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07/10/2035
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Arturo De Franco vs Luigino Sacchi

Boxing Daily Report from the Hennessy Boxing promoted show at Melbourne Fedorovtsev, Melbourne,  taking place on 21/09/2035:

The venue is mostly sold out with the fans eager to turn out for tonights fights.  
Next up is the main event of the show.  This is a mandatory fight for the Australia-Victoria Super Featherweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance and those watching live on WIN, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Arturo De Franco (22 - 3(1)) who hails from Melbourne, Australia and Luigino Sacchi(7 - 3 - 2) from Melbourne, Australia.  De Franco weighed in at 130 pounds and 12 ounces, while Sacchi weighed in at 130 pounds.    As De Franco came in over the weight limit, only his opponent will be able to compete for the titles on the line tonight.  
The referee tonight is Mark Givan, and the three ringside judges are Gus Mow, Aaron Forbes and Paul Elmasyan.  

Round 1: 

De Franco steps away from his opponent.  Sacchi throws an overhand left, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
De Franco feints a right hook, and then lands a spiteful jab.  
De Franco feints a left, and then lands a double jab to his opponents body.  
De Franco lands a cross to Sacchi's body.  
De Franco tries to keep the action at long range and lands a cross.  
Sacchi is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  
De Franco lands with a spiteful jab.  
De Franco feints a cross, tricking Sacchi into launching a right hook counter.  De Franco springs the trap and counters with  a left hook.  
Sacchi lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a right uppercut to the head.  
De Franco steps to the outside.  Sacchi throws a jab, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Sacchi is on target with a left hook.  
De Franco lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
De Franco feints a jab, and then lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Sacchi manages to force De Franco onto the ropes.  De Franco lands with a stiff jab.  
De Franco hits the target with a ramrod jab.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Sacchi's trainer is suggesting ways of getting through to his opponent.  Sacchi's trainer is telling his fighter to tighten his defence.  

Round 1 Statistics
De Franco: 
Jabs Thrown: 14                            
Jabs Landed: 11                            
Power Shots Thrown: 10                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Sacchi: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 2: 

Sacchi is looking to close the distance.  De Franco lands a right uppercut to the body, and then to the head.  
De Franco lands a hard jab.  
Sacchi tries to land a right hook, but De Franco slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Sacchi connects with a cross.  
De Franco lands a left hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
De Franco hits home with an overhand right.  
Sacchi closes the distance.  De Franco lands a right uppercut to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Sacchi manouvers De Franco into the corner.  De Franco lands a jab to his opponents body.  
De Franco finds the target with a jab.  
De Franco hits home with a cross.  
Sacchi connects with a left hook.  
Sacchi steps inside.  De Franco hits home with a right hook.  
Sacchi gets on the inside.  De Franco pivots to the right of his opponent and is on target with a left hook.  
De Franco lands with a stinging jab.  
De Franco steps away from his opponent and lands a cross.  
De Franco lands an overhand right followed by  two jabs to his opponents head.  
Sacchi is on target with a left uppercut to his opponents ribs.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Sacchi's trainer is telling his fighter he is being outworked and needs to throw more.  

Round 2 Statistics
De Franco: 
Jabs Thrown: 17                            
Jabs Landed: 8                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 29                            
Head Shots Landed: 18                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Sacchi: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 3: 

De Franco is on target with a hard jab.  
De Franco tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a jab.  
De Franco feints a jab, tricking Sacchi into throwing a left hook counter.  De Franco is waiting for the shot and counters with a cross.  
Sacchi is looking to close the distance.  De Franco drives a left hook into his opponents body.  De Franco throws a right uppercut, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
De Franco lands with a stiff jab.  
De Franco tries to keep the action at long range.  De Franco sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
De Franco feints a cross, tricking Sacchi into launching a right hook counter.  De Franco springs the trap, countering with  a cross.  
De Franco feints a right, and then lands a left hook followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Sacchi closes the distance.  De Franco pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a left hook, right hook and a left hook to his opponents head.  
De Franco is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
De Franco lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
De Franco finds the target with a jab.  
De Franco lands a cross.  
De Franco circles his opponent with a low guard, waiting for his opponent to attack.  Sacchi throws a jab, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a cross.  
Sacchi is on target with a left hook to his opponents ribs.  
Sacchi gets on the inside.  De Franco connects with a left hook.  
De Franco connects with a right hook.  
Sacchi advances into close range.  De Franco pivots to the left of his opponent and hits home with a left hook.  
De Franco is on target with an overhand right.  
Sacchi advances into close range.  De Franco pivots to the right of his opponent and is on target with a right hook.  
De Franco feints a right hook, and then throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
De Franco lands a jab.  
Sacchi is looking to close the distance and cuts off the ring, trapping De Franco on the ropes.  De Franco is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  De Franco throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
At the end of Round 3, lets listen in on the corners...Sacchi's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 3 Statistics
De Franco: 
Jabs Thrown: 19                            
Jabs Landed: 10                            
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 19                            
Head Shots Thrown: 41                            
Head Shots Landed: 26                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Sacchi: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 4: 

De Franco lands a jab.  
De Franco drops his guard, and stalks his opponent...he wants his opponent to throw a shot.  Sacchi throws a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Sacchi walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  De Franco finds the target with a jab.  
De Franco feints a right, and then lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
De Franco feints a left hook, and then lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Sacchi gets on the inside.  De Franco connects with a right hook.  
De Franco steps away from his opponent and lands a solid jab.  
De Franco feints a cross, and then lands a jab, overhand right and a jab to his opponents head.  
De Franco lands a cross followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Sacchi is looking to close the distance.  De Franco is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Sacchi drives a left hook into De Franco's liver.  
De Franco feints a cross, but Sacchi does not fall for it and responds with a cross.  
De Franco quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
De Franco is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands with a sharp jab.  
De Franco is looking to keep his distance and lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
De Franco lands a jab to his opponents body.  
De Franco steps away from his opponent.  De Franco feints a right, and then lands a straight 1 - 2.  
De Franco hits home with an overhand right.  
De Franco feints a left, and then lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
De Franco feints a cross, and then finds the target with a stiff jab.  


Round 4 Statistics
De Franco: 
Jabs Thrown: 25                            
Jabs Landed: 16                            
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 34                            
Head Shots Landed: 26                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Sacchi: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 12                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 5: 

De Franco tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a cross followed by  two jabs to his opponents head.  
De Franco lands a jab.  
Sacchi advances into close range.  De Franco lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Sacchi forces De Franco to retreat onto the ropes.  Sacchi is clearly losing his cool here!   He steps inside, but then strikes De Franco with a blatant low blow!  The ref ignores De Franco's protests and signals for the action to continue!  
Sacchi forces De Franco to retreat into the red corner.  Sacchi hits home with a cross.  
Sacchi advances into close range.  De Franco is on target with a right hook.  
De Franco switches the action to the outside and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
De Franco tries to keep the action at long range and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
De Franco tries to step out of his opponents range.  De Franco feints a right hook, and then connects with a cross.  
De Franco finds the target with a ramrod jab.  
Sacchi steps inside.  De Franco sidesteps to the left of his opponent and is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  
De Franco feints a right hook, and then lands a spiteful jab.  
De Franco is on target with a jab to his opponents body.  
Sacchi advances into close range.  De Franco is on target with a right hook.  
De Franco tries to keep the action at long range and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
De Franco lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
De Franco finds the target with a jab.  


Round 5 Statistics
De Franco: 
Jabs Thrown: 23                            
Jabs Landed: 14                            
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 35                            
Head Shots Landed: 19                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Sacchi: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 6: 

De Franco hits home with a cross.  
De Franco feints a right, and then lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Sacchi closes the distance.  De Franco lands a left hook, right uppercut and a right hook to his opponents body.  
De Franco hits home with a left uppercut.  
De Franco lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
De Franco lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Sacchi is looking to close the distance.  De Franco hits home with a right hook.  
Sacchi is looking to close the distance.  De Franco digs in a left hook to Sacchi's liver.  
De Franco lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
De Franco attempts to land a left hook, but Sacchi blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
De Franco steps away from his opponent and is on target with a jab to his opponents body.  
De Franco lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
De Franco finds the target with a jab.  


Round 6 Statistics
De Franco: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 8                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 8                             

Sacchi: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 11                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 7: 

De Franco steps away from his opponent and hits the target with a stinging jab.  
De Franco sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
De Franco is looking to keep his distance and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
De Franco lands two jabs to the body, and one to the head.  
De Franco is on target with a cross.  
De Franco hits home with an overhand right.  
De Franco lands two jabs to the body, and one to the head.  
De Franco lands a cross.  
De Franco steps away from his opponent.  De Franco feints a cross, and then lands a stiff jab.  
De Franco tries to keep the action at long range.  De Franco feints a cross, and then lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Sacchi closes the distance and manouvers his opponent into the corner.  De Franco is on target with a left hook to Sacchi's ribs.  
De Franco lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Sacchi is on target with a left hook.  
Sacchi gets on the inside.  De Franco pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a left hook.  
De Franco switches the action to the outside and lands with a ramrod jab.  
Sacchi tries to land a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Sacchi walks his opponent onto the ropes.  De Franco lands a cross to his opponents body.  
De Franco lands a jab followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
De Franco steps away from his opponent and finds the target with a jab.  
De Franco tries to step out of his opponents range.  De Franco sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands with a ramrod jab.  
De Franco feints a right hook, and then is on target with a solid jab.  
De Franco lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  


Round 7 Statistics
De Franco: 
Jabs Thrown: 24                            
Jabs Landed: 18                            
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Head Shots Thrown: 35                            
Head Shots Landed: 26                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 7                             

Sacchi: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 8                             
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 8: 

Sacchi attempts to land an uppercut to the solar plexus, but he strays low!  The ref ignores De Franco's complaints and signals for the action to continue.  
De Franco lands a jab followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
De Franco finds the target with a jab.  
Sacchi gets on the inside.  Sacchi sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  De Franco hits home with a right hook.  
Sacchi throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
De Franco tries to step out of his opponents range.  De Franco feints a right hook, and then hits home with a cross.  
De Franco steps to the outside and hits home with a hard jab.  
Sacchi steps inside.  De Franco is on target with a right hook to his opponents body.  
De Franco is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands an overhand right, cross and an overhand left to his opponents head.  
Sacchi is not fighting as well as he'd like.   He throws a low uppercut...that landed south of the border! The ref doesnt appear to have noticed the foul and signals for the action to continue.  
Sacchi forces De Franco to retreat into a corner.  De Franco is on target with a right hook to Sacchi's ribcage.  
De Franco sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  De Franco tries to land a cross, but Sacchi slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Sacchi is looking to close the distance.  De Franco pivots to the left of his opponent and lands two left hooks followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
You can sense the frustration from Sacchi now.   He steps inside, but then strikes De Franco with a blatant low blow!  The ref ignores De Franco's protests and signals for the action to continue!  
At the end of Round 8, lets listen in on the corners...De Franco's trainer is telling his fighter he is winning comfortably and should get on his bike for the remainder of the fight.  

Round 8 Statistics
De Franco: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Sacchi: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 10                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 9                             
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 9: 

De Franco is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
De Franco tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Sacchi advances into close range and forces De Franco to back into the red corner.  Sacchi pivots to the right of his opponent.  De Franco is on target with a left hook to Sacchi's body.  
De Franco quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and is on target with a jab.  
De Franco feints a right, and then lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
De Franco lands a cross.  
Sacchi gets on the inside.  De Franco pivots to the left of his opponent and is on target with a left uppercut to his opponents liver.  
De Franco throws an overhand right, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Sacchi is looking to close the distance and manages to force De Franco onto the ropes.  De Franco is on target with a left hook.  
De Franco is on target with a cross.  
Sacchi tries to land a jab, but De Franco blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Sacchi closes the distance.  De Franco pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
De Franco is looking to keep his distance and strikes his opponents body with a jab.  
At the end of Round 9, lets listen in on the corners...Sacchi's trainer is telling his fighter he must go to war on his opponent!  

Round 9 Statistics
De Franco: 
Jabs Thrown: 17                            
Jabs Landed: 7                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Sacchi: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 8                             
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 11                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 10: 

De Franco is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands an overhand right.  
De Franco lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
De Franco steps away from his opponent and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Sacchi is looking to close the distance and manouvers De Franco onto the ropes.  De Franco is on target with a left hook to Sacchi's body.  
Sacchi feints a jab and triggers a right hook counter from De Franco.  Sacchi springs the trap and counters with  a right hook.  
De Franco lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Sacchi is looking to close the distance.  De Franco pivots to the right of his opponent and connects with a right hook.  
Sacchi closes the distance.  De Franco quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and is on target with a left hook.  
De Franco is on target with a right uppercut to Sacchi's body.  
Sacchi walks his opponent into a neutral corner.  De Franco is on target with a right hook to his opponents ribcage.  
Sacchi is looking to close the distance.  De Franco connects with a right hook.  
Sacchi connects with a cross.  
De Franco hits home with a solid jab.  
De Franco steps away from his opponent and lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head.  


Round 10 Statistics
De Franco: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 7                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Sacchi: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 10                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 6                             
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
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 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 8 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 9 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 10 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9


Final Scorecards: 100 - 90  100 - 90  100 - 90

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Melbourne, Australia.... Arturo De Franco

Fight Statistics
De Franco: 
Total Punches Thrown: 351                           
Total Punches Landed: 222                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 291                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 184                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 60                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 38                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 180                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 119                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 171                           
Total Jabs Landed: 103                           

Sacchi: 
Total Punches Thrown: 156                           
Total Punches Landed: 21                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 127                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 16                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 29                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 5                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 123                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 20                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 33                            
Total Jabs Landed: 1