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23/07/2031
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Paul Sillers vs John McPherson

Boxing Daily Report from the Frank Smith’s Tea Boy Promotions promoted show at Frank Gym, Manchester,  taking place on 24/12/2024:

The venue is completely packed out with the fans turning out in force to watch the fights on offer tonight.  
Next up is the main event of the show.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 8 round matchup are Paul Sillers (6 - 0) who hails from Tallaght, Ireland and John McPherson(4 - 3 - 2) from Leicester, UK.  Sillers weighed in at 237 pounds and 10 ounces, while McPherson weighed in at 239 pounds and 13 ounces.  
The referee tonight is Paul McCalla, and the three ringside judges are Stuart McCormick, Tobias Moffit and Arran Roose.  

Round 1: 

Sillers feints a cross, and then lands with a hard jab.  
Sillers feints a cross, and then is on target with a jab.  
Sillers steps away from his opponent and lands a jab.  
Sillers snaps his opponents head back with a stiff jab.  
Sillers lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Sillers tries to keep the action at long range and lands a cross.  
Sillers lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Sillers lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Sillers lands a double jab to his opponents head.  Sillers throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Sillers lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Sillers lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Sillers lands a double jab to his opponents head.  He then lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Sillers lands a jab.  
Sillers lands a cross.  
Sillers steps to the outside and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Sillers lands a jab followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Sillers is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a cross to his opponents body.  
Sillers is on target with a cross.  
Sillers lands with a spiteful jab.  
Sillers switches the action to the outside.  McPherson sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Sillers lands a double jab to his opponents head.  He then lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Sillers lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Sillers drives a ramrod jab into his opponents face.  
McPherson is on target with a cross.  
Sillers switches the action to the outside and lands a spiteful jab.  
Sillers lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Sillers is looking to keep his distance and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Sillers lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...McPherson's trainer is advising how he could be more accurate.  McPherson's trainer is telling his fighter to increase his workrate.  

Round 1 Statistics
Sillers: 
Jabs Thrown: 42                            
Jabs Landed: 30                            
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 65                            
Head Shots Landed: 42                            
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

McPherson: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 9                             
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 8                             
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 2: 

Sillers is looking to keep his distance and hits home with a cross.  
Sillers connects with a cross.  
McPherson is looking to close the distance.  Sillers lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Sillers steps to the outside and hits the target with a spiteful jab.  
Sillers lands a straight 1 - 2.  
McPherson walks Sillers down, trapping him on the ropes.  Sillers finds the target with a stiff jab.  
McPherson lands a cross to Sillers's body.  
Sillers finds the target with a spiteful jab.  
Sillers switches the action to the outside and lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Sillers lands with a hard jab.  
McPherson closes the distance.  Sillers pivots to the right of his opponent and connects with a left uppercut.  
Sillers tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a sharp jab.  
Sillers switches the action to the outside and hits home with a hard jab.  
Sillers is on target with a cross.  
Sillers is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
McPherson is looking to close the distance.  Sillers lands a right uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Sillers is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Sillers is looking to keep his distance and is on target with a jab.  
Sillers lands a stiff jab.  
Sillers hits home with a cross.  
Sillers lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Sillers lands a jab followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Sillers steps to the outside and hits home with a cross.  


Round 2 Statistics
Sillers: 
Jabs Thrown: 21                            
Jabs Landed: 16                            
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Head Shots Thrown: 38                            
Head Shots Landed: 27                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

McPherson: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 9                             
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 3: 

Sillers lands two straights followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
McPherson closes the distance.  Sillers pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a left hook to the body followed by a left uppercut to the head.  
McPherson gets on the inside and manouvers Sillers onto the ropes.  Sillers drives a left hook into his opponents body.  
Sillers tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Sillers switches the action to the outside and lands a hard jab.  
Sillers lands two jabs to the body, and one to the head.  
McPherson steps inside.  Sillers is on target with a left hook.  
Sillers pivots from in front of his opponent.  Sillers tries to land a left hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
McPherson is looking to close the distance.  Sillers lands a right hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
McPherson walks his opponent into the corner.  McPherson attempts to land an uppercut to the solar plexus, but he strays low!  The ref stops the action and gives Sillers time to recover.  
McPherson gets on the inside.  Sillers hits home with a left hook.  
McPherson is looking to close the distance.  Sillers pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a left hook to the head followed by a left uppercut to the body.  He continues the combination and lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Sillers lands a jab.  
Sillers feints a jab, tricking McPherson into launching a left hook counter.  Sillers is waiting for the shot and counters with a cross.  
Sillers lands a jab.  
Sillers tries to keep the action at long range and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Sillers is on target with a cross.  
Sillers is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands with a hard jab.  
Sillers switches the action to the outside and is on target with a cross.  
Sillers lands with a hard jab.  


Round 3 Statistics
Sillers: 
Jabs Thrown: 21                            
Jabs Landed: 12                            
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 19                            
Head Shots Thrown: 38                            
Head Shots Landed: 23                            
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 8                             

McPherson: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 10                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 7                             
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 4: 

Sillers lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head.  
Sillers hits home with a hard jab.  
Sillers finds the target with a jab.  
Sillers tries to keep the action at long range and lands a jab.  
Sillers steps away from his opponent and drives a sharp jab into McPherson's body.  
McPherson cuts off the ring, trapping Sillers on the ropes.  Sillers lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Sillers steps away from his opponent and lands with a spiteful jab.  
Sillers snaps his opponents head back with a hard jab.  
Sillers switches the action to the outside and lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head.  
Sillers lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Sillers lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head.  
Sillers tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Sillers lands a cross.  
Sillers lands an overhand left, cross and a jab to his opponents head.  
Sillers lands a jab followed by  two overhand rights to his opponents head.  
Sillers lands a jab, overhand right and a jab to his opponents head.  
McPherson closes the distance.  Sillers lands a left hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
Sillers tries to step out of his opponents range.  Sillers feints a right hook, and then lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
McPherson digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  
Sillers is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Sillers lands a jab, cross and a jab to his opponents head.  
Sillers is on target with a jab.  Sillers throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Sillers is on target with a right hook.  
Sillers is looking to keep his distance and lands a straight 1 - 2.  He follows up the attack and lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Sillers lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Sillers lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Sillers lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
At the end of Round 4, lets listen in on the corners...McPherson's trainer is telling his fighter to tighten his defence.  

Round 4 Statistics
Sillers: 
Jabs Thrown: 42                            
Jabs Landed: 35                            
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 18                            
Head Shots Thrown: 62                            
Head Shots Landed: 52                            
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

McPherson: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 8                             
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 6                             
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 5: 

Sillers lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Sillers lands a left uppercut followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
McPherson closes the distance.  Sillers lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
McPherson walks Sillers down, trapping him on the ropes.  Sillers is on target with a left hook.  
Sillers tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a cross, jab and a cross to his opponents head.  
Sillers lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Sillers lands with a ramrod jab.  
Sillers tries to keep the action at long range and connects with a cross.  
Sillers hits home with a hard jab.  
Sillers switches the action to the outside and lands a jab to the body, a jab to the head and an overhand right to the head.  
Sillers feints a right, and then connects with an overhand right.  
Sillers finds the target with a jab.  
Sillers is on target with a jab.  
McPherson closes the distance and walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Sillers lands a left hook to the body, a left uppercut to the head and a right hook to the head.  
McPherson quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Sillers lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Sillers steps away from his opponent and lands a jab to the body followed by two overhand left's to the head.  
Sillers is on target with a hard jab.  
Sillers steps to the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Sillers steps away from his opponent and lands an overhand right.  
Sillers feints a right, and then lands a jab.  
Sillers tries to keep the action at long range and hits home with a cross.  
Sillers strikes his opponents body with a jab.  
McPherson walks his opponent down, trapping him in a corner.  McPherson pivots from in front of his opponent.  Sillers finds the target with a ramrod jab.  


Round 5 Statistics
Sillers: 
Jabs Thrown: 25                            
Jabs Landed: 16                            
Power Shots Thrown: 34                            
Power Shots Landed: 24                            
Head Shots Thrown: 51                            
Head Shots Landed: 32                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 8                             

McPherson: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 13                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 6: 

McPherson connects with a right uppercut.  
McPherson advances into close range.  Sillers sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a right hook.  
Sillers tries to step out of his opponents range and hits home with an overhand right.  
Sillers hits home with a ramrod jab.  
McPherson is not fighting as well as he'd like.   He steps in close and swings a low uppercut into Sillers's groin!  The ref doesnt appear to have noticed the foul and signals for the action to continue.  
McPherson attempts to land a jab, but Sillers parries the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Sillers is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Sillers steps to the outside and lands a solid jab.  
Sillers steps away from his opponent and lands a spiteful jab.  
Sillers lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Sillers lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Sillers snaps his opponents head back with a ramrod jab.  
At the end of Round 6, lets listen in on the corners...Sillers's trainer is advising his fighter to keep his distance and coast to the win. 

Round 6 Statistics
Sillers: 
Jabs Thrown: 16                            
Jabs Landed: 8                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 29                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

McPherson: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 7: 

McPherson pivots from in front of his opponent.  Sillers hits home with a solid jab.  
McPherson closes the distance.  Sillers sidesteps to the left of his opponent and drives a right hook into McPherson's body.  
McPherson advances into close range.  Sillers lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Sillers is looking to keep his distance and lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Sillers tries to keep the action at long range and lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Sillers switches the action to the outside.  Sillers sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
McPherson walks Sillers down, trapping him in the red corner.  Sillers finds the target with a jab.  
Sillers throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Sillers lands with a sharp jab.  
Sillers lands a straight 1 - 2.  
McPherson is looking to close the distance.  McPherson is starting to lose his head here!   He steps in close and swings a low uppercut into Sillers's groin!  The ref takes no action over the foul, despite complaints from Sillers.  
McPherson is starting to lose his head here!   He swings an uppercut into his opponents groin! The ref takes no action over the foul, despite complaints from Sillers.  
Sillers lands a cross.  
Sillers lands a jab.  
Sillers switches the action to the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
McPherson closes the distance.  Sillers pivots to the side of his opponent.  McPherson throws a left uppercut, but Sillers ties up his opponent.  Sillers pushes his forearm into McPherson's face.  The referee warns Sillers and breaks the clinch.  
Sillers is looking to keep his distance.  Sillers feints a right hook, and then is on target with a stiff jab.  
Sillers hits home with a cross.  
Sillers steps to the outside and hits home with a sharp jab.  
Sillers steps to the outside.  Sillers sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a jab to the body followed by a overhand right to the head.  
Sillers is on target with a jab to his opponents body.  
Sillers lands a double jab to his opponents head.  He then lands a double jab to his opponents head.  


Round 7 Statistics
Sillers: 
Jabs Thrown: 29                            
Jabs Landed: 19                            
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 41                            
Head Shots Landed: 25                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

McPherson: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 7                             
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 5                             
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 8: 

Sillers tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a spiteful jab.  
Sillers lands a jab to the body followed by a cross to the head.  
Sillers tries to step out of his opponents range and lands with a stiff jab.  
Sillers lands a jab to the body followed by a cross to the head.  
McPherson advances into close range.  Sillers is on target with a left uppercut.  
Sillers steps away from his opponent and drives a ramrod jab into his opponents face.  
Sillers lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
McPherson connects with a left hook.  
Sillers steps to the outside and lands a cross followed by  two overhand rights to his opponents head.  
Sillers lands a straight 1 - 2.  He follows up the attack and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Sillers lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Sillers steps to the outside and is on target with a solid jab to McPherson's body.  
McPherson is looking to close the distance and walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  McPherson throws a short cross to the body, but lands low!  The ref ignores Sillers's complaints and signals for the action to continue.  
McPherson closes the distance and is on target with a right uppercut to Sillers's body.  
Sillers lands with a stiff jab.  
Sillers is looking to keep his distance and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  He then lands a double jab to his opponents head.  


Round 8 Statistics
Sillers: 
Jabs Thrown: 23                            
Jabs Landed: 18                            
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 33                            
Head Shots Landed: 21                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

McPherson: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 10                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

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 Tallaght, Ireland.... Paul Sillers

Fight Statistics
Sillers: 
Total Punches Thrown: 398                           
Total Punches Landed: 266                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 357                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 235                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 41                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 31                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 179                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 112                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 219                           
Total Jabs Landed: 154                           

McPherson: 
Total Punches Thrown: 102                           
Total Punches Landed: 11                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 73                            
Total Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Total Body Shots Thrown: 29                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 3                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 87                            
Total Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 15                            
Total Jabs Landed: 1