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25/05/2035
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Michael Hughes vs Joshua Murphy

Boxing Daily Report from the Showtime Promotions promoted show at Webster Hall, New York City,  taking place on 25/03/2035:

There are plenty of empty seats out here tonight, with the show nowhere near close to selling out.  
Next up we have one of the supporting contests of this show.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Michael Hughes (17(6) - 0) who hails from Detroit, USA and Joshua Murphy(36 - 4) from Minneapolis, USA.  Hughes weighed in at 118 pounds, while Murphy weighed in at 117 pounds and 9 ounces.  
The referee tonight is Mike Rodden, and the three ringside judges are John Peavey, Paul Evans and Gianni Cossutta.  

Round 1: 

Hughes gets on the inside.  Hughes pivots to the right of his opponent and is on target with a left hook to Murphy's body.  
Hughes digs in a firm left hook to Murphy's liver.  
Murphy sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Murphy lands a sharp jab.  
Hughes gets on the inside.  Hughes sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Murphy tries to land a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Murphy lands with a stiff jab.  
Hughes lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Hughes advances into close range and is on target with a solid left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Hughes connects with a right uppercut.  
Hughes manages to force Murphy into the corner.  Hughes throws a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Hughes lands a cross followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Murphy quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and hits home with a left uppercut.  
Hughes steps inside and lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Murphy connects with a cross.  
Hughes closes the distance and is on target with a solid right hook to his opponents body.  
Murphy pivots to the left of his opponent.  Murphy throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Hughes is looking to close the distance and drives a right hook into Murphy's body.  
Murphy is looking to keep his distance.  Hughes connects with a cross.  
Hughes hits home with a cross.  
Hughes lands with a sharp jab.  
Hughes steps inside and connects with a firm right uppercut.  
Hughes steps inside and lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  Hughes throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Murphy sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Hughes drives a stinging left hook into his opponents body.  
Murphy tries to keep the action at long range.  Hughes lands a cross to the body, and then to the head.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Murphy's trainer is advising how he could improve the accuracy of his work.  Murphy's trainer is telling his fighter to tighten his defence.  

Round 1 Statistics
Hughes: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 43                            
Power Shots Landed: 24                            
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 30                            
Body Shots Landed: 17                            

Murphy: 
Jabs Thrown: 14                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 35                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 2: 

Hughes drives a sharp left hook into his opponents liver.  
Murphy switches the action to the outside.  Hughes lands a cross.  
Hughes steps inside and is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Hughes drives a stinging right hook into his opponents body.  
Hughes lands a right hook, left hook and a right hook to his opponents body.  
Murphy lands a solid jab.  Murphy attempts to land a right uppercut, but Hughes sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Murphy is on target with a cross.  
Hughes gets on the inside and drives a left hook into his opponents ribs.  
Murphy is looking to keep his distance.  Hughes attempts to land a cross, but Murphy sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Hughes hits home with a hard jab.  
Hughes digs in a firm left hook to Murphy's body.  
Hughes closes the distance.  Murphy pivots to the right of his opponent.  Hughes is on target with a right hook to his opponents body.  
Murphy sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a left hook.  
Hughes is on target with a solid left hook to his opponents ribs.  
Hughes steps inside.  Murphy is on target with a left hook to Hughes's ribs.  
Hughes closes the distance and is on target with a sharp left hook to Murphy's body.  
Hughes advances into close range and digs in a left uppercut to Murphy's body.  
Hughes sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Murphy lands a jab.  
Hughes walks his opponent down, trapping him in a neutral corner.  Murphy is on target with a left hook to Hughes's ribs.  
Hughes quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Murphy lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Hughes tries to land a left hook, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a cross.  
Murphy tries to step out of his opponents range.  Hughes connects with a stinging cross.  


Round 2 Statistics
Hughes: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 36                            
Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 21                            
Body Shots Landed: 12                            

Murphy: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Round 3: 

Hughes closes the distance.  Murphy drives a right hook into his opponents ribs.  
Hughes is on target with a sharp right hook to his opponents body.  
Hughes is on target with a stinging left hook to Murphy's liver.  Hughes attempts to land a right uppercut, but Murphy sidesteps and counters with a right hook to his opponents ribs.  
Hughes is looking to close the distance and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Murphy hits home with a right uppercut.  
Hughes lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Murphy digs in a right uppercut to Hughes's ribcage.  
Murphy tries to land a jab, but Hughes sidesteps and counters with a firm cross.  
Murphy lands a right uppercut followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Hughes is looking to close the distance and is on target with a right hook to Murphy's ribcage.  
Hughes lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Hughes is looking to close the distance and lands a right hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
Hughes steps inside and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Hughes is on target with a stinging jab.  


Round 3 Statistics
Hughes: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 19                            
Body Shots Landed: 9                             

Murphy: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 4: 

Hughes connects with a solid left hook.  
Hughes is on target with a solid right hook.  
Murphy hits home with a cross.  
Hughes walks Murphy onto the ropes.  Murphy hits home with a left uppercut.  
Murphy is on target with a left hook.  
Hughes attempts to land a right uppercut, but Murphy parries the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Murphy connects with a left hook.  
Hughes lands a left hook to the body followed by a left uppercut to the head.  
Hughes drives a right hook into his opponents ribs.  
Hughes forces Murphy to back into the ropes.  Murphy attempts to land an uppercut to the solar plexus, but he strays low!  The ref ignores Hughes's complaints and signals for the action to continue.  
Hughes lands a right hook to the body, a left hook to the head and a left hook to the body.  Murphy wants to work on the inside, but accidentally clashes heads with his opponent!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Hughes dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Hughes hits the target with a hard jab.  
Hughes closes the distance and lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Hughes steps inside.  Murphy pivots from in front of his opponent.  Hughes is on target with a firm right hook to his opponents ribcage.  
Hughes pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Hughes lands a right hook to the head, a right uppercut to the body and a right hook to the body.  
Hughes tries to land a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Murphy is looking to keep his distance.  Hughes lands a jab, overhand right and a cross to his opponents head.  
Hughes is looking to close the distance and lands a right uppercut to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Murphy attempts to land a left hook, but Hughes dodges the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Murphy is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Hughes hits home with a cross.  
Hughes advances into close range and lands a left uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Hughes digs in a sharp right hook to his opponents body.  Hughes tries to land a right uppercut, but Murphy blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
At the end of Round 4, lets listen in on the corners...Murphy's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 4 Statistics
Hughes: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 54                            
Power Shots Landed: 25                            
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 33                            
Body Shots Landed: 14                            

Murphy: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 30                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 5: 

Murphy pivots to the side of his opponent.  Murphy throws a right hook, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a cross.  
Murphy sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Hughes is on target with a left hook.  
Hughes is looking to close the distance.  Hughes quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and drives a right hook into Murphy's body.  
Murphy pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a left hook.  
Hughes lands a left hook to the body followed by a jab to the head.  
Hughes connects with a left uppercut.  
Hughes closes the distance.  Murphy sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Hughes lands a right uppercut to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Murphy sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Hughes is on target with a right uppercut to his opponents ribcage.  
Hughes closes the distance and digs in a right hook to his opponents body.  
Hughes digs in a right uppercut to Murphy's ribcage.  
Murphy lands a jab.  
Hughes advances into close range and digs in a left hook to Murphy's body.  
Murphy hits the target with a sharp jab.  
Murphy tries to land a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a solid left uppercut.  
Hughes lands a hard jab.  
Hughes connects with a cross.  
Hughes advances into close range and lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Murphy is looking to keep his distance.  Hughes attempts to land a jab, but Murphy sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Hughes advances into close range and throws a left hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook to his opponents ribs.  
Murphy is on target with a right uppercut.  
Hughes is looking to close the distance and hits home with a left hook.  
Murphy lands a cross to the body followed by a jab to the head.  
Murphy is on target with a jab.  


Round 5 Statistics
Hughes: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 38                            
Power Shots Landed: 16                            
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 22                            
Body Shots Landed: 9                             

Murphy: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 6: 

Hughes is on target with a firm right hook to Murphy's body.  
Murphy is looking to keep the action on the outside and attempts to land a cross, but Hughes slips the shot and counters with a firm left hook.  
Murphy switches the action to the outside.  Hughes lands with a stiff jab.  
Hughes tries to land a cross, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Murphy is looking to keep his distance.  Hughes lands a sharp cross.  Hughes throws an overhand right, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Hughes is looking to close the distance and drives a solid left uppercut into his opponents body.  
Murphy connects with a right uppercut.  
Murphy is looking to keep his distance.  Hughes lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Hughes lands with a hard jab.  
Hughes is on target with a firm left hook to his opponents body.  
Hughes lands a firm cross.  
Hughes walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Hughes hits home with a stinging right hook.  
Murphy quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Murphy throws a short cross to the body, but lands low!  The ref ignores Hughes's complaints and signals for the action to continue.  
Hughes lands a left uppercut.  
Hughes is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  Hughes throws a right hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Hughes steps inside and attempts to land a left hook, but Murphy sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  


Round 6 Statistics
Hughes: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 36                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 20                            
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Murphy: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 35                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 36                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 7: 

Hughes closes the distance.  Hughes quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Hughes digs in a left hook to Murphy's body.  
Hughes closes the distance.  Murphy pivots to the right of his opponent.  Hughes lands a right uppercut to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Murphy steps away from his opponent.  Hughes sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Hughes closes the distance and lands a solid left hook.  
Hughes lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Hughes lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Murphy walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Hughes lands a jab to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Hughes walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Hughes drives a solid right hook into his opponents body.  
Hughes sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Murphy hits home with a right hook.  
Hughes manouvers Murphy into a corner.  Hughes sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Murphy connects with a left hook.  
Hughes tries to land a jab, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Hughes gets on the inside and is on target with a sharp right hook to his opponents body.  
Hughes lands a left hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Hughes lands a left hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Hughes walks Murphy into a neutral corner.  Hughes feints a right hook, and then drives a left uppercut into his opponents liver.  
Hughes lands a left hook to the head, a left uppercut to the body and a right uppercut to the body.  


Round 7 Statistics
Hughes: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 19                            
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 22                            
Body Shots Landed: 13                            

Murphy: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 8: 

Murphy finds the target with a jab.  
Hughes advances into close range.  Murphy digs in a right uppercut to his opponents ribcage.  Murphy attempts to land a left hook, but Hughes blocks the shot and counters with a solid right uppercut.  
Murphy tries to step out of his opponents range.  Hughes hits home with a cross.  
Hughes lands a right uppercut followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Murphy lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Hughes forces Murphy to back into a corner.  Hughes connects with a sharp left uppercut.  
Murphy hits home with a left uppercut.  
Hughes lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body, AND MURPHY IS DOWN!  He is back up on his feet at 8.  
Hughes sees his opponent is hurt.  He's looking for the finish!  Hughes is on target with a weighty left hook to Murphy's ribs.  MURPHY IS DOWN!  He is on his feet as the count reaches 5.  It looks like Murphy has now recovered from that earlier bodyshot.  
Murphy digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  
Hughes is on target with a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Hughes connects with a firm left uppercut.  
Hughes steps inside.  Murphy hits home with a left hook.  
Hughes lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Hughes lands a left hook followed by  two right hooks to his opponents body.  
Hughes gets on the inside.  Murphy drives a right hook into his opponents body.  
Murphy lands a straight 1 - 2.  


Round 8 Statistics
Hughes: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 19                            
Body Shots Landed: 9                             

Murphy: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 29                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Round 9: 

Hughes digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  
Hughes closes the distance and manages to force Murphy onto the ropes.  Murphy connects with a right hook.  
Hughes drives a left hook into Murphy's body.  
Hughes pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a left hook to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Murphy drops his hands, and waves his opponent in.  Hughes is on target with a left hook.  
Hughes attempts to land a jab, but Murphy blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Hughes is on target with a powerful left hook to Murphy's body.  DOWN GOES MURPHY!  He manages to get up at 6.  
Hughes advances into close range.  Murphy quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Hughes hits home with a left hook.  
Hughes hits home with a left hook.  
Hughes finds the target with a jab.  
Murphy pivots to the side of his opponent and is on target with a jab.  
Murphy attempts to land a jab, but Hughes sidesteps and counters with a sharp right hook.  
Hughes digs in a right hook to Murphy's ribs.  
Hughes lands a right uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Hughes is on target with a right hook to his opponents ribcage.  
Hughes is looking to close the distance and digs in a sharp left hook to his opponents liver.  


Round 9 Statistics
Hughes: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 35                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 26                            
Body Shots Landed: 9                             

Murphy: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 10: 

Hughes closes the distance and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Hughes gets on the inside and digs in a stinging right hook to Murphy's body.  
Hughes advances into close range.  Murphy digs in a right uppercut to Hughes's body.  
Murphy drives a left uppercut into Hughes's body.  
Hughes quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Murphy lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Hughes closes the distance and is on target with a firm left hook to Murphy's body.  
Murphy connects with a left hook.  
Hughes hits home with a firm right hook.  
Murphy steps to the outside and is on target with an overhand right.  
Murphy lands three consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Hughes is on target with a firm left hook to Murphy's ribs.  
Murphy lands a jab.  
Hughes sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Murphy is on target with a jab.  
Murphy finds the target with a jab.  
Hughes closes the distance and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Murphy digs in a left hook to his opponents ribs.  
Murphy attempts to land a cross, but Hughes blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Hughes is on target with a jab.  
Murphy lands a double jab to his opponents head.  


Round 10 Statistics
Hughes: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 13                            
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Murphy: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

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 - 7  10 - 7  10 - 7
Round 9 Scores: 10 - 8  10 - 8  10 - 8
Round 10 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10


Final Scorecards: 99 - 88  99 - 88  99 - 88

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Detroit, USA.... Michael Hughes

Fight Statistics
Hughes: 
Total Punches Thrown: 416                           
Total Punches Landed: 180                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 191                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 79                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 225                           
Total Body Shots Landed: 101                           
Total Power Shots Thrown: 356                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 160                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 60                            
Total Jabs Landed: 20                            

Murphy: 
Total Punches Thrown: 331                           
Total Punches Landed: 99                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 268                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 82                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 63                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 17                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 257                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 74                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 74                            
Total Jabs Landed: 25