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30/06/2034
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Luca Giovinco vs Gianni Croce

Boxing Daily Report from the AI Italy-Liguria promoted show at Genoa Menia, Genoa,  taking place on 28/08/2033:

The venue is completely packed out with the fans turning out in force to watch the fights on offer tonight.  
Next up we have one of the supporting contests of this show.  This is a semi final eliminator for the Italy-Liguria Super Middleweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Luca Giovinco (11 - 14 - 5) who hails from La Spezia, Italy and Gianni Croce(4 - 7 - 3) from La Spezia, Italy.  Both Giovinco and Croce weighed in at 168 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Bernardo Prosperini, and the three ringside judges are Giorgio Malgieri, Giorgio Malgieri and Damiano Lamia.  

Round 1: 

Giovinco hits home with an overhand left.  
Giovinco lands a jab.  
Giovinco is looking to keep his distance and is on target with an overhand right.  
Giovinco switches the action to the outside and is on target with a cross to Croce's body.  
Giovinco lands an overhand left to the head followed by a cross to the body.  
Giovinco is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Giovinco closes the distance.  Croce digs in a left hook to his opponents liver.  
Croce is on target with a jab to his opponents body.  
Croce tries to keep the action at long range.  Giovinco is on target with a jab.  
Giovinco lands a cross followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Giovinco is looking to keep the action on the outside and is on target with a cross.  
Giovinco connects with an overhand left.  
Giovinco lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Giovinco tries to step out of his opponents range and connects with a cross.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Croce's trainer is telling his fighter he needs to be more active or he's going to get outworked.  

Round 1 Statistics
Giovinco: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 32                            
Head Shots Landed: 16                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Croce: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 9                             
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 11                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 2: 

Croce is on target with a jab.  
Giovinco advances into close range and hits home with a left hook.  
Giovinco steps away from his opponent and is on target with a cross to Croce's body.  
Giovinco is looking to keep his distance and lands an overhand left.  
Giovinco is looking to keep his distance and is on target with a cross.  
Giovinco switches the action to the outside and lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Giovinco closes the distance and connects with a left hook.  
Giovinco closes the distance and is on target with a right hook.  
Giovinco lands a cross.  
Giovinco is looking to close the distance.  Croce pivots to the left of his opponent.  Giovinco is on target with a left hook.  
Giovinco switches the action to the outside and is on target with a jab.  
Giovinco lands a right hook.  
Croce steps away from his opponent.  Croce feints a right hook, and then throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Croce quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and hits home with a cross.  
Giovinco is looking to keep the action on the outside and hits home with a cross.  
Giovinco tries to step out of his opponents range and hits home with a cross.  
Giovinco hits home with a cross.  
Giovinco connects with a cross.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Giovinco's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 2 Statistics
Giovinco: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 33                            
Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Head Shots Thrown: 44                            
Head Shots Landed: 18                            
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Croce: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 5                             
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 13                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 3: 

Giovinco is on target with a cross.  
Croce lands a cross.  
Giovinco steps away from his opponent and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Giovinco is looking to keep the action on the outside and finds the target with a jab.  
Giovinco tries to keep the action at long range and is on target with an overhand left.  
Giovinco lands a cross.  
Croce is on target with a cross.  
Croce is looking to keep his distance.  Giovinco is on target with a jab.  
At the end of Round 3, lets listen in on the corners...Croce's trainer is advising how he could improve the accuracy of his work.  

Round 3 Statistics
Giovinco: 
Jabs Thrown: 14                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Croce: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 4: 

Giovinco connects with a cross.  
Giovinco steps to the outside and is on target with a cross.  
Giovinco is on target with a jab.  
Giovinco steps to the outside.  Giovinco quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and hits home with a cross.  
Giovinco connects with a cross.  
Giovinco is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a cross.  
Giovinco steps to the outside.  Giovinco feints a right, and then connects with a cross.  


Round 4 Statistics
Giovinco: 
Jabs Thrown: 14                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 34                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Croce: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 7                             
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 12                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 5: 

Croce hits home with a right hook.  
Giovinco is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Giovinco lands a cross.  
Giovinco is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Giovinco tries to keep the action at long range and hits home with a cross.  
Giovinco hits home with a left uppercut.  
Croce finds the target with a jab.  
Giovinco is looking to keep the action on the outside and is on target with a cross.  


Round 5 Statistics
Giovinco: 
Jabs Thrown: 15                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 37                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Croce: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 8                             
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 11                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 6: 

Giovinco pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a jab.  
Giovinco steps to the outside and is on target with a cross.  
Giovinco sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Croce tries to land a jab, but Giovinco slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Giovinco switches the action to the outside and is on target with an overhand right.  
Croce tries to keep the action at long range.  Giovinco connects with a cross.  
Giovinco sidesteps to the right of his opponent and hits home with a right hook.  
Giovinco tries to keep the action at long range and lands a jab.  
Giovinco steps to the outside and lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Croce pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a jab.  
Giovinco tries to land a cross, but Croce dodges the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Giovinco is looking to keep the action on the outside and hits home with an overhand right.  
Giovinco is looking to keep his distance and hits home with a cross.  
At the end of Round 6, lets listen in on the corners...Croce's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 6 Statistics
Giovinco: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 36                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Croce: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 10                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 12                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 7: 

Giovinco feints a jab, and then lands a cross, overhand right and a jab to his opponents head.  
Giovinco tries to keep the action at long range and is on target with a jab.  
Giovinco is looking to close the distance and is on target with a left uppercut.  
Giovinco steps to the outside and connects with a cross.  
Giovinco is looking to keep the action on the outside and connects with a cross.  
Giovinco tries to step out of his opponents range.  Giovinco quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and is on target with a cross.  
Giovinco is on target with a cross.  
Giovinco sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a cross.  
Giovinco closes the distance.  Croce hits home with a right hook.  
Giovinco is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a cross to Croce's body.  
Giovinco hits home with a cross.  
Giovinco connects with a cross.  
Giovinco lands an overhand right.  
Giovinco tries to keep the action at long range.  Giovinco drops his guard, and stalks his opponent...he wants his opponent to throw a shot.  Croce throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Giovinco closes the distance and is on target with a left hook.  


Round 7 Statistics
Giovinco: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 37                            
Head Shots Landed: 18                            
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Croce: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 8                             
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 8: 

Giovinco is on target with a cross.  
Giovinco lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Giovinco is on target with a cross to his opponents body.  
Giovinco hits home with a cross.  
Giovinco switches the action to the outside and lands a cross to Croce's body.  
Giovinco is looking to keep his distance and lands an overhand left.  
Giovinco connects with an overhand left.  
Giovinco is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Croce sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Giovinco is on target with a cross.  
Giovinco steps to the outside and hits home with a cross.  
Giovinco sidesteps to the right of his opponent and throws a short cross to the body, but lands low!  The ref ignores Croce's complaints and signals for the action to continue.  
Croce steps away from his opponent.  Giovinco lands a cross.  
Giovinco switches the action to the outside and lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  


Round 8 Statistics
Giovinco: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 29                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 36                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Croce: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 13                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 9: 

Giovinco tries to keep the action at long range and hits home with a cross.  
Giovinco connects with a cross.  
Croce pivots from in front of his opponent.  Giovinco is on target with a jab.  
Giovinco lands a cross.  
Croce lands a left hook.  
Croce is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Giovinco is on target with an overhand left.  
Giovinco is on target with a cross.  
Giovinco steps away from his opponent and attempts to land a cross, but Croce sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Giovinco lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Giovinco attempts to land a left hook, but Croce parries the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Giovinco is on target with a cross.  
Croce attempts to land a left hook, but Giovinco blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Giovinco is looking to keep his distance and is on target with a cross.  
Giovinco tries to keep the action at long range and hits home with a cross.  
At the end of Round 9, lets listen in on the corners...Croce's trainer is telling his fighter he must go to war on his opponent!  

Round 9 Statistics
Giovinco: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 29                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 40                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Croce: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 9                             
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 10                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 10: 

Giovinco lands a cross.  
Giovinco feints a left hook, and then lands a cross.  
Croce feints a jab, and then lands a left hook.  
Giovinco is looking to keep his distance and lands two straights followed by an overhand right to his opponents head.  
Giovinco tries to keep the action at long range and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Giovinco switches the action to the outside and hits home with a cross.  
Giovinco is on target with a cross.  
Giovinco lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  


Round 10 Statistics
Giovinco: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Croce: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 7                             
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 13                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
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


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

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from La Spezia, Italy.... Luca Giovinco

Fight Statistics
Giovinco: 
Total Punches Thrown: 369                           
Total Punches Landed: 133                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 350                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 127                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 19                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 6                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 250                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 101                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 119                           
Total Jabs Landed: 32                            

Croce: 
Total Punches Thrown: 154                           
Total Punches Landed: 20                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 128                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 16                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 26                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 4                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 90                            
Total Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 64                            
Total Jabs Landed: 7