O’Connor Shines with Victory
2008 U.S. Olympic Team alternate Danny O’Connor (10-0, 3 KOs) took the fight to a game challenge from his opponent James Hope (4-3, 4 KOs) however in the end it was O’Connor walking away with the shutout six round unanimous decision win.  All three judges scored the bout 60-54.  From the opening bell, O’Connor found a home for his left and right hooks with that home being the rib cage of Hope.  He was able to land to the body throughout and then follow up with his straight right hand to the forehead of his hopeless opponent.  As the rounds progressed it was Hope that was running out of gas from O’Connor’s body attack, while O’Connor continued to outwork and outland his opponent to easily win every round on the cards. “I felt great tonight,” O’Connor commented. “It was my most complete fight. Everything we worked on so hard started to come out and when it watch out when it’s all there. It’s all about angles, like (Paul) Spadafora, and a total team effort. I couldn’t have done it without my team behind me.” --  Mark Vaz WWW.FIGHTNEWS.COM

Danny O’Connor (9-0, 3 KOs)
Framingham, MA        
141 LBS.
vs
James Hope (4-2, 4 KOs)
Rock Hill, SC
142 LBS.