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26/08/2034
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Paul McGrath vs John Leishman

Boxing Daily Report from the Ssali Promotions promoted show at Manningham Sports Centre, Bradford,  taking place on 12/02/2033:

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.  This is a mandatory fight for the British-Northern England Super Featherweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance and those watching live on Eurosport UK, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Paul McGrath (13(1) - 2) who hails from Doncaster, UK and John Leishman(23(1) - 2(2) - 3) from Bradford, UK.  Both McGrath and Leishman weighed in at 130 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Nick Russell, and the three ringside judges are Russell Gwilym, Gyn Gwenn and Alex Bean.  

Round 1: 

McGrath lands a left hook.  
Leishman lands with a spiteful jab.  
McGrath lands a cross to the head followed by a right uppercut to the body.  
Leishman manouvers McGrath onto the ropes.  McGrath is on target with a left hook to his opponents ribs.  
McGrath lands a solid cross.  
Leishman lands with a spiteful jab.  Leishman throws a jab, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
McGrath lands a cross.  
McGrath tries to step out of his opponents range.  Leishman finds the target with a jab.  
McGrath connects with an overhand right.  
McGrath hits home with a solid cross.  
McGrath tries to keep the action at long range.  Leishman tries to land a jab, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a firm left hook.  
Leishman is on target with a jab to his opponents body.  
McGrath tries to keep the action at long range.  Leishman finds the target with a jab.  
Leishman throws a jab, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a cross.  
McGrath connects with an overhand right.  McGrath tries to land a cross, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
McGrath steps inside and digs in a left hook to Leishman's body.  McGrath clinches his opponent.  As they grapple, McGrath pushes his forearm into Leishman's face.  The referee warns McGrath and breaks the clinch.  McGrath tries to land a left uppercut, but Leishman blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Leishman lands a cross followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
McGrath switches the action to the outside.  McGrath quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
McGrath lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
McGrath steps to the outside and strikes his opponents body with a cross.  
Leishman throws a right hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
McGrath steps to the outside.  Leishman tries to land a jab, but McGrath sidesteps and counters with a stinging right hook.  
Leishman steps to the outside.  Leishman sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Leishman lands a ramrod jab.  
Leishman is looking to keep his distance and lands with a hard jab.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...McGrath's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 1 Statistics
McGrath: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 39                            
Power Shots Landed: 20                            
Head Shots Thrown: 35                            
Head Shots Landed: 17                            
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Leishman: 
Jabs Thrown: 21                            
Jabs Landed: 8                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 34                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 2: 

Leishman tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a firm right hook.  
McGrath is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a cross.  
Leishman forces McGrath to back into the ropes.  McGrath drives a firm left hook into his opponents ribs.  
McGrath tries to keep the action at long range and lands three consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
McGrath lands a sharp jab.  
McGrath lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Leishman lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Leishman strikes his opponents body with a jab.  
Leishman lands a cross.  
McGrath is looking to keep his distance and connects with an overhand right.  
McGrath is on target with a jab.  
McGrath switches the action to the outside.  Leishman hits home with an overhand right.  
McGrath lands a jab to the head, a right uppercut to the body and a right hook to the body.  McGrath throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
McGrath tries to step out of his opponents range and connects with a cross.  
McGrath is on target with a sharp overhand right.  
McGrath finds the target with a sharp jab.  
McGrath tries to keep the action at long range.  Leishman tries to land a jab, but McGrath sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Leishman attempts to land a left hook, but McGrath blocks the shot and counters with a sharp right uppercut.  
Leishman lands a cross.  Leishman attempts to land a jab, but McGrath slips the shot and counters with a firm cross.  
McGrath steps to the outside and lands an overhand right.  
Leishman lands two jabs followed by an overhand left to his opponents head.  
McGrath switches the action to the outside.  Leishman quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Leishman lands a spiteful jab.  Leishman tries to land a jab, but McGrath sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
McGrath sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a solid cross.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Leishman's trainer is advising how he could stop so many clean shots getting through.  

Round 2 Statistics
McGrath: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 7                             
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 18                            
Head Shots Thrown: 40                            
Head Shots Landed: 22                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Leishman: 
Jabs Thrown: 15                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 3: 

McGrath is looking to keep his distance and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
McGrath lands a straight 1 - 2.  
McGrath steps inside and lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  McGrath clinches his opponent.  McGrath leans on his opponent using all his weight. Leishman throws a hook within the clinch but hits his opponent behind the head. 
Leishman lands a cross to the head, a jab to the head and a right hook to the body.  
Leishman throws a left uppercut, but McGrath ties up his opponent.  McGrath is leaning on his opponent in the clinch. The ref separates the two fighters.  
McGrath tries to step out of his opponents range and is on target with a cross to his opponents body.  
McGrath connects with a sharp left hook.  
McGrath steps away from his opponent.  Leishman hits the target with a hard jab.  
McGrath lands a left hook followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
McGrath is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Leishman lands a ramrod jab.  
McGrath lands a cross to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
McGrath switches the action to the outside and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
McGrath is looking to close the distance.  Leishman is on target with a left hook.  McGrath clinches his opponent.  McGrath is leaning on his opponent in the clinch. The ref calls break and the two fighters separate.  
McGrath is looking to close the distance and is on target with a left uppercut.  
Leishman lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Leishman lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Leishman lands a straight 1 - 2.  
McGrath lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  He follows up the attack and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
McGrath steps inside and is on target with a firm right hook to Leishman's body.  


Round 3 Statistics
McGrath: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 35                            
Power Shots Landed: 18                            
Head Shots Thrown: 32                            
Head Shots Landed: 17                            
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Leishman: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 4: 

McGrath finds the target with a jab.  
Leishman lands a double jab to his opponents head.  Leishman tries to land a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
McGrath lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
McGrath quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and connects with a firm cross.  
McGrath lands two overhand rights followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
McGrath is on target with a left hook to Leishman's body.  
McGrath lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
McGrath is looking to close the distance.  Leishman lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
McGrath steps to the outside.  Leishman tries to land a jab, but McGrath slips the shot and counters with a sharp right hook.  
Leishman snaps his opponents head back with a ramrod jab.  
McGrath tries to keep the action at long range.  Leishman attempts to land a jab, but McGrath sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
McGrath is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Leishman snaps his opponents head back with a hard jab.  
Leishman feints a cross, and then is on target with a jab.  
McGrath throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
McGrath steps to the outside and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Leishman lands a hard jab.  
Leishman cuts off the ring, trapping McGrath on the ropes.  Leishman feints a cross and triggers a right uppercut counter from McGrath.  Leishman springs the trap, countering with  a left uppercut.  
McGrath steps away from his opponent.  Leishman finds the target with a stiff jab.  
McGrath is on target with a jab.  
McGrath tries to land a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  


Round 4 Statistics
McGrath: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 33                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 39                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Leishman: 
Jabs Thrown: 16                            
Jabs Landed: 7                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 5: 

Leishman lands a cross.  
McGrath drives a sharp right uppercut into his opponents body.  
McGrath is on target with a cross.  McGrath throws a cross, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
McGrath switches the action to the outside and attempts to land a cross, but Leishman slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
McGrath steps to the outside and hits home with a cross.  
McGrath throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
McGrath lands a sharp jab.  
Leishman lands a left hook to the head, a left hook to the body and a jab to the head.  
Leishman lands a jab, left hook and a jab to his opponents head.  
Leishman walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Leishman lands a left hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
Leishman switches the action to the outside.  Leishman sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Leishman tries to land a cross, but McGrath slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Leishman lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
McGrath gets on the inside.  Leishman goes for the bodyshot, but lands south of the border!  The ref stops the action and gives McGrath time to recover.  
McGrath attempts to land a jab, but Leishman slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
McGrath is looking to keep the action on the outside and is on target with a firm cross.  
Leishman is looking to keep the action on the outside and hits home with a stiff jab.  Leishman attempts to land a cross, but McGrath blocks the shot and counters with a firm right uppercut.  


Round 5 Statistics
McGrath: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Leishman: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 29                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 34                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 6: 

Leishman lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
McGrath lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
McGrath is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands an overhand right, cross and an overhand right to his opponents head.  
McGrath hits home with a firm cross.  
Leishman walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Leishman lands a stinging jab.  
McGrath is looking to close the distance and digs in a sharp left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Leishman lands a hard jab.  
McGrath closes the distance.  Leishman lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
McGrath closes the distance.  Leishman pivots to the left of his opponent.  Leishman throws a left hook, but McGrath ties up his opponent.  McGrath is leaning on his opponent in the clinch. Leishman pushes his forearm into McGrath's face.  The referee breaks the clinch and warns Leishman to stop fouling.  
Leishman lands with a spiteful jab.  
McGrath closes the distance.  Leishman drives a left hook into McGrath's liver.  
Leishman lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  McGrath ties up his opponent.  Leishman uses his free hand to throw a body hook, but it lands on McGrath's kidney. 
McGrath lands a cross.  
Leishman finds the target with a ramrod jab.  
McGrath is looking to keep his distance and lands a jab.  
Leishman pivots from in front of his opponent.  Leishman attempts to land a jab, but McGrath sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
McGrath advances into close range and lands a left hook to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Leishman throws a jab, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a firm cross.  
McGrath switches the action to the outside and hits home with a cross.  
McGrath closes the distance.  Leishman is on target with a left uppercut.  
Leishman switches the action to the outside.  McGrath throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
McGrath hits home with a sharp cross.  


Round 6 Statistics
McGrath: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 29                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Leishman: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 7: 

McGrath switches the action to the outside and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
McGrath is on target with a cross.  
Leishman finds the target with a spiteful jab.  
Leishman cuts off the ring, trapping McGrath on the ropes.  Leishman pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a jab.  
McGrath tries to step out of his opponents range.  Leishman is on target with a jab.  
McGrath lands with a stiff jab.  
Leishman hits home with a left hook.  
Leishman connects with a left hook.  
Leishman tries to step out of his opponents range.  Leishman sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  McGrath lands a sharp cross to Leishman's body.  
McGrath connects with a cross.  
Leishman walks McGrath down, trapping him on the ropes.  McGrath hits home with a sharp cross.  
McGrath closes the distance and hits home with a left hook.  
McGrath gets on the inside and connects with a left hook.  
Leishman tries to land a jab, but McGrath sidesteps and counters with a solid left hook to Leishman's liver.  
McGrath lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Leishman lands a right hook to the body followed by a jab to the head.  


Round 7 Statistics
McGrath: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Leishman: 
Jabs Thrown: 16                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 4                             
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 8: 

Leishman lands a stiff jab.  
McGrath tries to land a cross, but Leishman blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Leishman is on target with a right uppercut to McGrath's ribcage.  
Leishman tries to keep the action at long range.  McGrath sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Leishman lands a spiteful jab.  
McGrath lands a jab, overhand left and a cross to his opponents head.  
McGrath is on target with a right uppercut.  
McGrath lands a straight 1 - 2.  
McGrath tries to keep the action at long range.  Leishman attempts to land a jab, but McGrath blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
McGrath steps inside and lands a right uppercut to the body, a left hook to the body and a left uppercut to the head.  McGrath holds on to his opponent.  McGrath tries to make the space to throw a hook, but hits Leishman behind the head. The ref halts the action and breaks the clinch.  He lectures McGrath about fouling.  
McGrath steps to the outside.  Leishman tries to land a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a solid left hook.  
Leishman lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  


Round 8 Statistics
McGrath: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Leishman: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 9: 

McGrath hits home with a cross.  
McGrath tries to keep the action at long range and lands an overhand right.  
Leishman is looking to keep his distance and hits home with a cross.  
McGrath hits home with a sharp cross.  
McGrath tries to keep the action at long range.  Leishman lands a ramrod jab.  
Leishman lands a jab followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Leishman manages to force McGrath onto the ropes.  Leishman connects with a left hook.  
McGrath lands a cross.  
Leishman lands with a spiteful jab.  
McGrath steps away from his opponent and attempts to land a cross, but Leishman parries the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
McGrath gets on the inside.  McGrath pivots to the right of his opponent.  Leishman connects with a left hook.  
McGrath is looking to close the distance and hits home with a left hook.  
Leishman lands a spiteful jab.  
McGrath hits home with a cross.  
McGrath is looking to keep the action on the outside and connects with a cross.  
McGrath closes the distance.  Leishman lands a right hook to the head followed by a left uppercut to the body.  McGrath clinches his opponent.  Leishman is leaning on his opponent in the clinch. Leishman throws a hook within the clinch but hits his opponent behind the head. 


Round 9 Statistics
McGrath: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Leishman: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 10: 

Leishman attempts to land a left hook, but McGrath blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
McGrath closes the distance.  McGrath quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Leishman throws a left uppercut, but McGrath holds on to his opponent.  McGrath hits his opponent with a kidney shot within the clinch. 
McGrath switches the action to the outside and is on target with a solid cross.  
Leishman drives a ramrod jab into his opponents face.  
Leishman lands a spiteful jab.  
McGrath tries to step out of his opponents range and is on target with a cross.  
Leishman strikes his opponents body with a stinging jab.  
McGrath lands a solid cross.  
Leishman is looking to keep his distance.  McGrath lands a solid cross.  
McGrath is looking to keep his distance and throws an overhand right, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Leishman forces McGrath to back into the ropes.  Leishman quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  McGrath lands a left hook followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
McGrath pivots to the right of his opponent.  Leishman is on target with a jab.  


Round 10 Statistics
McGrath: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Leishman: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 10                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 12                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

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: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 5 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 6 Scores: 9 - 10  10 - 10  9 - 10
Round 7 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 8 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 9 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 10 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10


Final Scorecards: 95 - 95  96 - 95  95 - 95

The fight ends in a Majority Draw. 

Fight Statistics
McGrath: 
Total Punches Thrown: 358                           
Total Punches Landed: 144                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 295                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 123                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 63                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 21                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 273                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 123                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 85                            
Total Jabs Landed: 21                            

Leishman: 
Total Punches Thrown: 293                           
Total Punches Landed: 109                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 250                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 97                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 43                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 12                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 166                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 58                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 127                           
Total Jabs Landed: 51