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05/05/2031
EOD Running: Training
Richie Quartey vs Rehan Essam

Boxing Daily Report from the African Fusion promoted show at Nasrec Indoor Arena, Johannesburg,  taking place on 02/03/2025:

Clearly African Fusion 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 we have one of the supporting contests of this show.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 6 round matchup are Richie Quartey (2 - 0) who hails from Accra, Ghana and Rehan Essam(11 - 7 - 2) from Alexandria, Egypt.  Both Quartey and Essam weighed in at 105 pounds.  
The referee tonight is John Masina, and the three ringside judges are Arali Kessels, John Kisombo and David Khumalo.  

Round 1: 

Quartey is on target with a jab.  
Quartey advances into close range.  Quartey quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and is on target with a right hook.  
Essam sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Quartey lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Essam attempts to land a jab, but Quartey blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Quartey is on target with a jab.  
Quartey advances into close range and lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Quartey gets on the inside.  Quartey pivots from in front of his opponent and lands two left hooks followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Quartey switches the action to the outside and hits home with a cross.  
Quartey steps away from his opponent and is on target with an overhand right.  
Quartey is looking to close the distance and hits home with a left uppercut.  
Quartey sidesteps to the left of his opponent and finds the target with a solid jab.  
Quartey is looking to keep his distance and lands a ramrod jab.  
Quartey hits home with a stiff jab.  
Quartey drives a jab into his opponents body.  
Quartey tries to keep the action at long range and lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  He then lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Quartey lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Quartey lands a jab.  
Quartey is looking to keep his distance.  Quartey feints a jab, but Essam is not fooled and lands with a left hook.  
Quartey connects with a solid overhand left.  
Quartey is on target with a cross.  
Quartey tries to step out of his opponents range and lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Quartey tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a firm cross.  
Quartey lands a solid jab.  
Essam is looking to keep his distance.  Quartey hits home with an overhand right.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Essam's trainer is suggesting ways of getting through to his opponent.  Essam's trainer is telling his fighter he is being outworked and needs to throw more.  Essam's trainer is telling his fighter to tighten his defence.  

Round 1 Statistics
Quartey: 
Jabs Thrown: 28                            
Jabs Landed: 15                            
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 18                            
Head Shots Thrown: 47                            
Head Shots Landed: 31                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Essam: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 9                             
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 10                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 2: 

Quartey switches the action to the outside and lands with a hard jab.  
Quartey lands a sharp jab.  
Quartey lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Quartey lands a cross.  
Quartey quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Quartey hits home with a cross.  
Quartey tries to step out of his opponents range.  Quartey feints a right hook, and then lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head.  
Quartey is on target with a jab to Essam's body.  
Quartey lands a cross.  
Quartey tries to keep the action at long range and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Quartey lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Quartey lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Quartey closes the distance and lands three consecutive left hooks to his opponents head.  
Essam switches the action to the outside.  Quartey drives a stiff jab into his opponents face.  
Quartey switches the action to the outside and connects with a solid overhand left.  
Quartey lands a stinging overhand right.  
Quartey steps away from his opponent and lands with a hard jab.  
Quartey lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Quartey steps away from his opponent.  Quartey sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head.  
Essam is keeping his hands low...it looks like he wants his opponent to throw first.  Quartey lands a hard jab.  
Quartey steps away from his opponent and finds the target with a jab.  
Quartey cuts off the ring, trapping Essam in the red corner.  Quartey sidesteps to the right of his opponent and is on target with a jab.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Essam's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 2 Statistics
Quartey: 
Jabs Thrown: 32                            
Jabs Landed: 24                            
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 55                            
Head Shots Landed: 36                            
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Essam: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 7                             
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 7                             
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 3: 

Quartey is on target with a cross.  
Quartey switches the action to the outside and hits home with a hard jab.  
Quartey lands with a stinging jab.  
Essam tries to land a cross, but Quartey blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Quartey lands a cross to his opponents body.  
Essam pivots to the left of his opponent.  Quartey hits home with a stinging jab.  
Quartey steps away from his opponent and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Essam drops his guard, and stalks his opponent...he wants his opponent to throw a shot.  Quartey hits home with a sharp cross.  Quartey attempts to land a jab, but Essam blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Quartey is on target with a left uppercut.  
Quartey lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head.  
Quartey feints a jab, but Essam is not fooled and responds with a left hook.  
Quartey is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands an overhand right, cross and an overhand left to his opponents head.  
Quartey switches the action to the outside and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Quartey drives a solid jab into his opponents face.  
Quartey is looking to keep the action on the outside and is on target with a ramrod jab.  
Quartey pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a cross.  
Quartey is looking to close the distance.  Quartey quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Quartey tries to keep the action at long range and tries to land a jab, but Essam sidesteps and counters with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Quartey lands a jab followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Quartey lands a hard jab.  
Quartey steps away from his opponent and lands a hard jab.  
Quartey finds the target with a hard jab.  
Quartey quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and is on target with a jab.  
Essam steps away from his opponent.  Quartey lands a cross.  


Round 3 Statistics
Quartey: 
Jabs Thrown: 35                            
Jabs Landed: 18                            
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Head Shots Thrown: 49                            
Head Shots Landed: 30                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Essam: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 13                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 4: 

Quartey lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Quartey gets on the inside and hits home with a left hook.  
Quartey pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a right uppercut, jab and a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Quartey steps to the outside and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Quartey throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Quartey is looking to keep the action on the outside and attempts to land a jab, but Essam slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Quartey lands with a sharp jab.  
Quartey is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a stinging jab.  
Quartey lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Quartey lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Quartey is looking to keep his distance and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Essam tries to step out of his opponents range.  Quartey throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook to Quartey's body.  
Essam is looking to keep his distance.  Quartey hits home with an overhand right.  
Quartey lands a solid jab.  
Essam is on target with a cross.  
Essam hits home with a right uppercut.  
Quartey hits home with a right hook.  
Essam quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Quartey connects with a cross.  
Quartey attempts to land a cross, but Essam sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Quartey tries to step out of his opponents range.  Quartey quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and is on target with a stinging overhand right.  
Essam tries to land a jab, but Quartey blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Essam lands a cross.  
At the end of Round 4, lets listen in on the corners...Quartey's trainer is telling his fighter to play it safe for the remainder of the fight. 

Round 4 Statistics
Quartey: 
Jabs Thrown: 23                            
Jabs Landed: 13                            
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 40                            
Head Shots Landed: 26                            
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Essam: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 5: 

Quartey lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Quartey quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Quartey walks Essam into the red corner.  Quartey quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a jab, right hook and a jab to his opponents head.  
Quartey is on target with a cross.  
Quartey sidesteps to the right of his opponent and is on target with a spiteful jab.  
Quartey pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a jab followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Essam throws a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Quartey finds the target with a jab.  
Essam pivots to the left of his opponent and is on target with a jab.  
Essam lands a jab.  
Quartey hits home with a cross.  
Quartey manouvers his opponent into a neutral corner.  Quartey hits home with a left hook.  
Essam steps to the outside.  Quartey lands a double jab to his opponents head.  


Round 5 Statistics
Quartey: 
Jabs Thrown: 22                            
Jabs Landed: 11                            
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 35                            
Head Shots Landed: 18                            
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Essam: 
Jabs Thrown: 16                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 6: 

Quartey tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Essam steps away from his opponent.  Quartey lands a jab, overhand right and a jab to his opponents head.  
Essam digs in a right hook to Quartey's ribs.  
Quartey lands with a spiteful jab.  
Essam lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Essam is on target with a left hook.  
Quartey lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Quartey cuts off the ring, trapping Essam on the ropes.  Essam hits home with a right uppercut.  
Quartey connects with a cross.  
Essam attempts to land a jab, but Quartey sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Essam is looking to keep his distance and hits home with a cross.  
Quartey drives a jab into his opponents body.  
Essam steps to the outside.  Quartey lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Quartey lands with a solid jab.  
Quartey retreats back to the ropes, and waits for his opponent to attack.  Essam steps in throwing power shots but is unable to land cleanly.  
Quartey hits home with a solid cross.  


Round 6 Statistics
Quartey: 
Jabs Thrown: 16                            
Jabs Landed: 8                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Essam: 
Jabs Thrown: 14                            
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

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


Final Scorecards: 60 - 54  60 - 54  60 - 54

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Accra, Ghana.... Richie Quartey

Fight Statistics
Quartey: 
Total Punches Thrown: 276                           
Total Punches Landed: 161                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 251                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 153                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 25                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 8                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 120                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 72                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 156                           
Total Jabs Landed: 89                            

Essam: 
Total Punches Thrown: 122                           
Total Punches Landed: 24                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 98                            
Total Head Shots Landed: 20                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 24                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 4                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 72                            
Total Power Shots Landed: 18                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 50                            
Total Jabs Landed: 6