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01/09/2034
EOD Running: ProTraining
Ho Gao vs Sam Kabanda

Boxing Daily Report from the Donnelly Boxing promoted show at Emile Vorster Gym, Soshanguve,  taking place on 30/06/2034:

The venue is mostly sold out with the fans eager to turn out for tonights fights.  
Next up we have one of the supporting contests of this show.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 8 round matchup are Ho Gao (6 - 0) who hails from Zibo, China and Sam Kabanda(1 - 1) from Boksburg, South Africa.  Both Gao and Kabanda weighed in at 108 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Clinton Nyauza, and the three ringside judges are Charel Cilliers, Luvolwethu Motupa and Dave Luteka.  

Round 1: 

Gao hits home with an overhand left.  
Gao switches the action to the outside.  Gao sidesteps to the left of his opponent and is on target with a jab.  
Gao switches the action to the outside and lands a jab.  
Gao strikes his opponents body with a jab.  
Gao feints a left hook, and then tries to land a jab, but Kabanda slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Gao is on target with a solid cross.  
Gao steps away from his opponent and lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Gao lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Kabanda cuts off the ring, trapping Gao in the corner.  Gao drives a solid right uppercut into his opponents ribcage.  
Gao is on target with a right hook.  
Kabanda steps inside.  Gao pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Kabanda sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Gao finds the target with a ramrod jab.  
Gao is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Gao feints a left, and then lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Gao feints a jab, tricking Kabanda into throwing a left hook counter.  Gao avoids the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Gao lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Gao hits home with a stiff jab.  
Kabanda throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a solid cross.  
Gao steps away from his opponent and lands two straights followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Kabanda's trainer is telling his fighter he needs to be more active or he's going to get outworked.  Kabanda's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 1 Statistics
Gao: 
Jabs Thrown: 21                            
Jabs Landed: 13                            
Power Shots Thrown: 30                            
Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Head Shots Thrown: 39                            
Head Shots Landed: 25                            
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Kabanda: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 2: 

Gao steps to the outside.  Gao quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and hits home with a cross.  
Gao switches the action to the outside and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Gao is on target with a right uppercut to Kabanda's body.  
Gao feints a left, and then throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Gao lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Gao tries to keep the action at long range.  Kabanda quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Kabanda tries to land a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a solid right uppercut.  
Gao steps away from his opponent and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Kabanda gets on the inside.  Gao is on target with a solid right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Gao steps to the outside and hits home with a cross.  
Gao lands a cross to the body, and then to the head.  
Gao lands a cross, overhand left and a jab to his opponents head.  
Gao lands a jab.  
Gao is on target with a jab.  
Gao hits home with a cross.  
Kabanda closes the distance.  Gao hits home with a solid left uppercut.  
Gao lands an overhand left.  
Gao hits the target with a ramrod jab.  
Gao steps to the outside and lands a hard jab.  
Gao finds the target with a jab.  
Gao hits home with a right hook.  
Gao attempts to land a jab, but Kabanda slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Gao lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  


Round 2 Statistics
Gao: 
Jabs Thrown: 21                            
Jabs Landed: 12                            
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 19                            
Head Shots Thrown: 39                            
Head Shots Landed: 28                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Kabanda: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 3: 

Gao lands a ramrod jab.  
Gao lands a cross, jab and an overhand left to his opponents head.  
Gao steps to the outside and hits the target with a hard jab.  
Gao is on target with a sharp cross.  
Gao is on target with a firm cross.  
Gao steps to the outside and connects with an overhand left.  
Gao hits home with a spiteful jab.  
Gao steps away from his opponent and lands a sharp jab.  
Gao lands a jab to the body followed by a overhand right to the head.  He follows up the attack and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Gao lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Gao is on target with an overhand left.  
At the end of Round 3, lets listen in on the corners...Kabanda's trainer is advising how he could stop so many clean shots getting through.  

Round 3 Statistics
Gao: 
Jabs Thrown: 21                            
Jabs Landed: 11                            
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 19                            
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Kabanda: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 4: 

Kabanda stalks forward with a low guard, trying to draw a lead from his opponent.  Gao lands a jab, cross and a jab to his opponents head.  
Gao hits home with a firm overhand left.  
Gao lands a cross, overhand left and a cross to his opponents head.  
Kabanda closes the distance.  Gao is on target with a sharp right hook to his opponents body.  
Gao connects with a cross.  
Gao pivots to the left of his opponent and connects with a firm right hook.  
Kabanda advances into close range.  Gao drives a right hook into Kabanda's body.  
Gao connects with a firm cross.  
Gao switches the action to the outside and lands an overhand right.  
Kabanda closes the distance.  Gao digs in a solid left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Kabanda closes the distance.  Gao lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Gao tries to keep the action at long range and lands a jab.  
Kabanda steps inside.  Kabanda pivots to the right of his opponent.  Gao connects with a sharp right hook.  
Gao lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Gao lands a cross, jab and an overhand left to his opponents head.  
At the end of Round 4, lets listen in on the corners...Kabanda's trainer is suggesting ways of getting through to his opponent.  

Round 4 Statistics
Gao: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 32                            
Power Shots Landed: 19                            
Head Shots Thrown: 36                            
Head Shots Landed: 21                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Kabanda: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 9                             
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 11                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 5: 

Gao strikes his opponents body with a firm cross.  
Gao tries to step out of his opponents range and hits home with a cross.  
Gao is looking to keep the action on the outside and hits home with an overhand left.  
Gao connects with a sharp cross.  
Gao drops his guard, and stalks his opponent...he wants his opponent to throw a shot.  Kabanda attempts to land a jab, but Gao blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Kabanda closes the distance.  Gao lands a left hook to the body, a right hook to the head and a right hook to the body.  
Gao feints a cross, and then lands an overhand left.  
Kabanda closes the distance.  Gao sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Gao lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  Gao attempts to land a left hook, but Kabanda sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Gao steps to the outside.  Gao quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Gao tries to keep the action at long range and lands a cross.  
Gao switches the action to the outside and hits home with a cross.  
Gao is on target with a jab.  
Kabanda is looking to close the distance.  Gao connects with a stinging left uppercut.  


Round 5 Statistics
Gao: 
Jabs Thrown: 15                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 16                            
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Kabanda: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 8                             
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 12                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 6: 

Gao is on target with a solid cross.  
Kabanda is looking to close the distance.  Gao hits home with a solid left hook.  
Gao lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Kabanda advances into close range.  Gao digs in a sharp left uppercut to Kabanda's body.  
Kabanda closes the distance.  Gao lands a right hook to the head followed by a right uppercut to the body.  
Gao feints a jab, fooling Kabanda into launching a left hook counter.  Gao avoids the shot and counters with a solid cross.  
Kabanda quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Kabanda tries to land a left hook, but Gao sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Kabanda is looking to close the distance.  Gao connects with a right uppercut.  
Gao pivots to the right of his opponent and is on target with a right hook.  
Gao tries to step out of his opponents range and lands with a sharp jab.  
Gao lands a cross to the head followed by a jab to the body.  
Kabanda closes the distance.  Gao lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Gao is looking to keep his distance.  Gao quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Gao is on target with an overhand right.  
At the end of Round 6, lets listen in on the corners...Gao's trainer is telling his fighter he is winning comfortably and should get on his bike for the remainder of the fight.  

Round 6 Statistics
Gao: 
Jabs Thrown: 14                            
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Head Shots Thrown: 32                            
Head Shots Landed: 17                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Kabanda: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 10                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 7: 

Gao is looking to keep his distance.  Gao sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a jab.  
Gao steps to the outside and lands a jab to the body followed by a cross to the head.  
Kabanda steps inside and forces Gao to back into the ropes.  Gao is on target with a sharp right hook to his opponents body.  
Gao feints a left, and then connects with a stinging cross.  Gao tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Gao lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Gao switches the action to the outside and lands with a hard jab.  
Gao lands with a spiteful jab.  
Gao lands a stinging jab.  
Kabanda is looking to close the distance.  Kabanda pivots from in front of his opponent and hits home with a left uppercut.  
Gao lands a cross to Kabanda's body.  
Gao lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Kabanda tries to land a right hook, but Gao sidesteps and counters with a firm left uppercut.  


Round 7 Statistics
Gao: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 7                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Kabanda: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 8: 

Gao lands a stinging overhand left.  
Gao switches the action to the outside and hits home with a sharp cross.  
Gao lands a firm cross.  
Gao connects with a cross.  
Gao lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Gao lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Gao is on target with a cross.  
Gao sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands an overhand right, cross and a jab to his opponents head.  
Gao feints a left hook, but Kabanda does not fall for it and responds with a right uppercut.  


Round 8 Statistics
Gao: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Kabanda: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 8                             
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

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


Final Scorecards: 80 - 72  80 - 72  80 - 72

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Zibo, China.... Ho Gao

Fight Statistics
Gao: 
Total Punches Thrown: 302                           
Total Punches Landed: 171                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 253                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 148                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 49                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 23                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 178                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 109                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 124                           
Total Jabs Landed: 62                            

Kabanda: 
Total Punches Thrown: 139                           
Total Punches Landed: 8                             
Total Head Shots Thrown: 124                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Total Body Shots Thrown: 15                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 0                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 83                            
Total Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Total Jabs Thrown: 56                            
Total Jabs Landed: 1