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25/04/2044
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Liam Murphy vs James Whitson

Boxing Daily Report from the HONEYPUNCH promoted show at The O2, Dublin,  taking place on 21/11/2043:

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 Setanta Sports, the two fighters competing in this 12 round matchup are Liam Murphy (33(24) - 5(3) - 1) who hails from Swords, Ireland and James Whitson(23(6) - 14(4) - 1) from Cork, Ireland.  Both Murphy and Whitson weighed in at 175 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Leon McPeters, and the three ringside judges are Aaron Hearn, Liam Ryan and Ross Gauld.  

Round 1: 

Whitson digs in a stinging left hook to Murphy's body.  
Murphy is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Murphy pivots to the side of his opponent and lands two consecutive right uppercuts to his opponents head.  
Whitson walks Murphy onto the ropes.  Whitson sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Murphy lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Murphy tries to keep the action at long range.  Whitson lands with a sharp jab.  
Whitson gets on the inside.  Murphy tries to land a right hook, but Whitson slips the shot and counters with a stinging cross.  
Murphy steps to the outside.  Murphy feints a jab, and then lands a cross to the body, a jab to the head and an overhand right to the head.  
Murphy lands an overhand right, cross and a jab to his opponents head.  
Murphy lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Whitson gets on the inside.  Murphy lands a right uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Murphy lands two jabs followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Whitson lands a right hook.  Whitson tries to land a left uppercut, but Murphy blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut to his opponents liver.  
Whitson throws a right hook, but his opponent parries the shot.  Murphy ties up his opponent.  Murphy leans on his opponent trying to wear him down. The ref breaks Murphy's hold and signals for the fight to continue.  
Murphy is looking to keep his distance.  Murphy feints a right, and then lands a jab to the body, a cross to the head and a jab to the head.  
Whitson is looking to close the distance and throws a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a solid left uppercut.  
Murphy switches the action to the outside and finds the target with a jab.  
Murphy lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head.  
Murphy is looking to keep his distance and hits home with a firm cross.  
Murphy lands two jabs to the body, and one to the head.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Whitson's trainer is telling his fighter he is being outworked and needs to throw more.  

Round 1 Statistics
Murphy: 
Jabs Thrown: 19                            
Jabs Landed: 16                            
Power Shots Thrown: 33                            
Power Shots Landed: 16                            
Head Shots Thrown: 39                            
Head Shots Landed: 26                            
Body Shots Thrown: 13                            
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Whitson: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 2: 

Whitson hits home with a firm cross.  
Whitson tries to land a left hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Murphy attempts to land a right hook, but Whitson sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Murphy lands a cross to the head followed by a jab to the body.  
Whitson advances into close range.  Murphy hits home with a sharp right hook.  
Murphy lands a firm cross.  
Whitson gets on the inside.  Murphy is on target with a right hook.  
Whitson forces Murphy to back into a neutral corner.  Murphy lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Whitson is on target with a sharp right hook to his opponents body.  
Murphy attempts to land a jab, but Whitson sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Whitson forces Murphy to back into a corner.  Whitson tries to land a right hook, but Murphy blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Murphy drives a right hook into Whitson's body.  
Murphy is looking to keep his distance.  Whitson is on target with a cross.  
Murphy lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Whitson digs in a left uppercut to Murphy's body.  
Whitson drives a stinging left hook into his opponents body.  Murphy clinches his opponent.  Whitson tries to make the space to throw a hook, but hits Murphy behind the head. The referee warns Whitson and breaks the clinch.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Murphy's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  Whitson's trainer is advising how he could improve the accuracy of his work.  Whitson's trainer is telling his fighter to tighten his defence.  

Round 2 Statistics
Murphy: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 29                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Whitson: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 3: 

Murphy digs in a sharp left hook to his opponents body.  
Murphy switches the action to the outside and lands a jab to the body, an overhand left to the head and a jab to the head.  
Murphy lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Murphy lands with a ramrod jab.  
Murphy is on target with a cross to his opponents body.  
Murphy lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Murphy connects with a cross.  
Murphy lands with a ramrod jab.  
Whitson gets on the inside.  Murphy pivots from in front of his opponent.  Murphy is on target with a right hook.  Murphy holds on to his opponent.  Murphy pushes his forearm into Whitson's face.  The referee separates the two fighters and warns Murphy.  
Whitson walks Murphy down, trapping him on the ropes.  Murphy tries to land a jab, but Whitson sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Whitson gets on the inside.  Murphy lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Murphy switches the action to the outside.  Whitson lands a solid cross.  
Whitson attempts to land an overhand right, but Murphy sidesteps and counters with a stinging right hook.  
Murphy lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Murphy sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a ramrod jab.  
Whitson is looking to close the distance and hits home with a stinging right hook.  
Whitson pivots to the side of his opponent.  Whitson throws a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a solid right uppercut to his opponents ribcage.  
Murphy is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Murphy pivots from in front of his opponent.  Whitson digs in a stinging right hook to his opponents body.  
Whitson advances into close range and throws a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  


Round 3 Statistics
Murphy: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 9                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 29                            
Head Shots Landed: 18                            
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Whitson: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 4: 

Murphy pivots from in front of his opponent andThe 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.  
Murphy is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Whitson lands a jab.  
Whitson lands a stinging left hook.  
Murphy tries to keep the action at long range.  Murphy feints a left hook, and then lands a cross, overhand left and a jab to his opponents head.  
Murphy lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Whitson is looking to close the distance and throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut to Whitson's ribcage.  
Whitson is looking to close the distance and is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Murphy is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Whitson sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Murphy connects with a solid cross.  
Murphy lands a jab followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Murphy drives a sharp jab into his opponents face.  
Murphy is looking to keep his distance and connects with an overhand left.  
Whitson is on target with a stinging cross.  
Whitson gets on the inside and is on target with a left uppercut.  
Murphy steps away from his opponent and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Murphy lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Murphy lands a jab to the body, a jab to the head and an overhand right to the head.  Murphy attempts to land a jab, but Whitson sidesteps and counters with a stinging left uppercut.  
Whitson advances into close range and is on target with a solid left hook.  
Whitson is looking to close the distance and lands a left hook.  
Whitson forces Murphy to back into the corner.  Murphy connects with a stinging left hook.  
Whitson quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Murphy connects with a right hook.  
Whitson steps inside.  Murphy is on target with a firm left hook to Whitson's body.  


Round 4 Statistics
Murphy: 
Jabs Thrown: 17                            
Jabs Landed: 8                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 34                            
Head Shots Landed: 18                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Whitson: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 5: 

Murphy is looking to keep his distance and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Murphy tries to keep the action at long range.  Murphy quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Whitson is looking to close the distance and attempts to land a left hook, but Murphy parries the shot and counters with a solid left hook.  
Whitson hits home with a right hook.  
Murphy feints a cross, and then lands a jab to the head, a jab to the body and a cross to the head.  
Whitson steps inside.  Murphy drives a left uppercut into his opponents ribs.  
Murphy is on target with a left hook.  
Whitson gets on the inside and cuts off the ring, trapping Murphy on the ropes.  Whitson connects with a right hook.  
Murphy steps away from his opponent.  Whitson finds the target with a jab.  
Murphy lands a hard jab.  
Murphy feints a cross, and then lands a double jab to his opponents head.  He then lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Murphy is on target with a jab.  
Whitson throws a jab, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Murphy lands two jabs followed by an overhand left to his opponents head.  
Murphy lands a double jab to his opponents head.  Murphy attempts to land a jab, but Whitson blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Whitson steps inside and throws a right hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a solid cross.  
Murphy lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  As the two fighters work on the inside, their heads come together!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Murphy dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Whitson steps inside.  Murphy quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Whitson throws a left uppercut, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a sharp right uppercut.  
Murphy switches the action to the outside and is on target with a cross.  
Murphy lands a jab followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Murphy finds the target with a stinging jab.  Murphy throws an overhand right, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Whitson steps inside.  As Murphy tries to work on the inside, the fighters heads come together!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Whitson dabs at his face checking for damage.  


Round 5 Statistics
Murphy: 
Jabs Thrown: 23                            
Jabs Landed: 15                            
Power Shots Thrown: 29                            
Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Head Shots Thrown: 45                            
Head Shots Landed: 26                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Whitson: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 13                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 6: 

Murphy hits home with a cross.  
Murphy lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Whitson closes the distance.  Murphy pivots from in front of his opponent and connects with a stinging left uppercut.  
Murphy is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Murphy feints a cross, and then lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Murphy lands a jab to his opponents body.  
Whitson closes the distance and forces Murphy to back into the corner.  Whitson attempts to land a right hook, but Murphy parries the shot and counters with a firm left hook.  
Whitson closes the distance.  Murphy pivots to the left of his opponent.  Whitson lands a right hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Murphy switches the action to the outside.  Whitson feints a jab, but Murphy ignores the feint and responds with a right hook.  
Murphy feints a left hook, and then is on target with a cross.  
Murphy quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands two jabs to the body, and one to the head.  
Whitson drives a sharp left hook into his opponents ribs.  
Murphy switches the action to the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  


Round 6 Statistics
Murphy: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 8                             
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 29                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Whitson: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 7: 

Whitson gets on the inside and tries to land a right hook, but Murphy sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Murphy lands a right hook.  
Murphy steps to the outside.  Murphy feints a cross, and then lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Whitson gets on the inside and manouvers his opponent onto the ropes.  Whitson tries to land a right hook, but Murphy sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Murphy steps away from his opponent.  Murphy feints a left hook, and then lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Whitson tries to land a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a solid left uppercut to his opponents ribs.  
Whitson closes the distance and drives a right hook into Murphy's body.  
Murphy tries to keep the action at long range.  Whitson connects with a solid cross.  
Whitson advances into close range and attempts to land a left hook, but Murphy blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Murphy hits home with a right hook.  
Murphy is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a cross followed by  two jabs to his opponents head.  
Whitson gets on the inside.  Murphy sidesteps to the right of his opponent andAs Murphy tries to work on the inside, the fighters heads come together!  The ref acknowledges the accidental headclash but allows the action to continue.    That accidental headbutt has resulted in some damage to Whitson.  That has caused minor swelling  around the right eye.  
Whitson cuts off the ring, trapping Murphy on the ropes.  Murphy throws a right hook, but his opponent avoids the punch with a sidestep.  Murphy holds on to his opponent.  Whitson leans on his opponent trying to wear him down. The ref calls break and the two fighters separate.  
Whitson is on target with a solid right hook to his opponents ribs.  
Murphy attempts to land a jab, but Whitson blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Whitson cuts off the ring, trapping Murphy on the ropes.  Murphy lands two jab's to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Whitson pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Whitson tries to land an overhand left, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Murphy lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Murphy connects with a big cross.  IT LOOKS LIKE WHITSON WAS HURT BY THAT SHOT!  Whitson quickly recovers. 
Whitson gets on the inside and throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Whitson tries to land a left hook, but Murphy slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Whitson advances into close range and manouvers Murphy onto the ropes.  Murphy lands a left hook.  


Round 7 Statistics
Murphy: 
Jabs Thrown: 15                            
Jabs Landed: 9                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 20                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Whitson: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 8: 

Whitson sidesteps to the left of his opponent and hits home with a firm right hook.  
Whitson is on target with a left hook.  
Murphy snaps his opponents head back with a ramrod jab.  
Murphy feints a cross, and then snaps his opponents head back with a stiff jab.  
Murphy lands a jab.  
Murphy is on target with a jab.  
Murphy lands a spiteful jab.  
Murphy attempts to land a cross, but Whitson blocks the shot and counters with a sharp right uppercut.  
Whitson digs in a firm right hook to his opponents body.  Murphy holds on to his opponent.  Murphy is leaning on his opponent in the clinch. The ref separates the two fighters.  
Murphy switches the action to the outside and attempts to land a cross, but Whitson dodges the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Whitson advances into close range.  Murphy throws a right uppercut, but the shot is blocked.  Murphy ties up his opponent.  Whitson pushes his forearm into Murphy's face.  The referee breaks the clinch and warns Whitson to stop fouling.  
Murphy switches the action to the outside and hits home with a solid cross.  
Murphy tries to land a left hook, but Whitson slips the shot and counters with a left hook to Murphy's body.  


Round 8 Statistics
Murphy: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Whitson: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 13                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 9: 

Whitson is looking to close the distance.  Murphy pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a left hook to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Murphy lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Whitson tries to land a jab, but Murphy slips the shot and counters with a solid left uppercut.  
Murphy lands a cross.  
Murphy finds the target with a jab.  
Murphy lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Whitson sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a jab to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Murphy finds the target with a jab.  
Murphy switches the action to the outside and hits home with a firm overhand left.  
Whitson advances into close range and throws a right hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Whitson closes the distance.  Murphy lands a right uppercut followed by  two left hooks to his opponents head.  Murphy attempts to land a right hook, but Whitson parries the shot and counters with a solid right hook.  
At the end of Round 9, lets listen in on the corners...Whitson's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 9 Statistics
Murphy: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 30                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 29                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Whitson: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 10: 

Murphy lands a left hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Murphy steps to the outside and lands two consecutive overhand lefts to his opponents head, AND WHITSON IS KNOCKED DOWN!  He makes it to one knee, but is unable to rise any further as the ref counts 10!  The winner by KO is Murphy!  


Round 10 Statistics
Murphy: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 5                             
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 4                             
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Whitson: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 0                             
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 0                             
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: 9 - 10  9 - 10  10 - 10
Round 9 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9


Fight Statistics
Murphy: 
Total Punches Thrown: 357                           
Total Punches Landed: 181                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 286                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 152                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 71                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 29                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 236                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 107                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 121                           
Total Jabs Landed: 74                            

Whitson: 
Total Punches Thrown: 226                           
Total Punches Landed: 46                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 161                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 34                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 65                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 12                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 193                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 40                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 33                            
Total Jabs Landed: 6