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23/02/2038
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Saku Kangas vs Juhani Talvela

Boxing Daily Report from the Acquaah Promotions promoted show at Helsinki Juteini, Helsinki,  taking place on 22/01/2038:

The venue is completely packed out with the fans turning out in force to watch the fights on offer tonight.  
Next up is the main event of the show.  This is a final eliminator for the Finland-Uusimaa Super Middleweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Saku Kangas (25 - 15) who hails from Espoo, Finland and Juhani Talvela(19 - 2) from Espoo, Finland.  Kangas weighed in at 167 pounds And 8 ounces, while Talvela weighed in at 168 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Reima Peura, and the three ringside judges are Manu Koivurinnen, Gideon Laitinen and Kaino Kononen.  

Round 1: 

Talvela steps inside.  Talvela quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and connects with a left uppercut.  
Kangas is looking to keep the action on the outside and attempts to land a jab, but Talvela sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Talvela digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  
Talvela closes the distance and walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Talvela is on target with a left hook.  
Talvela closes the distance and digs in a right hook to his opponents ribs.  
Talvela steps inside and throws a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a stinging right uppercut.  
Talvela closes the distance.  Kangas throws a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Talvela closes the distance and walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Talvela lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Kangas is looking to keep his distance and attempts to land an overhand right, but Talvela slips the shot and counters with a left hook to his opponents liver.  
Talvela steps inside and lands a left uppercut.  
Kangas feints a right hook, but Talvela is not fooled and responds with a cross.  
Talvela lands a cross followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Kangas's trainer is telling his fighter he is being outworked and needs to throw more.  Kangas's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 1 Statistics
Kangas: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Talvela: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 29                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Round 2: 

Talvela lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Talvela closes the distance.  Talvela quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Kangas drives a firm right hook into his opponents body.  
Kangas steps away from his opponent and lands with a sharp jab.  
Talvela is looking to close the distance.  Kangas lands a solid right hook.  
Talvela manouvers Kangas onto the ropes.  Talvela is on target with a left uppercut.  
Kangas connects with a right hook.  
Talvela steps inside and manouvers his opponent onto the ropes.  Talvela digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  
Talvela lands a right hook.  
Kangas steps away from his opponent.  Kangas feints a jab, tricking Talvela into throwing a right uppercut counter.  Kangas springs the trap, countering with  a right hook to his opponents ribcage.  
Talvela lands a hard jab.  
Talvela is on target with an overhand right.  
Talvela gets on the inside and lands a left uppercut to the body, a right uppercut to the head and a left hook to the body.  
Talvela drives a left hook into his opponents ribs.  Talvela throws a right uppercut, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a right hook to Talvela's ribcage.  
Kangas throws a jab, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Kangas drives a cross into Talvela's body.  
Kangas feints a cross, but Talvela is not fooled and lands with a right uppercut.  
Kangas steps to the outside and lands a stiff jab.  
Talvela manouvers Kangas onto the ropes.  Talvela pivots to the left of his opponent.  Kangas attempts to land a jab, but Talvela sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Kangas tries to keep the action at long range.  Kangas sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Talvela hits home with a cross.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Kangas's trainer is advising how he could be more accurate.  

Round 2 Statistics
Kangas: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Talvela: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 30                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Round 3: 

Talvela is on target with a left hook.  
Talvela lands a right uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  Talvela attempts to land a left hook, but Kangas sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Talvela quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Kangas lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Talvela is looking to close the distance and lands two left hooks followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Kangas switches the action to the outside.  Kangas quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Talvela finds the target with a jab.  
Talvela steps inside and is on target with a left hook to Kangas's body.  Talvela tries to land a left hook, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a sharp cross.  
Kangas steps to the outside and is on target with a jab.  
Kangas lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Talvela forces Kangas to retreat onto the ropes.  Kangas lands a spiteful jab.  
Kangas feints a right hook, but Talvela ignores the feint and responds with a cross.  
Talvela is looking to close the distance and lands a left hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Kangas steps to the outside and tries to land an overhand left, but Talvela blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Talvela closes the distance and tries to land a right hook, but Kangas slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Kangas switches the action to the outside.  Kangas feints a jab, fooling Talvela into launching a left hook counter.  Kangas avoids the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Kangas lands a spiteful jab.  
Talvela feints a jab, tricking Kangas into throwing a right uppercut counter.  Talvela is waiting for the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Kangas is on target with a cross.  
Talvela advances into close range and cuts off the ring, trapping Kangas on the ropes.  Kangas throws a right hook, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Kangas is looking to keep his distance and lands a cross.  
Talvela lands a cross.  


Round 3 Statistics
Kangas: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 33                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Talvela: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 32                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 4: 

Kangas tries to keep the action at long range and is on target with a jab.  
Kangas lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Talvela gets on the inside and hits home with a right hook.  Talvela tries to land a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Kangas tries to keep the action at long range.  Talvela attempts to land an overhand left, but Kangas slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Talvela advances into close range and lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Kangas tries to land a right hook, but Talvela blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Kangas connects with a cross.  
Kangas lands a straight 1 - 2.  He then lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Talvela is looking to close the distance and is on target with a right hook to Kangas's ribcage.  
Talvela gets on the inside and forces Kangas to retreat onto the ropes.  Talvela connects with a right uppercut.  
Kangas pivots from in front of his opponent.  Talvela hits home with a right hook.  
Talvela pivots to the left of his opponent and is on target with a left uppercut.  
Talvela lands two left hooks to the body, and one to the head.  
Talvela manages to force Kangas onto the ropes.  Talvela lands a right uppercut followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  Talvela throws a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Talvela lands a right uppercut to the head followed by a cross to the body.  
Kangas steps away from his opponent and finds the target with a jab.  
Kangas finds the target with a jab.  
Talvela throws a left uppercut, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Kangas switches the action to the outside.  Talvela lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  


Round 4 Statistics
Kangas: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Talvela: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 33                            
Power Shots Landed: 16                            
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 5: 

Talvela is looking to close the distance.  Kangas sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Talvela connects with a right hook.  
Talvela attempts to land a jab, but Kangas sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Talvela lands a right hook to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Kangas tries to keep the action at long range.  Kangas sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands two consecutive overhand lefts to his opponents head.  
Talvela is looking to close the distance and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Talvela lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Talvela advances into close range and lands a right uppercut to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Talvela is on target with a right hook.  
Talvela is on target with a right uppercut.  
Talvela manouvers his opponent onto the ropes.  Talvela quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Kangas lands a firm right hook.  
Talvela gets on the inside.  Kangas throws a short cross to the body, but lands low!  The ref ignores Talvela's complaints and signals for the action to continue.  
Kangas is looking to keep his distance and is on target with an overhand right.  
Talvela is looking to close the distance and lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  He follows up the attack and lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Talvela lands a left hook to the head, a left uppercut to the head and a left hook to the body.  
Kangas is looking to keep his distance.  Talvela lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Talvela gets on the inside.  Talvela pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a right uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Talvela walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Talvela lands a straight 1 - 2.  


Round 5 Statistics
Kangas: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 13                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Talvela: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 41                            
Power Shots Landed: 21                            
Head Shots Thrown: 44                            
Head Shots Landed: 17                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 7                             

Round 6: 

Talvela is looking to close the distance.  Kangas lands a firm left hook.  
Talvela lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Kangas lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Talvela drives a right uppercut into Kangas's ribcage.  
Kangas is looking to keep his distance and hits home with a cross.  
Kangas feints a left, and then hits home with a cross.  
Talvela is looking to close the distance and lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Kangas tries to step out of his opponents range and tries to land a cross, but Talvela sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Kangas sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Kangas throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Talvela closes the distance.  Talvela sidesteps to the right of his opponent and connects with a left hook.  
Talvela sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Kangas drives a stiff jab into his opponents face.  
Talvela gets on the inside and lands a left hook.  
Kangas throws a left hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Talvela forces Kangas to retreat onto the ropes.  Talvela is on target with a right hook.  
Talvela lands a left hook to the head, a left uppercut to the body and a left hook to the head.  
Kangas is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Talvela quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and hits home with a spiteful jab.  
Talvela walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Talvela lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  He continues the combination and lands two consecutive left uppercuts to his opponents head.  
Talvela advances into close range and lands a left hook to the head, a left hook to the body and a right hook to the head.  
Kangas steps to the outside and drives a ramrod jab into his opponents face.  
Talvela attempts to land a jab, but Kangas dodges the shot and counters with a cross.  
Kangas sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Talvela tries to land a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  


Round 6 Statistics
Kangas: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Talvela: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 33                            
Power Shots Landed: 20                            
Head Shots Thrown: 35                            
Head Shots Landed: 21                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Round 7: 

Talvela attempts to land an overhand right, but Kangas sidesteps and counters with a sharp left uppercut.  
Talvela lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Kangas lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Talvela quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Kangas goes for the bodyshot, but lands south of the border!  The ref stops the action.  The ref sends Talvela to the neutral corner.  He tells Kangas he will lose a point if he continues to foul.  
Kangas lands a sharp right hook.  Kangas tries to land a left uppercut, but Talvela slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Talvela lands a right hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
Talvela hits home with a left hook.  
Kangas is looking to keep the action on the outside and hits home with a cross.  
Talvela gets on the inside and lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Kangas tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Kangas lands a right hook.  
Kangas steps to the outside and lands with a stiff jab.  


Round 7 Statistics
Kangas: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Talvela: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 8: 

Kangas is looking to keep his distance.  Talvela lands a cross.  
Talvela advances into close range and lands a left uppercut.  
Talvela sidesteps to the right of his opponent and finds the target with a jab.  
Kangas is looking to keep his distance and lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Talvela hits home with a left hook.  Talvela tries to land a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Talvela lands a left hook.  
Talvela pivots to the side of his opponent.  Kangas lands a jab to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Talvela lands a left uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Talvela lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Talvela is looking to close the distance and lands a left hook.  
Kangas steps to the outside and connects with a cross.  
Kangas is on target with a spiteful jab.  
Kangas throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Talvela lands a cross.  
Kangas is on target with a cross.  
Talvela is on target with a left uppercut to Kangas's body.  
Talvela forces Kangas to retreat onto the ropes.  Kangas hits home with a right hook.  
Talvela lands three consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Talvela walks Kangas down, trapping him in the corner.  Talvela tries to land a left hook, but Kangas blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Talvela drives a right uppercut into Kangas's ribcage.  
Talvela advances into close range and hits home with a right hook.  
At the end of Round 8, lets listen in on the corners...Talvela's trainer is advising his fighter to keep his distance and coast to the win. 

Round 8 Statistics
Kangas: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Talvela: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 35                            
Power Shots Landed: 17                            
Head Shots Thrown: 33                            
Head Shots Landed: 16                            
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 9: 

Kangas lands a jab.  Kangas tries to land a cross, but Talvela sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Talvela manouvers Kangas onto the ropes.  Kangas hits home with a left hook.  
Kangas is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Talvela lands with a ramrod jab.  Talvela throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Talvela lands a cross.  
Kangas is looking to keep his distance and lands a cross.  
Kangas lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Kangas tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Talvela lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Kangas lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Kangas steps away from his opponent and hits home with a cross.  
Talvela walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Talvela lands a jab, right hook and a jab to his opponents head.  
Talvela lands a left hook to the body followed by a cross to the head.  
Kangas hits home with a cross.  
Kangas switches the action to the outside.  Talvela quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Kangas lands a jab, cross and a jab to his opponents head.  
Talvela sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
At the end of Round 9, lets listen in on the corners...Kangas's trainer is telling his fighter he must go to war on his opponent!  

Round 9 Statistics
Kangas: 
Jabs Thrown: 18                            
Jabs Landed: 7                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 34                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Talvela: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 10: 

Kangas tries to keep the action at long range.  Talvela lands a cross, overhand right and a jab to his opponents head.  
Talvela lands a cross followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Kangas steps away from his opponent.  Talvela lands two consecutive overhand rights to his opponents head.  
Talvela lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Talvela is on target with a cross.  
Kangas lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head.  
Talvela hits home with a solid jab.  
Kangas steps away from his opponent and connects with a cross.  Kangas throws a jab, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Kangas throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Kangas lands a sharp right hook.  
Kangas switches the action to the outside.  Talvela tries to land a jab, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Kangas attempts to land an overhand left, but Talvela dodges the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Talvela forces Kangas to back into the ropes.  Talvela hits home with a left hook.  
Talvela lands a jab.  
Talvela lands a cross.  
Kangas lands a jab followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  


Round 10 Statistics
Kangas: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Talvela: 
Jabs Thrown: 18                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 38                            
Head Shots Landed: 16                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

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


Final Scorecards: 91 - 99  91 - 99  92 - 98

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Espoo, Finland.... Juhani Talvela

Fight Statistics
Kangas: 
Total Punches Thrown: 297                           
Total Punches Landed: 98                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 235                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 92                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 62                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 6                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 216                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 60                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 81                            
Total Jabs Landed: 38                            

Talvela: 
Total Punches Thrown: 377                           
Total Punches Landed: 169                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 304                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 137                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 73                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 32                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 299                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 143                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 78                            
Total Jabs Landed: 26