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Gianluigi Sospiri vs Jere Itkonen
Boxing Daily Report from the Big Bang Promotions promoted show at Toolo Sports Hall, Helsinki, taking place on 02/01/2025: The venue is completely packed out with the fans turning out in force to watch the fights on offer tonight. Next up we have one of the supporting contests of this show. Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance and those watching live on MTV Sport 1, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Gianluigi Sospiri (22(9) - 0) who hails from Florence, Italy and Jere Itkonen(12 - 2 - 1) from Espoo, Finland. Sospiri weighed in at 238 pounds and 1 ounces, while Itkonen weighed in at 212 pounds and 9 ounces. The referee tonight is Hannu Perko, and the three ringside judges are Valdemar Makela, Kaapro Kuusi and Jorma Puikkonen. Round 1: Itkonen drives a right hook into Sospiri's body. Itkonen attempts to land a right uppercut, but Sospiri dodges the shot and counters with a right hook. Itkonen forces Sospiri to retreat onto the ropes. Itkonen throws a left uppercut, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a stinging left uppercut. Sospiri is looking to keep his distance and lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head. Sospiri tries to keep the action at long range. Sospiri quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head. Sospiri hits home with an overhand left. Sospiri lands a straight 1 - 2. He then lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head. Itkonen attempts to land a right hook, but Sospiri blocks the shot and counters with a left hook. Sospiri steps away from his opponent and lands two jabs to the body, and one to the head. Sospiri hits home with a right hook. Sospiri hits home with a right uppercut. Itkonen is on target with a right uppercut to his opponents ribs. Itkonen is on target with a left hook. Itkonen lands a left hook to the head followed by a right uppercut to the body. Itkonen tries to land a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a sharp right uppercut. Sospiri is looking to keep his distance and lands two jabs followed by an overhand right to his opponents head. Itkonen connects with a right hook. Itkonen steps inside and digs in a right hook to his opponents ribs. Sospiri tries to step out of his opponents range and is on target with a cross. Sospiri feints a right, and then lands an overhand right followed by two straights to his opponents head. Sospiri hits home with a cross. Sospiri quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a jab, overhand left and a cross to his opponents head. Sospiri is on target with a firm right hook to his opponents body. Itkonen manouvers his opponent onto the ropes. Itkonen sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Sospiri digs in a firm right hook to Itkonen's ribs. Itkonen lands a double left hook to his opponents head. Itkonen tries to land a right hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a left hook. Sospiri tries to keep the action at long range and connects with a cross. Itkonen quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Sospiri hits home with a cross. Sospiri lands a double jab to his opponents head. At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Itkonen's trainer is advising how he could be more accurate. Itkonen's trainer is telling his fighter to increase his workrate. Itkonen's trainer is telling his fighter to tighten his defence. Round 1 Statistics Sospiri: Jabs Thrown: 21 Jabs Landed: 16 Power Shots Thrown: 32 Power Shots Landed: 22 Head Shots Thrown: 48 Head Shots Landed: 35 Body Shots Thrown: 5 Body Shots Landed: 3 Itkonen: Jabs Thrown: 2 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 32 Power Shots Landed: 9 Head Shots Thrown: 21 Head Shots Landed: 5 Body Shots Thrown: 13 Body Shots Landed: 4 Round 2: Sospiri lands a stinging jab. Sospiri lands two jabs followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head. Sospiri switches the action to the outside and lands a jab followed by two overhand lefts to his opponents head. Sospiri is looking to keep his distance and lands a jab to the body, and then to the head. Sospiri lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head. Sospiri is looking to keep his distance and hits home with a cross. Itkonen is looking to close the distance and forces Sospiri to retreat onto the ropes. Sospiri is on target with a right hook. Sospiri is looking to keep the action on the outside. Sospiri sidesteps to the left of his opponent and finds the target with a hard jab. Sospiri lands a jab followed by a left hook to his opponents head. Sospiri is looking to keep his distance and snaps his opponents head back with a hard jab. Sospiri hits home with a stinging right hook. Sospiri lands an overhand left. Itkonen walks his opponent onto the ropes. Itkonen digs in a right hook to his opponents ribcage. Sospiri tries to step out of his opponents range and connects with a cross. Itkonen digs in a left hook to Sospiri's body. Itkonen is on target with a left hook to his opponents body. Sospiri is looking to keep his distance and lands a solid cross. Sospiri throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut. Sospiri lands a jab, cross and a jab to his opponents head. Sospiri is looking to keep his distance and lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head. Sospiri steps to the outside and lands a straight 1 - 2. Round 2 Statistics Sospiri: Jabs Thrown: 19 Jabs Landed: 13 Power Shots Thrown: 28 Power Shots Landed: 15 Head Shots Thrown: 44 Head Shots Landed: 27 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 1 Itkonen: Jabs Thrown: 1 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 15 Power Shots Landed: 4 Head Shots Thrown: 8 Head Shots Landed: 1 Body Shots Thrown: 8 Body Shots Landed: 3 Round 3: Sospiri pivots to the left of his opponent and connects with a cross. Itkonen is looking to close the distance and drives a right uppercut into Sospiri's body. Sospiri is looking to keep the action on the outside. Sospiri feints a jab, but Itkonen ignores the feint and responds with a right hook to Sospiri's ribcage. Sospiri lands a straight 1 - 2. Sospiri hits home with a solid cross. Sospiri switches the action to the outside and is on target with a jab. Sospiri lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. He continues the combination and lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head. Itkonen walks Sospiri onto the ropes. Itkonen drives a right uppercut into Sospiri's ribs. Itkonen lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head. Sospiri is looking to keep his distance and throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a firm right uppercut. Itkonen steps inside and digs in a left hook to Sospiri's body. Itkonen throws a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook. Sospiri is looking to keep the action on the outside and attempts to land a jab, but Itkonen dodges the shot and counters with a left hook. Itkonen manouvers Sospiri onto the ropes. Sospiri lands a right uppercut to the head followed by a right hook to the body. Itkonen gets on the inside. Itkonen quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and connects with a stinging left uppercut. Itkonen is looking to close the distance and hits home with a left hook. Sospiri is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a straight 1 - 2. Itkonen closes the distance. Sospiri is on target with a stinging right hook. Sospiri switches the action to the outside. Sospiri sidesteps to the left of his opponent and hits home with a stinging jab. Itkonen forces Sospiri to back into the red corner. Itkonen digs in a left hook to Sospiri's liver. Itkonen sidesteps to the right of his opponent and is on target with a solid left uppercut. Sospiri is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a jab to the body, and then to the head. At the end of Round 3, lets listen in on the corners...Sospiri's trainer is passing on some tactical advice. Round 3 Statistics Sospiri: Jabs Thrown: 16 Jabs Landed: 8 Power Shots Thrown: 25 Power Shots Landed: 10 Head Shots Thrown: 31 Head Shots Landed: 16 Body Shots Thrown: 10 Body Shots Landed: 2 Itkonen: Jabs Thrown: 1 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 35 Power Shots Landed: 12 Head Shots Thrown: 15 Head Shots Landed: 6 Body Shots Thrown: 21 Body Shots Landed: 6 Round 4: Sospiri steps away from his opponent and lands a solid cross. Sospiri strikes his opponents body with a jab. Sospiri attempts to land a jab, but Itkonen slips the shot and counters with a cross. Sospiri tries to step out of his opponents range and finds the target with a jab. Itkonen is looking to close the distance. Sospiri pivots to the left of his opponent and digs in a left hook to Itkonen's ribs. Sospiri steps to the outside and lands a jab to the body, and then to the head. Sospiri lands a cross, overhand left and a cross to his opponents head. Itkonen steps inside and throws a right uppercut, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a sharp cross. Sospiri steps away from his opponent and lands an overhand right to the head followed by a jab to the body. He then lands a double jab to his opponents head. Sospiri lands a solid jab. Sospiri lands a sharp right hook. Itkonen lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head. Sospiri switches the action to the outside and lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head. Sospiri lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Sospiri steps away from his opponent and attempts to land an overhand right, but Itkonen slips the shot and counters with a right hook. Itkonen manouvers his opponent onto the ropes. Sospiri lands a stinging right hook. Sospiri is looking to keep his distance and lands a straight 1 - 2. Sospiri lands a sharp jab. Itkonen is looking to close the distance and is on target with a left hook to his opponents liver. Sospiri sidesteps to the left of his opponent and connects with a right hook. Sospiri switches the action to the outside and lands two jabs followed by an overhand left to his opponents head. Itkonen closes the distance. Sospiri lands a left uppercut to the head followed by two right uppercut's to the body. Sospiri tries to land a right hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook. Round 4 Statistics Sospiri: Jabs Thrown: 20 Jabs Landed: 13 Power Shots Thrown: 47 Power Shots Landed: 18 Head Shots Thrown: 56 Head Shots Landed: 25 Body Shots Thrown: 11 Body Shots Landed: 6 Itkonen: Jabs Thrown: 0 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 29 Power Shots Landed: 6 Head Shots Thrown: 19 Head Shots Landed: 4 Body Shots Thrown: 10 Body Shots Landed: 2 Round 5: Sospiri lands a jab to the head, a jab to the body and an overhand left to the head. Sospiri is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a cross. Sospiri attempts to land an overhand left, but Itkonen dodges the shot and counters with a right hook to Sospiri's ribcage. Sospiri lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head. Sospiri tries to step out of his opponents range and lands an overhand left followed by a overhand right to his opponents head. Itkonen gets on the inside. Sospiri lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head. Sospiri is looking to keep his distance and lands a double jab to his opponents head. Itkonen walks Sospiri down, trapping him on the ropes. Sospiri lands a solid right hook. Sospiri is looking to keep his distance and lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head. Itkonen gets on the inside and is on target with a right hook. Sospiri switches the action to the outside and hits home with a stiff jab. Itkonen gets on the inside. Sospiri lands a left uppercut to the head, a right uppercut to the head and a right hook to the body. Sospiri steps away from his opponent and lands a cross. Sospiri connects with a solid left hook. Itkonen hits home with a solid left uppercut. Sospiri steps away from his opponent and lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head. He continues the combination and lands a straight 1 - 2. Itkonen sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Sospiri digs in a right hook to Itkonen's body. Sospiri switches the action to the outside and lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head. He then lands three consecutive straights to his opponents head. Sospiri lands a double jab to his opponents head. He continues the combination and lands a double jab to his opponents head. Sospiri lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head. Sospiri lands a cross, overhand right and an overhand left to his opponents head. Sospiri lands a straight 1 - 2. Itkonen steps inside. Sospiri hits home with a right uppercut. Itkonen digs in a left hook to Sospiri's body. Itkonen pivots to the right of his opponent and connects with a right hook. Sospiri is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head. He then lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Itkonen gets on the inside. Sospiri sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs. Itkonen manages to force Sospiri onto the ropes. Sospiri digs in a left hook to his opponents body. Sospiri throws a left hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook. Round 5 Statistics Sospiri: Jabs Thrown: 25 Jabs Landed: 19 Power Shots Thrown: 51 Power Shots Landed: 31 Head Shots Thrown: 62 Head Shots Landed: 43 Body Shots Thrown: 14 Body Shots Landed: 7 Itkonen: Jabs Thrown: 0 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 21 Power Shots Landed: 6 Head Shots Thrown: 16 Head Shots Landed: 4 Body Shots Thrown: 5 Body Shots Landed: 2 Round 6: Sospiri is looking to keep his distance and lands a double jab to his opponents head. Sospiri hits home with a cross. Itkonen is looking to close the distance. Sospiri is on target with a firm right hook to his opponents body. Sospiri attempts to land a right hook, but Itkonen dodges the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Sospiri pivots from in front of his opponent and connects with a solid left uppercut. Sospiri tries to step out of his opponents range and lands three consecutive straights to his opponents head. Itkonen steps inside and walks Sospiri down, trapping him on the ropes. Sospiri lands a right uppercut followed by two right hooks to his opponents head. Sospiri is looking to keep the action on the outside. Sospiri feints a jab, fooling Itkonen into throwing a right uppercut counter. Sospiri avoids the shot and counters with a solid left uppercut. Itkonen sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Sospiri lands a right hook. Itkonen lands a right hook to the head followed by a left hook to the body. Sospiri feints a right, and then lands two overhand rights followed by an overhand left to his opponents head. Sospiri lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. He then lands a jab to the body, an overhand left to the head and a jab to the head. Sospiri is on target with a jab. Sospiri is looking to keep his distance and hits home with a firm cross. Sospiri pivots from in front of his opponent and is on target with a left hook to his opponents body. Sospiri is looking to keep his distance and lands a cross. Itkonen closes the distance. Sospiri connects with a left hook. Sospiri steps away from his opponent and lands a jab, overhand left and a jab to his opponents head. Sospiri feints a right hook, and then lands a double jab to his opponents head. Itkonen advances into close range and digs in a right hook to Sospiri's body. Sospiri is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Itkonen pivots to the left of his opponent. Itkonen tries to land a right uppercut, but Sospiri sidesteps and counters with a right hook. Round 6 Statistics Sospiri: Jabs Thrown: 13 Jabs Landed: 10 Power Shots Thrown: 39 Power Shots Landed: 24 Head Shots Thrown: 46 Head Shots Landed: 31 Body Shots Thrown: 6 Body Shots Landed: 3 Itkonen: Jabs Thrown: 0 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 22 Power Shots Landed: 4 Head Shots Thrown: 11 Head Shots Landed: 2 Body Shots Thrown: 11 Body Shots Landed: 2 Round 7: Sospiri tries to land a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut. Sospiri connects with a right hook. Sospiri switches the action to the outside and lands a straight 1 - 2. Sospiri lands a jab. Itkonen connects with a right uppercut. Itkonen gets on the inside. Sospiri hits home with a left uppercut. Sospiri lands a stinging jab. Sospiri lands a solid cross. Sospiri steps to the outside and is on target with a jab. Sospiri connects with a stinging cross. Sospiri steps to the outside and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Sospiri tries to land a jab, but Itkonen blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Sospiri lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. He then lands a cross to the head followed by a jab to the body. Sospiri switches the action to the outside and lands a straight 1 - 2. Sospiri is looking to keep the action on the outside and is on target with a cross. Sospiri lands two consecutive overhand lefts to his opponents head. Round 7 Statistics Sospiri: Jabs Thrown: 13 Jabs Landed: 6 Power Shots Thrown: 41 Power Shots Landed: 14 Head Shots Thrown: 46 Head Shots Landed: 19 Body Shots Thrown: 8 Body Shots Landed: 1 Itkonen: Jabs Thrown: 0 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 19 Power Shots Landed: 3 Head Shots Thrown: 12 Head Shots Landed: 3 Body Shots Thrown: 7 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 8: Sospiri steps to the outside and strikes his opponents body with a jab. Itkonen attempts to land a cross, but Sospiri slips the shot and counters with a right hook. Itkonen closes the distance and is on target with a right hook to his opponents body. Sospiri steps away from his opponent and attempts to land a jab, but Itkonen parries the shot and counters with a right hook. Itkonen is looking to close the distance and manouvers his opponent onto the ropes. Sospiri is on target with a left hook. Sospiri is looking to keep his distance and lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head. He follows up the attack and lands a straight 1 - 2. Sospiri hits home with an overhand left. Sospiri steps away from his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head. Itkonen lands a left hook. Sospiri tries to keep the action at long range and hits home with a ramrod jab. Itkonen closes the distance. Sospiri hits home with a right hook. Itkonen tries to land a right uppercut, but Sospiri sidesteps and counters with a stinging cross. Sospiri tries to keep the action at long range and lands a jab. Itkonen quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands with a ramrod jab. Itkonen gets on the inside and throws a right hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a stinging right uppercut. Sospiri steps away from his opponent and is on target with a jab. Itkonen sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Itkonen attempts to land a cross, but Sospiri blocks the shot and counters with a right hook. Sospiri lands a double jab to his opponents head. He then lands a cross, jab and a cross to his opponents head. Sospiri is on target with a ramrod jab. Itkonen is looking to close the distance. Sospiri lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head. Sospiri is looking to keep his distance and hits the target with a ramrod jab. Itkonen tries to land a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross. Itkonen is on target with a right uppercut. Itkonen digs in a left hook to his opponents liver. Sospiri is looking to keep the action on the outside and hits home with a spiteful jab. At the end of Round 8, lets listen in on the corners...Sospiri's trainer is telling his fighter to play it safe for the remainder of the fight. Round 8 Statistics Sospiri: Jabs Thrown: 18 Jabs Landed: 14 Power Shots Thrown: 24 Power Shots Landed: 14 Head Shots Thrown: 39 Head Shots Landed: 27 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 1 Itkonen: Jabs Thrown: 1 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 24 Power Shots Landed: 5 Head Shots Thrown: 14 Head Shots Landed: 4 Body Shots Thrown: 11 Body Shots Landed: 2 Round 9: Sospiri finds the target with a hard jab. Sospiri quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. He continues the combination and lands a double jab to his opponents head. Sospiri tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head. Sospiri lands a double jab to his opponents head. Sospiri switches the action to the outside and lands a hard jab. Sospiri lands a left hook to the body followed by a right hook to the head. Sospiri is looking to keep his distance and drives a jab into his opponents body. Itkonen closes the distance and lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head. Sospiri steps to the outside and connects with a WICKED overhand right. IT LOOKS LIKE ITKONEN WAS HURT BY THAT SHOT! Itkonen recovers before his opponent can take advantage. Sospiri lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head. He then lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. HE HAS HIS OPPONENT IN TROUBLE! Itkonen quickly recovers. Itkonen is looking to close the distance. Sospiri lands a right hook. As Sospiri tries to work on the inside, the fighters heads come together! The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Itkonen dabs at his face checking for damage. Sospiri tries to land a left hook, but Itkonen sidesteps and counters with a cross. Sospiri is looking to keep the action on the outside and finds the target with a jab. Sospiri lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head. He continues the combination and lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head. Sospiri switches the action to the outside. Itkonen sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Sospiri lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head. Itkonen is on target with a left hook to his opponents body. Sospiri steps away from his opponent and lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head. Sospiri lands a double jab to his opponents head. Sospiri SLAMS a big overhand right into his opponents face. ITKONEN IS SENT SPRAWLING TO THE CANVAS! THE COUNT REACHES 10, BUT ITKONEN IS UNABLE TO GET UP! The winner by KO is Sospiri! Round 9 Statistics Sospiri: Jabs Thrown: 25 Jabs Landed: 20 Power Shots Thrown: 26 Power Shots Landed: 13 Head Shots Thrown: 42 Head Shots Landed: 31 Body Shots Thrown: 9 Body Shots Landed: 2 Itkonen: Jabs Thrown: 0 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 10 Power Shots Landed: 4 Head Shots Thrown: 5 Head Shots Landed: 2 Body Shots Thrown: 5 Body Shots Landed: 2 Round 1 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 2 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 3 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 4 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 5 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 6 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 7 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 8 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Fight Statistics Sospiri: Total Punches Thrown: 483 Total Punches Landed: 280 Total Head Shots Thrown: 414 Total Head Shots Landed: 254 Total Body Shots Thrown: 69 Total Body Shots Landed: 26 Total Power Shots Thrown: 313 Total Power Shots Landed: 161 Total Jabs Thrown: 170 Total Jabs Landed: 119 Itkonen: Total Punches Thrown: 212 Total Punches Landed: 54 Total Head Shots Thrown: 121 Total Head Shots Landed: 31 Total Body Shots Thrown: 91 Total Body Shots Landed: 23 Total Power Shots Thrown: 207 Total Power Shots Landed: 53 Total Jabs Thrown: 5 Total Jabs Landed: 1