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03/01/2046
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Carl Dunn vs John Burns

Boxing Daily Report from the HONEYPUNCH promoted show at The O2, Dublin,  taking place on 17/06/2045:

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.  This is a final eliminator for the European Flyweight 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 Carl Dunn (31(19) - 7(4) - 1) who hails from Dun Laoghaire, Ireland and John Burns(28(18) - 13(11)) from Dundalk, Ireland.  Both Dunn and Burns weighed in at 112 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Shamus Quirke, and the three ringside judges are Anthony McNeeley, Karl Finnegan and Fionn Donnell.  

Round 1: 

Dunn lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Dunn connects with a cross.  
Dunn drives a firm left hook into his opponents body.  
Burns lands a right hook to the head followed by a left uppercut to the body.  
Dunn closes the distance.  Burns lands three consecutive right hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Dunn advances into close range and cuts off the ring, trapping Burns on the ropes.  Burns attempts to land a right uppercut, but Dunn blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Burns digs in a stinging right hook to his opponents body.  
Burns closes the distance and lands a right uppercut followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Burns is on target with a solid left hook to his opponents body.  
Burns tries to land a left uppercut, but Dunn blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Burns manages to force Dunn onto the ropes.  Dunn lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  Dunn wants to work on the inside, but accidentally clashes heads with his opponent!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Burns dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Dunn connects with a cross.  
Burns steps inside.  Dunn is on target with a left hook.  
Burns attempts to land a left uppercut, but Dunn blocks the shot and counters with a stinging cross.  
Burns closes the distance and drives a left uppercut into Dunn's ribs.  
Dunn switches the action to the outside and lands a cross.  
Burns closes the distance and drives a right hook into Dunn's body.  
Burns is looking to close the distance and is on target with a right hook to Dunn's body.  
Burns advances into close range and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  He continues the combination and lands a right hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Dunn switches the action to the outside.  Burns connects with a cross.  
Burns digs in a stinging right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Burns digs in a right hook to Dunn's body.  
Dunn switches the action to the outside and drives a cross into Burns's body.  
Burns steps inside and forces Dunn to retreat onto the ropes.  Burns digs in a firm left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Burns sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a right uppercut followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Dunn's trainer is telling his fighter he needs to be more active or he's going to get outworked.  Dunn's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 1 Statistics
Dunn: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Burns: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 47                            
Power Shots Landed: 22                            
Head Shots Thrown: 13                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 37                            
Body Shots Landed: 20                            

Round 2: 

Burns sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Dunn connects with a solid left hook.  
Dunn connects with a cross.  
Burns is looking to close the distance.  Dunn connects with a left uppercut.  
Burns lands a left hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Burns sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a left hook to the head, a right hook to the body and a left hook to the body.  
Dunn steps away from his opponent and is on target with a cross.  
Dunn lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Burns gets on the inside.  Dunn digs in a firm left hook to Burns's body.  
Burns walks Dunn down, trapping him on the ropes.  Burns digs in a stinging right hook to Dunn's body.  
Dunn digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  
Burns lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Burns drives a right uppercut into his opponents ribcage.  
Burns forces Dunn to back into the ropes.  Dunn hits home with a left hook.  
Dunn digs in a stinging left uppercut to his opponents ribs.  
Dunn attempts to land a right hook, but Burns blocks the shot and counters with a right hook to his opponents ribs.  
Dunn tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a jab, overhand left and a jab to his opponents head.  
Dunn tries to step out of his opponents range.  Dunn sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Burns hits home with a solid cross.  
Burns gets on the inside.  Burns pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Burns gets on the inside and lands a right hook to the body, a left hook to the head and a right hook to the body.  
Dunn is looking to keep his distance and tries to land an overhand right, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Burns walks Dunn onto the ropes.  Burns lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Burns is on target with a left hook to Dunn's body.  
Dunn tries to keep the action at long range and hits the target with a ramrod jab.  
Burns is looking to close the distance and lands a right hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Dunn digs in a stinging left hook to his opponents body.  Dunn throws a right hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Burns lands a right hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Burns lands a left uppercut to the head followed by a right uppercut to the body.  
Burns lands a right hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Dunn tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  Dunn throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a stinging left uppercut.  
Burns closes the distance and is on target with a left hook.  
Burns drives a right hook into his opponents ribs.  
Burns forces Dunn to retreat into the corner.  Burns lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  Burns throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  


Round 2 Statistics
Dunn: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 34                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Burns: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 54                            
Power Shots Landed: 34                            
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 40                            
Body Shots Landed: 25                            

Round 3: 

Burns drives a stinging right uppercut into his opponents ribs.  
Burns drives a stinging left hook into Dunn's body.  
Burns drives a right hook into his opponents body.  
Burns advances into close range and drives a right hook into his opponents body.  
Dunn is looking to keep his distance and lands a straight 1 - 2.  He continues the combination and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Dunn lands a straight 1 - 2.  He then lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Burns closes the distance.  Burns sidesteps to the left of his opponent andThe two boxers are fighting in-close, but their heads clash!  The ref acknowledges the accidental headclash but allows the action to continue.  Burns has taken some damage there.  That has caused slight swelling  around the left eye.  
Burns is looking to close the distance.  Dunn lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Dunn hits the target with a spiteful jab.  
Burns is looking to close the distance.  Dunn lands a sharp right hook.  
Dunn attempts to land a left hook, but Burns slips the shot and counters with a firm right uppercut.  
Dunn pivots from in front of his opponent and is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Burns lands a jab.  Burns throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Burns gets on the inside.  Dunn lands a left hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Burns hits home with a cross.  
Burns steps inside.  Dunn drives a left uppercut into his opponents ribs.  
Dunn switches the action to the outside and lands a cross followed by  two overhand rights to his opponents head.  
Burns walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Burns lands a stinging cross.  
Burns is looking to close the distance.  Dunn sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Burns lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Burns lands a left hook followed by  two right hooks to his opponents body.  
Dunn is looking to keep his distance and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  He continues the combination and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Burns advances into close range and lands a solid right hook.  
Burns forces Dunn to back into the ropes.  Burns is on target with a firm left uppercut to Dunn's ribs.  
Burns drives a right uppercut into Dunn's ribs.  
Burns lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Dunn tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a cross to the body followed by a jab to the head.  He follows up the attack and lands a cross followed by  two jabs to his opponents head.  
Burns advances into close range and lands a right uppercut to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Burns lands a left uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Dunn steps away from his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Burns closes the distance and digs in a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Dunn lands a left hook to the body followed by a right uppercut to the head.  
At the end of Round 3, lets listen in on the corners...Dunn's trainer is advising how he could improve his defence.  

Round 3 Statistics
Dunn: 
Jabs Thrown: 18                            
Jabs Landed: 15                            
Power Shots Thrown: 47                            
Power Shots Landed: 20                            
Head Shots Thrown: 51                            
Head Shots Landed: 31                            
Body Shots Thrown: 14                            
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Burns: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 48                            
Power Shots Landed: 22                            
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 29                            
Body Shots Landed: 17                            

Round 4: 

Burns gets on the inside.  Dunn hits home with a left hook.  
Burns lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Burns advances into close range.  Dunn is on target with a right hook.  
Dunn is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands an overhand left, jab and an overhand right to his opponents head.  
Dunn is looking to close the distance and lands two left hooks to the body, and one to the head.  
Burns is on target with a cross.  
Dunn lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Burns lands a stinging right uppercut.  
Dunn steps to the outside.  Burns connects with a cross.  
Dunn steps inside and drives a firm right hook into his opponents body.  
Dunn is on target with a cross.  
Dunn steps inside.  Burns digs in a right hook to his opponents ribs.  
Burns closes the distance.  Dunn quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Dunn is on target with a sharp left hook to his opponents body.  Dunn throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a firm left hook.  
Burns is on target with a right hook to his opponents body.  
Burns forces Dunn to retreat into a neutral corner.  Burns lands a left hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Dunn lands a left uppercut.  
Burns drives a left hook into Dunn's body.  
Dunn digs in a left hook to Burns's liver.  
Burns quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Dunn lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  He follows up the attack and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Burns closes the distance and lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  Burns throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a firm right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Burns is looking to close the distance and throws a right hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Dunn tries to land a left hook, but Burns parries the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Burns steps inside and tries to land a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Dunn lands a stinging right hook.  
At the end of Round 4, lets listen in on the corners...Burns's trainer is advising how he could stop so many clean shots getting through.  

Round 4 Statistics
Dunn: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 40                            
Power Shots Landed: 22                            
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 20                            
Body Shots Thrown: 17                            
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Burns: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 33                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 21                            
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Round 5: 

Dunn is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Burns closes the distance and lands a left hook to the head, a right uppercut to the head and a left hook to the body.  
Burns lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Burns steps inside.  Dunn drives a right hook into Burns's body.  
Burns forces Dunn to back into the blue corner.  Burns lands a right hook to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Burns digs in a left uppercut to Dunn's body.  
Dunn connects with a right hook.  
Dunn connects with a left hook.  
Burns lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Dunn tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Dunn lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Burns finds the target with a ramrod jab.  
Dunn lands a straight 1 - 2.  Dunn tries to land an overhand right, but Burns slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Dunn steps inside.  Burns drives a right hook into his opponents body.  
Burns drives a right hook into Dunn's body.  
Burns cuts off the ring, trapping Dunn on the ropes.  Burns tries to land a right uppercut, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Burns digs in a solid right hook to Dunn's body.  
Burns gets on the inside.  Burns pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Dunn throws a right hook, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a firm left uppercut.  
Burns advances into close range and is on target with a solid left hook to his opponents body.  
Burns lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Burns is looking to close the distance and drives a left hook into Dunn's liver.  
Dunn tries to step out of his opponents range and lands two straights followed by an overhand right to his opponents head.  


Round 5 Statistics
Dunn: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Burns: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 43                            
Power Shots Landed: 21                            
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 31                            
Body Shots Landed: 16                            

Round 6: 

Burns closes the distance.  Dunn attempts to land a right hook, but Burns sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Dunn is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Burns closes the distance.  Dunn is on target with a right hook to his opponents ribs.  
Dunn is on target with a firm right hook to his opponents ribs.  
Dunn drives a left hook into Burns's body.  Dunn tries to land a cross, but Burns slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Burns advances into close range and drives a right hook into Dunn's body.  
Burns lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  He follows up the attack and lands consecutive right uppercuts to his opponents body.  
Burns lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Burns steps inside.  Burns pivots from in front of his opponent and digs in a right hook to Dunn's ribs.  
Dunn is on target with a cross to his opponents body.  Dunn tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Dunn is on target with a jab.  
Burns gets on the inside and digs in a solid left hook to his opponents ribs.  
Burns closes the distance and lands a right hook.  
Dunn is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a stiff jab.  
Dunn lands a cross.  
Burns is looking to close the distance and lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Dunn is on target with a left hook.  
Burns is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Burns forces Dunn to back into the ropes.  Dunn hits home with a left hook.  
Burns lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  Burns holds on to his opponent.  As they grapple, Burns pushes his forearm into Dunn's face.  The ref halts the action and breaks the clinch.  He lectures Burns about fouling.  
Burns lands a right hook to the body followed by a jab to the head.  
Burns steps inside and lands a left hook to the head, a left hook to the body and a left uppercut to the body, DROPPING DUNN TO THE CANVAS!  He manages to get up at 5.  Dunn quickly recovers. 
Burns is on target with a stinging left uppercut to his opponents ribs.  Dunn holds on to his opponent.  Dunn pushes his forearm into Burns's face.  The ref calls break and the two fighters separate.  
Burns lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Dunn is looking to keep his distance and attempts to land a jab, but Burns sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Burns steps inside and tries to land a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a solid left uppercut to Burns's ribs.  


Round 6 Statistics
Dunn: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Burns: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 37                            
Power Shots Landed: 26                            
Head Shots Thrown: 12                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 26                            
Body Shots Landed: 20                            

Round 7: 

Burns lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Dunn throws a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Dunn steps away from his opponent.  Burns connects with an overhand left.  
Dunn closes the distance and lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Burns tries to land a cross, but Dunn slips the shot and counters with a sharp right hook.  
Dunn tries to step out of his opponents range and lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Burns gets on the inside and drives a sharp left hook into Dunn's body.  Burns holds on to his opponent.  As they grapple, Dunn pushes his forearm into Burns's face.  The referee warns Dunn and breaks the clinch.  
Dunn is looking to keep his distance and connects with a cross.  
Dunn lands two jabs followed by an overhand right to his opponents head.  
Burns gets on the inside.  Dunn pivots to the side of his opponent.  Burns lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body, AND KNOCKS DUNN DOWN!  He beats the count, getting up at 5.  Dunn recovers before his opponent can take advantage. 
Burns is looking to close the distance.  Burns sidesteps to the left of his opponent and drives a sharp right hook into Dunn's body.  
Burns throws a left uppercut, but the shot lands on his opponents guard.  Dunn clinches his opponent.  Burns leans on his opponent using all his weight. Dunn tries to make the space to throw a hook, but hits Burns's kidney. The ref separates the two fighters.  
Dunn steps away from his opponent and lands a jab.  
Burns gets on the inside and is on target with a right hook to Dunn's ribs.  
Dunn lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  He follows up the attack and lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Dunn sidesteps to the right of his opponent and connects with a stinging cross.  
Burns lands a stinging right hook.  Dunn wants to work on the inside, but accidentally clashes heads with his opponent!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Burns dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Dunn sidesteps to the left of his opponent and drives a left hook into Burns's body.  
Dunn tries to step out of his opponents range and is on target with a jab.  
Burns advances into close range and manouvers his opponent onto the ropes.  Burns lands a right hook, left hook and a left uppercut to his opponents body, AND HIS OPPONENT IS HURT!  
Burns stalks his opponent...he just needs the right shot to put his opponent away!  Burns lands a right uppercut to the head followed by a right hook to the body, KNOCKING DUNN DOWN!  The count reaches 10, but Dunn is unable to get up!  The winner by KO is Burns!  


Round 7 Statistics
Dunn: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 7                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 16                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Burns: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Head Shots Thrown: 13                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 19                            
Body Shots Landed: 10                            

Round 1 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 2 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 3 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 4 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 5 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 6 Scores: 8 - 10  8 - 10  8 - 10


Fight Statistics
Dunn: 
Total Punches Thrown: 276                           
Total Punches Landed: 141                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 204                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 115                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 72                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 26                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 214                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 97                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 62                            
Total Jabs Landed: 44                            

Burns: 
Total Punches Thrown: 314                           
Total Punches Landed: 160                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 111                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 46                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 203                           
Total Body Shots Landed: 114                           
Total Power Shots Thrown: 293                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 154                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 21                            
Total Jabs Landed: 6