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20/08/2031
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Porfio Espinola vs Ponce Franca

Boxing Daily Report from the AI Brazil-Rio de Janeiro promoted show at Alfonso Matos Gym, Rio de Janeiro,  taking place on 17/04/2023:

The venue is mostly sold out with the fans eager to turn out for tonights fights.  
Next up is the main event of the show.  This is a final eliminator for the Brazil-Rio de Janeiro Super Welterweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Porfio Espinola (4 - 3 - 2) who hails from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Ponce Franca(9 - 2) from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.  Espinola weighed in at 153 pounds and 9 ounces, while Franca weighed in at 153 pounds and 5 ounces.  
The referee tonight is Diego Dente, and the three ringside judges are Saturnin Pintor, Franco Losada and Gig Serio.  

Round 1: 

Espinola steps inside.  Franca drives a left hook into Espinola's liver.  Franca ties up his opponent.  Franca is using his forearm in the clinch.  The ref separates the two fighters.  
Franca lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Franca advances into close range and lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Franca lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Franca gets on the inside and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  Franca holds on to his opponent.  Espinola pushes his forearm into Franca's face.  The ref breaks Franca's hold and signals for the fight to continue.  
Franca digs in a left hook to Espinola's liver.  
Espinola steps to the outside and is on target with a cross.  
Espinola stands off with low guard waiting for his opponent to launch an attack.  Franca tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Franca tries to step out of his opponents range.  Espinola lands a cross.  
Franca advances into close range and lands a left hook to the body followed by a left uppercut to the head.  
Franca lands a right hook, left hook and a right hook to his opponents head.  Franca holds on to his opponent.  Franca leans on his opponent trying to wear him down. Franca pushes his forearm into Espinola's face.  The referee breaks the clinch and warns Franca to stop fouling.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Espinola's trainer is telling his fighter he needs to be more active or he's going to get outworked.  Espinola's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 1 Statistics
Espinola: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Franca: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Round 2: 

Franca lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Franca gets on the inside and walks his opponent into a corner.  Franca is on target with a right uppercut.  
Franca lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Espinola is looking to keep the action on the outside and attempts to land an overhand right, but Franca blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Franca is on target with a right hook.  
Franca connects with a right hook.  
Franca cuts off the ring, trapping Espinola in the corner.  Franca lands a left uppercut.  
Franca pivots to the side of his opponent.  Espinola is on target with a right hook.  
Espinola is looking to keep his distance and lands a cross.  
Espinola connects with an overhand right.  
Franca closes the distance and manouvers Espinola onto the ropes.  Franca is on target with a left hook.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Espinola's trainer is suggesting ways of getting through to his opponent.  

Round 2 Statistics
Espinola: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Franca: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 3: 

Espinola throws a right uppercut, but Franca holds on to his opponent.  Franca is leaning on his opponent in the clinch. The ref breaks Franca's hold and signals for the fight to continue.  
Franca sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Espinola hits home with an overhand right.  
Franca attempts to land a jab, but Espinola dodges the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Franca is on target with a right hook to his opponents ribcage.  Franca clinches his opponent.  Franca leans on his opponent using all his weight. Franca uses his free hand to throw a hook, but it hits Espinola behind the head. 
Espinola advances into close range.  Franca lands a right uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Espinola lands an overhand left followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Franca gets on the inside and lands a right hook.  
Franca hits home with a right hook.  
Espinola sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Espinola is on target with a jab.  Espinola tries to land a cross, but Franca blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Franca is looking to close the distance.  Espinola throws a left hook, but the shot lands on his opponents guard.  Franca holds on to his opponent.  Franca leans on his opponent using all his weight. Espinola is using his forearm in the clinch.  The ref halts the action and breaks the clinch.  He lectures Espinola about fouling.  
Franca is on target with a right hook to Espinola's ribcage.  
Espinola feints a cross, and then is on target with an overhand right.  
Franca gets on the inside.  The two boxers are fighting in-close, but their heads clash!  The ref acknowledges the accidental headclash but allows the action to continue.  Franca has come off worse after that clash of heads.  That has caused a slight cut above the right eye.  .  
Franca lands a jab followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Espinola is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Espinola feints a left, and then lands a jab to the body followed by a overhand right to the head.  
Franca advances into close range.  Franca pivots to the left of his opponent.  Espinola is on target with a right hook to Franca's body.  
Franca tries to land a right hook, but Espinola blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  


Round 3 Statistics
Espinola: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Franca: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 4: 

Espinola sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Franca is looking to close the distance.  Espinola hits home with a left hook.  
Franca lands three consecutive right hooks to his opponents head.  
Franca lands a right hook to the body followed by a right uppercut to the head.  
Franca connects with a left uppercut.  
Franca connects with a left hook.  As Espinola tries to work on the inside, the fighters heads come together!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Franca dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Franca digs in a right hook to his opponents body.  
Franca lands a left uppercut.  Franca clinches his opponent.  Franca is leaning on his opponent in the clinch. Franca uses his free hand to throw a hook, but it hits Espinola behind the head. 
Espinola steps to the outside.  Franca hits home with a cross.  
Franca lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Franca lands a left hook to the head followed by a right uppercut to the body.  
Franca is looking to close the distance and lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Franca walks Espinola onto the ropes.  Espinola strikes his opponents body with a cross.  


Round 4 Statistics
Espinola: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 8                             
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 8                             
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Franca: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 16                            
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 5: 

Espinola attempts to land an uppercut to the solar plexus, but he strays low!  The ref stops the action and gives Franca time to recover.  
Espinola tries to keep the action at long range and is on target with a cross.  
Franca is looking to close the distance.  Franca pivots from in front of his opponent and connects with a right uppercut.  
Franca manouvers Espinola into the blue corner.  Franca lands a left hook followed by  two right hooks to his opponents head.  
Espinola gets on the inside.  Franca lands a right uppercut.  
Franca hits home with a right hook.  
Espinola is on target with a cross.  
Espinola is looking to keep the action on the outside and hits home with an overhand right.  
Espinola tries to step out of his opponents range.  Espinola sidesteps to the left of his opponent and finds the target with a jab.  
Franca lands two right hooks to the body, and one to the head.  
Franca digs in a right hook to his opponents ribcage.  


Round 5 Statistics
Espinola: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Franca: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 6: 

Franca lands three consecutive right hooks to his opponents head.  
Franca connects with a cross.  
Franca closes the distance and lands a left hook.  
Espinola tries to step out of his opponents range and lands two consecutive overhand lefts to his opponents head.  
Franca gets on the inside and is on target with a left hook.  
Franca connects with a right uppercut.  
Espinola attempts to land a left hook, but Franca slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Franca steps to the outside.  Espinola throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Espinola steps inside.  Franca hits home with a right hook.  
Espinola hits home with a left uppercut.  
Franca is on target with a right uppercut.  
Espinola wants to work on the inside, but accidentally clashes heads with his opponent!  The ref acknowledges the accidental headclash but allows the action to continue.    That accidental headbutt has resulted in some damage to Franca.  That has caused minor swelling  around the left eye.  
Franca forces Espinola to retreat into a corner.  Espinola tries to land a left uppercut, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  


Round 6 Statistics
Espinola: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Franca: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 7: 

Franca tries to step out of his opponents range.  Franca feints a left hook, and then lands an overhand left.  
Franca drives a left hook into his opponents ribs.  
Franca lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Espinola hits home with a cross.  
Franca pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a right hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
Franca walks his opponent down, trapping him in a neutral corner.  Franca pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a right uppercut, left hook and a right hook to his opponents head.  
Franca pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a left uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Franca hits home with a right hook.  
Espinola tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Franca is looking to close the distance and lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Franca closes the distance.  Espinola lands a right hook.  
Franca feints a jab, and then is on target with a cross.  
Franca walks his opponent into the corner.  Franca lands a right uppercut, left hook and a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Espinola is on target with a left hook.  


Round 7 Statistics
Espinola: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Franca: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 34                            
Power Shots Landed: 18                            
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Round 8: 

Franca advances into close range and lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Franca lands a right uppercut followed by  two left hooks to his opponents head.  
Franca is looking to close the distance and is on target with a left uppercut to Espinola's liver.  
Franca lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Franca lands a right uppercut to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Espinola quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Franca lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Espinola switches the action to the outside and hits home with a cross.  
Franca steps inside and throws a right hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Franca is on target with a right hook.  
Franca gets on the inside and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Espinola tries to step out of his opponents range and is on target with an overhand left.  
Franca hits home with a right hook.  
Franca hits home with a right uppercut.  
Franca manouvers his opponent onto the ropes.  Franca attempts to land a right hook, but Espinola slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Franca gets on the inside and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
At the end of Round 8, lets listen in on the corners...Franca's trainer is telling his fighter he is a mile in front and not to do anything stupid. 

Round 8 Statistics
Espinola: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 9                             
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 10                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Franca: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 19                            
Head Shots Thrown: 29                            
Head Shots Landed: 17                            
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 9: 

Espinola is looking to keep the action on the outside and is on target with an overhand right.  
Franca tries to step out of his opponents range.  Espinola feints a right hook, and then hits home with a cross.  
Franca lands two right hook's to the head followed by a right uppercut to the body.  
Franca lands a right hook.  
Espinola lands a cross to Franca's body.  
Franca waits at the mid-range with a lowered guard, waiting for his opponent to throw a punch.  Espinola is on target with a cross.  
At the end of Round 9, lets listen in on the corners...Franca's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 9 Statistics
Espinola: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Franca: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 10: 

Espinola feints a right, and then strikes his opponents body with a jab.  
Espinola hits home with a cross.  
Espinola stalks forward with a low guard, trying to draw a lead from his opponent.  Franca throws an overhand left, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Espinola hits home with a cross.  
Franca throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut to Franca's liver.  
Espinola is on target with a jab.  


Round 10 Statistics
Espinola: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 10                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Franca: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 7                             
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 10                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 1 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 2 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 3 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
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: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 10 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9


Final Scorecards: 93 - 97  93 - 97  93 - 97

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.... Ponce Franca

Fight Statistics
Espinola: 
Total Punches Thrown: 206                           
Total Punches Landed: 60                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 179                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 51                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 27                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 9                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 149                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 42                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 57                            
Total Jabs Landed: 18                            

Franca: 
Total Punches Thrown: 262                           
Total Punches Landed: 114                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 229                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 95                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 33                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 19                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 221                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 110                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 41                            
Total Jabs Landed: 4