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02/12/2039
EOD Running: Scouting
Adolfo Croce vs Raul Balconi

Boxing Daily Report from the AI Italy-Campania promoted show at Naples Romano, Naples,  taking place on 30/09/2039:

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 Italy-Campania Flyweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance and those watching live on Eurosport Italia, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Adolfo Croce (10 - 2) who hails from Naples, Italy and Raul Balconi(27(5) - 1) from Salerno, Italy.  Croce weighed in at 111 pounds and 8 ounces, while Balconi weighed in at 111 pounds and 14 ounces.  
The referee tonight is Sergio Maceratini, and the three ringside judges are Remo Fanti, Sergio De Silvestri and Valerio Padelli.  

Round 1: 

Croce lands with a solid jab.  
Balconi advances into close range and is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Balconi walks Croce down, trapping him on the ropes.  Balconi drives a right hook into Croce's ribcage.  
Balconi attempts to land a right hook, but Croce blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Croce hits home with a cross.  
Croce lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Balconi manages to force Croce onto the ropes.  Balconi drives a right hook into Croce's body.  
Balconi lands a left hook.  
Croce lands a left uppercut.  
Balconi lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Balconi drives a right hook into his opponents body.  
Croce hits home with an overhand right.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Croce's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 1 Statistics
Croce: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Balconi: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 6                             
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 25                            
Body Shots Landed: 7                             

Round 2: 

Croce steps away from his opponent and is on target with a cross.  Croce tries to land a cross, but Balconi blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Croce hits home with a left hook.  
Croce sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Balconi drives a left hook into Croce's ribs.  
Balconi gets on the inside and lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Balconi lands a left uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Croce lands two consecutive left uppercuts to his opponents head.  
Croce switches the action to the outside and lands an overhand right followed by  two jabs to his opponents head.  
Croce tries to step out of his opponents range.  Croce sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Balconi is on target with a sharp cross.  
Croce lands a right uppercut.  
Balconi attempts to land a left hook, but Croce slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Balconi hits home with a right hook.  
Croce throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Croce is on target with a cross.  
Croce hits home with an overhand right.  
Croce lands an overhand right.  
Balconi gets on the inside.  Croce drives a right hook into his opponents body.  Croce throws a left uppercut, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a sharp left uppercut.  
Balconi steps inside.  Croce pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a left hook to the body followed by a right uppercut to the head.  As Croce tries to work on the inside, the fighters heads come together!  The ref acknowledges the accidental headclash but allows the action to continue.    That accidental headbutt has resulted in some damage to Balconi.  That has caused minor swelling  around the right eye.  
Croce throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Croce is on target with a left uppercut.  


Round 2 Statistics
Croce: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 41                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 44                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Balconi: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 14                            
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Round 3: 

Croce is on target with a right hook.  
Balconi walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Balconi connects with a firm left hook.  Balconi throws a right uppercut, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Balconi digs in a right hook to his opponents body.  
Croce digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  
Balconi walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Balconi drives a right uppercut into his opponents body.  
Balconi is looking to close the distance.  Croce sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Balconi tries to land a left hook, but Croce blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Croce switches the action to the outside and is on target with an overhand right.  
Croce steps inside.  Croce wants to work on the inside, but accidentally clashes heads with his opponent!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Balconi dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Croce lands a left uppercut to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Croce attempts to land a left hook, but Balconi parries the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Balconi pivots from in front of his opponent.  Balconi throws a right uppercut, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a cross.  
Croce switches the action to the outside and hits home with a cross.  
Balconi lands a right hook to the body followed by a jab to the head.  
Croce steps to the outside and connects with an overhand right.  
Croce drives a right hook into Balconi's body.  
Balconi advances into close range.  Croce lands a left hook.  
Croce throws a right uppercut, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a stinging right hook.  
Croce tries to keep the action at long range.  Croce sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
At the end of Round 3, lets listen in on the corners...Croce's trainer is advising how he could improve the accuracy of his work.  Balconi's trainer is telling his fighter he needs to be more active or he's going to get outworked.  

Round 3 Statistics
Croce: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 55                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 38                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 26                            
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Balconi: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 13                            
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Round 4: 

Croce throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a sharp cross.  
Croce lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Croce hits home with a cross.  
Croce is looking to close the distance and attempts to land a left hook, but Balconi slips the shot and counters with a stinging right uppercut.  
Balconi lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Croce lands three consecutive right hooks to his opponents head.  
Balconi throws a left uppercut, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Croce attempts to land a left hook, but Balconi sidesteps and counters with a right hook to his opponents ribs.  
Balconi attempts to land a right hook, but Croce blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Croce sidesteps to the right of his opponent and is on target with a right hook to Balconi's ribcage.  
Balconi is looking to close the distance and drives a right uppercut into his opponents body.  
Balconi steps inside and cuts off the ring, trapping Croce on the ropes.  Balconi digs in a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Balconi lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Croce tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Croce lands a jab.  
Balconi is looking to close the distance.  Croce is on target with a left hook to his opponents ribs.  
Croce hits home with a right uppercut.  
Balconi closes the distance.  Croce sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Balconi is on target with a left hook to his opponents ribs.  


Round 4 Statistics
Croce: 
Jabs Thrown: 14                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 44                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 48                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Balconi: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 29                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 10                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 21                            
Body Shots Landed: 8                             

Round 5: 

Balconi is on target with a left hook.  
Croce switches the action to the outside and hits the target with a stinging jab.  
Balconi throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Balconi is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Balconi forces Croce to retreat onto the ropes.  Croce is on target with a left hook.  
Croce tries to keep the action at long range.  Croce feints a right hook, and then lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Croce hits home with a cross.  
Croce tries to step out of his opponents range and finds the target with a solid jab.  
Croce attempts to land a jab, but Balconi slips the shot and counters with a firm right hook.  
Croce steps to the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Balconi steps inside.  Croce drives a left hook into Balconi's body.  
Balconi drives a left hook into Croce's ribs.  
Balconi digs in a left hook to Croce's body.  
Croce switches the action to the outside and lands a cross.  
Croce throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Croce lands a stiff jab.  
Croce throws a jab, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a firm left hook.  
Croce is looking to keep his distance and lands a straight 1 - 2.  Croce throws an overhand left, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  


Round 5 Statistics
Croce: 
Jabs Thrown: 20                            
Jabs Landed: 8                             
Power Shots Thrown: 32                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 46                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Balconi: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 14                            
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Round 6: 

Croce lands a jab followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Croce steps away from his opponent and lands a jab.  
Croce steps away from his opponent and attempts to land a jab, but Balconi sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Croce is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a cross.  
Croce steps to the outside and is on target with a jab.  
Croce switches the action to the outside and connects with an overhand left.  Croce throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Balconi gets on the inside and forces Croce to retreat into a neutral corner.  Balconi drives a left hook into his opponents body.  
Balconi lands a left hook to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Croce hits home with a right uppercut.  
Croce tries to keep the action at long range and attempts to land a jab, but Balconi sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Balconi is on target with a right hook to his opponents ribs.  


Round 6 Statistics
Croce: 
Jabs Thrown: 15                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 40                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 43                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Balconi: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 13                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 13                            
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 7: 

Croce steps to the outside and is on target with a cross.  
Balconi forces Croce to retreat onto the ropes.  Balconi drives a right uppercut into Croce's body.  
Croce is on target with a right hook.  
Balconi advances into close range.  Croce lands a left hook to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Croce tries to step out of his opponents range and tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a solid right uppercut.  
Croce tries to keep the action at long range and tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a stinging right uppercut.  
Balconi sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Croce is on target with an overhand right.  
Croce lands an overhand right.  
Balconi lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Croce switches the action to the outside and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Croce hits home with a stiff jab.  
Croce digs in a left hook to Balconi's body.  
Croce lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Croce tries to land a cross, but Balconi slips the shot and counters with a stinging cross.  
Balconi steps inside.  Croce tries to land a left hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross.  


Round 7 Statistics
Croce: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 36                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Balconi: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 9                             
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 8: 

Balconi lands a jab to the head followed by a left uppercut to the body.  
Balconi is on target with a right hook to Croce's body.  
Balconi advances into close range and digs in a right hook to his opponents body.  
Balconi attempts to land a right hook, but Croce blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Croce steps away from his opponent and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Croce drives a cross into his opponents body.  
Balconi closes the distance and attempts to land a left uppercut, but Croce parries the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Croce pivots to the side of his opponent.  Croce lands a sharp jab.  Croce tries to land a right hook, but Balconi sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Croce steps to the outside and attempts to land a cross, but Balconi parries the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Croce finds the target with a jab.  
Balconi throws a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  


Round 8 Statistics
Croce: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 29                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Balconi: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 10                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 15                            
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 9: 

Balconi cuts off the ring, trapping Croce in the corner.  Croce connects with a right hook.  
Balconi digs in a right hook to Croce's body.  
Balconi steps inside.  Croce lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Balconi tries to land a left hook, but Croce sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Balconi throws a left hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Balconi steps inside.  Balconi attempts to land an uppercut to the solar plexus, but he strays low!  The ref ignores Croce's complaints and signals for the action to continue.  
Croce hits home with a right hook.  
Balconi closes the distance.  Croce attempts to land a left hook, but Balconi blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Croce steps to the outside and is on target with a cross.  
Croce connects with a right hook.  
Croce steps away from his opponent and is on target with a jab.  
Croce steps to the outside and throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Balconi walks Croce onto the ropes.  Balconi is on target with a left hook to Croce's liver.  
Balconi lands with a spiteful jab.  
Croce tries to step out of his opponents range and connects with an overhand left.  Croce tries to land a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a sharp right hook.  
Balconi closes the distance and lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  


Round 9 Statistics
Croce: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 30                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Balconi: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 13                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 17                            
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Round 10: 

Balconi is on target with a left hook to his opponents liver.  
Croce steps to the outside and is on target with an overhand right.  Croce throws an overhand left, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a solid left hook.  
Croce is on target with an overhand right.  
Balconi is looking to close the distance.  Croce connects with a left hook.  
Croce sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Balconi lands a left hook.  
Croce steps inside and hits home with a right hook.  
Croce steps inside and is on target with a left uppercut.  
Balconi hits home with a stinging jab.  
Balconi steps inside.  Croce is on target with a right hook to his opponents body.  
Balconi digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  
Croce drives a left uppercut into his opponents body.  
Balconi pivots to the left of his opponent and drives a left hook into his opponents body.  
Croce lands a right uppercut to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Croce switches the action to the outside and connects with a cross.  
Balconi attempts to land a jab, but Croce dodges the shot and counters with a cross.  
Balconi steps inside and is on target with a left hook.  
Croce tries to keep the action at long range and attempts to land a jab, but Balconi sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Croce drives a left hook into his opponents body.  
Croce steps to the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Croce switches the action to the outside and hits home with a cross.  


Round 10 Statistics
Croce: 
Jabs Thrown: 15                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 36                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Balconi: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 11                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 14                            
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 1 Scores: 10 - 9  9 - 10  10 - 9
Round 2 Scores: 10 - 9  9 - 10  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 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 7 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 8 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 9 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 10 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9


Final Scorecards: 98 - 93  95 - 95  97 - 93

The winner, by Majority Decision, from Naples, Italy.... Adolfo Croce

Fight Statistics
Croce: 
Total Punches Thrown: 477                           
Total Punches Landed: 130                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 377                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 113                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 100                           
Total Body Shots Landed: 17                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 358                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 93                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 119                           
Total Jabs Landed: 37                            

Balconi: 
Total Punches Thrown: 269                           
Total Punches Landed: 86                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 117                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 42                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 152                           
Total Body Shots Landed: 44                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 252                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 80                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 17                            
Total Jabs Landed: 6