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04/07/2031
EOD Running: Rankings
Mardian Truffaut vs Naeem Kabeya

Boxing Daily Report from the African Fusion promoted show at Chitungwiza Aquatic Complex, Chitungwiza,  taking place on 15/12/2026:

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 Mardian Truffaut (6 - 0) who hails from Abidjan, Ivory Coast and Naeem Kabeya(14 - 5(2) - 1) from Lusaka, Zambia.  Both Truffaut and Kabeya weighed in at 115 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Connor Sadomba, and the three ringside judges are Jasper Nengomasha, Jack Feamster and Zareb Chigova.  

Round 1: 

Kabeya steps inside.  Truffaut tries to land a left hook, but Kabeya sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Kabeya lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Kabeya closes the distance.  Truffaut is on target with a right hook.  
Kabeya gets on the inside.  Truffaut pivots to the left of his opponent.  Kabeya drives a left uppercut into his opponents ribs.  
Kabeya is looking to keep his distance and is on target with a solid overhand right.  
Kabeya advances into close range and walks his opponent down, trapping him in the corner.  Kabeya pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a left hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
Kabeya lands a left hook.  
Kabeya connects with a right hook.  Kabeya throws a right hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Kabeya steps inside.  Truffaut lands a left hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Truffaut steps away from his opponent.  Kabeya lands a solid jab.  Kabeya attempts to land an overhand left, but Truffaut sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Kabeya advances into close range.  Kabeya sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Truffaut is on target with a left hook.  
Truffaut steps away from his opponent and is on target with an overhand right.  
Truffaut lands an overhand left.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Truffaut's trainer is suggesting ways of getting through to his opponent.  Truffaut's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 1 Statistics
Truffaut: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Kabeya: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 2: 

Kabeya lands a stinging cross.  
Truffaut lands a cross.  
Kabeya lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Truffaut steps away from his opponent and lands a cross.  
Truffaut throws a short cross to the body, but lands low!  The ref stops the action and gives Kabeya time to recover.  
Kabeya closes the distance and throws a right hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Truffaut switches the action to the outside.  Truffaut is keeping his hands low...it looks like he wants his opponent to throw first.  Kabeya lands a jab.  
Truffaut hits home with a cross.  
Kabeya advances into close range.  Truffaut drives a right uppercut into Kabeya's body.  
Kabeya manages to force Truffaut onto the ropes.  Kabeya pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a left hook.  
Truffaut tries to keep the action at long range and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Kabeya sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Truffaut is on target with an overhand right.  Truffaut throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Kabeya lands a solid jab.  
Truffaut lands a cross to his opponents body.  
Truffaut steps away from his opponent.  Kabeya sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Kabeya attempts to land an overhand right, but Truffaut sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut to his opponents ribs.  
Kabeya closes the distance.  Truffaut is on target with a left hook to his opponents liver.  Kabeya wants to work on the inside, but accidentally clashes heads with his opponent!  The ref acknowledges the accidental headclash but allows the action to continue.  Truffaut has come off worse after that clash of heads.  That has caused minor swelling  around the left eye.  
Kabeya advances into close range.  Truffaut is on target with a left uppercut.  


Round 2 Statistics
Truffaut: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Kabeya: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 3: 

Kabeya closes the distance and lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Kabeya steps inside.  Truffaut lands a right hook.  
Kabeya drives a stinging left hook into Truffaut's body.  
Kabeya drives a right hook into Truffaut's ribcage.  
Truffaut lands an overhand left to the head, an overhand right to the head and a cross to the body.  
Kabeya closes the distance and walks Truffaut down, trapping him on the ropes.  Truffaut hits home with a left hook.  
Kabeya tries to step out of his opponents range and connects with an overhand left.  
Truffaut pivots from in front of his opponent and digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  
Kabeya manouvers Truffaut onto the ropes.  Kabeya is on target with a firm cross.  
Kabeya throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Kabeya closes the distance and connects with a right hook.  
Kabeya manages to force Truffaut into the blue corner.  Kabeya lands a firm right hook.  


Round 3 Statistics
Truffaut: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Kabeya: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 4: 

Truffaut hits home with an overhand right.  
Kabeya is looking to close the distance.  Truffaut lands a right hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Kabeya steps inside.  Truffaut is on target with a right hook.  
Truffaut steps away from his opponent and is on target with a jab.  Truffaut tries to land a jab, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Kabeya gets on the inside and digs in a left hook to Truffaut's body.  
Truffaut lands a cross.  Truffaut throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Kabeya gets on the inside and lands a right uppercut to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Kabeya lands a right uppercut.  
Truffaut tries to keep the action at long range and connects with an overhand right.  
Kabeya gets on the inside and manouvers his opponent onto the ropes.  Kabeya hits home with a stinging right uppercut.  
Truffaut tries to step out of his opponents range.  Kabeya quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Truffaut hits home with a cross.  Truffaut attempts to land an overhand right, but Kabeya slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Truffaut is looking to close the distance and is on target with a left hook.  
Kabeya lands a stinging cross.  
Truffaut quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a right hook.  
Truffaut is looking to keep the action on the outside and connects with a cross.  
Kabeya lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  


Round 4 Statistics
Truffaut: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Kabeya: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Round 5: 

Truffaut digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  
Kabeya hits home with a sharp right hook.  
Truffaut steps to the outside and is on target with an overhand right.  
Kabeya closes the distance.  Truffaut lands a left hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Kabeya digs in a sharp left uppercut to Truffaut's body.  
Kabeya closes the distance.  Truffaut throws a right hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Truffaut is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands three consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Truffaut tries to keep the action at long range.  Kabeya snaps his opponents head back with a stinging jab.  
Kabeya lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Truffaut is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Kabeya connects with an overhand left.  
Truffaut pivots to the left of his opponent.  Kabeya drives a right hook into his opponents body.  
Truffaut is looking to close the distance.  Truffaut sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Truffaut tries to land a right hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Truffaut is looking to close the distance.  Kabeya drives a solid left hook into his opponents ribs.  


Round 5 Statistics
Truffaut: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Kabeya: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Round 6: 

Kabeya hits home with a cross.  
Kabeya gets on the inside.  Truffaut digs in a right hook to Kabeya's body.  
Kabeya throws a left hook, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Truffaut digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  
Truffaut steps away from his opponent.  Kabeya connects with a sharp overhand left.  
Truffaut is on target with an overhand right.  
Kabeya walks Truffaut onto the ropes.  Kabeya attempts to land a jab, but Truffaut blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Truffaut attempts to land an overhand left, but Kabeya sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut to his opponents ribs.  
Truffaut hits home with a left hook.  
Kabeya lands a right uppercut to the body followed by a cross to the head.  
Kabeya is on target with a left hook to Truffaut's body.  
Kabeya is on target with a left hook to Truffaut's body.  
Kabeya walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Kabeya drives a firm right uppercut into his opponents ribs.  
Kabeya steps inside.  Kabeya sidesteps to the left of his opponent and hits home with a left hook.  
Truffaut hits home with a cross.  
Kabeya gets on the inside and attempts to land a right hook, but Truffaut blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  


Round 6 Statistics
Truffaut: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Kabeya: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Round 1 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 2 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
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


Final Scorecards: 55 - 59  55 - 59  55 - 59

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Lusaka, Zambia.... Naeem Kabeya

Fight Statistics
Truffaut: 
Total Punches Thrown: 179                           
Total Punches Landed: 55                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 144                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 46                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 35                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 9                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 156                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 51                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 23                            
Total Jabs Landed: 4                             

Kabeya: 
Total Punches Thrown: 180                           
Total Punches Landed: 61                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 135                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 44                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 45                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 17                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 137                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 49                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 43                            
Total Jabs Landed: 12