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24/02/2033
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Shin Kato vs Goro Kikuchi

Boxing Daily Report from the AI Japan-Hyogo promoted show at Kobe Hada, Kobe,  taking place on 22/10/2031:

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 Japan-Hyogo Cruiserweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Shin Kato (17 - 7 - 6) who hails from Kobe, Japan and Goro Kikuchi(9 - 2 - 5) from Nishinomiya, Japan.  Kato weighed in at 199 pounds and 9 ounces, while Kikuchi weighed in at 200 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Yutaka Enomoto, and the three ringside judges are Iwao Sumida, Yutaka Enomoto and Jiro Kawakami.  

Round 1: 

Kikuchi gets on the inside.  Kato pivots to the side of his opponent.  Kikuchi lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Kato is looking to keep the action on the outside and hits home with an overhand right.  
Kikuchi advances into close range.  Kato digs in a left hook to Kikuchi's liver.  
Kato is on target with a jab.  
Kikuchi sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Kato is on target with a cross.  
Kato is looking to keep the action on the outside and tries to land a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Kato tries to keep the action at long range.  Kikuchi stands off with low guard waiting for his opponent to launch an attack.  Kato connects with a cross.  
Kikuchi steps inside and hits home with a right hook.  Kikuchi tries to land a right uppercut, but Kato blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Kikuchi advances into close range and connects with a right hook.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Kikuchi's trainer is suggesting ways of getting through to his opponent.  Kikuchi's trainer is telling his fighter he is being outworked and needs to throw more.  

Round 1 Statistics
Kato: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 34                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Kikuchi: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 2: 

Kikuchi quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Kato hits home with a right hook.  
Kikuchi drives a left uppercut into his opponents liver.  
Kikuchi connects with a left hook.  
Kikuchi pivots from in front of his opponent and connects with a left hook.  
Kikuchi pivots to the side of his opponent.  Kato connects with a right hook.  
Kikuchi closes the distance and is on target with a left hook.  
Kato tries to step out of his opponents range.  Kikuchi sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Kato lands a cross.  
Kato lands a jab followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Kikuchi closes the distance and lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Kato switches the action to the outside and connects with a cross.  
Kikuchi attempts to land a jab, but Kato sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Kikuchi steps inside and walks his opponent into the corner.  Kikuchi lands a left hook.  
Kikuchi connects with a right uppercut.  
Kikuchi connects with a left hook.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Kato's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 2 Statistics
Kato: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Kikuchi: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 3: 

Kikuchi closes the distance.  Kikuchi sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Kikuchi advances into close range and connects with a left hook.  
Kato is looking to keep his distance and connects with a cross.  
Kato lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Kato is looking to keep his distance.  Kikuchi quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Kato connects with a cross.  
Kikuchi gets on the inside and lands a right hook.  
Kato tries to step out of his opponents range and attempts to land an overhand right, but Kikuchi sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Kikuchi is looking to close the distance.  Kikuchi sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Kato tries to land a left hook, but Kikuchi slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Kato tries to land a cross, but Kikuchi parries the shot and counters with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Kato connects with a right hook.  Kato throws a short cross to the body, but lands low!  The ref ignores Kikuchi's complaints and signals for the action to continue.  
Kikuchi throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
At the end of Round 3, lets listen in on the corners...Kato's trainer is advising how he could be more accurate.  

Round 3 Statistics
Kato: 
Jabs Thrown: 14                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 34                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Kikuchi: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 4: 

Kato switches the action to the outside and connects with a cross.  
Kikuchi voluntarily retreats back onto the ropes...he waves his opponent in!  Kato is whaling away with hooks, but Kikuchi keeps his defence tight.  
Kato quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and connects with an overhand right.  
Kato tries to step out of his opponents range and attempts to land a cross, but Kikuchi sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Kato hits home with an overhand right.  
Kato hits home with a cross.  
Kikuchi gets on the inside and connects with a left uppercut.  
Kato attempts to land a cross, but Kikuchi slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Kato lands a cross.  
Kato connects with a cross.  
Kikuchi closes the distance and hits home with a right hook.  
Kato is looking to keep his distance.  Kato feints a left hook, and then throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Kikuchi advances into close range.  Kato sidesteps to the left of his opponent and hits home with a left uppercut.  
Kikuchi connects with a cross.  
Kato connects with a cross.  
Kato strikes his opponents body with a cross.  


Round 4 Statistics
Kato: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 44                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 51                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Kikuchi: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 5: 

Kikuchi gets on the inside.  Kato sidesteps to the right of his opponent and connects with a right hook.  
Kikuchi lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Kato steps to the outside and tries to land a jab, but Kikuchi blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Kato steps to the outside and lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Kato tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Kato throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Kato lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Kikuchi advances into close range.  Kato tries to land a left hook, but Kikuchi dodges the shot and counters with a cross.  
Kato tries to keep the action at long range and lands a jab.  
Kikuchi gets on the inside.  Kato pivots to the right of his opponent.  Kato hits home with a left hook.  Kato attempts to land a left hook, but Kikuchi sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Kato sidesteps to the left of his opponent and connects with a left hook.  
Kikuchi hits home with a cross.  
Kikuchi is looking to close the distance and drives a left uppercut into Kato's liver.  
Kato hits home with an overhand right.  
Kato throws an overhand right, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Kato tries to land a cross, but Kikuchi dodges the shot and counters with a cross.  
Kikuchi gets on the inside.  Kato lands a left hook to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Kato steps to the outside and is on target with a cross.  
Kato connects with an overhand right.  
Kato throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Kikuchi is looking to close the distance and attempts to land a right uppercut, but Kato slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Kikuchi wants to work on the inside, but accidentally clashes heads with his opponent!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Kato dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Kikuchi lands a left hook.  


Round 5 Statistics
Kato: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 36                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 43                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Kikuchi: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 6: 

Kato steps to the outside and hits home with a cross.  
Kato lands an overhand left.  
Kikuchi closes the distance and connects with a right uppercut.  
Kato lands an overhand left followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Kato hits home with a cross.  
Kikuchi advances into close range and hits home with a right hook.  
Kato is looking to keep the action on the outside and connects with an overhand right.  
Kikuchi gets on the inside.  Kato pivots from in front of his opponent.  Kikuchi connects with a left hook.  
Kikuchi closes the distance and connects with a left hook.  
Kikuchi steps inside and is on target with a right hook.  
Kato steps to the outside.  Kato quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Kikuchi hits home with an overhand left.  
Kato is looking to keep his distance and attempts to land a cross, but Kikuchi dodges the shot and counters with a cross.  
Kato steps away from his opponent and lands a cross.  
At the end of Round 6, lets listen in on the corners...Kikuchi's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 6 Statistics
Kato: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 36                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Kikuchi: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 7: 

Kato is looking to keep his distance and is on target with a cross.  
Kato switches the action to the outside.  Kato feints a right hook, and then hits home with an overhand right.  
Kato lands a cross.  
Kato is on target with a cross.  
Kato tries to step out of his opponents range and is on target with a cross.  
Kato is looking to keep his distance.  Kato sidesteps to the left of his opponent and hits home with a cross.  
Kato is on target with a left hook.  
Kato switches the action to the outside and connects with an overhand right.  
Kato is on target with a cross.  
Kikuchi closes the distance.  Kato drives a right hook into Kikuchi's body.  
Kato tries to keep the action at long range and connects with a cross.  


Round 7 Statistics
Kato: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 35                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 38                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Kikuchi: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 13                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 8: 

Kikuchi steps inside.  Kato hits home with a right hook.  
Kato switches the action to the outside and attempts to land a cross, but Kikuchi dodges the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Kato is looking to keep his distance and lands an overhand right.  
Kato lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Kikuchi advances into close range.  Kato quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Kikuchi lands a right hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
Kato steps to the outside and attempts to land a cross, but Kikuchi sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Kikuchi lands a right hook.  
Kato tries to step out of his opponents range and is on target with an overhand right.  Kato tries to land a cross, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a cross.  
Kikuchi gets on the inside and connects with a right hook.  
Kato connects with a cross.  


Round 8 Statistics
Kato: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 34                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Kikuchi: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 9: 

Kato steps to the outside.  Kato sidesteps to the left of his opponent and is on target with an overhand right.  
Kikuchi steps inside and hits home with a right hook.  
Kato pivots to the left of his opponent.  Kikuchi hits home with a cross.  
Kato steps away from his opponent and lands an overhand right.  Kato attempts to land a cross, but Kikuchi blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Kikuchi lands a left uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Kato is on target with an overhand right.  
Kato is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Kato sidesteps to the left of his opponent and is on target with an overhand left.  
Kikuchi attempts to land a right hook, but Kato sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Kato hits home with a cross.  
Kato hits home with an overhand right.  
Kato tries to keep the action at long range and is on target with a cross.  
Kato lands an overhand right.  
Kikuchi steps inside and connects with a right hook.  
Kato tries to keep the action at long range and connects with a cross.  


Round 9 Statistics
Kato: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 35                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Kikuchi: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 10: 

Kato lands a cross.  
Kato is looking to keep his distance and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Kikuchi steps inside and lands a right hook.  
Kato lands a jab.  
Kato is on target with a cross.  
Kikuchi lands a cross to the body, and then to the head.  
Kikuchi gets on the inside.  Kato pivots from in front of his opponent.  Kato attempts to land a right uppercut, but Kikuchi blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Kato is looking to keep his distance and is on target with an overhand right.  
Kato feints a left hook, and then is on target with a cross.  
Kato lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Kato is on target with a jab.  
Kato is looking to keep his distance.  Kato quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Kato hits home with a cross.  
Kato tries to keep the action at long range and is on target with an overhand left.  


Round 10 Statistics
Kato: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 7                             
Power Shots Thrown: 29                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 40                            
Head Shots Landed: 17                            
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Kikuchi: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 11                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 1 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 2 Scores: 10 - 10  10 - 10  10 - 10
Round 3 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 4 Scores: 9 - 10  10 - 9  10 - 10
Round 5 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 6 Scores: 10 - 10  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 7 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 8 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 9 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 10 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9


Final Scorecards: 96 - 96  97 - 94  97 - 95

The winner, by Majority Decision, from Kobe, Japan.... Shin Kato

Fight Statistics
Kato: 
Total Punches Thrown: 391                           
Total Punches Landed: 102                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 365                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 96                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 26                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 6                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 296                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 81                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 95                            
Total Jabs Landed: 21                            

Kikuchi: 
Total Punches Thrown: 218                           
Total Punches Landed: 64                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 186                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 59                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 32                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 5                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 195                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 64                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 23                            
Total Jabs Landed: 0