Hopa: Jabs Thrown: 2 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 22 Power Shots Landed: 8 Head Shots Thrown: 17 Head Shots Landed: 4 Body Shots Thrown: 7 Body Shots Landed: 5 Round 7: Hopa connects with a right hook. Lithgow tries to keep the action at long range and throws an overhand right, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut to Lithgow's liver. Lithgow is on target with a left hook. Lithgow steps away from his opponent and is on target with an overhand left. Lithgow closes the distance. Hopa connects with a left hook. Lithgow is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands with a spiteful jab. Lithgow gets on the inside. Hopa lands a left hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body. Lithgow switches the action to the outside and tries to land a cross, but Hopa sidesteps and counters with a left hook. Hopa steps inside and digs in a right hook to Lithgow's body. Hopa steps inside and lands a left hook. Lithgow is looking to keep the action on the outside and finds the target with a jab. Lithgow is looking to keep his distance and lands a straight 1 - 2. Hopa pivots to the side of his opponent and digs in a left hook to Lithgow's ribs. Lithgow switches the action to the outside and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Hopa lands a left hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body. Round 7 Statistics Lithgow: Jabs Thrown: 9 Jabs Landed: 4 Power Shots Thrown: 19 Power Shots Landed: 4 Head Shots Thrown: 27 Head Shots Landed: 8 Body Shots Thrown: 1 Body Shots Landed: 0 Hopa: Jabs Thrown: 0 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 25 Power Shots Landed: 11 Head Shots Thrown: 12 Head Shots Landed: 4 Body Shots Thrown: 13 Body Shots Landed: 7 Round 8: Lithgow is on target with a left hook. Hopa lands a left hook to the head, a left hook to the body and a right hook to the head. Lithgow steps away from his opponent and lands a cross. Hopa digs in a right hook to his opponents body. Lithgow tries to keep the action at long range and is on target with a jab. Lithgow steps to the outside and lands with a ramrod jab. Hopa closes the distance and lands a right hook. Lithgow steps away from his opponent and hits home with a cross. Hopa lands a right hook. Lithgow is looking to keep his distance and lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head. Hopa manages to force Lithgow into the corner. Lithgow lands a right hook. Hopa lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs. Round 8 Statistics Lithgow: Jabs Thrown: 6 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 18 Power Shots Landed: 6 Head Shots Thrown: 20 Head Shots Landed: 8 Body Shots Thrown: 4 Body Shots Landed: 0 Hopa: Jabs Thrown: 1 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 18 Power Shots Landed: 8 Head Shots Thrown: 13 Head Shots Landed: 4 Body Shots Thrown: 6 Body Shots Landed: 4 Round 9: Lithgow is looking to keep his distance and lands a jab. Lithgow lands two consecutive overhand lefts to his opponents head. Hopa is on target with a left uppercut. Lithgow switches the action to the outside. Hopa stalks forward with a low guard, trying to draw a lead from his opponent. Lithgow hits home with a hard jab. Hopa connects with a right hook. Lithgow finds the target with a hard jab. Lithgow steps to the outside and is on target with an overhand left. Hopa advances into close range. Hopa quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and is on target with a right hook to Lithgow's body. Hopa connects with a left hook. Hopa advances into close range and lands a right uppercut to the body followed by a left hook to the head. Lithgow is on target with a left hook. Lithgow steps away from his opponent and attempts to land an overhand right, but Hopa sidesteps and counters with a cross. Lithgow is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands with a spiteful jab. Round 9 Statistics Lithgow: Jabs Thrown: 10 Jabs Landed: 4 Power Shots Thrown: 22 Power Shots Landed: 4 Head Shots Thrown: 26 Head Shots Landed: 8 Body Shots Thrown: 6 Body Shots Landed: 0 Hopa: Jabs Thrown: 1 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 29 Power Shots Landed: 7 Head Shots Thrown: 15 Head Shots Landed: 5 Body Shots Thrown: 15 Body Shots Landed: 2 Round 10: Hopa throws an uppercut to the body, but lands well below the belt! The ref stops the action and gives Lithgow time to recover. Lithgow steps to the outside and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. He continues the combination and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Hopa connects with a left hook. Hopa lands a left hook. Hopa gets on the inside and lands a right uppercut to the head followed by a right hook to the body. Lithgow lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Hopa is on target with a cross. Hopa steps inside and hits home with a right hook. Lithgow lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head. Lithgow steps away from his opponent and hits home with a spiteful jab. Hopa gets on the inside and lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head. Lithgow tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a hard jab. Hopa is looking to close the distance and connects with a left hook. Hopa attempts to land a left hook, but Lithgow sidesteps and counters with a right hook. Hopa walks his opponent down, trapping him in the blue corner. Hopa lands a left hook. Hopa lands a left uppercut to the head followed by a right uppercut to the body. Hopa attempts to land an uppercut to the solar plexus, but he strays low! The ref ignores Lithgow's complaints and signals for the action to continue. Lithgow tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross. Lithgow steps inside. Hopa lands a right hook to the head followed by two left hook's to the body. Lithgow hits home with a cross. Hopa lands a jab to the head followed by a left hook to the body. Round 10 Statistics Lithgow: Jabs Thrown: 10 Jabs Landed: 5 Power Shots Thrown: 18 Power Shots Landed: 7 Head Shots Thrown: 26 Head Shots Landed: 12 Body Shots Thrown: 2 Body Shots Landed: 0 Hopa: Jabs Thrown: 6 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 32 Power Shots Landed: 17 Head Shots Thrown: 22 Head Shots Landed: 13 Body Shots Thrown: 16 Body Shots Landed: 6 Round 11: Hopa is on target with a left hook. Hopa is looking to close the distance and lands a left hook. Lithgow lands three consecutive left hooks to his opponents head. Lithgow switches the action to the outside and finds the target with a jab. Lithgow connects with a cross. Lithgow steps away from his opponent and lands a cross. Lithgow steps to the outside. Lithgow quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands with a stinging jab. Lithgow is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands with a solid jab. Hopa lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head. Hopa steps inside and hits home with a left uppercut. Lithgow switches the action to the outside and lands a stinging jab. Lithgow tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross. Lithgow tries to step out of his opponents range and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Lithgow lands a straight 1 - 2. Round 11 Statistics Lithgow: Jabs Thrown: 12 Jabs Landed: 5 Power Shots Thrown: 18 Power Shots Landed: 8 Head Shots Thrown: 29 Head Shots Landed: 13 Body Shots Thrown: 1 Body Shots Landed: 0 Hopa: Jabs Thrown: 2 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 18 Power Shots Landed: 6 Head Shots Thrown: 11 Head Shots Landed: 6 Body Shots Thrown: 9 Body Shots Landed: 1 Round 12: Lithgow is looking to close the distance and connects with a left uppercut. Lithgow lands a left hook. Hopa cuts off the ring, trapping Lithgow on the ropes. Lithgow throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross. Hopa drives a left hook into Lithgow's ribs. Hopa gets on the inside. Lithgow is on target with a right hook. Hopa lands a right hook to the body followed by a right uppercut to the head. Lithgow is looking to keep his distance and connects with an overhand left. Hopa digs in a left uppercut to his opponents body. Lithgow is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a spiteful jab. Round 12 Statistics Lithgow: Jabs Thrown: 4 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 24 Power Shots Landed: 4 Head Shots Thrown: 20 Head Shots Landed: 5 Body Shots Thrown: 8 Body Shots Landed: 0 Hopa: Jabs Thrown: 2 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 11 Power Shots Landed: 5 Head Shots Thrown: 8 Head Shots Landed: 3 Body Shots Thrown: 5 Body Shots Landed: 3 Round 1 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 2 Scores: 10 - 10 9 - 10 10 - 9 Round 3 Scores: 9 - 10 9 - 10 9 - 10 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: 9 - 10 9 - 10 9 - 10 Round 8 Scores: 9 - 10 9 - 10 9 - 10 Round 9 Scores: 10 - 9 9 - 10 10 - 9 Round 10 Scores: 9 - 10 9 - 10 9 - 10 Round 11 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 12 Scores: 9 - 10 9 - 10 9 - 10 Final Scorecards: 114 - 115 112 - 116 114 - 114 The winner, by Majority Decision, from Waitakere, New Zealand.... Kian Hopa Fight Statistics Lithgow: Total Punches Thrown: 420 Total Punches Landed: 143 Total Head Shots Thrown: 361 Total Head Shots Landed: 137 Total Body Shots Thrown: 59 Total Body Shots Landed: 6 Total Power Shots Thrown: 293 Total Power Shots Landed: 89 Total Jabs Thrown: 127 Total Jabs Landed: 54 Hopa: Total Punches Thrown: 296 Total Punches Landed: 124 Total Head Shots Thrown: 170 Total Head Shots Landed: 66 Total Body Shots Thrown: 126 Total Body Shots Landed: 58 Total Power Shots Thrown: 272 Total Power Shots Landed: 117 Total Jabs Thrown: 24 Total Jabs Landed: 7