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10/08/2045
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Drago Kovacic vs Marinko Štefanac

Boxing Daily Report from the Obad promoted show at Dom Sportova, Zagreb,  taking place on 06/05/2045:

The venue is completely packed out with the fans turning out in force to watch the fights on offer tonight.  
Next up we have one of the supporting contests of this show.  This is a semi final eliminator for the Croatia-Zagreb Featherweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Drago Kovacic (6 - 5 - 3) who hails from Zagreb, Croatia and Marinko Štefanac(1 - 1) from Zagreb, Croatia.  Kovacic weighed in at 126 pounds, while Štefanac weighed in at 125 pounds and 9 ounces.  
The referee tonight is Alen Franic, and the three ringside judges are Tomislav Samardžija, Jeronim Rajic and Miodrag Gavranovic.  

Round 1: 

Kovacic finds the target with a jab.  
Kovacic tries to keep the action at long range.  Štefanac is on target with a solid cross.  
Štefanac pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a left uppercut to the body followed by two left hook's to the head.  
Kovacic tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a cross.  
Štefanac advances into close range and walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Štefanac lands a left uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Štefanac quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and digs in a firm left hook to Kovacic's liver.  
Štefanac hits home with a cross.  
Štefanac lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Štefanac is looking to close the distance and lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Štefanac advances into close range.  Štefanac sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Štefanac digs in a solid right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Štefanac walks his opponent down, trapping him in the corner.  Štefanac is on target with a right hook.  
Štefanac pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a right hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Štefanac advances into close range and throws a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Kovacic's trainer is advising how he could be more accurate.  Kovacic's trainer is telling his fighter he needs to be more active or he's going to get outworked.  Kovacic's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 1 Statistics
Kovacic: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Štefanac: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 38                            
Power Shots Landed: 18                            
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 19                            
Body Shots Landed: 11                            

Round 2: 

Štefanac is looking to keep his distance and connects with a cross.  
Štefanac steps inside and drives a right hook into Kovacic's body.  
Štefanac is on target with a left hook to Kovacic's body.  
Kovacic hits home with a right uppercut.  Kovacic throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Štefanac is looking to close the distance and forces Kovacic to back into the corner.  Štefanac digs in a left uppercut to Kovacic's liver.  
Kovacic tries to step out of his opponents range.  Štefanac hits home with an overhand right.  
Štefanac gets on the inside and walks Kovacic into the corner.  Kovacic attempts to land a right hook, but Štefanac sidesteps and counters with a sharp left uppercut.  
Štefanac steps inside.  Kovacic quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Štefanac drives a stinging right uppercut into his opponents ribcage.  
Štefanac is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands an overhand right, cross and an overhand right to his opponents head.  
Štefanac walks Kovacic down, trapping him in the corner.  Štefanac pivots to the right of his opponent and lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Štefanac lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Štefanac closes the distance.  Štefanac pivots from in front of his opponent and lands two left hooks to the body, and one to the head.  
Kovacic tries to step out of his opponents range and hits home with a cross.  


Round 2 Statistics
Kovacic: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Štefanac: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 30                            
Power Shots Landed: 16                            
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 14                            
Body Shots Landed: 8                             

Round 3: 

Štefanac advances into close range and lands a left hook to the body, a right hook to the body and a left hook to the head.  
Štefanac manages to force Kovacic into a corner.  Štefanac is on target with a cross.  
Kovacic tries to step out of his opponents range.  Kovacic sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Štefanac throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Štefanac is on target with a solid right hook to his opponents ribs.  
Štefanac lands a jab to the body followed by a cross to the head.  
Štefanac lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Štefanac lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Štefanac hits home with a cross.  
Štefanac is looking to keep his distance and is on target with a cross.  
Kovacic tries to keep the action at long range.  Štefanac lands a cross.  
Kovacic pivots to the right of his opponent and connects with a cross.  
Štefanac steps to the outside and lands an overhand right to the head followed by a jab to the body.  


Round 3 Statistics
Kovacic: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Štefanac: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 29                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 14                            
Body Shots Landed: 7                             

Round 4: 

Štefanac is on target with a cross.  Štefanac throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Štefanac advances into close range.  Štefanac pivots to the right of his opponent and is on target with a left hook.  
Štefanac connects with a solid right hook.  
Štefanac walks his opponent down, trapping him in the red corner.  Štefanac is on target with a left uppercut to Kovacic's body.  
Štefanac gets on the inside.  Štefanac sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Kovacic is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Štefanac lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Štefanac steps inside and lands a right hook to the head followed by two left hook's to the body.  
Štefanac steps to the outside.  Kovacic lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Kovacic tries to land a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Štefanac steps inside and forces Kovacic to retreat onto the ropes.  Štefanac attempts to land a left hook, but Kovacic sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Štefanac digs in a right hook to his opponents ribs.  
Štefanac is looking to close the distance and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Štefanac lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Kovacic lands a cross.  
Kovacic lands a cross.  
Štefanac digs in a firm left hook to Kovacic's ribs.  
Kovacic tries to keep the action at long range.  Štefanac sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Kovacic throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a solid left hook.  
Štefanac advances into close range.  As Kovacic tries to work on the inside, the fighters heads come together!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Štefanac dabs at his face checking for damage.  


Round 4 Statistics
Kovacic: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Štefanac: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 21                            
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 15                            
Body Shots Landed: 10                            

Round 5: 

Štefanac lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Štefanac closes the distance and hits home with a left hook.  
Kovacic tries to keep the action at long range.  Štefanac sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Kovacic connects with a cross.  
Štefanac steps inside.  Kovacic is on target with a right hook.  
Štefanac is on target with a left hook to his opponents liver.  
Štefanac is looking to close the distance and hits home with a right hook.  
Kovacic throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Štefanac steps inside and drives a left hook into his opponents ribs.  
Kovacic tries to step out of his opponents range.  Štefanac is on target with a firm cross.  
Štefanac pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Štefanac is looking to close the distance and lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Kovacic sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Štefanac lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Štefanac gets on the inside.  Štefanac pivots to the side of his opponent and lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Štefanac closes the distance.  Štefanac sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  He follows up the attack and lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Kovacic steps to the outside.  Štefanac drops his hands, and waves his opponent in.  Kovacic lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Kovacic closes the distance.  Štefanac lands a left hook to the head followed by a left uppercut to the body.  
Štefanac sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a left hook followed by  two right hooks to his opponents head.  
Štefanac is on target with a right hook to Kovacic's ribs.  


Round 5 Statistics
Kovacic: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Štefanac: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 35                            
Power Shots Landed: 22                            
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 15                            
Body Shots Landed: 11                            

Round 6: 

Štefanac lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Štefanac steps inside.  Štefanac pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a left uppercut to the body, a right hook to the head and a left hook to the body.  
Štefanac gets on the inside.  Kovacic quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Štefanac lands a right hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Štefanac lands a left hook to the head followed by a left uppercut to the body.  
Štefanac sidesteps to the right of his opponent and is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Štefanac sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Kovacic lands a right hook to the head followed by a right uppercut to the body.  
Štefanac is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Štefanac feints a jab, fooling Kovacic into launching a left hook counter.  Štefanac springs the trap and counters with  a left hook.  
Štefanac advances into close range and lands a left hook to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Kovacic steps to the outside.  Štefanac lands a jab, overhand right and a jab to his opponents head.  
Štefanac advances into close range and lands a left hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Štefanac closes the distance and forces Kovacic to retreat onto the ropes.  Štefanac connects with a right hook.  
Štefanac lands a jab to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Kovacic is on target with a left uppercut.  
Kovacic is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Štefanac hits home with a cross.  
Kovacic pivots to the side of his opponent.  Štefanac lands a jab.  
Kovacic steps inside.  Štefanac is on target with a right hook to his opponents body.  As the two fighters work on the inside, their heads come together!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Kovacic dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Štefanac steps inside and is on target with a right hook.  
Štefanac digs in a right hook to Kovacic's body.  
Štefanac lands a right hook.  
At the end of Round 6, lets listen in on the corners...Kovacic's trainer is advising how he could stop so many clean shots getting through.  

Round 6 Statistics
Kovacic: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Štefanac: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 38                            
Power Shots Landed: 24                            
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 17                            
Body Shots Thrown: 20                            
Body Shots Landed: 13                            

Round 7: 

Štefanac switches the action to the outside and lands a cross to the body, and then to the head.  
Štefanac tries to keep the action at long range and tries to land a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Kovacic switches the action to the outside and hits home with a cross.  
Štefanac is looking to close the distance and lands a left hook to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Štefanac forces Kovacic to retreat onto the ropes.  Štefanac quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Štefanac tries to land a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Štefanac closes the distance and lands two right hooks to the body, and one to the head.  
Kovacic closes the distance.  Kovacic sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Štefanac lands consecutive right uppercuts to his opponents body.  
Štefanac advances into close range.  Štefanac sidesteps to the left of his opponent and digs in a sharp left uppercut to Kovacic's ribs.  
Štefanac lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Štefanac lands a left uppercut followed by a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Kovacic lands a left hook.  
Štefanac is on target with a right hook to his opponents ribcage.  
Štefanac tries to keep the action at long range.  Štefanac feints a right hook, and then connects with a firm cross.  
Štefanac finds the target with a jab.  
Kovacic steps inside.  Štefanac quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and is on target with a left hook.  
Kovacic sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Kovacic tries to land a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  


Round 7 Statistics
Kovacic: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Štefanac: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 32                            
Power Shots Landed: 16                            
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 20                            
Body Shots Landed: 11                            

Round 8: 

Štefanac tries to step out of his opponents range.  Kovacic lands two consecutive overhand lefts to his opponents head.  
Kovacic is looking to keep the action on the outside and hits home with a cross.  
Kovacic is looking to close the distance.  Štefanac lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Štefanac is on target with a stinging cross.  
Kovacic gets on the inside.  Štefanac sidesteps to the right of his opponent and drives a firm right uppercut into his opponents ribs.  
Štefanac gets on the inside and lands a right hook followed by  two left hooks to his opponents body.  
Kovacic steps away from his opponent.  Štefanac lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Štefanac gets on the inside.  Štefanac hits home with a left hook.  As Štefanac tries to work on the inside, the fighters heads come together!  The ref acknowledges the accidental headclash but allows the action to continue.  Kovacic has taken some damage there.  That has caused minor swelling  around the left eye.  
Štefanac closes the distance and lands a left uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Štefanac lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Štefanac pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a cross followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Štefanac feints a jab, but Kovacic ignores the feint and is on target with a left uppercut.  
Štefanac advances into close range and lands a left hook to the head, a right hook to the body and a left hook to the body.  
Štefanac is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Kovacic hits home with an overhand left.  
At the end of Round 8, lets listen in on the corners...Štefanac's trainer is telling his fighter he is winning comfortably and should get on his bike for the remainder of the fight.  

Round 8 Statistics
Kovacic: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Štefanac: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 18                            
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 14                            
Body Shots Landed: 9                             

Round 9: 

Kovacic throws a jab, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Štefanac sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Kovacic is on target with a cross.  
Štefanac feints a jab, and then is on target with an overhand right.  
Štefanac connects with a cross.  
Kovacic advances into close range.  Štefanac connects with a left uppercut.  
Kovacic connects with a left hook.  
Štefanac connects with a cross.  
Štefanac sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a jab to the body, a jab to the head and a cross to the head.  
Štefanac lands a cross.  
Kovacic manouvers his opponent onto the ropes.  Štefanac lands a jab.  
Štefanac is on target with a cross.  
Štefanac is on target with a cross.  
Kovacic attempts to land a cross, but Štefanac sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Kovacic lands a cross.  
Štefanac is on target with a cross.  


Round 9 Statistics
Kovacic: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 9                             
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Štefanac: 
Jabs Thrown: 14                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 32                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 10: 

Kovacic is on target with a cross.  
Kovacic advances into close range and forces Štefanac to retreat onto the ropes.  Štefanac lands a right uppercut, left uppercut and a right hook to his opponents head.  
Štefanac is on target with a jab.  
Kovacic steps inside.  Štefanac lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Štefanac lands an overhand right.  
Štefanac lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Štefanac steps away from his opponent.  Kovacic tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Kovacic hits home with a cross.  
Kovacic hits home with a cross.  


Round 10 Statistics
Kovacic: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 10                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Štefanac: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

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  9 - 10
Round 5 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 6 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 7 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
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: 90 - 100  90 - 100  90 - 100

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Zagreb, Croatia.... Marinko Štefanac

Fight Statistics
Kovacic: 
Total Punches Thrown: 215                           
Total Punches Landed: 37                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 192                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 36                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 23                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 1                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 161                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 34                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 54                            
Total Jabs Landed: 3                             

Štefanac: 
Total Punches Thrown: 395                           
Total Punches Landed: 193                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 255                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 111                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 140                           
Total Body Shots Landed: 82                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 305                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 169                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 90                            
Total Jabs Landed: 24