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12/09/2034
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Mile Ivancic vs Giuseppe Balboni

Boxing Daily Report from the Obad promoted show at Arena Gripe Large Hall, Split,  taking place on 26/08/2034:

The venue is completely packed out with the fans turning out in force to watch the fights on offer tonight.  
Next up we have one of the supporting contests of this show.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance and those watching live on Arena Sport, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Mile Ivancic (12(7) - 5(2)) who hails from Split, Croatia and Giuseppe Balboni(19 - 11(1) - 4) from Naples, Italy.  Both Ivancic and Balboni weighed in at 200 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Nenad Marcec, and the three ringside judges are Dragomir Mršic, Neven Ukalovic and Luka Grizelj.  

Round 1: 

Balboni steps to the outside.  Ivancic feints a left, and then is on target with a jab.  
Ivancic closes the distance.  Ivancic sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Ivancic lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  Ivancic ties up his opponent.  As they grapple, Ivancic pushes his forearm into Balboni's face.  The referee warns Ivancic and breaks the clinch.  
Ivancic lands a left uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  He follows up the attack and lands a left hook to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Balboni is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Ivancic quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Ivancic is on target with an overhand left.  
Balboni is looking to keep his distance.  Ivancic tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Ivancic feints a cross, and then finds the target with a jab.  
Ivancic tries to keep the action at long range.  Ivancic feints a cross, and then lands a jab.  
Ivancic steps inside and hits home with a right uppercut.  
Ivancic steps to the outside.  Ivancic quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Balboni is looking to keep his distance.  Ivancic hits home with a cross.  
Ivancic steps inside and forces Balboni to retreat into the corner.  Ivancic sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a right hook to the body, a right uppercut to the head and a left hook to the head.  
Balboni is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Ivancic lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Balboni quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Ivancic lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  He continues the combination and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Ivancic lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Ivancic tries to keep the action at long range and lands a double jab to his opponents body.  
Ivancic advances into close range and is on target with a left hook to Balboni's body.  
Balboni throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Ivancic gets on the inside.  Balboni throws a left hook, but Ivancic clinches his opponent.  Ivancic leans on his opponent trying to wear him down. The ref breaks Ivancic's hold and signals for the fight to continue.  
Ivancic lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head.  
Ivancic steps inside.  Ivancic sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Balboni's trainer is advising how he could improve the accuracy of his work.  Balboni's trainer is telling his fighter to increase his workrate.  Balboni's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 1 Statistics
Ivancic: 
Jabs Thrown: 23                            
Jabs Landed: 16                            
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 23                            
Head Shots Thrown: 39                            
Head Shots Landed: 30                            
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 9                             

Balboni: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 2: 

Ivancic lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Ivancic pivots to the left of his opponent and is on target with a jab to his opponents body.  
Ivancic advances into close range and lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Ivancic lands a left uppercut to the head, a left hook to the head and a left hook to the body.  
Ivancic manouvers Balboni onto the ropes.  Ivancic lands a cross.  
Ivancic is looking to close the distance and lands a right hook to the body followed by a left uppercut to the head.  
Ivancic drives a stinging jab into his opponents face.  
Ivancic feints a cross, and then lands a jab.  
Balboni tries to step out of his opponents range.  Ivancic lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Ivancic attempts to land a cross, but Balboni sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Ivancic lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Ivancic is on target with a cross.  
Balboni walks Ivancic down, trapping him on the ropes.  Ivancic lands a cross.  
Ivancic lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Ivancic drives a sharp right hook into his opponents ribcage.  Ivancic ties up his opponent.  Ivancic leans on his opponent trying to wear him down. The ref separates the two fighters.  Ivancic attempts to land a left hook, but Balboni sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Ivancic is looking to keep his distance and lands with a hard jab.  
Ivancic lands two jabs to the body, and one to the head.  
Ivancic feints a cross, and then hits home with a hard jab.  
Ivancic hits the target with a ramrod jab.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Balboni's trainer is advising how he could improve his defence.  

Round 2 Statistics
Ivancic: 
Jabs Thrown: 29                            
Jabs Landed: 19                            
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 16                            
Head Shots Thrown: 45                            
Head Shots Landed: 30                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Balboni: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 3: 

Ivancic steps away from his opponent and snaps his opponents head back with a stiff jab.  
Ivancic drives a stinging jab into his opponents face.  
Ivancic lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Balboni tries to land a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Ivancic feints a right hook, and then connects with a cross.  
Ivancic is looking to keep his distance and lands a jab, cross and a jab to his opponents head.  
Ivancic is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head.  
Balboni is looking to keep his distance.  Ivancic lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Ivancic snaps his opponents head back with a solid jab.  
Ivancic lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head.  
Ivancic is looking to keep his distance and finds the target with a jab.  
Ivancic switches the action to the outside and is on target with a spiteful jab.  
Ivancic feints a right, and then attempts to land a jab, but Balboni sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Ivancic lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Ivancic is on target with a sharp cross.  
Ivancic is looking to keep the action on the outside and hits home with a solid cross.  
Ivancic steps inside and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Ivancic tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  He follows up the attack and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Balboni tries to keep the action at long range.  Ivancic is on target with a hard jab.  
Ivancic is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Ivancic feints a left, and then lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Balboni is on target with a left hook.  
Ivancic pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a jab, left uppercut and a jab to his opponents head.  
Balboni steps away from his opponent.  Ivancic feints a jab, tricking Balboni into throwing a left hook counter.  Ivancic springs the trap, countering with  a left hook.  


Round 3 Statistics
Ivancic: 
Jabs Thrown: 39                            
Jabs Landed: 26                            
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 54                            
Head Shots Landed: 38                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Balboni: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 4: 

Ivancic feints a cross, and then hits home with a stinging cross.  
Ivancic lands a cross to the head followed by a jab to the body.  
Ivancic tries to keep the action at long range and lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head.  
Ivancic advances into close range and digs in a solid left hook to Balboni's body.  Ivancic ties up his opponent.  Ivancic hits his opponent with a kidney shot within the clinch. The ref separates the two fighters.  
Ivancic lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Ivancic lands a cross.  
Ivancic lands a spiteful jab.  
Ivancic lands a jab.  
Ivancic is looking to keep his distance.  Ivancic feints a right hook, and then connects with a cross.  
Ivancic is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Ivancic feints a cross, and then is on target with an overhand right.  
Ivancic circles his opponent with a low guard, waiting for his opponent to attack.  Balboni attempts to land an uppercut to the solar plexus, but he strays low!  The ref ignores Ivancic's complaints and signals for the action to continue.  
Balboni is looking to keep his distance.  Ivancic lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head.  He continues the combination and lands an overhand right to the head followed by a jab to the body.  
Ivancic drives a spiteful jab into his opponents face.  
Ivancic connects with an overhand right.  
Ivancic steps away from his opponent.  Ivancic feints a jab, fooling Balboni into throwing a cross counter.  Ivancic springs the trap and counters with  a right uppercut.  
Ivancic lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Ivancic tries to step out of his opponents range.  Ivancic sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Balboni tries to land a cross, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a sharp cross.  
Ivancic lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Ivancic feints a cross, and then lands a ramrod jab.  


Round 4 Statistics
Ivancic: 
Jabs Thrown: 28                            
Jabs Landed: 19                            
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 44                            
Head Shots Landed: 28                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Balboni: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 5: 

Ivancic gets on the inside and hits home with a right hook.  Ivancic ties up his opponent.  Ivancic is leaning on his opponent in the clinch. The ref breaks the clinch and signals for the action to continue.  
Balboni tries to keep the action at long range.  Ivancic lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Ivancic closes the distance and lands a left hook to the body, a left hook to the head and a right hook to the head.  
Ivancic lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Balboni sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Ivancic lands a jab to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  Ivancic attempts to land a jab, but Balboni sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Balboni is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Ivancic lands a jab to his opponents body.  
Ivancic lands a double jab to his opponents head.  Ivancic attempts to land a jab, but Balboni sidesteps and counters with a right hook to Ivancic's ribcage.  
Balboni manouvers Ivancic onto the ropes.  Ivancic lands a left hook to the head followed by a left uppercut to the body.  
Balboni is getting frustrated here.   He turns Ivancic and throws an uppercut into his opponents groin area!  The ref signals for the action to continue.  He either hasnt noticed the blatant foul or doesnt care! 
Ivancic steps away from his opponent and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Ivancic advances into close range and lands a stinging right hook.  
Ivancic lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Ivancic lands two jabs followed by an overhand left to his opponents head.  
Ivancic is looking to keep the action on the outside and is on target with a cross.  
Ivancic throws an overhand right, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Ivancic lands a jab to the head followed by a cross to the body.  
Ivancic lands a sharp jab.  
Ivancic is looking to close the distance and is on target with a right uppercut to his opponents body.  Ivancic clinches his opponent.  Ivancic leans on his opponent using all his weight. The ref calls break and the two fighters separate.  
Ivancic lands a double jab to his opponents head.  


Round 5 Statistics
Ivancic: 
Jabs Thrown: 26                            
Jabs Landed: 18                            
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Head Shots Thrown: 43                            
Head Shots Landed: 27                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Balboni: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 6: 

Ivancic feints a left hook, and then lands a stinging left hook.  
Ivancic connects with a left hook.  
Ivancic lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Ivancic lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Ivancic lands a left uppercut followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Balboni switches the action to the outside.  Ivancic lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head.  
Ivancic lands a jab to the body followed by two straights to the head, AND HIS OPPONENT IS HURT!  Balboni almost instantly gets his legs back. 
Ivancic hits the target with a solid jab.  
Ivancic is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Ivancic tries to keep the action at long range.  Ivancic quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Ivancic lands a stinging jab.  
Balboni steps away from his opponent.  Ivancic lands an overhand right.  
Ivancic attempts to land a jab, but Balboni sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Ivancic feints a right hook, and then lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Ivancic lands a jab to the head followed by a left uppercut to the body.  
Ivancic steps to the outside and hits the target with a ramrod jab.  
Ivancic lands a jab to the head, a cross to the body and an overhand right to the head.  
Ivancic lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  


Round 6 Statistics
Ivancic: 
Jabs Thrown: 30                            
Jabs Landed: 21                            
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 45                            
Head Shots Landed: 32                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Balboni: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 7                             
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 9                             
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 7: 

Ivancic lands a jab.  
Ivancic sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a spiteful jab.  
Ivancic tries to keep the action at long range.  Ivancic sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a cross, jab and a cross to his opponents head, KNOCKING BALBONI DOWN!  He manages to get up at 4.  
Ivancic hits home with a cross.  
Ivancic lands a right uppercut followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Ivancic is looking to keep his distance and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Ivancic hits home with a cross.  
Ivancic feints a cross, and then hits home with a sharp jab.  
Balboni is on target with a cross.  
Ivancic lands a jab followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Ivancic is looking to keep his distance and lands with a spiteful jab.  
Ivancic is on target with a left hook.  
Ivancic tries to land a left hook, but Balboni parries the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Ivancic lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Ivancic feints a cross, and then lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Ivancic steps away from his opponent and is on target with a nasty cross.  BALBONI WAS STUNNED BY THAT SHOT!  Balboni almost instantly gets his legs back. 


Round 7 Statistics
Ivancic: 
Jabs Thrown: 21                            
Jabs Landed: 15                            
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 35                            
Head Shots Landed: 26                            
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Balboni: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 8                             
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 8                             
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 8: 

Balboni is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Ivancic lands a jab, overhand right and a cross to his opponents head.  
Ivancic lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Ivancic tries to keep the action at long range and lands two jabs to the body, and one to the head.  
Ivancic lands a cross to the body, a cross to the head and a jab to the head.  
Ivancic hits home with a cross.  
Ivancic lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Ivancic lowers his hands, trying to provoke his opponent to attack.  Balboni attempts to land a jab, but Ivancic sidesteps and counters with a stinging cross.  
Balboni pivots to the side of his opponent.  Ivancic is on target with a cross.  
Ivancic steps away from his opponent and hits home with a hard jab.  
Ivancic SLAMS a big cross into his opponents face.  BALBONI WAS STUNNED BY THAT SHOT!  
Ivancic knows it could take just a few clean shots to force the stoppage.  Ivancic lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a right uppercut to the head, AND BALBONI IS DOWN!  He is back up on his feet at 5.  It looks like Balboni has now recovered from that shot earlier.  
Ivancic quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a jab followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  HE HAS HIS OPPONENT IN TROUBLE!  
Ivancic steps to the outside and lands a MASSIVE cross.  BALBONI IS DROPPED TO THE CANVAS!  THE COUNT REACHES 10, BUT BALBONI IS UNABLE TO GET UP!  The winner by KO is Ivancic!  


Round 8 Statistics
Ivancic: 
Jabs Thrown: 16                            
Jabs Landed: 13                            
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 22                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Balboni: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 9                             
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
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 - 8  10 - 8  10 - 8


Fight Statistics
Ivancic: 
Total Punches Thrown: 384                           
Total Punches Landed: 265                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 335                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 233                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 49                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 32                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 172                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 118                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 212                           
Total Jabs Landed: 147                           

Balboni: 
Total Punches Thrown: 143                           
Total Punches Landed: 13                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 118                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 25                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 2                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 97                            
Total Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 46                            
Total Jabs Landed: 2