Fight:1101629

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Popular Indiana lightweight Johnny Novak out-boxed and outclassed rugged Daniel Schleinz for a unanimous decision.

In round one, Novak moved and placed his shots well, maintaining a busy jab and crisp rights, while Scheinz stalked and sought to land something of significance.

Round two, Novak continued to circle, jab and fire crisp one, two and three punch salvos, while Schleinz pursued. The two exchanged dares and Novak unloaded a furious assault then circled out of harms way. This continued into the third, when Novak landed a hard left hook and Referee Spivey warned for an illegal blow after he called break.

In the fourth, Novak began battering the midsection with hard lefts, interspersed with stiff left jabs. It appeared to be a walkover when suddenly towards rounds end, Schleinz knocked Novak’s head with a jarring right and backed him to the ropes as the bell rang.

Novak continued his dominance in rounds five and six and seven.

In the eighth and final round, Schleinz showed renewed vigor as he sought to stop Novak, while Novak obliged him by trading in close. Novak caught Schleinz with a left hook to the face when he was turned sideways. Schleinz landed a solid left to the jaw of his own later. Novak knocked him back and staggered him with a furious two-fisted assault, nearly knocking him down, drawing a standing eight count in the waning moments from Referee Spivey.

Novak, 140.5 lbs., who won by scores of 80-71 all, moved to 18-1-0 with 6 knockouts, while Scheinz, 140 lbs., dropped to 5-10-0 with 3 knockouts.

In a lighter moment afterwards, Announcer Joe York expressed regret that blood had stained his white tux.