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18/05/2031
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David Akinmunde vs Shehu Kukah

Boxing Daily Report from the AI Nigeria-Lagos State promoted show at Classique Events Place Pearl Hall, Lagos,  taking place on 24/02/2029:

The venue is completely packed out with the fans turning out in force to watch the fights on offer tonight.  
Next up we have one of the supporting contests of this show.  This is a semi final eliminator for the Nigeria Cruiserweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance and those watching live on AIT Sports, the two fighters competing in this 12 round matchup are David Akinmunde (16(13) - 0 - 1) who hails from Maiduguri, Nigeria and Shehu Kukah(20 - 1 - 1) from Ilorin, Nigeria.  Akinmunde weighed in at 199 pounds and 6 ounces, while Kukah weighed in at 200 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Aftab Awad, and the three ringside judges are Ike Anyiam, Asif Shakir and Ewan Datoru.  

Round 1: 

Kukah quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Akinmunde strikes his opponents body with a firm cross.  
Akinmunde lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Akinmunde tries to land an overhand right, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Akinmunde lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Kukah advances into close range.  Akinmunde lands a firm left hook.  
Akinmunde switches the action to the outside and lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Akinmunde lands a hard jab.  Akinmunde tries to land a jab, but Kukah sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Kukah lands a right uppercut to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Akinmunde hits home with a spiteful jab.  
Akinmunde lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Kukah lands a spiteful jab.  
Akinmunde lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  Akinmunde attempts to land a jab, but Kukah sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Akinmunde attempts to land a cross, but Kukah dodges the shot and counters with a cross.  
Akinmunde snaps his opponents head back with a ramrod jab.  
Akinmunde lands a straight 1 - 2.  Akinmunde attempts to land a jab, but Kukah blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Akinmunde lands two consecutive overhand rights to his opponents head.  
Akinmunde quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Kukah hits home with a cross.  
Kukah lands a left uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Akinmunde switches the action to the outside and lands a solid jab.  
Kukah gets on the inside.  Akinmunde lands a sharp 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 Akinmunde dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Akinmunde sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Kukah lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  Kukah attempts to land a cross, but Akinmunde blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Akinmunde lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Akinmunde lands with a hard jab.  
Akinmunde lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  Akinmunde throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Akinmunde throws a right hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a stinging cross.  
Akinmunde switches the action to the outside and connects with a solid overhand right.  


Round 1 Statistics
Akinmunde: 
Jabs Thrown: 25                            
Jabs Landed: 13                            
Power Shots Thrown: 32                            
Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Head Shots Thrown: 53                            
Head Shots Landed: 27                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Kukah: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 29                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 2: 

Akinmunde switches the action to the outside and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  Akinmunde attempts to land a jab, but Kukah parries the shot and counters with a firm right uppercut.  
Akinmunde attempts to land a cross, but Kukah slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Akinmunde attempts to land an overhand right, but Kukah slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Kukah throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a sharp left hook.  
Akinmunde tries to keep the action at long range and connects with a stinging overhand right.  
Akinmunde lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Kukah is looking to close the distance and forces Akinmunde to retreat onto the ropes.  Kukah hits home with a left hook.  
Akinmunde lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Akinmunde snaps his opponents head back with a ramrod jab.  
Akinmunde finds the target with a ramrod jab.  
Akinmunde tries to land a left hook, but Kukah sidesteps and counters with a firm left hook.  
Akinmunde is looking to keep his distance and is on target with a firm overhand right.  
Akinmunde lands a sharp overhand left.  
Akinmunde connects with a WICKED cross.  KUKAH WAS STUNNED BY THAT SHOT!  
Some sustained pressure from Akinmunde could be enough to finish Kukah!  Akinmunde lands a right hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  He continues the combination and lands a right hook, right uppercut and a left uppercut to his opponents head, AND KNOCKS KUKAH DOWN!  He is back up on his feet at 6.  Kukah now seems to have his senses back.  
Akinmunde is on target with a cross.  
Kukah steps inside.  Akinmunde drives a solid right hook into Kukah's body.  
Akinmunde tries to step out of his opponents range and lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Akinmunde lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Kukah advances into close range.  As Akinmunde tries to work on the inside, the fighters heads come together!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Kukah dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Akinmunde steps away from his opponent and attempts to land a jab, but Kukah dodges the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Kukah advances into close range.  Akinmunde is on target with a left hook.  
Akinmunde steps to the outside and lands with a ramrod jab.  
Akinmunde connects with a sharp cross.  
Kukah is looking to close the distance and walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Akinmunde throws a left hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a sharp cross.  
Kukah is looking to close the distance and is on target with a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Kukah is on target with a firm right hook to his opponents ribcage.  
Kukah finds the target with a jab.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Kukah's trainer is telling his fighter he is being outworked and needs to throw more.  

Round 2 Statistics
Akinmunde: 
Jabs Thrown: 20                            
Jabs Landed: 8                             
Power Shots Thrown: 43                            
Power Shots Landed: 19                            
Head Shots Thrown: 59                            
Head Shots Landed: 26                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Kukah: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 3: 

Akinmunde lands a cross.  
Akinmunde sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a cross to the head followed by a jab to the body.  
Kukah sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Akinmunde connects with a solid overhand right.  
Akinmunde connects with a solid overhand left.  
Kukah is looking to close the distance.  Akinmunde lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Akinmunde tries to keep the action at long range and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  Akinmunde tries to land a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a firm left uppercut.  
Kukah steps inside.  Akinmunde lands a right hook to the head, a left hook to the body and a right hook to the body.  
Akinmunde quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Akinmunde connects with a sharp right hook.  Akinmunde attempts to land a right hook, but Kukah sidesteps and counters with a solid left uppercut.  
Kukah tries to land a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a WICKED left hook.  IT LOOKS LIKE KUKAH WAS HURT BY THAT SHOT!  Kukah quickly recovers. 
Akinmunde is on target with a stinging left hook to his opponents liver.  
Kukah steps inside.  Akinmunde lands a left hook to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  He follows up the attack and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Kukah walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Akinmunde lands a left hook to the body followed by a right uppercut to the head.  
Akinmunde lands a jab, overhand right and a cross to his opponents head, KNOCKING KUKAH DOWN!  He beats the count, getting up at 4.  
Kukah advances into close range and drives a right hook into his opponents body.  
Kukah digs in a sharp right hook to his opponents body.  
Kukah walks Akinmunde down, trapping him on the ropes.  Akinmunde connects with a cross.  
Kukah advances into close range.  Akinmunde is on target with a mean left hook.  KUKAH IS SENT SPRAWLING TO THE CANVAS!  HE REMAINS ON THE CANVAS AS THE COUNT REACHES 10!  The winner by KO is Akinmunde!  


Round 3 Statistics
Akinmunde: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 37                            
Power Shots Landed: 23                            
Head Shots Thrown: 39                            
Head Shots Landed: 20                            
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Kukah: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 9                             
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 1 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 2 Scores: 10 - 8  10 - 8  10 - 8


Fight Statistics
Akinmunde: 
Total Punches Thrown: 169                           
Total Punches Landed: 81                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 151                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 73                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 18                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 8                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 112                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 57                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 57                            
Total Jabs Landed: 24                            

Kukah: 
Total Punches Thrown: 77                            
Total Punches Landed: 30                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 56                            
Total Head Shots Landed: 25                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 21                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 5                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 69                            
Total Power Shots Landed: 27                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Total Jabs Landed: 3