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26/02/2036
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Valtteri Petaja vs Elia Kataja

Boxing Daily Report from the AI Finland-Northern Ostrobothnia promoted show at Oulu Kapanan, Oulu,  taking place on 29/10/2035:

There are plenty of empty seats out here tonight, with the show nowhere near close to selling out.  
Next up is the main event of the show.  This is a mandatory fight for the Finland-Northern Ostrobothnia Super Lightweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance and those watching live on Nelonen, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Valtteri Petaja (15(1) - 9(3)) who hails from Oulu, Finland and Elia Kataja(12 - 16 - 4) from Oulu, Finland.  Petaja weighed in at 140 pounds, while Kataja weighed in at 139 pounds and 1 ounces.  
The referee tonight is Usko Peltosaari, and the three ringside judges are Osmo Mannisenmaki, Herman Kauppinen and Usko Peltosaari.  

Round 1: 

Petaja is on target with a jab.  
Petaja closes the distance.  Petaja pivots to the left of his opponent and hits home with a left hook.  
Petaja steps inside.  Petaja pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a right uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Petaja steps inside and lands a left hook, right uppercut and a left hook to his opponents head.  
Petaja lands a right hook to the body, a right hook to the head and a left hook to the body.  
Petaja lands a left hook to the body, a left uppercut to the head and a right hook to the head.  Petaja holds on to his opponent.  Petaja is using his forearm in the clinch.  The referee separates the two fighters and warns Petaja.  
Petaja steps inside and forces Kataja to retreat into a corner.  Petaja sidesteps to the left of his opponent and connects with a right uppercut.  
Petaja digs in a left hook to his opponents ribs.  
Petaja pivots to the right of his opponent and lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Petaja quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Petaja closes the distance and lands a right hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Petaja steps inside and lands a left uppercut to the body, a right hook to the head and a left uppercut to the body.  
Petaja hits home with a right uppercut.  Petaja clinches his opponent.  Petaja throws a hook within the clinch but hits his opponent behind the head. The ref calls break and the two fighters separate.  
Kataja feints a cross, and then is on target with a left hook.  
Petaja is on target with a right hook.  
Petaja closes the distance and lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Petaja finds the target with a jab.  
Petaja gets on the inside.  Petaja pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a right hook, left hook and a right hook to his opponents head.  
Petaja retreats back to the ropes, and waits for his opponent to attack.  Kataja accepts the invitation, throwing powerful combos, but is unable to land anything on Petaja.  
Petaja lands a left hook.  
Petaja lands a cross.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Kataja's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  Kataja's trainer is telling his fighter to tighten his defence.  

Round 1 Statistics
Petaja: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 42                            
Power Shots Landed: 32                            
Head Shots Thrown: 38                            
Head Shots Landed: 25                            
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 9                             

Kataja: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 2: 

Petaja is looking to close the distance and hits home with a right hook.  
Petaja steps inside and hits home with a left uppercut.  
Petaja advances into close range and lands a left hook to the body followed by a right uppercut to the head.  He then lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Petaja lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Petaja steps inside and lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  He continues the combination and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Petaja lands a left hook to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  He follows up the attack and lands a left hook to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  The two boxers are fighting in-close, but their heads clash!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Petaja dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Petaja lands a left hook to the body followed by a left uppercut to the head.  
Petaja lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Petaja hits home with a left hook.  
Petaja lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Kataja sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Petaja connects with a left hook.  
Kataja tries to keep the action at long range.  Petaja lands with a stiff jab.  
Petaja is on target with a sharp jab.  
Petaja lands a cross.  
Petaja lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Petaja lands a left uppercut to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Kataja feints a jab, but Petaja is not fooled and lands with a left uppercut.  
Kataja tries to keep the action at long range.  Petaja is on target with a cross.  
Petaja lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  


Round 2 Statistics
Petaja: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 10                            
Power Shots Thrown: 40                            
Power Shots Landed: 30                            
Head Shots Thrown: 41                            
Head Shots Landed: 29                            
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 11                            

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

Round 3: 

Petaja is looking to close the distance and lands a left hook to the head followed by a left uppercut to the body.  He follows up the attack and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Petaja lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Petaja gets on the inside and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Petaja connects with a right uppercut.  
Kataja pivots to the side of his opponent.  Petaja lands a left hook to the body, a right hook to the head and a left uppercut to the head.  
Kataja pivots to the right of his opponent.  Petaja is on target with a jab.  
Petaja advances into close range and lands a left hook to the body followed by a left uppercut to the head.  He continues the combination and lands a right hook to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Petaja lands a left hook.  
Petaja attempts to land a jab, but Kataja slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Petaja steps inside and connects with a left hook.  
Petaja lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  As Petaja tries to work on the inside, the fighters heads come together!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Kataja dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Petaja is looking to close the distance and lands a right hook to the body, a right hook to the head and a left uppercut to the head.  
Petaja digs in a right uppercut to Kataja's ribs.  
Kataja finds the target with a jab.  
Petaja is looking to close the distance and hits home with a right hook.  
Kataja steps to the outside.  Kataja quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Kataja throws an overhand right, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Petaja steps inside and digs in a right uppercut to Kataja's body.  Petaja attempts to land a left hook, but Kataja parries the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Petaja advances into close range and lands a right hook to the body followed by a left uppercut to the head.  
Petaja drives a sharp jab into his opponents face.  
Petaja steps inside and lands a right hook followed by  two left hooks to his opponents head.  
Petaja closes the distance and lands a left uppercut to the head, a left uppercut to the body and a right hook to the head.  
Kataja steps to the outside.  Petaja lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Kataja pivots to the side of his opponent and finds the target with a jab.  
At the end of Round 3, lets listen in on the corners...Petaja's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  Kataja's trainer is advising how he could improve the accuracy of his work.  Kataja's trainer is telling his fighter he is being outworked and needs to throw more.  

Round 3 Statistics
Petaja: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 42                            
Power Shots Landed: 36                            
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 26                            
Body Shots Thrown: 19                            
Body Shots Landed: 14                            

Kataja: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 4: 

Petaja throws a left hook, but his opponent avoids the punch.  Petaja holds on to his opponent.  Petaja is leaning on his opponent in the clinch. The ref breaks Petaja's hold and signals for the fight to continue.  
Kataja steps to the outside.  Petaja lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Petaja advances into close range and hits home with a left hook.  
Petaja is on target with a right hook.  
Petaja is on target with a left hook.  
Petaja lands a cross to the head, a left uppercut to the body and a cross to the head.  
Kataja steps away from his opponent.  Petaja finds the target with a jab.  
Petaja gets on the inside.  Kataja pivots to the side of his opponent.  Petaja lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  He then lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Kataja steps away from his opponent.  Petaja lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Petaja hits home with a left hook.  
Kataja throws a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Petaja steps inside and lands a left uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Petaja is on target with a left uppercut.  
Kataja is looking to keep his distance.  Petaja lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Petaja is looking to close the distance.  Kataja pivots to the side of his opponent.  Petaja lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Kataja is not fighting as well as he'd like.   He turns Petaja and throws an uppercut into his opponents groin area!  The ref ignores Petaja's protests and signals for the action to continue!  
Petaja lands a right hook.  


Round 4 Statistics
Petaja: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 36                            
Power Shots Landed: 21                            
Head Shots Thrown: 35                            
Head Shots Landed: 21                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Kataja: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 5: 

Petaja is on target with a right hook.  
Kataja steps to the outside.  Petaja lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Petaja advances into close range and is on target with a right hook to his opponents ribs.  
Petaja is on target with a cross.  
Petaja gets on the inside and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Petaja steps inside and is on target with a left hook.  
Kataja is desperate to make more of an impact on his opponent.   He swings an uppercut into his opponents groin! The ref stops the action and tells Kataja to keep his punches above the belt.  He gives Petaja time to recover.  
Petaja is on target with a left uppercut.  
Petaja lands a left hook.  
Kataja pivots from in front of his opponent.  Petaja lands a left hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Kataja is getting frustrated here.   He catches his opponent with what looks like an intentional butt!  That has caused slight swelling  around the left eye.  The ref halts the action and sends Petaja to the neutral corner.    He warns Kataja that he is heading for a point deduction.  
Petaja steps inside and lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Petaja closes the distance and lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Petaja hits home with a left hook.  
Kataja steps to the outside.  Petaja is on target with a jab.  
You can sense the frustration from Kataja now.   He advances forward with head down and it catches Petaja in the face!  That has caused swelling  around the right eye.  The ref halts the action and sends Petaja to the neutral corner.    He tells Kataja to clean up his game.  The ref's patience seems to be wearing thin.  
Kataja lands a jab.  
Petaja gets on the inside and lands a right hook.  
Petaja drives a cross into Kataja's body.  


Round 5 Statistics
Petaja: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 30                            
Power Shots Landed: 18                            
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 16                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Kataja: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 6: 

Kataja pivots to the right of his opponent.  Petaja hits home with a cross.  
Petaja drives a right hook into his opponents body.  
Petaja is on target with a right uppercut to Kataja's ribcage.  
Petaja steps inside.  Kataja is on target with a right uppercut to Petaja's body.  
Kataja tries to keep the action at long range.  Petaja hits home with a cross.  
Petaja finds the target with a stinging jab.  
Kataja is looking to keep his distance.  Petaja lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Petaja closes the distance.  Kataja quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a right hook.  
Kataja is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Petaja strikes his opponents body with a jab.  
Petaja is on target with a cross.  
Petaja lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Kataja tries to keep the action at long range.  Kataja sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Petaja lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Petaja gets on the inside and connects with a left hook.  
Petaja lands two left hook's to the head followed by a right uppercut to the body.  
Petaja advances into close range.  Kataja sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Petaja drives a right hook into his opponents ribs.  
Petaja advances into close range.  Kataja sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Petaja is on target with a left hook.  


Round 6 Statistics
Petaja: 
Jabs Thrown: 16                            
Jabs Landed: 8                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 16                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Kataja: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 8                             
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 7: 

Petaja attempts to land a cross, but Kataja sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Petaja closes the distance and lands a left hook.  
Petaja lands two left hooks followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Kataja throws a left hook, but Petaja clinches his opponent.  The ref breaks the clinch and signals for the action to continue.  
Petaja advances into close range.  Kataja pivots to the side of his opponent.  Petaja lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Petaja steps inside and lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Petaja lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  He follows up the attack and lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Petaja is looking to close the distance and lands a left hook to the head, a left uppercut to the body and a left uppercut to the head.  
Kataja pivots from in front of his opponent.  Kataja tries to land a left hook, but Petaja blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Petaja lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Kataja sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Petaja connects with a cross.  
Petaja steps inside.  Kataja throws a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Petaja finds the target with a jab.  
Petaja gets on the inside and lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Petaja is looking to close the distance and digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  
Kataja pivots to the left of his opponent.  Petaja throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook to Petaja's ribs.  


Round 7 Statistics
Petaja: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 29                            
Power Shots Landed: 23                            
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 17                            
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 8                             

Kataja: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 8: 

Petaja lands a cross to the body, and then to the head.  
Petaja tries to land a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Petaja is looking to close the distance and lands a left hook to the head followed by a right uppercut to the body.  
Petaja connects with a cross.  
Petaja gets on the inside and lands two right uppercuts followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Petaja lands a right uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Petaja closes the distance and drives a left hook into his opponents body.  
Petaja drives a jab into Kataja's body.  
Kataja tries to step out of his opponents range.  Petaja finds the target with a jab.  
Petaja is on target with a left hook to Kataja's body.  As the two fighters work on the inside, their heads come together!  The ref acknowledges the accidental headclash but allows the action to continue.    That accidental headbutt has resulted in some damage to Petaja.  The foul has worsened the damage  around the right eye.  
Petaja steps inside and lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Petaja digs in a right hook to his opponents body.  
Petaja drives a left hook into his opponents body.  
Petaja lands a right uppercut.  
Petaja connects with a left uppercut.  Petaja holds on to his opponent.  Petaja leans on his opponent trying to wear him down. The ref calls break and the two fighters separate.  
Kataja quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Petaja lands two left hooks to the body, and one to the head.  
Petaja lands a left hook.  
Petaja gets on the inside and drives a right uppercut into Kataja's body.  
Petaja is on target with a right hook to Kataja's ribcage.  
At the end of Round 8, lets listen in on the corners...Petaja's trainer is telling his fighter to play it safe for the remainder of the fight. 

Round 8 Statistics
Petaja: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 40                            
Power Shots Landed: 24                            
Head Shots Thrown: 33                            
Head Shots Landed: 19                            
Body Shots Thrown: 16                            
Body Shots Landed: 11                            

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

Round 9: 

Petaja attempts to land a jab, but Kataja sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Petaja connects with a cross.  
Kataja is looking to keep his distance.  Petaja lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Petaja lands a jab.  
Kataja lands a cross.  
Petaja lands a stinging jab.  
Petaja strikes his opponents body with a cross.  
Kataja steps to the outside.  Petaja lands a jab.  


Round 9 Statistics
Petaja: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Kataja: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 10                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 13                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 10: 

Kataja pivots to the right of his opponent.  Petaja lands a jab.  
Petaja is on target with a jab.  
Petaja snaps his opponents head back with a solid jab.  
Kataja sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Petaja is on target with a jab.  
Kataja lands a jab.  
Kataja tries to keep the action at long range.  Petaja lands an overhand right.  
Kataja sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Petaja lands a cross.  
Kataja attempts to land a jab, but Petaja slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Kataja steps to the outside.  Petaja lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Kataja pivots to the right of his opponent and connects with a cross.  
Petaja hits home with a cross.  
Petaja lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  


Round 10 Statistics
Petaja: 
Jabs Thrown: 20                            
Jabs Landed: 10                            
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 16                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Kataja: 
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 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 Oulu, Finland.... Valtteri Petaja

Fight Statistics
Petaja: 
Total Punches Thrown: 416                           
Total Punches Landed: 260                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 320                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 193                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 96                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 67                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 310                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 206                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 106                           
Total Jabs Landed: 54                            

Kataja: 
Total Punches Thrown: 155                           
Total Punches Landed: 16                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 130                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 25                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 2                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 121                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 34                            
Total Jabs Landed: 5