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02/07/2038
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Rich Walsh vs Neil Higgins

Boxing Daily Report from the TFI promoted show at Boston Savas, Boston,  taking place on 18/10/2037:

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 USA-Massachusetts Lightweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance and those watching live on Fight Now TV, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Rich Walsh (7 - 1(1)) who hails from Boston, USA and Neil Higgins(36 - 4 - 1) from Boston, USA.  Walsh weighed in at 134 pounds and 9 ounces, while Higgins weighed in at 135 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Kyle Ormiston, and the three ringside judges are Jack Walsh, Elliot Ogle and Owen Saunders.  

Round 1: 

Walsh steps to the outside.  Higgins is keeping his hands low...it looks like he wants his opponent to throw first.  Walsh throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Walsh switches the action to the outside.  Walsh quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and finds the target with a jab.  
Higgins lands with a ramrod jab.  
Higgins steps inside and throws a right uppercut, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Walsh connects with a cross.  
Higgins advances into close range.  Walsh is on target with a firm right hook to his opponents ribs.  
Walsh is looking to keep his distance and hits home with a cross.  
Walsh throws an overhand right, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Higgins walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Walsh lands with a stinging jab.  
Higgins lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Higgins drives a hard jab into his opponents face.  
Walsh is looking to keep his distance.  Higgins lands a cross, overhand right and a jab to his opponents head.  
Walsh lands a sharp right hook.  
Walsh tries to keep the action at long range and is on target with a cross.  
Higgins steps inside and connects with a left hook.  


Round 1 Statistics
Walsh: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Higgins: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 2: 

Walsh steps away from his opponent and lands two jabs followed by an overhand right to his opponents head.  
Higgins hits the target with a stinging jab.  
Walsh hits home with a cross.  
Walsh tries to keep the action at long range and hits home with a cross.  
Walsh pivots to the left of his opponent.  Walsh goes for the bodyshot, but lands south of the border!  The ref stops the action.  The ref sends Higgins to the neutral corner.  He has a stern word with Walsh and threatens a point deduction if continues to foul.  
Higgins lands with a stinging jab.  
Walsh tries to step out of his opponents range.  Higgins connects with a cross.  
Walsh steps away from his opponent.  Higgins throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a stinging left hook.  
Walsh is on target with a jab.  
Higgins tries to keep the action at long range and lands with a spiteful jab.  
Higgins finds the target with a spiteful jab.  
Walsh stalks forward with a low guard, trying to draw a lead from his opponent.  Higgins tries to land a jab, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Higgins gets on the inside and attempts to land a right hook, but Walsh dodges the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Higgins is on target with a right hook.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Higgins's trainer is advising how he could improve the accuracy of his work.  

Round 2 Statistics
Walsh: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Higgins: 
Jabs Thrown: 14                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 3: 

Higgins steps inside.  Walsh drives a stinging right uppercut into Higgins's ribcage.  
Higgins is on target with a cross.  Higgins throws an overhand left, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Walsh steps away from his opponent and connects with a cross.  
Higgins hits home with a spiteful jab.  
Higgins is on target with a cross.  
Higgins advances into close range and drives a right uppercut into Walsh's ribs.  
Higgins walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Walsh lands a left uppercut followed by a right uppercut to his opponents body.  Walsh throws a left hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Higgins hits home with a right hook.  
Walsh throws a short cross to the body, but lands low!  The ref stops the action and gives Higgins time to recover.  
Walsh steps to the outside.  Higgins lands with a ramrod jab.  
Higgins lands with a solid jab.  
Higgins is looking to keep his distance and attempts to land a cross, but Walsh slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Walsh drives a left hook into Higgins's body.  Walsh tries to land a right hook, but Higgins slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut to Walsh's body.  
Higgins lands a right uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Higgins switches the action to the outside and lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Higgins gets on the inside and manouvers Walsh onto the ropes.  Higgins hits home with a left uppercut.  Higgins tries to land a left hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a stinging left uppercut.  
Higgins switches the action to the outside and hits home with a cross.  
Higgins lands with a hard jab.  
Higgins gets on the inside.  Walsh digs in a right uppercut to his opponents ribcage.  
Higgins attempts to land a cross, but Walsh slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
At the end of Round 3, lets listen in on the corners...Walsh's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 3 Statistics
Walsh: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Higgins: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 4: 

Walsh steps to the outside and lands a cross.  
Higgins throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Higgins is looking to close the distance and hits home with a left hook.  Higgins throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a firm right hook.  
Walsh digs in a left hook to Higgins's body.  
Higgins throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Higgins manages to force Walsh onto the ropes.  Higgins pivots to the right of his opponent and hits home with a right hook.  
Higgins connects with a right uppercut.  
Higgins lands a cross.  
Higgins lands with a sharp jab.  
Walsh tries to step out of his opponents range.  Walsh contemptuously drops his hands, trying to provoke his opponent.  Higgins hits home with a cross.  
Walsh lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  


Round 4 Statistics
Walsh: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Higgins: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 5: 

Higgins lands a stiff jab.  
Higgins is looking to close the distance.  Walsh throws a right hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Higgins steps to the outside and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Higgins sidesteps to the left of his opponent and connects with a left hook.  
Walsh switches the action to the outside and lands with a stiff jab.  
Higgins tries to land a cross, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Higgins advances into close range and connects with a right hook.  
Higgins is looking to keep the action on the outside and hits home with a cross.  Higgins tries to land an overhand left, but Walsh dodges the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Higgins quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Walsh is on target with a left hook to Higgins's body.  
Walsh tries to step out of his opponents range.  Higgins sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Walsh lands an overhand right.  
Higgins lands a jab to the body followed by a cross to the head.  Higgins throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Higgins closes the distance and manouvers his opponent onto the ropes.  Walsh hits home with a left uppercut.  Walsh tries to land a left hook, but Higgins sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Higgins closes the distance.  Walsh drives a left hook into his opponents body.  
Walsh is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Higgins strikes his opponents body with a jab.  
Higgins quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Walsh lands a hard jab.  
Higgins throws a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Higgins closes the distance.  Walsh hits home with a left uppercut.  
Higgins lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Walsh throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Higgins quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and is on target with a cross.  
Walsh steps to the outside.  Higgins lands a stiff jab.  


Round 5 Statistics
Walsh: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 29                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 14                            
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Higgins: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 16                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 6: 

Walsh lands an overhand left.  
Higgins lands with a spiteful jab.  
Higgins hits home with a solid jab.  
Walsh feints a jab, and then hits home with a cross.  
Higgins gets on the inside.  Walsh is on target with a right hook.  Walsh attempts to land a left hook, but Higgins dodges the shot and counters with a right hook to Walsh's body.  
Walsh steps to the outside and connects with a firm cross.  
Higgins lands a jab.  
Higgins steps to the outside and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Walsh finds the target with a solid jab.  
Walsh is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Higgins tries to land a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Higgins lands a sharp jab.  
Walsh hits home with a cross.  
Walsh lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Higgins closes the distance.  Walsh is on target with a firm left hook.  
Walsh lands a jab to the body followed by a overhand left to the head.  
Higgins closes the distance and attempts to land a left hook, but Walsh sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Walsh drives a firm left hook into his opponents liver.  


Round 6 Statistics
Walsh: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Higgins: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 7: 

Walsh tries to keep the action at long range.  Higgins throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Higgins lands a ramrod jab.  
Walsh lands a cross.  Walsh throws a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Walsh is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Higgins hits home with a ramrod jab.  
Higgins lands with a hard jab.  
Walsh finds the target with a jab.  
Walsh sidesteps to the right of his opponent and hits home with a hard jab.  
Walsh is on target with a left hook to his opponents ribs.  
Higgins is on target with a cross.  
Higgins is on target with an overhand left.  Higgins tries to land a cross, but Walsh slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Walsh drives a right hook into Higgins's body.  
Higgins finds the target with a sharp jab.  
Higgins lands a spiteful jab.  
Higgins hits home with a cross.  
Walsh lands with a hard jab.  
Walsh drives a stiff jab into his opponents face.  
Walsh pivots from in front of his opponent.  Higgins hits the target with a ramrod jab.  
Higgins gets on the inside and connects with a left hook.  


Round 7 Statistics
Walsh: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Higgins: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 29                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 8: 

Walsh lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Walsh tries to keep the action at long range and is on target with a jab.  
Higgins gets on the inside and hits home with a left hook.  
Walsh lands a firm left hook.  
Higgins closes the distance.  Walsh hits home with a firm left uppercut.  
Higgins advances into close range and hits home with a left hook.  
Higgins lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Higgins closes the distance.  Walsh is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Higgins steps to the outside and lands a jab followed by  two straights to his opponents head.  
Higgins is looking to close the distance.  Higgins pivots to the side of his opponent and hits home with a left uppercut.  
Higgins lands a jab.  
Higgins advances into close range.  Walsh hits home with a left uppercut.  
Higgins steps away from his opponent and lands with a hard jab.  
Walsh hits home with a solid overhand right.  
Higgins attempts to land a jab, but Walsh slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Higgins steps inside and is on target with a left hook.  
Higgins advances into close range and lands a left hook.  


Round 8 Statistics
Walsh: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Higgins: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 9: 

Higgins advances into close range.  Walsh connects with a left hook.  
Higgins steps away from his opponent and finds the target with a jab.  
Walsh steps away from his opponent and connects with a sharp cross.  
Higgins lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Walsh connects with a left hook.  Walsh throws a cross, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Higgins gets on the inside and lands a right uppercut.  
Walsh lands a cross.  
Walsh hits home with an overhand right.  
Higgins gets on the inside and lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Higgins connects with a left uppercut.  
Higgins is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Higgins connects with a cross.  
Walsh is looking to keep his distance.  Higgins lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Walsh feints a left, and then drives a stinging cross into Higgins's body.  


Round 9 Statistics
Walsh: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Higgins: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 29                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 10: 

Higgins lands with a sharp jab.  
Higgins switches the action to the outside and is on target with a cross.  
Walsh lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Walsh connects with a cross.  
Higgins is on target with an overhand right.  
Higgins gets on the inside and walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Higgins pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a right uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Higgins gets on the inside and lands a left uppercut to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Higgins pivots to the left of his opponent and hits home with a right hook.  
Higgins gets on the inside.  Higgins quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and connects with a right hook.  
Higgins lands a left uppercut to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Higgins lands a cross.  
Higgins is looking to close the distance.  Walsh is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Higgins drives a cross into Walsh's body.  
Walsh finds the target with a jab.  
Higgins digs in a right hook to Walsh's ribs.  
Walsh is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Higgins is on target with a jab.  


Round 10 Statistics
Walsh: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Higgins: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 32                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 29                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Round 1 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 2 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 3 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 4 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 5 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
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: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 10 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10


Final Scorecards: 93 - 97  93 - 97  93 - 97

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Boston, USA.... Neil Higgins

Fight Statistics
Walsh: 
Total Punches Thrown: 293                           
Total Punches Landed: 96                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 218                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 79                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 75                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 17                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 219                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 69                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 74                            
Total Jabs Landed: 27                            

Higgins: 
Total Punches Thrown: 321                           
Total Punches Landed: 114                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 275                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 103                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 46                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 11                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 218                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 73                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 103                           
Total Jabs Landed: 41