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Etebo Ihekwoaba vs Julius Babalakin
Boxing Daily Report from the Frimpong Promotions promoted show at Frimpong Gym, Port Harcourt, taking place on 13/10/2038: There are a few empty seats out here tonight, but this is a respectable turnout for the show. Next up is the main event of the show. This is a mandatory fight for the Nigeria-Rivers State Lightweight 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 Ihekwoaba (8 - 0) who hails from Port Harcourt, Nigeria and Julius Babalakin(8 - 9(2) - 3) from Port Harcourt, Nigeria. Ihekwoaba weighed in at 135 pounds, while Babalakin weighed in at 134 pounds and 13 ounces. The referee tonight is Izunna Abulu, and the three ringside judges are Gbolahan Ohadugha, Imran Nishtar and Jay-Jay Oshikoya. Round 1: Ihekwoaba lands an overhand left followed by a overhand right to his opponents head. Ihekwoaba steps away from his opponent. Ihekwoaba feints a left hook, and then lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Ihekwoaba steps away from his opponent and is on target with a cross. Ihekwoaba lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Ihekwoaba lands with a sharp jab. Ihekwoaba connects with a cross. Ihekwoaba sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Babalakin connects with a right uppercut. Ihekwoaba switches the action to the outside and lands a hard jab. Ihekwoaba digs in a right hook to Babalakin's body. Ihekwoaba is looking to keep his distance. Ihekwoaba feints a left hook, and then connects with a cross. Ihekwoaba lands a stinging jab. Ihekwoaba lands two straights followed by an overhand left to his opponents head. Ihekwoaba lands a double jab to his opponents head. Babalakin closes the distance and cuts off the ring, trapping Ihekwoaba on the ropes. Ihekwoaba lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head. He continues the combination and lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs. Ihekwoaba finds the target with a jab. Ihekwoaba connects with a cross. Ihekwoaba hits home with a spiteful jab. Ihekwoaba steps to the outside and lands a cross. Ihekwoaba tries to step out of his opponents range and lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head. Ihekwoaba hits home with a cross. Babalakin closes the distance and tries to land a left hook, but Ihekwoaba blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut. Ihekwoaba digs in a left hook to his opponents body. At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Babalakin's trainer is advising how he could be more accurate. Round 1 Statistics Ihekwoaba: Jabs Thrown: 22 Jabs Landed: 13 Power Shots Thrown: 28 Power Shots Landed: 21 Head Shots Thrown: 43 Head Shots Landed: 29 Body Shots Thrown: 7 Body Shots Landed: 5 Babalakin: Jabs Thrown: 3 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 16 Power Shots Landed: 1 Head Shots Thrown: 19 Head Shots Landed: 1 Body Shots Thrown: 0 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 2: Ihekwoaba throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross. Ihekwoaba is looking to keep the action on the outside and finds the target with a spiteful jab. Babalakin pivots to the left of his opponent. Ihekwoaba strikes his opponents body with a jab. Ihekwoaba switches the action to the outside and is on target with a cross. Babalakin is looking to close the distance and manouvers Ihekwoaba into the red corner. Ihekwoaba hits home with a right hook. Ihekwoaba attempts to land a right hook, but Babalakin blocks the shot and counters with a right hook. Ihekwoaba switches the action to the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head. Babalakin is looking to close the distance. Ihekwoaba lands a right hook. Ihekwoaba tries to land a left uppercut, but Babalakin blocks the shot and counters with a cross. Ihekwoaba is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands with a ramrod jab. Ihekwoaba lands a jab to the body followed by a overhand right to the head. Ihekwoaba steps away from his opponent and lands a cross. Ihekwoaba feints a cross, and then lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head. Ihekwoaba strikes his opponents body with a jab. Ihekwoaba lands a double jab to his opponents head. Ihekwoaba connects with a right hook. Ihekwoaba tries to keep the action at long range and lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head. Ihekwoaba is on target with a left hook to his opponents liver. Babalakin cuts off the ring, trapping Ihekwoaba on the ropes. Babalakin sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Ihekwoaba lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs. Ihekwoaba switches the action to the outside and lands an overhand right followed by two jabs to his opponents head. Ihekwoaba steps to the outside and finds the target with a jab. Ihekwoaba is on target with a jab. At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Ihekwoaba's trainer is passing on some tactical advice. Babalakin's trainer is telling his fighter to increase his workrate. Round 2 Statistics Ihekwoaba: Jabs Thrown: 21 Jabs Landed: 14 Power Shots Thrown: 26 Power Shots Landed: 14 Head Shots Thrown: 33 Head Shots Landed: 22 Body Shots Thrown: 14 Body Shots Landed: 6 Babalakin: Jabs Thrown: 1 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 16 Power Shots Landed: 3 Head Shots Thrown: 13 Head Shots Landed: 3 Body Shots Thrown: 4 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 3: Ihekwoaba snaps his opponents head back with a hard jab. Ihekwoaba lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. He continues the combination and lands a right hook to the head followed by a left hook to the body. Ihekwoaba attempts to land a jab, but Babalakin blocks the shot and counters with a right hook to his opponents body. Babalakin is looking to close the distance. Ihekwoaba lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head. Babalakin walks his opponent onto the ropes. Ihekwoaba is on target with a spiteful jab. Ihekwoaba steps away from his opponent and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head. Babalakin forces Ihekwoaba to retreat onto the ropes. Ihekwoaba lands a right hook to the head followed by a left hook to the body. Ihekwoaba is looking to keep his distance and finds the target with a jab. Ihekwoaba lands a cross to the body followed by a jab to the head. Ihekwoaba feints a right hook, and then lands with a stiff jab. Ihekwoaba lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Babalakin finds the target with a jab. Babalakin advances into close range. Ihekwoaba is on target with a left hook to his opponents ribs. Ihekwoaba waits at the mid-range with a lowered guard, waiting for his opponent to throw a punch. Babalakin tries to land a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook to his opponents body. Ihekwoaba lands with a stiff jab. Ihekwoaba steps to the outside and strikes his opponents body with a cross. Ihekwoaba finds the target with a stinging jab. Ihekwoaba connects with a cross. Round 3 Statistics Ihekwoaba: Jabs Thrown: 17 Jabs Landed: 12 Power Shots Thrown: 19 Power Shots Landed: 14 Head Shots Thrown: 25 Head Shots Landed: 19 Body Shots Thrown: 11 Body Shots Landed: 7 Babalakin: Jabs Thrown: 4 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 9 Power Shots Landed: 1 Head Shots Thrown: 12 Head Shots Landed: 1 Body Shots Thrown: 1 Body Shots Landed: 1 Round 4: Babalakin lands a cross. Ihekwoaba digs in a left uppercut to Babalakin's body. Ihekwoaba is on target with a stinging jab. Babalakin advances into close range. Ihekwoaba quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Babalakin throws a left uppercut, but Ihekwoaba ties up his opponent. Ihekwoaba pushes his forearm into Babalakin's face. The referee breaks the clinch and warns Ihekwoaba to stop fouling. Ihekwoaba tries to keep the action at long range and finds the target with a hard jab. Ihekwoaba tries to keep the action at long range. Ihekwoaba feints a left, and then is on target with a jab. Ihekwoaba finds the target with a jab. Babalakin advances into close range. Ihekwoaba is on target with a right hook. Babalakin advances into close range. Ihekwoaba pivots to the left of his opponent and is on target with a left uppercut. Ihekwoaba tries to step out of his opponents range and is on target with a cross. Ihekwoaba lands a jab, overhand right and a cross to his opponents head. Ihekwoaba lands a double jab to his opponents head. Ihekwoaba is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head. Babalakin advances into close range and manouvers Ihekwoaba onto the ropes. Babalakin throws a left uppercut, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook. Ihekwoaba lands a jab to the head followed by a right hook to the body. Ihekwoaba is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a jab, overhand right and a jab to his opponents head. Babalakin closes the distance and walks his opponent into a corner. Ihekwoaba lands a left uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents head. Round 4 Statistics Ihekwoaba: Jabs Thrown: 17 Jabs Landed: 11 Power Shots Thrown: 16 Power Shots Landed: 12 Head Shots Thrown: 30 Head Shots Landed: 21 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 2 Babalakin: Jabs Thrown: 1 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 16 Power Shots Landed: 1 Head Shots Thrown: 15 Head Shots Landed: 1 Body Shots Thrown: 2 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 5: Ihekwoaba is on target with a cross. Ihekwoaba lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Ihekwoaba hits home with a solid jab. Ihekwoaba lands a cross, jab and an overhand right to his opponents head. Ihekwoaba lands with a hard jab. Babalakin closes the distance and manouvers Ihekwoaba onto the ropes. Ihekwoaba lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs. Ihekwoaba holds on to his opponent. Ihekwoaba leans on his opponent using all his weight. The ref breaks Ihekwoaba's hold and signals for the fight to continue. Babalakin is looking to close the distance. Ihekwoaba hits home with a right hook. Ihekwoaba steps to the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head. Babalakin cuts off the ring, trapping Ihekwoaba in a neutral corner. Babalakin connects with a cross. Babalakin closes the distance. Ihekwoaba sidesteps to the right of his opponent and is on target with a left hook. Ihekwoaba is on target with a right hook. Ihekwoaba lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body. Ihekwoaba lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body. Ihekwoaba throws a left hook, but his opponent parries the shot. Ihekwoaba holds on to his opponent. Ihekwoaba pushes his forearm into Babalakin's face. The referee separates the two fighters and warns Ihekwoaba. Babalakin connects with a cross. Babalakin gets on the inside. Ihekwoaba connects with a right uppercut. At the end of Round 5, lets listen in on the corners...Babalakin's trainer is advising how he could stop so many clean shots getting through. Round 5 Statistics Ihekwoaba: Jabs Thrown: 11 Jabs Landed: 7 Power Shots Thrown: 21 Power Shots Landed: 14 Head Shots Thrown: 23 Head Shots Landed: 17 Body Shots Thrown: 9 Body Shots Landed: 4 Babalakin: Jabs Thrown: 1 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 11 Power Shots Landed: 2 Head Shots Thrown: 11 Head Shots Landed: 2 Body Shots Thrown: 1 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 6: Ihekwoaba feints a right, and then lands a jab. Ihekwoaba lands with a solid jab. Ihekwoaba tries to keep the action at long range. Ihekwoaba feints a cross, and then snaps his opponents head back with a ramrod jab. Babalakin is looking to close the distance. Ihekwoaba lands a left uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents body. Ihekwoaba tries to step out of his opponents range and finds the target with a jab. Ihekwoaba lands a cross to the head followed by a jab to the body. Ihekwoaba lands a jab. Babalakin lands a left uppercut. Ihekwoaba tries to keep the action at long range. Ihekwoaba feints a right hook, and then lands a cross, jab and an overhand right to his opponents head. Ihekwoaba lands with a solid jab. Ihekwoaba strikes his opponents body with a jab. Ihekwoaba is on target with a jab to Babalakin's body. Ihekwoaba tries to step out of his opponents range and is on target with an overhand right. Ihekwoaba lands a double jab to his opponents head. Babalakin closes the distance. Ihekwoaba pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents body. Ihekwoaba tries to step out of his opponents range and hits home with a hard jab. Babalakin gets on the inside. Ihekwoaba lands a left uppercut followed by two left hooks to his opponents head. Ihekwoaba tries to keep the action at long range and lands a cross. Babalakin closes the distance. Ihekwoaba lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body. Babalakin is on target with a cross. Ihekwoaba tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head. Ihekwoaba steps away from his opponent and lands two jabs followed by an overhand right to his opponents head. Babalakin advances into close range. Ihekwoaba lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head. Babalakin steps inside. Ihekwoaba lands a left hook to the head followed by a left uppercut to the body. Ihekwoaba switches the action to the outside and lands a straight 1 - 2. At the end of Round 6, lets listen in on the corners...Babalakin's trainer is passing on some tactical advice. Round 6 Statistics Ihekwoaba: Jabs Thrown: 24 Jabs Landed: 19 Power Shots Thrown: 25 Power Shots Landed: 22 Head Shots Thrown: 36 Head Shots Landed: 29 Body Shots Thrown: 13 Body Shots Landed: 12 Babalakin: Jabs Thrown: 1 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 9 Power Shots Landed: 2 Head Shots Thrown: 9 Head Shots Landed: 3 Body Shots Thrown: 1 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 7: Ihekwoaba tries to keep the action at long range and lands a jab to the body followed by a cross to the head. Ihekwoaba feints a left, and then lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Ihekwoaba lands a jab to Babalakin's body. Ihekwoaba lands a spiteful jab. Babalakin steps inside. Ihekwoaba lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head. He follows up the attack and lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head. Ihekwoaba tries to keep the action at long range and connects with an overhand left. Ihekwoaba lands an overhand right. Ihekwoaba digs in a left hook to his opponents ribs. Ihekwoaba lands with a spiteful jab. Babalakin advances into close range. Ihekwoaba is on target with a right hook. Ihekwoaba steps away from his opponent. Ihekwoaba feints a left, and then lands a double jab to his opponents head. Ihekwoaba is looking to keep his distance and lands a ramrod jab. Babalakin walks his opponent onto the ropes. Ihekwoaba finds the target with a jab. Babalakin gets on the inside. Ihekwoaba pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a right hook to the body followed by two left hook's to the head. Ihekwoaba tries to keep the action at long range and lands a jab to the body, and then to the head. Babalakin advances into close range. Ihekwoaba drives a left hook into his opponents liver. Babalakin steps inside and manouvers Ihekwoaba onto the ropes. Ihekwoaba digs in a left hook to Babalakin's ribs. Ihekwoaba is looking to keep his distance. Ihekwoaba feints a left, and then lands a cross followed by two jabs to his opponents head. Round 7 Statistics Ihekwoaba: Jabs Thrown: 23 Jabs Landed: 14 Power Shots Thrown: 21 Power Shots Landed: 17 Head Shots Thrown: 30 Head Shots Landed: 20 Body Shots Thrown: 14 Body Shots Landed: 11 Babalakin: Jabs Thrown: 6 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 10 Power Shots Landed: 0 Head Shots Thrown: 13 Head Shots Landed: 0 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 8: Ihekwoaba switches the action to the outside and lands a cross, jab and an overhand right to his opponents head. Ihekwoaba lands a left uppercut. Ihekwoaba is on target with a stiff jab. Ihekwoaba attempts to land a jab, but Babalakin sidesteps and counters with a left hook. Babalakin closes the distance. Ihekwoaba lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head. Ihekwoaba lands with a ramrod jab. Babalakin advances into close range. Ihekwoaba drives a right hook into his opponents body. Babalakin is clearly losing his cool here! He steps inside, but then strikes Ihekwoaba with a blatant low blow! The ref signals for the action to continue. He either hasnt noticed the blatant foul or doesnt care! Ihekwoaba is on target with a jab to Babalakin's body. Babalakin advances into close range. Ihekwoaba lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head. Ihekwoaba tries to keep the action at long range and lands two jabs followed by an overhand right to his opponents head. Ihekwoaba is on target with a solid jab. Ihekwoaba lands a solid jab. Ihekwoaba is on target with a cross. At the end of Round 8, lets listen in on the corners...Ihekwoaba's trainer is telling his fighter he is a mile in front and not to do anything stupid. Round 8 Statistics Ihekwoaba: Jabs Thrown: 14 Jabs Landed: 10 Power Shots Thrown: 20 Power Shots Landed: 10 Head Shots Thrown: 25 Head Shots Landed: 18 Body Shots Thrown: 9 Body Shots Landed: 2 Babalakin: Jabs Thrown: 5 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 5 Power Shots Landed: 1 Head Shots Thrown: 10 Head Shots Landed: 1 Body Shots Thrown: 0 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 9: Babalakin is looking to close the distance. Ihekwoaba pivots to the left of his opponent and connects with a left hook. Babalakin throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut. Babalakin advances into close range and manages to force Ihekwoaba into a corner. Frustration is starting to boil over for Babalakin now. He steps in close and strikes his opponent with a blatant headbutt! The ref separates the two fighters and tells Babalakin to watch his head. He gives Ihekwoaba a few minutes to recover. Babalakin steps inside. Frustration is starting to boil over for Babalakin now. He steps in close and headbutts his opponent! The ref takes no action over the foul, despite complaints from Ihekwoaba. Ihekwoaba pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a right uppercut to the head, a right hook to the body and a left hook to the body. Ihekwoaba lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head. Ihekwoaba lands a sharp jab. Ihekwoaba hits home with a cross. Ihekwoaba lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head. Ihekwoaba feints a cross, but Babalakin ignores the feint and is on target with a right hook to his opponents body. Ihekwoaba feints a left, and then lands a double jab to his opponents head. Babalakin closes the distance and walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes. Ihekwoaba lands a right hook. Ihekwoaba steps away from his opponent and drives a jab into his opponents body. Babalakin advances into close range. Ihekwoaba pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a left hook. Ihekwoaba tries to keep the action at long range and hits home with an overhand right. Babalakin sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Ihekwoaba lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs. Ihekwoaba tries to keep the action at long range and lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head. Ihekwoaba lands a double jab to his opponents head. At the end of Round 9, lets listen in on the corners...Babalakin's trainer is telling his fighter he needs a knockout to win! Round 9 Statistics Ihekwoaba: Jabs Thrown: 15 Jabs Landed: 11 Power Shots Thrown: 23 Power Shots Landed: 14 Head Shots Thrown: 26 Head Shots Landed: 20 Body Shots Thrown: 12 Body Shots Landed: 5 Babalakin: Jabs Thrown: 4 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 12 Power Shots Landed: 1 Head Shots Thrown: 14 Head Shots Landed: 1 Body Shots Thrown: 2 Body Shots Landed: 1 Round 10: Ihekwoaba lands a solid jab. Ihekwoaba drives a left hook into his opponents body. Babalakin walks Ihekwoaba onto the ropes. Ihekwoaba connects with a right hook. Babalakin is looking to close the distance. Ihekwoaba lands a left uppercut to the body, a left hook to the head and a right hook to the body. Ihekwoaba lands two jabs to the body, and one to the head. Ihekwoaba lands a double jab to his opponents head. Babalakin closes the distance. Ihekwoaba drives a right hook into Babalakin's body. Ihekwoaba connects with a cross. Babalakin cuts off the ring, trapping Ihekwoaba in the corner. Ihekwoaba digs in a left hook to his opponents body. Ihekwoaba is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head. Ihekwoaba lands a jab. Ihekwoaba is looking to keep his distance. Ihekwoaba circles his opponent with a low guard, waiting for his opponent to attack. Babalakin attempts to land a cross, but Ihekwoaba slips the shot and counters with a cross. Ihekwoaba connects with a cross. Ihekwoaba lands a ramrod jab. Ihekwoaba tries to keep the action at long range and is on target with a jab. Round 10 Statistics Ihekwoaba: Jabs Thrown: 15 Jabs Landed: 11 Power Shots Thrown: 15 Power Shots Landed: 10 Head Shots Thrown: 23 Head Shots Landed: 15 Body Shots Thrown: 7 Body Shots Landed: 6 Babalakin: Jabs Thrown: 2 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 14 Power Shots Landed: 0 Head Shots Thrown: 16 Head Shots Landed: 0 Body Shots Thrown: 0 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 Round 9 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 10 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Final Scorecards: 100 - 90 100 - 90 100 - 90 The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Port Harcourt, Nigeria.... Etebo Ihekwoaba Fight Statistics Ihekwoaba: Total Punches Thrown: 393 Total Punches Landed: 270 Total Head Shots Thrown: 294 Total Head Shots Landed: 210 Total Body Shots Thrown: 99 Total Body Shots Landed: 60 Total Power Shots Thrown: 214 Total Power Shots Landed: 148 Total Jabs Thrown: 179 Total Jabs Landed: 122 Babalakin: Total Punches Thrown: 146 Total Punches Landed: 15 Total Head Shots Thrown: 132 Total Head Shots Landed: 13 Total Body Shots Thrown: 14 Total Body Shots Landed: 2 Total Power Shots Thrown: 118 Total Power Shots Landed: 12 Total Jabs Thrown: 28 Total Jabs Landed: 3
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