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29/08/2037
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Waqas Azimi vs Nicholas Burja

Boxing Daily Report from the Coetzee Promotions promoted show at Kumasi Anyidoho, Kumasi,  taking place on 23/08/2037:

Clearly Coetzee Promotions have made a mistake booking this venue with less than half the tickets sold, including those handed out as prizes by Boxing Daily.  
Next up is the main event of the show.  This is a semi final eliminator for the Ghana-Ashanti Super Bantamweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Waqas Azimi (20 - 7 - 5 - 1(NC)) who hails from Kumasi, Ghana and Nicholas Burja(11 - 7(1) - 5) from Kumasi, Ghana.  Azimi weighed in at 121 pounds And 7 ounces, while Burja weighed in at 122 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Jawad Mashriqi, and the three ringside judges are Amon Amartey, Tamarius Ankomah and Farhan Sahli.  

Round 1: 

Azimi closes the distance and attempts to land a right uppercut, but Burja blocks the shot and counters with a right hook to Azimi's body.  
Burja is on target with a left hook.  
Azimi sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a right hook.  
Azimi lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Burja hits home with a right hook.  
Azimi is looking to close the distance and manouvers Burja into the red corner.  Azimi is on target with a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Burja's trainer is telling his fighter to increase his workrate.  

Round 1 Statistics
Azimi: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 33                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Burja: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 2: 

Azimi steps inside and lands a left hook.  
Azimi forces Burja to retreat into the red corner.  Azimi is on target with a right uppercut to his opponents ribs.  
Azimi steps inside and hits home with a left uppercut.  
Burja hits home with a left hook.  
Azimi closes the distance and hits home with a right uppercut.  
Azimi steps inside.  Burja pivots to the side of his opponent and drives a right hook into his opponents body.  


Round 2 Statistics
Azimi: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 13                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Burja: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 3: 

Burja closes the distance.  Azimi hits home with a right uppercut.  
Burja forces Azimi to retreat into the corner.  Azimi lands a right hook.  
Burja feints a cross, and then lands a left hook.  
Burja attempts to land a left hook, but Azimi parries the shot and counters with a cross.  
Burja gets on the inside.  Azimi pivots to the right of his opponent and is on target with a right hook to his opponents ribcage.  
Azimi is looking to close the distance.  Azimi pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a right hook to the head, a right hook to the body and a left uppercut to the head.  
Azimi quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Azimi throws a left uppercut, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut to his opponents ribs.  
Azimi advances into close range.  Burja connects with a right hook.  
Burja gets on the inside.  Azimi lands a right uppercut.  


Round 3 Statistics
Azimi: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Burja: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 13                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 4: 

Azimi is looking to close the distance and is on target with a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Burja lands a right hook followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Azimi steps inside and digs in a right uppercut to Burja's body.  
Azimi connects with a right hook.  
Burja is on target with a cross to Azimi's body.  
Burja gets on the inside.  Azimi drives a right uppercut into Burja's body.  
Azimi closes the distance and lands a left hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
At the end of Round 4, lets listen in on the corners...Azimi's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 4 Statistics
Azimi: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Burja: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 5: 

Azimi is on target with a left hook.  
Azimi walks Burja into a corner.  Azimi throws a right hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a cross.  
Azimi lands a left hook.  
Azimi hits home with a left uppercut.  
Burja is on target with a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Azimi advances into close range and lands a right hook.  
Azimi gets on the inside.  Burja lands a right uppercut.  
Azimi pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a right uppercut.  
Azimi is looking to close the distance and connects with a left hook.  
At the end of Round 5, lets listen in on the corners...Burja's trainer is advising how he could be more accurate.  Burja's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 5 Statistics
Azimi: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Burja: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 12                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 6: 

Burja sidesteps to the left of his opponent and drives a right uppercut into Azimi's body.  
Azimi gets on the inside.  Azimi pivots to the right of his opponent and hits home with a right hook.  
Azimi connects with a left hook.  
At the end of Round 6, lets listen in on the corners...Azimi's trainer is advising how he could improve the accuracy of his work.  

Round 6 Statistics
Azimi: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Burja: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 9                             
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 7                             
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 7: 

Burja gets on the inside and attempts to land a left hook, but Azimi dodges the shot and counters with a cross.  
Burja connects with a right hook.  
Azimi closes the distance.  Burja hits home with a left hook.  
Azimi strikes his opponents body with a cross.  
Azimi is looking to close the distance and drives a left uppercut into Burja's body.  
Azimi lands a left uppercut followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
Azimi lands a right uppercut.  
Azimi lands a cross followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  


Round 7 Statistics
Azimi: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 29                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Burja: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 13                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 8: 

Burja strikes his opponents body with a cross.  
Azimi is looking to close the distance.  Burja is on target with a left hook to Azimi's body.  
Azimi tries to land a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook to Azimi's liver.  
Azimi hits home with a left hook.  


Round 8 Statistics
Azimi: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Burja: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 9: 

Burja throws a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Burja manages to force Azimi into the corner.  Burja sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Burja throws a cross, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a right uppercut to Burja's body.  
Azimi closes the distance and connects with a right hook.  Burja clinches his opponent.  The ref separates the two fighters.  
Azimi closes the distance and walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Azimi connects with a left uppercut.  
Azimi gets on the inside and lands a left hook.  
Burja is on target with a right hook.  


Round 9 Statistics
Azimi: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Burja: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 10: 

Burja is looking to close the distance.  Azimi hits home with a left hook.  
Azimi hits home with a left hook.  
Burja throws a right hook, but Azimi holds on to his opponent.  Azimi pushes his forearm into Burja's face.  The referee breaks the clinch and warns Azimi to stop fouling.  
Azimi attempts to land an uppercut to the solar plexus, but he strays low!  The ref stops the action and gives Burja time to recover.  
Burja sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a left hook.  


Round 10 Statistics
Azimi: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Burja: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 11                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

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


Final Scorecards: 98 - 92  99 - 92  99 - 92

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Kumasi, Ghana.... Waqas Azimi

Fight Statistics
Azimi: 
Total Punches Thrown: 252                           
Total Punches Landed: 47                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 197                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 36                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 55                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 11                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 225                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 46                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 27                            
Total Jabs Landed: 1                             

Burja: 
Total Punches Thrown: 184                           
Total Punches Landed: 23                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 138                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 46                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 9                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 147                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 22                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 37                            
Total Jabs Landed: 1