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29/07/2030
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Neil Yates vs Joshua Connolly

Boxing Daily Report from the Elliot Britton promoted show at Elliot Gym, Bristol,  taking place on 08/05/2024:

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.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 6 round matchup are Neil Yates (4(1) - 0) who hails from Bristol, UK and Joshua Connolly(1 - 0) from Dun Laoghaire, Ireland.  Yates weighed in at 130 pounds, while Connolly weighed in at 129 pounds and 13 ounces.  
The referee tonight is Charlie Murphy, and the three ringside judges are Jonathan Calvert, Richard Duffy and Harry Mullins.  

Round 1: 

Yates steps inside.  Yates sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a left hook to the head, a left hook to the body and a right hook to the body.  
Connolly tries to step out of his opponents range.  Yates lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Yates closes the distance and lands a right uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Yates hits home with a sharp right uppercut.  
Yates lands two right hooks to the body, and one to the head.  
Yates connects with a right hook.  
Yates lands a solid right hook.  
Yates manouvers his opponent into the red corner.  Yates is on target with a right hook to Connolly's body.  Yates holds on to his opponent.  As they grapple, Yates pushes his forearm into Connolly's face.  The ref halts the action and breaks the clinch.  He lectures Yates about fouling.  
Yates is on target with a firm right hook to Connolly's body.  
Yates closes the distance.  Yates sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Connolly lands a left hook.  Yates clinches his opponent.  Yates leans on his opponent trying to wear him down. The ref calls break and the two fighters separate.  
Yates gets on the inside and lands a left hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  Yates clinches his opponent.  Yates leans on his opponent using all his weight. The ref separates the two fighters.  
Yates walks Connolly down, trapping him in a corner.  Yates lands a left uppercut followed by  two right hooks to his opponents body.  
Yates lands three consecutive right hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Yates walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Yates lands a right hook to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Yates lands a right hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Yates is on target with a right hook.  
Connolly tries to keep the action at long range.  Yates lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Connolly tries to keep the action at long range.  Yates hits home with a sharp cross.  Yates throws a jab, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Yates steps inside and drives a firm left hook into his opponents body.  
Connolly throws a left hook, but Yates ties up his opponent.  Yates leans on his opponent using all his weight. The ref breaks the clinch and signals for the action to continue.  
Yates sidesteps to the left of his opponent and finds the target with a solid jab.  
Yates steps inside and digs in a sharp right hook to Connolly's body.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Connolly's trainer is telling his fighter he is being outworked and needs to throw more.  Connolly's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 1 Statistics
Yates: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 43                            
Power Shots Landed: 32                            
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 17                            
Body Shots Thrown: 21                            
Body Shots Landed: 17                            

Connolly: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 2: 

Yates quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and digs in a left hook to Connolly's ribs.  
Yates is looking to close the distance.  Connolly tries to land a right hook, but Yates sidesteps and counters with a solid cross.  
Yates walks his opponent into a corner.  Yates lands a right hook to the body, a left uppercut to the body and a right hook to the head.  
Yates lands a right uppercut to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Yates pivots to the side of his opponent and hits home with a left hook.  
Yates is looking to close the distance and lands consecutive left uppercuts to his opponents body.  Yates attempts to land a left hook, but Connolly sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Yates closes the distance and lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Yates lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Yates lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  Yates holds on to his opponent.  As they grapple, Yates pushes his forearm into Connolly's face.  The referee warns Yates and breaks the clinch.  
Yates is looking to close the distance and walks Connolly into a corner.  Yates lands a left hook to the head, a left uppercut to the body and a right hook to the head.  Yates clinches his opponent.  Yates leans on his opponent using all his weight. The ref calls break and the two fighters separate.  
Yates drives a firm left uppercut into his opponents body.  
Yates is on target with a firm left hook.  
Yates lands a jab to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Yates gets on the inside and lands a right hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  Yates holds on to his opponent.  Yates leans on his opponent trying to wear him down. Yates hits his opponent with a kidney shot within the clinch. The ref separates the two fighters.  
Yates lands a right hook.  
Yates lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Yates steps inside.  Yates pivots to the right of his opponent and digs in a right hook to his opponents body.  
Yates is on target with a left hook to Connolly's body.  
Yates lands a left hook to the head, a left uppercut to the body and a right hook to the body.  
Yates is on target with a left hook to Connolly's body.  
Yates is on target with a stinging left hook.  
Yates lands a right hook to the body followed by a left uppercut to the head.  
Yates lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Connolly's trainer is advising how he could improve the accuracy of his work.  Connolly's trainer is telling his fighter to tighten his defence.  

Round 2 Statistics
Yates: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 52                            
Power Shots Landed: 37                            
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 20                            
Body Shots Thrown: 28                            
Body Shots Landed: 20                            

Connolly: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 10                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 3: 

Yates pivots to the side of his opponent and is on target with a sharp left hook to Connolly's body.  
Yates lands a right hook to the body, a right hook to the head and a right uppercut to the head.  
Connolly hits home with a cross.  
Connolly switches the action to the outside.  Connolly quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Yates lands a cross.  
Yates is looking to close the distance and lands a right hook to the body followed by a right uppercut to the head.  He continues the combination and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Yates lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  Yates attempts to land a left hook, but Connolly blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Yates is looking to close the distance and digs in a left hook to his opponents liver.  
Connolly steps to the outside.  Yates lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Yates steps inside and digs in a left uppercut to Connolly's body.  
Yates steps inside and lands a right uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Connolly pivots to the side of his opponent and is on target with a jab.  
Yates closes the distance.  Yates quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Yates lands a left hook to the head followed by a left uppercut to the body.  Yates ties up his opponent.  Yates leans on his opponent using all his weight. The ref separates the two fighters.  
Yates digs in a firm left hook to Connolly's liver.  
Connolly quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Yates is on target with a cross.  
Yates lands a right hook to the head, a right hook to the body and a left uppercut to the body.  
Yates hits home with a left hook.  
Connolly tries to keep the action at long range.  Yates feints a left, and then lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Yates lands a right hook to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Yates lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  He follows up the attack and lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  Yates holds on to his opponent.  Yates is leaning on his opponent in the clinch. The referee breaks up the clinch and lectures Yates to stop holding.  


Round 3 Statistics
Yates: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 45                            
Power Shots Landed: 33                            
Head Shots Thrown: 29                            
Head Shots Landed: 20                            
Body Shots Thrown: 21                            
Body Shots Landed: 15                            

Connolly: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 4: 

Yates lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Yates lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Yates is looking to close the distance and is on target with a stinging left hook.  
Yates is on target with a right hook to his opponents body.  
Yates closes the distance and is on target with a firm left hook to Connolly's body.  
Connolly throws a left uppercut, but Yates clinches his opponent.  The referee breaks up the clinch and lectures Yates to stop holding.  
Yates lands two right hooks to the body, and one to the head.  
Yates lands a right hook to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Yates lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Yates is on target with a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Yates is looking to close the distance and digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  
Yates lands three consecutive right hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Yates steps inside and connects with a stinging left uppercut.  
Yates lands a right hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Yates drives a right hook into his opponents ribcage.  
Yates connects with a right hook.  
Connolly attempts to land a right hook, but Yates blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Yates feints a cross, and then hits home with a left uppercut.  


Round 4 Statistics
Yates: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 38                            
Power Shots Landed: 25                            
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 19                            
Body Shots Landed: 12                            

Connolly: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 5: 

Yates sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a left hook.  
Yates sidesteps to the left of his opponent and is on target with a right hook to Connolly's body.  
Yates gets on the inside and lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Yates steps inside and drives a left hook into Connolly's body.  
Connolly is looking to keep his distance.  Yates feints a cross, and then finds the target with a jab.  
Yates feints a jab, and then lands a firm cross.  
Yates manouvers his opponent into the corner.  Yates lands a left uppercut.  
Yates closes the distance and lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Yates pivots from in front of his opponent and slams a mean left hook into Connolly's liver.  CONNOLLY IS HURT!  
Some sustained pressure from Yates could be enough to finish Connolly!  Yates digs in a firm right hook to Connolly's body.  CONNOLLY HAS BEEN KNOCKED DOWN!  He manages to get up at 9.  It looks like Connolly has now recovered from that earlier bodyshot.  
Yates digs in a solid left uppercut to Connolly's body.  
Connolly is looking to keep his distance.  Yates lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Yates lands a left uppercut to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Yates digs in a sharp left hook to his opponents body.  


Round 5 Statistics
Yates: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 17                            
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 15                            
Body Shots Landed: 9                             

Connolly: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 8                             
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 6                             
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 6: 

Yates lands a right hook to the body followed by a left uppercut to the head.  
Yates lands a right hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  Yates clinches his opponent.  Yates is leaning on his opponent in the clinch. The referee breaks up the clinch and lectures Yates to stop holding.  
Yates pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a left uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  THAT HURT HIS OPPONENT!  Connolly quickly recovers. 
Yates drives a right uppercut into his opponents ribcage.  
Yates hits home with a left hook.  
Yates lands three consecutive left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Yates lands a right hook to the body followed by a right uppercut to the head.  
Yates gets on the inside and lands a left hook to the head, a right hook to the body and a right uppercut to the head.  
Yates advances into close range and lands a left hook to the head, a right hook to the head and a right hook to the body.  
Yates is on target with a left hook.  
Yates hits home with a potent left hook.  CONNOLLY WAS STUNNED BY THAT SHOT!  Connolly almost instantly gets his legs back. 
Yates is on target with a right hook.  Yates ties up his opponent.  Yates leans on his opponent using all his weight. The ref breaks the clinch and sends Connolly to the neutral corner.  He takes Yates's arm and signals to each of the judges that a point should be deducted!  
Yates drives a solid left hook into Connolly's ribs.  
Yates lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  He follows up the attack and lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  


Round 6 Statistics
Yates: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 40                            
Power Shots Landed: 27                            
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 18                            
Body Shots Landed: 13                            

Connolly: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 5                             
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 4                             
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
Round 5 Scores: 10 - 8  10 - 8  10 - 8
Round 6 Scores: 9 - 9  9 - 9  9 - 9


Final Scorecards: 59 - 53  59 - 53  59 - 53

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Bristol, UK.... Neil Yates

Fight Statistics
Yates: 
Total Punches Thrown: 270                           
Total Punches Landed: 181                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 148                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 95                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 122                           
Total Body Shots Landed: 86                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 246                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 171                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 24                            
Total Jabs Landed: 10                            

Connolly: 
Total Punches Thrown: 76                            
Total Punches Landed: 6                             
Total Head Shots Thrown: 65                            
Total Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Total Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 0                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 67                            
Total Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Total Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Total Jabs Landed: 1