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Zotico Matis vs Pirithous Balaban
Boxing Daily Report from the AI Greece-Central Macedonia promoted show at Thessaloniki Metaxas, Thessaloniki, taking place on 18/11/2029: 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 Greece-Central Macedonia Super Middleweight title. Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance and those watching live on ERT1, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Zotico Matis (14(6) - 0 - 1) who hails from Thessaloniki, Greece and Pirithous Balaban(6(2) - 2(1)) from Thessaloniki, Greece. Both Matis and Balaban weighed in at 168 pounds. The referee tonight is Cosmas Remis, and the three ringside judges are Jurgisr Palamara, Phlegethon Straka and Cleon Asker. Round 1: Balaban is looking to close the distance and lands a right hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body. Matis is looking to keep his distance and throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook. Matis lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head. Matis is on target with an overhand right. Matis sidesteps to the right of his opponent and is on target with a cross. Matis is on target with a jab. Matis pivots to the right of his opponent. Balaban lands a right uppercut. Matis switches the action to the outside and attempts to land a jab, but Balaban slips the shot and counters with a left hook. Balaban attempts to land a left hook, but Matis blocks the shot and counters with a sharp left hook. Balaban is on target with a right hook to Matis's body. Balaban lands a left hook to the body followed by a right hook to the head. Balaban attempts to land a right hook, but Matis blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut. Matis switches the action to the outside and is on target with a firm cross. Matis switches the action to the outside and connects with an overhand right. Matis throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a sharp cross. Matis hits home with a hard jab. Matis hits home with a stinging overhand right. Matis lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head. Matis is on target with an overhand right. Matis lands three consecutive straights to his opponents head. Matis lands a double left hook to his opponents head. Matis steps away from his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head. Matis lands a jab, cross and an overhand right to his opponents head. Matis finds the target with a jab. Matis attempts to land a jab, but Balaban slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut to his opponents body. Matis lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Matis lands a jab followed by a left hook to his opponents head. Matis is looking to keep the action on the outside and tries to land a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut to his opponents body. Balaban steps inside and lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs. Matis tries to step out of his opponents range and throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook. Balaban advances into close range and cuts off the ring, trapping Matis on the ropes. Matis connects with a solid left uppercut. Balaban lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs. At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Balaban's trainer is telling his fighter he needs to be more active or he's going to get outworked. Round 1 Statistics Matis: Jabs Thrown: 23 Jabs Landed: 8 Power Shots Thrown: 41 Power Shots Landed: 22 Head Shots Thrown: 58 Head Shots Landed: 30 Body Shots Thrown: 6 Body Shots Landed: 0 Balaban: Jabs Thrown: 1 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 36 Power Shots Landed: 16 Head Shots Thrown: 18 Head Shots Landed: 6 Body Shots Thrown: 19 Body Shots Landed: 10 Round 2: Balaban lands a left hook to the body, a left hook to the head and a right hook to the body. Matis steps to the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head. Matis sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Balaban lands a right hook to the body, a right hook to the head and a right uppercut to the body. Matis is looking to keep his distance and lands a hard jab. Balaban closes the distance. Matis tries to land a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut. Matis switches the action to the outside and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Balaban steps inside and lands a right uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents body. Balaban tries to land a left hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a sharp left hook. Matis steps to the outside and lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head. Balaban is on target with a sharp right hook to his opponents body. Balaban cuts off the ring, trapping Matis on the ropes. Matis lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head. Matis hits home with a cross. Matis lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Matis hits the target with a spiteful jab. Matis attempts to land a jab, but Balaban sidesteps and counters with a left hook. Matis lands a double jab to his opponents head. Balaban advances into close range. Balaban sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Matis lands a left hook to the body followed by a right hook to the head. Matis is looking to keep his distance and connects with a sharp overhand left. Balaban closes the distance. Matis pivots from in front of his opponent. Balaban lands a right hook to the body, a left hook to the head and a right hook to the body. Balaban attempts to land a right hook, but Matis dodges the shot and counters with a cross. Matis tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a cross, jab and a cross to his opponents head. Matis hits home with a cross. Matis lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head. Matis lands a solid left uppercut. Matis throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Balaban digs in a solid left hook to his opponents body. Balaban gets on the inside and lands a right uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents body. Matis is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a sharp cross. Balaban closes the distance. Matis lands a left uppercut. Matis switches the action to the outside and finds the target with a jab. Matis steps to the outside and lands a cross. Matis is on target with a jab. Matis connects with a right uppercut. Matis is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head. At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Matis's trainer is passing on some tactical advice. Balaban's trainer is advising how he could improve his defence. Round 2 Statistics Matis: Jabs Thrown: 22 Jabs Landed: 14 Power Shots Thrown: 45 Power Shots Landed: 22 Head Shots Thrown: 61 Head Shots Landed: 35 Body Shots Thrown: 6 Body Shots Landed: 1 Balaban: Jabs Thrown: 0 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 36 Power Shots Landed: 18 Head Shots Thrown: 12 Head Shots Landed: 6 Body Shots Thrown: 24 Body Shots Landed: 12 Round 3: Matis hits home with a stinging overhand right. Matis lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. He continues the combination and lands a double jab to his opponents head. Balaban sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a cross to Matis's body. Matis lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head. Balaban is looking to close the distance and drives a left hook into Matis's body. Matis tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a hard jab. Matis is looking to keep the action on the outside and hits home with an overhand right. Matis throws an overhand right, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut. Matis is looking to keep his distance and drives a spiteful jab into his opponents face. Balaban closes the distance. Matis attempts to land a left hook, but Balaban sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut. Matis is on target with a left hook. Matis switches the action to the outside and lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head. HE HAS HIS OPPONENT IN TROUBLE! Balaban quickly recovers. Balaban advances into close range and manouvers his opponent onto the ropes. Balaban lands a right uppercut followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head. Balaban sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Matis drives a left uppercut into his opponents body. Matis attempts to land a right uppercut, but Balaban blocks the shot and counters with a right hook. Balaban lands a right uppercut to the head followed by a left hook to the body. Matis lands a stiff jab. Matis is on target with a sharp jab. Matis lands with a sharp jab. Matis steps away from his opponent and lands a straight 1 - 2. Matis quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Matis hits the target with a ramrod jab. Matis attempts to land a cross, but Balaban slips the shot and counters with a right hook. Matis feints a cross, and then lands a double jab to his opponents head. Matis lands a jab, cross and an overhand right to his opponents head. Balaban lands a left hook to the head followed by a left uppercut to the body. Balaban is on target with a cross. Balaban attempts to land a right hook, but Matis blocks the shot and counters with a cross. Matis is looking to keep his distance. Balaban quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Matis lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head. Matis attempts to land an overhand right, but Balaban blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Balaban closes the distance and drives a right uppercut into his opponents body. Balaban attempts to land a left hook, but Matis sidesteps and counters with a stinging left uppercut. Balaban lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head. Matis feints a right hook, and then hits home with a solid overhand left. Round 3 Statistics Matis: Jabs Thrown: 23 Jabs Landed: 16 Power Shots Thrown: 41 Power Shots Landed: 15 Head Shots Thrown: 55 Head Shots Landed: 30 Body Shots Thrown: 9 Body Shots Landed: 1 Balaban: Jabs Thrown: 0 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 42 Power Shots Landed: 17 Head Shots Thrown: 19 Head Shots Landed: 11 Body Shots Thrown: 23 Body Shots Landed: 6 Round 4: Matis hits home with a firm overhand right. Balaban pivots to the left of his opponent and digs in a firm right uppercut to Matis's body. Balaban gets on the inside and is on target with a right hook to Matis's body. Balaban throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut. Balaban steps inside and throws a right uppercut, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a firm right hook. Balaban walks Matis down, trapping him on the ropes. Balaban pivots to the right of his opponent and digs in a solid left uppercut to his opponents body. Matis tries to land a left hook, but Balaban slips the shot and counters with a right hook. Matis switches the action to the outside and connects with a solid cross. Matis lands a double jab to his opponents head. Balaban gets on the inside. Matis pivots to the side of his opponent. Matis tries to land a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook. Balaban gets on the inside. Matis attempts to land a left hook, but Balaban slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Balaban lands a right hook to the body followed by a left uppercut to the head. Balaban manouvers his opponent onto the ropes. Balaban is on target with a left hook to Matis's body. Matis tries to keep the action at long range. Balaban feints a left, and then hits home with a cross. Balaban advances into close range and lands a right hook to the head followed by a left hook to the body. Matis is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a cross followed by two jabs to his opponents head. Matis tries to step out of his opponents range and is on target with an overhand right. Matis is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a hard jab. Matis feints a left, and then lands a jab followed by two straights to his opponents head. Matis goes for the bodyshot, but lands south of the border! The ref ignores Balaban's complaints and signals for the action to continue. Balaban closes the distance and manouvers Matis onto the ropes. Balaban lands a left hook to the body, a right uppercut to the head and a right hook to the body. Matis is on target with a left hook. Matis steps to the outside and lands a cross to the head followed by a jab to the body. Matis lands a straight 1 - 2. Balaban steps inside and connects with a left hook. Balaban gets on the inside and drives a right uppercut into Matis's body. Round 4 Statistics Matis: Jabs Thrown: 15 Jabs Landed: 8 Power Shots Thrown: 37 Power Shots Landed: 11 Head Shots Thrown: 44 Head Shots Landed: 18 Body Shots Thrown: 8 Body Shots Landed: 1 Balaban: Jabs Thrown: 1 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 34 Power Shots Landed: 17 Head Shots Thrown: 21 Head Shots Landed: 8 Body Shots Thrown: 14 Body Shots Landed: 9 Round 5: Balaban lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body. Matis is looking to keep the action on the outside and snaps his opponents head back with a ramrod jab. Balaban steps inside and throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Matis is looking to keep his distance and lands a straight 1 - 2. Matis finds the target with a jab. Matis hits home with a left hook. Balaban hits the target with a spiteful jab. Matis steps to the outside and lands a jab, cross and a jab to his opponents head. Matis is looking to keep his distance. Matis sidesteps to the right of his opponent and connects with a cross. Matis tries to keep the action at long range and lands a cross to the body, a cross to the head and a jab to the head. Matis tries to keep the action at long range and lands a hard jab. Balaban walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes. As Balaban tries to work on the inside, the fighters heads come together! The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Matis dabs at his face checking for damage. Balaban is on target with a stinging left hook to Matis's body. Balaban throws a right hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut. Balaban pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a right hook followed by a cross to his opponents head. Matis tries to step out of his opponents range and hits home with a stinging jab. Matis hits home with a firm cross. Matis sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Balaban connects with a sharp cross. Matis snaps his opponents head back with a ramrod jab. Matis is looking to keep his distance and lands a double jab to his opponents head. Matis lands with a stinging jab. Matis switches the action to the outside and tries to land an overhand right, but Balaban slips the shot and counters with a solid left uppercut. Matis hits home with a ramrod jab. Matis connects with a sharp cross. Balaban steps inside and lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs. Balaban walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes. Balaban pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a right uppercut. Matis lands a ramrod jab. Matis attempts to land a cross, but Balaban slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut. Matis attempts to land a jab, but Balaban slips the shot and counters with a cross. Balaban steps inside. Matis lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a right hook to the head. Matis switches the action to the outside and tries to land a jab, but Balaban slips the shot and counters with a left hook. Matis steps to the outside and throws a jab, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a right uppercut. Matis throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut. Round 5 Statistics Matis: Jabs Thrown: 27 Jabs Landed: 14 Power Shots Thrown: 37 Power Shots Landed: 12 Head Shots Thrown: 57 Head Shots Landed: 24 Body Shots Thrown: 7 Body Shots Landed: 2 Balaban: Jabs Thrown: 2 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 35 Power Shots Landed: 15 Head Shots Thrown: 23 Head Shots Landed: 11 Body Shots Thrown: 14 Body Shots Landed: 5 Round 6: Matis switches the action to the outside and is on target with a big overhand right. BALABAN IS DROPPED TO THE CANVAS! He is on his feet as the count reaches 9. Matis lands with a hard jab. Matis lands a straight 1 - 2. Matis tries to step out of his opponents range and hits home with a sharp cross. Matis steps away from his opponent and is on target with a solid cross. Balaban is looking to close the distance. Matis pivots to the right of his opponent and drives a left hook into Balaban's body. Balaban cuts off the ring, trapping Matis on the ropes. Balaban is on target with a sharp right hook to his opponents ribcage. Balaban digs in a firm right uppercut to his opponents ribcage. As Matis tries to work on the inside, the fighters heads come together! The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Balaban dabs at his face checking for damage. Matis steps away from his opponent. Matis sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Balaban connects with a cross. Matis lands with a spiteful jab. Matis lands a cross. Matis lands with a hard jab. Matis switches the action to the outside and is on target with a jab. Matis digs in a left hook to Balaban's liver. Matis is looking to keep his distance and lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head. Matis is looking to keep the action on the outside and hits home with an overhand right. Matis lands with a spiteful jab. Matis lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head. Matis steps away from his opponent and lands a solid overhand right. Matis lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head. Balaban closes the distance and hits home with a left hook. Balaban attempts to land a left uppercut, but Matis blocks the shot and counters with a FIERCE left uppercut. BALABAN WAS STUNNED BY THAT SHOT! Matis steps to the outside. Matis sees his opponent is hurt. He's looking for the finish! Matis lands a right hook followed by a cross to his opponents head, AND DROPS BALABAN TO THE CANVAS! He beats the count, getting up at 5. Balaban now seems to have got his legs back. Balaban closes the distance and drives a left hook into Matis's ribs. Matis steps to the outside. Matis sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head. He continues the combination and lands two consecutive overhand rights to his opponents head. Round 6 Statistics Matis: Jabs Thrown: 18 Jabs Landed: 8 Power Shots Thrown: 43 Power Shots Landed: 20 Head Shots Thrown: 52 Head Shots Landed: 26 Body Shots Thrown: 9 Body Shots Landed: 2 Balaban: Jabs Thrown: 3 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 25 Power Shots Landed: 5 Head Shots Thrown: 16 Head Shots Landed: 2 Body Shots Thrown: 12 Body Shots Landed: 3 Round 7: Matis lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head, AND HIS OPPONENT IS HURT! Balaban recovers before his opponent can take advantage. Balaban closes the distance. Balaban pivots to the right of his opponent. Matis tries to land a right uppercut, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook. Matis is looking to keep the action on the outside and finds the target with a stinging jab. Matis tries to land an overhand right, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a right uppercut. Balaban is looking to close the distance. Balaban pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a right uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents head. He then lands a right uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents body. Matis is looking to keep his distance and lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head. Matis tries to land an overhand right, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut. Matis SLAMS a big cross into his opponents face. IT LOOKS LIKE BALABAN WAS HURT BY THAT SHOT! Balaban closes the distance and forces Matis to retreat onto the ropes. Balaban could be stopped here, if Matis can find the right shot! Matis lands a left hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head, AND KNOCKS BALABAN DOWN! He is on his feet as the count reaches 4. It looks like Balaban has now recovered from that shot earlier. Balaban lands a left uppercut to the body, and then to the head. Balaban drives a sharp left hook into Matis's body. Matis steps to the outside and throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook. Balaban sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Matis is on target with a left uppercut to his opponents body. Balaban sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Matis hits home with a sharp right hook. Matis feints a right hook, and then lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head. Matis is on target with a WICKED right hook. BALABAN IS DROPPED TO THE CANVAS! THE COUNT REACHES 10, BUT BALABAN IS UNABLE TO GET UP! The winner by KO is Matis! Round 7 Statistics Matis: Jabs Thrown: 11 Jabs Landed: 5 Power Shots Thrown: 24 Power Shots Landed: 9 Head Shots Thrown: 29 Head Shots Landed: 13 Body Shots Thrown: 6 Body Shots Landed: 1 Balaban: Jabs Thrown: 0 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 26 Power Shots Landed: 11 Head Shots Thrown: 16 Head Shots Landed: 7 Body Shots Thrown: 10 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: 10 - 7 10 - 7 10 - 7 Fight Statistics Matis: Total Punches Thrown: 407 Total Punches Landed: 184 Total Head Shots Thrown: 356 Total Head Shots Landed: 176 Total Body Shots Thrown: 51 Total Body Shots Landed: 8 Total Power Shots Thrown: 268 Total Power Shots Landed: 111 Total Jabs Thrown: 139 Total Jabs Landed: 73 Balaban: Total Punches Thrown: 241 Total Punches Landed: 100 Total Head Shots Thrown: 125 Total Head Shots Landed: 51 Total Body Shots Thrown: 116 Total Body Shots Landed: 49 Total Power Shots Thrown: 234 Total Power Shots Landed: 99 Total Jabs Thrown: 7 Total Jabs Landed: 1