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01/08/2030
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Zlatan á Kovalev vs Iordan á Kruglov

Boxing Daily Report from the AI Bulgaria-Plovdiv promoted show at Plovdiv Chervenkov, Plovdiv,  taking place on 15/05/2026:

There are a few empty seats out here tonight, but this is a respectable turnout for the show.  
Next up is the main event of the show.  This is a semi final eliminator for the Bulgaria-Plovdiv Middleweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Zlatan á Kovalev (13 - 8 - 2) who hails from Plovdiv, Bulgaria and Iordan á Kruglov(13 - 6 - 1) from Plovdiv, Bulgaria.  Both Kovalev and Kruglov weighed in at 160 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Hristofor á Gueorgiev, and the three ringside judges are Ilia á Kulichev, Ivailo á Tilev and Rumen á Slovenkov.  

Round 1: 

Kovalev pivots to the left of his opponent.  Kruglov lands a jab.  
Kruglov steps inside.  Kruglov quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Kruglov tries to land a left uppercut, but Kovalev slips the shot and counters with a left hook to Kruglov's body.  
Kovalev tries to keep the action at long range and lands a jab.  
Kovalev is on target with a left hook.  
Kovalev feints a left, and then lands a cross followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Kruglov pivots to the side of his opponent and connects with a right hook.  
Kruglov advances into close range and is on target with a left uppercut to Kovalev's liver.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Kruglov's trainer is advising how he could improve the accuracy of his work.  Kruglov's trainer is telling his fighter he needs to be more active or he's going to get outworked.  

Round 1 Statistics
Kovalev: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Kruglov: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 10                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 2: 

Kovalev advances into close range and connects with a right hook.  
Kovalev pivots from in front of his opponent.  Kovalev attempts to land a right uppercut, but Kruglov sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Kovalev steps inside and lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Kruglov hits home with a left hook.  
Kovalev hits home with a left hook.  
Kruglov connects with a left uppercut.  
Kruglov lands a left uppercut followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Kovalev steps to the outside.  Kruglov lands an overhand right.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Kovalev's trainer is suggesting ways of getting through to his opponent.  Kruglov's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 2 Statistics
Kovalev: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Kruglov: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 3: 

Kovalev steps inside.  Kruglov is on target with a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Kruglov connects with a cross.  
Kovalev is on target with a left hook.  
Kruglov lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  


Round 3 Statistics
Kovalev: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Kruglov: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 4: 

Kovalev tries to land a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Kovalev is looking to close the distance.  Kruglov lands a left hook to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Kruglov closes the distance.  Kovalev hits home with a right hook.  
Kruglov lands a left hook to the body followed by a right uppercut to the head.  
Kruglov is on target with a right uppercut.  
Kovalev tries to land a left hook, but Kruglov slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Kovalev gets on the inside.  Kovalev pivots to the right of his opponent and hits home with a left hook.  
Kruglov is on target with a right hook.  
Kovalev gets on the inside and hits home with a left uppercut.  
Kruglov pivots to the left of his opponent and drives a right hook into Kovalev's body.  
Kovalev is looking to close the distance.  Kovalev pivots to the right of his opponent and hits home with a left hook.  
Kovalev tries to land a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Kovalev closes the distance and lands a right hook.  
Kovalev throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut to his opponents ribs.  


Round 4 Statistics
Kovalev: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 30                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 33                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Kruglov: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Round 5: 

Kruglov hits home with a right hook.  
Kovalev pivots to the right of his opponent.  Kovalev throws a right hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Kruglov lands a cross to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Kruglov manages to force Kovalev into a corner.  Kovalev lands a left hook.  
Kruglov is looking to close the distance and is on target with a right uppercut.  
Kovalev pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a right hook.  


Round 5 Statistics
Kovalev: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Kruglov: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 6: 

Kovalev pivots to the side of his opponent.  Kruglov lands a left uppercut.  
Kovalev connects with a left hook.  
Kovalev steps away from his opponent.  Kovalev feints a left hook, and then connects with an overhand right.  
Kruglov drives a right hook into Kovalev's body.  


Round 6 Statistics
Kovalev: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 9                             
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 11                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Kruglov: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 7: 

Kruglov gets on the inside.  Kovalev connects with a left uppercut.  
Kruglov steps inside and hits home with a left hook.  
Kovalev sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Kovalev throws a left hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Kruglov is on target with a left hook.  
Kovalev gets on the inside.  Kruglov is on target with a left hook.  
Kovalev hits home with a left hook.  
Kovalev hits home with a right uppercut.  Kovalev attempts to land a left uppercut, but Kruglov sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Kovalev quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a right uppercut.  
Kovalev hits home with a left hook.  
Kovalev hits home with a right hook.  
Kovalev is looking to close the distance and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  


Round 7 Statistics
Kovalev: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 32                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Kruglov: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 8: 

Kovalev is on target with a cross.  
Kruglov closes the distance.  Kovalev pivots to the right of his opponent.  Kruglov is on target with a left hook.  
Kruglov throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Kovalev gets on the inside and lands a right uppercut to the head followed by a left uppercut to the body.  
Kovalev steps away from his opponent.  Kruglov sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Kovalev lands an overhand right.  
Kruglov is on target with a left hook to Kovalev's body.  
Kruglov forces Kovalev to back into the corner.  Kovalev digs in a right uppercut to his opponents ribs.  
Kruglov hits home with a right hook.  
Kruglov lands a cross.  
Kovalev tries to step out of his opponents range.  Kruglov drives a cross into his opponents body.  
Kruglov lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  


Round 8 Statistics
Kovalev: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Kruglov: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 9: 

Kovalev steps to the outside.  Kovalev feints a cross, and then is on target with a jab.  
Kovalev closes the distance and hits home with a right hook.  
Kruglov advances into close range.  Kovalev is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Kovalev is looking to keep his distance.  Kruglov hits home with a cross.  


Round 9 Statistics
Kovalev: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 13                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Kruglov: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 10: 

Kovalev closes the distance.  Kovalev pivots to the side of his opponent.  Kruglov is on target with a right uppercut.  
Kovalev connects with a left hook.  
Kovalev is on target with a cross.  
Kovalev steps inside and connects with a left hook.  
Kovalev finds the target with a jab.  


Round 10 Statistics
Kovalev: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Kruglov: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 7                             
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 4                             
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 1 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 2 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 3 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 4 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 5 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
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: 96 - 94  96 - 94  96 - 94

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Plovdiv, Bulgaria.... Zlatan á Kovalev

Fight Statistics
Kovalev: 
Total Punches Thrown: 229                           
Total Punches Landed: 47                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 205                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 43                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 24                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 4                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 172                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 37                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 57                            
Total Jabs Landed: 10                            

Kruglov: 
Total Punches Thrown: 204                           
Total Punches Landed: 46                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 152                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 35                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 52                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 11                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 172                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 43                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 32                            
Total Jabs Landed: 3