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14/08/2033
EOD Running: Complete Fight
Seth Balogun vs Etebo Garuba

Boxing Daily Report from the Batabaire Promotions promoted show at Kaduna Dosunmu, Kaduna,  taking place on 28/10/2028:

The venue is completely packed out with the fans turning out in force to watch the fights on offer tonight.  
Next up is the main event of the show.  This is a mandatory fight for the Nigeria-Kaduna State Featherweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance and those watching live on AIT Sports, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Seth Balogun (17 - 1) who hails from Zaria, Nigeria and Etebo Garuba(13(2) - 6) from Kaduna, Nigeria.  Balogun weighed in at 126 pounds, while Garuba weighed in at 124 pounds and 14 ounces.  
The referee tonight is William Vozor, and the three ringside judges are Chigozie Olanare, Rabiu Ekpoki and Antwan Okonkwo.  

Round 1: 

Garuba lands an overhand left followed by  two straights to his opponents head.  
Balogun lands a jab.  
Garuba manouvers his opponent into a corner.  Garuba sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Balogun digs in a right hook to Garuba's body.  
Garuba hits home with a right hook.  
Balogun lands with a solid jab.  
Garuba is looking to close the distance and is on target with a sharp right hook.  
Balogun lands a left uppercut.  
Balogun is looking to keep his distance and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Balogun digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  
Balogun hits home with a left hook.  
Balogun is looking to keep the action on the outside and tries to land an overhand left, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Garuba lands a left hook to the head followed by a left uppercut to the body.  
Garuba forces Balogun to back into the corner.  Garuba lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Garuba is on target with a right hook to his opponents ribs.  
Balogun hits home with a left hook.  
Garuba steps inside.  Balogun sidesteps to the left of his opponent and drives a right hook into his opponents ribcage.  
Garuba closes the distance and drives a firm left hook into his opponents body.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Balogun's trainer is advising how he could be more accurate.  

Round 1 Statistics
Balogun: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 33                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 14                            
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Garuba: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 36                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 13                            
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Round 2: 

Balogun hits home with a left uppercut.  
Garuba gets on the inside and connects with a left hook.  
Balogun is on target with a left hook to Garuba's body.  
Garuba sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Balogun drives a right uppercut into his opponents ribs.  
Balogun steps inside.  Garuba throws a left hook, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Balogun lands a jab.  
Balogun throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a solid left uppercut.  
Garuba walks Balogun onto the ropes.  Garuba lands a left hook to the head followed by a left uppercut to the body.  
Balogun is looking to close the distance.  Garuba drives a right hook into Balogun's ribs.  
Balogun tries to step out of his opponents range.  Garuba hits home with a cross.  
Garuba connects with a stinging right hook.  
Balogun hits home with a solid jab.  
Garuba gets on the inside and hits home with a sharp left hook.  
Balogun steps away from his opponent and lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Garuba gets on the inside and lands a left uppercut followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
Garuba is looking to close the distance and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Garuba is on target with a left uppercut to his opponents liver.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Balogun's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 2 Statistics
Balogun: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Garuba: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 42                            
Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 15                            
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 3: 

Garuba closes the distance.  Balogun attempts to land a left hook, but Garuba dodges the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Garuba hits home with a firm right hook.  
Garuba drives a left hook into his opponents liver.  
Balogun lands with a solid jab.  
Balogun gets on the inside.  Garuba throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Garuba hits home with a stinging right hook.  
Garuba is on target with a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Balogun switches the action to the outside and lands with a solid jab.  
Garuba sidesteps to the left of his opponent and connects with an overhand right.  
Balogun hits home with a left hook.  
Garuba steps inside and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Balogun is looking to keep the action on the outside and is on target with a cross.  
Garuba steps inside.  Balogun digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  
Garuba is looking to close the distance.  Balogun hits home with a left hook.  
Balogun connects with a cross.  
Garuba manages to force Balogun onto the ropes.  Garuba quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Balogun lands a left hook to the head, a left hook to the body and a left uppercut to the head.  
Garuba lands a left hook.  
Garuba sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a right hook.  
Balogun tries to keep the action at long range.  Garuba hits home with a sharp overhand right.  
Garuba closes the distance.  Garuba quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and digs in a left hook to his opponents liver.  
Balogun lands a left uppercut.  


Round 3 Statistics
Balogun: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Garuba: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 37                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 13                            
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Round 4: 

Balogun is looking to keep his distance.  Garuba strikes his opponents body with a cross.  
Garuba gets on the inside and digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  
Garuba gets on the inside and walks Balogun onto the ropes.  Balogun connects with a left uppercut.  
Garuba closes the distance and lands two consecutive left uppercuts to his opponents head.  
Balogun gets on the inside.  Garuba drives a left uppercut into Balogun's body.  Garuba tries to land a left hook, but Balogun slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Balogun lands a left hook.  Balogun attempts to land a right uppercut, but Garuba sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Garuba pivots to the left of his opponent and connects with a left hook.  
Garuba lands a left hook followed by  two right hooks to his opponents head.  
Garuba steps inside and walks Balogun onto the ropes.  Garuba digs in a left uppercut to Balogun's ribs.  
Balogun lands a right hook.  
Garuba pivots from in front of his opponent and is on target with a sharp cross.  
Balogun connects with a left hook.  
Garuba drives a left hook into his opponents ribs.  
Balogun digs in a right hook to his opponents body.  
Garuba throws a right hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  


Round 4 Statistics
Balogun: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 29                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Garuba: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Round 5: 

Garuba is looking to close the distance and walks Balogun down, trapping him on the ropes.  Garuba quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Balogun is on target with a left uppercut to Garuba's body.  
Balogun hits home with a right hook.  
Garuba lands a left hook to the body followed by a left uppercut to the head.  
Garuba steps inside and drives a stinging left hook into Balogun's body.  
Balogun is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Garuba hits home with a cross.  
Garuba advances into close range and connects with a right hook.  
Garuba manouvers Balogun onto the ropes.  Balogun lands a left hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Garuba gets on the inside and drives a right hook into Balogun's ribcage.  
Garuba steps inside and lands a left hook to the head followed by a left uppercut to the body.  
Balogun switches the action to the outside and hits home with an overhand right.  
Garuba advances into close range.  Balogun is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Garuba closes the distance and manouvers his opponent onto the ropes.  Garuba is on target with a left hook.  
Balogun switches the action to the outside.  Garuba attempts to land a cross, but Balogun slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  


Round 5 Statistics
Balogun: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 32                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Garuba: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 40                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 14                            
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Round 6: 

Garuba gets on the inside.  Balogun lands a right hook.  
Balogun is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a cross.  Balogun tries to land an overhand left, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Balogun feints a jab, and then lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Balogun lands a sharp jab.  
Garuba advances into close range and drives a solid left hook into Balogun's body.  
Garuba is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Balogun closes the distance.  Garuba lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Balogun is looking to keep his distance.  Garuba lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Balogun is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Garuba is on target with a cross.  


Round 6 Statistics
Balogun: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Garuba: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 35                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 29                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 7: 

Garuba throws a left hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a cross.  
Balogun tries to keep the action at long range.  Garuba lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Garuba lands a sharp right hook.  
Balogun is looking to keep the action on the outside and connects with a cross.  
Garuba manouvers his opponent onto the ropes.  Balogun attempts to land a left hook, but Garuba blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Garuba lands a right hook.  
Balogun is on target with a left hook.  
Balogun tries to keep the action at long range and tries to land a cross, but Garuba sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Garuba connects with a stinging left hook.  
Balogun is looking to keep the action on the outside and hits home with a sharp jab.  
Balogun is looking to keep the action on the outside and tries to land a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Garuba advances into close range and attempts to land a right hook, but Balogun sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Garuba lands a left hook to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Balogun is looking to keep his distance.  Garuba attempts to land a cross, but Balogun blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut to Garuba's body.  
Garuba is on target with a right hook.  As the two fighters work on the inside, their heads come together!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Garuba dabs at his face checking for damage.  Garuba has taken some damage there.  That has caused slight swelling  around the right eye.  
At the end of Round 7, lets listen in on the corners...Garuba's trainer is suggesting ways of getting through to his opponent.  

Round 7 Statistics
Balogun: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 30                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Garuba: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 39                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 34                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 8: 

Balogun steps to the outside.  Garuba lands a cross.  
Garuba advances into close range and tries to land a left hook, but Balogun sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Balogun switches the action to the outside and lands a jab.  Balogun tries to land a jab, but Garuba sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Garuba digs in a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Balogun tries to keep the action at long range and is on target with a jab.  
Garuba closes the distance.  Balogun pivots to the left of his opponent and is on target with a right hook.  
Balogun throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a stinging left uppercut.  
Garuba gets on the inside and throws a right hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Balogun is on target with a right hook to Garuba's ribs.  
Garuba walks Balogun down, trapping him on the ropes.  Garuba lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Balogun is on target with a right hook.  
Garuba closes the distance.  Balogun connects with a right hook.  
Balogun steps away from his opponent and lands a jab followed by  two straights to his opponents head.  
Garuba gets on the inside and lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Balogun lands a left hook.  Balogun throws a right hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Balogun hits home with a left hook.  
Balogun is on target with a left uppercut.  


Round 8 Statistics
Balogun: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Garuba: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 9: 

Balogun is on target with a cross.  
Balogun steps to the outside.  Garuba is on target with a jab.  
Balogun lands a cross.  
Garuba lands a stinging cross to his opponents body.  
Balogun steps to the outside.  Garuba lands an overhand right followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Garuba closes the distance and lands a left hook.  
Balogun tries to step out of his opponents range and finds the target with a jab.  
Garuba lands a stiff jab.  
Balogun steps inside.  Garuba lands a left hook to the head followed by a left uppercut to the body.  
Garuba quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Balogun lands a left hook.  
Balogun steps inside.  Garuba lands a right uppercut to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Garuba hits home with a right hook.  
Garuba digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  
Balogun is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Garuba connects with a solid overhand left.  
Balogun steps to the outside and lands two straights followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Garuba is looking to close the distance.  Balogun throws a right uppercut, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Garuba gets on the inside and digs in a solid right hook to Balogun's ribcage.  
Garuba manouvers Balogun onto the ropes.  Balogun hits home with a left hook.  Balogun tries to land a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Balogun advances into close range.  Garuba drives a right hook into his opponents ribcage.  


Round 9 Statistics
Balogun: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Garuba: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 35                            
Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 16                            
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Round 10: 

Balogun is looking to keep his distance and connects with an overhand right.  
Garuba advances into close range and connects with a left uppercut.  
Garuba advances into close range and lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Garuba walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Garuba lands a left hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Balogun is on target with a jab.  
Balogun is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Balogun sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Garuba closes the distance and is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Garuba is on target with a left hook.  
Garuba closes the distance and hits home with a solid right uppercut.  
Garuba is on target with a stinging left hook.  
Balogun steps away from his opponent and hits home with a cross.  
Garuba lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Balogun tries to keep the action at long range and tries to land an overhand right, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a stinging left uppercut.  
Garuba advances into close range.  Balogun hits home with a left uppercut.  
Balogun switches the action to the outside and finds the target with a jab.  
Balogun sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Balogun tries to land a left uppercut, but Garuba parries the shot and counters with a solid left uppercut.  
Garuba digs in a stinging left hook to his opponents ribs.  
Balogun is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Garuba lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Garuba hits home with a cross.  
Balogun lands two right hook's to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Balogun lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Garuba is looking to close the distance and manouvers Balogun onto the ropes.  Garuba digs in a sharp left uppercut to Balogun's liver.  


Round 10 Statistics
Balogun: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 33                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Garuba: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 41                            
Power Shots Landed: 18                            
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 16                            
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Round 1 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 2 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 3 Scores: 9 - 10  10 - 9  10 - 10
Round 4 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 5 Scores: 10 - 10  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 6 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
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: 92 - 99  93 - 97  93 - 98

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Kaduna, Nigeria.... Etebo Garuba

Fight Statistics
Balogun: 
Total Punches Thrown: 331                           
Total Punches Landed: 95                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 243                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 82                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 88                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 13                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 279                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 73                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 52                            
Total Jabs Landed: 22                            

Garuba: 
Total Punches Thrown: 401                           
Total Punches Landed: 129                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 278                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 91                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 123                           
Total Body Shots Landed: 38                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 360                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 120                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 41                            
Total Jabs Landed: 9