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29/08/2030
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Rodrigo Horta vs William Gillespie

Boxing Daily Report from the Frank Smith’s Tea Boy Promotions promoted show at York Hall, London,  taking place on 12/02/2024:

There are a few empty seats out here tonight, but this is a respectable turnout for the show.  
Next up we have one of the supporting contests of this show.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance and those watching live on Eurosport UK, the two fighters competing in this 8 round matchup are Rodrigo Horta (16(7) - 0) who hails from Porto Alegre, Brazil and William Gillespie(8 - 3 - 2) from London, UK.  Both Horta and Gillespie weighed in at 140 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Dominic Ready, and the three ringside judges are Andrew McCargo, Michael Kavanagh and Mark Rhind.  

Round 1: 

Horta attempts to land a cross, but Gillespie slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Horta is on target with a right hook to his opponents body.  
Horta sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Horta is looking to close the distance and hits home with a right hook.  
Gillespie sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Horta hits the target with a hard jab.  
Horta lands a left hook.  
Horta digs in a right hook to Gillespie's body.  
Horta steps away from his opponent and lands a straight 1 - 2.  He then lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Gillespie gets on the inside.  Horta is on target with a left hook.  
Horta hits home with a left hook.  
Horta sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a left uppercut to the head, a left hook to the head and a left uppercut to the body.  
Horta walks his opponent down, trapping him in a neutral corner.  Horta lands a right uppercut to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Horta closes the distance and is on target with a right hook to Gillespie's ribcage.  
Horta lands a jab.  
Horta steps inside and lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  He then lands a right uppercut followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Horta is on target with a jab to Gillespie's body.  
Horta lands with a spiteful jab.  
Horta tries to step out of his opponents range.  Gillespie feints a jab, tricking Horta into launching a right uppercut counter.  Gillespie avoids the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Gillespie's trainer is telling his fighter he is being outworked and needs to throw more.  Gillespie's trainer is advising how he could stop so many clean shots getting through.  

Round 1 Statistics
Horta: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 33                            
Power Shots Landed: 20                            
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 16                            
Body Shots Thrown: 18                            
Body Shots Landed: 10                            

Gillespie: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 2: 

Gillespie tries to land a jab, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Horta steps to the outside.  Horta quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Horta advances into close range and lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Horta tries to keep the action at long range and lands a cross to the body, and then to the head.  
Horta sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Gillespie attempts to land a jab, but Horta slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Horta steps inside and digs in a left uppercut to Gillespie's liver.  
Horta tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a jab.  
Horta drives a jab into his opponents body.  
Horta lands a jab followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  Horta attempts to land a cross, but Gillespie slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Gillespie pivots from in front of his opponent.  Horta lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Horta switches the action to the outside and lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  He follows up the attack and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Horta is looking to close the distance and lands a left hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Horta walks Gillespie onto the ropes.  Horta lands a right hook to the body, a left hook to the head and a left uppercut to the body.  
Horta is looking to close the distance and lands a right uppercut to the body, a right hook to the body and a left uppercut to the head.  
Horta advances into close range and lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Horta drives a firm left hook into his opponents body.  
Horta lands a left hook followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Horta is looking to close the distance and lands a left hook to the head, a left hook to the body and a left uppercut to the body.  
Horta lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Horta lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Horta finds the target with a jab.  


Round 2 Statistics
Horta: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 8                             
Power Shots Thrown: 44                            
Power Shots Landed: 34                            
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 24                            
Body Shots Thrown: 24                            
Body Shots Landed: 18                            

Gillespie: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 7                             
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 3: 

Horta tries to step out of his opponents range and lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head.  
Horta advances into close range and lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Horta lands a left hook to the body, a right hook to the body and a left hook to the head.  Horta clinches his opponent.  Horta pushes his forearm into Gillespie's face.  The ref calls break and the two fighters separate.  
Horta feints a right hook, and then lands a sharp jab.  
Horta lands a left hook to the body followed by a cross to the head.  
Horta gets on the inside and drives a right hook into Gillespie's body.  
Gillespie sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Horta lands a right uppercut followed by  two right hooks to his opponents body.  
Horta attempts to land a right hook, but Gillespie blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut to his opponents ribs.  
Horta switches the action to the outside and lands a jab to the head, an overhand right to the head and a cross to the body.  
Gillespie feints a cross, but Horta ignores the feint and responds with a left uppercut.  
Gillespie gets on the inside.  Horta lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Horta is on target with a solid left hook to his opponents body.  
Horta is looking to close the distance and lands a right hook to the body, a left uppercut to the head and a right hook to the head.  Horta clinches his opponent.  Horta uses his free hand to throw a hook, but it hits Gillespie behind the head. 
Horta lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Horta finds the target with a jab.  
Gillespie gets on the inside.  Horta lands two left hooks to the body, and one to the head.  
Horta is looking to keep his distance and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  He continues the combination and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Horta is looking to close the distance.  Gillespie pivots to the side of his opponent.  Horta drives a left uppercut into his opponents liver.  
Horta lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Gillespie pivots to the left of his opponent.  Gillespie attempts to land a jab, but Horta blocks the shot and counters with a firm cross.  
Horta lands a jab, cross and a left hook to his opponents head.  
At the end of Round 3, lets listen in on the corners...Gillespie's trainer is suggesting ways of getting through to his opponent.  

Round 3 Statistics
Horta: 
Jabs Thrown: 14                            
Jabs Landed: 10                            
Power Shots Thrown: 49                            
Power Shots Landed: 32                            
Head Shots Thrown: 38                            
Head Shots Landed: 26                            
Body Shots Thrown: 25                            
Body Shots Landed: 16                            

Gillespie: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 10                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 4: 

Gillespie pivots to the side of his opponent.  Horta lands a ramrod jab.  Horta tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook to Horta's body.  
Horta pivots to the left of his opponent and connects with a left hook.  
Horta steps away from his opponent and lands two consecutive overhand lefts to his opponents head.  He continues the combination and lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Gillespie is looking to close the distance.  Horta connects with a right hook.  
Horta drives a sharp right hook into his opponents ribcage.  
Horta steps away from his opponent and lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Horta lands a jab to the head, a cross to the body and a jab to the head.  
Horta finds the target with a jab.  
Gillespie is looking to close the distance.  Horta lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Horta lands a straight 1 - 2.  He continues the combination and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Horta strikes his opponents body with a jab.  
Horta lands a jab to his opponents body.  
Gillespie connects with a cross.  
Gillespie hits home with a cross.  
Horta tries to land a jab, but Gillespie dodges the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Horta steps inside and lands a left hook to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Horta sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands two left hooks to the body, and one to the head.  
Gillespie is on target with a left hook.  
Horta advances into close range and drives a left hook into Gillespie's ribs.  
Horta digs in a right uppercut to Gillespie's ribcage.  
Horta tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a jab, overhand left and a jab to his opponents head.  
Horta is looking to close the distance.  Horta quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Horta lands a left hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  Horta ties up his opponent.  Horta pushes his forearm into Gillespie's face.  The referee warns Horta and breaks the clinch.  


Round 4 Statistics
Horta: 
Jabs Thrown: 17                            
Jabs Landed: 11                            
Power Shots Thrown: 36                            
Power Shots Landed: 23                            
Head Shots Thrown: 40                            
Head Shots Landed: 25                            
Body Shots Thrown: 13                            
Body Shots Landed: 9                             

Gillespie: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 5: 

Horta is looking to keep his distance and lands a cross.  
Horta pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a left uppercut to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Horta hits home with a left hook.  
Horta switches the action to the outside and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Horta is looking to close the distance and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Horta lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Horta steps inside and is on target with a stinging left hook to his opponents ribs.  
Horta drives a firm left hook into Gillespie's liver.  
Horta closes the distance and lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Horta strikes his opponents body with a jab.  
Horta lands a right uppercut.  
Horta is looking to close the distance and digs in a firm right hook to his opponents ribs.  
Horta is on target with a firm right hook to Gillespie's body.  As Horta tries to work on the inside, the fighters heads come together!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Gillespie dabs at his face checking for damage.    It looks like the clash of heads has caused some damage to Gillespie.  That has caused slight swelling  around the left eye.  
Horta advances into close range and is on target with a left hook.  
Horta is looking to keep his distance.  Horta sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Horta closes the distance and drives a right uppercut into Gillespie's body.  Horta attempts to land a left hook, but Gillespie sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Horta tries to keep the action at long range and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Horta closes the distance.  Gillespie pivots to the left of his opponent.  Horta lands two left hook's to the body followed by a left uppercut to the head.  
Horta is looking to keep his distance and connects with a cross.  
Gillespie steps inside.  Horta pivots to the right of his opponent.  Horta lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  Horta holds on to his opponent.  Horta leans on his opponent trying to wear him down. The ref breaks the clinch and signals for the action to continue.  
Horta hits home with a cross.  
Horta gets on the inside and hits home with a right hook.  
Gillespie is looking to close the distance.  Horta is on target with a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Horta is looking to close the distance.  Horta pivots to the left of his opponent and lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  


Round 5 Statistics
Horta: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 40                            
Power Shots Landed: 30                            
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 20                            
Body Shots Thrown: 22                            
Body Shots Landed: 15                            

Gillespie: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 6: 

Horta is on target with a sharp left uppercut to Gillespie's ribs.  
Horta lands a jab, cross and a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Gillespie closes the distance.  Horta lands a right uppercut.  
Horta lands a cross.  
Gillespie closes the distance and forces Horta to retreat onto the ropes.  Horta is on target with a left hook to his opponents ribs.  Horta ties up his opponent.  Horta throws a hook within the clinch but hits his opponent behind the head. The ref halts the action and breaks the clinch.  He lectures Horta about fouling.  
Horta lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Horta hits home with a left uppercut.  Horta clinches his opponent.  Horta leans on his opponent using all his weight. The ref breaks Horta's hold and signals for the fight to continue.  
Horta is looking to keep the action on the outside and is on target with a jab.  
Horta lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Horta lands a ramrod jab.  
Horta advances into close range.  Gillespie attempts to land an uppercut to the solar plexus, but he strays low!  The ref stops the action and gives Horta time to recover.  
Horta is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a jab.  
Horta steps inside and lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Gillespie is on target with a jab.  Gillespie attempts to land a right uppercut, but Horta slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Horta lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  He then lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Horta lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Horta is on target with a right hook to Gillespie's ribs.  Horta attempts to land a right hook, but Gillespie dodges the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Horta sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a jab, cross and a jab to his opponents head.  
Horta advances into close range and is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Horta advances into close range and lands a left uppercut to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  Horta clinches his opponent.  Horta leans on his opponent trying to wear him down. The ref separates the two fighters.  


Round 6 Statistics
Horta: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 7                             
Power Shots Thrown: 39                            
Power Shots Landed: 24                            
Head Shots Thrown: 34                            
Head Shots Landed: 20                            
Body Shots Thrown: 17                            
Body Shots Landed: 11                            

Gillespie: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 7: 

Horta pivots from in front of his opponent and drives a left hook into his opponents ribs.  
Horta walks Gillespie down, trapping him in the corner.  Horta lands a sharp right hook.  
Horta drives a right hook into Gillespie's ribs.  
Horta lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Horta hits home with a right uppercut.  
Horta closes the distance and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  Horta tries to land a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Horta steps to the outside and lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head.  
Horta advances into close range and lands a left hook, left uppercut and a right hook to his opponents head.  
Horta steps inside and lands a right uppercut to the body, and then to the head.  
Horta lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Horta snaps his opponents head back with a hard jab.  Horta attempts to land a jab, but Gillespie slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Horta sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Gillespie lands a jab.  
Horta attempts to land a jab, but Gillespie sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Gillespie cuts off the ring, trapping Horta in a neutral corner.  Horta lands a right hook to the body, a right hook to the head and a left hook to the body.  
Gillespie hits home with a cross.  
Horta lands a right uppercut to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Horta tries to step out of his opponents range and is on target with a cross.  
Horta lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Gillespie walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Frustration is starting to boil over for Gillespie now.   He throws a low uppercut...that landed well below the belt! The ref takes no action over the foul, despite complaints from Horta.  
At the end of Round 7, lets listen in on the corners...Gillespie's trainer is telling his fighter to go out and knock out his opponent!  

Round 7 Statistics
Horta: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 35                            
Power Shots Landed: 22                            
Head Shots Thrown: 29                            
Head Shots Landed: 18                            
Body Shots Thrown: 16                            
Body Shots Landed: 10                            

Gillespie: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 8: 

Horta digs in a left hook to Gillespie's body.  
Horta steps away from his opponent and lands an overhand left.  
Horta closes the distance and lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Horta sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands with a spiteful jab.  
Gillespie advances into close range.  Horta lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Horta is on target with a weighty left uppercut.  GILLESPIE IS HURT!  Horta ties up his opponent.  Horta leans on his opponent using all his weight. The ref calls break and the two fighters separate.  Gillespie almost instantly gets his legs back. 
Gillespie is looking to close the distance.  Gillespie quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Horta lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Horta is on target with a right hook to Gillespie's body.  
Gillespie pivots to the right of his opponent.  Horta lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Horta is looking to close the distance and connects with a sharp left uppercut.  
Horta gets on the inside and is on target with a left hook to Gillespie's body.  
Horta lands a stiff jab.  
Horta is on target with a left hook to his opponents liver.  
Gillespie hits home with a cross.  
Horta lands a left hook.  
Horta gets on the inside.  Gillespie pivots from in front of his opponent.  Gillespie attempts to land a right hook, but Horta dodges the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Horta is on target with a right uppercut to his opponents body.  


Round 8 Statistics
Horta: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 17                            
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 14                            
Body Shots Landed: 8                             

Gillespie: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
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
Round 5 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 6 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 7 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 8 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9


Final Scorecards: 80 - 72  80 - 72  80 - 72

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Porto Alegre, Brazil.... Rodrigo Horta

Fight Statistics
Horta: 
Total Punches Thrown: 392                           
Total Punches Landed: 258                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 243                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 161                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 149                           
Total Body Shots Landed: 97                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 304                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 202                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 88                            
Total Jabs Landed: 56                            

Gillespie: 
Total Punches Thrown: 153                           
Total Punches Landed: 20                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 136                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 18                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 17                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 2                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 106                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 16                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 47                            
Total Jabs Landed: 4