James Moorcroft vs Mathew Rennie (01-12-2023) Full Fight
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00:00 Keep it clean, nothing low, watch your heads and when I say break take a step back
00:04 most importantly defend yourself at all times
00:25 Well this I would say the most eagerly anticipated fight of the night
00:30 these two welterweights James Moorcroft in those navy blue trunks against the undefeated Matthew
00:37 Rennie from the Isle of Man by way of Liverpool very very evenly matched I think most people see
00:44 this as a 50-50 Moorcroft beaten last time against Ethan James in Telford that was in July
00:50 unanimous defeat for the WBO European title and Rennie feels that he's a similar sort of fighter
00:58 with maybe a bit more spite in his punches and he thinks he's going to be too good for the very
01:03 energetic very busy Moorcroft here Barry. Yeah well Rennie has the ability you know he's a fantastic
01:08 boxer and he is strong with every shot so he has the ability to you know to spin a many tune here
01:13 against Moorcroft but as we know in Moorcroft we've seen him here last time of course you know
01:19 if he gets close he can hit you with a good shot it can be good luck for you so
01:23 you're always dangerous Moorcroft always busy always looking to work
01:26 Moorcroft with that stunning win here Barry's right against Nathan Bennett second round stoppage
01:35 huge shot landed Moorcroft with Anthony Kroller in his corner Kroller's so fond of him he's been
01:44 with him on the journey Rhiannon Dixon here as well his great friend to cheer him on remember
01:51 Rhiannon Dixon making her debut live on channel five right here in Bolton that's been a fun journey
01:57 since yeah she's thirsty isn't she really is good job there from Moorcroft for success here for him now
02:05 didn't have any kind of amateur career Moorcroft came from the white collar circuit and he admits
02:13 that he's learning in every single pro fight this is 23rd very respectable 19 and 3
02:20 lost against Martin Harkin in Glasgow in 2020 and that brave challenge against John
02:27 Miguez and Bill Bowe when he was stopped in the sixth some journey that one
02:32 see when many any boxer from orthodox he switches quite frequently but that's just
02:40 a chance for Moorcroft there you go to land that longer longer left jab you've got to really force
02:44 it forward because southport like this now with Rennie's going to be hard for him to establish it
02:49 and for Rennie he's weak he's making it awkwardly for Moorcroft because he's been
02:52 a little bit busy like he was at the start of the round here Rennie just took his foot off the gas a
02:56 little bit load Moorcroft back into the round and Rennie calm and cool and controlled behind that
03:04 southpaw jab Moorcroft trying to get up close trying to land those big shots right hand there
03:10 from Moorcroft but good response from Matthew Rennie very stern word from Darren Sargent's in there
03:23 jab
03:29 so
03:38 so
03:44 so
04:04 so
04:28 round two then Matthew Rennie the words of Michael Jennings ringing in his ears his brother Dave also
04:37 in that corner he's in those flashy white and black and gold trunks against James Moorcroft here
04:46 he's in tough again and of course if he loses this it would be two defeats in a row it's not
04:53 territory he wants to get into capture the body there from Moorcroft but Rennie from the orthodox
04:59 stance this time lands that left jab yeah but just just falling a little bit wide with that right hand
05:06 there Rennie but the fact that Moorcroft fired he threw a left hand just a second ago Rennie and
05:12 Moorcroft fired that right hand really quick and that just made him a little more tentative making
05:16 him think before he throws a little bit too long that's better there from Rennie that's the action
05:21 for a good response from Moorcroft and then a good response in turn from Rennie back in that southpaw stance
05:26 40 and 12 as an amateur Matthew Rennie didn't have many seniors though
05:38 when he was 18 decided to move to Liverpool got the boat over from the island man
05:44 said he was thinking about it said his dad's old school and said just do it see what happens
05:50 a little pocket of work here from Rennie there's some nice sharp countering
05:56 Moorcroft trying to walk him down we're going to let his hands go a little bit here now
06:01 if you're going to get a little bit too close here Moorcroft he throws that jab out
06:06 but Anthony Croner right in his eye line there got a jab from Rennie
06:15 really trying a little screw shot but Moorcroft's already committed to throwing that longer right hand
06:19 right to the body from Moorcroft a nod of appreciation from Rennie
06:23 and the big right hand there from Rennie just fell short
06:27 and he spears out that jab and he switches again he does so pretty well
06:33 yeah a good shot there from Rennie nice little quick quick little left hand he's much better as a
06:40 southpaw isn't he yeah he really is Moorcroft did just land that right hand to give him a bit of
06:46 joy Anthony Croner applauding that in the corner again look at that there just a little three-punch
06:50 combination go
06:51 see all this constant switching you think you're confusing your component your opponent but it's
07:02 it sometimes stems your rhythm so it stings your rhythm a little bit so you've got to keep switching
07:07 trying to go again it's so far you have no sort of floaters worth a little while there
07:11 the first right hand count is working for him really well
07:16 closing 10 seconds of round number two here
07:22 right hand on the move there from Rennie off the ropes
07:26 a fight that can get away from you very very quickly that's two rounds of a scheduled eight
07:34 so
07:44 so
07:54 so
08:04 so
08:29 so round three of a scheduled eight James Moorcroft and Matthew Rennie Moorcroft in those
08:36 navy blue trunks second round was you feel anyway certainly Rennie's round first a little closer
08:43 long right hand there from Moorcroft but I think general sense is Moorcroft needs to
08:49 maybe take a risk or two here get closer try and land something big
08:56 he's struggling when when Rennie's so fun I don't know why he would want to change
09:00 more cars really struggling as soon as Moorcroft turns orthodox that's where Moorcroft has a bit
09:04 of success but I don't think Moorcroft's being assertive enough soon as he switches here now
09:08 just see Anthony Crawler call him on there's a home for the right hand there you're going to throw it
09:13 through it right on cue there Moorcroft gets a round of applause again from Anthony Crawler
09:18 and for the life of me I don't know Rennie every time you've got to be realized every time I switch
09:23 orthodox here I'm getting tagged left hook there from Moorcroft sneaky good shot from the man from
09:31 Wigan
09:34 Moorcroft doubling up that jab to good effect force Rennie back
09:49 and Rennie from that southpaw stance lands the straight left hand and every time he's
09:54 southpaw he's having all the success here again there with that a long right hook he leans back
09:58 with it always hits the target
10:02 that's good for Rennie there he dipped his legs there more dropped and Rennie just just dip with him
10:14 Moorcroft doesn't advance too subtly he does throw feints but the footwork can look a little
10:19 scrappy at times as he tries to get up close peppering that jab is Rennie so this is where
10:25 you're going to double jab right hand his way in here Moorcroft sees Rennie
10:28 to that orthodox stance again just jump on him it's long straight shots
10:39 just missed with that uppercut
10:45 I think his balance is better from this position so you can throw that one too
10:52 he falls short with the left hand you got good you got good balance to lean back and
10:55 throw that long right hook Rennie
11:01 jabs to the body there from Moorcroft good left hand from Rennie not a powerful shot but it's a
11:09 scoring one he's having a good run so far Rennie I feel Moorcroft's having some decent shots but
11:14 just feel the cleaner work for me has come from Rennie yeah this was always the fear I think for
11:20 the Moorcroft count that's a good right hand from Moorcroft didn't land as cleanly as Anthony
11:24 Crawler I think thought from his angle
11:32 so
11:45 so
11:58 so
12:12 so
12:25 the draw on Matthew Rennie's record came in his second fight it was a
12:35 tricky match that against Ben Fields in Liverpool over four as well and they can go wrong
12:40 Rennie says when he made his pro debut he was living in Walton in Liverpool
12:47 sleeping on a blow-up bed with no hot water
12:50 it's a tough old life
12:54 the sacrifices you make for the things you love absolutely
13:01 so
13:08 he gives Moorcroft a chance gotta be careful with that left hand as Moorcroft
13:24 looks to land over the top of it good foot movement from Rennie keeps his shape really
13:28 well Moorcroft's just every now and again when he gets good close he just opens the gap between the
13:32 two gloves he's got to be more physical like this I feel Moorcroft gonna walk behind the
13:41 punches he gets close after he throws the shots not losing a bit of the weight bit of physical strength
13:46 Moorcroft got up close there and landed to the chest advanced to the body there
13:56 he's got a start trying to put a dent here in Rennie
13:59 looking good there from Rennie
14:02 a couple of few jabs there as well from him but Moorcroft looking strong
14:08 yeah Rennie has looked that little bit slicker so far
14:12 can Moorcroft now come on strong towards the end of round four here
14:17 it's a good jab there from Moorcroft and a right hand yeah it's better for Moorcroft
14:23 didn't quite fully connect with the scoring shot and the right idea as well and Rennie responds
14:29 with a double jab of his own but Moorcroft lands again better round this for Moorcroft
14:35 it's a lovely shot and again from Rennie
14:51 and Rennie boxing well there on the back foot good movement from him
14:54 but a right hand there from Moorcroft lands
14:56 the close around this one Barry yeah it really is swinging back and forth isn't it
15:17 Manu 10 seconds out of round number four lovely on right hand there for Moorcroft
15:23 yeah
15:29 all right
15:33 yeah
15:36 I know I can't be like that because I can't get much stronger man I've been living on that now that's how long I've been on ya
15:53 I need you right now
16:03 so
16:30 well Anthony Kroller says that James Moorcroft is an unbelievably hard worker
16:34 came to him three years ago over that now from the white collar and the unlicensed circuit and
16:41 teaching him ring iq once again every challenge he sort of learns on the job a bit
16:47 good start though to the second half of this eight rounder from Matthew Rennie
16:52 yeah it's really got some lovely skills hasn't he Rennie and when you're doing against the
16:57 school for finally ready you've got to make it smothered his work gotta be busier and more
17:02 confident trying to apply that at times trying to close the gaps just imagine forward there
17:08 with that front foot Moorcroft good jab from him as well another good snapping jab from Moorcroft
17:18 he's starting to find the target with more regularity nice right hand there though from Rennie
17:24 in terms of scoring Barry rounds two and three clearly readies you'd feel anyway
17:37 an argument for Moorcroft in one and four yeah
17:39 so far an argument for him here really well match fight doesn't so far
17:50 good shot there from Moorcroft good movement after the line taking that shot though from Rennie
17:55 getting himself out of trouble good job though from Moorcroft oh great uppercut from Rennie
18:02 terrific snapping shot best punch of the fight that
18:05 just superbly timed and then a right hook from Rennie they're hurtful shots as well
18:17 clean work and if they're not fitting shot there's clean work right on the button
18:22 and they don't hurt you so much but they just just empty a tank a little bit
18:25 Moorcroft landing a right hand of his own
18:30 for the more effective work here with more regularity is coming from magic Matthew Rennie
18:39 it's a warning from Darren Sargesson about punching to the back of the head
18:46 oh big right hook there from Moorcroft but then a response from Rennie
18:50 nice little screw shot there from Rennie as well
19:02 the right idea for Moorcroft there for swinging that right hand he just need to get his feet a
19:08 little bit closer before you let it go good shot another good shot from Moorcroft and
19:14 he says that was low from Rennie but he's a competitive referee
19:17 you have to take a left hook to the chin yeah you can't be playing that game
19:30 man might still be up for grabs as we head into its final five seconds
19:46 so
19:58 as we pass
20:12 so
20:37 three rounds to go really good little fight this great sharp left hand from Rennie to
20:42 start round six you got ready in front here Barry yeah I think so again it's really tight
20:47 though isn't it but I just think yeah I think some of the cleaner works and clever work
20:51 and Moorcroft's making work for everything
20:54 and it's had an argument maybe well let's be honest yeah it's true
21:02 and of course as we saw in our previous fight fights that are scored by the referee alone it's
21:08 just Darren Sargent's opinion he's got a much better view than us
21:12 looking to jump here well Rennie
21:17 oh looking for more cover then the response that's just the tail of the fight isn't it
21:22 every time Moorcroft's landed Rennie's responded and vice versa
21:26 so
21:36 who's going to finish the stronger that could provide the key
21:44 Moorcroft goes for that long right hand because it because it's such a long shot when it does land
21:51 it has a bigger impact and everyone sees it it makes more of an impression and there's some two
21:57 or three of those in a row might just sway the the round in your favor yeah Rennie's doing a lot
22:03 of good work on the inside isn't he as well a little sneaky uppercut there from Rennie
22:07 Jonas versus good here Rennie isn't he lateral movement see it there it's lovely
22:20 one of those strange fights this if you were looking at as a whole
22:24 you'd say Rennie's winning but each round has had an argument as Barry said
22:28 still think Rennie's winning but it's maybe closer than we imagined
22:34 well this is important on this last minute but Rennie's I think Rennie's had a good run but
22:41 Moorcroft always on his chest always pushing him back and that gives a good impression
22:46 and if you can land with a couple of good shots you can nick around here
22:49 but so far Moorcroft and Rennie boxing really well really relaxed I thought Moorcroft might
22:55 be the one to come on strong here but anything Rennie's looking stronger straight right hand
22:59 there from Rennie had just stopped Moorcroft in his tracks and then Moorcroft tries to land the
23:05 right hand that's the shot for Moorcroft another right hand we've been screaming for it earlier on
23:09 in the fight so sure that's working for him just got to throw it long believe in it
23:16 I think Rennie if he was a bit more fidgety
23:22 a bit more fidgety with his work I think it'd be so much harder to read I think really work for him
23:30 just little shakes of the shoulder then the front foot all the time just making
23:36 sure
23:48 so
23:57 so
24:19 so penultimate round I think a fight we always knew was going to deliver James Moorcroft
24:44 of Wigan against Matthew Rennie from the Isle of Man Rennie well we have him in front Moorcroft
24:50 needs something special certainly needs to win these last two rounds
24:53 and may even on Darren Sargent's in scorecard need a knockdown we'll see
24:58 jabs to head and body there from Rennie
25:09 he's crawling and crawling just every time Moorcroft makes any sort of move he's clapping
25:13 there's not so much to give the impression that he's doing good work I think it's just to
25:16 encourage him to keep moving forward you know that's the route to victory doesn't it yeah but
25:21 you've got to walk behind the shots that's a good shot there from Rennie
25:24 you've got that reach you can throw long and just take a little step forward every time you throw a punch
25:31 and followed by a right hook from Rennie really nice work
25:37 that was a crunchy shot as well took that really well there Moorcroft that was a really good
25:41 nice clever bit of work there from Rennie and show some little skills here under pressure
25:45 I'd arguably say he's boxed better under pressure than he did
25:49 you know in the early rounds when he when he was fresher
25:52 great work again from Rennie really good movement
26:06 and a right hook from Rennie as well the pace hasn't really slowed here that
26:12 they know they've only got eight see I think Moorcroft's looking to get he's looking for that
26:18 he wants to hit the target so he's waiting to get to he's waiting to get too close that's the
26:23 long ready to get his shots off he's just got to believe in himself believe in the distance
26:27 and let the hands go and then move the feet behind you
26:34 he's going to get that perfect range misses by miles with that right hook Moorcroft
26:39 might just be slipping away from James Moorcroft here he's going to need
26:49 a massive finish to the fight because this has been a good round so far for Rennie
26:54 yes I think this has been Rennie's best round for me lovely bit of movement there
27:00 you know Moorcroft's not going to stop coming forward he's not going to stop trying
27:02 just thinking you know the thought process hasn't quite been yet in this round for him
27:08 maybe the energy just sat in the wane a little bit good accuracy
27:13 from Rennie all the way through and there's that long left hand again
27:16 Rennie's just starting to look half a class above here at times anyway
27:26 Commonwealth youth game silver medalist he was a really good amateur Haringey box cut winner we're seeing those skills
27:36 [BELL RINGING]
27:38 [CHEERING]
27:41 [MUSIC]
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28:21 so the eighth and final round it's been a terrific five but it feels like one that Matthew Rennie
28:42 is winning here James Moorcroft needs a massive final round
28:47 [CHEERING]
28:49 action here you know you know what Morgan is going to give especially in this last round he knows he
28:56 needs a big finish but a lovely response here from Rennie showing he's not just skillful he's tough as
29:01 well Moorcroft landed the uppercut there and then that long right hand that times you've been wanting
29:05 him to throw all night long because it's been working for him that's why
29:11 [CHEERING]
29:13 Rennie must feel that he's ahead but knows he needs to get the job done
29:23 so we'll be smart enough already can't be gallant can't be guaranteed for sure that you're
29:28 you're winning the fight but you pretty have a good feel about it you just got to be clever
29:32 not making any silly mistakes and for Moorcroft forcing to make mistakes
29:39 Moorcroft spearing in that jab again and then Rennie landing another combination box really
29:46 smartly off the back foot and then he's been an effective aggressor as well Rennie
29:51 that might be the first clinch right hand from Moorcroft there landed a really good work there
29:57 from Moorcroft and a left hook and then the response the theme of the fight
30:04 Moorcroft has landed plenty there's that right hand again but
30:14 Rennie's landed more with a little bit more quality and a chopping right hand from Moorcroft
30:24 two popular fighters in these parts the crowd will be on their feet at the end of this one we've got
30:28 just over a minute to go Moorcroft thought he saw Rennie stagger backwards there he did the
30:35 right thing as well didn't he quicker the feet have to get close oh lovely uppercut there from
30:40 Moorcroft here's Moorcroft gonna produce a grandstand finish here he's getting close
30:45 he lands the uppercut but he's taking shots to land them great action here as we move to the
30:51 final 45 seconds good chopping left to the body from Moorcroft
30:55 the quality isn't it Barry again from Rennie yeah really good work there but it's Moorcroft on
31:02 on the essential look at that for a right hand huge right hand and that
31:05 just staggered Rennie a little bit Moorcroft
31:08 trying to produce a massive finish here the finish that he needs
31:14 but Rennie still landing plenty in response what an effort this has been
31:19 in this final round from James Moorcroft lands the right hand again
31:23 oh look at this from Rennie look at what a response final 10 seconds they stand toe to toe here
31:32 it's been a terrific fight we think Rennie's got it here but they get to their feet to cheer them
31:39 both on that was a superb buttcrawler straight over to his man and over to Michael Jennings as well
31:49 to give Moorcroft the final round to make it five three Barry in total yeah I think so I think
31:55 Rennie's cleaner work did enough for him to win that fight but what a fantastic Moorcroft put more
32:00 than played his part as well let's be honest he was absolutely fantastic that finish at the end
32:04 there the dedication to try and win a fight for Moorcroft was brilliant only the response from
32:10 Rennie as well just to match it you know just not giving him any sort of leeway just you gotta work
32:16 for everything they both did the same they both had to work for every little bit of success they
32:20 had the other one made him work for it yeah that was the story fantastic action fight
32:27 wouldn't have minded that going on a couple of rounds beyond that
32:33 yeah it was a really good really good fight I really enjoyed that so time
32:37 for the decision they'll be ready in just a moment great respect between the two camps of course
32:45 Paul Booth stands and is ready we just wait for the fighters to line up Darren Sargent's
32:55 calling Moorcroft over and we could get now to our MC Paul Booth and find out who's got it
33:02 so
33:02 ladies and gentlemen here in Bolton a show of appreciation surely for two
33:11 professional boxers who have left it all in the rain
33:14 after eight rounds our scoring referee Darren Sargenton is left to decide the bouts we do have
33:27 a winner it is a close one scored at 77 points to 75 points in favor of the winner from Douglas Isleman
33:38 Magic Matthew Rennie Rennie gets it the strong finish from Moorcroft wasn't it
33:46 off his fans celebrate terrific