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19/07/2030
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Danny Sibanda vs Ricky Serero

Boxing Daily Report from the Africa Boxing Championships 2026,  taking place on 09/01/2026 from Kano, Nigeria:

The Kano venue is completely packed out with the fans turning out in force to watch the fights on offer tonight.  
Next up we have a Quarter Final fight in the Lightweight divison.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 3 round matchup are Danny Sibanda (13 - 14) who hails from Harare, Zimbabwe and Ricky Serero(29 - 14) from Roodepoort, South Africa.  

Round 1: 

Sibanda steps to the outside and lands a cross followed by  two overhand lefts to his opponents head.  
Serero pivots to the right of his opponent.  Serero tries to land a right uppercut, but Sibanda blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Serero is looking to close the distance and walks Sibanda down, trapping him on the ropes.  Serero pivots to the left of his opponent and drives a right uppercut into his opponents body.  
Sibanda hits home with a cross.  
Serero is looking to keep his distance and lands an overhand right.  
Serero is looking to close the distance and walks Sibanda down, trapping him on the ropes.  Serero sidesteps to the right of his opponent, but Sibanda drives a left hook into Serero's body.  
Serero lands a spiteful jab.  
Sibanda is looking to keep his distance.  Serero lands with a hard jab.  
Serero throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Serero lands a cross.  
Serero steps inside and lands a stinging right hook.  
Sibanda is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Serero lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Serero is looking to keep his distance and is on target with a cross.  
Sibanda is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Serero lands a spiteful jab.  
Serero steps inside.  Serero sidesteps to the right of his opponent, but Sibanda lands a right uppercut to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  


Round 1 Statistics
Sibanda: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 13                            
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Serero: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 33                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 2: 

Sibanda steps away from his opponent.  Sibanda feints a left hook, and then is on target with a cross.  
Sibanda switches the action to the outside.  Sibanda sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands with a hard jab.  
Serero is looking to close the distance and manouvers his opponent onto the ropes.  Sibanda is on target with a left hook to Serero's ribs.  
Sibanda drives a left uppercut into his opponents ribs.  
Serero tries to keep the action at long range and lands a jab.  
Serero attempts to land a cross, but Sibanda blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Serero is looking to close the distance.  Sibanda is on target with a right hook.  
Serero sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Sibanda throws a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Sibanda hits home with an overhand left.  
Sibanda lands a jab.  
Sibanda hits home with a right hook.  
Serero drives a stinging left uppercut into Sibanda's body.  
Sibanda tries to step out of his opponents range and is on target with an overhand right.  Sibanda attempts to land a cross, but Serero slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Serero pivots to the side of his opponent and connects with a firm left hook.  
Sibanda tries to land a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a firm left hook.  
Sibanda sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Sibanda attempts to land a jab, but Serero sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Sibanda tries to step out of his opponents range and connects with a cross.  


Round 2 Statistics
Sibanda: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Serero: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 3: 

Serero is looking to keep his distance and lands a jab.  
Serero throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Serero is looking to keep his distance and is on target with a stinging cross.  
Sibanda steps to the outside.  Serero lands an overhand right.  
Sibanda throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook to Sibanda's ribcage.  
Sibanda is looking to keep his distance.  Serero connects with a stinging cross.  
Serero steps to the outside and connects with a cross.  
Serero is on target with a cross.  
Serero gets on the inside.  Serero sidesteps to the left of his opponent and connects with a left hook.  
Serero steps away from his opponent and connects with a cross.  
Serero steps inside and hits home with a right hook.  
Serero is on target with a right uppercut to Sibanda's body.  
Sibanda switches the action to the outside and hits home with a ramrod jab.  
Serero steps inside.  Serero pivots to the side of his opponent and connects with a solid left hook.  
Serero sidesteps to the right of his opponent and is on target with a stinging left hook to Sibanda's body.  
Serero steps inside.  Sibanda hits home with a left hook.  
Serero steps inside and walks Sibanda into the corner.  Serero lands a left uppercut.  


Round 3 Statistics
Sibanda: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Serero: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 32                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 1 Scores: 0 - 1
Round 2 Scores: 1 - 0
Round 3 Scores: 0 - 1


Final Scorecard: 1 - 2

The winner, on points, from Roodepoort, South Africa.... Ricky Serero

Fight Statistics
Sibanda: 
Total Punches Thrown: 81                            
Total Punches Landed: 25                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 56                            
Total Head Shots Landed: 21                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 25                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 4                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 60                            
Total Power Shots Landed: 20                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 21                            
Total Jabs Landed: 5                             

Serero: 
Total Punches Thrown: 96                            
Total Punches Landed: 31                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 83                            
Total Head Shots Landed: 26                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 13                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 5                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 71                            
Total Power Shots Landed: 25                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 25                            
Total Jabs Landed: 6