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Tapio Kurkela vs Raitis Koski
Boxing Daily Report from the AI Finland-Uusimaa promoted show at Helsinki Niskanen, Helsinki, taking place on 11/06/2028: 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 Finland Super Bantamweight title. Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance and those watching live on Nelonen, the two fighters competing in this 12 round matchup are Tapio Kurkela (18 - 1) who hails from Helsinki, Finland and Raitis Koski(20 - 3 - 1) from Helsinki, Finland. Both Kurkela and Koski weighed in at 122 pounds. The referee tonight is Samu Petaja, and the three ringside judges are Jori Puttonen, Manu Kivinen and Hannu Perko. Round 1: Kurkela connects with an overhand right. Kurkela lands a cross. Kurkela lands a cross. Kurkela switches the action to the outside and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Kurkela steps to the outside and connects with an overhand right. Koski is looking to close the distance. Kurkela lands three consecutive left hooks to his opponents head. Koski is looking to close the distance. Kurkela lands a right hook to the body, a left hook to the head and a left hook to the body. Kurkela steps away from his opponent and finds the target with a jab. Kurkela is on target with an overhand right. Kurkela lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head. Kurkela lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Kurkela connects with a right hook. Kurkela lands two consecutive straights to his opponents body. Koski steps inside and forces Kurkela to retreat onto the ropes. Koski pivots to the left of his opponent. Kurkela lands a right hook to the head, a left hook to the body and a right hook to the head. Kurkela holds on to his opponent. Kurkela leans on his opponent using all his weight. The ref breaks Kurkela's hold and signals for the fight to continue. Koski is on target with a jab. Kurkela feints a right hook, and then is on target with a cross. Kurkela is looking to keep his distance and is on target with a cross. Kurkela attempts to land an overhand right, but Koski parries the shot and counters with a right hook to his opponents ribs. Kurkela lands a cross. Kurkela hits home with a cross. Kurkela steps away from his opponent and lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head. At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Koski's trainer is telling his fighter he is being outworked and needs to throw more. Round 1 Statistics Kurkela: Jabs Thrown: 17 Jabs Landed: 9 Power Shots Thrown: 37 Power Shots Landed: 27 Head Shots Thrown: 43 Head Shots Landed: 30 Body Shots Thrown: 11 Body Shots Landed: 6 Koski: Jabs Thrown: 4 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 7 Power Shots Landed: 1 Head Shots Thrown: 10 Head Shots Landed: 1 Body Shots Thrown: 1 Body Shots Landed: 1 Round 2: Kurkela lands a cross. Kurkela is looking to keep his distance and lands a jab. Kurkela steps away from his opponent and lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head. Kurkela lands two consecutive overhand rights to his opponents head. Kurkela lands two consecutive overhand rights to his opponents head. Koski closes the distance. Kurkela digs in a right hook to Koski's body. Kurkela is looking to keep his distance and drives a cross into his opponents body. Kurkela switches the action to the outside and lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head. Kurkela throws an overhand right, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut. Kurkela lands a left hook followed by a cross to his opponents head. Kurkela is looking to keep his distance and hits home with a cross. Kurkela lands a jab. Kurkela strikes his opponents body with a cross. Kurkela lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head. Kurkela lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head. Koski closes the distance. Kurkela pivots to the left of his opponent and drives a right hook into Koski's ribs. At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Koski's trainer is suggesting ways of getting through to his opponent. Round 2 Statistics Kurkela: Jabs Thrown: 15 Jabs Landed: 6 Power Shots Thrown: 32 Power Shots Landed: 18 Head Shots Thrown: 38 Head Shots Landed: 19 Body Shots Thrown: 9 Body Shots Landed: 5 Koski: Jabs Thrown: 6 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 11 Power Shots Landed: 1 Head Shots Thrown: 16 Head Shots Landed: 1 Body Shots Thrown: 1 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 3: Kurkela lands a cross. Kurkela tries to step out of his opponents range and lands two overhand rights followed by a cross to his opponents head. Kurkela quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Kurkela connects with an overhand left. Kurkela throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Koski closes the distance and hits home with a right uppercut. Kurkela hits home with an overhand left. Koski steps inside. Kurkela lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head. Kurkela is looking to keep his distance and lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head. Kurkela connects with an overhand right. Kurkela attempts to land a jab, but Koski blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut. Kurkela lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head. Koski manouvers Kurkela into a neutral corner. Koski pivots from in front of his opponent. Kurkela connects with a cross. Kurkela feints a right hook, and then finds the target with a jab. Kurkela lands a cross. Kurkela is on target with a jab. Kurkela hits home with a cross. Kurkela lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head. Kurkela is on target with a cross. Kurkela lands a cross. Koski walks Kurkela down, trapping him on the ropes. Kurkela attempts to land a cross, but Koski sidesteps and counters with a left hook to his opponents body. Koski advances into close range. Kurkela lands a right hook. Round 3 Statistics Kurkela: Jabs Thrown: 26 Jabs Landed: 12 Power Shots Thrown: 27 Power Shots Landed: 19 Head Shots Thrown: 47 Head Shots Landed: 27 Body Shots Thrown: 6 Body Shots Landed: 4 Koski: Jabs Thrown: 4 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 9 Power Shots Landed: 4 Head Shots Thrown: 12 Head Shots Landed: 3 Body Shots Thrown: 1 Body Shots Landed: 1 Round 4: Kurkela switches the action to the outside and connects with a cross. Koski closes the distance. Kurkela lands a left hook to the body followed by a right uppercut to the head. Kurkela is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands two straights followed by a jab to his opponents head. Kurkela tries to step out of his opponents range and is on target with an overhand left. Kurkela lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Koski is on target with a jab. Kurkela steps to the outside and lands a cross, overhand right and a jab to his opponents head. Kurkela finds the target with a jab. Koski advances into close range. Kurkela is on target with a left hook to Koski's body. Kurkela hits home with a cross. Kurkela is looking to keep his distance and lands a cross. Kurkela feints a jab, fooling Koski into launching a left uppercut counter. Kurkela is waiting for the shot and counters with a right hook. Koski advances into close range. Kurkela hits home with a left hook. Kurkela lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head. Kurkela switches the action to the outside and lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head. At the end of Round 4, lets listen in on the corners...Koski's trainer is advising how he could improve his defence. Round 4 Statistics Kurkela: Jabs Thrown: 14 Jabs Landed: 10 Power Shots Thrown: 30 Power Shots Landed: 19 Head Shots Thrown: 39 Head Shots Landed: 26 Body Shots Thrown: 5 Body Shots Landed: 3 Koski: Jabs Thrown: 5 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 4 Power Shots Landed: 0 Head Shots Thrown: 8 Head Shots Landed: 1 Body Shots Thrown: 1 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 5: Kurkela is on target with a cross. Kurkela steps to the outside and lands an overhand right to the head, a cross to the head and a jab to the body. Kurkela lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. He then lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head. Kurkela switches the action to the outside and connects with a cross. Kurkela lands a cross, overhand right and a jab to his opponents head. Koski steps inside and forces Kurkela to retreat onto the ropes. Koski pivots to the right of his opponent. Kurkela is on target with a left hook. Kurkela feints a cross, fooling Koski into throwing a right uppercut counter. Kurkela springs the trap and counters with a right hook. Kurkela tries to keep the action at long range and lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head. Koski feints a jab, but Kurkela is not fooled and is on target with a left hook to his opponents body. Kurkela steps away from his opponent and hits home with an overhand right. Kurkela is looking to keep the action on the outside. Kurkela sidesteps to the left of his opponent and connects with an overhand right. Kurkela connects with a cross. Kurkela sidesteps to the left of his opponent and is on target with a jab. Koski forces Kurkela to retreat onto the ropes. Koski is on target with a cross. Round 5 Statistics Kurkela: Jabs Thrown: 13 Jabs Landed: 8 Power Shots Thrown: 25 Power Shots Landed: 17 Head Shots Thrown: 31 Head Shots Landed: 21 Body Shots Thrown: 7 Body Shots Landed: 4 Koski: Jabs Thrown: 6 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 10 Power Shots Landed: 1 Head Shots Thrown: 14 Head Shots Landed: 1 Body Shots Thrown: 2 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 6: Kurkela pivots from in front of his opponent and is on target with a cross. Kurkela lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Koski walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes. Kurkela is on target with a right hook to his opponents body. Kurkela is on target with a right hook. Kurkela hits home with a cross. Koski advances into close range and walks Kurkela onto the ropes. Koski throws a left hook, but the shot lands on his opponents guard. Kurkela holds on to his opponent. As they grapple, Kurkela pushes his forearm into Koski's face. The referee warns Kurkela and breaks the clinch. Kurkela strikes his opponents body with a cross. Kurkela switches the action to the outside and lands a solid jab. Koski closes the distance. Kurkela lands a right hook. Kurkela lands a stinging jab. Kurkela steps away from his opponent and connects with a cross. Kurkela is looking to keep his distance. Kurkela quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a jab. Kurkela hits home with a cross. Kurkela is looking to keep the action on the outside. Kurkela quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a jab. Round 6 Statistics Kurkela: Jabs Thrown: 16 Jabs Landed: 6 Power Shots Thrown: 23 Power Shots Landed: 10 Head Shots Thrown: 33 Head Shots Landed: 14 Body Shots Thrown: 6 Body Shots Landed: 2 Koski: Jabs Thrown: 5 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 11 Power Shots Landed: 0 Head Shots Thrown: 13 Head Shots Landed: 0 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 7: Kurkela tries to step out of his opponents range and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Kurkela sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a jab to his opponents body. Kurkela feints a left hook, but Koski ignores the feint and lands with a cross. Kurkela is on target with a jab. Kurkela lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. He then lands a double jab to his opponents head. Kurkela connects with a left hook. Koski steps inside and throws a right hook, but Kurkela clinches his opponent. Kurkela uses his free hand to throw a hook, but it hits Koski behind the head. The ref calls break and the two fighters separate. Koski manages to force Kurkela onto the ropes. Koski digs in a left hook to Kurkela's body. Koski throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross. Koski pivots from in front of his opponent. Kurkela connects with a left uppercut. Kurkela is on target with a cross. Koski manouvers Kurkela onto the ropes. Kurkela is on target with a left uppercut to Koski's body. Round 7 Statistics Kurkela: Jabs Thrown: 12 Jabs Landed: 6 Power Shots Thrown: 21 Power Shots Landed: 10 Head Shots Thrown: 26 Head Shots Landed: 12 Body Shots Thrown: 7 Body Shots Landed: 4 Koski: Jabs Thrown: 5 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 11 Power Shots Landed: 2 Head Shots Thrown: 13 Head Shots Landed: 1 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 1 Round 8: Kurkela connects with a cross. Kurkela hits home with a cross. Koski is looking to close the distance and manouvers his opponent onto the ropes. Koski hits home with a left hook. Kurkela tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a jab. Koski lands a right hook. Kurkela sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Koski connects with a cross. Koski walks Kurkela down, trapping him on the ropes. Kurkela hits home with a left hook. Kurkela steps to the outside and lands a straight 1 - 2. Kurkela switches the action to the outside and is on target with a cross. Kurkela is looking to keep his distance. Kurkela sidesteps to the left of his opponent and is on target with a stinging jab. Kurkela lands an overhand right, jab and a cross to his opponents head. Kurkela lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head. Kurkela tries to land a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut. Koski manouvers his opponent onto the ropes. Koski is on target with a cross. Koski attempts to land a jab, but Kurkela blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Koski drives a jab into Kurkela's body. Kurkela is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head. Kurkela is looking to keep his distance and hits home with an overhand right. Kurkela snaps his opponents head back with a sharp jab. At the end of Round 8, lets listen in on the corners...Kurkela's trainer is passing on some tactical advice. Round 8 Statistics Kurkela: Jabs Thrown: 16 Jabs Landed: 11 Power Shots Thrown: 18 Power Shots Landed: 12 Head Shots Thrown: 33 Head Shots Landed: 23 Body Shots Thrown: 1 Body Shots Landed: 0 Koski: Jabs Thrown: 11 Jabs Landed: 4 Power Shots Thrown: 15 Power Shots Landed: 5 Head Shots Thrown: 23 Head Shots Landed: 8 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 1 Round 9: Kurkela steps away from his opponent and is on target with a sharp jab. Kurkela lands an overhand right. Kurkela lands a cross, jab and a cross to his opponents head. Koski closes the distance. Kurkela digs in a right uppercut to Koski's body. Kurkela holds on to his opponent. Koski uses his free hand to throw a hook, but it hits Kurkela behind the head. The referee breaks the clinch and warns Koski to stop fouling. Kurkela steps to the outside and is on target with a cross. Koski steps inside. Kurkela is on target with a right hook. Koski closes the distance. Kurkela lands two right hooks to the body, and one to the head. Kurkela lands with a sharp jab. Kurkela steps to the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head. Koski tries to land a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook. Kurkela is looking to keep his distance. Kurkela sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Koski walks his opponent onto the ropes. Koski lands a jab. Round 9 Statistics Kurkela: Jabs Thrown: 9 Jabs Landed: 5 Power Shots Thrown: 20 Power Shots Landed: 13 Head Shots Thrown: 22 Head Shots Landed: 15 Body Shots Thrown: 7 Body Shots Landed: 3 Koski: Jabs Thrown: 4 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 11 Power Shots Landed: 0 Head Shots Thrown: 12 Head Shots Landed: 1 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 10: Koski closes the distance. Kurkela is on target with a left hook to Koski's ribs. Kurkela steps away from his opponent and lands a cross, jab and a cross to his opponents head. Kurkela lands a straight 1 - 2. Kurkela lands a jab to the body followed by a overhand right to the head. Koski manouvers Kurkela onto the ropes. Kurkela is on target with a left uppercut. Kurkela lands a double jab to his opponents head. He then lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Kurkela is looking to keep his distance. Kurkela sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Koski advances into close range. Kurkela hits home with a right hook. Kurkela switches the action to the outside and lands two jabs followed by an overhand left to his opponents head. Kurkela finds the target with a jab. Koski walks Kurkela into a corner. Kurkela tries to land a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook. Koski lands a cross. Kurkela is looking to keep the action on the outside and hits home with a cross. Koski gets on the inside. Kurkela lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body. He continues the combination and lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head. Kurkela finds the target with a jab. Kurkela connects with an overhand right. Kurkela lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head. Kurkela finds the target with a jab. Kurkela steps to the outside and hits home with a cross. Kurkela lands a cross. Kurkela tries to step out of his opponents range and lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head. Kurkela lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head. He follows up the attack and lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head. At the end of Round 10, lets listen in on the corners...Kurkela's trainer is telling his fighter he is a mile in front and not to do anything stupid. Round 10 Statistics Kurkela: Jabs Thrown: 29 Jabs Landed: 23 Power Shots Thrown: 36 Power Shots Landed: 26 Head Shots Thrown: 52 Head Shots Landed: 42 Body Shots Thrown: 13 Body Shots Landed: 7 Koski: Jabs Thrown: 1 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 9 Power Shots Landed: 2 Head Shots Thrown: 10 Head Shots Landed: 2 Body Shots Thrown: 0 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 11: Kurkela is looking to keep his distance and is on target with a cross to his opponents body. Kurkela feints a jab, but Koski is not fooled and is on target with a left hook. Koski is on target with a left uppercut to Kurkela's body. Kurkela is looking to keep the action on the outside and finds the target with a jab. Kurkela feints a left, and then connects with a cross. Koski is looking to close the distance. Kurkela connects with a right hook. Kurkela steps away from his opponent and lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head. Kurkela is looking to keep the action on the outside and finds the target with a jab. Koski pivots from in front of his opponent. Kurkela lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head. Koski gets on the inside and cuts off the ring, trapping Kurkela on the ropes. Kurkela connects with a left uppercut. Kurkela is on target with a right hook to Koski's body. Kurkela switches the action to the outside. Kurkela sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands an overhand right, cross and an overhand left to his opponents head. Kurkela is looking to keep the action on the outside and connects with a cross. Kurkela lands a sharp jab. Kurkela tries to keep the action at long range and lands an overhand right. At the end of Round 11, lets listen in on the corners...Koski's trainer is telling his fighter to go out and knock out his opponent! Round 11 Statistics Kurkela: Jabs Thrown: 11 Jabs Landed: 7 Power Shots Thrown: 26 Power Shots Landed: 15 Head Shots Thrown: 32 Head Shots Landed: 19 Body Shots Thrown: 5 Body Shots Landed: 3 Koski: Jabs Thrown: 10 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 10 Power Shots Landed: 2 Head Shots Thrown: 16 Head Shots Landed: 1 Body Shots Thrown: 4 Body Shots Landed: 1 Round 12: Koski steps inside. Kurkela digs in a left hook to his opponents body. Kurkela sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands two jabs to the body, and one to the head. Koski gets on the inside. Kurkela sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs. Kurkela switches the action to the outside and lands an overhand left. Kurkela connects with an overhand right. Kurkela is looking to keep the action on the outside and tries to land a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut. Koski manouvers his opponent onto the ropes. Koski pivots to the left of his opponent. Kurkela throws a cross, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a left hook. Kurkela steps away from his opponent and hits home with a cross. Koski forces Kurkela to back into the ropes. Koski lands a jab. Kurkela stands off with low guard waiting for his opponent to launch an attack. Koski throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut. Kurkela sidesteps to the right of his opponent and is on target with a cross. Kurkela lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Kurkela steps to the outside and is on target with a jab to Koski's body. Koski cuts off the ring, trapping Kurkela in the blue corner. Kurkela is on target with a cross. Koski tries to land a jab, but Kurkela slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Koski advances into close range. Kurkela lands a double left hook to his opponents head. Round 12 Statistics Kurkela: Jabs Thrown: 16 Jabs Landed: 8 Power Shots Thrown: 27 Power Shots Landed: 14 Head Shots Thrown: 29 Head Shots Landed: 15 Body Shots Thrown: 14 Body Shots Landed: 7 Koski: Jabs Thrown: 16 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 13 Power Shots Landed: 2 Head Shots Thrown: 25 Head Shots Landed: 4 Body Shots Thrown: 4 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 Helsinki, Finland.... Tapio Kurkela Fight Statistics Kurkela: Total Punches Thrown: 516 Total Punches Landed: 311 Total Head Shots Thrown: 425 Total Head Shots Landed: 263 Total Body Shots Thrown: 91 Total Body Shots Landed: 48 Total Power Shots Thrown: 322 Total Power Shots Landed: 200 Total Jabs Thrown: 194 Total Jabs Landed: 111 Koski: Total Punches Thrown: 198 Total Punches Landed: 29 Total Head Shots Thrown: 172 Total Head Shots Landed: 24 Total Body Shots Thrown: 26 Total Body Shots Landed: 5 Total Power Shots Thrown: 121 Total Power Shots Landed: 20 Total Jabs Thrown: 77 Total Jabs Landed: 9