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21/05/2031
EOD Running: Rankings
Claudio Calise vs Gianfranco Balbo

Boxing Daily Report from the Italy National Finals 2025,  taking place on 29/03/2025 from Genoa, Italy:

The Genoa venue is completely packed out with the fans turning out in force to watch the fights on offer tonight.  
Next up we have a Semi Final fight in the Featherweight divison.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 3 round matchup are Claudio Calise (20 - 27) who hails from Rome, Italy and Gianfranco Balbo(7 - 13) from Rome, Italy.  

Round 1: 

Balbo closes the distance and tries to land a right hook, but Calise parries the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Balbo tries to land a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Calise is looking to keep his distance.  Calise sidesteps to the right of his opponent and connects with an overhand right.  
Calise is looking to close the distance.  Balbo hits home with a left hook.  
Calise hits home with a hard jab.  
Calise connects with a firm overhand right.  
Balbo tries to land a right uppercut, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a sharp left hook.  
Calise is looking to keep his distance and lands a jab, cross and a jab to his opponents head.  
Balbo lands a sharp cross.  
Balbo gets on the inside and forces Calise to retreat onto the ropes.  Balbo pivots from in front of his opponent, but Calise is on target with a right hook.  
Calise is on target with a solid left hook.  
Calise switches the action to the outside and connects with a firm cross.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Calise's trainer is telling his fighter he is a mile in front and not to do anything stupid. 

Round 1 Statistics
Calise: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 29                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Balbo: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 2: 

Calise lands a left hook.  
Balbo connects with a solid right hook.  
Balbo feints a cross, and then lands with a spiteful jab.  
Balbo lands a cross.  
Balbo lands a jab to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Balbo pivots to the side of his opponent and hits home with a right hook.  
Calise throws a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut to Calise's body.  
Balbo tries to step out of his opponents range and connects with a stinging cross.  
Balbo is looking to close the distance.  Calise drives a left hook into Balbo's body.  


Round 2 Statistics
Calise: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Balbo: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 34                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 15                            
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 3: 

Calise lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Balbo advances into close range and throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a firm cross.  
Calise finds the target with a jab.  
Balbo is on target with a left hook.  
Calise tries to keep the action at long range.  Balbo lands two consecutive overhand rights to his opponents head.  
Balbo is looking to keep his distance and drives a hard jab into his opponents face.  
Balbo quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Balbo throws a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a stinging left uppercut.  
Calise steps inside and digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  
Balbo digs in a left hook to his opponents liver.  
Balbo tries to land a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Balbo lands a jab.  
Calise is looking to close the distance.  Balbo lands a left hook.  
Calise advances into close range.  Balbo throws a right hook, but Calise holds on to his opponent.  Balbo pushes his forearm into Calise's face.  The ref breaks the clinch and signals for the action to continue.  
Balbo is on target with a firm left hook.  
Balbo is on target with a left hook.  


Round 3 Statistics
Calise: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Balbo: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 36                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 37                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 1 Scores: 1 - 0
Round 2 Scores: 0 - 1
Round 3 Scores: 0 - 1


Final Scorecard: 1 - 2

The winner, on points, from Rome, Italy.... Gianfranco Balbo

Fight Statistics
Calise: 
Total Punches Thrown: 81                            
Total Punches Landed: 21                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 60                            
Total Head Shots Landed: 18                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 21                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 3                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 67                            
Total Power Shots Landed: 17                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 14                            
Total Jabs Landed: 4                             

Balbo: 
Total Punches Thrown: 120                           
Total Punches Landed: 21                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 95                            
Total Head Shots Landed: 18                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 25                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 3                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 94                            
Total Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 26                            
Total Jabs Landed: 6