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

Boxing Daily Report from the AI France-Nord-Pas-de-Calais promoted show at Aeronef, Lille,  taking place on 13/07/2024:

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 mandatory fight for the European Super Middleweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance and those watching live on Eurosport, the two fighters competing in this 12 round matchup are Ace Tapie (10(3) - 4(2) - 1) who hails from Lille, France and Veikka Laiho(11 - 2(1) - 1) from Tampere, Finland.  Both Tapie and Laiho weighed in at 168 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Marshall Paquet, and the three ringside judges are Sezni Prost, Boden Ogier and Odil Auriol.  

Round 1: 

Laiho is looking to close the distance and hits home with a right hook.  
Tapie tries to keep the action at long range.  Tapie sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Tapie throws a cross, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a cross.  
Laiho connects with a left hook.  
Laiho digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  
Tapie lands a right uppercut to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Laiho connects with a left hook.  
Laiho is on target with a left uppercut.  
Tapie lands a jab.  
Tapie steps to the outside and lands a hard jab.  
Tapie lands a jab, cross and a jab to his opponents head.  
Tapie hits home with a left hook.  
Laiho walks Tapie onto the ropes.  Laiho feints a jab, tricking Tapie into throwing a left hook counter.  Laiho is waiting for the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Laiho steps inside and lands a left hook.  
Laiho steps inside.  Tapie is on target with a left uppercut to Laiho's body.  
Laiho pivots to the right of his opponent.  Laiho tries to land a jab, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a stinging left uppercut.  
Laiho steps inside and walks Tapie down, trapping him on the ropes.  Laiho connects with a left hook.  
Tapie is looking to keep his distance and lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  Tapie attempts to land a jab, but Laiho sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Tapie steps to the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  He continues the combination and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Laiho steps inside and is on target with a right hook to his opponents body.  
Laiho sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Tapie lands a left hook.  
Tapie tries to land a jab, but Laiho sidesteps and counters with a stinging right hook.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Tapie's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  Laiho's trainer is telling his fighter to increase his workrate.  

Round 1 Statistics
Tapie: 
Jabs Thrown: 16                            
Jabs Landed: 10                            
Power Shots Thrown: 29                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 35                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Laiho: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 2: 

Tapie feints a cross, but Laiho ignores the feint and responds with a right hook.  
Tapie pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a cross, jab and a left hook to his opponents head.  
Laiho closes the distance and lands a right hook followed by  two right uppercuts to his opponents head.  
Laiho manouvers Tapie onto the ropes.  Tapie connects with a stinging right hook.  
Tapie lands a hard jab.  
Tapie quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a firm overhand right.  
Tapie lands with a sharp jab.  
Tapie is on target with a jab.  
Tapie sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  He follows up the attack and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Tapie steps away from his opponent and lands with a ramrod jab.  
Laiho sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Laiho tries to land a jab, but Tapie blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Laiho lands two right hook's to the body followed by a left uppercut to the head.  
Tapie tries to keep the action at long range.  Tapie feints a jab, fooling Laiho into throwing a cross counter.  Tapie avoids the shot and counters with a solid cross.  
Tapie sidesteps to the right of his opponent and is on target with a spiteful jab.  
Tapie connects with a firm cross.  
Tapie is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a solid jab.  
Tapie finds the target with a solid jab.  
Laiho is on target with a left hook.  
Laiho closes the distance.  Laiho pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a right hook to the body, a left hook to the head and a left hook to the body.  
Tapie steps away from his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  He then lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Tapie lands a jab to the body, a jab to the head and an overhand right to the head.  
Tapie pivots to the left of his opponent.  Tapie tries to land a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a solid cross.  
Laiho gets on the inside and connects with a left hook.  Laiho throws a left uppercut, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a firm cross.  
Laiho closes the distance and is on target with a right hook.  
Laiho closes the distance and lands a right hook, left hook and a left uppercut to his opponents body.  Laiho throws a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a firm right uppercut.  


Round 2 Statistics
Tapie: 
Jabs Thrown: 25                            
Jabs Landed: 19                            
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 47                            
Head Shots Landed: 29                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Laiho: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 38                            
Power Shots Landed: 19                            
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 16                            
Body Shots Landed: 9                             

Round 3: 

Tapie connects with a solid right hook.  Tapie attempts to land a jab, but Laiho slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Laiho gets on the inside.  Tapie hits home with a right hook.  
Tapie switches the action to the outside.  Laiho sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Tapie lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Tapie steps away from his opponent.  Laiho lands a solid overhand right.  
Tapie lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  Tapie attempts to land an overhand right, but Laiho blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Tapie lands a ramrod jab.  
Laiho lands a jab.  
Tapie steps away from his opponent.  Tapie sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a jab followed by  two straights to his opponents head.  
Laiho steps inside and lands a left hook to the body followed by two right hook's to the head.  
Laiho sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Tapie throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Tapie throws a right hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Laiho steps inside.  Laiho pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Laiho lands a left hook.  
Tapie steps away from his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Tapie tries to keep the action at long range and lands a cross.  
Laiho advances into close range and lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Tapie drives a right uppercut into his opponents ribs.  
Laiho digs in a right hook to Tapie's body.  
Laiho walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Laiho throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a solid left hook.  
Laiho gets on the inside and is on target with a left hook.  


Round 3 Statistics
Tapie: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 9                             
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 32                            
Head Shots Landed: 16                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Laiho: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 37                            
Power Shots Landed: 17                            
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 16                            
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Round 4: 

Tapie tries to land a right uppercut, but Laiho parries the shot and counters with a cross.  
Tapie is looking to keep his distance and lands with a ramrod jab.  
Laiho gets on the inside and lands a right uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Tapie is looking to keep the action on the outside and finds the target with a jab.  
Tapie lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  He continues the combination and lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  Tapie tries to land a jab, but Laiho parries the shot and counters with a cross.  
Laiho is on target with a right uppercut.  
Tapie tries to keep the action at long range.  Laiho attempts to land a jab, but Tapie slips the shot and counters with a sharp right uppercut.  
Tapie lands with a ramrod jab.  
Tapie hits home with a right hook.  
Tapie switches the action to the outside.  Laiho lands an overhand right.  
Tapie connects with a solid cross.  
Tapie hits home with a sharp overhand left.  
Tapie lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Laiho closes the distance and forces Tapie to back into the ropes.  Laiho lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Laiho lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Tapie is on target with a right uppercut.  
Tapie switches the action to the outside and lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Laiho is looking to close the distance.  Tapie lands a right hook.  
Tapie lands a jab.  
Tapie tries to keep the action at long range and hits home with a solid overhand right.  
Tapie steps away from his opponent and finds the target with a jab.  Tapie throws an overhand right, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Laiho advances into close range and lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Laiho forces Tapie to retreat onto the ropes.  Laiho connects with a right hook.  
Tapie connects with a sharp left hook.  


Round 4 Statistics
Tapie: 
Jabs Thrown: 16                            
Jabs Landed: 8                             
Power Shots Thrown: 35                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 44                            
Head Shots Landed: 20                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Laiho: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Round 5: 

Laiho lands a right hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Tapie tries to step out of his opponents range.  Laiho throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a solid left hook.  
Tapie is looking to keep his distance and attempts to land a jab, but Laiho slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Tapie throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Laiho gets on the inside and drives a left hook into his opponents body.  
Laiho lands a right uppercut to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  Laiho tries to land a left hook, but Tapie blocks the shot and counters with a sharp right hook.  
Tapie connects with a left hook.  
Tapie lands two jabs to the body, and one to the head.  
Tapie connects with a solid cross.  
Tapie lands a hard jab.  
Tapie pivots from in front of his opponent and finds the target with a jab.  
Tapie sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  He then lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Laiho lands a jab to Tapie's body.  Laiho attempts to land a jab, but Tapie sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Tapie is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Tapie sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a jab to the body followed by a overhand right to the head.  
Laiho lands a cross.  
Tapie tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a jab.  
Laiho advances into close range and drives a left uppercut into Tapie's ribs.  Laiho attempts to land a right hook, but Tapie sidesteps and counters with a firm right uppercut.  


Round 5 Statistics
Tapie: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 9                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 33                            
Head Shots Landed: 16                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Laiho: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Round 6: 

Laiho steps inside and is on target with a right hook.  
Tapie connects with a cross.  
Laiho closes the distance and hits home with a left uppercut.  
Tapie steps to the outside and connects with an overhand left.  
Laiho gets on the inside and walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Laiho pivots to the side of his opponent.  Laiho tries to land a right hook, but Tapie parries the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Laiho steps inside and lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Tapie steps away from his opponent.  Laiho lands a spiteful jab.  
Laiho is looking to close the distance and is on target with a sharp right hook.  
Laiho pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a sharp right hook.  
Tapie is looking to keep his distance.  Laiho hits home with an overhand right.  
Laiho sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Laiho tries to land a jab, but Tapie sidesteps and counters with a nasty cross.  LAIHO WAS STUNNED BY THAT SHOT!  
Tapie senses his opponent is hurt.  He is looking to stop Laiho and just needs the right shot.  Tapie lands a right hook, cross and a left hook to his opponents head, DROPPING LAIHO TO THE CANVAS!  He beats the count, getting up at 6.  Laiho now seems to have got his legs back.  
Laiho steps inside.  Tapie drives a stinging right uppercut into Laiho's body.  Tapie throws a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Tapie switches the action to the outside and attempts to land a jab, but Laiho dodges the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Laiho closes the distance and walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Laiho tries to land a right hook, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a sharp cross.  
Laiho tries to land a left hook, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a cross.  
Tapie sidesteps to the right of his opponent and connects with a sharp cross.  
Laiho gets on the inside and is on target with a left hook to Tapie's liver.  
Tapie lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Tapie steps to the outside and attempts to land a jab, but Laiho slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  


Round 6 Statistics
Tapie: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Laiho: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 32                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 36                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 7: 

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


Round 7 Statistics
Tapie: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Laiho: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 46                            
Power Shots Landed: 25                            
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 23                            
Body Shots Landed: 14                            

Round 8: 

Tapie tries to keep the action at long range and snaps his opponents head back with a ramrod jab.  
Laiho is looking to close the distance.  Laiho sidesteps to the left of his opponent and is on target with a left hook to Tapie's liver.  
Laiho lands a left hook followed by  two right hooks to his opponents body.  
Tapie steps away from his opponent and connects with a cross.  
Laiho finds the target with a jab.  
Laiho feints a cross, and then lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Tapie steps to the outside.  Tapie sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a cross.  
Tapie switches the action to the outside and is on target with a jab.  
Tapie quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and hits home with a spiteful jab.  
Tapie steps away from his opponent and connects with a solid overhand left.  
Tapie tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a jab.  
Laiho is looking to close the distance.  Tapie lands a left hook to the head, a right hook to the head and a right hook to the body.  
Laiho forces Tapie to retreat onto the ropes.  Tapie lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Laiho advances into close range and lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Tapie steps away from his opponent and finds the target with a jab.  
Tapie lands a solid overhand right.  
Laiho sidesteps to the left of his opponent and drives a right uppercut into his opponents body.  
Tapie steps to the outside and lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head, AND STUNS HIS OPPONENT!  
Laiho steps inside.  Tapie is looking for the shot to finish his opponent.  Tapie EXPLODES a mean right hook into his opponents face.  LAIHO IS DOWN!  He manages to get up at 4.  
Tapie is on target with a WICKED right uppercut.  LAIHO IS DOWN!  HE REMAINS ON THE CANVAS AS THE COUNT REACHES 10!  The winner by KO is Tapie!  


Round 8 Statistics
Tapie: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 16                            
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Laiho: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

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 - 9
Round 5 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 6 Scores: 10 - 8  10 - 8  10 - 8
Round 7 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10


Fight Statistics
Tapie: 
Total Punches Thrown: 322                           
Total Punches Landed: 142                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 274                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 129                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 48                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 13                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 215                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 80                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 107                           
Total Jabs Landed: 62                            

Laiho: 
Total Punches Thrown: 285                           
Total Punches Landed: 122                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 187                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 73                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 98                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 49                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 247                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 118                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 38                            
Total Jabs Landed: 4