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29/04/2040
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Gavrail á Balabanov vs Kliment á Shopov

Boxing Daily Report from the Bulgarian Championship Boxing promoted show at Varna Kushkov, Varna,  taking place on 11/04/2040:

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 semi final eliminator for the Bulgaria Super Featherweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance and those watching live on Diema Sport, the two fighters competing in this 12 round matchup are Gavrail á Balabanov (11(3) - 0) who hails from Burgas, Bulgaria and Kliment á Shopov(15(10) - 3(2)) from Varna, Bulgaria.  Both Balabanov and Shopov weighed in at 130 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Yosif á Kulichev, and the three ringside judges are Radko á Jordanov, Kosta á Stancioff and Danail Korolev.  

Round 1: 

Balabanov steps to the outside.  Shopov attempts to land a cross, but Balabanov slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Shopov attempts to land a jab, but Balabanov dodges the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Shopov is looking to close the distance and digs in a right hook to Balabanov's body.  
Shopov connects with a stinging right uppercut.  Shopov throws a right uppercut, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut to Shopov's ribs.  
Balabanov lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Shopov attempts to land a left hook, but Balabanov slips the shot and counters with a right hook to his opponents ribcage.  
Shopov closes the distance.  Balabanov hits home with a sharp left uppercut.  
Balabanov is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a firm overhand right.  
Shopov gets on the inside.  Balabanov pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a right hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Shopov throws a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Shopov pivots from in front of his opponent and is on target with a firm left hook to Balabanov's body.  
Shopov gets on the inside.  Shopov pivots from in front of his opponent.  Shopov throws a right uppercut, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Balabanov is on target with a solid left hook.  
Shopov is looking to close the distance.  Balabanov lands a left hook.  
Balabanov switches the action to the outside and lands a ramrod jab.  
Shopov gets on the inside and digs in a right hook to his opponents body.  
Balabanov switches the action to the outside.  Shopov throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a sharp right hook.  
Balabanov lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Shopov gets on the inside.  Balabanov lands a left hook.  Balabanov tries to land a left uppercut, but Shopov sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Balabanov switches the action to the outside and attempts to land a jab, but Shopov sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Balabanov tries to step out of his opponents range.  Shopov tries to land a cross, but Balabanov blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Balabanov snaps his opponents head back with a stinging jab.  
Balabanov is looking to keep his distance and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Shopov is looking to close the distance.  Shopov sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Shopov throws a right hook, but the shot is blocked.  Shopov holds on to his opponent.  Balabanov pushes his forearm into Shopov's face.  The referee warns Balabanov and breaks the clinch.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Balabanov's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  Shopov's trainer is suggesting ways of getting through to his opponent.  

Round 1 Statistics
Balabanov: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 42                            
Power Shots Landed: 21                            
Head Shots Thrown: 41                            
Head Shots Landed: 20                            
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Shopov: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 33                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 14                            
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 2: 

Shopov lands a sharp right hook.  
Balabanov is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands an overhand right followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Shopov tries to land a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook to his opponents body.  
Shopov advances into close range and walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Shopov is on target with a left uppercut to Balabanov's body.  
Shopov sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Shopov is on target with a sharp jab.  Shopov tries to land a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Shopov advances into close range and lands a left hook to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Balabanov tries to keep the action at long range.  Shopov lands a ramrod jab.  
Shopov steps inside and walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Balabanov lands a left hook to the head followed by a right uppercut to the body.  
Balabanov lands a left hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Shopov lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Shopov steps inside and drives a sharp right hook into his opponents body.  
Balabanov is looking to keep his distance.  Shopov lands a jab.  
Balabanov tries to land a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Balabanov connects with a firm left hook.  
Shopov gets on the inside and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Balabanov is looking to keep his distance.  Shopov throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a stinging cross.  
Balabanov tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Balabanov finds the target with a jab.  
Shopov attempts to land a jab, but Balabanov sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Balabanov is on target with a left hook to Shopov's body.  
Shopov manouvers Balabanov onto the ropes.  Shopov drives a left hook into Balabanov's body.  
Balabanov hits home with a solid overhand left.  


Round 2 Statistics
Balabanov: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Shopov: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 40                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 19                            
Body Shots Landed: 7                             

Round 3: 

Shopov advances into close range.  Balabanov pivots to the side of his opponent and connects with a left hook.  
Balabanov tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Shopov is looking to close the distance.  Balabanov pivots from in front of his opponent.  Balabanov drives a left hook into his opponents body.  Balabanov attempts to land a right hook, but Shopov slips the shot and counters with a solid cross.  
Shopov crashes a spiteful right hook to his opponents body.  BALABANOV IS HURT!  Shopov attempts to land a right hook, but Balabanov blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Shopov stalks his opponent...he just needs the right shot to put his opponent away!  Shopov is on target with a forceful left uppercut to his opponents body.  BALABANOV IS DROPPED TO THE CANVAS!  He is back up on his feet at 4.  Balabanov now seems to have recovered from the bodyshot.  
Balabanov steps away from his opponent and connects with a solid overhand right.  
Balabanov tries to land a left hook, but Shopov sidesteps and counters with a firm right hook.  
Balabanov hits home with a solid cross.  
Balabanov steps to the outside and drives a cross into his opponents body.  
Balabanov lands a cross.  
Balabanov lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Balabanov pivots to the right of his opponent and digs in a left hook to Shopov's ribs.  
Balabanov steps to the outside and lands a cross followed by  two overhand rights to his opponents head.  
Shopov steps inside and drives a right hook into his opponents body.  
Shopov manouvers Balabanov onto the ropes.  Shopov digs in a solid left hook to his opponents body.  
Shopov drives a firm left hook into Balabanov's ribs.  
Balabanov tries to keep the action at long range and lands a jab to the body followed by a cross to the head.  
Shopov closes the distance and is on target with a right hook to his opponents body.  
Shopov lands a right uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Shopov lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Balabanov steps to the outside and lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Shopov drives a firm right uppercut into his opponents body.  
Shopov pivots to the side of his opponent.  Balabanov is on target with a right hook.  Balabanov throws a right hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a stinging right uppercut.  
Shopov walks Balabanov down, trapping him on the ropes.  Shopov lands a solid cross.  
Shopov attempts to land a jab, but Balabanov dodges the shot and counters with a sharp left uppercut.  
Shopov steps inside.  Balabanov pivots to the right of his opponent and hits home with a stinging right uppercut.  


Round 3 Statistics
Balabanov: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 41                            
Power Shots Landed: 19                            
Head Shots Thrown: 37                            
Head Shots Landed: 18                            
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Shopov: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 20                            
Body Shots Landed: 9                             

Round 4: 

Balabanov is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Balabanov connects with a stinging overhand left.  Balabanov attempts to land a jab, but Shopov slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Shopov sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Shopov is looking to close the distance and forces Balabanov to back into the ropes.  Balabanov drives a right hook into his opponents ribs.  
Shopov gets on the inside and manages to force Balabanov onto the ropes.  Shopov digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  
Balabanov is on target with a left hook to Shopov's ribs.  Balabanov wants to work on the inside, but accidentally clashes heads with his opponent!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Shopov dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Balabanov sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a left uppercut.  
Balabanov is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Balabanov lands a jab.  
Shopov is looking to close the distance.  Balabanov is on target with a solid right hook.  
Shopov is on target with a firm right hook to Balabanov's body.  
Balabanov switches the action to the outside and lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Balabanov switches the action to the outside and is on target with a cross.  
Shopov drives a left hook into Balabanov's body.  
Balabanov digs in a left hook to Shopov's ribs.  
Shopov is on target with a left hook to Balabanov's liver.  Shopov throws a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a firm right uppercut.  
Shopov closes the distance.  Balabanov is on target with a sharp left hook.  Balabanov attempts to land a left hook, but Shopov dodges the shot and counters with a stinging cross.  
Shopov lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Shopov manouvers Balabanov onto the ropes.  Balabanov drives a right hook into Shopov's body.  
Shopov connects with a left hook.  Shopov holds on to his opponent.  Balabanov is leaning on his opponent in the clinch. The ref breaks Shopov's hold and signals for the fight to continue.  
Shopov quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and digs in a left hook to Balabanov's liver.  


Round 4 Statistics
Balabanov: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 45                            
Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Head Shots Thrown: 35                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 16                            
Body Shots Landed: 7                             

Shopov: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 32                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 13                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 22                            
Body Shots Landed: 7                             

Round 5: 

Balabanov lands a sharp jab.  
Shopov lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Balabanov is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Shopov advances into close range and lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  Shopov ties up his opponent.  Shopov is using his forearm in the clinch.  The ref separates the two fighters.  
Shopov gets on the inside and manouvers his opponent onto the ropes.  Shopov connects with a stinging right hook.  
Shopov is on target with a stinging right uppercut to Balabanov's ribcage.  
Balabanov digs in a left hook to Shopov's body.  
As Balabanov tries to work on the inside, the fighters heads come together!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Shopov dabs at his face checking for damage.  Shopov has come off worse after that clash of heads.  That has caused bad swelling  around the left eye.  
Shopov attempts to land an uppercut to the solar plexus, but he strays low!  The ref ignores Balabanov's complaints and signals for the action to continue.  
Shopov pivots to the left of his opponent and lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Shopov tries to land a left hook, but Balabanov blocks the shot and counters with a sharp left hook.  
Balabanov drives a left hook into his opponents body.  
Balabanov steps to the outside and is on target with a cross.  
Balabanov lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Shopov advances into close range.  Balabanov lands a left uppercut to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  He then lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Balabanov lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Balabanov switches the action to the outside.  Balabanov feints a left hook, and then lands a ramrod jab.  
Balabanov is on target with a jab to his opponents body.  
Balabanov is looking to keep his distance.  Balabanov sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a hard jab.  
Balabanov sidesteps to the left of his opponent and is on target with a cross.  
Balabanov tries to step out of his opponents range and is on target with a sharp cross.  
Balabanov is on target with a cross.  
Balabanov lands a jab to the body followed by a overhand left to the head.  He continues the combination and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Balabanov lands a cross.  
Balabanov lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  THAT HURT HIS OPPONENT!  Shopov almost instantly gets his legs back. 


Round 5 Statistics
Balabanov: 
Jabs Thrown: 15                            
Jabs Landed: 14                            
Power Shots Thrown: 40                            
Power Shots Landed: 20                            
Head Shots Thrown: 40                            
Head Shots Landed: 26                            
Body Shots Thrown: 15                            
Body Shots Landed: 8                             

Shopov: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 11                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 21                            
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Round 6: 

Shopov steps inside.  Balabanov digs in a right hook to Shopov's ribcage.  
Shopov is looking to close the distance.  Balabanov pivots from in front of his opponent.  Balabanov throws a left hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Balabanov lands a solid cross.  
Shopov is looking to close the distance and forces Balabanov to retreat onto the ropes.  Balabanov digs in a right hook to his opponents body.  
Balabanov steps to the outside.  Shopov attempts to land a cross, but Balabanov sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Balabanov tries to step out of his opponents range.  Shopov throws a cross, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a stinging left hook.  
Shopov lands a right hook to the body, a left uppercut to the head and a jab to the head.  
Shopov steps inside and forces Balabanov to retreat onto the ropes.  Balabanov lands a left hook to the head followed by a left uppercut to the body.  
Balabanov throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Balabanov lands with a hard jab.  
Balabanov finds the target with a stinging jab.  
Balabanov steps to the outside and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  He continues the combination and lands a cross to the head followed by a jab to the body.  
Balabanov tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a sharp overhand right.  
Shopov gets on the inside and forces Balabanov to retreat onto the ropes.  Shopov is on target with a solid right uppercut to Balabanov's body.  
Shopov lands a right uppercut to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Balabanov is on target with a cross.  
Balabanov lands a double jab to his opponents head.  


Round 6 Statistics
Balabanov: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 7                             
Power Shots Thrown: 36                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 16                            
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Shopov: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 7: 

Shopov is on target with a powerful left hook to his opponents ribs.  BALABANOV WAS STUNNED BY THAT SHOT!  
Shopov digs in a potent right hook to Balabanov's body.  It looks like Balabanov has now recovered from that earlier bodyshot.  
Shopov tries to land a jab, but Balabanov dodges the shot and counters with a cross.  
Shopov throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a hurtful right uppercut.  DOWN GOES SHOPOV!  He beats the count, getting up at 5.  
Balabanov is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Balabanov feints a right, and then is on target with a solid overhand right.  
Balabanov steps to the outside and hits home with a sharp overhand left.  
Balabanov tries to step out of his opponents range.  Shopov lands a cross.  
Balabanov lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Balabanov lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Shopov sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Shopov attempts to land a left hook, but Balabanov blocks the shot and counters with a right hook to Shopov's body.  
Balabanov steps away from his opponent and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head, AND SHOPOV IS DOWN!  He is on his feet as the count reaches 9.  
Balabanov knows it could take just a few clean shots to force the stoppage.  Balabanov lands a right uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  He continues the combination and lands a cross followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head, AND SHOPOV IS KNOCKED DOWN!  The ref does not even bother with the count...he's seen enough!  The fight has been stopped!  The winner by TKO is Balabanov!  


Round 7 Statistics
Balabanov: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 30                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 32                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Shopov: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

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


Fight Statistics
Balabanov: 
Total Punches Thrown: 328                           
Total Punches Landed: 149                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 243                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 117                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 85                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 32                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 265                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 115                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 63                            
Total Jabs Landed: 34                            

Shopov: 
Total Punches Thrown: 245                           
Total Punches Landed: 66                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 133                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 29                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 112                           
Total Body Shots Landed: 37                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 217                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 60                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 28                            
Total Jabs Landed: 6