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David Griffith vs Robert Popata
Boxing Daily Report from the AI New Zealand-Wellington promoted show at Brett Cammon Gym, Wellington, taking place on 27/12/2027: Clearly AI New Zealand-Wellington 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 New Zealand-Wellington Bantamweight title. Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are David Griffith (1 - 6) who hails from Wellington, New Zealand and Robert Popata(2 - 5 - 2) from Wellington, New Zealand. Both Griffith and Popata weighed in at 118 pounds. The referee tonight is Geoff Symington, and the three ringside judges are Declan Ngarara, Barry Christeson and Mason Bethel. Round 1: Griffith is looking to keep his distance and hits home with a cross. Popata sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Griffith finds the target with a jab. Popata lands a right uppercut followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head. Griffith is looking to keep the action on the outside. Popata lands a cross. Griffith steps to the outside. Popata hits home with a cross. At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Griffith's trainer is telling his fighter he needs to be more active or he's going to get outworked. Griffith's trainer is passing on some tactical advice. Round 1 Statistics Griffith: Jabs Thrown: 2 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 13 Power Shots Landed: 1 Head Shots Thrown: 13 Head Shots Landed: 2 Body Shots Thrown: 2 Body Shots Landed: 0 Popata: Jabs Thrown: 6 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 20 Power Shots Landed: 5 Head Shots Thrown: 23 Head Shots Landed: 4 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 1 Round 2: Griffith is on target with a cross. Griffith steps to the outside. Popata lands a cross. Griffith is looking to close the distance. Popata is on target with a right uppercut to Griffith's body. Griffith lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head. Popata steps inside. Griffith goes for the bodyshot, but lands south of the border! The ref stops the action and gives Popata time to recover. Griffith lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Popata's trainer is suggesting ways of getting through to his opponent. Round 2 Statistics Griffith: Jabs Thrown: 1 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 15 Power Shots Landed: 5 Head Shots Thrown: 11 Head Shots Landed: 5 Body Shots Thrown: 5 Body Shots Landed: 0 Popata: 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 3: Griffith connects with a sharp cross. Popata closes the distance and digs in a right uppercut to Griffith's ribs. Popata is on target with a left hook. At the end of Round 3, lets listen in on the corners...Griffith's trainer is suggesting ways of getting through to his opponent. Round 3 Statistics Griffith: Jabs Thrown: 1 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 10 Power Shots Landed: 1 Head Shots Thrown: 10 Head Shots Landed: 1 Body Shots Thrown: 1 Body Shots Landed: 0 Popata: Jabs Thrown: 4 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 14 Power Shots Landed: 2 Head Shots Thrown: 16 Head Shots Landed: 1 Body Shots Thrown: 2 Body Shots Landed: 1 Round 4: Griffith steps away from his opponent and hits home with an overhand right. Popata advances into close range and drives a left hook into Griffith's body. Popata sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Griffith is on target with a solid left hook. Griffith steps away from his opponent. Popata sidesteps to the right of his opponent and is on target with an overhand left. Popata steps inside and hits home with a left uppercut. Round 4 Statistics Griffith: Jabs Thrown: 1 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 12 Power Shots Landed: 2 Head Shots Thrown: 9 Head Shots Landed: 2 Body Shots Thrown: 4 Body Shots Landed: 0 Popata: Jabs Thrown: 5 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 13 Power Shots Landed: 3 Head Shots Thrown: 14 Head Shots Landed: 3 Body Shots Thrown: 4 Body Shots Landed: 1 Round 5: Popata connects with a right uppercut. Griffith hits home with a firm cross. Popata closes the distance. Popata quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a double right hook to his opponents head. Popata closes the distance. Griffith is on target with a left uppercut. Round 5 Statistics Griffith: Jabs Thrown: 1 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 13 Power Shots Landed: 2 Head Shots Thrown: 11 Head Shots Landed: 2 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 0 Popata: Jabs Thrown: 2 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 16 Power Shots Landed: 3 Head Shots Thrown: 15 Head Shots Landed: 3 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 6: Griffith tries to step out of his opponents range and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Griffith advances into close range. Popata hits home with a right uppercut. Griffith drives a left hook into Popata's body. Griffith steps inside. Popata connects with a right hook. Popata gets on the inside and throws a left uppercut, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook. Round 6 Statistics Griffith: Jabs Thrown: 1 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 16 Power Shots Landed: 4 Head Shots Thrown: 15 Head Shots Landed: 3 Body Shots Thrown: 2 Body Shots Landed: 1 Popata: Jabs Thrown: 2 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 15 Power Shots Landed: 3 Head Shots Thrown: 12 Head Shots Landed: 2 Body Shots Thrown: 5 Body Shots Landed: 1 Round 7: Griffith tries to land a left uppercut, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook. Griffith is looking to close the distance and hits home with a firm left hook. Popata is on target with a cross. Round 7 Statistics Griffith: Jabs Thrown: 1 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 8 Power Shots Landed: 1 Head Shots Thrown: 8 Head Shots Landed: 1 Body Shots Thrown: 1 Body Shots Landed: 0 Popata: Jabs Thrown: 2 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 12 Power Shots Landed: 2 Head Shots Thrown: 12 Head Shots Landed: 2 Body Shots Thrown: 2 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 8: Griffith tries to step out of his opponents range and is on target with a cross. Popata advances into close range. Griffith lands a right hook. Griffith steps to the outside. Popata is on target with an overhand left. Griffith steps away from his opponent and hits home with an overhand left. Griffith lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Round 8 Statistics Griffith: Jabs Thrown: 3 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 10 Power Shots Landed: 4 Head Shots Thrown: 12 Head Shots Landed: 5 Body Shots Thrown: 1 Body Shots Landed: 0 Popata: Jabs Thrown: 6 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 8 Power Shots Landed: 1 Head Shots Thrown: 12 Head Shots Landed: 1 Body Shots Thrown: 2 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 9: Popata connects with a cross. Popata connects with a cross. Round 9 Statistics Griffith: Jabs Thrown: 1 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 5 Power Shots Landed: 0 Head Shots Thrown: 5 Head Shots Landed: 0 Body Shots Thrown: 1 Body Shots Landed: 0 Popata: Jabs Thrown: 2 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 9 Power Shots Landed: 2 Head Shots Thrown: 9 Head Shots Landed: 3 Body Shots Thrown: 2 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 10: Griffith is on target with a left hook. Popata lands a right uppercut. Popata walks his opponent into the corner. Popata lands a right uppercut. Round 10 Statistics Griffith: Jabs Thrown: 1 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 12 Power Shots Landed: 1 Head Shots Thrown: 10 Head Shots Landed: 1 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 0 Popata: Jabs Thrown: 2 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 15 Power Shots Landed: 2 Head Shots Thrown: 14 Head Shots Landed: 3 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 0 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: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 7 Scores: 9 - 10 9 - 10 9 - 10 Round 8 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 9 Scores: 9 - 10 9 - 10 9 - 10 Round 10 Scores: 9 - 10 9 - 10 9 - 10 Final Scorecards: 93 - 97 93 - 97 93 - 97 The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Wellington, New Zealand.... Robert Popata Fight Statistics Griffith: Total Punches Thrown: 127 Total Punches Landed: 23 Total Head Shots Thrown: 104 Total Head Shots Landed: 22 Total Body Shots Thrown: 23 Total Body Shots Landed: 1 Total Power Shots Thrown: 114 Total Power Shots Landed: 21 Total Jabs Thrown: 13 Total Jabs Landed: 2 Popata: Total Punches Thrown: 164 Total Punches Landed: 28 Total Head Shots Thrown: 136 Total Head Shots Landed: 23 Total Body Shots Thrown: 28 Total Body Shots Landed: 5 Total Power Shots Thrown: 132 Total Power Shots Landed: 25 Total Jabs Thrown: 32 Total Jabs Landed: 3