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18/08/2034
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Etebo Garuba vs Seth Balogun

Boxing Daily Report from the AI Nigeria-Kaduna State promoted show at Kaduna Amir, Kaduna,  taking place on 08/07/2034:

The venue is completely packed out with the fans turning out in force to watch the fights on offer tonight.  
Next up is the main event of the show.  This is a mandatory fight for the Nigeria-Kaduna State Featherweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance and those watching live on AIT Sports, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Etebo Garuba (18(3) - 11) who hails from Kaduna, Nigeria and Seth Balogun(25 - 4) from Zaria, Nigeria.  Garuba weighed in at 125 pounds and 9 ounces, while Balogun weighed in at 126 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Bature Moshood, and the three ringside judges are Brown Dokiwari, Saad Baksh and Haaris Rahmani.  

Round 1: 

Garuba hits home with a cross.  
Garuba advances into close range and is on target with a stinging right uppercut.  
Balogun drives a stiff jab into his opponents face.  
Balogun is on target with a right hook.  
Garuba switches the action to the outside and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Balogun walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Balogun lands a right hook.  
Garuba lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Garuba is on target with a firm cross.  
Balogun closes the distance.  Balogun sidesteps to the right of his opponent and digs in a right uppercut to Garuba's body.  
Garuba throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Garuba steps to the outside and hits home with a firm cross.  
Garuba closes the distance and is on target with a left hook to Balogun's liver.  
Balogun lands a left hook.  
Garuba tries to step out of his opponents range and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Garuba is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a cross to the body, and then to the head.  
Balogun gets on the inside and attempts to land a left hook, but Garuba sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Balogun connects with a left hook.  Balogun attempts to land a right hook, but Garuba slips the shot and counters with a firm right uppercut.  
Garuba switches the action to the outside and lands two consecutive overhand rights to his opponents head.  
Garuba lands three consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Garuba lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Garuba attempts to land a left uppercut, but Balogun blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Balogun pivots to the left of his opponent.  Balogun attempts to land a jab, but Garuba sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Garuba advances into close range.  Balogun throws a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a solid right hook.  
Garuba is on target with a solid right uppercut to Balogun's body.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Balogun's trainer is telling his fighter to increase his workrate.  

Round 1 Statistics
Garuba: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 36                            
Power Shots Landed: 23                            
Head Shots Thrown: 37                            
Head Shots Landed: 25                            
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Balogun: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 2: 

Balogun lands a jab.  
Balogun walks his opponent down, trapping him in the blue corner.  Balogun pivots to the side of his opponent and connects with a right hook.  
Balogun lands a left hook followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Balogun lands two left hooks to the body, and one to the head.  
Balogun steps inside.  Balogun sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a left uppercut.  
Garuba hits home with a cross.  
Garuba steps to the outside and lands two overhand rights followed by an overhand left to his opponents head.  
Garuba lands a stinging cross to Balogun's body.  
Garuba lands a left hook.  
Garuba switches the action to the outside and lands a sharp cross.  
Garuba drives a right uppercut into his opponents body.  Garuba attempts to land a left hook, but Balogun slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Balogun advances into close range.  Garuba is on target with a stinging left hook to his opponents liver.  
Balogun hits home with a right hook.  


Round 2 Statistics
Garuba: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Balogun: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 3: 

Garuba tries to keep the action at long range and hits home with an overhand left.  
Balogun lands a jab.  
Balogun connects with a cross.  
Garuba lands a firm cross to Balogun's body.  
Balogun walks Garuba down, trapping him on the ropes.  Balogun feints a jab, but Garuba does not fall for it and lands with a sharp right hook.  
Balogun closes the distance.  Balogun pivots to the side of his opponent.  Garuba hits home with a firm left uppercut.  
Garuba throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Balogun closes the distance.  Garuba is on target with a right hook to Balogun's body.  
Balogun quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Balogun hits home with a cross.  Balogun throws a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Balogun lands a sharp jab.  
Balogun finds the target with a jab.  
Balogun closes the distance and lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Balogun manouvers his opponent into a neutral corner.  Garuba lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Garuba gets on the inside and lands a stinging right hook.  
Balogun sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Garuba is on target with a right uppercut to Balogun's body.  
Garuba connects with a cross.  
Balogun is looking to close the distance.  Garuba lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Balogun steps inside and hits home with a right hook.  
Balogun lands a left hook.  
Balogun is looking to close the distance and tries to land a right uppercut, but Garuba blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Garuba hits home with a left hook.  
Balogun lands a left hook followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
At the end of Round 3, lets listen in on the corners...Garuba's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 3 Statistics
Garuba: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 30                            
Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Balogun: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 29                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 4: 

Balogun advances into close range.  Garuba is on target with a sharp left uppercut.  
Balogun is on target with a cross.  
Garuba closes the distance.  Balogun hits home with a left uppercut.  
Balogun connects with a left uppercut.  
Garuba switches the action to the outside and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Garuba steps away from his opponent and connects with a stinging overhand left.  
Garuba is looking to keep his distance and lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Garuba steps to the outside and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Garuba lands a cross, left hook and a cross to his opponents head.  
Garuba lands a cross.  
Garuba steps inside.  Balogun lands a left uppercut to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Garuba tries to keep the action at long range and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Garuba throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Garuba steps away from his opponent and is on target with a stinging overhand right.  
Garuba gets on the inside and lands a left hook.  
Garuba drives a sharp left hook into his opponents ribs.  
Garuba connects with a solid cross.  
Garuba tries to step out of his opponents range and hits home with a firm cross.  
Garuba lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Garuba throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Garuba tries to keep the action at long range and is on target with a cross.  
Garuba lands two straights to the body, and one to the head.  
At the end of Round 4, lets listen in on the corners...Balogun's trainer is advising how he could improve his defence.  

Round 4 Statistics
Garuba: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 43                            
Power Shots Landed: 25                            
Head Shots Thrown: 44                            
Head Shots Landed: 25                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Balogun: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 5: 

Balogun is on target with a left hook.  
Garuba switches the action to the outside and lands two straights followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Balogun hits home with a cross.  
Garuba gets on the inside and hits home with a left hook.  
Garuba lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Garuba tries to step out of his opponents range and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Garuba is looking to close the distance and lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Garuba is on target with a cross to Balogun's body.  
Garuba closes the distance.  Balogun is on target with a left uppercut.  
Garuba tries to keep the action at long range and lands with a sharp jab.  
Garuba switches the action to the outside and connects with a sharp cross.  
Garuba lands a cross to the head followed by a right uppercut to the body.  
Garuba tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a straight 1 - 2.  He then lands an overhand right followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Garuba closes the distance and drives a solid right hook into his opponents ribs.  
Garuba wants to work on the inside, but accidentally clashes heads with his opponent!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Balogun dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Balogun walks Garuba down, trapping him on the ropes.  Balogun pivots to the left of his opponent.  Garuba hits home with a solid left hook.  
Balogun closes the distance and lands a right hook.  
Garuba hits home with a stinging cross.  


Round 5 Statistics
Garuba: 
Jabs Thrown: 14                            
Jabs Landed: 9                             
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 18                            
Head Shots Thrown: 39                            
Head Shots Landed: 23                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Balogun: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 6: 

Garuba is on target with a left hook to Balogun's body.  
Garuba is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands an overhand right followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  Garuba throws an overhand right, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Garuba lands an overhand left, cross and an overhand right to his opponents head.  
Garuba closes the distance and is on target with a right hook.  
Garuba switches the action to the outside and lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Balogun tries to land a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Garuba closes the distance.  Balogun lands a left hook.  
Balogun connects with a right hook.  
Garuba is on target with a cross.  
Garuba tries to step out of his opponents range and lands three consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Balogun forces Garuba to back into the ropes.  Balogun connects with a right hook.  
Garuba lands with a stinging jab.  
Balogun is on target with a cross.  
Garuba is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  Garuba tries to land a jab, but Balogun dodges the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Balogun lands a right uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Balogun gets on the inside and is on target with a right hook to Garuba's body.  
Balogun gets on the inside.  Garuba lands a solid left hook.  
Garuba is on target with a firm right uppercut to his opponents body.  


Round 6 Statistics
Garuba: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 37                            
Power Shots Landed: 18                            
Head Shots Thrown: 34                            
Head Shots Landed: 17                            
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Balogun: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 29                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 7: 

Garuba throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Garuba lands a left hook to the body followed by a jab to the head.  
Garuba tries to step out of his opponents range and lands with a sharp jab.  
Garuba tries to step out of his opponents range and connects with a cross.  
Garuba lands two straights followed by an overhand right to his opponents head.  
Garuba lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Balogun gets on the inside and walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Garuba lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Garuba lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  Garuba wants to work on the inside, but accidentally clashes heads with his opponent!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Balogun dabs at his face checking for damage.  Balogun has taken some damage there.  That has caused slight swelling  around the right eye.  
Garuba is on target with a firm cross to his opponents body.  
Garuba lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Garuba connects with a cross.  
Garuba hits home with a firm cross.  
Balogun lands with a solid jab.  
Garuba steps to the outside and lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Garuba is on target with a solid cross.  
Garuba lands a cross.  


Round 7 Statistics
Garuba: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 38                            
Power Shots Landed: 19                            
Head Shots Thrown: 33                            
Head Shots Landed: 18                            
Body Shots Thrown: 16                            
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Balogun: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 8: 

Balogun drives a left uppercut into his opponents body.  
Balogun attempts to land a left uppercut, but Garuba parries the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Balogun is on target with a left hook.  
Garuba lands a cross to the body, and then to the head.  
Balogun throws a short cross to the body, but lands low!  The ref ignores Garuba's complaints and signals for the action to continue.  
Balogun feints a right hook, and then tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Garuba tries to keep the action at long range and is on target with a solid cross.  
Garuba connects with a stinging cross.  
Garuba is on target with a cross.  
Garuba tries to land a cross, but Balogun slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Garuba steps to the outside and lands two jabs followed by an overhand right to his opponents head.  
Garuba connects with a solid left uppercut.  
Garuba closes the distance.  Balogun hits home with a left uppercut.  


Round 8 Statistics
Garuba: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Balogun: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 9: 

Balogun closes the distance.  Garuba is on target with a sharp left uppercut.  
Garuba is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands three consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Balogun closes the distance and forces Garuba to retreat into the corner.  Balogun lands a left hook.  
Garuba is on target with a left hook to Balogun's ribs.  
Garuba lands a stiff jab.  
Garuba sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Garuba steps inside.  Balogun digs in a left hook to Garuba's body.  Balogun attempts to land a left hook, but Garuba sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Garuba lands a cross to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Garuba digs in a left hook to Balogun's body.  
Garuba drives a firm left hook into Balogun's body.  
Garuba lands a stinging cross.  
Garuba is on target with a cross to his opponents body.  
Balogun tries to land a jab, but Garuba sidesteps and counters with a left hook to Balogun's body.  
Garuba steps away from his opponent and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
At the end of Round 9, lets listen in on the corners...Balogun's trainer is advising how he could improve the accuracy of his work.  

Round 9 Statistics
Garuba: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 16                            
Head Shots Thrown: 29                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Balogun: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 10: 

Garuba lands a left hook to the head, a right hook to the body and a right hook to the head.  
Garuba lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Garuba lands a cross.  
Balogun lands a left hook.  
Garuba tries to land a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Garuba is looking to keep the action on the outside and hits home with a cross.  
Balogun forces Garuba to back into the ropes.  Garuba is on target with a cross.  
Garuba steps away from his opponent and lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Balogun steps inside.  Balogun quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Balogun pivots to the side of his opponent.  Garuba lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Garuba switches the action to the outside and throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Garuba connects with a solid cross.  


Round 10 Statistics
Garuba: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Balogun: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 8                             
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 7                             
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

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


Final Scorecards: 99 - 91  99 - 91  99 - 91

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Kaduna, Nigeria.... Etebo Garuba

Fight Statistics
Garuba: 
Total Punches Thrown: 398                           
Total Punches Landed: 202                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 310                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 169                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 88                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 33                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 311                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 164                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 87                            
Total Jabs Landed: 38                            

Balogun: 
Total Punches Thrown: 250                           
Total Punches Landed: 66                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 200                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 58                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 50                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 8                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 192                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 57                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 58                            
Total Jabs Landed: 9