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08/03/2041
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Sam McCormick vs James Whitson

Boxing Daily Report from the Don Kingahan promoted show at Dublin Malone, Dublin,  taking place on 15/03/2040:

The venue is mostly sold out with the fans eager to turn out for tonights fights.  
Next up is the main event of the show.  This is a semi final eliminator for the Irish Super Middleweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance and those watching live on Eurosport Ireland, the two fighters competing in this 12 round matchup are Sam McCormick (24 - 10(5) - 2) who hails from Dublin, Ireland and James Whitson(18(4) - 9(2) - 1) from Cork, Ireland.  McCormick weighed in at 167 pounds and 4 ounces, while Whitson weighed in at 168 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Lewis MacNevin, and the three ringside judges are Charlie Brisbane, Nathan McKay and Michael Sloan.  

Round 1: 

McCormick lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Whitson is looking to close the distance.  McCormick pivots from in front of his opponent and digs in a right hook to Whitson's body.  
Whitson attempts to land a right hook, but McCormick slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Whitson advances into close range.  McCormick pivots from in front of his opponent.  Whitson digs in a solid left hook to his opponents liver.  Whitson tries to land a left hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
McCormick tries to step out of his opponents range and drives a stinging jab into his opponents face.  
Whitson lands a left hook followed by  two left uppercuts to his opponents body.  
Whitson walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Whitson is on target with a right hook to McCormick's body.  Whitson tries to land a left uppercut, but McCormick parries the shot and counters with a cross.  
Whitson steps inside.  McCormick pivots to the right of his opponent.  Whitson lands a right uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Whitson is on target with a cross.  
Whitson steps inside and digs in a left hook to McCormick's body.  
Whitson drives a solid left hook into his opponents body.  
Whitson digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  Whitson attempts to land a right uppercut, but McCormick blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
McCormick tries to keep the action at long range and finds the target with a jab.  
McCormick feints a cross, and then lands a cross.  
McCormick finds the target with a jab.  


Round 1 Statistics
McCormick: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Whitson: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 32                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 21                            
Body Shots Landed: 8                             

Round 2: 

McCormick connects with a cross.  
Whitson feints a right hook, but McCormick is not fooled and lands with a right uppercut to his opponents ribs.  
Whitson gets on the inside and tries to land a left uppercut, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Whitson throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Whitson walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Whitson drives a left hook into his opponents liver.  
Whitson closes the distance and lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Whitson closes the distance and forces McCormick to back into the ropes.  Whitson connects with a stinging right uppercut.  
McCormick throws a left uppercut, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Whitson gets on the inside.  McCormick lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
McCormick lands a jab.  
McCormick is looking to keep his distance and lands a cross.  
McCormick is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Whitson lands a firm cross.  Whitson throws a jab, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Whitson's trainer is advising how he could improve the accuracy of his work.  

Round 2 Statistics
McCormick: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Whitson: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 3: 

McCormick lands with a stiff jab.  
McCormick lands an overhand right, cross and a jab to his opponents head.  
Whitson steps inside.  Whitson pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Whitson steps inside.  McCormick is on target with a left hook to his opponents liver.  
McCormick lands a left hook.  
Whitson lands a left hook.  
Whitson steps inside and walks McCormick onto the ropes.  Whitson drives a solid right hook into McCormick's body.  
Whitson lands a left uppercut.  
Whitson feints a jab, and then connects with a cross.  Whitson throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
McCormick is on target with a right hook to Whitson's ribcage.  
Whitson digs in a right hook to McCormick's ribcage.  
Whitson lands a left hook, right uppercut and a left hook to his opponents body.  
McCormick steps away from his opponent and hits home with a cross.  
Whitson steps inside and cuts off the ring, trapping McCormick on the ropes.  Whitson lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Whitson lands a right hook.  
At the end of Round 3, lets listen in on the corners...McCormick's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 3 Statistics
McCormick: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Whitson: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 29                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 14                            
Body Shots Landed: 7                             

Round 4: 

McCormick tries to keep the action at long range and finds the target with a jab.  
Whitson steps inside and walks McCormick down, trapping him on the ropes.  McCormick lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Whitson hits home with a left hook.  
Whitson lands a left hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
McCormick throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
McCormick switches the action to the outside and throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
McCormick lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Whitson steps inside and hits home with a left hook.  
McCormick lands three consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Whitson gets on the inside and is on target with a solid left hook to his opponents body.  
Whitson forces McCormick to retreat into the blue corner.  McCormick connects with a left hook.  
McCormick pivots from in front of his opponent.  Whitson is on target with a stinging left hook to McCormick's body.  
Whitson walks his opponent down, trapping him in the corner.  Whitson lands a left uppercut to the body, and then to the head.  
Whitson connects with a stinging left hook.  
Whitson hits home with a right hook.  


Round 4 Statistics
McCormick: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Whitson: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 12                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Round 5: 

McCormick is on target with a jab.  
McCormick is on target with a right uppercut.  
Whitson hits home with a right hook.  
Whitson lands a left hook.  
McCormick lands a jab followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
McCormick is on target with a stiff jab.  
Whitson attempts to land a cross, but McCormick dodges the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Whitson gets on the inside.  McCormick pivots to the left of his opponent.  McCormick attempts to land a left hook, but Whitson sidesteps and counters with a solid left hook.  
Whitson walks McCormick down, trapping him on the ropes.  Whitson lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Whitson drives a left uppercut into McCormick's liver.  
Whitson advances into close range and manages to force McCormick into a corner.  Whitson pivots to the left of his opponent.  McCormick is on target with a right hook.  
Whitson drives a sharp right hook into his opponents ribcage.  Whitson attempts to land a right uppercut, but McCormick parries the shot and counters with a right hook.  
At the end of Round 5, lets listen in on the corners...McCormick's trainer is advising how he could be more accurate.  

Round 5 Statistics
McCormick: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Whitson: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 12                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 6: 

McCormick steps away from his opponent.  Whitson quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  McCormick is on target with a cross.  
McCormick is on target with a jab.  McCormick tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a stinging left uppercut.  
Whitson closes the distance.  McCormick drives a right uppercut into his opponents body.  
Whitson walks McCormick down, trapping him in a corner.  Whitson tries to land a right uppercut, but McCormick blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
McCormick is on target with a right hook.  
McCormick sidesteps to the left of his opponent and hits home with a right hook.  
Whitson digs in a left uppercut to McCormick's liver.  
Whitson forces McCormick to back into the ropes.  Whitson connects with a left hook.  
McCormick is on target with a stiff jab.  McCormick attempts to land a cross, but Whitson sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
McCormick pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Whitson forces McCormick to back into a corner.  Whitson digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  
Whitson lands a firm right uppercut.  
Whitson sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Whitson attempts to land a left uppercut, but McCormick blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
McCormick steps to the outside and tries to land a jab, but Whitson blocks the shot and counters with a solid left uppercut.  
Whitson sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  McCormick finds the target with a sharp jab.  
McCormick pivots to the right of his opponent.  Whitson connects with a stinging left uppercut.  
McCormick is looking to keep his distance and is on target with a sharp jab.  
Whitson walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Whitson lands two consecutive left uppercuts to his opponents head.  


Round 6 Statistics
McCormick: 
Jabs Thrown: 14                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Whitson: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 7: 

McCormick pivots from in front of his opponent and is on target with a right uppercut.  
Whitson is on target with a right hook to McCormick's body.  Whitson tries to land a left uppercut, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Whitson advances into close range and walks McCormick onto the ropes.  McCormick digs in a left hook to his opponents liver.  
Whitson lands a left hook followed by  two right hooks to his opponents head.  
Whitson digs in a left hook to McCormick's ribs.  
McCormick is on target with a cross.  McCormick throws a jab, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a sharp cross.  
Whitson attempts to land a jab, but McCormick dodges the shot and counters with a cross.  
McCormick lands a right hook.  
McCormick steps to the outside and lands a stiff jab.  
McCormick finds the target with a jab.  
Whitson steps inside and walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Whitson hits home with a left hook.  
Whitson sidesteps to the left of his opponent and drives a left hook into McCormick's ribs.  
Whitson pivots from in front of his opponent and digs in a right hook to McCormick's body.  
Whitson connects with a stinging left hook.  
McCormick is on target with a left hook to his opponents ribs.  
Whitson closes the distance and manouvers his opponent into the corner.  Whitson digs in a right hook to his opponents body.  
Whitson is on target with a solid right uppercut to his opponents ribs.  
Whitson is on target with a left uppercut.  


Round 7 Statistics
McCormick: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Whitson: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Round 8: 

McCormick is looking to keep his distance and throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
McCormick steps away from his opponent and lands an overhand left.  
Whitson pivots to the left of his opponent and lands two left hook's to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Whitson lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
McCormick tries to step out of his opponents range.  Whitson is on target with a solid overhand right.  
McCormick is on target with a right uppercut.  
Whitson lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  Whitson attempts to land a left hook, but McCormick blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Whitson quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Whitson is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Whitson steps inside.  McCormick is on target with a left hook to Whitson's body.  
Whitson lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Whitson drives a right uppercut into his opponents ribs.  
Whitson throws a right hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
McCormick switches the action to the outside.  McCormick lowers his guard, attempting to draw a lead.  Whitson attempts to land an overhand left, but McCormick slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  


Round 8 Statistics
McCormick: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Whitson: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Head Shots Thrown: 13                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 15                            
Body Shots Landed: 10                            

Round 9: 

Whitson steps inside.  McCormick drives a left hook into his opponents liver.  
McCormick is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Whitson walks McCormick into the corner.  Whitson sidesteps to the left of his opponent and is on target with a cross.  
Whitson is on target with a left hook.  Whitson tries to land a right uppercut, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
McCormick tries to keep the action at long range and lands a solid jab.  
McCormick is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands with a sharp jab.  
Whitson is on target with a left hook to McCormick's body.  
McCormick tries to keep the action at long range and snaps his opponents head back with a stinging jab.  
Whitson lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Whitson lands a cross.  
Whitson is looking to close the distance and is on target with a left uppercut to his opponents body.  


Round 9 Statistics
McCormick: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Whitson: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 10: 

McCormick is looking to keep his distance and lands an overhand right.  
Whitson connects with a right hook.  
Whitson pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a firm left hook.  
Whitson tries to land a right hook, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a cross.  
Whitson steps inside and digs in a right hook to McCormick's body.  
McCormick lands a stinging jab.  
McCormick lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
McCormick pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
McCormick lands a jab, cross and an overhand right to his opponents head.  
Whitson steps inside and is on target with a right uppercut to his opponents body.  Whitson throws a left hook, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Whitson steps inside and manouvers his opponent into the blue corner.  Whitson lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  Whitson tries to land a left uppercut, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a cross.  
McCormick hits home with a left hook.  


Round 10 Statistics
McCormick: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Whitson: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 13                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 11: 

Whitson digs in a right hook to McCormick's ribcage.  
Whitson advances into close range.  McCormick pivots to the right of his opponent.  Whitson lands a left uppercut followed by  two right hooks to his opponents body.  
McCormick digs in a left hook to Whitson's liver.  
Whitson manouvers his opponent onto the ropes.  Whitson lands two left hooks to the body, and one to the head.  
McCormick tries to keep the action at long range and lands a sharp jab.  
McCormick lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
McCormick steps to the outside and is on target with a jab.  McCormick attempts to land a jab, but Whitson sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Whitson throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Whitson is on target with a right hook to his opponents ribs.  
Whitson gets on the inside.  McCormick lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a right uppercut to the head.  
McCormick tries to step out of his opponents range.  Whitson tries to land a cross, but McCormick slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Whitson is looking to close the distance and walks his opponent into a corner.  McCormick lands a right hook.  
McCormick tries to keep the action at long range and lands a straight 1 - 2.  He continues the combination and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Whitson drives a solid right hook into McCormick's body.  


Round 11 Statistics
McCormick: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 9                             
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Whitson: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 13                            
Body Shots Landed: 8                             

Round 12: 

McCormick tries to keep the action at long range.  Whitson throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
McCormick tries to keep the action at long range and lands a cross.  
Whitson lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Whitson is looking to close the distance.  McCormick throws a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a solid right hook.  
Whitson sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  McCormick digs in a right hook to Whitson's body.  
McCormick is looking to keep his distance.  Whitson connects with a cross.  
McCormick is looking to keep his distance and lands a jab to the head followed by a cross to the body.  
Whitson advances into close range and connects with a left hook.  
McCormick lands a stinging jab.  
Whitson lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Whitson connects with a right hook.  
Whitson sidesteps to the right of his opponent and drives a firm right hook into his opponents ribcage.  
McCormick connects with a left hook.  
Whitson is on target with a solid right hook.  
McCormick lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  McCormick tries to land a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  


Round 12 Statistics
McCormick: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Whitson: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 1 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 2 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  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 - 10
Round 7 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 8 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 9 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 10 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 11 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 12 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10


Final Scorecards: 115 - 113  115 - 113  115 - 114

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Dublin, Ireland.... Sam McCormick

Fight Statistics
McCormick: 
Total Punches Thrown: 372                           
Total Punches Landed: 128                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 304                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 110                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 68                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 18                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 270                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 84                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 102                           
Total Jabs Landed: 44                            

Whitson: 
Total Punches Thrown: 311                           
Total Punches Landed: 123                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 185                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 66                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 126                           
Total Body Shots Landed: 57                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 279                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 121                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 32                            
Total Jabs Landed: 2