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23/07/2031
EOD Running: Rankings
Justin Hughes vs Shamus Buchan

Boxing Daily Report from the Kalungi Promotions promoted show at Dublin Mulloy, Dublin,  taking place on 16/01/2022:

There are plenty of empty seats out here tonight, with the show nowhere near close to selling out.  
Next up is the main event of the show.  This is a final eliminator for the Celtic Super Lightweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Justin Hughes (6 - 2 - 1) who hails from Dublin, Ireland and Shamus Buchan(3 - 4 - 1) from Dublin, Ireland.  Both Hughes and Buchan weighed in at 140 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Mike Green, and the three ringside judges are Carl Lyons, Brandon Madigan and Rory Carver.  

Round 1: 

Buchan steps inside and lands a left hook.  
Buchan steps inside and digs in a left hook to his opponents ribs.  
Buchan steps inside and is on target with a left hook.  
Buchan hits home with a left hook.  
Buchan hits home with a right uppercut.  
Hughes quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Hughes pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Buchan walks his opponent down, trapping him in a corner.  Buchan drives a left uppercut into Hughes's body.  
Hughes lands a left uppercut.  
Hughes switches the action to the outside and lands a jab to his opponents body.  
Buchan lands a jab.  
Hughes connects with a right hook.  
Hughes is looking to keep his distance.  Buchan hits home with a cross.  
Buchan advances into close range and throws a right uppercut, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  


Round 1 Statistics
Hughes: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Buchan: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 2: 

Hughes lands a cross.  
Hughes tries to land a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook to his opponents ribs.  
Buchan steps inside.  Hughes tries to land a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Buchan closes the distance.  Hughes connects with a left hook.  
Buchan lands a right uppercut.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Hughes's trainer is advising how he could be more accurate.  

Round 2 Statistics
Hughes: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Buchan: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 10                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 11                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 3: 

Hughes is looking to keep his distance.  Buchan hits home with a cross.  
Buchan is looking to close the distance and lands a right hook.  
Buchan is looking to close the distance and is on target with a left hook to Hughes's body.  
Buchan steps inside and connects with a right hook.  
Buchan closes the distance and walks Hughes down, trapping him in the corner.  Buchan lands a right hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  


Round 3 Statistics
Hughes: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 5                             
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 9                             
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Buchan: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 35                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 4: 

Hughes switches the action to the outside and hits home with an overhand right.  
Buchan steps inside and is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Hughes is on target with a cross.  
Hughes tries to step out of his opponents range and finds the target with a jab.  
Buchan is on target with a left hook.  Buchan throws a left hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Hughes hits home with a cross.  
Buchan gets on the inside.  Hughes pivots to the side of his opponent and connects with a left uppercut.  
Buchan closes the distance and throws a right hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Buchan advances into close range and connects with a left hook.  


Round 4 Statistics
Hughes: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Buchan: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 5: 

Hughes is looking to keep his distance.  Buchan feints a right hook, and then connects with a cross.  
Hughes is on target with a jab.  


Round 5 Statistics
Hughes: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Buchan: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 13                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 6: 

Buchan is on target with a right hook.  
Buchan closes the distance and forces Hughes to back into the ropes.  Buchan quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and drives a right uppercut into Hughes's body.  
Hughes steps to the outside and lands a cross.  
Hughes steps away from his opponent and lands a cross.  
Hughes steps away from his opponent.  Buchan connects with an overhand right.  
Hughes is looking to keep the action on the outside and hits home with a cross.  
Buchan closes the distance.  Hughes pivots to the right of his opponent.  Buchan drives a right hook into Hughes's body.  
At the end of Round 6, lets listen in on the corners...Buchan's trainer is advising how he could be more accurate.  

Round 6 Statistics
Hughes: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 10                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 12                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Buchan: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 12                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 7: 

Buchan gets on the inside.  Hughes connects with a left uppercut.  
Buchan quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Hughes connects with a left hook.  
Buchan connects with a left hook.  
Hughes lands a left hook.  
Buchan advances into close range and forces Hughes to back into the red corner.  Buchan lands a right hook to the head, a left uppercut to the head and a right hook to the body.  
Buchan quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Buchan throws an uppercut to the body, but lands well below the belt!  The ref stops the action.  The ref sends Hughes to the neutral corner.  He tells Buchan he will lose a point if he continues to foul.  
At the end of Round 7, lets listen in on the corners...Hughes's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 7 Statistics
Hughes: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Buchan: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 13                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 8: 

Buchan is looking to close the distance and lands a right hook.  
Buchan is looking to close the distance and digs in a left hook to Hughes's liver.  
Buchan closes the distance.  Hughes pivots from in front of his opponent.  Buchan is on target with a right hook.  
Buchan steps inside and forces Hughes to back into the corner.  Hughes attempts to land a right uppercut, but Buchan parries the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Buchan digs in a right hook to Hughes's ribs.  
Buchan connects with a right hook.  


Round 8 Statistics
Hughes: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 10                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 13                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Buchan: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 9: 

Buchan advances into close range.  Hughes tries to land a right uppercut, but Buchan slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Hughes is looking to keep the action on the outside and connects with a cross.  
Buchan lands a right uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Buchan walks Hughes into a neutral corner.  Buchan lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Buchan connects with a right hook.  Buchan attempts to land a right hook, but Hughes blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Hughes lands a left hook.  
Hughes quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Buchan hits home with a cross.  
Hughes feints a left, and then hits home with a cross.  


Round 9 Statistics
Hughes: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Buchan: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 10: 

Hughes feints a left hook, and then lands a cross.  
Hughes hits home with a cross.  
Buchan lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Buchan lands a left hook.  
Buchan digs in a left hook to Hughes's liver.  


Round 10 Statistics
Hughes: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Buchan: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 10                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 12                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 1 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 2 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 3 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 4 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 5 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 6 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
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 Dublin, Ireland.... Shamus Buchan

Fight Statistics
Hughes: 
Total Punches Thrown: 204                           
Total Punches Landed: 37                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 179                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 36                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 25                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 1                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 134                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 27                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 70                            
Total Jabs Landed: 10                            

Buchan: 
Total Punches Thrown: 212                           
Total Punches Landed: 46                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 171                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 32                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 41                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 14                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 174                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 45                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 38                            
Total Jabs Landed: 1