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30/07/2030
EOD Running: Rankings
Dai Kawata vs Anthony McCaskey

Boxing Daily Report from the Frank Smith’s Tea Boy Promotions promoted show at Frank Gym, Manchester,  taking place on 16/03/2025:

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 Dai Kawata (6 - 0) who hails from Kobe, Japan and Anthony McCaskey(0 - 6 - 4) from Dublin, Ireland.  Kawata weighed in at 107 pounds and 15 ounces, while McCaskey weighed in at 108 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Hassan Hassan, and the three ringside judges are Alastair Litts, Iain Cooper and Owen Saunders.  

Round 1: 

Kawata closes the distance.  Kawata pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Kawata connects with a right hook.  
McCaskey pivots from in front of his opponent.  Kawata lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Kawata closes the distance.  Kawata quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Kawata throws a left hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Kawata gets on the inside.  McCaskey attempts to land a left hook, but Kawata parries the shot and counters with a solid left hook.  
McCaskey switches the action to the outside.  Kawata is on target with a cross.  
Kawata advances into close range and lands a sharp left hook.  
Kawata is looking to keep his distance and tries to land a cross, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a left hook to Kawata's ribs.  
Kawata lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Kawata closes the distance.  Kawata lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  He follows up the attack and lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Kawata pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a jab to the body followed by a cross to the head.  
Kawata is on target with a left hook to McCaskey's body.  
Kawata steps away from his opponent.  Kawata quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  McCaskey attempts to land a jab, but Kawata sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Kawata steps inside and forces McCaskey to back into the ropes.  Kawata lands a left hook to the body followed by a left uppercut to the head.  
Kawata backs onto the ropes...he is waving his opponent in!  McCaskey tries to land a cross, but Kawata sidesteps and counters with a stinging cross.  
Kawata gets on the inside and hits home with a stinging right hook.  
Kawata advances into close range.  McCaskey sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Kawata drives a right uppercut into McCaskey's body.  
McCaskey sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  McCaskey tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut to his opponents ribs.  
McCaskey steps to the outside.  McCaskey sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Kawata throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Kawata is looking to close the distance and lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Kawata lands a jab.  
Kawata advances into close range.  McCaskey pivots to the right of his opponent.  Kawata lands a right hook to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...McCaskey's trainer is advising how he could improve the accuracy of his work.  McCaskey's trainer is telling his fighter he needs to be more active or he's going to get outworked.  McCaskey's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 1 Statistics
Kawata: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 41                            
Power Shots Landed: 26                            
Head Shots Thrown: 35                            
Head Shots Landed: 19                            
Body Shots Thrown: 17                            
Body Shots Landed: 12                            

McCaskey: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 2: 

Kawata is looking to close the distance.  McCaskey sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Kawata is on target with a left uppercut.  
Kawata drives a right uppercut into his opponents body.  
Kawata is on target with a jab.  
Kawata steps inside.  McCaskey quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Kawata lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Kawata lands a left uppercut to the body, a left uppercut to the head and a right hook to the head.  
Kawata steps inside and lands two left hook's to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  Kawata throws a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Kawata advances into close range and digs in a solid left hook to McCaskey's ribs.  
McCaskey switches the action to the outside.  Kawata is on target with a jab to McCaskey's body.  
Kawata hits home with a cross.  
McCaskey connects with a cross.  
Kawata is on target with a right uppercut.  
Kawata is looking to close the distance and is on target with a solid left hook.  
Kawata digs in a right hook to his opponents body.  
McCaskey attempts to land a jab, but Kawata blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Kawata steps inside and hits home with a left hook.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Kawata's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 2 Statistics
Kawata: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 17                            
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 14                            
Body Shots Landed: 9                             

McCaskey: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 3: 

Kawata advances into close range and lands three consecutive right hooks to his opponents ribs.  
McCaskey pivots to the left of his opponent.  Kawata finds the target with a jab.  
Kawata steps inside.  McCaskey sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Kawata lands a right hook to the body followed by a left uppercut to the head.  
Kawata lands a right uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Kawata steps away from his opponent.  McCaskey feints a jab and triggers a right uppercut counter from Kawata.  McCaskey avoids the shot and counters with a cross.  
Kawata is on target with a solid jab.  
Kawata advances into close range.  McCaskey sidesteps to the right of his opponent and is on target with a left hook.  
Kawata hits home with a cross.  
Kawata advances into close range and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Kawata lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Kawata lands a cross to the body followed by a jab to the head.  
Kawata is looking to close the distance and lands a right uppercut to the head, a left hook to the body and a left hook to the head.  
Kawata digs in a left uppercut to McCaskey's body.  
Kawata strikes his opponents body with a jab.  
At the end of Round 3, lets listen in on the corners...McCaskey's trainer is advising how he could stop so many clean shots getting through.  

Round 3 Statistics
Kawata: 
Jabs Thrown: 15                            
Jabs Landed: 7                             
Power Shots Thrown: 34                            
Power Shots Landed: 17                            
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 21                            
Body Shots Landed: 9                             

McCaskey: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 4: 

Kawata gets on the inside and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Kawata is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands an overhand left to the head, a jab to the head and a jab to the body.  
Kawata closes the distance and is on target with a left uppercut to his opponents liver.  
McCaskey steps to the outside.  Kawata drives a stiff jab into his opponents face.  
Kawata steps away from his opponent and lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Kawata is looking to close the distance and is on target with a right hook.  
McCaskey is looking to keep the action on the outside and tries to land a jab, but Kawata slips the shot and counters with a stinging cross.  
McCaskey pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a cross followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Kawata gets on the inside and lands a left hook to the head, a left hook to the body and a right hook to the body.  
McCaskey steps to the outside.  Kawata drives a cross into his opponents body.  
Kawata is looking to close the distance.  McCaskey pivots to the right of his opponent.  Kawata connects with a solid left hook.  
McCaskey pivots from in front of his opponent.  McCaskey tries to land a cross, but Kawata sidesteps and counters with a sharp right hook.  


Round 4 Statistics
Kawata: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 7                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 8                             

McCaskey: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 5: 

Kawata advances into close range.  McCaskey pivots from in front of his opponent.  Kawata lands a left hook to the body, a left hook to the head and a right hook to the head.  
Kawata digs in a stinging right hook to McCaskey's ribs.  
Kawata lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
McCaskey sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Kawata lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Kawata closes the distance.  McCaskey sidesteps to the right of his opponent and is on target with a left uppercut.  
McCaskey pivots to the left of his opponent.  McCaskey tries to land a left hook, but Kawata slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Kawata closes the distance and lands a left hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
McCaskey pivots to the side of his opponent and finds the target with a jab.  
McCaskey is looking to keep his distance.  McCaskey sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Kawata connects with a sharp cross.  
Kawata closes the distance.  McCaskey quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Kawata is on target with a right hook to McCaskey's ribcage.  
McCaskey is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Kawata is on target with a solid overhand right.  
Kawata closes the distance.  McCaskey digs in a left hook to Kawata's body.  
Kawata advances into close range and is on target with a firm left hook to McCaskey's body.  
Kawata is looking to close the distance and is on target with a left uppercut.  
Kawata lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
McCaskey steps away from his opponent.  Kawata finds the target with a jab.  


Round 5 Statistics
Kawata: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 30                            
Power Shots Landed: 16                            
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 15                            
Body Shots Landed: 7                             

McCaskey: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 6: 

McCaskey pivots to the right of his opponent.  Kawata lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Kawata steps away from his opponent.  McCaskey quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Kawata connects with a cross.  
McCaskey pivots to the right of his opponent.  Kawata lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  He then lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Kawata lands a left uppercut to the body, a left hook to the body and a left hook to the head.  
McCaskey pivots to the side of his opponent.  Kawata lands a jab followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
McCaskey steps away from his opponent.  Kawata finds the target with a jab.  
Kawata closes the distance and connects with a left hook.  
McCaskey pivots to the side of his opponent and is on target with a cross.  
McCaskey pivots from in front of his opponent and hits home with a cross.  
Kawata is looking to close the distance.  McCaskey sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  McCaskey tries to land a left hook, but Kawata sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
McCaskey quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Kawata hits the target with a stiff jab.  
McCaskey steps to the outside.  McCaskey is keeping his hands low...it looks like he wants his opponent to throw first.  Kawata tries to land a jab, but McCaskey slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Kawata closes the distance and lands a right hook to the body, a left hook to the head and a left uppercut to the body.  
McCaskey pivots to the left of his opponent and drives a cross into Kawata's body.  
Kawata is looking to close the distance.  McCaskey sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Kawata is on target with a right hook.  
McCaskey connects with a cross.  
McCaskey pivots from in front of his opponent.  Kawata throws an uppercut to the body, but lands well below the belt!  The ref ignores McCaskey's complaints and signals for the action to continue.  
At the end of Round 6, lets listen in on the corners...Kawata's trainer is telling his fighter he is winning comfortably and should get on his bike for the remainder of the fight.  

Round 6 Statistics
Kawata: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 32                            
Power Shots Landed: 17                            
Head Shots Thrown: 35                            
Head Shots Landed: 17                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

McCaskey: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 7: 

Kawata steps to the outside and hits home with a firm overhand right.  
McCaskey quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Kawata drives a jab into McCaskey's body.  
McCaskey pivots to the right of his opponent.  Kawata throws a jab, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a cross.  
McCaskey sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Kawata connects with a sharp cross.  
Kawata finds the target with a jab.  
Kawata lands a jab followed by  two straights to his opponents head.  
McCaskey lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
McCaskey tries to keep the action at long range.  Kawata lands two straights to the body, and one to the head.  
McCaskey sidesteps to the left of his opponent and connects with a cross.  
McCaskey sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Kawata lands two straights followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
McCaskey sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Kawata lands a jab.  
Kawata lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
McCaskey lowers his guard, attempting to draw a lead.  Kawata lands a cross to his opponents body.  
McCaskey switches the action to the outside.  McCaskey sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Kawata lands a cross, jab and a cross to his opponents head.  
McCaskey lands a right hook.  
McCaskey quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Kawata lands a cross.  


Round 7 Statistics
Kawata: 
Jabs Thrown: 19                            
Jabs Landed: 11                            
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 32                            
Head Shots Landed: 21                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

McCaskey: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 8: 

Kawata lands a jab.  
Kawata connects with a cross.  
McCaskey quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Kawata lands a cross.  
Kawata throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Kawata is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a cross to the head, a jab to the head and a jab to the body.  
McCaskey pivots to the right of his opponent.  Kawata lands with a sharp jab.  
Kawata tries to step out of his opponents range.  McCaskey sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  McCaskey throws an overhand right, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a sharp left hook.  
McCaskey pivots to the right of his opponent.  McCaskey tries to land a cross, but Kawata blocks the shot and counters with a solid right hook.  
Kawata tries to keep the action at long range and connects with a cross.  
Kawata is on target with a jab.  
McCaskey pivots to the side of his opponent.  Kawata digs in a left uppercut to McCaskey's body.  
McCaskey is looking to keep his distance.  McCaskey is keeping his hands low...it looks like he wants his opponent to throw first.  Kawata is on target with a jab.  


Round 8 Statistics
Kawata: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 8                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

McCaskey: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
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 Kobe, Japan.... Dai Kawata

Fight Statistics
Kawata: 
Total Punches Thrown: 319                           
Total Punches Landed: 175                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 225                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 120                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 94                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 55                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 219                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 126                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 100                           
Total Jabs Landed: 49                            

McCaskey: 
Total Punches Thrown: 187                           
Total Punches Landed: 25                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 160                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 22                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 27                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 3                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 138                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 21                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 49                            
Total Jabs Landed: 4