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18/05/2031
EOD Running: Rankings
Vitali Issaeff vs Thomas McClory

Boxing Daily Report from the Frank Smith’s Tea Boy Promotions promoted show at First Direct Arena, Leeds,  taking place on 01/06/2024:

Clearly Frank Smith’s Tea Boy 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 and those watching live on Sky Sports, the two fighters competing in this 8 round matchup are Vitali Issaeff (5 - 0) who hails from Karagandy, Kazakhstan and Thomas McClory(7 - 6 - 2) from Galway, Ireland.  Both Issaeff and McClory weighed in at 147 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Daniel McPhillips, and the three ringside judges are Henry Paterson, Ronald McAlinden and Chris Murphy.  

Round 1: 

Issaeff gets on the inside and lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Issaeff lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Issaeff drives a right uppercut into McClory's body.  
McClory sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Issaeff is on target with a left hook to McClory's liver.  
Issaeff drives a left hook into McClory's body.  
Issaeff advances into close range and hits home with a left hook.  
Issaeff is on target with a right hook.  
Issaeff digs in a right hook to McClory's body.  
Issaeff sidesteps to the left of his opponent and is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Issaeff lands a right hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Issaeff gets on the inside and lands a left hook to the head, a left uppercut to the body and a left hook to the head.  
Issaeff lands a left hook to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Issaeff is on target with a right hook to his opponents ribcage.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...McClory's trainer is telling his fighter he is being outworked and needs to throw more.  McClory's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  McClory's trainer is telling his fighter to tighten his defence.  

Round 1 Statistics
Issaeff: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 44                            
Power Shots Landed: 27                            
Head Shots Thrown: 13                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 32                            
Body Shots Landed: 19                            

McClory: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 2: 

Issaeff gets on the inside.  Issaeff pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a left hook to the body, a right hook to the head and a right hook to the body.  
Issaeff closes the distance.  McClory pivots to the side of his opponent.  McClory throws a right hook, but Issaeff holds on to his opponent.  As they grapple, Issaeff pushes his forearm into McClory's face.  The referee separates the two fighters and warns Issaeff.  
Issaeff digs in a left hook to his opponents ribs.  
Issaeff lands a right uppercut to the body, a left hook to the body and a left uppercut to the head.  
Issaeff lands a right hook.  
Issaeff hits home with a left hook.  
Issaeff drives a right hook into his opponents ribcage.  
Issaeff advances into close range and throws a left hook, but is unable to get through his opponents guard.  Issaeff ties up his opponent.  Issaeff throws a hook within the clinch but hits his opponent behind the head. The ref separates the two fighters.  
Issaeff lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
McClory switches the action to the outside and throws a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Issaeff sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a left hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Issaeff is on target with a left hook to McClory's body.  
Issaeff feints a right hook, and then connects with a cross.  
Issaeff gets on the inside and is on target with a left hook to McClory's body.  
Issaeff lands a cross.  
Issaeff lands a left hook to the body, a right hook to the head and a left hook to the head.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...McClory's trainer is suggesting ways of getting through to his opponent.  

Round 2 Statistics
Issaeff: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 45                            
Power Shots Landed: 29                            
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 32                            
Body Shots Landed: 18                            

McClory: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 3: 

Issaeff drives a left uppercut into McClory's liver.  
McClory tries to step out of his opponents range.  Issaeff feints a left, and then lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Issaeff closes the distance.  Issaeff pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Issaeff hits home with a left hook.  
Issaeff advances into close range and digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  
Issaeff advances into close range and is on target with a left hook.  
Issaeff hits home with a right hook.  
Issaeff closes the distance and lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Issaeff lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
McClory is looking to keep his distance and is on target with a jab.  
Issaeff feints a left hook, and then lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Issaeff closes the distance and lands a right hook.  
Issaeff feints a left hook, and then lands a cross.  
McClory steps away from his opponent and connects with an overhand right.  
McClory lands a cross to the body, and then to the head.  
Issaeff advances into close range.  McClory pivots to the left of his opponent.  McClory throws a right uppercut, but Issaeff clinches his opponent.  Issaeff throws a hook within the clinch but hits his opponent behind the head. The referee breaks the clinch and warns Issaeff to stop fouling.  


Round 3 Statistics
Issaeff: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 18                            
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 7                             

McClory: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 4: 

McClory pivots to the side of his opponent and strikes his opponents body with a jab.  
Issaeff advances into close range and drives a left hook into his opponents liver.  
Issaeff sidesteps to the right of his opponent and is on target with a left hook to McClory's body.  
Issaeff is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  
McClory attempts to land a right hook, but Issaeff blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Issaeff connects with a left uppercut.  As Issaeff tries to work on the inside, the fighters heads come together!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as McClory dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Issaeff is on target with a left uppercut.  
Issaeff digs in a right uppercut to McClory's ribs.  
Issaeff drives a left hook into McClory's body.  
Issaeff lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Issaeff drives a right uppercut into his opponents body.  
McClory sidesteps to the right of his opponent and hits home with a left hook.  


Round 4 Statistics
Issaeff: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Head Shots Thrown: 10                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 15                            
Body Shots Landed: 10                            

McClory: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 5: 

Issaeff is looking to close the distance and lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Issaeff is on target with a left hook to his opponents liver.  
Issaeff lands a left hook to the body followed by a left uppercut to the head.  
Issaeff is looking to close the distance and lands a right uppercut.  
Issaeff lands two consecutive left uppercuts to his opponents head.  
Issaeff digs in a left hook to McClory's body.  
Issaeff drives a right uppercut into his opponents body.  
Issaeff tries to land a right hook, but McClory blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Issaeff lands two left hooks to the body, and one to the head.  
McClory hits home with a right hook.  
Issaeff sidesteps to the left of his opponent and drives a left hook into McClory's liver.  
Issaeff feints a right hook, and then is on target with a cross.  
Issaeff lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  


Round 5 Statistics
Issaeff: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 40                            
Power Shots Landed: 25                            
Head Shots Thrown: 12                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 28                            
Body Shots Landed: 16                            

McClory: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 6: 

Issaeff lands a right hook followed by  two left hooks to his opponents head.  
McClory tries to keep the action at long range.  Issaeff sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  McClory is on target with a cross to Issaeff's body.  
Issaeff lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Issaeff sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Issaeff lands a left hook to the head, a left hook to the body and a right hook to the head.  Issaeff clinches his opponent.  Issaeff uses his free hand to throw a body hook, but it lands on McClory's kidney. The referee warns Issaeff and breaks the clinch.  
McClory finds the target with a jab.  
Issaeff steps inside and lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
McClory tries to step out of his opponents range and throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Issaeff gets on the inside and lands a right hook.  Issaeff ties up his opponent.  Issaeff is using his forearm in the clinch.  The referee breaks the clinch and warns Issaeff to stop fouling.  
Issaeff lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  Issaeff holds on to his opponent.  Issaeff leans on his opponent trying to wear him down. The ref breaks Issaeff's hold and signals for the fight to continue.  
McClory hits home with a left hook.  
Issaeff lands a left uppercut to the body, a right hook to the body and a jab to the head.  
Issaeff gets on the inside and hits home with a left uppercut.  
Issaeff snaps his opponents head back with a sharp jab.  
Issaeff sidesteps to the right of his opponent and is on target with a left hook to McClory's body.  
Issaeff lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  


Round 6 Statistics
Issaeff: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 20                            
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 17                            
Body Shots Landed: 10                            

McClory: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 10                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 7: 

McClory switches the action to the outside and throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Issaeff gets on the inside and is on target with a left hook to his opponents liver.  
McClory tries to step out of his opponents range and lands an overhand right.  McClory tries to land a cross, but Issaeff parries the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Issaeff is looking to close the distance and lands a right hook to the head, a left uppercut to the head and a left hook to the body.  
Issaeff gets on the inside and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Issaeff advances into close range and lands a right uppercut followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Issaeff lands a right hook to the head followed by a left uppercut to the body.  
Issaeff is looking to close the distance and lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
McClory throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Issaeff cuts off the ring, trapping McClory in the corner.  Issaeff digs in a left uppercut to McClory's body.  Issaeff throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Issaeff lands a right uppercut to the body followed by a left uppercut to the head.  
Issaeff drives a right uppercut into his opponents ribs.  


Round 7 Statistics
Issaeff: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 37                            
Power Shots Landed: 22                            
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 25                            
Body Shots Landed: 14                            

McClory: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 8: 

Issaeff pivots to the left of his opponent and digs in a left hook to McClory's liver.  
Issaeff advances into close range and digs in a right hook to McClory's ribcage.  
Issaeff lands a cross.  
McClory steps away from his opponent and throws a cross, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Issaeff steps inside and lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Issaeff forces McClory to retreat into the corner.  Issaeff digs in a right hook to his opponents body.  
Issaeff lands a right uppercut to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Issaeff gets on the inside and drives a right uppercut into his opponents ribs.  
Issaeff digs in a left uppercut to McClory's body.  
McClory throws a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Issaeff lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Issaeff lands a left hook to the body, a left hook to the head and a right hook to the body.  
McClory steps to the outside and attempts to land a jab, but Issaeff sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Issaeff lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  


Round 8 Statistics
Issaeff: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 35                            
Power Shots Landed: 22                            
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 21                            
Body Shots Landed: 14                            

McClory: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 8                             
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 11                            
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 - 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 Karagandy, Kazakhstan.... Vitali Issaeff

Fight Statistics
Issaeff: 
Total Punches Thrown: 297                           
Total Punches Landed: 181                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 119                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 73                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 178                           
Total Body Shots Landed: 108                           
Total Power Shots Thrown: 280                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 178                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 17                            
Total Jabs Landed: 3                             

McClory: 
Total Punches Thrown: 162                           
Total Punches Landed: 15                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 132                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 30                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 3                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 113                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 49                            
Total Jabs Landed: 5