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18/05/2031
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Mark Birney vs Henry McVay

Boxing Daily Report from the Elite Prizefighters promoted show at Middleton Arena, Manchester,  taking place on 15/05/2025:

There are plenty of empty seats out here tonight, with the show nowhere near close to selling out.  
Next up is the main event of the show.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 12 round matchup are Mark Birney (10(2) - 1) who hails from Bristol, UK and Henry McVay(6 - 8 - 3) from Nottingham, UK.  Both Birney and McVay weighed in at 130 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Hayden Ritchey, and the three ringside judges are Robert Goff, Paul Elliot and Wayne Latham.  

Round 1: 

Birney lands a cross followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  He continues the combination and lands a jab to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Birney lands with a solid jab.  
Birney is looking to keep his distance and finds the target with a sharp jab.  
Birney lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Birney switches the action to the outside and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Birney lands a jab, cross and a jab to his opponents head.  
Birney lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Birney switches the action to the outside and lands a cross to the body followed by a jab to the head.  
Birney lands a spiteful jab.  
McVay hits home with a cross.  
McVay steps away from his opponent.  Birney lands with a ramrod jab.  
Birney feints a cross, and then lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Birney steps away from his opponent and lands a jab to McVay's body.  
Birney lands a cross.  
Birney lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Birney tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a cross.  
McVay steps to the outside.  Birney lands a firm cross.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...McVay's trainer is telling his fighter he is being outworked and needs to throw more.  

Round 1 Statistics
Birney: 
Jabs Thrown: 24                            
Jabs Landed: 16                            
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 38                            
Head Shots Landed: 24                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

McVay: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 2: 

Birney lands two straights followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Birney lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Birney is on target with a jab.  
Birney lands a hard jab.  
Birney lands a double jab to his opponents head.  He then lands a cross to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Birney lands a spiteful jab.  
Birney is on target with an overhand left.  
Birney lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Birney switches the action to the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  He follows up the attack and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Birney lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Birney hits the target with a sharp jab.  
Birney lands a firm cross.  
Birney is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands two consecutive overhand rights to his opponents head.  
Birney lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Birney connects with a sharp cross.  
Birney finds the target with a solid jab.  


Round 2 Statistics
Birney: 
Jabs Thrown: 24                            
Jabs Landed: 16                            
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 42                            
Head Shots Landed: 28                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

McVay: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 3: 

Birney contemptuously drops his hands, trying to provoke his opponent.  McVay connects with a cross.  
Birney steps away from his opponent and is on target with a jab.  
Birney lands a jab, cross and a jab to his opponents head.  
Birney lands a solid jab.  
McVay steps away from his opponent.  Birney lands a double jab to his opponents head.  He follows up the attack and lands a jab to the head followed by a cross to the body.  
Birney lands a jab to the head followed by a right uppercut to the body.  
Birney lands a solid jab to McVay's body.  
McVay throws a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Birney tries to keep the action at long range.  Birney feints a cross, and then lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
McVay lands an overhand right.  
Birney switches the action to the outside and is on target with a jab.  
Birney steps to the outside and connects with a cross.  
Birney lands a left hook followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Birney finds the target with a jab.  
Birney lands a jab to the body followed by a overhand right to the head.  
Birney lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Birney lands an overhand right, cross and a jab to his opponents head.  
McVay forces Birney to back into the corner.  Birney hits home with a cross.  
At the end of Round 3, lets listen in on the corners...McVay's trainer is advising how he could stop so many clean shots getting through.  

Round 3 Statistics
Birney: 
Jabs Thrown: 20                            
Jabs Landed: 15                            
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 35                            
Head Shots Landed: 24                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

McVay: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 10                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 4: 

Birney lands a right uppercut.  
Birney is looking to keep the action on the outside and is on target with a cross.  
Birney throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Birney tries to step out of his opponents range and hits home with a spiteful jab.  
McVay is on target with a cross.  
Birney tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Birney lands a hard jab.  
McVay contemptuously drops his hands, trying to provoke his opponent.  Birney hits home with a hard jab.  
McVay switches the action to the outside.  Birney lands a jab to the head, a jab to the body and a cross to the head.  
McVay walks his opponent down, trapping him in a corner.  Birney lands a jab, cross and a right hook to his opponents head.  
Birney steps to the outside and lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Birney lands a jab followed by  two straights to his opponents head.  
Birney steps away from his opponent and lands a stiff jab.  
McVay manouvers Birney onto the ropes.  Birney connects with a solid cross.  
Birney is looking to keep his distance and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
McVay is on target with a cross.  
Birney steps to the outside.  McVay throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Birney lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
McVay attempts to land a jab, but Birney sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Birney is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Birney sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  He follows up the attack and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Birney lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
At the end of Round 4, lets listen in on the corners...Birney's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 4 Statistics
Birney: 
Jabs Thrown: 30                            
Jabs Landed: 19                            
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 44                            
Head Shots Landed: 29                            
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

McVay: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 5: 

Birney lands a left hook followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Birney is looking to keep the action on the outside and hits home with a cross.  
Birney is looking to keep his distance and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Birney steps to the outside and is on target with a cross.  
Birney is keeping his hands low...it looks like he wants his opponent to throw first.  McVay tries to land a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a solid right hook.  
Birney lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Birney tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a jab to the head, a jab to the body and an overhand right to the head.  
Birney lands with a stiff jab.  
Birney steps away from his opponent and throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Birney tries to keep the action at long range.  Birney sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Birney is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Birney lowers his hands, trying to provoke his opponent to attack.  McVay throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a sharp right hook.  
Birney sidesteps to the right of his opponent and hits home with a cross.  
Birney pivots to the left of his opponent and strikes his opponents body with a jab.  
Birney is looking to keep his distance and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Birney finds the target with a spiteful jab.  
McVay pivots to the side of his opponent.  Birney lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a cross to the head.  
Birney lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Birney lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Birney switches the action to the outside.  Birney feints a left hook, and then finds the target with a jab.  
Birney lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Birney lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Birney feints a right hook, and then lands a ramrod jab.  
At the end of Round 5, lets listen in on the corners...McVay's trainer is suggesting ways of getting through to his opponent.  

Round 5 Statistics
Birney: 
Jabs Thrown: 31                            
Jabs Landed: 16                            
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 17                            
Head Shots Thrown: 50                            
Head Shots Landed: 30                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

McVay: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 6: 

Birney is looking to keep his distance and lands a cross.  Birney throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Birney lands with a hard jab.  
Birney lands a jab to the body, a jab to the head and a right uppercut to the body.  
Birney switches the action to the outside.  Birney drops his guard, and stalks his opponent...he wants his opponent to throw a shot.  McVay throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Birney feints a right hook, and then hits the target with a spiteful jab.  
Birney lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Birney feints a left, and then lands a jab to the head followed by a cross to the body.  
Birney lands an overhand right.  
Birney lands a jab to the body followed by a cross to the head.  
Birney feints a right, and then hits home with a cross.  
Birney steps away from his opponent and lands two overhand rights followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Birney lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Birney tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Birney tries to keep the action at long range and hits home with a cross.  
McVay steps to the outside.  Birney hits home with a spiteful jab.  
At the end of Round 6, lets listen in on the corners...McVay's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 6 Statistics
Birney: 
Jabs Thrown: 17                            
Jabs Landed: 11                            
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 33                            
Head Shots Landed: 20                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

McVay: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 7: 

Birney quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a stinging overhand right.  
Birney is on target with a stinging overhand right.  
Birney connects with an overhand right.  Birney throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Birney lands a ramrod jab.  
Birney lands a cross to the head followed by a jab to the body.  
Birney is on target with a cross.  
Birney lands a jab followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Birney hits home with a spiteful jab.  
Birney lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Birney tries to step out of his opponents range.  McVay sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Birney lands a jab to the body, a cross to the head and a jab to the head.  
McVay manages to force Birney into the corner.  Birney lands with a solid jab.  


Round 7 Statistics
Birney: 
Jabs Thrown: 15                            
Jabs Landed: 8                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

McVay: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 7                             
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 8: 

Birney connects with a firm cross.  
Birney finds the target with a hard jab.  
Birney steps away from his opponent.  Birney feints a jab, fooling McVay into throwing a right hook counter.  Birney is waiting for the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Birney lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Birney tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  He continues the combination and lands an overhand right, overhand left and a jab to his opponents head.  
Birney finds the target with a ramrod jab.  
Birney lands with a stiff jab.  
McVay manages to force Birney onto the ropes.  McVay pivots to the left of his opponent.  Birney strikes his opponents body with a jab.  
McVay pivots from in front of his opponent.  Birney lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
McVay pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a right hook followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Birney hits home with a spiteful jab.  
McVay walks Birney down, trapping him on the ropes.  McVay is on target with a jab.  
McVay lands a left hook followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Birney lands two jabs followed by an overhand right to his opponents head.  
Birney sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents body.  He then lands an overhand right followed by  two jabs to his opponents head.  
Birney lands a jab to the head, a cross to the body and a jab to the head.  
Birney is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Birney lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Birney lands a cross.  


Round 8 Statistics
Birney: 
Jabs Thrown: 26                            
Jabs Landed: 20                            
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 32                            
Head Shots Landed: 27                            
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

McVay: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 12                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 9: 

Birney lands a straight 1 - 2.  He then lands an overhand right, jab and a cross to his opponents head.  
Birney lands a jab.  
Birney lands a ramrod jab.  
Birney is on target with a jab.  
Birney hits home with a ramrod jab.  
Birney lands a hard jab.  
Birney steps to the outside.  Birney quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  McVay tries to land a jab, but Birney sidesteps and counters with a sharp right hook.  
Birney sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Birney tries to land a cross, but McVay sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Birney is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a stinging overhand left.  
McVay throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Birney lands a jab followed by  two straights to his opponents head.  
Birney lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  


Round 9 Statistics
Birney: 
Jabs Thrown: 14                            
Jabs Landed: 8                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 29                            
Head Shots Landed: 18                            
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

McVay: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 10: 

Birney steps away from his opponent and lands a jab to the head followed by a cross to the body.  He follows up the attack and lands two straights followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Birney is on target with a jab.  
Birney steps to the outside and is on target with a jab to McVay's body.  
McVay manouvers Birney onto the ropes.  McVay connects with a cross.  
Birney lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  He follows up the attack and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Birney feints a cross, and then lands a double jab to his opponents head.  He continues the combination and lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Birney connects with a cross.  Birney tries to land a cross, but McVay slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Birney is on target with a cross.  
McVay steps away from his opponent.  Birney lands with a ramrod jab.  
Birney finds the target with a jab.  
Birney pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a jab to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Birney is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Birney sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands with a hard jab.  
Birney lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Birney lands a cross, overhand right and a jab to his opponents head.  
At the end of Round 10, lets listen in on the corners...Birney's trainer is telling his fighter he is winning comfortably and should get on his bike for the remainder of the fight.  

Round 10 Statistics
Birney: 
Jabs Thrown: 22                            
Jabs Landed: 15                            
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 34                            
Head Shots Landed: 24                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

McVay: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 9                             
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 13                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 11: 

Birney lands a double jab to his opponents head.  He then lands two straights to the body, and one to the head.  
Birney tries to keep the action at long range and is on target with a hard jab.  
Birney is on target with a solid cross to his opponents body.  
Birney feints a left hook, and then lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
McVay manouvers his opponent into the corner.  McVay pivots to the right of his opponent and digs in a left hook to his opponents ribs.  
Birney lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Birney lands a spiteful jab.  
McVay tries to keep the action at long range.  Birney feints a cross, but McVay does not fall for it and is on target with a right hook.  
Birney finds the target with a ramrod jab.  
Birney lands a jab to the head, a right hook to the body and a jab to the head.  
Birney attempts to land a jab, but McVay slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Birney switches the action to the outside and lands a straight 1 - 2, AND HIS OPPONENT IS HURT!  McVay almost instantly gets his legs back. 
Birney lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
McVay tries to keep the action at long range.  Birney lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  HE HAS HIS OPPONENT IN TROUBLE!  McVay recovers before his opponent can take advantage. 
Birney lands a stinging cross.  
McVay throws a right hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Birney steps away from his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  He continues the combination and lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
At the end of Round 11, lets listen in on the corners...McVay's trainer is telling his fighter he must go to war on his opponent!  

Round 11 Statistics
Birney: 
Jabs Thrown: 19                            
Jabs Landed: 14                            
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 32                            
Head Shots Landed: 25                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

McVay: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 10                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 11                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 12: 

Birney steps away from his opponent and is on target with a MASSIVE cross.  MCVAY IS DOWN!  THE COUNT REACHES 10, BUT MCVAY IS UNABLE TO GET UP!  The winner by KO is Birney!  


Round 12 Statistics
Birney: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 1                             
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 1                             
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

McVay: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 1                             
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 1                             
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
Round 9 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 10 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 11 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9


Fight Statistics
Birney: 
Total Punches Thrown: 462                           
Total Punches Landed: 296                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 397                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 264                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 65                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 32                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 220                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 138                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 242                           
Total Jabs Landed: 158                           

McVay: 
Total Punches Thrown: 215                           
Total Punches Landed: 26                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 187                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 25                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 28                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 1                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 131                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 18                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 84                            
Total Jabs Landed: 8