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11/09/2031
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Shaun Downie vs John McClay

Boxing Daily Report from the Elite Prizefighters promoted show at Manchester Adam, Manchester,  taking place on 21/03/2025:

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 Shaun Downie (3(2) - 0) who hails from Bury, UK and John McClay(2 - 1(1) - 1) from Glasgow, UK.  Both Downie and McClay weighed in at 147 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Hugh Hyland, and the three ringside judges are Robert Llewellyn, James MacDuff and Rodric Valentine.  

Round 1: 

Downie lands a cross, jab and a cross to his opponents head.  
Downie lands with a ramrod jab.  
Downie lands with a stinging jab.  
Downie attempts to land a jab, but McClay slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Downie lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Downie steps to the outside and connects with a cross.  
Downie sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands with a spiteful jab.  
Downie steps away from his opponent and lands with a stiff jab.  
Downie lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Downie is on target with a jab.  
Downie lands a jab to the head, a cross to the head and a cross to the body.  
Downie contemptuously drops his hands, trying to provoke his opponent.  McClay lands a jab.  
McClay is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Downie lands with a hard jab.  
Downie sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a sharp overhand right.  
Downie lands an overhand right followed by  two straights to his opponents head.  
Downie drives a hard jab into his opponents face.  
Downie quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and finds the target with a hard jab.  
Downie lands a jab.  
Downie tries to step out of his opponents range and is on target with a jab to McClay's body.  
McClay lands a cross.  
Downie switches the action to the outside and lands a jab followed by  two straights to his opponents head.  
Downie switches the action to the outside and snaps his opponents head back with a spiteful jab.  
McClay sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Downie lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Downie tries to land a cross, but McClay slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
McClay steps away from his opponent.  Downie hits the target with a hard jab.  
Downie lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...McClay's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 1 Statistics
Downie: 
Jabs Thrown: 27                            
Jabs Landed: 19                            
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 16                            
Head Shots Thrown: 50                            
Head Shots Landed: 33                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

McClay: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 2: 

Downie is looking to keep his distance and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Downie lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Downie switches the action to the outside and strikes his opponents body with a sharp jab.  
Downie lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Downie lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
McClay lands a cross.  
McClay attempts to land a jab, but Downie slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Downie is looking to keep his distance and is on target with a jab.  
Downie sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Downie lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Downie is on target with a solid cross.  
Downie tries to keep the action at long range and is on target with a cross.  
Downie lands a spiteful jab.  
Downie is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
McClay sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Downie lands a right uppercut to the body followed by a jab to the head.  
Downie steps away from his opponent and lands an overhand left.  
McClay tries to step out of his opponents range.  Downie lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Downie lands with a ramrod jab.  
McClay is looking to keep his distance.  Downie finds the target with a jab.  
McClay throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Downie drives a left hook into McClay's body.  
Downie is on target with a cross.  
Downie steps to the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
McClay lands a left hook to the body followed by a jab to the head.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...McClay's trainer is advising how he could be more accurate.  McClay's trainer is telling his fighter to increase his workrate.  

Round 2 Statistics
Downie: 
Jabs Thrown: 27                            
Jabs Landed: 19                            
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 44                            
Head Shots Landed: 28                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

McClay: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 3: 

Downie steps away from his opponent and drives a firm cross into his opponents body.  
Downie is looking to keep his distance and lands an overhand right followed by  two jabs to his opponents head.  
Downie sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Downie lands a cross to the body, and then to the head.  
Downie lands three consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Downie is looking to keep his distance and hits home with a sharp jab.  
Downie lands a spiteful jab.  
Downie lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Downie steps to the outside and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
McClay is on target with a left hook to Downie's body.  
Downie tries to keep the action at long range and lands a cross.  
Downie connects with an overhand right.  Downie throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Downie lands a sharp jab.  
Downie lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  He then lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Downie is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a cross to the head, an overhand right to the head and a cross to the body.  
Downie sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  McClay drives a cross into Downie's body.  
Downie finds the target with a jab.  
Downie steps to the outside and lands two straights followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Downie lands a jab to the body, a cross to the head and an overhand left to the head.  
Downie tries to step out of his opponents range and is on target with a stiff jab.  


Round 3 Statistics
Downie: 
Jabs Thrown: 26                            
Jabs Landed: 14                            
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 21                            
Head Shots Thrown: 52                            
Head Shots Landed: 31                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

McClay: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 9                             
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 4: 

Downie lands a jab to the body, an overhand right to the head and a cross to the head.  
Downie lands two straights to the body, and one to the head.  
Downie lands a straight 1 - 2.  
McClay attempts to land a jab, but Downie sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Downie lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Downie lands a jab to his opponents body.  
Downie lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Downie is on target with a cross.  
Downie lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
McClay is looking to keep his distance.  Downie hits home with a ramrod jab.  
Downie hits home with a firm cross.  
Downie is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Downie sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a ramrod jab.  
Downie hits the target with a hard jab.  
Downie lands a spiteful jab.  
Downie is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a stiff jab.  
Downie lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Downie lands a solid jab.  
Downie steps to the outside and lands a cross, jab and an overhand right to his opponents head.  
Downie is on target with a jab.  
Downie feints a left hook, and then lands two straights followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
McClay finds the target with a jab.  
Downie lands two straights followed by an overhand right to his opponents head.  
Downie lands a straight 1 - 2.  


Round 4 Statistics
Downie: 
Jabs Thrown: 27                            
Jabs Landed: 18                            
Power Shots Thrown: 30                            
Power Shots Landed: 20                            
Head Shots Thrown: 53                            
Head Shots Landed: 35                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

McClay: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 9                             
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 9                             
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 5: 

Downie steps to the outside.  Downie quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and connects with a cross.  
Downie tries to step out of his opponents range and lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Downie lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Downie finds the target with a spiteful jab.  
Downie snaps his opponents head back with a hard jab.  
Downie is looking to keep his distance and tries to land an overhand right, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Downie steps away from his opponent and is on target with a cross.  
Downie lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Downie feints a cross, and then lands with a stiff jab.  
McClay is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Downie lands an overhand right.  
Downie is looking to keep his distance and lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  He then lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Downie lands a jab to the head, a cross to the head and a left uppercut to the body.  
Downie switches the action to the outside and is on target with a cross.  
McClay is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Downie hits home with a stinging jab.  
Downie lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Downie tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a jab to his opponents body.  
Downie steps to the outside and is on target with a jab to his opponents body.  
Downie lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head.  
Downie lands a left hook followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
McClay is looking to keep his distance.  Downie lands a straight 1 - 2.  
McClay switches the action to the outside.  Downie hits home with an overhand left.  
Downie lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Downie switches the action to the outside and lands three consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
At the end of Round 5, lets listen in on the corners...McClay's trainer is telling his fighter to tighten his defence.  

Round 5 Statistics
Downie: 
Jabs Thrown: 25                            
Jabs Landed: 19                            
Power Shots Thrown: 38                            
Power Shots Landed: 19                            
Head Shots Thrown: 54                            
Head Shots Landed: 34                            
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

McClay: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 8                             
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 10                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 6: 

Downie lands two jab's to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Downie tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Downie switches the action to the outside and lands a cross.  
Downie connects with a cross.  
McClay is looking to keep his distance.  Downie lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  He follows up the attack and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Downie lands a jab to the head, a jab to the body and a cross to the head.  
Downie lands a cross, jab and a cross to his opponents head.  
Downie hits home with a solid jab.  
Downie hits the target with a hard jab.  
Downie steps to the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  He then lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Downie steps away from his opponent and hits the target with a ramrod jab.  
Downie strikes his opponents body with a jab.  
Downie is on target with an overhand right.  
Downie steps to the outside and is on target with a jab to his opponents body.  
Downie lands a spiteful jab.  
Downie lands a jab.  
Downie is looking to keep his distance and hits home with a cross.  
McClay tries to land a jab, but Downie sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Downie lands a double jab to his opponents head.  Downie throws an overhand right, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Downie is on target with an overhand right.  
Downie tries to keep the action at long range and lands a jab.  
At the end of Round 6, lets listen in on the corners...Downie'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
Downie: 
Jabs Thrown: 32                            
Jabs Landed: 19                            
Power Shots Thrown: 29                            
Power Shots Landed: 16                            
Head Shots Thrown: 57                            
Head Shots Landed: 31                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

McClay: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 7: 

McClay lands a cross.  
Downie steps to the outside and lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Downie lands a jab, cross and a jab to his opponents head.  
Downie lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Downie connects with an overhand right.  
Downie lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Downie is looking to keep his distance and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Downie steps away from his opponent and connects with a cross.  
McClay connects with a right hook.  
Downie tries to keep the action at long range and lands a hard jab.  
Downie lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Downie lands two straights followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Downie lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Downie lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Downie hits the target with a hard jab.  
Downie lands a spiteful jab.  
Downie lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Downie lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head.  
Downie lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Downie lands an overhand left, cross and a jab to his opponents head.  
Downie lands a spiteful jab.  
Downie is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Downie lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Downie is on target with an overhand left.  
McClay connects with a cross.  
Downie steps to the outside.  Downie feints a jab, and then lands three consecutive straights to his opponents head.  


Round 7 Statistics
Downie: 
Jabs Thrown: 33                            
Jabs Landed: 22                            
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 23                            
Head Shots Thrown: 59                            
Head Shots Landed: 45                            
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

McClay: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 10                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 8: 

Downie lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Downie sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Downie strikes his opponents body with a sharp jab.  
Downie lands a hard jab.  
Downie hits home with a cross.  
Downie lands a jab, cross and a jab to his opponents head.  
Downie hits home with a cross.  
Downie lands two jabs followed by an overhand left to his opponents head.  
Downie steps to the outside and lands a ramrod jab.  
Downie lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Downie lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Downie lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Downie finds the target with a spiteful jab.  
Downie lands a cross, jab and a cross to his opponents head.  
Downie lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
McClay walks Downie down, trapping him in a neutral corner.  Downie lands a cross.  
Downie tries to step out of his opponents range and is on target with a jab.  
Downie lands a sharp jab.  
Downie is on target with a stiff jab.  
Downie tries to step out of his opponents range and strikes his opponents body with a cross.  
Downie lands an overhand right followed by  two straights to his opponents head.  
Downie lands a jab, overhand left and a cross to his opponents head.  
Downie switches the action to the outside and lands a cross followed by  two overhand rights to his opponents head.  
McClay manages to force Downie into the red corner.  Downie hits home with a stinging cross.  
Downie tries to step out of his opponents range and is on target with a hard jab.  
Downie is on target with a left uppercut.  
McClay quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Downie lands a jab to the body, a jab to the head and an overhand right to the head.  
Downie is on target with a cross.  
Downie lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  He continues the combination and lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Downie lands with a ramrod jab.  
Downie lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  


Round 8 Statistics
Downie: 
Jabs Thrown: 33                            
Jabs Landed: 25                            
Power Shots Thrown: 37                            
Power Shots Landed: 30                            
Head Shots Thrown: 65                            
Head Shots Landed: 51                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

McClay: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 4                             
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 7                             
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 Bury, UK.... Shaun Downie

Fight Statistics
Downie: 
Total Punches Thrown: 474                           
Total Punches Landed: 313                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 434                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 288                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 40                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 25                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 244                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 158                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 230                           
Total Jabs Landed: 155                           

McClay: 
Total Punches Thrown: 129                           
Total Punches Landed: 19                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 107                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 16                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 22                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 3                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 81                            
Total Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 48                            
Total Jabs Landed: 6