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03/06/2031
EOD Running: Rankings
Franko Novak vs Ilija Mijatovic

Boxing Daily Report from the Obad promoted show at Arena Gripe Medium Hall, Split,  taking place on 28/05/2031:

There are a few empty seats out here tonight, but this is a respectable turnout for the show.  
Next up we have one of the supporting contests of this show.  This is a final eliminator for the Croatia-Split-Dalmatia Super Welterweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance and those watching live on Planet Sport, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Franko Novak (18 - 10(1) - 2) who hails from Split, Croatia and Ilija Mijatovic(3 - 5(1) - 2) from Split, Croatia.  Both Novak and Mijatovic weighed in at 154 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Mislav Pavletic, and the three ringside judges are Josip Šaric, Matko Krnic and Hrvoje Tolic.  

Round 1: 

Novak is looking to keep his distance and connects with a cross.  
Novak tries to keep the action at long range and lands two overhand rights followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Mijatovic walks Novak down, trapping him on the ropes.  Mijatovic sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Novak lands a right hook.  
Novak switches the action to the outside and hits home with an overhand left.  
Novak steps to the outside and is on target with a cross.  
Novak lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Mijatovic advances into close range.  Novak quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Novak connects with a right hook.  Novak holds on to his opponent.  Novak hits his opponent with a kidney shot within the clinch. As they grapple, Novak pushes his forearm into Mijatovic's face.  The referee separates the two fighters and warns Novak.  
Novak lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Mijatovic advances into close range and forces Novak to retreat onto the ropes.  Novak hits home with a right hook.  
Novak switches the action to the outside and lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Novak steps away from his opponent and hits home with a sharp jab.  
Novak lands a cross.  
Novak lands two straights followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Mijatovic is looking to close the distance.  Novak pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a right hook.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Mijatovic's trainer is advising how he could improve the accuracy of his work.  Mijatovic's trainer is telling his fighter he needs to be more active or he's going to get outworked.  Mijatovic's trainer is advising how he could stop so many clean shots getting through.  

Round 1 Statistics
Novak: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 18                            
Head Shots Thrown: 33                            
Head Shots Landed: 22                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Mijatovic: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 2: 

Novak feints a cross, and then lands a jab followed by  two straights to his opponents head.  
Novak lands a right uppercut followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Novak lands a jab followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Novak tries to keep the action at long range and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Mijatovic steps inside.  Mijatovic pivots to the side of his opponent.  Novak is on target with a right hook.  
Novak hits home with a sharp jab.  
Novak feints a left, and then lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Novak is looking to keep his distance and lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Mijatovic steps inside and manages to force Novak onto the ropes.  Mijatovic tries to land a right hook, but Novak parries the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Novak steps to the outside and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Novak steps away from his opponent and hits the target with a solid jab.  
Novak feints a right hook, and then lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Novak tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a jab.  
Novak drives a jab into his opponents body.  
Novak lands with a hard jab.  
Novak lands a jab.  
Novak tries to step out of his opponents range and hits home with a stiff jab.  
Novak lands with a ramrod jab.  
Novak lands a jab, cross and a jab to his opponents head.  
Mijatovic gets on the inside.  Novak lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  


Round 2 Statistics
Novak: 
Jabs Thrown: 28                            
Jabs Landed: 23                            
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 17                            
Head Shots Thrown: 48                            
Head Shots Landed: 38                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Mijatovic: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 13                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 3: 

Mijatovic steps inside.  Novak pivots from in front of his opponent.  Novak lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  Novak clinches his opponent.  Novak leans on his opponent using all his weight. Novak hits his opponent with a kidney shot within the clinch. The ref separates the two fighters.  
Novak tries to keep the action at long range.  Novak feints a left, and then lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Mijatovic advances into close range.  Novak connects with a left hook.  
Novak tries to keep the action at long range and lands a jab followed by  two overhand rights to his opponents head.  
Novak finds the target with a jab.  
Novak pivots to the left of his opponent and finds the target with a jab.  
Mijatovic pivots to the left of his opponent.  Novak hits home with a left hook.  
Mijatovic is looking to close the distance.  Novak lands a left hook to the head followed by a right uppercut to the body.  
Novak steps to the outside and lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  He follows up the attack and lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Mijatovic advances into close range and walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Novak lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Novak lands a left hook.  
Novak lands a left hook.  
Novak steps away from his opponent and is on target with a cross.  
Novak steps to the outside and lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head.  
Mijatovic closes the distance and walks Novak down, trapping him on the ropes.  Novak is on target with a right hook.  
Novak lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Novak lands a right uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  Novak holds on to his opponent.  Novak throws a hook within the clinch but hits his opponent behind the head. 
Novak feints a right hook, and then lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Mijatovic cuts off the ring, trapping Novak in the blue corner.  Mijatovic feints a jab, but Novak is not fooled and responds with a right hook.  
Novak feints a left hook, and then lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Novak lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Novak switches the action to the outside and lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head.  


Round 3 Statistics
Novak: 
Jabs Thrown: 23                            
Jabs Landed: 16                            
Power Shots Thrown: 34                            
Power Shots Landed: 26                            
Head Shots Thrown: 50                            
Head Shots Landed: 38                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Mijatovic: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 2                             
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 3                             
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 4: 

Novak lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Novak throws a jab, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a cross.  
Mijatovic advances into close range.  Novak pivots to the right of his opponent.  Mijatovic throws a left hook, but Novak ties up his opponent.  Mijatovic uses his free hand to throw a hook, but it hits Novak behind the head. Mijatovic is using his forearm in the clinch.  The referee warns Mijatovic and breaks the clinch.  
Novak tries to step out of his opponents range.  Novak quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Novak connects with an overhand left.  Novak tries to land a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Novak lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Novak tries to keep the action at long range and lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head.  
Novak lands a jab, overhand right and a jab to his opponents head.  
Mijatovic advances into close range.  Novak lands a right uppercut followed by  two left hooks to his opponents head.  
Novak is looking to keep his distance and is on target with a jab.  
Novak lands a cross, jab and an overhand left to his opponents head.  
Mijatovic advances into close range.  Novak sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands two left hook's to the head followed by a right uppercut to the body.  
Novak lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Novak tries to keep the action at long range.  Novak feints a cross, and then lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Novak lands a left hook followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Novak tries to keep the action at long range.  Novak feints a cross, and then finds the target with a ramrod jab.  
Mijatovic is on target with a cross.  
Novak hits home with a cross.  
Mijatovic cuts off the ring, trapping Novak on the ropes.  Novak is on target with a right hook.  


Round 4 Statistics
Novak: 
Jabs Thrown: 24                            
Jabs Landed: 15                            
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 17                            
Head Shots Thrown: 41                            
Head Shots Landed: 31                            
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Mijatovic: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 5: 

Novak steps to the outside and is on target with a cross.  
Novak lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Novak lands a jab, cross and a jab to his opponents head.  
Novak is on target with a hard jab.  
Novak tries to keep the action at long range and lands with a stiff jab.  
Novak lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head.  
Novak snaps his opponents head back with a stinging jab.  
Novak tries to step out of his opponents range and finds the target with a jab.  
Novak lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Mijatovic is starting to lose his head here!   He steps in close and swings a low uppercut into Novak's groin!  The ref halts the action and sends Novak to the neutral corner.    He warns Mijatovic that he is heading for a point deduction.  
Novak is looking to keep his distance.  Novak waits at the mid-range with a lowered guard, waiting for his opponent to throw a punch.  Mijatovic throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Novak lands a solid jab.  
Novak tries to step out of his opponents range.  Novak feints a cross, and then lands a spiteful jab.  
Novak lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head.  
Mijatovic advances into close range and cuts off the ring, trapping Novak on the ropes.  Novak digs in a right hook to his opponents body.  
At the end of Round 5, lets listen in on the corners...Mijatovic's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 5 Statistics
Novak: 
Jabs Thrown: 24                            
Jabs Landed: 17                            
Power Shots Thrown: 10                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 22                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Mijatovic: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 11                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 6: 

Mijatovic advances into close range and throws a right hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Novak steps away from his opponent and is on target with a jab.  
Novak lands a jab to his opponents body.  
Novak steps away from his opponent.  Novak sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands an overhand right.  
Novak lands two consecutive overhand rights to his opponents head.  
Novak is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Novak hits home with a right hook.  
Novak connects with a cross.  
Novak lands two straights followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Mijatovic walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Mijatovic is on target with a cross to Novak's body.  
Mijatovic steps inside and throws a left hook, but is unable to get through his opponents guard.  Novak clinches his opponent.  Novak uses his free hand to throw a hook, but it hits Mijatovic behind the head. The referee separates the two fighters and warns Novak.  
Novak is keeping his hands low...it looks like he wants his opponent to throw first.  Mijatovic attempts to land a left hook, but Novak parries the shot and counters with a cross.  
Mijatovic steps inside.  Novak pivots to the right of his opponent.  Mijatovic drives a left hook into Novak's ribs.  
Mijatovic hits home with a left hook.  
Mijatovic is keeping his hands low...it looks like he wants his opponent to throw first.  Novak snaps his opponents head back with a spiteful jab.  
Novak lands a jab to the body, an overhand right to the head and a cross to the body.  
Novak is on target with a cross.  
Mijatovic attempts to land a cross, but Novak sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Mijatovic is looking to close the distance and attempts to land a right hook, but Novak blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Novak is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a stinging jab.  


Round 6 Statistics
Novak: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 7                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 19                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Mijatovic: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 7: 

Mijatovic tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Novak connects with a cross.  
Mijatovic steps inside and throws a right hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Novak lands a stiff jab.  
Novak finds the target with a hard jab.  
Novak tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Mijatovic gets on the inside.  Novak connects with a right hook.  
Novak lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Mijatovic gets on the inside.  Novak lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Novak steps to the outside.  Novak sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Novak tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Novak strikes his opponents body with a jab.  
Novak is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Mijatovic is looking to close the distance.  Novak hits home with a right hook.  
Novak tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  


Round 7 Statistics
Novak: 
Jabs Thrown: 25                            
Jabs Landed: 15                            
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 38                            
Head Shots Landed: 24                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Mijatovic: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 9                             
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 8: 

Novak lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Novak steps away from his opponent and lands a hard jab.  
Novak steps to the outside.  Mijatovic tries to land a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Novak tries to land a jab, but Mijatovic slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Novak feints a left hook, and then finds the target with a spiteful jab.  
Novak hits home with an overhand right.  
Novak lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Novak finds the target with a jab.  
Novak steps away from his opponent and lands with a sharp jab.  
Novak lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Mijatovic gets on the inside and walks Novak down, trapping him on the ropes.  Mijatovic throws a right hook, but Novak clinches his opponent.  The ref calls break and the two fighters separate.  
Novak is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Novak feints a jab, tricking Mijatovic into throwing a right uppercut counter.  Novak springs the trap, countering with  a cross.  
Novak is on target with a left hook.  
Novak steps to the outside and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Novak steps to the outside and lands a ramrod jab.  
Mijatovic closes the distance.  Novak drives a left hook into Mijatovic's body.  Novak holds on to his opponent.  Novak uses his free hand to throw a body hook, but it lands on Mijatovic's kidney. Novak tries to make the space to throw a hook, but hits Mijatovic's kidney. 
Mijatovic steps inside.  Novak digs in a right uppercut to Mijatovic's body.  
At the end of Round 8, lets listen in on the corners...Novak's trainer is telling his fighter he is a mile in front and not to do anything stupid. 

Round 8 Statistics
Novak: 
Jabs Thrown: 21                            
Jabs Landed: 13                            
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 20                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Mijatovic: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 9: 

Novak lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Novak feints a left hook, and then lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Novak lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Mijatovic steps inside.  Novak lands a left hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
Mijatovic manouvers Novak onto the ropes.  Novak lands a  jab.  
Mijatovic advances into close range.  Novak connects with a left hook.  
Mijatovic gets on the inside.  Novak hits home with a left uppercut.  
Novak tries to step out of his opponents range and lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Novak lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Novak tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  Novak tries to land a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Novak feints a left, and then lands a jab.  
Novak tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a jab to the body followed by a overhand left to the head.  
Mijatovic is looking to close the distance and forces Novak to back into the ropes.  Novak hits home with a left uppercut.  
Novak feints a left hook, and then lands two jabs to the body, and one to the head.  
Novak lands a jab to the body followed by a overhand right to the head.  
Novak sidesteps to the right of his opponent and hits home with a cross.  
Novak connects with a cross.  
Mijatovic closes the distance and attempts to land a left hook, but Novak blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Novak switches the action to the outside and attempts to land a jab, but Mijatovic slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  


Round 9 Statistics
Novak: 
Jabs Thrown: 24                            
Jabs Landed: 16                            
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 42                            
Head Shots Landed: 27                            
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Mijatovic: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 9                             
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 10: 

Novak steps away from his opponent.  Novak feints a left hook, and then lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Novak finds the target with a solid jab.  
Novak is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Novak lands with a stiff jab.  
Novak sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Novak attempts to land a jab, but Mijatovic dodges the shot and counters with a left hook to Novak's body.  
Novak tries to step out of his opponents range.  Novak feints a cross, and then snaps his opponents head back with a hard jab.  
Novak tries to keep the action at long range.  Novak feints a left, and then lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Mijatovic gets on the inside.  Novak sidesteps to the right of his opponent and digs in a left hook to Mijatovic's body.  
Novak steps away from his opponent.  Novak feints a left hook, and then lands an overhand right.  
Novak digs in a left hook to Mijatovic's liver.  
Novak tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Novak feints a cross, and then lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Novak lands an overhand right to the head, a jab to the body and an overhand right to the head.  
Novak feints a left hook, and then lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Novak steps away from his opponent and lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Novak sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a jab followed by  two overhand rights to his opponents head.  
Mijatovic attempts to land an overhand right, but Novak slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Novak hits home with a cross.  


Round 10 Statistics
Novak: 
Jabs Thrown: 25                            
Jabs Landed: 18                            
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Head Shots Thrown: 41                            
Head Shots Landed: 28                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Mijatovic: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 9                             
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 11                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

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


Final Scorecards: 100 - 90  100 - 90  100 - 90

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Split, Croatia.... Franko Novak

Fight Statistics
Novak: 
Total Punches Thrown: 430                           
Total Punches Landed: 297                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 382                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 269                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 48                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 28                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 216                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 152                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 214                           
Total Jabs Landed: 145                           

Mijatovic: 
Total Punches Thrown: 160                           
Total Punches Landed: 12                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 126                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Total Body Shots Thrown: 34                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 3                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 134                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 26                            
Total Jabs Landed: 2