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23/07/2031
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Kolya Gruzitis vs Arttu Latvala

Boxing Daily Report from the Latvia Boxing promoted show at Arena Riga, Riga,  taking place on 16/09/2027:

The venue is completely packed out with the fans turning out in force to watch the fights on offer tonight.  
Next up is the main event of the show.  This is a mandatory fight for the Northern Europe Super Middleweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance and those watching live on Viasat Sport Baltic, the two fighters competing in this 12 round matchup are Kolya Gruzitis (21(11) - 0) who hails from Riga, Latvia and Arttu Latvala(20 - 4(1) - 1) from Helsinki, Finland.  Gruzitis weighed in at 167 pounds and 10 ounces, while Latvala weighed in at 167 pounds and 12 ounces.  
The referee tonight is Koldan Mazbralis, and the three ringside judges are Georgiy Jaungailis, Sergei Cesnieks and Vikenti Vecvanags.  

Round 1: 

Gruzitis lands with a stinging jab.  Gruzitis throws a right uppercut, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Gruzitis lands a stinging overhand right.  
Latvala lands a ramrod jab.  
Gruzitis lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  He then lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Latvala backs onto the ropes...he is waving his opponent in!  Gruzitis steps in throwing power shots but is unable to land cleanly.  
Gruzitis digs in a left hook to Latvala's ribs.  
Latvala lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head.  
Gruzitis is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Latvala tries to land a jab, but Gruzitis blocks the shot and counters with a sharp left uppercut.  
Latvala gets on the inside.  Gruzitis throws a left hook, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Gruzitis lands two consecutive overhand lefts to his opponents head.  
Latvala closes the distance.  Gruzitis hits home with a solid left hook.  
Latvala advances into close range.  Latvala wants to work on the inside, but accidentally clashes heads with his opponent!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Gruzitis dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Gruzitis switches the action to the outside and lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Gruzitis switches the action to the outside and connects with a sharp cross.  Gruzitis throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Gruzitis lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Gruzitis attempts to land a cross, but Latvala dodges the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Latvala steps to the outside and tries to land a cross, but Gruzitis slips the shot and counters with a sharp right uppercut.  
Gruzitis pivots to the right of his opponent and connects with a right uppercut.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Latvala's trainer is advising how he could improve the accuracy of his work.  Latvala's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 1 Statistics
Gruzitis: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 38                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 37                            
Head Shots Landed: 19                            
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Latvala: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 2: 

Gruzitis steps away from his opponent.  Gruzitis sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Latvala lands a cross.  
Gruzitis lands a firm overhand right.  Gruzitis throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Gruzitis lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Gruzitis digs in a firm right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Gruzitis pivots to the side of his opponent and drives a left hook into Latvala's body.  
Gruzitis quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Latvala tries to land a right hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Gruzitis is looking to keep his distance and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Gruzitis lands an overhand left to the head followed by a jab to the body.  He follows up the attack and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Gruzitis lands a jab to Latvala's body.  
Latvala is looking to close the distance.  Gruzitis pivots from in front of his opponent and drives a left hook into his opponents ribs.  Gruzitis goes for the bodyshot, but lands south of the border!  The ref stops the action and gives Latvala time to recover.  
Latvala is on target with a left hook.  
Latvala steps inside and lands two right hooks to the body, and one to the head.  
Gruzitis steps to the outside and snaps his opponents head back with a spiteful jab.  
Gruzitis steps to the outside.  Latvala is on target with a cross.  
Gruzitis tries to land a jab, but Latvala slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Gruzitis feints a jab, but Latvala ignores the feint and is on target with a cross.  
Latvala closes the distance.  Gruzitis lands a right uppercut to the body, and then to the head.  
Gruzitis is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Latvala throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a sharp left uppercut.  
Gruzitis digs in a stinging left hook to his opponents body.  
Gruzitis is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands an overhand left followed by  two straights to his opponents head.  
Gruzitis is looking to keep his distance and lands two consecutive overhand rights to his opponents head.  


Round 2 Statistics
Gruzitis: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 44                            
Power Shots Landed: 19                            
Head Shots Thrown: 34                            
Head Shots Landed: 17                            
Body Shots Thrown: 18                            
Body Shots Landed: 7                             

Latvala: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 33                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 3: 

Gruzitis sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Gruzitis connects with a stinging overhand left.  Gruzitis attempts to land an overhand right, but Latvala slips the shot and counters with a right hook to Gruzitis's ribs.  
Latvala gets on the inside.  Gruzitis is on target with a left uppercut.  
Gruzitis is on target with a cross.  
Gruzitis is looking to keep his distance and lands a cross, overhand left and a cross to his opponents head.  
Latvala steps inside and lands a left uppercut.  
Gruzitis hits home with a solid left hook.  
Latvala advances into close range and connects with a left hook.  
Gruzitis tries to keep the action at long range and connects with a solid cross.  
Gruzitis lands a cross, overhand left and a cross to his opponents head.  
Latvala closes the distance.  Gruzitis lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  Gruzitis wants to work on the inside, but accidentally clashes heads with his opponent!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Latvala dabs at his face checking for damage.  Latvala has come off worse after that clash of heads.  That has caused minor swelling  around the right eye.  
Latvala steps to the outside and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Gruzitis throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Latvala steps inside.  Gruzitis throws a right hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a left uppercut to Gruzitis's body.  
Gruzitis tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a jab, cross and an overhand right to his opponents head.  
Latvala closes the distance and hits home with a right uppercut.  
Latvala lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Gruzitis steps away from his opponent and finds the target with a jab.  
Gruzitis tries to keep the action at long range and lands a jab followed by  two straights to his opponents head.  
Gruzitis lands a sharp jab.  
Latvala steps inside.  Gruzitis is on target with a firm right hook.  
Gruzitis is on target with a stinging left hook.  
Gruzitis attempts to land a right uppercut, but Latvala slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Gruzitis is looking to keep his distance and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Gruzitis lands a cross followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Latvala steps inside.  Gruzitis lands a firm right uppercut.  
Latvala is looking to keep his distance and is on target with a sharp jab.  
Gruzitis lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Latvala gets on the inside.  Gruzitis is on target with a left hook.  
Latvala lands a left hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  


Round 3 Statistics
Gruzitis: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 45                            
Power Shots Landed: 25                            
Head Shots Thrown: 42                            
Head Shots Landed: 29                            
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Latvala: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 29                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Round 4: 

Latvala attempts to land a jab, but Gruzitis sidesteps and counters with a sharp cross.  
Latvala closes the distance and lands three consecutive left hooks to his opponents head.  
Latvala closes the distance.  Gruzitis is on target with a left hook.  Gruzitis throws a left hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a left uppercut to his opponents ribs.  
Gruzitis steps to the outside and is on target with a jab.  
Gruzitis lands a cross.  
Gruzitis is looking to keep his distance.  Latvala lands a ramrod jab.  Latvala tries to land a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Latvala is looking to close the distance and attempts to land a right uppercut, but Gruzitis sidesteps and counters with a right hook to Latvala's ribs.  
Gruzitis tries to land a cross, but Latvala sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Gruzitis attempts to land a right uppercut, but Latvala sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Gruzitis switches the action to the outside and lands with a hard jab.  
Gruzitis hits home with a sharp cross.  
Latvala is looking to close the distance and lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Gruzitis is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a cross to the body followed by a overhand right to the head.  
Gruzitis hits home with a cross.  
Latvala advances into close range.  Gruzitis lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Latvala gets on the inside and is on target with a right hook.  
Gruzitis hits home with a stinging left uppercut.  
Latvala connects with a left hook.  
Gruzitis switches the action to the outside and hits home with a solid jab.  


Round 4 Statistics
Gruzitis: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Latvala: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 30                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 33                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 5: 

Gruzitis steps away from his opponent and lands a jab to the body followed by a overhand right to the head.  
Gruzitis tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Gruzitis connects with a solid cross.  Gruzitis attempts to land an overhand right, but Latvala sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Gruzitis tries to keep the action at long range and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Latvala is on target with a right hook.  
Gruzitis steps away from his opponent and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Gruzitis lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Latvala is looking to close the distance.  Gruzitis connects with a right uppercut.  
Gruzitis lands a cross, overhand right and a jab to his opponents head.  
Latvala lands with a sharp jab.  
Gruzitis steps to the outside and hits the target with a spiteful jab.  
Latvala lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Gruzitis steps away from his opponent and is on target with a sharp cross.  
Latvala is looking to close the distance.  Gruzitis sidesteps to the right of his opponent and drives a firm left hook into Latvala's body.  
Gruzitis drives a solid left hook into Latvala's body.  
Gruzitis lands a jab, overhand left and a jab to his opponents head.  
Gruzitis is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Gruzitis quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and strikes his opponents body with a cross.  
Gruzitis tries to keep the action at long range and throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Latvala closes the distance and is on target with a left hook.  
Gruzitis connects with a left uppercut.  
Gruzitis hits home with a left hook.  
At the end of Round 5, lets listen in on the corners...Latvala's trainer is advising how he could improve his defence.  

Round 5 Statistics
Gruzitis: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 8                             
Power Shots Thrown: 33                            
Power Shots Landed: 17                            
Head Shots Thrown: 36                            
Head Shots Landed: 21                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Latvala: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 6: 

Latvala closes the distance.  Gruzitis drives a right uppercut into Latvala's body.  
Latvala lands a left hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Latvala lands a left hook to the head, a left hook to the body and a right hook to the body.  
Gruzitis is looking to keep his distance.  Gruzitis feints a left hook, and then lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Gruzitis feints a right hook, but Latvala ignores the feint and lands with a right hook.  
Gruzitis lands with a hard jab.  
Latvala advances into close range and connects with a left hook.  
Gruzitis tries to keep the action at long range.  Latvala hits the target with a spiteful jab.  
Gruzitis throws a left uppercut, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Gruzitis tries to keep the action at long range and is on target with a stinging cross.  
Latvala throws a left hook, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Gruzitis throws a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Latvala advances into close range.  Gruzitis lands a right uppercut to the body, and then to the head.  
Gruzitis switches the action to the outside and connects with a stinging overhand left.  
Latvala steps inside.  Gruzitis lands a right uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Latvala lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head.  
Latvala is looking to close the distance.  Gruzitis pivots to the side of his opponent.  Gruzitis tries to land a left hook, but Latvala blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Latvala digs in a right hook to his opponents ribs.  
Gruzitis sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Gruzitis pivots to the left of his opponent.  Latvala hits home with a left hook.  
Gruzitis drives a stinging right hook into his opponents ribcage.  


Round 6 Statistics
Gruzitis: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 36                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 18                            
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Latvala: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 7: 

Gruzitis lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Latvala advances into close range.  Gruzitis digs in a solid left hook to his opponents body.  
Latvala is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Gruzitis lands a cross to the head followed by a jab to the body.  
Gruzitis hits home with a solid overhand left.  
Gruzitis throws a left uppercut, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a left hook to his opponents liver.  
Gruzitis steps to the outside and connects with a stinging cross.  Gruzitis tries to land a cross, but Latvala slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut to his opponents ribs.  
Gruzitis lands a jab.  
Gruzitis is looking to keep his distance and is on target with a jab.  
Gruzitis hits home with a firm cross.  
Latvala advances into close range.  Gruzitis is on target with a stinging right hook.  
Gruzitis steps away from his opponent.  Gruzitis quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a cross.  
Gruzitis lands two straights followed by an overhand right to his opponents head.  
Latvala hits the target with a spiteful jab.  Latvala tries to land a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Gruzitis drives a solid jab into Latvala's body.  
Gruzitis lands a stinging cross.  
Latvala lands a cross to the head followed by a jab to the body.  
Gruzitis is looking to keep his distance and lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  THAT HURT HIS OPPONENT!  
Gruzitis is looking to force the stoppage!  Gruzitis lands a right hook, left uppercut and a right uppercut to his opponents head, DROPPING LATVALA TO THE CANVAS!  He manages to get up at 6.  
Gruzitis is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Gruzitis DETONATES a VICIOUS left uppercut on his opponents face.  LATVALA HAS BEEN KNOCKED DOWN!  HE TRIES TO RISE BUT HIS LEGS DONT RESPOND...THE COUNT REACHES 10!  The winner by KO is Gruzitis!  


Round 7 Statistics
Gruzitis: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 36                            
Power Shots Landed: 19                            
Head Shots Thrown: 35                            
Head Shots Landed: 21                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Latvala: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

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: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10


Fight Statistics
Gruzitis: 
Total Punches Thrown: 307                           
Total Punches Landed: 153                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 229                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 127                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 78                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 26                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 255                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 118                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 52                            
Total Jabs Landed: 35                            

Latvala: 
Total Punches Thrown: 234                           
Total Punches Landed: 71                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 183                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 56                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 51                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 15                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 183                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 57                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 51                            
Total Jabs Landed: 14