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23/07/2031
EOD Running: Rankings
Dave Connolly vs Matt Hopping

Boxing Daily Report from the Rattlesnake Promotions promoted show at Rattlesnake Gym, Arlington,  taking place on 19/11/2023:

Clearly Rattlesnake Promotions have made a mistake booking this venue with less than half the tickets sold, including those handed out as prizes by Boxing Daily.  
Next up we have one of the supporting contests of this show.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 4 round matchup are Dave Connolly (0 - 0) who hails from New York City, USA and Matt Hopping(0 - 3 - 3) from Louisville, USA.  Both Connolly and Hopping weighed in at 112 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Harry Burwick, and the three ringside judges are Danny Henderson, Joel Abraham and Euan Bellis.  

Round 1: 

Connolly feints a jab, and then lands a right hook, left hook and a cross to his opponents head.  
Connolly switches the action to the outside and lands a cross to the body followed by a overhand right to the head.  He then lands two consecutive overhand lefts to his opponents head.  
Connolly steps inside and lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Hopping pivots to the left of his opponent.  Connolly hits home with a right hook.  
Hopping steps inside.  Connolly pivots from in front of his opponent and hits home with a solid right hook.  
Hopping tries to land a right hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Connolly lands a right hook.  
Connolly walks Hopping down, trapping him in the corner.  Connolly sidesteps to the left of his opponent and is on target with a right uppercut to Hopping's ribs.  
Connolly steps away from his opponent and finds the target with a jab.  
Connolly lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Connolly is looking to keep his distance.  Connolly sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Hopping throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook to his opponents liver.  
Connolly closes the distance and lands a right hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Connolly walks Hopping into a corner.  Connolly hits home with a right hook.  
Connolly steps to the outside and connects with a cross.  
Connolly advances into close range and drives a left hook into Hopping's ribs.  
Connolly connects with a sharp right hook.  
Connolly is on target with a cross.  
Connolly steps to the outside.  Connolly feints a left hook, and then is on target with an overhand right.  
Connolly sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a right hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
Connolly is looking to close the distance and connects with a left hook.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Hopping's trainer is telling his fighter he needs to be more active or he's going to get outworked.  Hopping's trainer is advising how he could stop so many clean shots getting through.  

Round 1 Statistics
Connolly: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 41                            
Power Shots Landed: 28                            
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 23                            
Body Shots Thrown: 13                            
Body Shots Landed: 7                             

Hopping: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 8                             
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 8                             
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 2: 

Connolly pivots to the side of his opponent.  Connolly throws a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Connolly advances into close range and drives a right uppercut into his opponents body.  
Connolly lands two right hook's to the head followed by a left uppercut to the body.  
Connolly gets on the inside and lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Connolly is looking to close the distance and digs in a right hook to Hopping's body.  
Connolly hits home with a right hook.  
Connolly lands a right hook.  
Hopping throws a cross, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Connolly advances into close range and hits home with a right hook.  
Hopping attempts to land a right uppercut, but Connolly blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Connolly lands a sharp right uppercut.  
Connolly lands a right hook.  
Connolly lands a right hook.  
Connolly walks his opponent into a neutral corner.  Connolly sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a right uppercut.  
Connolly is on target with a sharp cross.  Connolly throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Connolly gets on the inside.  Connolly sidesteps to the right of his opponent and drives a right hook into his opponents ribs.  
Connolly steps to the outside and connects with a solid overhand left.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Connolly's trainer is advising his fighter to keep his distance and coast to the win. Hopping's trainer is suggesting ways of getting through to his opponent.  

Round 2 Statistics
Connolly: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 30                            
Power Shots Landed: 19                            
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

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

Round 3: 

Connolly steps away from his opponent and connects with a solid overhand left.  
Connolly is looking to keep the action on the outside and is on target with a cross.  
Connolly lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Connolly lands a spiteful jab.  
Hopping throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Connolly tries to keep the action at long range and is on target with an overhand left.  
Connolly quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Hopping attempts to land a cross, but Connolly sidesteps and counters with a stinging cross.  
Connolly hits the target with a spiteful jab.  
Hopping closes the distance.  Hopping pivots to the side of his opponent.  Connolly lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Connolly hits home with a cross.  
Connolly is on target with a spiteful jab.  
Connolly feints a jab, tricking Hopping into throwing a right hook counter.  Connolly is waiting for the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Connolly strikes his opponents body with a jab.  
Connolly is looking to keep his distance and lands a firm overhand left.  
Connolly is looking to keep the action on the outside and is on target with a cross.  
Hopping quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Hopping tries to land a jab, but Connolly dodges the shot and counters with a sharp right hook.  


Round 3 Statistics
Connolly: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 18                            
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Hopping: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 10                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 4: 

Connolly is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a cross.  
Hopping manouvers his opponent onto the ropes.  Connolly lands a left hook.  
Connolly quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a straight 1 - 2.  He then lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Connolly steps to the outside.  Connolly quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and hits home with a cross.  
Connolly tries to keep the action at long range.  Connolly sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a cross.  
Connolly tries to step out of his opponents range and finds the target with a ramrod jab.  
Connolly sidesteps to the right of his opponent and digs in a right hook to his opponents body.  
Connolly sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands two consecutive overhand lefts to his opponents head.  


Round 4 Statistics
Connolly: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Hopping: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
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


Final Scorecards: 40 - 36  40 - 36  40 - 36

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from New York City, USA.... Dave Connolly

Fight Statistics
Connolly: 
Total Punches Thrown: 131                           
Total Punches Landed: 83                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 103                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 69                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 28                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 14                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 107                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 71                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 24                            
Total Jabs Landed: 12                            

Hopping: 
Total Punches Thrown: 65                            
Total Punches Landed: 3                             
Total Head Shots Thrown: 58                            
Total Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Total Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Total Body Shots Landed: 0                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 43                            
Total Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Total Jabs Thrown: 22                            
Total Jabs Landed: 1