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22/01/2036
EOD Running: Rankings
Sajid Popal vs David Hickey

Boxing Daily Report from the RJM Boxing promoted show at York Hall, London,  taking place on 14/01/2036:

There are a few empty seats out here tonight, but this is a respectable turnout for the show.  
Next up is the main event of the show.  This is a mandatory fight for the British-Southern England Featherweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance and those watching live on Eurosport UK, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Sajid Popal (16(3) - 0) who hails from London, UK and David Hickey(7 - 8(1) - 6) from Bournemouth, UK.  Popal weighed in at 126 pounds, while Hickey weighed in at 125 pounds and 12 ounces.  
The referee tonight is Ahmed Zakaria, and the three ringside judges are Vincent Floyd, Daniel Ivers and Owen Evans.  

Round 1: 

Popal steps inside and hits home with a sharp right hook.  
Popal advances into close range and is on target with a sharp right hook.  
Hickey attempts to land a left hook, but Popal sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Popal lands a left hook to the head, a right hook to the head and a right uppercut to the body.  
Popal is looking to close the distance and lands a right hook, left hook and a right hook to his opponents head.  
Popal hits home with a left uppercut.  
Popal lands a cross.  
Popal is on target with a left uppercut.  
Popal sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Popal is looking to keep the action on the outside and is on target with a jab to Hickey's body.  
Popal steps inside and lands a left uppercut.  
Popal drops his guard, and stalks his opponent...he wants his opponent to throw a shot.  Hickey is on target with a right hook.  
Hickey is looking to close the distance and walks Popal down, trapping him on the ropes.  Popal lands a right uppercut.  
Popal connects with a cross.  
Popal hits home with a sharp left hook.  Popal attempts to land a left hook, but Hickey blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut to Popal's liver.  
Popal is on target with a left uppercut.  
Popal lands a right hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Hickey's trainer is telling his fighter to increase his workrate.  Hickey's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 1 Statistics
Popal: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 37                            
Power Shots Landed: 21                            
Head Shots Thrown: 36                            
Head Shots Landed: 20                            
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Hickey: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 2: 

Popal lands a jab followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Popal lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Popal advances into close range and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Popal lands a stinging right uppercut.  
Popal lands a solid right uppercut.  
Popal connects with a sharp left hook.  
Popal lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  He then lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Popal is looking to close the distance and lands a left hook to the body followed by a left uppercut to the head.  
Hickey steps inside.  Popal lands two left uppercuts followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Popal lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Popal is on target with a right hook.  
Popal lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Popal lands a right uppercut to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Popal is looking to keep the action on the outside and snaps his opponents head back with a solid jab.  
Popal gets on the inside and lands a right hook to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Popal is on target with a firm right hook to his opponents ribcage.  
Popal sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Hickey connects with a left hook.  
Popal closes the distance and digs in a sharp left hook to Hickey's body.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Hickey's trainer is suggesting ways of getting through to his opponent.  

Round 2 Statistics
Popal: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 36                            
Power Shots Landed: 28                            
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 21                            
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 9                             

Hickey: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 3: 

Popal lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Popal lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Popal lands a jab to Hickey's body.  
Popal lands two left hooks to the body, and one to the head.  
Popal pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Popal is on target with a left uppercut.  
Popal lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Popal is on target with a sharp right hook.  
Hickey steps inside.  Popal lands a left hook to the head, a right hook to the head and a right hook to the body.  
Popal is looking to close the distance and lands a right uppercut to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Popal lands two jabs followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Popal advances into close range and drives a stinging right hook into Hickey's body.  


Round 3 Statistics
Popal: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 29                            
Power Shots Landed: 20                            
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 13                            
Body Shots Landed: 9                             

Hickey: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 10                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 4: 

Popal gets on the inside and is on target with a sharp left uppercut.  
Popal lands a left hook followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Popal lands a left hook to the body followed by two right hook's to the head.  
Popal sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Hickey throws a left hook, but Popal holds on to his opponent.  Popal tries to make the space to throw a hook, but hits Hickey's kidney. 
Popal is on target with a jab.  
Hickey closes the distance.  Popal lands a right uppercut to the head, a right hook to the head and a left hook to the body.  
Popal quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Hickey manouvers Popal onto the ropes.  Popal lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Popal advances into close range and lands a sharp right uppercut.  
Popal steps inside and throws a right hook, but his opponent avoids the shot.  Popal clinches his opponent.  Popal leans on his opponent using all his weight. The ref separates the two fighters.  
Popal lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Popal snaps his opponents head back with a solid jab.  
Popal lands a stiff jab.  
Popal steps inside and connects with a left uppercut.  


Round 4 Statistics
Popal: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 32                            
Power Shots Landed: 17                            
Head Shots Thrown: 32                            
Head Shots Landed: 17                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Hickey: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 5: 

Popal digs in a right hook to his opponents body.  Popal throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Popal steps inside and lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Popal lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Popal digs in a left hook to his opponents liver.  
Popal is looking to close the distance and is on target with a sharp right uppercut.  
Popal is on target with a sharp right hook.  
Popal gets on the inside and lands a left hook.  
Popal is looking to close the distance.  Popal pivots to the side of his opponent and is on target with a stinging left hook to Hickey's ribs.  
Popal lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Popal tries to step out of his opponents range.  Popal feints a right hook, and then is on target with a solid jab.  
Popal advances into close range and walks his opponent down, trapping him in the red corner.  Popal pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Popal sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a stinging left hook.  
Popal sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Hickey throws a left hook, but Popal holds on to his opponent.  As they grapple, Popal pushes his forearm into Hickey's face.  The ref breaks the clinch and signals for the action to continue.  
Popal pivots to the left of his opponent.  Popal is on target with a solid right hook.  Popal attempts to land a left uppercut, but Hickey blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Popal lands a jab.  
Hickey gets on the inside.  Popal quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and is on target with a left hook.  
Popal is on target with a left hook.  
Popal is on target with a jab.  
Popal lands a left hook to the head, a right hook to the head and a right hook to the body.  
Popal drives a firm left uppercut into his opponents body.  
Popal switches the action to the outside and lands a hard jab.  
Popal lands a right hook.  
Popal tries to keep the action at long range.  Popal feints a cross, and then lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  He follows up the attack and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
At the end of Round 5, lets listen in on the corners...Hickey's trainer is telling his fighter to tighten his defence.  

Round 5 Statistics
Popal: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 40                            
Power Shots Landed: 25                            
Head Shots Thrown: 39                            
Head Shots Landed: 24                            
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 7                             

Hickey: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 6: 

Popal closes the distance.  Popal sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a right hook followed by  two left hooks to his opponents body.  
Popal gets on the inside and hits home with a stinging right hook.  
Popal sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a left hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Popal pivots to the side of his opponent.  Popal lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  Popal throws a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Popal hits home with a solid right uppercut.  
Popal connects with a solid cross.  
Hickey connects with a cross.  
Popal lands a right hook.  
Popal lands a right hook, right uppercut and a right hook to his opponents head.  
Popal advances into close range and digs in a left hook to Hickey's body.  Popal holds on to his opponent.  Popal hits his opponent with a kidney shot within the clinch. The ref separates the two fighters.  
Popal sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Popal closes the distance and lands a left uppercut to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  He then lands a right uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Popal pivots to the right of his opponent.  Hickey attempts to land a left hook, but Popal blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Popal lands a stinging right hook.  
Popal lands two consecutive left uppercuts to his opponents head.  


Round 6 Statistics
Popal: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 34                            
Power Shots Landed: 23                            
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 20                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Hickey: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 7: 

Popal lands a firm right hook.  
Popal gets on the inside.  Popal pivots to the left of his opponent.  Hickey connects with a left hook.  
Popal closes the distance.  Hickey quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Popal lands a right hook, right uppercut and a left hook to his opponents head.  
Popal sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Popal throws a left uppercut, but is unable to get through his opponents guard.  Popal clinches his opponent.  Popal is using his forearm in the clinch.  The referee separates the two fighters and warns Popal.  
Popal steps to the outside and lands an overhand left followed by  two jabs to his opponents head.  
Popal quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a jab followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Popal steps to the outside.  Popal feints a cross, and then lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Popal walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Popal pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Popal hits home with a stinging cross.  
Hickey is on target with a left hook.  
Hickey closes the distance.  Popal drives a right uppercut into his opponents ribcage.  
Popal advances into close range.  Popal sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Popal sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Popal forces Hickey to retreat into the corner.  Popal lands three consecutive left uppercuts to his opponents head.  
Popal steps to the outside and lands a cross, overhand right and a jab to his opponents head.  
Popal closes the distance.  Popal quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and connects with a right hook.  
Popal drops his guard, and stalks his opponent...he wants his opponent to throw a shot.  Hickey connects with a cross.  


Round 7 Statistics
Popal: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 37                            
Power Shots Landed: 20                            
Head Shots Thrown: 39                            
Head Shots Landed: 24                            
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Hickey: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 13                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 8: 

Popal advances into close range.  Popal pivots to the left of his opponent and is on target with a solid right hook to Hickey's ribs.  
Hickey gets on the inside.  Popal pivots to the side of his opponent and hits home with a solid right uppercut.  
Popal pivots from in front of his opponent and hits home with a firm left uppercut.  
Popal drives a solid right hook into his opponents ribs.  
Popal lands a stinging right uppercut.  
Popal feints a left, and then is on target with a sharp jab.  
Popal lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  He then lands a left uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Popal lands a left hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Popal lands a left uppercut.  
Popal hits home with a left hook.  
Hickey is on target with a cross.  
Popal lands a cross.  
Popal steps to the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  


Round 8 Statistics
Popal: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Hickey: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 9: 

Popal lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Popal closes the distance.  Popal sidesteps to the right of his opponent and is on target with a telling right uppercut.  IT LOOKS LIKE HICKEY WAS HURT BY THAT SHOT!  Hickey almost instantly gets his legs back. 
Popal feints a jab, and then lands a cross followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
Popal gets on the inside.  Popal pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a right hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
Popal lands a jab followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Hickey walks Popal onto the ropes.  Popal lands a stiff jab.  
Popal connects with a firm right hook.  
Popal forces Hickey to back into a corner.  Popal connects with a right hook.  
Popal pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a left hook to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Popal lands a right hook, left hook and a right hook to his opponents head.  
Popal lands a right hook to the head, a right hook to the body and a left hook to the head.  
Hickey connects with a cross.  
Popal digs in a right hook to his opponents body.  
Popal advances into close range.  Popal pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  HE HAS HIS OPPONENT IN TROUBLE!  Hickey quickly recovers. 
At the end of Round 9, lets listen in on the corners...Popal's trainer is telling his fighter he is winning comfortably and should get on his bike for the remainder of the fight.  Hickey's trainer is telling his fighter he must go to war on his opponent!  

Round 9 Statistics
Popal: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 34                            
Power Shots Landed: 21                            
Head Shots Thrown: 33                            
Head Shots Landed: 20                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Hickey: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 10: 

Hickey closes the distance.  Popal lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Hickey is looking to close the distance and walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Hickey throws a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a firm cross.  
Popal lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head, AND SENDS HICKEY TO THE CANVAS!  He remains on the canvas as the count reaches 10!  The winner by KO is Popal!  


Round 10 Statistics
Popal: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 8                             
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 7                             
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Hickey: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 2                             
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 2                             
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 1 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 2 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 3 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 4 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 5 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 6 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 7 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 8 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 9 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9


Fight Statistics
Popal: 
Total Punches Thrown: 371                           
Total Punches Landed: 223                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 294                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 180                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 77                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 43                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 308                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 194                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 63                            
Total Jabs Landed: 29                            

Hickey: 
Total Punches Thrown: 171                           
Total Punches Landed: 13                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 148                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 23                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 1                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 147                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 24                            
Total Jabs Landed: 1