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14/07/2044
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Liam Murphy vs James Whitson

Boxing Daily Report from the HONEYPUNCH promoted show at The O2, Dublin,  taking place on 04/07/2043:

The venue is completely packed out with the fans turning out in force to watch the fights on offer tonight.  
Next up we have one of the supporting contests of this show.  On the line tonight is the Irish Light Heavyweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance and those watching live on RET One, the two fighters competing in this 12 round matchup are Liam Murphy (32(23) - 5(3)) who hails from Swords, Ireland and James Whitson(23(6) - 13(3) - 1) from Cork, Ireland.  Murphy weighed in at 175 pounds, while Whitson weighed in at 174 pounds and 10 ounces.  
The referee tonight is Steven Stewart, and the three ringside judges are Roy Clery, Joshua Higgins and Joshua Higgins.  

Round 1: 

Whitson gets on the inside.  Murphy lands two consecutive right uppercuts to his opponents head.  
Murphy steps to the outside and hits home with a sharp cross.  
Murphy lands with a stiff jab.  
Murphy tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a cross to the body followed by a jab to the head.  
Murphy drives a jab into his opponents body.  
Murphy drives a jab into his opponents body.  Murphy tries to land a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Whitson steps inside and manages to force Murphy onto the ropes.  Murphy drives a left hook into Whitson's liver.  
Murphy lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Murphy is looking to keep his distance and lands with a sharp jab.  
Murphy lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Whitson closes the distance and manouvers his opponent into a neutral corner.  Whitson sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Murphy hits home with a right hook.  
Murphy tries to step out of his opponents range and finds the target with a jab.  
Whitson lands a solid left hook.  
Murphy lands a left hook to the body followed by two right hook's to the head.  
Murphy tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a jab, overhand left and a jab to his opponents head.  
Murphy lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Whitson gets on the inside and tries to land a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a firm left hook to his opponents liver.  
Whitson manouvers his opponent onto the ropes.  Murphy throws a left hook, but his opponent slips the punch.  Murphy clinches his opponent.  Murphy is using his forearm in the clinch.  The ref breaks the clinch and signals for the action to continue.  
Murphy is on target with a right hook to his opponents ribcage.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Whitson's trainer is advising how he could improve the accuracy of his work.  Whitson's trainer is telling his fighter he needs to be more active or he's going to get outworked.  

Round 1 Statistics
Murphy: 
Jabs Thrown: 18                            
Jabs Landed: 11                            
Power Shots Thrown: 36                            
Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Head Shots Thrown: 40                            
Head Shots Landed: 19                            
Body Shots Thrown: 14                            
Body Shots Landed: 7                             

Whitson: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 2: 

Murphy attempts to land a left uppercut, but Whitson slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Whitson steps inside and throws a left uppercut, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Murphy lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Whitson is looking to close the distance and is on target with a stinging left hook to Murphy's ribs.  
Murphy lands a solid right hook.  
Murphy lands a firm left uppercut.  
Whitson lands a left hook.  
Whitson is on target with a sharp left uppercut.  
Whitson attempts to land a left hook, but Murphy blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Whitson closes the distance and drives a left hook into his opponents body.  
Whitson closes the distance.  Murphy drives a right hook into Whitson's body.  
Murphy switches the action to the outside.  Whitson tries to land a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Murphy tries to keep the action at long range.  Murphy quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands with a hard jab.  


Round 2 Statistics
Murphy: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 29                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Whitson: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 3: 

Murphy switches the action to the outside and lands a spiteful jab.  Murphy throws a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a stinging right uppercut.  
Murphy lands a stiff jab.  
Murphy sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands two jabs followed by an overhand left to his opponents head.  
Whitson steps inside.  Whitson sidesteps to the left of his opponent and is on target with a right hook to Murphy's body.  
Murphy switches the action to the outside.  Whitson hits home with a cross.  
Murphy connects with an overhand right.  
Whitson tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a firm right uppercut.  
Whitson finds the target with a jab.  
Murphy is looking to keep his distance and finds the target with a ramrod jab.  
Whitson advances into close range.  Murphy lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Murphy is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Murphy quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and finds the target with a jab.  
Whitson drives a solid left uppercut into his opponents body.  
Murphy tries to keep the action at long range and finds the target with a jab.  
Murphy hits home with a cross.  
Murphy is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Murphy sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands an overhand left.  
Whitson is looking to close the distance and walks Murphy down, trapping him on the ropes.  Murphy connects with a left uppercut.  
Whitson lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Murphy switches the action to the outside and lands with a ramrod jab.  
Murphy tries to keep the action at long range and attempts to land an overhand left, but Whitson dodges the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Murphy is looking to keep his distance and lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Murphy lands a stinging overhand left.  
Murphy connects with a cross.  
Murphy is looking to keep his distance.  Whitson is on target with a firm cross.  
Murphy lands a jab.  


Round 3 Statistics
Murphy: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 10                            
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 37                            
Head Shots Landed: 21                            
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Whitson: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 4: 

Murphy is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a cross, overhand right and a jab to his opponents head.  
Murphy finds the target with a stinging jab.  
Murphy lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head.  
Murphy switches the action to the outside and hits the target with a solid jab.  
Whitson gets on the inside.  Murphy throws a right hook, but his opponent steps away from the punch.  Murphy holds on to his opponent.  Whitson is using his forearm in the clinch.  The ref breaks Murphy's hold and signals for the fight to continue.  
Murphy is looking to keep his distance.  Whitson hits the target with a solid jab.  
Murphy tries to step out of his opponents range.  Whitson drives a sharp cross into Murphy's body.  Whitson tries to land an overhand left, but Murphy parries the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Murphy steps to the outside and is on target with a jab.  
The two boxers are fighting in-close, but their heads clash!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Whitson dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Whitson closes the distance and lands a left hook.  
Murphy tries to keep the action at long range and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Murphy is on target with a hard jab.  
Whitson gets on the inside.  Murphy lands a left uppercut to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Whitson is on target with a stinging right hook.  
Murphy lands two consecutive overhand lefts to his opponents head.  
Murphy pivots to the side of his opponent and connects with a firm cross.  
Whitson is looking to close the distance.  Murphy sidesteps to the left of his opponent and is on target with a right hook.  
Murphy hits home with a solid cross.  
Whitson advances into close range and manages to force Murphy onto the ropes.  Whitson lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  


Round 4 Statistics
Murphy: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 10                            
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 32                            
Head Shots Landed: 19                            
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Whitson: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 5: 

Murphy lands a double jab to his opponents head.  Murphy attempts to land a jab, but Whitson sidesteps and counters with a firm right hook.  
Murphy is looking to keep the action on the outside and hits home with a cross.  
Whitson is looking to close the distance.  Murphy is on target with a firm right hook.  
Murphy tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a jab.  
Murphy finds the target with a sharp jab.  
Murphy feints a right, and then lands a spiteful jab.  
Murphy lands a jab to the body, a jab to the head and a cross to the head.  
Murphy lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head.  Murphy tries to land a jab, but Whitson sidesteps and counters with a firm right uppercut.  
Whitson is looking to close the distance.  Murphy is on target with a right hook.  
Whitson digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  Murphy holds on to his opponent.  Murphy pushes his forearm into Whitson's face.  The ref breaks the clinch and signals for the action to continue.  
Murphy steps away from his opponent.  Murphy sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Whitson lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Murphy lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Whitson steps inside and walks Murphy down, trapping him in a corner.  Murphy throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Murphy steps to the outside.  Whitson tries to land a cross, but Murphy blocks the shot and counters with a solid left uppercut.  
Murphy is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a jab to the body, a cross to the head and an overhand left to the head.  
Whitson steps inside.  Murphy lands a right hook.  
Whitson drives a left uppercut into Murphy's ribs.  
Murphy throws a right hook, but his opponent steps away from the punch.  Murphy holds on to his opponent.  Whitson hits his opponent with a kidney shot within the clinch. 
Whitson lands a left hook to the head followed by a right uppercut to the body.  
Whitson drives a right hook into his opponents body.  


Round 5 Statistics
Murphy: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 9                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 32                            
Head Shots Landed: 18                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Whitson: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Round 6: 

Whitson is looking to close the distance and digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  Whitson attempts to land a left hook, but Murphy blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Murphy is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Whitson lands a jab.  
Murphy tries to keep the action at long range.  Whitson lands a cross.  
Whitson gets on the inside and tries to land a left uppercut, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a left hook to Whitson's liver.  
Murphy attempts to land a jab, but Whitson slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Murphy steps to the outside and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Whitson steps inside and cuts off the ring, trapping Murphy on the ropes.  Whitson lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Whitson is looking to close the distance and digs in a left hook to Murphy's body.  
Murphy lands a jab followed by  two straights to his opponents head.  
Murphy feints a left hook, and then lands a jab followed by  two straights to his opponents head.  
Whitson steps inside.  Murphy connects with a right uppercut.  
Murphy quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Whitson advances into close range and is on target with a left hook.  Whitson tries to land a right hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Murphy lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Whitson gets on the inside.  Murphy is on target with a left hook.  
Murphy digs in a left hook to Whitson's ribs.  
Murphy is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a spiteful jab.  
Murphy lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Murphy lands a jab to the body, an overhand left to the head and a jab to the head.  
Murphy lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Whitson connects with a stinging right hook.  
Murphy is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Murphy sidesteps to the right of his opponent and is on target with a ramrod jab.  
Murphy tries to land a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a sharp right hook.  
Whitson steps inside and throws a right hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Murphy connects with a solid left uppercut.  
Murphy lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Murphy is on target with an overhand right.  
At the end of Round 6, lets listen in on the corners...Whitson's trainer is telling his fighter to tighten his defence.  

Round 6 Statistics
Murphy: 
Jabs Thrown: 19                            
Jabs Landed: 14                            
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 19                            
Head Shots Thrown: 43                            
Head Shots Landed: 30                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Whitson: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 7: 

Murphy switches the action to the outside and lands a hard jab.  
Murphy lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Murphy tries to step out of his opponents range.  Whitson lands a cross.  
Murphy lands a jab, overhand left and a cross to his opponents head.  
Murphy lands a double jab to his opponents head.  He follows up the attack and lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Murphy is looking to keep his distance.  Murphy sidesteps to the left of his opponent and hits home with a solid jab.  
Whitson advances into close range.  Murphy lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Murphy tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Murphy throws a right hook, but his opponent parries the shot.  Murphy clinches his opponent.  Whitson leans on his opponent using all his weight. The ref calls break and the two fighters separate.  
Whitson manouvers Murphy onto the ropes.  Murphy connects with a right hook.  
Murphy feints a left, and then lands a double jab to his opponents head.  He continues the combination and lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Murphy hits home with a stinging right hook.  
Murphy connects with a stinging right uppercut.  
Murphy tries to keep the action at long range and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Whitson advances into close range.  Whitson digs in a solid left hook to his opponents body.  As Whitson tries to work on the inside, the fighters heads come together!  The ref acknowledges the accidental headclash but allows the action to continue.    It looks like the clash of heads has caused some damage to Murphy.  That has caused slight swelling  around the left eye.  
Whitson is looking to close the distance and digs in a solid left uppercut to his opponents ribs.  


Round 7 Statistics
Murphy: 
Jabs Thrown: 19                            
Jabs Landed: 13                            
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 40                            
Head Shots Landed: 22                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Whitson: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 13                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 8: 

Murphy is on target with a right hook.  
Whitson lands a stinging right hook.  
Whitson manouvers Murphy onto the ropes.  Whitson tries to land a right hook, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a stinging cross.  
Whitson steps inside.  Murphy hits home with a right hook.  
Whitson drives a firm left hook into Murphy's body.  
Murphy tries to keep the action at long range.  Murphy sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Murphy lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  Murphy holds on to his opponent.  Whitson is using his forearm in the clinch.  The referee breaks the clinch and warns Whitson to stop fouling.  
Murphy is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Whitson attempts to land a jab, but Murphy slips the shot and counters with a sharp cross.  
Murphy lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head.  
Whitson attempts to land a cross, but Murphy sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Murphy tries to step out of his opponents range.  Murphy quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Murphy snaps his opponents head back with a sharp jab.  
Whitson advances into close range.  Murphy lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Murphy finds the target with a jab.  
Whitson gets on the inside and cuts off the ring, trapping Murphy on the ropes.  Murphy attempts to land a right hook, but Whitson sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Whitson steps inside.  Murphy connects with a right hook.  
Whitson throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a stinging left uppercut.  
Murphy switches the action to the outside and lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Whitson tries to land a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Whitson steps inside.  Whitson sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Murphy is on target with a solid right hook.  


Round 8 Statistics
Murphy: 
Jabs Thrown: 14                            
Jabs Landed: 11                            
Power Shots Thrown: 29                            
Power Shots Landed: 16                            
Head Shots Thrown: 40                            
Head Shots Landed: 26                            
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Whitson: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 9: 

Murphy steps away from his opponent and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Murphy attempts to land a jab, but Whitson slips the shot and counters with a solid cross.  
Murphy switches the action to the outside and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Whitson hits home with a stinging cross.  
Whitson advances into close range.  Murphy throws a short cross to the body, but lands low!  The ref stops the action and gives Whitson time to recover.  
Murphy attempts to land a jab, but Whitson blocks the shot and counters with a sharp cross.  
Murphy steps away from his opponent and lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  Murphy attempts to land a jab, but Whitson parries the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Murphy lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Murphy lands a right hook to the head followed by a right uppercut to the body.  
Whitson quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and is on target with a right uppercut to Murphy's body.  


Round 9 Statistics
Murphy: 
Jabs Thrown: 16                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Whitson: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 10: 

Murphy hits home with a right hook.  
Murphy lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Murphy throws a right hook, but his opponent sidesteps.  Murphy holds on to his opponent.  As they grapple, Murphy pushes his forearm into Whitson's face.  The ref breaks Murphy's hold and signals for the fight to continue.  
Murphy steps away from his opponent and lands a jab, cross and a jab to his opponents head.  
Whitson closes the distance.  Murphy lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Murphy lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Whitson closes the distance.  Whitson pivots to the left of his opponent and is on target with a right hook.  
Murphy lands a jab followed by  two straights to his opponents head.  
Whitson lands a left uppercut to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Whitson gets on the inside and walks Murphy onto the ropes.  Murphy connects with a mean right hook.  WHITSON HAS BEEN KNOCKED DOWN!  HE FAILS TO BEAT THE COUNT!  The winner by KO is Murphy!  


Round 10 Statistics
Murphy: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
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: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 13                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

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
Murphy: 
Total Punches Thrown: 397                           
Total Punches Landed: 204                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 347                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 183                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 50                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 21                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 262                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 115                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 135                           
Total Jabs Landed: 89                            

Whitson: 
Total Punches Thrown: 228                           
Total Punches Landed: 58                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 160                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 40                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 68                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 18                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 199                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 52                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 29                            
Total Jabs Landed: 6