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11/10/2037
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Mikhail Balaban vs Krystiyan Hopko

Boxing Daily Report from the Wayne promoted show at Sports Palace, Kiev,  taking place on 03/10/2037:

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 Ukraine Minimumweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 12 round matchup are Mikhail Balaban (20(2) - 11(2) - 1) who hails from Lviv, Ukraine and Krystiyan Hopko(8 - 14(1) - 2) from Kiev, Ukraine.  Both Balaban and Hopko weighed in at 105 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Borya Sinitsyn, and the three ringside judges are Oleksander Danek, Borysko Bilicki and Konstantin Smirnov.  

Round 1: 

Balaban lands a jab to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Balaban finds the target with a jab.  
Balaban is looking to keep his distance and hits home with a sharp cross.  
Balaban feints a jab, tricking Hopko into launching a right hook counter.  Balaban is waiting for the shot and counters with a right uppercut to Hopko's ribs.  
Balaban tries to keep the action at long range and hits home with a sharp overhand left.  
Balaban lands an overhand right to the head, a cross to the body and an overhand right to the head.  
Balaban lands a cross to the head followed by a jab to the body.  
Balaban steps to the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Balaban finds the target with a jab.  
Balaban lands two overhand rights followed by an overhand left to his opponents head.  
Balaban finds the target with a jab.  
Balaban lands a jab to the body followed by a cross to the head.  
Balaban sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Balaban lands a stiff jab.  
Hopko forces Balaban to back into the ropes.  Balaban lands a jab to Hopko's body.  
Balaban lands a cross.  
Balaban pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a cross.  
Hopko tries to keep the action at long range.  Balaban quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a jab to the body followed by a overhand left to the head.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Hopko's trainer is telling his fighter he needs to be more active or he's going to get outworked.  Hopko's trainer is advising how he could stop so many clean shots getting through.  

Round 1 Statistics
Balaban: 
Jabs Thrown: 30                            
Jabs Landed: 17                            
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Head Shots Thrown: 38                            
Head Shots Landed: 23                            
Body Shots Thrown: 15                            
Body Shots Landed: 9                             

Hopko: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 2: 

Balaban feints a jab, tricking Hopko into throwing a left uppercut counter.  Balaban springs the trap and counters with  a right uppercut.  
Balaban steps to the outside and drives a spiteful jab into his opponents face.  
Balaban switches the action to the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Balaban connects with a cross.  
Balaban lands a jab to the body followed by a cross to the head.  
Balaban snaps his opponents head back with a sharp jab.  
Balaban feints a right, and then is on target with an overhand right.  
Balaban is looking to keep his distance.  Hopko quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Balaban lands a jab to the body followed by a overhand right to the head.  
Balaban lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Balaban is looking to keep the action on the outside and hits the target with a solid jab.  
Balaban tries to step out of his opponents range and is on target with a jab.  
Balaban snaps his opponents head back with a spiteful jab.  
Balaban switches the action to the outside and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Hopko throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a solid left hook.  
Balaban tries to step out of his opponents range and is on target with a spiteful jab.  
Balaban quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a ramrod jab.  
Balaban is on target with a left hook.  
Balaban stands off with low guard waiting for his opponent to launch an attack.  Hopko attempts to land a cross, but Balaban sidesteps and counters with a stinging right hook.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Hopko's trainer is suggesting ways of getting through to his opponent.  Hopko's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 2 Statistics
Balaban: 
Jabs Thrown: 19                            
Jabs Landed: 14                            
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 35                            
Head Shots Landed: 22                            
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Hopko: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 3: 

Balaban is looking to keep his distance and hits home with a sharp overhand right.  
Balaban lands a sharp jab.  
Balaban lands a jab.  
Balaban lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Balaban steps away from his opponent and drives a jab into Hopko's body.  
Balaban is on target with a stiff jab.  
Balaban hits home with a cross.  
Balaban lands a left hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Balaban finds the target with a jab.  
Balaban pivots from in front of his opponent and connects with a stinging cross.  
Hopko connects with a cross.  
Balaban steps away from his opponent and lands with a stiff jab.  
At the end of Round 3, lets listen in on the corners...Balaban's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 3 Statistics
Balaban: 
Jabs Thrown: 19                            
Jabs Landed: 10                            
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Hopko: 
Jabs Thrown: 19                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 35                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 4: 

Balaban finds the target with a jab.  
Balaban steps away from his opponent and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  Balaban throws a jab, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a cross.  
Balaban sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Balaban lands a jab, overhand right and a jab to his opponents head.  
Balaban hits home with an overhand right.  
Balaban feints a jab, and then lands two straights followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Balaban tries to land a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Balaban lands a double jab to his opponents head.  Balaban tries to land an overhand right, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook to his opponents body.  


Round 4 Statistics
Balaban: 
Jabs Thrown: 18                            
Jabs Landed: 11                            
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 18                            
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Hopko: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 5: 

Balaban contemptuously drops his hands, trying to provoke his opponent.  Hopko is on target with an overhand right.  
Balaban quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a jab to the body followed by a cross to the head.  
Balaban tries to keep the action at long range and lands with a stiff jab.  Balaban tries to land a jab, but Hopko slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Balaban lands a ramrod jab.  
Balaban is on target with a jab.  
Balaban lands a cross.  
Balaban is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Balaban is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a ramrod jab.  
Hopko tries to land an overhand right, but Balaban blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut to Hopko's liver.  
Balaban sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a jab, overhand right and a jab to his opponents head.  
Balaban steps away from his opponent.  Balaban quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and drives a cross into Hopko's body.  
Balaban lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Hopko forces Balaban to back into the ropes.  Balaban finds the target with a stiff jab.  
Balaban lands a jab.  


Round 5 Statistics
Balaban: 
Jabs Thrown: 22                            
Jabs Landed: 13                            
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 17                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Hopko: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 6: 

Balaban feints a right hook, and then lands an overhand right.  
Balaban lands an overhand left to the head followed by a jab to the body.  
Balaban tries to land a jab, but Hopko blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Balaban lands a jab to his opponents body.  
Hopko finds the target with a jab.  
Balaban is looking to keep his distance and lands a stinging jab.  
Balaban lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Balaban hits home with a cross.  
Balaban lands with a spiteful jab.  
Balaban is looking to keep his distance and hits home with an overhand right.  
Balaban lands a spiteful jab.  
Balaban lands a double jab to his opponents head.  


Round 6 Statistics
Balaban: 
Jabs Thrown: 16                            
Jabs Landed: 8                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Hopko: 
Jabs Thrown: 21                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 7: 

Balaban lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Hopko throws a short cross to the body, but lands low!  The ref stops the action.  The ref sends Balaban to the neutral corner.  He warns Hopko that continued fouling will result in a point deduction.  
Balaban lands with a stiff jab.  
Balaban sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Balaban tries to land a cross, but Hopko slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Balaban lands a ramrod jab.  
Balaban hits home with a cross.  
Balaban hits home with a cross.  
Balaban lands a cross to the body followed by a jab to the head.  
Balaban lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Balaban lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Hopko pivots to the side of his opponent.  Balaban lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Balaban lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Balaban lands a cross.  


Round 7 Statistics
Balaban: 
Jabs Thrown: 14                            
Jabs Landed: 8                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 17                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Hopko: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 8: 

Hopko attempts to land an overhand right, but Balaban blocks the shot and counters with a solid right hook.  
Balaban lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Balaban lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Balaban lands a sharp jab.  
Hopko forces Balaban to retreat onto the ropes.  Balaban tries to land a jab, but Hopko parries the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Balaban lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Balaban tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a hard jab.  
Balaban feints a cross and triggers a left hook counter from Hopko.  Balaban is waiting for the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Balaban pivots from in front of his opponent and is on target with a stiff jab.  
Balaban steps away from his opponent and lands a cross to the head, a cross to the body and a jab to the head.  
Balaban lowers his hands, trying to provoke his opponent to attack.  Hopko throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Balaban steps to the outside and lands a jab to the body followed by a cross to the head.  


Round 8 Statistics
Balaban: 
Jabs Thrown: 20                            
Jabs Landed: 11                            
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 16                            
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Hopko: 
Jabs Thrown: 17                            
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 9: 

Balaban switches the action to the outside.  Balaban feints a left hook, and then hits home with a sharp cross.  
Balaban steps away from his opponent and lands with a stiff jab.  
Balaban tries to keep the action at long range and lands with a hard jab.  
Balaban tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Balaban lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Hopko sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Balaban lands a straight 1 - 2.  He then lands two consecutive left uppercuts to his opponents head.  
Balaban lands a jab.  
Balaban lands a jab to the body, an overhand right to the head and a cross to the head.  
Balaban finds the target with a jab.  
Balaban is looking to keep his distance and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Balaban lands a jab to Hopko's body.  


Round 9 Statistics
Balaban: 
Jabs Thrown: 17                            
Jabs Landed: 11                            
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 19                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Hopko: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 10: 

Balaban tries to keep the action at long range and connects with a cross.  
Balaban switches the action to the outside.  Balaban sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands two jabs to the body, and one to the head.  
Balaban is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Balaban feints a left hook, and then lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Balaban is looking to keep his distance and lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Balaban is on target with a hard jab.  
Balaban lands an overhand left.  
Balaban hits the target with a solid jab.  
Balaban lands a jab.  
Balaban lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Balaban hits home with an overhand right.  Balaban attempts to land a jab, but Hopko blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Hopko sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Balaban lands an overhand right followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Balaban lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Balaban lands a jab to the head followed by a cross to the body.  
Hopko is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Hopko sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Balaban lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Balaban lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
At the end of Round 10, lets listen in on the corners...Balaban's trainer is telling his fighter to play it safe for the remainder of the fight. 

Round 10 Statistics
Balaban: 
Jabs Thrown: 27                            
Jabs Landed: 17                            
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 37                            
Head Shots Landed: 24                            
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Hopko: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 11: 

Balaban lands a jab.  
Balaban is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Balaban feints a left hook, and then connects with a sharp overhand left.  
Balaban is looking to keep his distance and lands a jab followed by  two straights to his opponents head.  
Balaban sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head.  
Balaban steps away from his opponent and lands with a spiteful jab.  
Balaban lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Balaban lands with a ramrod jab.  
Hopko forces Balaban to retreat onto the ropes.  Hopko connects with a cross.  
Balaban steps away from his opponent and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Balaban quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Balaban pivots to the side of his opponent and is on target with a right hook.  
Balaban lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Hopko hits home with a cross.  
Balaban switches the action to the outside and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
At the end of Round 11, lets listen in on the corners...Hopko's trainer is telling his fighter he needs a knockout to win!  

Round 11 Statistics
Balaban: 
Jabs Thrown: 22                            
Jabs Landed: 15                            
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 34                            
Head Shots Landed: 24                            
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Hopko: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 12: 

Balaban connects with an overhand right.  
Balaban strikes his opponents body with a jab.  
Balaban hits home with a cross.  
Hopko connects with a cross.  Hopko tries to land a cross, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Balaban steps away from his opponent and hits home with a sharp jab.  
Balaban lands an overhand right, overhand left and a cross to his opponents head.  
Balaban feints a jab, but Hopko ignores the feint and responds with a cross.  
Balaban switches the action to the outside and is on target with a jab to his opponents body.  
Balaban finds the target with a jab.  
Balaban sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Balaban strikes his opponents body with a jab.  
Balaban is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head.  


Round 12 Statistics
Balaban: 
Jabs Thrown: 15                            
Jabs Landed: 10                            
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Hopko: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
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 - 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
Round 11 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 12 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9


Final Scorecards: 120 - 108  120 - 108  120 - 108

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Lviv, Ukraine.... Mikhail Balaban

Fight Statistics
Balaban: 
Total Punches Thrown: 428                           
Total Punches Landed: 253                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 364                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 219                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 64                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 34                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 189                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 108                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 239                           
Total Jabs Landed: 145                           

Hopko: 
Total Punches Thrown: 319                           
Total Punches Landed: 18                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 285                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 17                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 34                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 1                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 175                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 144                           
Total Jabs Landed: 4