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23/07/2031
EOD Running: Rankings
Sam Higgins vs Eburhardt Manz

Boxing Daily Report from the All Talk Promotions promoted show at National Stadium, Dublin,  taking place on 15/02/2025:

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, the two fighters competing in this 8 round matchup are Sam Higgins (4 - 0) who hails from Dublin, Ireland and Eburhardt Manz(5 - 3 - 1) from Vienna, Austria.  Both Higgins and Manz weighed in at 168 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Will Nolan, and the three ringside judges are Lee Donnell, Shane Cody and Billy Ruane.  

Round 1: 

Manz gets on the inside.  Higgins drives a solid left hook into his opponents body.  
Higgins connects with a left uppercut.  
Higgins hits home with a stiff jab.  
Higgins closes the distance and lands a left hook.  
Higgins is on target with a left hook.  
Higgins advances into close range and lands a left hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  He continues the combination and lands a left hook to the body followed by a left uppercut to the head.  
Higgins is looking to keep his distance and hits home with a cross.  
Higgins connects with a left hook.  
Higgins throws a left hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Higgins tries to keep the action at long range and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Manz digs in a left uppercut to Higgins's body.  
Manz is looking to close the distance.  Higgins hits home with a right uppercut.  
Higgins tries to land a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Higgins switches the action to the outside and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Manz's trainer is advising how he could improve the accuracy of his work.  Manz's trainer is advising how he could stop so many clean shots getting through.  

Round 1 Statistics
Higgins: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 17                            
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Manz: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 2: 

Manz steps inside.  Higgins hits home with a right hook.  
Manz manouvers his opponent onto the ropes.  Higgins is on target with a left uppercut to Manz's liver.  
Manz pivots to the right of his opponent.  Higgins lands a left uppercut to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Higgins tries to keep the action at long range and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Manz steps inside.  Higgins hits home with a left uppercut.  
Higgins lands a right uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Higgins connects with a left hook.  
Higgins is looking to keep his distance and is on target with a solid cross.  
Higgins switches the action to the outside.  Higgins feints a jab, and then lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Higgins lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Manz steps inside.  Higgins lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Higgins hits home with a cross.  
Higgins is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Higgins hits home with a stiff jab.  
Manz sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Higgins lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Higgins is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Manz's trainer is telling his fighter he needs to be more active or he's going to get outworked.  

Round 2 Statistics
Higgins: 
Jabs Thrown: 19                            
Jabs Landed: 9                             
Power Shots Thrown: 36                            
Power Shots Landed: 22                            
Head Shots Thrown: 48                            
Head Shots Landed: 27                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Manz: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 3: 

Higgins switches the action to the outside and lands with a stiff jab.  
Higgins steps to the outside and connects with an overhand right.  
Manz closes the distance.  Higgins hits home with a right uppercut.  
Higgins lands a left hook.  
Manz gets on the inside.  Higgins lands a right uppercut followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  Higgins holds on to his opponent.  Higgins hits his opponent with a kidney shot within the clinch. Higgins pushes his forearm into Manz's face.  The ref halts the action and breaks the clinch.  He lectures Higgins about fouling.  
Higgins is on target with a sharp cross.  
Higgins lands a right hook to the body followed by a right uppercut to the head.  
Higgins steps away from his opponent and is on target with a jab.  
Manz closes the distance.  Higgins lands a right hook.  
Manz is looking to close the distance.  Higgins digs in a left hook to his opponents ribs.  
Higgins switches the action to the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Higgins is on target with an overhand right.  
Higgins is looking to close the distance and lands a left hook to the body, a right hook to the head and a right hook to the body.  
Manz walks his opponent into the corner.  Manz sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Manz attempts to land a cross, but Higgins blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Manz advances into close range.  Manz pivots to the side of his opponent.  Higgins lands a right uppercut.  


Round 3 Statistics
Higgins: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 7                             
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 16                            
Head Shots Thrown: 36                            
Head Shots Landed: 19                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Manz: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 9                             
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 4: 

Higgins lands a jab followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Higgins quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and is on target with a jab.  
Higgins is looking to close the distance and lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Higgins lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Higgins sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Manz is on target with a left hook.  
Higgins is on target with a jab.  
Higgins lands a jab.  
Higgins closes the distance and is on target with a right hook to Manz's body.  
Higgins lands a solid jab.  
Higgins lands a jab.  
Manz walks his opponent down, trapping him in a corner.  Higgins throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Manz closes the distance.  Higgins digs in a left hook to Manz's body.  
Higgins tries to step out of his opponents range and lands three consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
At the end of Round 4, lets listen in on the corners...Higgins's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 4 Statistics
Higgins: 
Jabs Thrown: 26                            
Jabs Landed: 14                            
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Head Shots Thrown: 43                            
Head Shots Landed: 21                            
Body Shots Thrown: 14                            
Body Shots Landed: 8                             

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

Round 5: 

Higgins steps inside and lands a left hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
Higgins digs in a left hook to Manz's body.  
Higgins digs in a left hook to Manz's body.  
Higgins lands a right uppercut to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Higgins tries to keep the action at long range and lands a cross, jab and a cross to his opponents head.  
Higgins steps to the outside and finds the target with a jab.  
Higgins lands a cross.  
Higgins steps away from his opponent and hits home with a cross.  
Higgins is looking to keep his distance and lands a cross.  
Manz closes the distance and walks Higgins down, trapping him in the corner.  Higgins hits home with a firm right uppercut.  
Higgins connects with a right hook.  


Round 5 Statistics
Higgins: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 19                            
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 17                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Manz: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 9                             
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 12                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 6: 

Higgins tries to step out of his opponents range and finds the target with a jab.  
Manz closes the distance and walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Manz lands a left uppercut.  
Higgins sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Manz attempts to land a cross, but Higgins dodges the shot and counters with a solid left hook to Manz's body.  
Higgins tries to keep the action at long range.  Higgins feints a cross, and then finds the target with a jab.  
Higgins advances into close range and lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Higgins advances into close range and lands a left hook to the body, a right hook to the head and a right hook to the body.  
Higgins is looking to close the distance and lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  Higgins holds on to his opponent.  Higgins leans on his opponent using all his weight. The ref calls break and the two fighters separate.  
Manz steps inside.  Higgins hits home with a left hook.  
Higgins lands a firm right hook.  


Round 6 Statistics
Higgins: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Manz: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 7: 

Higgins lands a jab.  
Higgins lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Higgins closes the distance and connects with a right uppercut.  
Higgins tries to keep the action at long range and lands a solid jab.  
Higgins is on target with a jab.  
Higgins is looking to keep his distance and lands a cross followed by  two jabs to his opponents head.  
Higgins gets on the inside and digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  
Higgins is on target with a left hook.  Higgins clinches his opponent.  Higgins is leaning on his opponent in the clinch. The ref calls break and the two fighters separate.  
Higgins pivots from in front of his opponent and connects with a left hook.  
Manz is on target with a right hook to Higgins's ribs.  
Higgins is on target with a left hook.  
Higgins lands a right hook to the head followed by a left uppercut to the body.  
Higgins steps to the outside and lands with a stiff jab.  
Higgins tries to step out of his opponents range and attempts to land a jab, but Manz sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  


Round 7 Statistics
Higgins: 
Jabs Thrown: 20                            
Jabs Landed: 9                             
Power Shots Thrown: 30                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 39                            
Head Shots Landed: 18                            
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Manz: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 8: 

Higgins is on target with a left hook.  
Higgins advances into close range and hits home with a left hook.  
Higgins lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Higgins steps to the outside and connects with a cross.  
Higgins gets on the inside and lands a sharp left hook.  
Manz is looking to close the distance.  Higgins throws a left hook, but his opponent slips the punch.  Higgins holds on to his opponent.  Higgins hits his opponent with a kidney shot within the clinch. The referee breaks the clinch and warns Higgins to stop fouling.  
Higgins lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Manz steps inside and walks Higgins onto the ropes.  Manz pivots to the left of his opponent.  Higgins lands a right hook to the body followed by a left uppercut to the head.  
Higgins switches the action to the outside and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Higgins lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Higgins digs in a right uppercut to Manz's body.  
Manz sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Higgins lands a cross.  
Manz is looking to close the distance and walks his opponent down, trapping him in the corner.  Higgins lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  Higgins clinches his opponent.  Higgins leans on his opponent using all his weight. The ref separates the two fighters.  


Round 8 Statistics
Higgins: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 30                            
Power Shots Landed: 19                            
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 17                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Manz: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 7                             
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 10                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
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 Dublin, Ireland.... Sam Higgins

Fight Statistics
Higgins: 
Total Punches Thrown: 337                           
Total Punches Landed: 180                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 264                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 142                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 73                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 38                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 235                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 132                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 102                           
Total Jabs Landed: 48                            

Manz: 
Total Punches Thrown: 133                           
Total Punches Landed: 11                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 110                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Total Body Shots Thrown: 23                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 2                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 101                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Total Jabs Thrown: 32                            
Total Jabs Landed: 3