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19/03/2041
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Taras Tkachuk vs Colombo Balconi

Boxing Daily Report from the Montreal's Top Gym promoted show at Soldier Field, Chicago,  taking place on 09/02/2041:

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.  On the line tonight is the WRBA Intercontinental Super Welterweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 12 round matchup are Taras Tkachuk (41(40) - 2(1)) who hails from Gomel, Belarus and Colombo Balconi(36(21) - 11(5) - 2) from Verona, Italy.  Both Tkachuk and Balconi weighed in at 154 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Ethan Bukowski, and the three ringside judges are Kenzie Neily, Alec Skonieczny and John Oman.  

Round 1: 

Tkachuk advances into close range.  Balconi connects with a firm left hook.  
Balconi steps away from his opponent and lands a stinging cross.  
Balconi lands with a hard jab.  
Tkachuk advances into close range and is on target with a solid right hook to his opponents ribs.  
Balconi attempts to land a left hook, but Tkachuk dodges the shot and counters with a cross.  
Tkachuk lands a right hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Tkachuk lands a jab to the head followed by a right uppercut to the body.  
Tkachuk throws a right uppercut, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a solid right uppercut.  
Tkachuk drives a sharp left hook into his opponents ribs.  
Tkachuk is on target with a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Tkachuk sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Balconi lands a solid jab.  Balconi throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Balconi steps to the outside and connects with an overhand right.  
Tkachuk advances into close range and lands a right uppercut, right hook and a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Tkachuk pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a left hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Tkachuk closes the distance and whips in a nasty left uppercut to his opponents body.  IT LOOKS LIKE BALCONI WAS HURT BY THAT SHOT!  
Tkachuk lands a left hook, right uppercut and a left hook to his opponents body.  It looks like Balconi has now recovered from that earlier bodyshot.  
Tkachuk lands a right hook to the body followed by a jab to the head.  
Tkachuk drives a right hook into Balconi's body.  
Tkachuk is looking to close the distance.  Balconi digs in a right hook to Tkachuk's body.  
Tkachuk lands a stinging jab.  
Tkachuk closes the distance and lands a right uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Balconi's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 1 Statistics
Tkachuk: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 50                            
Power Shots Landed: 22                            
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 34                            
Body Shots Landed: 17                            

Balconi: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 37                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 14                            
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 2: 

Tkachuk is on target with a sharp right hook to Balconi's body.  
Tkachuk is looking to close the distance and drives a stinging left uppercut into Balconi's liver.  
Tkachuk attempts to land a left uppercut, but Balconi slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Tkachuk walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Tkachuk connects with a right uppercut.  
Tkachuk drives a solid left uppercut into Balconi's liver.  
Tkachuk advances into close range.  Balconi is on target with a left hook to Tkachuk's body.  
Tkachuk is looking to close the distance and drives a firm left uppercut into Balconi's body.  
Balconi is on target with a hard jab.  Balconi tries to land a jab, but Tkachuk slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Tkachuk lands a left hook followed by  two right hooks to his opponents body.  
Tkachuk walks Balconi down, trapping him on the ropes.  Tkachuk drives a solid right uppercut into Balconi's ribs.  
Tkachuk drives a left uppercut into Balconi's liver.  
Tkachuk closes the distance and lands a left uppercut, left hook and a right hook to his opponents body.  
Balconi is looking to keep his distance and tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a solid right uppercut.  
Tkachuk is looking to close the distance and connects with a right uppercut.  
Tkachuk lands a left uppercut to the body, and then to the head.  
Tkachuk sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Tkachuk lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Balconi is on target with a jab.  Balconi attempts to land a cross, but Tkachuk sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Tkachuk closes the distance.  Tkachuk pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a right hook to the body, a right uppercut to the body and a right uppercut to the head.  
Tkachuk steps inside.  Balconi drives a stinging left uppercut into his opponents ribs.  
Tkachuk lands a right hook to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Balconi's trainer is advising how he could improve the accuracy of his work.  Balconi's trainer is telling his fighter to increase his workrate.  

Round 2 Statistics
Tkachuk: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 48                            
Power Shots Landed: 28                            
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 29                            
Body Shots Landed: 18                            

Balconi: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 3: 

Tkachuk lands a spiteful jab.  
Tkachuk is looking to close the distance and digs in a right hook to Balconi's ribcage.  
Tkachuk lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body, AND HIS OPPONENT IS HURT!  Balconi almost instantly recovers. 
Balconi is looking to keep the action on the outside and drives a ramrod jab into his opponents face.  
Tkachuk gets on the inside and manouvers Balconi onto the ropes.  Tkachuk digs in a sharp right uppercut to Balconi's body.  
Tkachuk tries to land a right uppercut, but Balconi blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Tkachuk digs in a solid right uppercut to Balconi's body.  
Tkachuk throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a firm right uppercut.  
Tkachuk is looking to close the distance.  Tkachuk pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body, AND STUNS HIS OPPONENT!  Balconi almost instantly recovers. 
Tkachuk pivots to the side of his opponent and is on target with a firm left hook.  
Tkachuk walks Balconi onto the ropes.  Balconi lands with a spiteful jab.  
Balconi finds the target with a ramrod jab.  
Tkachuk advances into close range and digs in a right uppercut to Balconi's body.  
Balconi pivots to the right of his opponent.  Balconi attempts to land a left uppercut, but Tkachuk slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut to his opponents liver.  
Tkachuk lands a left uppercut to the head followed by two right uppercut's to the body.  
Tkachuk lands a right uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Balconi hits home with a left hook.  
Tkachuk sidesteps to the left of his opponent and drives a stinging left uppercut into his opponents body.  
Tkachuk is on target with a right uppercut to Balconi's ribs.  Tkachuk throws a right uppercut, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook to Tkachuk's ribs.  
Tkachuk lands a left uppercut to the body, a right hook to the body and a left hook to the head.  
Balconi hits the target with a stiff jab.  
Tkachuk steps inside and lands a right uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Tkachuk is looking to close the distance and is on target with a firm left hook to his opponents body.  
Tkachuk lands a cross to the head, a jab to the head and a right hook to the body.  


Round 3 Statistics
Tkachuk: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 47                            
Power Shots Landed: 25                            
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 37                            
Body Shots Landed: 21                            

Balconi: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 4: 

Tkachuk lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Tkachuk is looking to close the distance.  Balconi throws a left hook, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a solid left uppercut.  
Balconi lands a cross to the body followed by a jab to the head.  
Tkachuk closes the distance and lands a left uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  He continues the combination and lands two consecutive right uppercuts to his opponents head, AND STUNS HIS OPPONENT!  Balconi almost instantly recovers. 
Balconi is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a spiteful jab.  
Tkachuk throws a right uppercut, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Balconi hits home with a cross.  Balconi throws a left uppercut, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Balconi lands a stinging left uppercut.  
Balconi walks his opponent down, trapping him in the corner.  Tkachuk tries to land a cross, but Balconi sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Balconi steps to the outside and is on target with a cross.  
Balconi tries to keep the action at long range and hits home with a cross.  
Tkachuk drives a solid right hook into his opponents ribcage.  
Tkachuk manouvers his opponent onto the ropes.  Tkachuk lands a right uppercut to the head, a right uppercut to the body and a left uppercut to the body.  
Tkachuk lands a left hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents body, AND HIS OPPONENT IS HURT!  Balconi recovers before his opponent can take advantage. 
Tkachuk is on target with a stinging left hook to his opponents ribs.  
Balconi digs in a firm right hook to his opponents ribs.  
Tkachuk closes the distance and lands a left uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents body, AND HIS OPPONENT IS HURT!  
Balconi tries to step out of his opponents range.  Balconi could be stopped here, if Tkachuk can find the right shot!  Tkachuk lands a right uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents body, AND DROPS BALCONI!  He is on his feet as the count reaches 6.  


Round 4 Statistics
Tkachuk: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 42                            
Power Shots Landed: 20                            
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 27                            
Body Shots Landed: 14                            

Balconi: 
Jabs Thrown: 15                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 29                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 5: 

Tkachuk steps inside.  Balconi is on target with a firm left hook.  Tkachuk clinches his opponent.  Balconi is using his forearm in the clinch.  The ref halts the action and breaks the clinch.  He lectures Balconi about fouling.  
Tkachuk is on target with a sharp right hook to Balconi's body.  
Tkachuk manages to force Balconi onto the ropes.  Tkachuk digs in a firm right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Tkachuk lands a left hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
Tkachuk attempts to land a jab, but Balconi sidesteps and counters with a firm left hook.  
Tkachuk forces Balconi to back into the ropes.  Tkachuk is on target with a right uppercut to Balconi's body.  
Tkachuk tries to land a right uppercut, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a stinging cross.  
Balconi throws a left hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a solid right uppercut.  
Tkachuk closes the distance and drives a firm left uppercut into his opponents body.  
Balconi is on target with a ramrod jab.  Balconi attempts to land a cross, but Tkachuk sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Tkachuk is looking to close the distance and lands a right hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Tkachuk lands a jab to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Tkachuk advances into close range.  Tkachuk sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Balconi tries to land a right hook, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a spiteful cross.  BALCONI IS HURT!  Balconi recovers before his opponent can take advantage. 
Tkachuk steps inside and is on target with a right hook to his opponents body.  
Tkachuk steps inside and crashes a nasty right hook to his opponents body.  BALCONI IS SENT SPRAWLING TO THE CANVAS!  He manages to get up at 7.  
Tkachuk steps inside and walks Balconi down, trapping him on the ropes.  Tkachuk drives a solid left hook into Balconi's ribs.  
Tkachuk lands a left uppercut followed by a right uppercut to his opponents body.  Tkachuk attempts to land a right hook, but Balconi blocks the shot and counters with a firm right hook.  
Tkachuk walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Balconi lands a solid jab.  


Round 5 Statistics
Tkachuk: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 34                            
Power Shots Landed: 18                            
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 22                            
Body Shots Landed: 12                            

Balconi: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 6: 

Tkachuk advances into close range.  Balconi throws a left hook, but Tkachuk clinches his opponent.  Tkachuk pushes his forearm into Balconi's face.  The referee breaks the clinch and warns Tkachuk to stop fouling.  
Tkachuk quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Tkachuk whips in a nasty right hook to his opponents body.  BALCONI WAS STUNNED BY THAT SHOT!  Tkachuk clinches his opponent.  Tkachuk leans on his opponent trying to wear him down. The ref separates the two fighters.  
Tkachuk knows it could take just a few clean shots to force the stoppage.  Tkachuk crashes a nasty left uppercut to Balconi's body.  BALCONI IS DOWN!  He is on his feet as the count reaches 7.  He holds his fists up but stumbles into the referee! Balconi doesn't look like he's recovered at all.  The ref seems to thinks so as well...he's signalling that the fight is over!  The winner by TKO is Tkachuk!  


Round 6 Statistics
Tkachuk: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 5                             
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 1                             
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Balconi: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 3                             
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 2                             
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
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 - 8  10 - 8  10 - 8
Round 5 Scores: 10 - 8  10 - 8  10 - 8


Fight Statistics
Tkachuk: 
Total Punches Thrown: 259                           
Total Punches Landed: 124                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 106                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 40                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 153                           
Total Body Shots Landed: 84                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 226                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 115                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 33                            
Total Jabs Landed: 9                             

Balconi: 
Total Punches Thrown: 167                           
Total Punches Landed: 36                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 133                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 30                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 34                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 6                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 128                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 24                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 39                            
Total Jabs Landed: 12