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18/05/2031
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Ardian Vercuni vs Arjan Balik

Boxing Daily Report from the AI Albania-Central promoted show at Tirana Uchuncu, Tirana,  taking place on 03/07/2021:

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 final eliminator for the Albania Super Lightweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance and those watching live on RTSH Sport, the two fighters competing in this 12 round matchup are Ardian Vercuni (7 - 1) who hails from Tirana, Albania and Arjan Balik(3 - 1) from Tirana, Albania.  Vercuni weighed in at 140 pounds, while Balik weighed in at 139 pounds And 15 ounces.  
The referee tonight is Dameon Shundi, and the three ringside judges are Bashkim Ahmeti, Brahim Akkaya and Agron Dreshaj.  

Round 1: 

Balik is on target with a cross.  
Balik is on target with a jab.  
Balik advances into close range.  As Vercuni tries to work on the inside, the fighters heads come together!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Balik dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Vercuni steps away from his opponent and lands a cross.  
Vercuni drives a left hook into his opponents body.  
Balik hits home with a cross.  
Balik lands a jab to the body followed by a cross to the head.  
Balik is on target with a sharp cross.  
Balik drops his guard, and stalks his opponent...he wants his opponent to throw a shot.  Vercuni snaps his opponents head back with a sharp jab.  
Balik feints a left, and then lands a jab.  
Balik walks Vercuni down, trapping him on the ropes.  Balik lands a cross to the body followed by a jab to the head.  
Balik pivots to the right of his opponent and is on target with a stinging cross.  
Balik pivots to the left of his opponent and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Balik lands with a sharp jab.  
Balik forces Vercuni to retreat into a neutral corner.  Vercuni lands a stiff jab.  
Balik is on target with a cross.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Vercuni's trainer is advising how he could improve the accuracy of his work.  Vercuni's trainer is telling his fighter he is being outworked and needs to throw more.  Vercuni's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  Vercuni's trainer is advising how he could stop so many clean shots getting through.  

Round 1 Statistics
Vercuni: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 8                             
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Balik: 
Jabs Thrown: 15                            
Jabs Landed: 8                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 2: 

Balik lands a right hook.  
Vercuni switches the action to the outside.  Vercuni sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a jab.  
Vercuni lands a cross, jab and a cross to his opponents head.  
Balik steps inside and walks his opponent into a corner.  Balik pivots to the left of his opponent and is on target with a solid left hook.  
Balik lands a cross.  
Balik attempts to land a cross, but Vercuni sidesteps and counters with a sharp right uppercut.  
Balik steps inside and lands a right hook, left uppercut and a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
Vercuni lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Vercuni drops his hands, and waves his opponent in.  Balik attempts to land a jab, but Vercuni slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Vercuni pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a jab.  
Balik closes the distance.  Vercuni connects with a left hook.  
Vercuni tries to step out of his opponents range and attempts to land a cross, but Balik slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Balik manouvers his opponent onto the ropes.  Balik pivots to the left of his opponent and is on target with a stinging left hook to Vercuni's body.  
Balik steps inside and hits home with a left hook.  
Vercuni steps away from his opponent and is on target with a cross.  
Balik walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Balik pivots to the right of his opponent and hits home with a left uppercut.  
Vercuni lands a right hook.  
Vercuni switches the action to the outside and drives a stinging jab into his opponents face.  
Balik is looking to close the distance.  Balik pivots to the left of his opponent.  Vercuni tries to land a right hook, but Balik slips the shot and counters with a left hook to Vercuni's liver.  


Round 2 Statistics
Vercuni: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Balik: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 32                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 3: 

Balik throws a cross, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a cross.  
Vercuni tries to keep the action at long range.  Balik connects with a cross.  
Balik connects with a solid left hook.  
Vercuni tries to step out of his opponents range.  Balik lands two jabs followed by an overhand right to his opponents head.  
Balik finds the target with a sharp jab.  
Balik pivots to the left of his opponent.  Vercuni hits home with a cross.  
Vercuni lands a stinging cross.  
Vercuni hits home with a cross.  
Vercuni lands with a stiff jab.  
Balik cuts off the ring, trapping Vercuni on the ropes.  Balik drives a stinging right hook into his opponents body.  
Vercuni lands a solid cross.  
Balik pivots from in front of his opponent and hits home with a firm cross.  
Balik feints a right hook, and then is on target with a cross.  Balik tries to land a cross, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a firm left hook.  
Balik closes the distance.  Vercuni hits home with a firm left uppercut.  
Balik lands a right uppercut.  


Round 3 Statistics
Vercuni: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Balik: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 4: 

Vercuni lands a firm cross.  
Vercuni is looking to keep the action on the outside and is on target with a jab to Balik's body.  
Balik attempts to land a jab, but Vercuni slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Balik advances into close range and walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Balik lands a stinging right hook.  
Vercuni steps to the outside and lands a cross.  
Balik is on target with a cross.  
Vercuni switches the action to the outside and tries to land a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a solid left hook.  
Balik pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a left hook.  
Balik lands a jab.  
Balik lands with a sharp jab.  
Vercuni steps to the outside.  Balik lands a cross.  
Balik sidesteps to the left of his opponent and connects with a firm cross.  
Balik pivots to the left of his opponent.  Vercuni lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Vercuni sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands with a stinging jab.  


Round 4 Statistics
Vercuni: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Balik: 
Jabs Thrown: 15                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 32                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 5: 

Balik gets on the inside.  Vercuni tries to land a right hook, but Balik blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Balik cuts off the ring, trapping Vercuni on the ropes.  Balik sidesteps to the right of his opponent and hits home with a cross.  
Vercuni switches the action to the outside and finds the target with a jab.  
Vercuni strikes his opponents body with a jab.  
Balik hits home with a cross.  
Balik is on target with a sharp cross to Vercuni's body.  
Vercuni lands a cross.  Vercuni throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a sharp right uppercut.  
Vercuni connects with a stinging right hook.  
Balik tries to land a jab, but Vercuni slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut to Balik's ribs.  
Balik manages to force Vercuni into a corner.  Balik lands a left uppercut followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Vercuni hits home with a right hook.  


Round 5 Statistics
Vercuni: 
Jabs Thrown: 14                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Balik: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 6: 

Balik finds the target with a stiff jab.  
Balik steps inside and is on target with a left hook.  
Balik lands a stinging cross.  
Vercuni is looking to keep his distance and connects with a cross.  
Balik sidesteps to the right of his opponent and is on target with a cross.  
Balik pivots to the left of his opponent.  Vercuni lands a right hook.  
Vercuni steps away from his opponent and hits home with an overhand left.  
Vercuni feints a left hook, and then tries to land an overhand left, but Balik sidesteps and counters with a sharp cross.  
Balik gets on the inside.  Vercuni is on target with a solid left uppercut.  
Balik manouvers his opponent onto the ropes.  Balik sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Vercuni lands a cross.  
Vercuni pivots from in front of his opponent.  Balik strikes his opponents body with a jab.  
Vercuni lands a jab.  
Vercuni lands a right hook to the body followed by a jab to the head.  


Round 6 Statistics
Vercuni: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Balik: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 7: 

Balik lands a cross.  
Balik is looking to close the distance.  Balik sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Vercuni connects with a sharp right hook.  
Vercuni switches the action to the outside and throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Balik gets on the inside and manouvers his opponent onto the ropes.  Balik pivots from in front of his opponent and is on target with a right hook to his opponents ribs.  
Balik throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Vercuni lands a jab.  
Vercuni tries to keep the action at long range and finds the target with a jab.  
Balik is looking to close the distance and connects with a right hook.  
Vercuni is on target with a cross.  
Balik hits home with a cross.  
Balik is looking to close the distance.  Vercuni sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Vercuni attempts to land a right hook, but Balik sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Balik sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Vercuni tries to land a cross, but Balik slips the shot and counters with a solid cross.  


Round 7 Statistics
Vercuni: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Balik: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 8: 

Balik gets on the inside.  Vercuni lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Vercuni tries to keep the action at long range.  Balik drives a jab into Vercuni's body.  Balik throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a stinging right hook.  
Balik drives a sharp jab into his opponents face.  
Vercuni tries to keep the action at long range.  Vercuni feints a jab, tricking Balik into throwing a left uppercut counter.  Vercuni avoids the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Vercuni sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Vercuni sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Balik lands an overhand left.  
Balik sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Balik manages to force Vercuni onto the ropes.  Balik pivots from in front of his opponent and connects with a right hook.  
Vercuni hits home with a sharp cross.  
Vercuni lands a double jab to his opponents head.  


Round 8 Statistics
Vercuni: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Balik: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 9: 

Vercuni connects with a cross.  
Balik is looking to close the distance.  Vercuni quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and is on target with a solid right hook.  
Vercuni is on target with a sharp right hook.  
Vercuni tries to step out of his opponents range and lands an overhand right followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Vercuni connects with a solid cross.  
Vercuni steps away from his opponent.  Balik finds the target with a stiff jab.  
Vercuni sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Balik is on target with a firm cross.  
Vercuni sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Vercuni sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Balik connects with a cross.  
Vercuni snaps his opponents head back with a sharp jab.  
Balik hits home with a stiff jab.  
Vercuni steps away from his opponent and hits home with a firm overhand left.  
Balik manouvers Vercuni into a corner.  Balik pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Vercuni tries to keep the action at long range and throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Balik is keeping his hands low...it looks like he wants his opponent to throw first.  Vercuni is on target with a sharp cross.  
Balik steps inside.  Vercuni throws a right hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a sharp cross.  
Vercuni drives a left hook into his opponents body.  


Round 9 Statistics
Vercuni: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Balik: 
Jabs Thrown: 18                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 10: 

Balik attempts to land a jab, but Vercuni sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut to Balik's body.  
Vercuni is looking to keep his distance and lands a cross.  
Balik walks his opponent down, trapping him in a corner.  Balik lands a jab.  
Balik quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands with a stiff jab.  
Balik tries to land a cross, but Vercuni slips the shot and counters with a sharp left uppercut to Balik's ribs.  
Balik pivots to the side of his opponent.  Vercuni tries to land a right hook, but Balik sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Balik connects with a cross.  
Vercuni steps away from his opponent.  Vercuni sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Balik attempts to land a jab, but Vercuni slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Balik closes the distance.  Vercuni tries to land a right hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a left hook to Vercuni's ribs.  
Vercuni is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Balik lands a sharp overhand right.  
At the end of Round 10, lets listen in on the corners...Balik's trainer is suggesting ways of getting through to his opponent.  

Round 10 Statistics
Vercuni: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 11                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Balik: 
Jabs Thrown: 15                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 11: 

Balik is looking to close the distance.  Vercuni lands a solid left uppercut.  
Vercuni throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Vercuni hits home with a cross.  Vercuni attempts to land a jab, but Balik slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Vercuni is on target with an overhand right.  
Vercuni lands a jab.  Vercuni attempts to land a jab, but Balik dodges the shot and counters with a left hook to Vercuni's body.  
Balik gets on the inside.  Balik pivots from in front of his opponent.  Vercuni is on target with a right hook to Balik's ribs.  
Balik hits home with a stinging jab.  
Vercuni is on target with a solid jab.  
Vercuni switches the action to the outside and connects with a stinging cross.  
Vercuni sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Balik throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut to Balik's body.  
Balik tries to land a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a firm left hook.  


Round 11 Statistics
Vercuni: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Balik: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 12: 

Balik walks Vercuni into the corner.  Vercuni lands a right hook.  
Vercuni tries to step out of his opponents range.  Balik finds the target with a jab.  
Balik gets on the inside and tries to land a left hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a firm cross.  
Vercuni tries to keep the action at long range.  Balik lands with a stiff jab.  
Balik connects with a cross.  
Balik gets on the inside and forces Vercuni to back into the ropes.  Balik pivots from in front of his opponent.  Balik throws a left uppercut, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Vercuni connects with a cross.  
Vercuni throws an overhand left, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Vercuni lands with a solid jab.  
Balik steps inside and lands a left hook.  
Balik pivots from in front of his opponent and connects with a right hook.  
Vercuni is on target with a sharp cross.  
Balik steps inside.  Balik sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Balik is on target with a right uppercut.  Balik attempts to land a right hook, but Vercuni parries the shot and counters with a sharp left hook.  


Round 12 Statistics
Vercuni: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Balik: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 1 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 2 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 3 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 4 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 5 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 6 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  10 - 10
Round 7 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 8 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 9 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 10 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 11 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 12 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10


Final Scorecards: 112 - 116  112 - 116  113 - 116

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Tirana, Albania.... Arjan Balik

Fight Statistics
Vercuni: 
Total Punches Thrown: 267                           
Total Punches Landed: 97                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 228                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 87                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 39                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 10                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 172                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 70                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 95                            
Total Jabs Landed: 27                            

Balik: 
Total Punches Thrown: 371                           
Total Punches Landed: 108                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 322                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 95                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 49                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 13                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 232                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 72                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 139                           
Total Jabs Landed: 36