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Xayvion Sowah vs Leighton Mataku
Boxing Daily Report from the African Fusion promoted show at Cape Town ICC, Cape Town, taking place on 04/10/2025: The venue is completely packed out with the fans turning out in force to watch the fights on offer tonight. Next up is the main event of the show. Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Xayvion Sowah (8 - 0) who hails from Khayelitsha, South Africa and Leighton Mataku(5 - 3(1) - 1) from Pretoria, South Africa. Sowah weighed in at 126 pounds, while Mataku weighed in at 125 pounds and 14 ounces. The referee tonight is Kasi Hlatshwayo, and the three ringside judges are Madisha Mini, Oringo Arthur and Jake Tshipapayi. Round 1: Sowah lands a jab followed by two straights to his opponents head. Sowah is on target with a cross to his opponents body. Sowah lands with a stinging jab. Sowah is looking to keep his distance and lands an overhand left. Sowah is looking to keep the action on the outside and is on target with a jab. Sowah lands a solid jab. Mataku gets on the inside. Sowah lands a right uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head. Sowah switches the action to the outside and tries to land a jab, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a right hook. Sowah lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head. Sowah steps to the outside and connects with a cross. Sowah lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Sowah lands a cross, jab and an overhand right to his opponents head. Mataku closes the distance. Sowah pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a double left hook to his opponents head. Sowah tries to step out of his opponents range and lands with a spiteful jab. Sowah lowers his hands, trying to provoke his opponent to attack. Mataku attempts to land a jab, but Sowah sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut to Mataku's ribs. Sowah finds the target with a jab. Sowah steps to the outside and lands a jab to the body, and then to the head. Mataku connects with a cross. Sowah switches the action to the outside and hits home with a cross. Sowah is looking to keep his distance and lands a straight 1 - 2. At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Mataku's trainer is advising how he could improve the accuracy of his work. Mataku's trainer is telling his fighter to increase his workrate. Mataku's trainer is telling his fighter to tighten his defence. Round 1 Statistics Sowah: Jabs Thrown: 29 Jabs Landed: 17 Power Shots Thrown: 22 Power Shots Landed: 17 Head Shots Thrown: 43 Head Shots Landed: 30 Body Shots Thrown: 8 Body Shots Landed: 4 Mataku: Jabs Thrown: 4 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 9 Power Shots Landed: 2 Head Shots Thrown: 12 Head Shots Landed: 2 Body Shots Thrown: 1 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 2: Sowah lands a cross. Sowah tries to keep the action at long range and lands a stinging jab. Sowah lands an overhand right. Sowah lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Sowah lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head. Sowah stalks forward with a low guard, trying to draw a lead from his opponent. Mataku lands a left hook. Mataku advances into close range and walks his opponent into a corner. Sowah lands a right hook to the head, a right hook to the body and a left uppercut to the head. Mataku closes the distance. Sowah pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a left hook to the body, a left hook to the head and a right hook to the head. Sowah pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a right uppercut. Sowah finds the target with a jab. Sowah steps to the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head. Sowah hits home with a cross. Sowah lands a jab followed by two straights to his opponents head. Sowah is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Sowah lands a jab to the head, a cross to the head and a jab to the body. Sowah pivots to the right of his opponent. Sowah lands with a stinging jab. Sowah tries to land a left uppercut, but Mataku sidesteps and counters with a cross. Sowah steps away from his opponent and lands two jabs followed by an overhand right to his opponents head. Sowah hits home with a solid jab. Sowah connects with a cross. Sowah is on target with a cross. Sowah switches the action to the outside and lands a spiteful jab. Sowah steps to the outside and lands a jab, cross and an overhand right to his opponents head. Sowah switches the action to the outside and lands a straight 1 - 2. Sowah digs in a stinging left hook to his opponents body. Sowah tries to keep the action at long range and lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head. Sowah lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head. Round 2 Statistics Sowah: Jabs Thrown: 39 Jabs Landed: 27 Power Shots Thrown: 36 Power Shots Landed: 25 Head Shots Thrown: 69 Head Shots Landed: 48 Body Shots Thrown: 6 Body Shots Landed: 4 Mataku: Jabs Thrown: 1 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 9 Power Shots Landed: 2 Head Shots Thrown: 8 Head Shots Landed: 2 Body Shots Thrown: 2 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 3: Sowah tries to step out of his opponents range and snaps his opponents head back with a spiteful jab. Mataku steps inside. Sowah lands a left hook to the body, a left hook to the head and a right hook to the head. Sowah lands two jabs followed by an overhand left to his opponents head. Sowah hits home with a cross. Mataku closes the distance. Sowah is on target with a right uppercut. Sowah lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a left hook to the head. Sowah steps to the outside and drives a stiff jab into his opponents face. Sowah finds the target with a jab. Sowah lands with a spiteful jab. Mataku manouvers his opponent into a corner. Sowah is on target with a jab. Sowah lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head. Sowah tries to keep the action at long range and lands a straight 1 - 2. He then lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Sowah lands an overhand right. Sowah is on target with a jab to his opponents body. Sowah lands a double jab to his opponents head. Mataku walks his opponent down, trapping him in the corner. Sowah lands a double left hook to his opponents head. Sowah tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a straight 1 - 2. Sowah tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a cross. Sowah lands a straight 1 - 2. Round 3 Statistics Sowah: Jabs Thrown: 31 Jabs Landed: 20 Power Shots Thrown: 31 Power Shots Landed: 18 Head Shots Thrown: 55 Head Shots Landed: 35 Body Shots Thrown: 7 Body Shots Landed: 3 Mataku: Jabs Thrown: 5 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 14 Power Shots Landed: 0 Head Shots Thrown: 16 Head Shots Landed: 0 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 4: Sowah tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a jab. Sowah hits the target with a ramrod jab. Sowah lands a spiteful jab. Sowah tries to keep the action at long range and lands a straight 1 - 2. Sowah lands a jab. Sowah tries to keep the action at long range and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Mataku advances into close range. Sowah tries to land a left uppercut, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook. Sowah switches the action to the outside and is on target with an overhand right. Sowah hits home with a solid jab. Mataku walks Sowah onto the ropes. Sowah finds the target with a jab. Mataku closes the distance. Sowah lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head. Sowah connects with a right hook. Sowah lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head. Sowah tries to step out of his opponents range and lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head. Sowah finds the target with a stinging jab. Mataku quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Sowah lands a cross to the body, and then to the head. Sowah finds the target with a jab. Sowah is on target with a cross. Sowah feints a left, and then is on target with a jab. Sowah steps away from his opponent. Sowah quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and hits home with a cross. Mataku drives a cross into his opponents body. Mataku throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Round 4 Statistics Sowah: Jabs Thrown: 34 Jabs Landed: 19 Power Shots Thrown: 19 Power Shots Landed: 13 Head Shots Thrown: 50 Head Shots Landed: 30 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 2 Mataku: Jabs Thrown: 1 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 10 Power Shots Landed: 2 Head Shots Thrown: 9 Head Shots Landed: 1 Body Shots Thrown: 2 Body Shots Landed: 1 Round 5: Sowah steps away from his opponent and connects with an overhand left. Mataku digs in a left hook to his opponents body. Sowah lands a sharp jab. Sowah is looking to keep his distance and lands with a solid jab. Sowah drives a hard jab into his opponents face. Sowah lands a double jab to his opponents head. Mataku manouvers his opponent onto the ropes. Sowah lands a stiff jab. Sowah lands a jab followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head. Mataku advances into close range. Sowah lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head. Mataku advances into close range and walks his opponent onto the ropes. Sowah digs in a left hook to his opponents ribs. Sowah lands a spiteful jab. Sowah hits the target with a hard jab. Sowah sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a straight 1 - 2. Sowah lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head. Sowah tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut. Mataku advances into close range. Sowah is on target with a solid right hook to Mataku's body. Mataku is looking to close the distance and is on target with a right hook. Sowah lands with a ramrod jab. Sowah is on target with a jab. Mataku is looking to close the distance. Sowah pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a sharp left hook. Mataku is on target with a right hook. Mataku tries to land a jab, but Sowah slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut. Mataku closes the distance and manouvers his opponent onto the ropes. Sowah connects with a left hook. Round 5 Statistics Sowah: Jabs Thrown: 29 Jabs Landed: 19 Power Shots Thrown: 19 Power Shots Landed: 11 Head Shots Thrown: 42 Head Shots Landed: 27 Body Shots Thrown: 6 Body Shots Landed: 3 Mataku: Jabs Thrown: 6 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 12 Power Shots Landed: 4 Head Shots Thrown: 15 Head Shots Landed: 3 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 1 Round 6: Sowah tries to step out of his opponents range and tries to land a jab, but Mataku sidesteps and counters with a right hook. Sowah pivots from in front of his opponent. Mataku connects with a left hook. Sowah lands a straight 1 - 2. Sowah lands with a spiteful jab. Sowah is looking to keep his distance and lands a double jab to his opponents head. Sowah is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a cross followed by two jabs to his opponents head. Sowah steps away from his opponent and lands a straight 1 - 2. Sowah lands a straight 1 - 2. Sowah is looking to keep his distance and hits home with a cross. Sowah is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a jab to Mataku's body. Sowah lands a jab to the body, and then to the head. Sowah hits home with a cross. Sowah lands a solid jab. Sowah sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Sowah lands a cross, overhand left and a cross to his opponents head. Sowah lands a cross followed by two jabs to his opponents head. Sowah connects with a cross. Mataku is looking to close the distance. Sowah digs in a firm right hook to Mataku's body. Sowah steps to the outside and is on target with a jab. Sowah is looking to keep the action on the outside and is on target with a cross to Mataku's body. Sowah throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook. Sowah lands with a spiteful jab. Sowah lands with a stiff jab. Sowah tries to keep the action at long range and attempts to land a jab, but Mataku slips the shot and counters with a right hook. Sowah is looking to keep his distance and lands a jab to the body, and then to the head. Round 6 Statistics Sowah: Jabs Thrown: 34 Jabs Landed: 25 Power Shots Thrown: 22 Power Shots Landed: 14 Head Shots Thrown: 48 Head Shots Landed: 34 Body Shots Thrown: 8 Body Shots Landed: 5 Mataku: Jabs Thrown: 3 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 9 Power Shots Landed: 4 Head Shots Thrown: 9 Head Shots Landed: 4 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 7: Mataku hits home with a cross. Sowah is looking to keep his distance and lands a jab. Sowah lands a jab to the body, and then to the head. Sowah lands a stinging left uppercut. Sowah pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a hard jab. Sowah switches the action to the outside and connects with a cross. Sowah tries to keep the action at long range. Mataku sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Sowah lands a cross. Mataku gets on the inside. Sowah hits home with a right hook. Sowah steps away from his opponent and hits home with a cross. Sowah lands a double jab to his opponents head. Mataku steps inside and manouvers Sowah onto the ropes. Sowah lands a firm left uppercut. Sowah switches the action to the outside and finds the target with a jab. Sowah hits home with an overhand right. Sowah lands with a spiteful jab. Sowah lands a spiteful jab. Mataku is looking to close the distance. Mataku quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Mataku throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut. Sowah switches the action to the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head. Sowah lands a jab. Sowah feints a right, and then lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head. Sowah snaps his opponents head back with a stinging jab. Mataku is looking to close the distance and walks his opponent into a neutral corner. Sowah connects with a firm right hook. Sowah is on target with a jab. Sowah is on target with a cross. Sowah switches the action to the outside and is on target with a jab. Sowah steps away from his opponent and lands a jab. Round 7 Statistics Sowah: Jabs Thrown: 33 Jabs Landed: 22 Power Shots Thrown: 19 Power Shots Landed: 11 Head Shots Thrown: 49 Head Shots Landed: 32 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 1 Mataku: Jabs Thrown: 6 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 13 Power Shots Landed: 1 Head Shots Thrown: 17 Head Shots Landed: 1 Body Shots Thrown: 2 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 8: Mataku advances into close range. Sowah backs onto the ropes...he is waving his opponent in! Mataku tries to tag Sowah on the ropes, but his opponent blocks every shot! Sowah steps away from his opponent and is on target with a cross. Mataku stands off with low guard waiting for his opponent to launch an attack. Sowah lands a jab to the body followed by a cross to the head. Sowah steps away from his opponent and connects with a cross. Mataku advances into close range. Sowah is on target with a sharp left hook. Mataku gets on the inside. Sowah lands a left hook. Sowah switches the action to the outside and hits home with a stinging overhand right. Mataku is on target with a left hook. Sowah switches the action to the outside and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Sowah lands an overhand left to the head followed by a cross to the body. Sowah is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a jab to the head followed by a cross to the body. Sowah finds the target with a hard jab. Sowah connects with an overhand right. Sowah lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head. Sowah steps away from his opponent and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head. Sowah is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a straight 1 - 2. Sowah steps to the outside and is on target with a jab. Sowah tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a jab followed by two overhand rights to his opponents head. Sowah lands a ramrod jab. Sowah finds the target with a jab. Sowah lands a double jab to his opponents head. Sowah lands with a stiff jab. Sowah tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a jab, cross and a jab to his opponents head. Mataku is starting to lose his temper here. He swings an uppercut into his opponents groin! The ref halts the action and sends Sowah to the neutral corner. He tells Mataku to clean up his game. The ref's patience seems to be wearing thin. Sowah strikes his opponents body with a jab. At the end of Round 8, lets listen in on the corners...Sowah's trainer is telling his fighter he is winning comfortably and should get on his bike for the remainder of the fight. Round 8 Statistics Sowah: Jabs Thrown: 33 Jabs Landed: 23 Power Shots Thrown: 24 Power Shots Landed: 17 Head Shots Thrown: 48 Head Shots Landed: 35 Body Shots Thrown: 9 Body Shots Landed: 5 Mataku: Jabs Thrown: 3 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 10 Power Shots Landed: 1 Head Shots Thrown: 12 Head Shots Landed: 1 Body Shots Thrown: 1 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 9: Sowah steps to the outside and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Sowah lands a double jab to his opponents head. Sowah finds the target with a jab. Sowah is on target with a jab. Sowah is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands with a ramrod jab. Sowah lands with a ramrod jab. Sowah lands a double jab to his opponents head. Mataku closes the distance. Sowah lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head. He then lands a left uppercut to the head followed by a left hook to the body. Sowah switches the action to the outside. Mataku quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Sowah is on target with a hard jab. Sowah switches the action to the outside and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Sowah lands a straight 1 - 2. Sowah lands with a sharp jab. Sowah switches the action to the outside and connects with an overhand left. Sowah lands an overhand right followed by two jabs to his opponents head. Sowah steps away from his opponent and lands a straight 1 - 2. Sowah is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands three consecutive straights to his opponents head. Mataku sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Sowah lands a jab, cross and a jab to his opponents head. Sowah lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head. Sowah is looking to keep the action on the outside and hits home with a cross. Sowah steps away from his opponent and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Sowah lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head. At the end of Round 9, lets listen in on the corners...Mataku's trainer is telling his fighter he needs a knockout to win! Round 9 Statistics Sowah: Jabs Thrown: 31 Jabs Landed: 21 Power Shots Thrown: 30 Power Shots Landed: 22 Head Shots Thrown: 57 Head Shots Landed: 42 Body Shots Thrown: 4 Body Shots Landed: 1 Mataku: Jabs Thrown: 1 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 7 Power Shots Landed: 0 Head Shots Thrown: 8 Head Shots Landed: 0 Body Shots Thrown: 0 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 10: Sowah is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head. He continues the combination and lands a straight 1 - 2. Sowah finds the target with a jab. Sowah connects with a solid overhand right. Sowah steps away from his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head. Sowah is looking to keep his distance and lands a double jab to his opponents head. Sowah switches the action to the outside and lands a straight 1 - 2. Mataku is looking to close the distance. Mataku quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Sowah hits home with a left hook. As Mataku tries to work on the inside, the fighters heads come together! The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Sowah dabs at his face checking for damage. Sowah steps to the outside and attempts to land a jab, but Mataku slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut. Mataku advances into close range. Sowah lands a left hook to the body, a left uppercut to the head and a right hook to the head. Mataku is looking to close the distance. Sowah lands a left uppercut to the head, a right uppercut to the head and a right uppercut to the body. Sowah lands a jab. Mataku is looking to close the distance. Sowah lands a left uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents head. Sowah steps to the outside and hits home with a firm cross. Sowah lands a double jab to his opponents head. Sowah lands a hard jab. Sowah switches the action to the outside and lands a solid jab. Sowah is on target with a stinging overhand right. Mataku closes the distance. Sowah lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head. Sowah holds on to his opponent. As they grapple, Sowah pushes his forearm into Mataku's face. The ref separates the two fighters. Sowah lands a jab to the body, and then to the head. Sowah lands a jab. Mataku is looking to close the distance. Sowah lands a left uppercut. Sowah switches the action to the outside and lands a jab to the body, and then to the head. He continues the combination and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Sowah steps away from his opponent and lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head. Sowah lands a cross followed by two jabs to his opponents head. Round 10 Statistics Sowah: Jabs Thrown: 34 Jabs Landed: 28 Power Shots Thrown: 29 Power Shots Landed: 21 Head Shots Thrown: 57 Head Shots Landed: 44 Body Shots Thrown: 6 Body Shots Landed: 5 Mataku: Jabs Thrown: 0 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 7 Power Shots Landed: 1 Head Shots Thrown: 6 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 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 Khayelitsha, South Africa.... Xayvion Sowah Fight Statistics Sowah: Total Punches Thrown: 578 Total Punches Landed: 390 Total Head Shots Thrown: 518 Total Head Shots Landed: 357 Total Body Shots Thrown: 60 Total Body Shots Landed: 33 Total Power Shots Thrown: 251 Total Power Shots Landed: 169 Total Jabs Thrown: 327 Total Jabs Landed: 221 Mataku: Total Punches Thrown: 130 Total Punches Landed: 17 Total Head Shots Thrown: 112 Total Head Shots Landed: 15 Total Body Shots Thrown: 18 Total Body Shots Landed: 2 Total Power Shots Thrown: 100 Total Power Shots Landed: 17 Total Jabs Thrown: 30 Total Jabs Landed: 0