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22/02/2035
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Mario Croce vs Fabiano Giovanni

Boxing Daily Report from the Dachjian Promotions promoted show at Rome Violante, Rome,  taking place on 01/10/2034:

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 mandatory fight for the Italy-Lazio Middleweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance and those watching live on Eurosport Italia, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Mario Croce (25(1) - 6(2) - 2) who hails from Rome, Italy and Fabiano Giovanni(13 - 18 - 2) from Rome, Italy.  Croce weighed in at 160 pounds, while Giovanni weighed in at 159 pounds and 15 ounces.  
The referee tonight is Tino Ganci, and the three ringside judges are Francesco Mazzocchi, Cristiano Parodi and Colombo Ferrante.  

Round 1: 

Croce lands a jab.  
Giovanni attempts to land a left hook, but Croce blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Giovanni advances into close range.  Croce digs in a left hook to Giovanni's body.  
Croce drives a jab into his opponents body.  
Croce is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Giovanni attempts to land a cross, but Croce parries the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Croce steps away from his opponent and lands a jab to Giovanni's body.  
Giovanni attempts to land a jab, but Croce sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Croce lands a left hook, jab and a cross to his opponents head.  
Croce is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Croce feints a left hook, and then lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Croce finds the target with a jab.  
Croce steps away from his opponent and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Croce lands a jab to the head, a jab to the body and a cross to the head.  
Croce lands a hard jab.  
Croce lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Croce lands a hard jab.  
Croce lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Giovanni's trainer is advising how he could improve the accuracy of his work.  Giovanni's trainer is telling his fighter he is being outworked and needs to throw more.  Giovanni's trainer is telling his fighter to tighten his defence.  

Round 1 Statistics
Croce: 
Jabs Thrown: 26                            
Jabs Landed: 17                            
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 36                            
Head Shots Landed: 25                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Giovanni: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 10                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 12                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 2: 

Croce tries to step out of his opponents range and is on target with an overhand right.  
Croce lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Croce lands a solid jab.  
Croce lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Croce steps away from his opponent and lands a spiteful jab.  
Croce finds the target with a stiff jab.  
Croce lands a stinging jab.  
Croce quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a jab to the head, a jab to the body and an overhand left to the head.  
Croce lands a jab, cross and a jab to his opponents head.  
Croce pivots to the right of his opponent.  Giovanni tries to land a left hook, but Croce parries the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Croce tries to keep the action at long range and lands with a spiteful jab.  
Croce is looking to keep his distance and connects with a cross.  
Croce hits home with a solid cross.  
Croce tries to keep the action at long range and lands a jab to the head followed by a cross to the body.  
Croce lands a stiff jab.  


Round 2 Statistics
Croce: 
Jabs Thrown: 25                            
Jabs Landed: 18                            
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 36                            
Head Shots Landed: 24                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Giovanni: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 3: 

Croce steps away from his opponent and finds the target with a jab.  
Croce lands a jab to the body, a jab to the head and an overhand right to the head.  
Croce feints a right, and then finds the target with a ramrod jab.  
Croce hits home with a solid jab.  
Croce is looking to keep his distance and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Giovanni walks Croce onto the ropes.  Croce lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Croce lands a hard jab.  
Giovanni sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Croce lands a jab.  
Giovanni closes the distance.  Croce is on target with a left hook.  
Croce is looking to keep the action on the outside and finds the target with a spiteful jab.  
Croce hits home with a solid jab.  
Croce feints a left, and then finds the target with a jab.  
Giovanni gets on the inside.  Giovanni sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Croce lands a right uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Croce hits home with a right hook.  
Croce drives a cross into Giovanni's body.  
Croce is looking to keep his distance and lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head.  
Croce lands with a ramrod jab.  
At the end of Round 3, lets listen in on the corners...Giovanni's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 3 Statistics
Croce: 
Jabs Thrown: 31                            
Jabs Landed: 20                            
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 37                            
Head Shots Landed: 25                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Giovanni: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 12                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 4: 

Giovanni advances into close range and forces Croce to retreat onto the ropes.  Croce drives a right uppercut into Giovanni's ribs.  
Croce lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Croce steps to the outside and drives a jab into his opponents body.  
Giovanni is looking to close the distance.  Croce connects with a left hook.  
Croce lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Croce sidesteps to the left of his opponent and is on target with a jab.  
Giovanni closes the distance and walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Croce is on target with a right hook to Giovanni's body.  
Croce feints a left, and then lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Croce lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Croce is on target with a jab.  
Giovanni hits home with a left hook.  
Giovanni is on target with a left hook.  


Round 4 Statistics
Croce: 
Jabs Thrown: 17                            
Jabs Landed: 11                            
Power Shots Thrown: 10                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Giovanni: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 5: 

Giovanni gets on the inside.  Croce pivots from in front of his opponent and lands two consecutive left uppercuts to his opponents head.  
Croce steps to the outside and lands a cross.  
Croce steps away from his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Croce steps away from his opponent and drives a jab into his opponents body.  
Croce steps away from his opponent and hits home with an overhand right.  
Croce finds the target with a jab.  
Croce lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Croce sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Croce feints a right, and then finds the target with a hard jab.  
Croce feints a jab, and then lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Croce finds the target with a jab.  
Croce snaps his opponents head back with a stinging jab.  
Giovanni steps inside.  Croce connects with a firm left hook.  
Croce steps to the outside and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Croce lands two jabs to the body, and one to the head.  
Giovanni closes the distance.  Croce drives a left hook into his opponents ribs.  
Giovanni is looking to close the distance.  Giovanni is starting to lose his head here!   He swings an uppercut into his opponents groin! The ref ignores Croce's protests and signals for the action to continue!  


Round 5 Statistics
Croce: 
Jabs Thrown: 21                            
Jabs Landed: 15                            
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 22                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Giovanni: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 5                             
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 8                             
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 6: 

Croce lands a hard jab.  
Croce lands a jab, cross and an overhand right to his opponents head.  
Giovanni hits home with a cross.  
Croce pivots to the right of his opponent and hits home with a left hook.  
Croce is on target with a jab to Giovanni's body.  
Croce feints a left, and then lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Giovanni forces Croce to retreat onto the ropes.  Croce drives a cross into his opponents body.  
Croce lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Giovanni advances into close range.  Croce drives a right hook into his opponents body.  
Croce switches the action to the outside and snaps his opponents head back with a stiff jab.  
Croce tries to step out of his opponents range and lands two consecutive overhand rights to his opponents head.  
Croce lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Croce is looking to keep his distance and hits home with a cross.  
Croce steps to the outside and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  


Round 6 Statistics
Croce: 
Jabs Thrown: 21                            
Jabs Landed: 12                            
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 19                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Giovanni: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 10                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 13                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 7: 

Giovanni is looking to close the distance.  Croce sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Croce lands a jab, cross and a left hook to his opponents head.  
Giovanni advances into close range and manouvers his opponent onto the ropes.  Croce lands a stinging right uppercut.  
Giovanni pivots from in front of his opponent.  Croce hits home with a stiff jab.  
Croce tries to step out of his opponents range and lands an overhand right followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  He follows up the attack and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Croce sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Croce is looking to keep his distance and lands a jab to the head, a cross to the head and a jab to the body.  
Giovanni walks Croce down, trapping him on the ropes.  Giovanni attempts to land a cross, but Croce dodges the shot and counters with a left uppercut to Giovanni's body.  
Giovanni closes the distance.  Croce hits home with a left hook.  Croce clinches his opponent.  Croce pushes his forearm into Giovanni's face.  The referee breaks the clinch and warns Croce to stop fouling.  
Croce lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head.  
Croce is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands an overhand left, jab and an overhand left to his opponents head.  
Croce lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Giovanni is looking to close the distance.  Croce connects with a left hook.  


Round 7 Statistics
Croce: 
Jabs Thrown: 19                            
Jabs Landed: 15                            
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Head Shots Thrown: 37                            
Head Shots Landed: 26                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Giovanni: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 11                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 8: 

Giovanni closes the distance.  Croce lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Croce sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Croce feints a right, and then is on target with a jab.  
Croce strikes his opponents body with a jab.  
Giovanni walks Croce down, trapping him on the ropes.  Croce lands a jab, cross and a jab to his opponents head.  
Croce is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a cross, jab and an overhand right to his opponents head.  
Giovanni closes the distance.  Croce is on target with a left uppercut.  
Croce is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Croce feints a right hook, and then lands a spiteful jab.  
Croce finds the target with a jab.  Croce goes for the bodyshot, but lands south of the border!  The ref ignores Giovanni's complaints and signals for the action to continue.  
Giovanni connects with a right uppercut.  
Giovanni steps inside.  Giovanni sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Croce connects with a left hook.  
Croce lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
At the end of Round 8, lets listen in on the corners...Croce's trainer is telling his fighter he is winning comfortably and should get on his bike for the remainder of the fight.  

Round 8 Statistics
Croce: 
Jabs Thrown: 18                            
Jabs Landed: 13                            
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 20                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Giovanni: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 9: 

Croce is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Croce feints a cross, and then lands with a sharp jab.  
Croce hits home with a sharp jab.  
Croce feints a right hook, and then drives a cross into Giovanni's body.  
Croce lands a jab to the body followed by a cross to the head.  
Croce connects with a left hook.  
Croce lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Croce feints a left hook, and then lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Croce lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Croce steps to the outside and lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  


Round 9 Statistics
Croce: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Giovanni: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 8                             
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 11                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 10: 

Giovanni is looking to close the distance.  Croce lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  Croce attempts to land a left uppercut, but Giovanni parries the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Croce feints a jab and triggers a cross counter from Giovanni.  Croce is waiting for the shot and counters with a cross.  
Croce steps away from his opponent and is on target with an overhand right.  Croce throws a jab, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Croce drives a spiteful jab into his opponents face.  
Giovanni forces Croce to retreat onto the ropes.  Giovanni throws a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a solid right hook.  
Croce is looking to keep his distance and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Croce connects with a firm left hook.  Croce ties up his opponent.  The ref breaks Croce's hold and signals for the fight to continue.  
Croce steps away from his opponent and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Croce is on target with a jab.  
Croce steps away from his opponent.  Croce quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands two jabs to the body, and one to the head.  
Giovanni walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Croce is on target with a jab to his opponents body.  
Croce lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Croce hits home with a solid jab.  
Croce lands a solid cross.  
Croce sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Croce lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Croce lands a jab.  
Croce is looking to keep the action on the outside and hits home with a stiff jab.  
Giovanni closes the distance.  Croce is on target with a right hook to his opponents ribs.  


Round 10 Statistics
Croce: 
Jabs Thrown: 24                            
Jabs Landed: 19                            
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 33                            
Head Shots Landed: 27                            
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Giovanni: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
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 Rome, Italy.... Mario Croce

Fight Statistics
Croce: 
Total Punches Thrown: 367                           
Total Punches Landed: 253                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 306                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 215                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 61                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 38                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 156                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 107                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 211                           
Total Jabs Landed: 146                           

Giovanni: 
Total Punches Thrown: 145                           
Total Punches Landed: 7                             
Total Head Shots Thrown: 134                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Total Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 0                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 105                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Total Jabs Thrown: 40                            
Total Jabs Landed: 1