Fight Report

User Name:
Password:
Remember:
Forgotten Password
Not Registered? Sign Up Now!
* *
Twitter Facebook Discord Email Donate | Forum | How To Play | Accessibility
22/08/2034
Next Processing: 02:12
Kris Esplin vs Ciaran Murray

Boxing Daily Report from the Ringside Promotions promoted show at Tillysburn Park Stadium, Belfast,  taking place on 01/06/2034:

The venue is mostly sold out with the fans eager to turn out for tonights fights.  
Next up we have one of the supporting contests of this show.  This is a final eliminator for the British-Northern Ireland Heavyweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Kris Esplin (18(6) - 0) who hails from Londonderry, UK and Ciaran Murray(17(1) - 4(1)) from Londonderry, UK.  Esplin weighed in at 238 pounds and 2 ounces, while Murray weighed in at 236 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Paul Sheridan, and the three ringside judges are James McAfee, David Hastie and Rory Mulrennan.  

Round 1: 

Esplin sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Murray attempts to land a jab, but Esplin parries the shot and counters with a sharp right hook.  
Esplin drops his guard, and stalks his opponent...he wants his opponent to throw a shot.  Murray hits home with a sharp jab.  
Esplin switches the action to the outside and connects with an overhand left.  
Esplin is on target with an overhand left.  
Murray tries to land an overhand left, but Esplin parries the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Murray advances into close range and manouvers Esplin onto the ropes.  Murray lands a left hook to the head, a right hook to the head and a right hook to the body.  
Murray is looking to keep his distance.  Esplin lands a jab to the head, a cross to the head and a cross to the body.  
Esplin is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Esplin feints a cross, and then hits home with an overhand left.  
Murray is looking to close the distance and drives a right uppercut into Esplin's body.  
Esplin tries to keep the action at long range and hits home with a cross.  
Murray connects with a cross.  
Esplin is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Murray is on target with a sharp overhand left.  
Murray steps inside.  Esplin digs in a left hook to Murray's ribs.  
Esplin lands a stiff jab.  
Esplin sidesteps to the left of his opponent and hits home with a cross.  
Murray drives a right hook into his opponents ribcage.  
Esplin tries to keep the action at long range.  Esplin feints a cross, and then throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Esplin sidesteps to the left of his opponent and finds the target with a jab.  
Esplin steps away from his opponent and lands three consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Murray advances into close range and manouvers Esplin onto the ropes.  Murray hits home with a left hook.  
Murray sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Esplin is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Murray lands a cross.  


Round 1 Statistics
Esplin: 
Jabs Thrown: 14                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Murray: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 2: 

Esplin lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Murray tries to land a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Esplin lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Esplin drops his guard, and stalks his opponent...he wants his opponent to throw a shot.  Murray throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a stinging right uppercut.  
Esplin waits at the mid-range with a lowered guard, waiting for his opponent to throw a punch.  Murray attempts to land a cross, but Esplin slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Esplin lands two consecutive overhand rights to his opponents head.  Esplin tries to land a jab, but Murray blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Murray gets on the inside and lands a left hook to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Esplin switches the action to the outside and is on target with a sharp overhand right.  
Esplin feints a jab, and then hits home with a solid cross.  
Esplin lands a stinging jab to Murray's body.  
Esplin lands a cross.  
Esplin lands with a spiteful jab.  
Murray drives a left hook into Esplin's body.  
Murray advances into close range and lands a right hook.  
Esplin connects with a stinging overhand left.  
Esplin hits home with a cross.  
Murray lands an overhand right.  
Esplin is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands with a spiteful jab.  
Murray steps inside and lands a sharp right uppercut.  
Esplin is on target with a solid right hook.  
Esplin tries to keep the action at long range and lands a cross.  
Murray closes the distance and manages to force Esplin onto the ropes.  Murray lands a right uppercut to the body, and then to the head.  
Murray is looking to keep the action on the outside and attempts to land an overhand right, but Esplin sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Esplin switches the action to the outside and hits home with a solid cross.  
Esplin tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a solid left uppercut.  
Esplin lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  He then lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Murray tries to step out of his opponents range.  Esplin lands a cross to the body, and then to the head.  


Round 2 Statistics
Esplin: 
Jabs Thrown: 15                            
Jabs Landed: 8                             
Power Shots Thrown: 38                            
Power Shots Landed: 19                            
Head Shots Thrown: 48                            
Head Shots Landed: 25                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Murray: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 29                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 3: 

Esplin steps away from his opponent.  Murray hits home with a cross.  
Esplin lands an overhand left to the head followed by a jab to the body.  
Esplin is looking to keep his distance.  Esplin feints a left, and then lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  HE HAS HIS OPPONENT IN TROUBLE!  Murray quickly recovers. 
Esplin lands two consecutive overhand rights to his opponents head.  
Esplin sidesteps to the left of his opponent and is on target with a cross.  
Murray throws a right hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a stinging cross.  
Esplin snaps his opponents head back with a hard jab.  
Esplin lands a hard jab.  
Esplin lands with a hard jab.  
Murray throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Esplin hits home with a left hook.  
Murray pivots to the right of his opponent.  Esplin lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Murray throws an overhand left, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a stinging left uppercut.  
Murray tries to land a left hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a firm left hook.  
Murray forces Esplin to retreat onto the ropes.  Murray digs in a left hook to his opponents liver.  
Esplin lands a double jab to his opponents head.  He continues the combination and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Esplin feints a right hook, and then lands a cross to Murray's body.  
Esplin lands a cross.  
Esplin lands a cross.  
Murray advances into close range.  Murray quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Murray is on target with a stinging left hook.  Esplin holds on to his opponent.  Murray pushes his forearm into Esplin's face.  The referee separates the two fighters and warns Murray.  
At the end of Round 3, lets listen in on the corners...Murray's trainer is suggesting ways of getting through to his opponent.  Murray's trainer is telling his fighter to increase his workrate.  

Round 3 Statistics
Esplin: 
Jabs Thrown: 15                            
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 35                            
Power Shots Landed: 18                            
Head Shots Thrown: 39                            
Head Shots Landed: 20                            
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Murray: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 4: 

Esplin attempts to land a jab, but Murray slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Murray is on target with a stinging jab.  
Murray closes the distance and is on target with a right uppercut.  
Murray advances into close range.  Murray sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Esplin is on target with a right hook.  
Murray is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Murray sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Esplin lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Murray lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Esplin lands a jab.  
Esplin feints a left, and then lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Esplin lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Esplin lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  Esplin tries to land a left hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Esplin sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a hard jab.  
Esplin steps to the outside.  Murray lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Esplin sidesteps to the right of his opponent and connects with a cross.  
Esplin circles his opponent with a low guard, waiting for his opponent to attack.  Murray throws a cross, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a right hook to Murray's ribcage.  
Esplin feints a jab, and then hits home with a firm overhand right.  
Esplin tries to keep the action at long range and lands a cross.  
Esplin lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head.  
Murray throws a right uppercut, but Esplin holds on to his opponent.  Murray leans on his opponent using all his weight. The ref breaks Esplin's hold and signals for the fight to continue.  
Esplin is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Murray throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a stinging right hook.  
Murray is looking to close the distance.  Esplin throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Esplin connects with a cross.  
Murray steps inside and connects with a right hook.  
Murray switches the action to the outside.  Esplin lands a solid overhand right.  
Esplin connects with a cross.  
Esplin lands an overhand right, overhand left and a jab to his opponents head.  
Esplin is on target with an overhand right.  


Round 4 Statistics
Esplin: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 8                             
Power Shots Thrown: 37                            
Power Shots Landed: 18                            
Head Shots Thrown: 39                            
Head Shots Landed: 22                            
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Murray: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 5: 

Esplin circles his opponent with a low guard, waiting for his opponent to attack.  Murray is on target with a jab.  
Esplin is on target with a left hook to Murray's body.  Esplin attempts to land a right hook, but Murray parries the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Esplin steps away from his opponent and lands a cross, jab and a cross to his opponents head.  
Esplin lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Murray sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands an overhand left.  
Esplin is on target with a sharp cross.  
Murray advances into close range and cuts off the ring, trapping Esplin on the ropes.  Murray is on target with a firm left hook.  
Murray pivots to the side of his opponent and lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Esplin tries to keep the action at long range.  Murray sidesteps to the right of his opponent and is on target with a cross.  
Esplin feints a jab, tricking Murray into launching a left hook counter.  Esplin is waiting for the shot and counters with a cross.  
Esplin lands a cross to the body, a jab to the head and an overhand left to the head, AND STUNS HIS OPPONENT!  Murray quickly recovers. 
Esplin connects with a cross.  
Murray manages to force Esplin into a corner.  Murray is on target with a firm left hook.  
Esplin pivots to the right of his opponent.  Murray lands a jab to his opponents body.  
Esplin steps to the outside.  Esplin sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a ramrod jab.  
Esplin lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Esplin is looking to keep his distance and lands a cross, jab and a cross to his opponents head.  
Esplin DETONATES a MASSIVE cross on his opponents face.  MURRAY IS DOWN!  He beats the count, getting up at 6.  


Round 5 Statistics
Esplin: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 7                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 17                            
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Murray: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 6: 

Esplin lands two straights followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Murray steps inside and connects with a solid right hook.  Esplin holds on to his opponent.  The ref breaks Esplin's hold and signals for the fight to continue.  
Murray throws a jab, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a solid cross.  
Esplin feints a right, and then lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Esplin pivots to the side of his opponent.  Esplin throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Esplin finds the target with a jab.  
Esplin steps to the outside.  Murray tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Esplin lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head.  
Esplin finds the target with a jab.  
Esplin lands a jab to the head followed by a cross to the body.  
Murray lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Esplin lands a jab to his opponents body.  
Esplin lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Murray lands a right hook.  
Esplin drives a right uppercut into Murray's ribs.  
Murray advances into close range.  Esplin drives a left uppercut into his opponents ribs.  
Murray feints a right hook, but Esplin does not fall for it and is on target with a right hook.  
Esplin lands a jab.  


Round 6 Statistics
Esplin: 
Jabs Thrown: 20                            
Jabs Landed: 12                            
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 17                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Murray: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 7: 

Esplin is looking to keep his distance and lands a cross to the head followed by a jab to the body.  
Murray sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Esplin lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Murray steps inside.  Esplin drives a left uppercut into Murray's body.  
Esplin steps away from his opponent and lands a MASSIVE overhand left.  MURRAY IS HURT!  
Esplin is looking to put the pressure on now...he knows a few clean shots could mean an early night.  Esplin lands a right uppercut to the body, a left uppercut to the head and a cross to the head, AND DOWN GOES MURRAY!  He unsteadily tries to get up but is unable to beat the 10 count!  The winner by KO is Esplin!  


Round 7 Statistics
Esplin: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Murray: 
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 - 8  10 - 8  10 - 8
Round 6 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9


Fight Statistics
Esplin: 
Total Punches Thrown: 282                           
Total Punches Landed: 143                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 223                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 121                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 59                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 22                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 193                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 97                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 89                            
Total Jabs Landed: 46                            

Murray: 
Total Punches Thrown: 162                           
Total Punches Landed: 51                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 134                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 41                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 28                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 10                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 123                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 43                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 39                            
Total Jabs Landed: 8