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22/07/2031
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Ross McDermott vs Daniel Kane

Boxing Daily Report from the AI Ireland-Leinster promoted show at Dublin Malone, Dublin,  taking place on 21/02/2023:

The venue is mostly sold out with the fans eager to turn out for tonights fights.  
Next up is the main event of the show.  This is a mandatory fight for the Irish Light Heavyweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance and those watching live on Eurosport Ireland, the two fighters competing in this 12 round matchup are Ross McDermott (10 - 2(1)) who hails from Dublin, Ireland and Daniel Kane(8 - 3) from Waterford, Ireland.  McDermott weighed in at 175 pounds, while Kane weighed in at 174 pounds and 10 ounces.  
The referee tonight is Thomas McShane, and the three ringside judges are Joshua Higgins, Steven Stewart and Bradley MacGinnis.  

Round 1: 

Kane hits home with a cross.  
Kane closes the distance.  McDermott sidesteps to the left of his opponent and connects with a firm right uppercut.  
McDermott lands a right hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
McDermott is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Kane hits the target with a solid jab.  
McDermott hits home with a stinging cross.  
McDermott tries to land a right hook, but Kane blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
McDermott switches the action to the outside and lands a sharp jab.  
Kane walks his opponent down, trapping him in the corner.  Kane is keeping his hands low...it looks like he wants his opponent to throw first.  McDermott lands a cross.  
McDermott digs in a left hook to his opponents liver.  
McDermott lands a jab.  
Kane lands with a solid jab.  
McDermott lands a jab.  
Kane steps inside.  McDermott sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Kane throws a right hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut to his opponents ribcage.  
McDermott steps away from his opponent and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Kane's trainer is advising how he could be more accurate.  

Round 1 Statistics
McDermott: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Kane: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 2: 

Kane attempts to land a cross, but McDermott slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Kane advances into close range and hits home with a right hook.  Kane attempts to land a right hook, but McDermott blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
McDermott switches the action to the outside.  Kane lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Kane attempts to land a cross, but McDermott slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
McDermott feints a cross, and then strikes his opponents body with a stinging cross.  
McDermott tries to keep the action at long range and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Kane advances into close range.  McDermott sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Kane drives a right hook into McDermott's body.  
McDermott steps away from his opponent.  Kane tries to land a cross, but McDermott parries the shot and counters with a stinging right hook.  
As the two fighters work on the inside, their heads come together!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Kane dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Kane attempts to land an overhand left, but McDermott sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut to Kane's ribs.  
McDermott is looking to keep his distance.  Kane connects with an overhand left.  Kane throws an overhand left, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
McDermott pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a firm cross.  
Kane is looking to close the distance.  McDermott tries to land a right hook, but Kane slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Kane walks McDermott onto the ropes.  Kane throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Kane is on target with a right hook to McDermott's body.  
Kane advances into close range.  Kane quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Kane lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  Kane attempts to land a left uppercut, but McDermott sidesteps and counters with a sharp right hook.  


Round 2 Statistics
McDermott: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Kane: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 35                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 3: 

McDermott steps to the outside and tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
McDermott lands a jab to the body followed by a overhand right to the head.  
Kane is looking to close the distance.  McDermott pivots to the side of his opponent.  McDermott throws a short cross to the body, but lands low!  The ref ignores Kane's complaints and signals for the action to continue.  
Kane digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  
Kane closes the distance.  McDermott digs in a right hook to his opponents body.  McDermott attempts to land a right hook, but Kane blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
McDermott is looking to keep his distance and attempts to land a cross, but Kane parries the shot and counters with a solid right uppercut.  
McDermott feints a jab and triggers a left uppercut counter from Kane.  McDermott is waiting for the shot and counters with a stinging cross.  
Kane attempts to land a right hook, but McDermott sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
McDermott is on target with a left uppercut to his opponents body.  McDermott tries to land a left hook, but Kane sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut to his opponents ribs.  
Kane is looking to close the distance and hits home with a left uppercut.  


Round 3 Statistics
McDermott: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Kane: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Round 4: 

McDermott pivots from in front of his opponent and lands with a stiff jab.  
Kane is looking to close the distance.  McDermott is on target with a stinging left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Kane is looking to close the distance.  McDermott lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
McDermott drives a sharp left hook into Kane's body.  
McDermott drives a stinging left uppercut into Kane's ribs.  
Kane advances into close range and hits home with a right hook.  
Kane closes the distance.  McDermott lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
McDermott voluntarily retreats back onto the ropes...he waves his opponent in!  Kane attempts to land a right uppercut, but McDermott sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
McDermott lands a cross to the body, and then to the head.  
Kane steps inside.  McDermott throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a solid right uppercut.  
McDermott hits home with a cross.  
Kane pivots from in front of his opponent and is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  
McDermott lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  


Round 4 Statistics
McDermott: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 21                            
Body Shots Landed: 11                            

Kane: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 5: 

Kane hits home with a right hook.  
McDermott switches the action to the outside.  Kane hits home with an overhand left.  
Kane quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Kane throws a cross, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a sharp right hook.  
Kane is looking to close the distance and connects with a right uppercut.  
Kane advances into close range.  McDermott is on target with a firm right hook.  McDermott tries to land a left hook, but Kane blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
McDermott wants to work on the inside, but accidentally clashes heads with his opponent!  The ref acknowledges the accidental headclash but allows the action to continue.    It looks like the clash of heads has caused some damage to Kane.  That has caused slight swelling  around the right eye.  
McDermott lands a left hook to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
McDermott lands a cross.  
Kane throws an uppercut to the body, but lands well below the belt!  The ref ignores McDermott's complaints and signals for the action to continue.  
McDermott tries to keep the action at long range.  Kane sidesteps to the left of his opponent and connects with a firm cross.  
Kane lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Kane sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  McDermott lands a solid jab.  
McDermott is looking to keep the action on the outside and throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a sharp left hook.  
At the end of Round 5, lets listen in on the corners...McDermott's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 5 Statistics
McDermott: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Kane: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 34                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 6: 

McDermott steps to the outside.  Kane throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Kane digs in a left hook to McDermott's body.  
Kane is on target with a cross.  
McDermott lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Kane gets on the inside and connects with a left uppercut.  
McDermott tries to step out of his opponents range and connects with a firm cross.  
Kane is looking to close the distance.  McDermott is on target with a solid right hook.  
Kane connects with a left uppercut.  
McDermott lands a left uppercut followed by a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Kane connects with a left hook.  Kane tries to land a right hook, but McDermott blocks the shot and counters with a solid left hook.  
Kane gets on the inside.  McDermott digs in a left uppercut to Kane's body.  
McDermott lands a sharp jab.  
Kane is on target with a left uppercut.  
McDermott finds the target with a jab.  
Kane gets on the inside.  McDermott drives a firm right uppercut into his opponents body.  
McDermott hits home with an overhand right.  


Round 6 Statistics
McDermott: 
Jabs Thrown: 14                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Kane: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 7: 

Kane throws a jab, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a right uppercut to Kane's ribcage.  
McDermott tries to land a cross, but Kane sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Kane tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a stinging left uppercut to Kane's body.  
McDermott finds the target with a jab.  
McDermott tries to keep the action at long range.  Kane quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Kane attempts to land a cross, but McDermott sidesteps and counters with a solid left hook.  
Kane lands a cross.  
McDermott is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Kane lands a stinging cross.  
McDermott throws an overhand right, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
McDermott lands a straight 1 - 2.  
McDermott lands a jab.  
McDermott switches the action to the outside and attempts to land a jab, but Kane slips the shot and counters with a cross.  


Round 7 Statistics
McDermott: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Kane: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 8: 

Kane is on target with a left hook.  
McDermott switches the action to the outside and is on target with a jab.  
McDermott throws a jab, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Kane closes the distance.  McDermott drives a firm left hook into his opponents liver.  
McDermott tries to step out of his opponents range.  Kane is on target with a solid cross.  
Kane sidesteps to the right of his opponent and hits home with a left uppercut.  
McDermott drives a jab into Kane's body.  
McDermott is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Kane is on target with a jab.  
Kane closes the distance.  McDermott hits home with a right uppercut.  


Round 8 Statistics
McDermott: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Kane: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 9: 

McDermott tries to keep the action at long range.  Kane attempts to land a cross, but McDermott sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Kane steps inside.  McDermott connects with a right hook.  
Kane throws a right uppercut, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a firm right hook.  
McDermott drives a firm left uppercut into Kane's liver.  
Kane tries to land a right hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Kane gets on the inside.  McDermott connects with a firm left hook.  McDermott attempts to land an uppercut to the solar plexus, but he strays low!  The ref ignores Kane's complaints and signals for the action to continue.  
Kane sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  McDermott lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Kane is on target with an overhand right.  
McDermott tries to keep the action at long range.  Kane hits home with a solid cross.  
McDermott is on target with a jab.  
Kane closes the distance.  Kane wants to work on the inside, but accidentally clashes heads with his opponent!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as McDermott dabs at his face checking for damage.  


Round 9 Statistics
McDermott: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Kane: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 10: 

McDermott is looking to keep his distance.  Kane hits home with an overhand left.  
Kane attempts to land an overhand left, but McDermott slips the shot and counters with a stinging right hook.  
McDermott is looking to keep his distance.  Kane lands a cross.  
Kane steps inside and is on target with a solid left hook.  
Kane advances into close range and connects with a left uppercut.  
McDermott steps away from his opponent and hits home with a sharp cross.  
McDermott lands a jab.  
Kane advances into close range.  McDermott drives a firm right uppercut into his opponents ribcage.  
Kane gets on the inside.  McDermott drives a firm right uppercut into Kane's body.  
Kane advances into close range and tries to land a left uppercut, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a stinging left hook.  
McDermott tries to step out of his opponents range.  Kane attempts to land an overhand right, but McDermott slips the shot and counters with a sharp left hook.  
Kane closes the distance.  McDermott is on target with a left hook to Kane's liver.  
At the end of Round 10, lets listen in on the corners...McDermott's trainer is telling his fighter to play it safe for the remainder of the fight. 

Round 10 Statistics
McDermott: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Kane: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 11: 

Kane hits home with a cross.  Kane throws a left hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a sharp right hook.  
Kane sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  McDermott lands a solid cross.  
Kane quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Kane throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a sharp left uppercut.  
McDermott is on target with a jab.  
McDermott lands a jab to the head followed by a left uppercut to the body.  
Kane is on target with a left hook.  
Kane lands a right hook followed by a cross to his opponents head.  Kane throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
McDermott lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
McDermott hits home with a stinging cross.  
Kane lands a right hook.  
Kane is on target with a right uppercut.  
Kane sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  McDermott throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Kane is looking to close the distance.  McDermott connects with a left hook.  
At the end of Round 11, lets listen in on the corners...Kane's trainer is telling his fighter to go out and knock out his opponent!  

Round 11 Statistics
McDermott: 
Jabs Thrown: 16                            
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Kane: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 12: 

McDermott lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Kane hits home with a stinging cross.  
McDermott lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Kane advances into close range.  McDermott lands a left hook.  
Kane gets on the inside and lands a left hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
Kane tries to land a left hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a solid left hook.  
Kane is on target with a stinging jab.  
Kane lands a right hook to the head followed by a right uppercut to the body.  
Kane advances into close range.  McDermott digs in a left hook to Kane's body.  


Round 12 Statistics
McDermott: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Kane: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 33                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 14                            
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 1 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 2 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 3 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 4 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 5 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
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  9 - 10
Round 9 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 10 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 11 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 12 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9


Final Scorecards: 117 - 111  117 - 111  117 - 111

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Dublin, Ireland.... Ross McDermott

Fight Statistics
McDermott: 
Total Punches Thrown: 355                           
Total Punches Landed: 121                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 244                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 85                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 111                           
Total Body Shots Landed: 36                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 239                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 84                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 116                           
Total Jabs Landed: 37                            

Kane: 
Total Punches Thrown: 335                           
Total Punches Landed: 72                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 258                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 59                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 77                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 13                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 309                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 66                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 26                            
Total Jabs Landed: 6