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23/07/2031
EOD Running: Rankings
Tobias Taggart vs Michael Skiver

Boxing Daily Report from the North Star Boxing promoted show at Minneapolis Gronquist, Minneapolis,  taking place on 14/11/2024:

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 8 round matchup are Tobias Taggart (4 - 0) who hails from Cedar Rapids, USA and Michael Skiver(4 - 1 - 1) from Columbus, USA.  Taggart weighed in at 239 pounds and 12 ounces, while Skiver weighed in at 245 pounds and 10 ounces.  
The referee tonight is Nathan Langer, and the three ringside judges are David Scholar, Zachary Mattus and Alastair Cullen.  

Round 1: 

Taggart digs in a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Taggart tries to step out of his opponents range and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Taggart lands a straight 1 - 2.  He follows up the attack and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Taggart lands a right hook to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Taggart steps to the outside and lands an overhand right.  
Taggart lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Taggart steps away from his opponent and lands an overhand left.  
Taggart connects with a left hook.  
Taggart walks Skiver down, trapping him in a neutral corner.  Taggart lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Taggart lands a right uppercut to the body, a right hook to the head and a right hook to the body.  
Taggart feints a cross and triggers a right hook counter from Skiver.  Taggart springs the trap and counters with  a right hook.  
Taggart is on target with a right hook to his opponents ribs.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Skiver's trainer is suggesting ways of getting through to his opponent.  Skiver's trainer is telling his fighter he needs to be more active or he's going to get outworked.  Skiver's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  Skiver's trainer is telling his fighter to tighten his defence.  

Round 1 Statistics
Taggart: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 29                            
Power Shots Landed: 19                            
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Skiver: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 11                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 2: 

Taggart lands a left hook followed by  two left uppercuts to his opponents head.  
Taggart closes the distance.  Taggart quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Taggart throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Taggart closes the distance and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  He then lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Taggart sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a left uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Taggart pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a left hook.  
Skiver attempts to land a right hook, but Taggart sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Taggart lands a spiteful jab.  
Skiver tries to land a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook to Skiver's ribs.  
Taggart hits home with a cross.  
Taggart pivots to the left of his opponent and hits home with a ramrod jab.  
Taggart sidesteps to the right of his opponent and is on target with a left hook to his opponents ribs.  
Taggart advances into close range and walks Skiver down, trapping him on the ropes.  Taggart lands three consecutive left hooks to his opponents head.  
Taggart steps away from his opponent and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Taggart lands a jab to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Taggart is on target with a jab.  
Taggart quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Taggart throws a left hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Taggart closes the distance and hits home with a right hook.  


Round 2 Statistics
Taggart: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 7                             
Power Shots Thrown: 35                            
Power Shots Landed: 20                            
Head Shots Thrown: 39                            
Head Shots Landed: 22                            
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Skiver: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 3: 

Skiver connects with a cross.  
Skiver attempts to land a left hook, but Taggart blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut to his opponents liver.  
Taggart tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a cross, overhand left and a jab to his opponents head.  
Taggart gets on the inside.  Taggart sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a right hook to the head, a left hook to the head and a right hook to the body.  
Taggart is on target with a right hook to his opponents ribcage.  
Taggart steps inside and connects with a right hook.  
Taggart steps to the outside.  Taggart sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Skiver throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Taggart lands a right hook, left hook and a right hook to his opponents head.  
Skiver gets on the inside.  Taggart lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Taggart throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Taggart steps inside and connects with a left hook.  
Taggart cuts off the ring, trapping Skiver in the blue corner.  Taggart digs in a left hook to Skiver's body.  Taggart attempts to land a left uppercut, but Skiver parries the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Taggart connects with a right hook.  
Taggart steps to the outside and lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Taggart lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Taggart steps inside.  Taggart pivots to the right of his opponent.  Skiver tries to land a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Taggart sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a right hook to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  


Round 3 Statistics
Taggart: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 33                            
Power Shots Landed: 21                            
Head Shots Thrown: 29                            
Head Shots Landed: 19                            
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

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

Round 4: 

Taggart quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a left hook followed by  two right hooks to his opponents head.  
Taggart lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Taggart sidesteps to the left of his opponent and hits home with a left hook.  
Taggart is on target with a right hook.  
Taggart pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a right hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
Taggart tries to step out of his opponents range and lands two overhand rights followed by an overhand left to his opponents head.  
Skiver is looking to close the distance.  Taggart lands a left hook.  
Skiver steps inside.  Taggart digs in a left hook to Skiver's body.  
Skiver is looking to close the distance.  Taggart lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Taggart steps inside.  Taggart quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and digs in a right hook to his opponents ribs.  
Taggart steps to the outside and tries to land a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Taggart tries to keep the action at long range and lands two straights followed by an overhand left to his opponents head.  
Skiver attempts to land a jab, but Taggart sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Taggart is looking to close the distance and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Taggart hits home with a left hook.  
Taggart is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Taggart feints a cross, and then lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Taggart is looking to keep his distance.  Taggart sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a jab.  
Skiver throws a left hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a left hook.  


Round 4 Statistics
Taggart: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 37                            
Power Shots Landed: 25                            
Head Shots Thrown: 40                            
Head Shots Landed: 26                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Skiver: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 5: 

Taggart pivots to the right of his opponent and drives a right uppercut into Skiver's body.  
Taggart gets on the inside.  Taggart pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a left hook, right uppercut and a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Skiver connects with a cross.  
Taggart is looking to close the distance and is on target with a left hook to his opponents liver.  
Taggart steps to the outside and lands a jab followed by  two overhand lefts to his opponents head.  
Taggart gets on the inside and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Taggart steps to the outside and lands an overhand right followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Taggart lands a right uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Skiver gets on the inside.  Taggart digs in a left hook to Skiver's ribs.  
Taggart gets on the inside and is on target with a left hook.  
Taggart digs in a left hook to Skiver's body.  
Taggart lands two left hooks followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Taggart walks his opponent into the corner.  Taggart lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  Taggart throws a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Taggart lands a cross followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Taggart advances into close range and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Taggart is on target with a right hook.  As Taggart tries to work on the inside, the fighters heads come together!  The ref acknowledges the accidental headclash but allows the action to continue.  Skiver has taken some damage from that accidental headbutt.  That has caused slight damage to the nose.  
Taggart lands a jab.  
Taggart lands a cross followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
Skiver is looking to close the distance.  Taggart hits home with a right hook.  


Round 5 Statistics
Taggart: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 40                            
Power Shots Landed: 29                            
Head Shots Thrown: 38                            
Head Shots Landed: 24                            
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 7                             

Skiver: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 6: 

Taggart lands with a stiff jab.  
Taggart sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Skiver is on target with a cross.  
Taggart advances into close range and lands two consecutive right uppercuts to his opponents head.  
Taggart lands a right hook to the body, a left uppercut to the head and a left hook to the head.  
Taggart drives a left hook into his opponents body.  
Taggart walks Skiver into the corner.  Taggart feints a cross, and then lands a right hook followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Taggart steps inside and lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  Taggart attempts to land a left hook, but Skiver parries the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Taggart switches the action to the outside and hits home with a cross.  
Taggart lands a left hook.  
Taggart is looking to close the distance.  Taggart pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Taggart is looking to keep his distance and lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Taggart feints a left hook, and then snaps his opponents head back with a stinging jab.  
Skiver manages to force Taggart onto the ropes.  Taggart lands a right hook.  
Taggart is on target with a cross.  
Taggart lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
At the end of Round 6, lets listen in on the corners...Taggart's trainer is telling his fighter he is a mile in front and not to do anything stupid. 

Round 6 Statistics
Taggart: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 32                            
Power Shots Landed: 20                            
Head Shots Thrown: 32                            
Head Shots Landed: 19                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Skiver: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 9                             
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 10                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 7: 

Taggart hits home with an overhand left.  
Taggart is looking to keep his distance and is on target with a ramrod jab.  
Taggart tries to land a jab, but Skiver slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Taggart steps to the outside and lands a cross.  
Skiver stands off with low guard waiting for his opponent to launch an attack.  Taggart lands with a sharp jab.  
Skiver walks Taggart onto the ropes.  Skiver finds the target with a jab.  
Taggart sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Taggart lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Taggart sidesteps to the left of his opponent and connects with a cross.  
Taggart lands three consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
At the end of Round 7, lets listen in on the corners...Skiver's trainer is telling his fighter he needs a knockout to win!  

Round 7 Statistics
Taggart: 
Jabs Thrown: 20                            
Jabs Landed: 10                            
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 18                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Skiver: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 8: 

Taggart is looking to keep his distance and lands a solid jab.  
Taggart lands a stinging jab.  
Skiver sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Taggart lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Taggart lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Taggart lands a spiteful jab.  
Skiver walks his opponent into a corner.  Taggart lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Taggart tries to keep the action at long range and is on target with an overhand left.  
Taggart lands an overhand left followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Taggart tries to keep the action at long range.  Taggart feints a right hook, and then connects with a cross.  
Taggart feints a right hook, and then lands a jab.  
Taggart lands a cross.  
Taggart lands a sharp jab.  
Skiver sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Taggart lands with a hard jab.  
Taggart lands with a hard jab.  


Round 8 Statistics
Taggart: 
Jabs Thrown: 16                            
Jabs Landed: 13                            
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 19                            
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Skiver: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
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 Cedar Rapids, USA.... Tobias Taggart

Fight Statistics
Taggart: 
Total Punches Thrown: 312                           
Total Punches Landed: 194                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 258                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 162                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 54                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 32                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 231                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 149                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 81                            
Total Jabs Landed: 45                            

Skiver: 
Total Punches Thrown: 160                           
Total Punches Landed: 15                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 139                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 21                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 0                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 117                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 43                            
Total Jabs Landed: 4