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16/04/2040
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Michael Di Francesco vs Leo Spano

Boxing Daily Report from the AI USA-New Jersey promoted show at Paterson Calise, Paterson,  taking place on 07/02/2040:

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 USA-New Jersey Cruiserweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Michael Di Francesco (2(1) - 2(1)) who hails from Newark, USA and Leo Spano(17 - 12 - 3) from Paterson, USA.  Both Di Francesco and Spano weighed in at 200 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Theo Halley, and the three ringside judges are Ian Leaper, Robert Dalton and Cody Normand.  

Round 1: 

Di Francesco steps to the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Di Francesco connects with a cross.  
Di Francesco hits home with a stinging jab.  
Di Francesco hits the target with a spiteful jab.  
Di Francesco steps away from his opponent and lands a straight 1 - 2.  He continues the combination and lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Di Francesco hits home with a cross.  
Di Francesco throws a jab, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Di Francesco is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands two straights followed by an overhand left to his opponents head.  
Spano throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a sharp right uppercut.  
Di Francesco steps away from his opponent and lands a cross followed by  two jabs to his opponents head.  
Di Francesco connects with a cross.  
Di Francesco lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Di Francesco connects with a solid left hook.  
Di Francesco switches the action to the outside and lands two jabs followed by an overhand right to his opponents head.  
Di Francesco lands a cross.  
Di Francesco feints a left, and then drives a ramrod jab into his opponents face.  
Di Francesco tries to step out of his opponents range and connects with a stinging cross.  
Di Francesco lands a jab, overhand left and a jab to his opponents head.  
Di Francesco lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Di Francesco tries to keep the action at long range and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Di Francesco tries to keep the action at long range and lands two straights followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Di Francesco lands a cross, overhand right and a jab to his opponents head.  
Di Francesco switches the action to the outside and lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Di Francesco finds the target with a jab.  
Di Francesco hits home with a cross.  
Di Francesco steps away from his opponent and lands a firm jab to Spano's body.  
Di Francesco lands a stinging overhand left.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Spano's trainer is telling his fighter he is being outworked and needs to throw more.  

Round 1 Statistics
Di Francesco: 
Jabs Thrown: 28                            
Jabs Landed: 21                            
Power Shots Thrown: 33                            
Power Shots Landed: 25                            
Head Shots Thrown: 59                            
Head Shots Landed: 45                            
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

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

Round 2: 

Di Francesco steps away from his opponent and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Di Francesco lands a spiteful jab.  Di Francesco attempts to land a jab, but Spano blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Spano advances into close range.  Di Francesco quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Di Francesco is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  Di Francesco ties up his opponent.  As they grapple, Di Francesco pushes his forearm into Spano's face.  The ref separates the two fighters.  
Di Francesco sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Spano throws a left hook, but Di Francesco ties up his opponent.  Di Francesco is using his forearm in the clinch.  The ref breaks Di Francesco's hold and signals for the fight to continue.  
Di Francesco is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Di Francesco is on target with a jab.  
Spano gets on the inside.  Di Francesco hits home with a solid left hook.  
Di Francesco connects with a left uppercut.  
Di Francesco is on target with a solid left hook.  
Spano sidesteps to the left of his opponent and is on target with a cross.  
Di Francesco switches the action to the outside and drives a cross into Spano's body.  
Di Francesco lands a ramrod jab.  
Di Francesco lands a jab followed by  two straights to his opponents head.  
Di Francesco steps away from his opponent and hits home with a solid cross.  
Di Francesco is on target with a left hook.  
Di Francesco quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Di Francesco tries to land a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut to Di Francesco's ribcage.  
Di Francesco tries to keep the action at long range and lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Di Francesco lands a jab to the body, an overhand left to the head and a cross to the head.  
Di Francesco lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head.  
Di Francesco lands with a ramrod jab.  
Di Francesco pivots to the right of his opponent.  Di Francesco is on target with a right hook to his opponents ribs.  Di Francesco holds on to his opponent.  Di Francesco is using his forearm in the clinch.  The referee separates the two fighters and warns Di Francesco.  
Di Francesco hits home with a left hook.  
Di Francesco lands a jab.  
Di Francesco is looking to keep his distance and lands a stinging jab.  
Di Francesco lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  He continues the combination and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Di Francesco switches the action to the outside and lands a stinging overhand left.  
Di Francesco finds the target with a jab.  
Di Francesco steps to the outside and hits home with a cross.  
Di Francesco is on target with a stinging cross.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Spano's trainer is advising how he could improve the accuracy of his work.  

Round 2 Statistics
Di Francesco: 
Jabs Thrown: 30                            
Jabs Landed: 19                            
Power Shots Thrown: 33                            
Power Shots Landed: 21                            
Head Shots Thrown: 55                            
Head Shots Landed: 36                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Spano: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 3: 

Di Francesco is looking to keep his distance and strikes his opponents body with a cross.  
Di Francesco lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Spano manouvers Di Francesco onto the ropes.  Spano hits home with a left uppercut.  
Di Francesco pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a left hook, jab and a cross to his opponents head.  
Spano closes the distance.  Di Francesco digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  
Di Francesco tries to land a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Spano is on target with a jab.  
Spano pivots to the right of his opponent.  Spano attempts to land a jab, but Di Francesco parries the shot and counters with a sharp right hook.  
Di Francesco switches the action to the outside and is on target with a solid overhand right.  
Di Francesco throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Di Francesco switches the action to the outside and is on target with a jab.  
Spano walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Di Francesco hits home with a sharp cross.  
Spano is looking to close the distance.  Di Francesco is on target with a firm right hook.  
Di Francesco switches the action to the outside and lands a jab.  
Di Francesco lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Di Francesco is looking to keep his distance and lands a jab, cross and a jab to his opponents head.  
At the end of Round 3, lets listen in on the corners...Di Francesco's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  Spano's trainer is advising how he could improve his defence.  

Round 3 Statistics
Di Francesco: 
Jabs Thrown: 22                            
Jabs Landed: 11                            
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 37                            
Head Shots Landed: 19                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Spano: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 4: 

Di Francesco tries to keep the action at long range and lands a jab.  
Di Francesco lands with a ramrod jab.  
Spano gets on the inside.  Di Francesco lands a left uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Di Francesco steps to the outside and lands a spiteful jab.  
Di Francesco is looking to keep his distance and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Di Francesco lands a cross to the body followed by a jab to the head.  
Di Francesco is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Di Francesco connects with a solid cross.  
Di Francesco lands a hard jab.  
Di Francesco lands a jab to the body followed by a overhand left to the head.  
Di Francesco is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Di Francesco connects with a solid overhand right.  
Di Francesco quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a cross followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Di Francesco attempts to land a jab, but Spano sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Di Francesco steps to the outside and lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Di Francesco connects with a solid cross.  
Spano advances into close range and hits home with a left uppercut.  
Di Francesco lands a sharp overhand right.  
Di Francesco sidesteps to the right of his opponent and connects with a firm overhand left.  
Spano attempts to land a jab, but Di Francesco slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Di Francesco is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a cross.  
Di Francesco lands a cross, overhand right and a cross to his opponents head.  


Round 4 Statistics
Di Francesco: 
Jabs Thrown: 18                            
Jabs Landed: 12                            
Power Shots Thrown: 29                            
Power Shots Landed: 19                            
Head Shots Thrown: 44                            
Head Shots Landed: 29                            
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Spano: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 5: 

Di Francesco is looking to keep his distance and is on target with a cross.  
Spano throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Di Francesco steps away from his opponent and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Spano is looking to close the distance.  Di Francesco lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Di Francesco tries to keep the action at long range and lands a ramrod jab.  
Di Francesco hits home with a cross.  
Di Francesco lands a ramrod jab.  Di Francesco attempts to land an overhand right, but Spano blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Di Francesco quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and connects with a stinging cross.  
Spano walks Di Francesco down, trapping him on the ropes.  Spano hits home with a right hook.  
Di Francesco lands a double jab to his opponents body.  
Di Francesco steps away from his opponent and snaps his opponents head back with a spiteful jab.  
Spano sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Di Francesco hits home with a stiff jab.  
Di Francesco tries to keep the action at long range and drives a spiteful jab into his opponents face.  
Di Francesco lands two straights followed by an overhand left to his opponents head.  
Di Francesco lands a double jab to his opponents head.  He continues the combination and lands a cross to the body followed by a overhand right to the head.  
Frustration is reaching boiling point for Spano now.    He throws a hook, and catches Di Francesco low!  The ref tells Spano to keep his punches above the belt.  He gives Di Francesco time to recover.  
Di Francesco steps away from his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Di Francesco quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Di Francesco is on target with a cross.  
Spano lands a jab.  
Di Francesco is looking to keep his distance and throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Di Francesco lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Di Francesco is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands two jabs followed by an overhand right to his opponents head.  
Di Francesco lands an overhand right, jab and a cross to his opponents head.  
Di Francesco lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  He follows up the attack and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Di Francesco lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Di Francesco is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Di Francesco sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Di Francesco lands a firm overhand right.  
Di Francesco feints a right hook, and then lands an overhand right followed by  two straights to his opponents head.  


Round 5 Statistics
Di Francesco: 
Jabs Thrown: 29                            
Jabs Landed: 22                            
Power Shots Thrown: 34                            
Power Shots Landed: 26                            
Head Shots Thrown: 58                            
Head Shots Landed: 44                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Spano: 
Jabs Thrown: 14                            
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 8                             
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 6: 

Di Francesco lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Di Francesco lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Di Francesco lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Di Francesco is on target with a right hook to Spano's body.  
Di Francesco steps to the outside and connects with a cross.  
Di Francesco tries to keep the action at long range.  Di Francesco feints a cross, and then lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Di Francesco sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Di Francesco tries to keep the action at long range and hits the target with a hard jab.  
Spano attempts to land a jab, but Di Francesco sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Di Francesco lands a jab followed by  two straights to his opponents head.  
Spano throws a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Di Francesco tries to keep the action at long range and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Spano throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Di Francesco steps to the outside and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  He then lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Di Francesco lands a stinging overhand right.  
Di Francesco lands a jab, overhand right and a jab to his opponents head.  
Spano gets on the inside and walks his opponent down, trapping him in the corner.  Spano sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Di Francesco lands a sharp left hook.  
Spano hits home with a cross.  
Di Francesco tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a cross.  
Di Francesco feints a jab, fooling Spano into launching a right hook counter.  Di Francesco is waiting for the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Di Francesco tries to keep the action at long range and lands a cross.  
Di Francesco is on target with a stinging left hook to his opponents body.  
Di Francesco switches the action to the outside.  Spano sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Di Francesco lands with a stiff jab.  


Round 6 Statistics
Di Francesco: 
Jabs Thrown: 24                            
Jabs Landed: 13                            
Power Shots Thrown: 33                            
Power Shots Landed: 24                            
Head Shots Thrown: 54                            
Head Shots Landed: 35                            
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Spano: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 7: 

Di Francesco is looking to keep his distance.  Spano lowers his guard, attempting to draw a lead.  Di Francesco lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Di Francesco lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head.  
Di Francesco lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Di Francesco hits home with a sharp cross.  
Di Francesco lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Di Francesco lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  He continues the combination and lands a jab to the head followed by a cross to the body.  
Di Francesco switches the action to the outside.  Di Francesco feints a right hook, and then snaps his opponents head back with a spiteful jab.  
Di Francesco connects with an overhand right.  
Di Francesco lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Di Francesco switches the action to the outside and lands a cross, jab and an overhand right to his opponents head.  
Di Francesco lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Spano steps inside.  Di Francesco sidesteps to the left of his opponent and is on target with a solid left hook.  
Di Francesco switches the action to the outside and lands a cross followed by  two jabs to his opponents head.  
Di Francesco lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head.  
Spano manouvers his opponent into the corner.  Frustration is reaching boiling point for Spano now.   He steps inside, but then strikes Di Francesco with a blatant low blow!  The ref separates the two fighters and tells Spano to keep his punches up.  He gives Di Francesco a few minutes to recover.  
Di Francesco lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Di Francesco steps to the outside and lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Di Francesco is on target with a jab.  
Di Francesco connects with a firm cross.  
Di Francesco steps to the outside and hits home with a cross.  
Di Francesco lands two consecutive overhand lefts to his opponents head.  
Di Francesco lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Di Francesco lands a spiteful jab.  
Di Francesco is on target with a stinging overhand left.  
Spano closes the distance and throws a left hook, but his opponent parries the shot.  Di Francesco holds on to his opponent.  Di Francesco is leaning on his opponent in the clinch. The ref separates the two fighters.  
Di Francesco tries to keep the action at long range and hits home with an overhand right.  
Di Francesco tries to keep the action at long range and hits home with a sharp cross.  
Di Francesco steps away from his opponent and lands a cross, overhand right and a jab to his opponents head.  
Di Francesco connects with an overhand right.  


Round 7 Statistics
Di Francesco: 
Jabs Thrown: 30                            
Jabs Landed: 21                            
Power Shots Thrown: 34                            
Power Shots Landed: 29                            
Head Shots Thrown: 58                            
Head Shots Landed: 49                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Spano: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 6                             
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 5                             
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 8: 

Di Francesco finds the target with a jab.  
Di Francesco is on target with a cross.  
Di Francesco is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Di Francesco lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Di Francesco lands two consecutive overhand rights to his opponents head.  
Di Francesco lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Spano is starting to lose his head here!   He throws a low uppercut...that landed south of the border! The ref tells Spano to keep his punches above the belt.  He gives Di Francesco time to recover.  
Spano attempts to land a jab, but Di Francesco parries the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Di Francesco tries to step out of his opponents range.  Di Francesco feints a cross, and then lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Di Francesco lands two straights followed by an overhand right to his opponents head.  
Di Francesco finds the target with a jab.  
Di Francesco lands a hard jab.  
Di Francesco finds the target with a jab.  
Di Francesco throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Di Francesco is looking to keep his distance and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Di Francesco hits home with a solid overhand right.  
Di Francesco hits home with a cross.  
Di Francesco lands with a sharp jab.  
Di Francesco switches the action to the outside and lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Di Francesco lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head, AND DOWN GOES SPANO!  He remains on the canvas as the count reaches 10!  The winner by KO is Di Francesco!  


Round 8 Statistics
Di Francesco: 
Jabs Thrown: 21                            
Jabs Landed: 11                            
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 17                            
Head Shots Thrown: 43                            
Head Shots Landed: 28                            
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Spano: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 13                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
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


Fight Statistics
Di Francesco: 
Total Punches Thrown: 442                           
Total Punches Landed: 301                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 408                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 285                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 34                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 16                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 240                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 171                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 202                           
Total Jabs Landed: 130                           

Spano: 
Total Punches Thrown: 157                           
Total Punches Landed: 20                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 134                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 19                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 23                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 1                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 106                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 51                            
Total Jabs Landed: 6