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10/10/2030
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Joshua Beete vs Chima Akpabio

Boxing Daily Report from the AI Nigeria-Abia State promoted show at Aba Bura, Aba,  taking place on 24/02/2026:

Clearly AI Nigeria-Abia State 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 Nigeria-Abia State Welterweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Joshua Beete (14 - 2(1)) who hails from Aba, Nigeria and Chima Akpabio(6 - 7 - 1) from Aba, Nigeria.  Beete weighed in at 147 pounds, while Akpabio weighed in at 146 pounds and 12 ounces.  
The referee tonight is Tunde Obode, and the three ringside judges are Ali Sharaf, Lukman Shuaib and Ikechukwu Ilori.  

Round 1: 

Beete is looking to close the distance and hits home with a right hook.  
Beete finds the target with a jab.  
Beete lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Beete lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Beete closes the distance.  Beete pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  He continues the combination and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Beete digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  
Beete manouvers his opponent into the corner.  Beete hits home with a left hook.  
Beete throws a right hook, but the shot is blocked.  Beete holds on to his opponent.  Beete is using his forearm in the clinch.  The ref separates the two fighters.  
Beete lands a left hook to the body, a right hook to the head and a left hook to the body.  Beete clinches his opponent.  The ref breaks the clinch and signals for the action to continue.  
Beete lands a stinging jab.  
Beete is looking to close the distance and drives a left hook into his opponents body.  
Beete lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Akpabio sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Beete hits home with a left hook.  
Beete closes the distance and digs in a right hook to his opponents body.  
Beete lands a right hook to the body followed by two left uppercut's to the head.  
Beete advances into close range and attempts to land a left uppercut, but Akpabio blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Akpabio's trainer is telling his fighter he needs to be more active or he's going to get outworked.  Akpabio's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 1 Statistics
Beete: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 39                            
Power Shots Landed: 22                            
Head Shots Thrown: 33                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 14                            
Body Shots Landed: 11                            

Akpabio: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 7                             
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 10                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 2: 

Beete connects with a right uppercut.  
Beete finds the target with a jab.  
Akpabio tries to step out of his opponents range.  Beete attempts to land a jab, but Akpabio sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Beete gets on the inside and connects with a left uppercut.  
Beete lands a left hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  He follows up the attack and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Beete drives a right hook into his opponents ribcage.  
Beete sidesteps to the left of his opponent and hits home with a left hook.  
Beete lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  He then lands a right hook to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Beete lands a left hook to the head, a left uppercut to the head and a right hook to the body.  
Beete hits home with an overhand right.  
Beete closes the distance and lands a left uppercut to the body, a left uppercut to the head and a left hook to the body.  
Beete connects with a right hook.  
Akpabio lands a cross.  
Beete lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Beete is on target with a left hook.  
Beete advances into close range.  Beete sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a left hook to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  He then lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Beete lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Beete closes the distance and lands a right uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Beete lands a left hook to the body followed by a cross to the head.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Akpabio's trainer is advising how he could improve his defence.  

Round 2 Statistics
Beete: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 51                            
Power Shots Landed: 33                            
Head Shots Thrown: 43                            
Head Shots Landed: 25                            
Body Shots Thrown: 15                            
Body Shots Landed: 9                             

Akpabio: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 7                             
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 9                             
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 3: 

Beete lands a right uppercut, right hook and a left hook to his opponents head.  
Beete lands a cross followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Beete steps inside and hits home with a left hook.  
Akpabio tries to land a jab, but Beete slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Beete is looking to close the distance and lands a left uppercut to the body followed by two right hook's to the head.  
Akpabio attempts to land a right hook, but Beete slips the shot and counters with a left hook to Akpabio's body.  
Beete gets on the inside and digs in a right hook to his opponents body.  
Akpabio tries to land a right uppercut, but Beete sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Beete lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Beete advances into close range and lands a left hook.  
Beete hits home with a left hook.  
Akpabio switches the action to the outside.  Beete lands a stinging jab.  
Beete closes the distance and lands a left uppercut to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Beete is looking to close the distance and is on target with a left hook to his opponents ribs.  
Beete is on target with a left hook to Akpabio's body.  
Beete lands a stiff jab.  
Beete steps inside and is on target with a right hook.  
Akpabio connects with an overhand right.  
At the end of Round 3, lets listen in on the corners...Beete's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 3 Statistics
Beete: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 32                            
Power Shots Landed: 22                            
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 18                            
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 7                             

Akpabio: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 9                             
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 4: 

Beete connects with a right hook.  
Akpabio feints a cross, and then attempts to land a right hook, but Beete parries the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Beete gets on the inside.  Akpabio pivots to the side of his opponent.  Beete lands two right hooks to the body, and one to the head.  
Beete closes the distance and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Beete lands a left hook to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Akpabio tries to land a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Beete cuts off the ring, trapping Akpabio on the ropes.  Beete connects with a left hook.  
Akpabio is on target with a jab.  
Beete forces Akpabio to retreat into the corner.  Beete lands a right hook to the body, a left uppercut to the body and a right hook to the head.  Beete holds on to his opponent.  As they grapple, Beete pushes his forearm into Akpabio's face.  The ref separates the two fighters.  
Beete is on target with a left hook.  
Beete hits home with a cross.  
Beete gets on the inside and connects with a left hook.  
Beete is looking to close the distance and lands a left uppercut to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Akpabio steps away from his opponent.  Beete lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Beete lands two left uppercuts followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  


Round 4 Statistics
Beete: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 36                            
Power Shots Landed: 24                            
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 17                            
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 7                             

Akpabio: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 5: 

Beete is looking to close the distance and lands a left uppercut to the body, a left hook to the body and a right hook to the head.  
Beete drives a right hook into Akpabio's body.  Beete throws a right hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Beete is on target with a right hook to Akpabio's body.  
Beete hits home with a left hook.  
Beete is on target with a right uppercut.  
Beete hits home with a right hook.  
Akpabio steps to the outside.  Beete quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and hits home with an overhand left.  
Beete steps inside and connects with a left hook.  
Beete lands a right hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Akpabio switches the action to the outside.  Akpabio feints a left, and then is on target with a cross.  
Beete closes the distance.  Akpabio pivots to the right of his opponent.  Akpabio throws a right hook, but Beete clinches his opponent.  As they grapple, Beete pushes his forearm into Akpabio's face.  The referee separates the two fighters and warns Beete.  
Beete lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Akpabio steps to the outside.  Beete lands a stiff jab.  
Beete closes the distance and throws a right hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Akpabio attempts to land a jab, but Beete sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Beete steps inside and connects with a left hook.  
Beete lands a left hook to the head, a left uppercut to the head and a right uppercut to the body.  
Akpabio hits home with a right hook.  
Akpabio feints a cross, and then lands a left hook.  
Beete steps inside and lands a left hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents body.  


Round 5 Statistics
Beete: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 36                            
Power Shots Landed: 21                            
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 15                            
Body Shots Landed: 10                            

Akpabio: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 6: 

Beete lands a right uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Beete lands a right uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Beete walks his opponent down, trapping him in a corner.  Beete lands a right hook to the head, a right hook to the body and a left hook to the body.  
Beete lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Beete is on target with a left uppercut.  
Akpabio steps away from his opponent.  Beete lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Beete steps inside.  Beete pivots from in front of his opponent and lands two right hooks to the body, and one to the head.  
Beete manouvers Akpabio into the corner.  Beete lands two consecutive right uppercuts to his opponents head.  
Beete lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  Beete holds on to his opponent.  Beete leans on his opponent trying to wear him down. Beete throws a hook within the clinch but hits his opponent behind the head. The referee separates the two fighters and warns Beete.  
Akpabio pivots from in front of his opponent.  Beete is on target with a right hook.  
Akpabio is looking to keep his distance.  Beete is on target with a cross.  
Beete is on target with a left hook.  
Beete is on target with a left uppercut to Akpabio's ribs.  
Beete steps inside and connects with a left uppercut.  
Beete lands a right hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
Beete lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  


Round 6 Statistics
Beete: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 47                            
Power Shots Landed: 27                            
Head Shots Thrown: 41                            
Head Shots Landed: 22                            
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Akpabio: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 7                             
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 7                             
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 7: 

Beete lands a left hook to the body followed by a right uppercut to the head.  He then lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Akpabio tries to keep the action at long range.  Beete finds the target with a sharp jab.  
Akpabio pivots from in front of his opponent and connects with a left hook.  
Beete steps inside and digs in a right hook to Akpabio's body.  
Beete is looking to close the distance and lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Beete closes the distance and lands a left hook to the head followed by a right uppercut to the body.  
Beete finds the target with a jab.  
Beete closes the distance and connects with a left hook.  
Beete hits home with a right hook.  
Beete connects with a left hook.  
Beete walks Akpabio down, trapping him in a corner.  Beete connects with a right uppercut.  
Beete drives a left hook into his opponents liver.  
Beete hits home with a right hook.  
Beete connects with a left hook.  
Beete advances into close range and walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Beete hits home with a left hook.  


Round 7 Statistics
Beete: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 33                            
Power Shots Landed: 17                            
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Akpabio: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 7                             
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 9                             
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 8: 

Beete lands a right uppercut to the body, a left hook to the head and a left hook to the body.  
Beete cuts off the ring, trapping Akpabio in the corner.  Beete lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Beete tries to land a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Beete feints a left, and then lands a left hook to the body followed by a jab to the head.  
Akpabio steps to the outside and connects with an overhand right.  
Beete lands a right uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Beete is on target with a left uppercut.  Beete tries to land a left uppercut, but Akpabio blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Akpabio steps away from his opponent.  Beete hits home with an overhand right.  
Beete lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a cross to the head.  


Round 8 Statistics
Beete: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Akpabio: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 9: 

Beete steps inside.  Beete quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and connects with a left hook.  
Beete steps inside and lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Beete lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Beete is on target with a right hook to his opponents body.  
Beete quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Beete steps inside and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Beete walks his opponent down, trapping him in a neutral corner.  Beete lands a right hook.  
Akpabio pivots to the side of his opponent.  Akpabio throws a right hook, but Beete clinches his opponent.  Beete is leaning on his opponent in the clinch. The ref calls break and the two fighters separate.  
Beete lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  Beete ties up his opponent.  Beete is leaning on his opponent in the clinch. The ref breaks Beete's hold and signals for the fight to continue.  
At the end of Round 9, lets listen in on the corners...Akpabio's trainer is telling his fighter to go out and knock out his opponent!  

Round 9 Statistics
Beete: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Akpabio: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 10: 

Beete connects with a left hook.  
Beete advances into close range and hits home with a right hook.  
Akpabio pivots to the side of his opponent and connects with a left hook.  
Beete is looking to close the distance and lands a right uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Beete is on target with a left hook.  
Beete advances into close range and lands a left uppercut to the body followed by two left hook's to the head.  
Beete connects with a left hook.  
Akpabio steps away from his opponent.  Beete lands a cross.  


Round 10 Statistics
Beete: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Akpabio: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
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 Aba, Nigeria.... Joshua Beete

Fight Statistics
Beete: 
Total Punches Thrown: 400                           
Total Punches Landed: 218                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 290                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 150                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 110                           
Total Body Shots Landed: 68                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 343                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 201                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 57                            
Total Jabs Landed: 17                            

Akpabio: 
Total Punches Thrown: 168                           
Total Punches Landed: 21                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 144                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 20                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 24                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 1                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 108                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 60                            
Total Jabs Landed: 7