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22/07/2031
EOD Running: Pre Show
Ace Tapie vs Veikka Laiho

Boxing Daily Report from the AI Finland-Pirkanmaa promoted show at Tampere Soinio, Tampere,  taking place on 20/05/2023:

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.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance and those watching live on Nelonen, the two fighters competing in this 12 round matchup are Ace Tapie (9(2) - 3(2) - 1) who hails from Lille, France and Veikka Laiho(10 - 0 - 1) from Tampere, Finland.  Tapie weighed in at 168 pounds, while Laiho weighed in at 167 pounds and 15 ounces.  
The referee tonight is Aarre Aromaa, and the three ringside judges are Ale Innanen, Isto Lemminkainen and Ilari Rauhala.  

Round 1: 

Laiho steps inside and lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Tapie is looking to keep his distance and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  Tapie attempts to land a jab, but Laiho sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Laiho throws a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Laiho forces Tapie to retreat onto the ropes.  Laiho quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a left uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Tapie throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Tapie lands a hard jab.  
Tapie is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Laiho throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a solid right hook.  
Laiho walks Tapie onto the ropes.  Tapie attempts to land a jab, but Laiho slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Laiho gets on the inside and tries to land a left uppercut, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a firm left hook.  
Laiho lands a right hook.  
Laiho lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Tapie is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Tapie feints a right hook, and then lands a jab followed by  two overhand lefts to his opponents head.  
Tapie tries to land a jab, but Laiho blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Tapie attempts to land a cross, but Laiho blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Tapie feints a jab and triggers a right uppercut counter from Laiho.  Tapie is waiting for the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Tapie switches the action to the outside.  Tapie feints a right, and then lands a jab, overhand left and a jab to his opponents head.  
Laiho advances into close range and lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Tapie is looking to keep his distance and connects with a cross.  
Tapie steps to the outside and lands a jab, overhand left and a cross to his opponents head.  Tapie throws an overhand left, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a firm left uppercut.  
Tapie pivots to the left of his opponent and finds the target with a jab.  
Laiho lands a left uppercut to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  Laiho tries to land a right hook, but Tapie slips the shot and counters with a sharp right hook.  
Tapie steps away from his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Laiho closes the distance and drives a left hook into Tapie's body.  
Tapie is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a stinging cross.  


Round 1 Statistics
Tapie: 
Jabs Thrown: 15                            
Jabs Landed: 9                             
Power Shots Thrown: 32                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 40                            
Head Shots Landed: 22                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Laiho: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 35                            
Power Shots Landed: 19                            
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 20                            
Body Shots Landed: 9                             

Round 2: 

Tapie finds the target with a spiteful jab.  Tapie tries to land a jab, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Tapie is on target with a left hook to Laiho's liver.  
Laiho walks Tapie into a neutral corner.  Laiho lands a firm right hook.  
Laiho hits home with a right hook.  
Tapie steps away from his opponent and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Tapie finds the target with a hard jab.  
Laiho is looking to close the distance and lands a left uppercut to the body, a right hook to the head and a left hook to the head.  
Laiho tries to land a right hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a solid left hook.  
Laiho sidesteps to the right of his opponent and connects with a right hook.  
Laiho sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Laiho tries to land a left hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Tapie feints a right hook, and then lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Tapie hits home with an overhand right.  
Tapie steps to the outside and tries to land an overhand left, but Laiho blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Tapie switches the action to the outside and strikes his opponents body with a jab.  
Tapie steps to the outside.  Tapie sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Tapie throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Tapie tries to land an overhand right, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a solid right hook.  
Laiho is looking to close the distance and drives a left uppercut into his opponents liver.  
Tapie tries to keep the action at long range and drives a jab into his opponents body.  
Tapie lands a double jab to his opponents head.  


Round 2 Statistics
Tapie: 
Jabs Thrown: 14                            
Jabs Landed: 8                             
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 36                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Laiho: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 33                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Round 3: 

Tapie finds the target with a sharp jab.  
Tapie is on target with a solid left hook.  
Tapie tries to keep the action at long range.  Laiho throws a short cross to the body, but lands low!  The ref stops the action and gives Tapie time to recover.  
Tapie tries to keep the action at long range and hits home with a cross.  
Laiho gets on the inside and lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  Laiho attempts to land a left hook, but Tapie sidesteps and counters with a solid left uppercut.  
Laiho manouvers Tapie onto the ropes.  Laiho lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Tapie is looking to keep his distance.  Laiho sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Tapie lands an overhand left followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Laiho steps inside and lands two right hook's to the head followed by a left uppercut to the body.  
Tapie lands a ramrod jab.  Tapie attempts to land a cross, but Laiho slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Laiho walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Laiho lands a left hook.  
Laiho advances into close range.  Laiho pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a right uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Tapie is looking to keep his distance and attempts to land a cross, but Laiho sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Tapie hits home with a cross.  
Laiho lands a spiteful jab.  
Tapie digs in a right hook to his opponents body.  
Laiho lands a left uppercut to the head, a right hook to the body and a left hook to the body.  
Laiho advances into close range.  Tapie lands a stinging left hook.  
Laiho digs in a left hook to Tapie's liver.  
Tapie switches the action to the outside and connects with an overhand left.  
Laiho gets on the inside and connects with a stinging right hook.  
Laiho lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Tapie switches the action to the outside and throws an overhand left, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Tapie is on target with a firm left hook to Laiho's body.  Tapie tries to land a left hook, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a left hook to Tapie's liver.  
At the end of Round 3, lets listen in on the corners...Tapie's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 3 Statistics
Tapie: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Laiho: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 42                            
Power Shots Landed: 23                            
Head Shots Thrown: 29                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 20                            
Body Shots Landed: 11                            

Round 4: 

Laiho lands a right hook to the head followed by a left uppercut to the body.  Laiho throws a left hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Tapie steps to the outside.  Laiho attempts to land a cross, but Tapie parries the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Tapie sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Tapie throws an overhand right, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Tapie hits home with an overhand left.  Tapie throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Tapie lands a jab, overhand right and a jab to his opponents head.  
Laiho closes the distance.  Laiho pivots to the left of his opponent and connects with a right hook.  
Tapie switches the action to the outside.  Laiho lands a cross.  
Laiho is looking to close the distance and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  Laiho attempts to land a left uppercut, but Tapie blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Laiho walks Tapie down, trapping him on the ropes.  Laiho throws a left uppercut, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Tapie quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and is on target with a cross.  
Laiho pivots to the right of his opponent and finds the target with a stiff jab.  
Laiho steps inside and drives a left uppercut into his opponents body.  
Laiho finds the target with a jab.  
Laiho throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Tapie tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  Tapie throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook to Tapie's body.  
Tapie steps to the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Laiho advances into close range and walks Tapie into the corner.  Laiho is on target with a right hook.  
Laiho is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Laiho digs in a left hook to Tapie's body.  
Tapie is looking to keep his distance and is on target with a firm cross.  


Round 4 Statistics
Tapie: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 8                             
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 33                            
Head Shots Landed: 17                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Laiho: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 35                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 17                            
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Round 5: 

Laiho throws a right hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Laiho connects with a cross.  
Laiho hits home with a solid cross.  
Laiho is looking to close the distance.  Tapie hits home with a right hook.  
Tapie is looking to keep his distance and lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  Tapie attempts to land a cross, but Laiho sidesteps and counters with a stinging right uppercut.  
Tapie is on target with a jab.  
Laiho finds the target with a jab.  
Laiho is looking to close the distance and is on target with a right hook.  Laiho tries to land a right hook, but Tapie blocks the shot and counters with a firm cross.  
Laiho lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Tapie throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook to Tapie's liver.  
Tapie is looking to keep his distance and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Tapie sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a hard jab.  
Tapie hits home with a left hook.  
Tapie is on target with a jab.  
Laiho closes the distance and is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Tapie is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a solid jab.  
Tapie hits home with a solid jab.  
Tapie steps away from his opponent and lands a jab.  
Laiho forces Tapie to retreat onto the ropes.  Laiho lands a cross.  Laiho tries to land a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a firm cross.  
Laiho steps inside.  Laiho pivots to the left of his opponent.  Tapie hits home with a left uppercut.  
Laiho advances into close range.  Laiho lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  As Tapie tries to work on the inside, the fighters heads come together!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Laiho dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Laiho lands a stinging right hook.  
Tapie lands a jab.  Tapie throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut to his opponents ribcage.  
Laiho closes the distance.  Tapie lands a right hook to the body followed by a left uppercut to the head.  


Round 5 Statistics
Tapie: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 10                            
Power Shots Thrown: 35                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 39                            
Head Shots Landed: 19                            
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Laiho: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 35                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Round 6: 

Laiho connects with a right uppercut.  
Laiho lands a right hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  Laiho throws a right uppercut, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Tapie tries to keep the action at long range.  Laiho throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Tapie lands a ramrod jab.  
Tapie tries to land an overhand left, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a sharp right uppercut.  
Tapie lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Laiho is looking to close the distance and manouvers his opponent onto the ropes.  Tapie tries to land a right hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a stinging left uppercut.  
Laiho walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Laiho lands a right hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
Laiho pivots to the left of his opponent.  Laiho attempts to land a cross, but Tapie sidesteps and counters with a firm left hook.  
Laiho closes the distance and lands a right hook to the head followed by a left uppercut to the body.  
Laiho throws a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Laiho quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Tapie attempts to land a right hook, but Laiho blocks the shot and counters with a left hook to Tapie's ribs.  
Laiho sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Tapie tries to land a left hook, but Laiho slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Laiho is looking to close the distance and is on target with a left hook to Tapie's body.  
Laiho pivots to the left of his opponent.  Tapie lands a left hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Tapie tries to keep the action at long range.  Tapie feints a cross, but Laiho ignores the feint and is on target with a left hook.  
Tapie attempts to land a jab, but Laiho dodges the shot and counters with a sharp left hook.  
Laiho lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  


Round 6 Statistics
Tapie: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Laiho: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 33                            
Power Shots Landed: 16                            
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Round 7: 

Laiho is looking to close the distance.  Laiho sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Tapie lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Laiho digs in a right hook to his opponents ribs.  
Tapie quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Tapie tries to keep the action at long range and snaps his opponents head back with a stiff jab.  
Tapie throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Laiho steps inside and attempts to land a right hook, but Tapie slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Tapie lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Laiho gets on the inside.  Tapie connects with a right uppercut.  
Tapie is looking to keep his distance and lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Tapie lands a straight 1 - 2.  He then lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head, AND HIS OPPONENT IS HURT!  Laiho quickly recovers. 
Tapie lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Tapie switches the action to the outside.  Tapie sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a jab, cross and an overhand right to his opponents head.  
Laiho advances into close range and walks Tapie onto the ropes.  Laiho lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Laiho is looking to close the distance and is on target with a solid left uppercut.  
Tapie is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands with a solid jab.  
Laiho advances into close range and connects with a left uppercut.  
Tapie tries to keep the action at long range and lands three consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Tapie quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a straight 1 - 2.  THAT HURT HIS OPPONENT!  
Tapie senses Laiho is in trouble...he is looking to finish him off!  Tapie lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  He then lands a left uppercut to the body, a right uppercut to the head and a right uppercut to the body.  
Laiho closes the distance.  Tapie lands a left uppercut followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head, AND SENDS LAIHO TO THE CANVAS!  He remains on the canvas as the count reaches 10!  The winner by KO is Tapie!  


Round 7 Statistics
Tapie: 
Jabs Thrown: 15                            
Jabs Landed: 9                             
Power Shots Thrown: 46                            
Power Shots Landed: 24                            
Head Shots Thrown: 54                            
Head Shots Landed: 30                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Laiho: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

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


Fight Statistics
Tapie: 
Total Punches Thrown: 304                           
Total Punches Landed: 131                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 257                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 120                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 47                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 11                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 222                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 78                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 82                            
Total Jabs Landed: 53                            

Laiho: 
Total Punches Thrown: 267                           
Total Punches Landed: 114                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 172                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 70                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 95                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 44                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 234                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 107                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 33                            
Total Jabs Landed: 7