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01/02/2033
EOD Running: Rankings
Sammy Burness vs Richard Hatata

Boxing Daily Report from the AI New Zealand-Auckland promoted show at Auckland Ghant, Auckland,  taking place on 13/12/2022:

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 Oceania Super Featherweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance and those watching live on Prime, the two fighters competing in this 12 round matchup are Sammy Burness (9(2) - 2) who hails from Sydney, Australia and Richard Hatata(7 - 5) from Manukau, New Zealand.  Burness weighed in at 129 pounds and 3 ounces, while Hatata weighed in at 130 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Rob Horsburgh, and the three ringside judges are James Woodburn, Dave Loar and Colin Lawder.  

Round 1: 

Burness closes the distance and lands a right hook to the body followed by a left uppercut to the head.  
Hatata throws a short cross to the body, but lands low!  The ref stops the action.  The ref sends Burness to the neutral corner.  He has a stern word with Hatata and threatens a point deduction if continues to foul.  
Burness advances into close range and drives a firm right hook into his opponents ribcage.  
Burness walks his opponent down, trapping him in the blue corner.  Burness digs in a firm right hook to Hatata's body.  
Burness lands a right hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Burness is looking to close the distance and walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Burness is on target with a solid left hook to Hatata's body.  
Burness advances into close range and lands a left uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Burness advances into close range and lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Burness steps inside.  Burness sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Burness attempts to land an uppercut to the solar plexus, but he strays low!  The ref stops the action.  The ref sends Hatata to the neutral corner.  He has a stern word with Burness and threatens a point deduction if continues to foul.  
Burness hits the target with a sharp jab.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Hatata's trainer is advising how he could improve the accuracy of his work.  

Round 1 Statistics
Burness: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 16                            
Head Shots Thrown: 12                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 22                            
Body Shots Landed: 11                            

Hatata: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 2: 

Hatata tries to land a left hook, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Burness digs in a firm right hook to his opponents body.  
Burness closes the distance.  Burness sidesteps to the right of his opponent and is on target with a right hook to Hatata's body.  
Burness digs in a solid left hook to his opponents body.  
Burness drives a left hook into Hatata's ribs.  
Burness advances into close range and lands a left uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Burness lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  He follows up the attack and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Burness digs in a solid right hook to Hatata's ribs.  
Burness advances into close range and drives a firm left hook into Hatata's body.  
Burness is looking to close the distance and cuts off the ring, trapping Hatata in the corner.  Burness lands a right uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Burness lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Burness drives a left hook into his opponents ribs.  
Burness digs in a right hook to Hatata's ribcage.  
Burness gets on the inside and is on target with a right hook to his opponents body.  
Burness lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Burness attempts to land a left uppercut, but Hatata blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut to his opponents liver.  
Burness steps inside and lands a right hook to the head followed by a left uppercut to the body.  
Burness lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  He continues the combination and lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Hatata switches the action to the outside.  Burness lands a cross followed by  two overhand lefts to his opponents head.  
Burness advances into close range and lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Burness manages to force Hatata into a corner.  Burness lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a right uppercut to the head.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Hatata's trainer is telling his fighter he needs to be more active or he's going to get outworked.  Hatata's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  Hatata's trainer is advising how he could improve his defence.  

Round 2 Statistics
Burness: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 50                            
Power Shots Landed: 39                            
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 33                            
Body Shots Landed: 26                            

Hatata: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 8                             
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 6                             
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 3: 

Hatata lands a left hook.  
Burness steps inside and lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Burness is looking to close the distance and lands two right hooks to the body, and one to the head.  
Hatata hits home with a cross.  
Burness walks Hatata into a neutral corner.  Burness lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Hatata hits home with a right uppercut.  
Burness lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Burness steps inside.  Hatata quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Burness lands a right uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Hatata switches the action to the outside.  Burness feints a jab, fooling Hatata into launching a right uppercut counter.  Burness is waiting for the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Burness gets on the inside and lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Hatata lands a cross.  
Burness advances into close range and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Burness lands a left hook to the head, a right uppercut to the body and a left hook to the head.  
Hatata lands a left hook.  Hatata tries to land a right hook, but Burness dodges the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Burness lands a left hook.  
Burness lands a right hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body, AND HIS OPPONENT IS HURT!  
Burness stalks his opponent...he just needs the right shot to put his opponent away!  Burness lands a left hook to the body followed by a cross to the head.  He then lands a right uppercut to the body, a left uppercut to the body and a left hook to the head.  It looks like Hatata has now recovered from that earlier bodyshot.  


Round 3 Statistics
Burness: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 54                            
Power Shots Landed: 30                            
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 39                            
Body Shots Landed: 19                            

Hatata: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 4: 

Burness gets on the inside.  Burness lands a right uppercut, left hook and a right hook to his opponents body.  The two boxers are fighting in-close, but their heads clash!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Hatata dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Burness steps inside and connects with a left hook.  
Burness forces Hatata to back into the red corner.  Burness lands a right hook to the head followed by a right uppercut to the body.  
Burness sidesteps to the left of his opponent and is on target with a right hook to his opponents body.  
Burness lands a right hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Hatata tries to keep the action at long range.  Burness is on target with a jab.  
Hatata steps to the outside.  Burness lands a jab to the head followed by a cross to the body.  
Burness lands a right hook to the body followed by a left uppercut to the head.  
Burness closes the distance.  Burness pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a left hook to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Burness digs in a right hook to his opponents ribs.  
Burness gets on the inside and digs in a left hook to Hatata's body.  
Burness lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Burness lands a cross.  


Round 4 Statistics
Burness: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 34                            
Power Shots Landed: 20                            
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 22                            
Body Shots Landed: 13                            

Hatata: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 5: 

Burness steps inside and is on target with a right hook to his opponents body.  
Burness lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Burness closes the distance and tries to land a right hook, but Hatata blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Hatata hits home with a right hook.  
Burness digs in a firm right hook to his opponents body.  
Burness advances into close range and lands a right uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Burness manages to force Hatata into a corner.  Burness lands a left hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Burness lands three consecutive right hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Burness lands a sharp jab.  
Burness lands a right hook to the body followed by a jab to the head.  
Burness closes the distance and lands a left hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Burness digs in a right hook to his opponents body.  
Burness gets on the inside and lands a left hook, left uppercut and a right hook to his opponents body.  
Hatata quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and connects with a cross.  
Hatata steps away from his opponent.  Burness lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Burness gets on the inside and is on target with a right uppercut to Hatata's body.  


Round 5 Statistics
Burness: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 30                            
Power Shots Landed: 19                            
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 17                            
Body Shots Landed: 15                            

Hatata: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 6: 

Hatata lands a left uppercut.  
Burness lands a right hook to the head followed by a right uppercut to the body.  
Burness cuts off the ring, trapping Hatata on the ropes.  Burness lands two left uppercut's to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  The two boxers are fighting in-close, but their heads clash!  The ref acknowledges the accidental headclash but allows the action to continue.  Burness has taken some damage from that accidental headbutt.  That has caused minor swelling  around the left eye.  
Burness is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Burness quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and drives a firm left hook into his opponents body.  
Burness crashes a hurtful right hook to his opponents body.  HATATA HAS BEEN KNOCKED DOWN!  He beats the count, getting up at 6.  
Burness walks his opponent into the corner.  Burness lands a left uppercut to the body followed by two left hook's to the head.  
Burness gets on the inside and is on target with a right hook to his opponents ribcage.  
Burness steps inside.  Burness sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Burness lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  He continues the combination and lands consecutive left uppercuts to his opponents body.  
Burness lands a right uppercut to the body, a left hook to the body and a left hook to the head.  
Burness is on target with a solid left hook to Hatata's body.  
Burness lands a jab followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
Burness lands a jab to the head, a right uppercut to the head and a right hook to the body.  
Burness is looking to close the distance and drives a left hook into Hatata's body.  Burness attempts to land a right hook, but Hatata blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Burness hits home with a right hook.  
Burness connects with a cross.  
Hatata tries to step out of his opponents range.  Burness lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Burness closes the distance and lands a right uppercut to the body, a left hook to the head and a right hook to the head.  


Round 6 Statistics
Burness: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 46                            
Power Shots Landed: 35                            
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 21                            
Body Shots Thrown: 25                            
Body Shots Landed: 18                            

Hatata: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 7: 

Burness is looking to close the distance and connects with a right hook.  
Burness digs in a left hook to Hatata's ribs.  
Burness steps inside and is on target with a left hook to Hatata's body.  
Burness lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body, KNOCKING HATATA DOWN!  He manages to get up at 6.  
Burness lands a right uppercut to the body, and then to the head.  
Burness lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Burness is looking to close the distance and lands a right uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Burness pivots to the right of his opponent and lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Burness lands a left hook to the head, a right hook to the body and a left hook to the body.  Burness wants to work on the inside, but accidentally clashes heads with his opponent!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Hatata dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Burness is on target with a stinging left hook to Hatata's body.  
Burness closes the distance and lands a left hook to the body, a right hook to the body and a left hook to the head.  
Burness lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  He then lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs, AND HATATA IS KNOCKED DOWN!  He fails to beat the count!  The winner by KO is Burness!  


Round 7 Statistics
Burness: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 32                            
Power Shots Landed: 23                            
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 20                            
Body Shots Landed: 15                            

Hatata: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 6                             
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 3                             
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
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 - 8  10 - 8  10 - 8


Fight Statistics
Burness: 
Total Punches Thrown: 308                           
Total Punches Landed: 197                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 130                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 80                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 178                           
Total Body Shots Landed: 117                           
Total Power Shots Thrown: 277                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 182                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 31                            
Total Jabs Landed: 15                            

Hatata: 
Total Punches Thrown: 151                           
Total Punches Landed: 14                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 130                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 21                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 1                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 121                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 30                            
Total Jabs Landed: 3