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30/05/2031
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Thibaud Baxa vs Owen Zokwana

Boxing Daily Report from the African Fusion promoted show at Nasrec Indoor Arena, Johannesburg,  taking place on 28/07/2028:

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 Thibaud Baxa (1 - 0) who hails from Dakar, Senegal and Owen Zokwana(11 - 12(1) - 3) from Soweto, South Africa.  Both Baxa and Zokwana weighed in at 118 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Clinton Nyauza, and the three ringside judges are Tokelo Motupa, Ontibile Nyauza and Peter Mbalula.  

Round 1: 

Baxa steps away from his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Baxa lands a jab, cross and a jab to his opponents head.  
Baxa steps away from his opponent and lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head.  
Baxa lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Baxa lands with a solid jab.  
Baxa lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Baxa steps away from his opponent and lands an overhand left, jab and a cross to his opponents head.  
Baxa lands a firm cross.  
Zokwana is looking to keep his distance.  Baxa lands two straights followed by an overhand left to his opponents head.  
Zokwana steps inside.  Baxa lands a right hook to the head, a left hook to the body and a right hook to the head.  Baxa ties up his opponent.  Baxa pushes his forearm into Zokwana's face.  The ref separates the two fighters.  
Zokwana is looking to keep his distance.  Baxa lands a ramrod jab.  
Baxa is looking to close the distance.  Baxa pivots to the side of his opponent.  Baxa throws a right hook, but his opponent slips the punch.  Baxa holds on to his opponent.  Baxa is using his forearm in the clinch.  The referee separates the two fighters and warns Baxa.  
Baxa is on target with a cross.  
Baxa is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a cross.  
Zokwana sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Baxa lands a cross to the head, a jab to the body and a jab to the head.  
Baxa lands three consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Baxa pivots from in front of his opponent and lands two consecutive right uppercuts to his opponents head.  
Baxa is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a sharp overhand left.  
Baxa switches the action to the outside and snaps his opponents head back with a solid jab.  
Baxa lands with a stinging jab.  
Baxa lands a stinging jab.  
Baxa lands a stinging jab.  
Baxa lands a jab, cross and a jab to his opponents head.  
Baxa lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Baxa lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Baxa feints a left, and then lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head.  
Zokwana walks Baxa down, trapping him on the ropes.  Baxa lands a jab followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Baxa is on target with a jab.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Zokwana's trainer is telling his fighter he needs to be more active or he's going to get outworked.  Zokwana's trainer is telling his fighter to tighten his defence.  

Round 1 Statistics
Baxa: 
Jabs Thrown: 38                            
Jabs Landed: 29                            
Power Shots Thrown: 37                            
Power Shots Landed: 25                            
Head Shots Thrown: 72                            
Head Shots Landed: 52                            
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Zokwana: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 2: 

Baxa lands a hard jab.  
Baxa lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  He follows up the attack and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Baxa lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Baxa lands a jab, overhand right and an overhand left to his opponents head.  
Baxa tries to step out of his opponents range and lands with a solid jab.  
Baxa lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Zokwana is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Baxa hits home with a cross.  
Baxa lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Baxa lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Baxa is looking to keep his distance.  Baxa sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Zokwana forces Baxa to back into the ropes.  Zokwana pivots to the right of his opponent.  Baxa lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Zokwana pivots to the side of his opponent.  Zokwana attempts to land a cross, but Baxa slips the shot and counters with a left hook to his opponents ribs.  
Baxa hits the target with a sharp jab.  
Baxa tries to step out of his opponents range.  Baxa sidesteps to the left of his opponent and is on target with a jab.  
Baxa lands a jab.  
Baxa drives a jab into Zokwana's body.  
Baxa steps away from his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Baxa is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Baxa feints a left hook, and then is on target with a cross.  
Zokwana is looking to keep his distance.  Baxa lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Baxa lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Baxa lands with a spiteful jab.  
Baxa feints a cross, and then lands a right hook to the body followed by a cross to the head.  
Baxa switches the action to the outside and lands a firm cross.  
Baxa advances into close range.  Baxa goes for the bodyshot, but lands south of the border!  The ref stops the action and gives Zokwana time to recover.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Zokwana's trainer is suggesting ways of getting through to his opponent.  

Round 2 Statistics
Baxa: 
Jabs Thrown: 37                            
Jabs Landed: 23                            
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 19                            
Head Shots Thrown: 58                            
Head Shots Landed: 39                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Zokwana: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 3: 

Baxa is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands with a spiteful jab.  
Baxa steps to the outside and lands with a hard jab.  
Baxa lands a stiff jab.  
Baxa lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Baxa steps to the outside and lands an overhand right to the head, a jab to the head and a jab to the body.  
Baxa is looking to keep his distance and lands a jab, cross and a jab to his opponents head.  
Baxa drives a jab into his opponents body.  
Baxa is on target with a jab.  
Baxa switches the action to the outside and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Baxa steps to the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Baxa is looking to keep his distance and connects with a cross.  
Baxa feints a cross, tricking Zokwana into countering with a right uppercut.  Baxa springs the trap, countering with  a left uppercut.  
Baxa lands two jabs followed by an overhand left to his opponents head.  
Baxa tries to keep the action at long range and snaps his opponents head back with a spiteful jab.  
Baxa steps to the outside and lands a jab.  
Baxa connects with a firm cross.  
Baxa is looking to keep his distance and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Baxa is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Baxa sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Baxa hits home with an overhand left.  
Baxa hits home with a cross.  
Baxa tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a sharp cross.  
Baxa is looking to keep his distance and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  


Round 3 Statistics
Baxa: 
Jabs Thrown: 36                            
Jabs Landed: 20                            
Power Shots Thrown: 34                            
Power Shots Landed: 16                            
Head Shots Thrown: 64                            
Head Shots Landed: 33                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Zokwana: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 4: 

Baxa sidesteps to the right of his opponent and finds the target with a jab.  
Baxa lands with a spiteful jab.  
Baxa steps to the outside and hits home with an overhand right.  
Baxa lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Baxa tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Baxa sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Zokwana finds the target with a jab.  
Baxa is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Zokwana sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Baxa lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Zokwana is looking to close the distance.  Zokwana sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Zokwana throws a right hook, but Baxa holds on to his opponent.  Baxa is leaning on his opponent in the clinch. The ref separates the two fighters.  
Baxa switches the action to the outside and connects with an overhand left.  
Baxa finds the target with a jab.  
Zokwana steps inside and walks Baxa down, trapping him on the ropes.  Zokwana quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Baxa hits home with a right hook.  
Baxa is looking to keep his distance and lands a cross followed by  two jabs to his opponents head.  
Baxa steps away from his opponent and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Baxa connects with a left uppercut.  
Baxa switches the action to the outside and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Baxa tries to step out of his opponents range and connects with an overhand left.  
Baxa pivots to the side of his opponent and is on target with a sharp cross.  
Baxa pivots to the left of his opponent and is on target with a cross.  
Zokwana steps inside.  Zokwana sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Zokwana throws a left uppercut, but Baxa clinches his opponent.  The ref separates the two fighters.  
Baxa is looking to keep his distance and connects with a cross.  
Baxa pivots to the left of his opponent and hits home with a solid cross.  
At the end of Round 4, lets listen in on the corners...Baxa's trainer is telling his fighter to play it safe for the remainder of the fight. 

Round 4 Statistics
Baxa: 
Jabs Thrown: 24                            
Jabs Landed: 10                            
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 17                            
Head Shots Thrown: 47                            
Head Shots Landed: 26                            
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Zokwana: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 5: 

Baxa drives a spiteful jab into his opponents face.  
Baxa tries to keep the action at long range and is on target with a ramrod jab.  
Baxa hits home with a hard jab.  
Baxa switches the action to the outside and is on target with a sharp cross.  
Zokwana steps away from his opponent.  Baxa hits home with a spiteful jab.  
Baxa pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a solid cross.  
Zokwana closes the distance and forces Baxa to back into the ropes.  Baxa drives a right hook into his opponents body.  
Baxa lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Baxa tries to keep the action at long range and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Baxa hits home with a solid cross.  
Baxa is on target with a jab.  
Zokwana tries to step out of his opponents range and throws a jab, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Baxa lands a spiteful jab.  
Baxa finds the target with a jab.  
Baxa lands a jab, cross and a jab to his opponents head.  
Baxa steps away from his opponent and strikes his opponents body with a jab.  
Baxa switches the action to the outside and is on target with a jab to his opponents body.  
Baxa sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands with a hard jab.  
Baxa switches the action to the outside and connects with a cross.  
Zokwana closes the distance.  Baxa hits home with a right hook.  
Baxa lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Zokwana walks his opponent down, trapping him in the corner.  Baxa finds the target with a jab.  
Baxa switches the action to the outside.  Zokwana quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Baxa lands a jab, cross and a jab to his opponents head.  
Baxa lands a double jab to his opponents head.  


Round 5 Statistics
Baxa: 
Jabs Thrown: 33                            
Jabs Landed: 23                            
Power Shots Thrown: 29                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 52                            
Head Shots Landed: 31                            
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Zokwana: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 10                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 6: 

Baxa tries to keep the action at long range and connects with an overhand left.  
Baxa lands with a spiteful jab.  
Baxa tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a jab to the body, a jab to the head and a cross to the head.  
Baxa lands a sharp overhand left.  
Baxa finds the target with a jab.  
Baxa sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands with a hard jab.  
Baxa switches the action to the outside and lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Baxa lands an overhand left.  
Baxa connects with a cross.  
Baxa lands a spiteful jab.  
Baxa steps to the outside and lands a jab, overhand left and a cross to his opponents head.  
Baxa pivots to the side of his opponent and finds the target with a jab.  
Zokwana quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Baxa is on target with a hard jab.  
Baxa lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Baxa lands a jab.  
Baxa snaps his opponents head back with a ramrod jab.  
Baxa lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Baxa pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  


Round 6 Statistics
Baxa: 
Jabs Thrown: 32                            
Jabs Landed: 16                            
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 46                            
Head Shots Landed: 26                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Zokwana: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

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


Final Scorecards: 60 - 54  60 - 54  60 - 54

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Dakar, Senegal.... Thibaud Baxa

Fight Statistics
Baxa: 
Total Punches Thrown: 371                           
Total Punches Landed: 222                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 339                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 207                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 32                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 15                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 171                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 101                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 200                           
Total Jabs Landed: 121                           

Zokwana: 
Total Punches Thrown: 122                           
Total Punches Landed: 18                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 95                            
Total Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 27                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 3                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 95                            
Total Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 27                            
Total Jabs Landed: 5