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08/08/2031
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Vanni Albano vs Mario Croce

Boxing Daily Report from the AI Italy-Lazio promoted show at Sergio Di Guilio Gym, Rome,  taking place on 25/03/2022:

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 Italy-Lazio Middleweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Vanni Albano (6 - 3 - 1) who hails from Rome, Italy and Mario Croce(9 - 0) from Rome, Italy.  Albano weighed in at 160 pounds, while Croce weighed in at 159 pounds and 2 ounces.  
The referee tonight is Luca Borrelli, and the three ringside judges are Gianluca Papapietro, Mariano Buccico and Adolfo Crocetta.  

Round 1: 

Croce closes the distance and lands two left uppercuts followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Croce lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Croce closes the distance.  Croce wants to work on the inside, but accidentally clashes heads with his opponent!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Albano dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Croce connects with a cross.  
Croce tries to keep the action at long range.  Albano lands a jab.  
Croce closes the distance.  Croce sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a left hook.  
Croce hits home with a right hook.  
Croce lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Croce switches the action to the outside.  Croce circles his opponent with a low guard, waiting for his opponent to attack.  Albano finds the target with a jab.  
Croce advances into close range.  Albano connects with a left uppercut.  
Croce hits home with a left hook.  
Albano tries to step out of his opponents range.  Croce lowers his hands, trying to provoke his opponent to attack.  Albano is on target with a cross.  
Croce pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a right hook.  
Croce connects with a left hook.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Albano's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 1 Statistics
Albano: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Croce: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 2: 

Croce gets on the inside and is on target with a right hook.  
Croce lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Croce is looking to close the distance and attempts to land a left hook, but Albano dodges the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Croce sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Albano connects with a left uppercut.  
Croce hits home with a left hook.  Croce throws a right uppercut, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Albano throws a left hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Croce is on target with a right hook.  
Croce connects with a right hook.  
Croce lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Albano switches the action to the outside and lands an overhand left.  
Croce connects with a right hook.  
Croce pivots to the left of his opponent.  Albano throws a right hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Albano is looking to keep the action on the outside and connects with a cross.  
Croce hits home with a left hook.  
Croce gets on the inside and lands a left uppercut.  
Croce is on target with a jab.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Albano's trainer is advising how he could be more accurate.  

Round 2 Statistics
Albano: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Croce: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 3: 

Croce pivots to the side of his opponent and connects with a right hook.  
Croce lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Croce steps to the outside.  Albano hits home with a cross.  
Croce advances into close range and forces Albano to retreat into the red corner.  Croce lands a right hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
Croce gets on the inside and lands a left hook to the body followed by a left uppercut to the head.  
Croce pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  He then lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Croce steps inside and walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Croce is on target with a right hook.  
Croce pivots to the side of his opponent and connects with a left hook.  
Croce lands a right hook to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Croce tries to land a left hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Croce tries to land a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Albano cuts off the ring, trapping Croce in a corner.  Croce lands a left hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Croce lands a left hook, right hook and a left hook to his opponents head.  
Albano tries to keep the action at long range.  Croce attempts to land a jab, but Albano sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Croce closes the distance.  Albano is on target with a left hook.  
Croce sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Albano drives a left hook into his opponents body.  
Croce closes the distance and lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Croce connects with a left hook.  
At the end of Round 3, lets listen in on the corners...Albano's trainer is advising how he could stop so many clean shots getting through.  

Round 3 Statistics
Albano: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Croce: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 38                            
Power Shots Landed: 23                            
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 20                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 4: 

Croce is on target with a right hook.  
Croce pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Croce pivots to the right of his opponent and hits home with a left hook.  
Croce connects with a left uppercut.  
Albano lands a jab.  
Croce walks his opponent into a neutral corner.  Croce pivots from in front of his opponent.  Albano throws a right uppercut, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Croce lands a left hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Croce pivots from in front of his opponent and connects with a right hook.  
Croce closes the distance and lands two right hook's to the head followed by a right uppercut to the body.  
Croce closes the distance.  Croce pivots to the right of his opponent and hits home with a left hook.  
Albano sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Croce lands a right hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  


Round 4 Statistics
Albano: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Croce: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 33                            
Power Shots Landed: 16                            
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Round 5: 

Croce steps to the outside.  Albano connects with an overhand left.  
Croce steps inside and lands a right uppercut to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Croce pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Albano tries to land a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Croce waits at the mid-range with a lowered guard, waiting for his opponent to throw a punch.  Albano attempts to land a jab, but Croce slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Croce closes the distance and hits home with a left hook.  
Albano steps inside.  Croce connects with a left uppercut.  
Albano tries to keep the action at long range and lands a cross.  


Round 5 Statistics
Albano: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Croce: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 6: 

Croce pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a right hook, left uppercut and a left hook to his opponents head.  
Croce pivots to the side of his opponent.  Croce throws a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Croce forces Albano to back into the corner.  Croce pivots to the left of his opponent.  Albano attempts to land a left hook, but Croce sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Croce attempts to land a jab, but Albano blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Croce is looking to close the distance and lands a right hook.  
Albano is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Croce lands a jab.  
Albano is looking to close the distance.  Croce throws a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Croce feints a jab, and then lands a left hook.  
Albano is looking to keep his distance and tries to land an overhand left, but Croce dodges the shot and counters with a left hook to his opponents liver.  
Croce finds the target with a jab.  
Croce connects with a right hook.  Croce tries to land a left uppercut, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Croce steps inside and lands a left hook followed by  two right hooks to his opponents head.  Croce clinches his opponent.  Croce pushes his forearm into Albano's face.  The ref separates the two fighters.  


Round 6 Statistics
Albano: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Croce: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 7: 

Croce hits home with a left hook.  
Croce lands a left hook.  
Albano walks Croce down, trapping him in the corner.  Croce lands a left hook.  
Albano is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Croce contemptuously drops his hands, trying to provoke his opponent.  Albano lands a cross.  
Croce pivots from in front of his opponent and lands with a spiteful jab.  
Croce lands a jab, left uppercut and a jab to his opponents head.  
Croce closes the distance.  Croce quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and hits home with a right uppercut.  
Albano tries to land a right hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Albano steps away from his opponent and connects with a cross.  
Croce advances into close range and lands a left hook to the body, a left hook to the head and a right hook to the body.  
Albano is looking to close the distance.  Croce is on target with a right hook to Albano's body.  
Albano pivots to the side of his opponent.  Croce attempts to land a right hook, but Albano slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Croce tries to step out of his opponents range.  Croce feints a cross, but Albano does not fall for it and is on target with a cross.  


Round 7 Statistics
Albano: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Croce: 
Jabs Thrown: 14                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 32                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 8: 

Croce switches the action to the outside.  Albano strikes his opponents body with a cross.  
Albano hits home with a cross.  
Albano steps away from his opponent and lands a cross.  
Croce steps inside.  Albano sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Croce lands a right uppercut.  
Croce lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Croce is looking to close the distance and is on target with a right uppercut to Albano's body.  
Croce lands a right uppercut to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Croce digs in a left hook to Albano's ribs.  
Croce lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Croce steps inside.  Croce pivots to the right of his opponent and connects with a left hook.  
Albano steps inside.  Croce throws a right hook, but his opponent avoids the punch with a sidestep.  Croce clinches his opponent.  Croce leans on his opponent using all his weight. The ref breaks Croce's hold and signals for the fight to continue.  
Croce closes the distance.  Albano lands a left hook.  
Albano is looking to close the distance.  Croce lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Croce lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Albano steps inside and attempts to land a left hook, but Croce sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Croce is on target with a left hook.  
At the end of Round 8, lets listen in on the corners...Croce'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
Albano: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Croce: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 30                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 29                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Round 9: 

Croce tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a jab.  
Croce waits at the mid-range with a lowered guard, waiting for his opponent to throw a punch.  Albano finds the target with a jab.  
Albano closes the distance.  Croce drives a right hook into his opponents body.  
Albano gets on the inside.  Croce throws a left hook, but is unable to find the target.  Croce holds on to his opponent.  Croce is using his forearm in the clinch.  The ref breaks Croce's hold and signals for the fight to continue.  
Albano steps away from his opponent and throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Albano steps inside.  Croce drives a right hook into his opponents body.  
Albano walks Croce onto the ropes.  Croce lands a jab to Albano's body.  
Croce steps to the outside.  Croce drops his hands, and waves his opponent in.  Albano tries to land a jab, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a left hook.  
At the end of Round 9, lets listen in on the corners...Albano's trainer is telling his fighter to increase his workrate.  

Round 9 Statistics
Albano: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 3                             
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 7                             
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Croce: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 11                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 10: 

Albano steps inside.  Croce hits home with a left hook.  
Croce is on target with a jab.  
Albano throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Croce finds the target with a jab.  
Croce feints a right hook, and then lands a jab to Albano's body.  
Croce lands a hard jab.  
Croce lands a jab.  


Round 10 Statistics
Albano: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 9                             
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Croce: 
Jabs Thrown: 14                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 1 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 2 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 3 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 4 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  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 Rome, Italy.... Mario Croce

Fight Statistics
Albano: 
Total Punches Thrown: 193                           
Total Punches Landed: 34                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 169                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 32                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 24                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 2                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 161                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 27                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 32                            
Total Jabs Landed: 7                             

Croce: 
Total Punches Thrown: 296                           
Total Punches Landed: 134                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 251                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 108                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 45                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 26                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 231                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 115                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 65                            
Total Jabs Landed: 19