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05/05/2031
EOD Running: Training
Davie Rusere vs Ellis Tiripano

Boxing Daily Report from the AI Zimbabwe-Harare promoted show at Chitungwiza Chibhabha, Chitungwiza,  taking place on 03/12/2026:

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 semi final eliminator for the Zimbabwe-Harare Super Lightweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Davie Rusere (5 - 12 - 3) who hails from Harare, Zimbabwe and Ellis Tiripano(10 - 7) from Harare, Zimbabwe.  Rusere weighed in at 139 pounds and 10 ounces, while Tiripano weighed in at 140 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Peabo Chikwava, and the three ringside judges are Bryn Chinmano, John Ngoma and Edward Chung.  

Round 1: 

Tiripano is looking to close the distance and lands a right hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
Tiripano steps to the outside and attempts to land a cross, but Rusere sidesteps and counters with a right hook to Tiripano's body.  
Tiripano gets on the inside and lands a left uppercut to the head followed by a right uppercut to the body.  
Tiripano closes the distance and lands a firm right hook.  
Tiripano sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Tiripano is on target with a right uppercut.  Tiripano clinches his opponent.  As they grapple, Tiripano pushes his forearm into Rusere's face.  The referee breaks the clinch and warns Tiripano to stop fouling.  
Tiripano closes the distance and lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Tiripano is looking to keep his distance and lands a jab.  
Tiripano forces Rusere to retreat onto the ropes.  Tiripano lands a jab.  
Rusere tries to step out of his opponents range.  Tiripano attempts to land a jab, but Rusere sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Rusere is looking to keep his distance.  Tiripano finds the target with a spiteful jab.  
Tiripano lands two left hooks followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Rusere is looking to close the distance.  Tiripano lands a right hook followed by  two left hooks to his opponents head.  
Tiripano gets on the inside and lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Rusere's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 1 Statistics
Rusere: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Tiripano: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 16                            
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 18                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 2: 

Tiripano lands a left hook.  
Tiripano pivots to the left of his opponent and hits home with a stinging left hook.  
Tiripano steps away from his opponent and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Tiripano lands a left hook.  
Tiripano pivots to the left of his opponent and connects with a left uppercut.  
Rusere advances into close range.  Tiripano sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands three consecutive left hooks to his opponents head.  
Tiripano is on target with a right hook.  
Tiripano steps inside.  Tiripano pivots to the right of his opponent and hits home with a left uppercut.  
Tiripano hits home with a left hook.  
Rusere is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Tiripano lands with a hard jab.  
Rusere hits home with an overhand left.  
Tiripano gets on the inside and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Tiripano is looking to keep his distance.  Rusere connects with a cross.  
Tiripano pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a left hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Tiripano is on target with a left hook.  Tiripano tries to land a right hook, but Rusere sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Tiripano is looking to keep his distance and lands a cross to the head, an overhand right to the head and a jab to the body.  
Tiripano is looking to close the distance.  Tiripano pivots from in front of his opponent and is on target with a stinging left hook.  
Tiripano lands a right hook to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Tiripano steps away from his opponent and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Tiripano lands a left hook.  
Tiripano pivots to the left of his opponent and is on target with a solid left hook.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Rusere's trainer is advising how he could improve the accuracy of his work.  Rusere's trainer is telling his fighter to increase his workrate.  

Round 2 Statistics
Rusere: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Tiripano: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 35                            
Power Shots Landed: 25                            
Head Shots Thrown: 40                            
Head Shots Landed: 26                            
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 3: 

Tiripano closes the distance.  Tiripano pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Rusere digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  
Tiripano is on target with a cross.  
Tiripano feints a jab, tricking Rusere into throwing a right hook counter.  Tiripano springs the trap and counters with  a right hook to Rusere's body.  
Tiripano steps inside and lands a left hook, right uppercut and a left hook to his opponents head.  
Tiripano advances into close range and walks his opponent down, trapping him in a corner.  Tiripano sidesteps to the right of his opponent and drives a right uppercut into his opponents body.  
Tiripano lands a jab followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Tiripano is looking to close the distance and lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Tiripano sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Tiripano connects with a right hook.  
Tiripano steps inside and walks his opponent into a neutral corner.  Tiripano sidesteps to the right of his opponent and is on target with a left uppercut.  
Tiripano is looking to close the distance.  Tiripano quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and hits home with a left uppercut.  
Tiripano is looking to close the distance.  Tiripano sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands three consecutive left hooks to his opponents head.  
At the end of Round 3, lets listen in on the corners...Rusere's trainer is advising how he could stop so many clean shots getting through.  

Round 3 Statistics
Rusere: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Tiripano: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 19                            
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Round 4: 

Tiripano hits home with a left hook.  
Tiripano lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Tiripano is looking to close the distance.  Tiripano pivots to the side of his opponent and connects with a right hook.  
Rusere gets on the inside.  Tiripano digs in a left hook to Rusere's liver.  
Tiripano is on target with a left hook.  
Tiripano pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Tiripano closes the distance and is on target with a right hook.  
Tiripano closes the distance and is on target with a sharp right uppercut.  
Tiripano pivots to the left of his opponent and connects with a solid right hook.  
Rusere throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  


Round 4 Statistics
Rusere: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 13                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Tiripano: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 5: 

Tiripano sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Rusere lands a right hook.  
Rusere is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Tiripano snaps his opponents head back with a spiteful jab.  
Tiripano is on target with a cross.  
Rusere steps inside.  Tiripano lands two right hook's to the head followed by a left uppercut to the body.  
Tiripano tries to step out of his opponents range.  Rusere is on target with an overhand right.  
Tiripano closes the distance.  Tiripano sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Rusere throws a left uppercut, but Tiripano clinches his opponent.  Tiripano is leaning on his opponent in the clinch. The ref separates the two fighters.  
Tiripano feints a jab, tricking Rusere into countering with a left hook.  Tiripano is waiting for the shot and counters with a firm right hook.  
Tiripano lands a left hook.  
Tiripano closes the distance.  Tiripano pivots to the left of his opponent.  Rusere throws a left uppercut, but Tiripano ties up his opponent.  Tiripano throws a hook within the clinch but hits his opponent behind the head. The referee separates the two fighters and warns Tiripano.  
Tiripano is looking to close the distance and lands two consecutive left uppercuts to his opponents head.  
Tiripano walks his opponent into the corner.  Tiripano hits home with a right hook.  


Round 5 Statistics
Rusere: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 13                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Tiripano: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 6: 

Tiripano is on target with a sharp right hook.  
Rusere steps inside.  Tiripano pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Rusere throws a right uppercut, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Tiripano pivots to the side of his opponent and lands two right hook's to the body followed by a left uppercut to the head.  
Tiripano lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Tiripano switches the action to the outside and lands a jab to his opponents body.  
Tiripano steps away from his opponent and connects with an overhand right.  
Tiripano sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Tiripano throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Tiripano forces Rusere to back into the corner.  Tiripano pivots to the right of his opponent and is on target with a right hook.  
Tiripano connects with a left uppercut.  


Round 6 Statistics
Rusere: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 12                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Tiripano: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Round 7: 

Tiripano tries to step out of his opponents range.  Rusere connects with an overhand right.  
Tiripano is looking to close the distance and connects with a left hook.  
Rusere attempts to land a cross, but Tiripano parries the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Tiripano steps to the outside.  Rusere attempts to land a cross, but Tiripano sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Rusere is looking to close the distance.  Tiripano lands a left hook.  
Tiripano advances into close range and lands a right hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Rusere advances into close range and throws a left uppercut, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Tiripano feints a left, and then attempts to land an overhand right, but Rusere blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Tiripano advances into close range.  Tiripano pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Rusere pivots to the right of his opponent.  Tiripano lands with a ramrod jab.  
Rusere advances into close range.  Tiripano pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  


Round 7 Statistics
Rusere: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 12                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Tiripano: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 8: 

Tiripano steps away from his opponent and lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Tiripano advances into close range and lands a left hook.  
Tiripano drops his guard, and stalks his opponent...he wants his opponent to throw a shot.  Rusere throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Tiripano lands a ramrod jab.  
Tiripano is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a cross.  
Tiripano is looking to close the distance and lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Rusere steps away from his opponent.  Tiripano hits home with a stinging overhand right.  
Tiripano feints a right hook, and then connects with an overhand right.  
Tiripano closes the distance and is on target with a right hook.  
At the end of Round 8, lets listen in on the corners...Tiripano's trainer is telling his fighter to play it safe for the remainder of the fight. 

Round 8 Statistics
Rusere: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 13                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Tiripano: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 9: 

Tiripano lands a jab.  
Rusere is looking to close the distance and cuts off the ring, trapping Tiripano on the ropes.  Tiripano connects with a right hook.  Tiripano clinches his opponent.  Tiripano is leaning on his opponent in the clinch. The ref separates the two fighters.  
Tiripano hits the target with a hard jab.  
Tiripano lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Tiripano feints a jab, and then lands a cross to his opponents body.  
Tiripano lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Tiripano switches the action to the outside.  Tiripano circles his opponent with a low guard, waiting for his opponent to attack.  Rusere is on target with a cross.  
At the end of Round 9, lets listen in on the corners...Rusere's trainer is telling his fighter to go out and knock out his opponent!  

Round 9 Statistics
Rusere: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 10                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 13                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Tiripano: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 9                             
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 10: 

Rusere gets on the inside.  Tiripano lands a left hook.  
Rusere advances into close range.  Tiripano lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Tiripano feints a cross, and then lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Rusere hits home with a cross.  
Rusere gets on the inside and manouvers Tiripano onto the ropes.  Rusere throws a right uppercut, but Tiripano ties up his opponent.  The ref breaks the clinch and signals for the action to continue.  
Tiripano lands a left hook to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Tiripano tries to keep the action at long range and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Rusere hits home with a cross.  
Rusere closes the distance.  Tiripano lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Tiripano is on target with a left uppercut.  
Tiripano hits home with a left hook.  
Tiripano lands a cross.  
Tiripano tries to step out of his opponents range.  Tiripano feints a jab, tricking Rusere into throwing a right hook counter.  Tiripano avoids the shot and counters with a left hook.  


Round 10 Statistics
Rusere: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Tiripano: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 1 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 2 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 3 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 4 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 5 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 6 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 7 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 8 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 9 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 10 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10


Final Scorecards: 90 - 100  90 - 100  90 - 100

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Harare, Zimbabwe.... Ellis Tiripano

Fight Statistics
Rusere: 
Total Punches Thrown: 174                           
Total Punches Landed: 16                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 146                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 28                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 2                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 147                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 27                            
Total Jabs Landed: 2                             

Tiripano: 
Total Punches Thrown: 270                           
Total Punches Landed: 150                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 238                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 131                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 32                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 19                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 216                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 129                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 54                            
Total Jabs Landed: 21