Fight Report

User Name:
Password:
Remember:
Forgotten Password
Not Registered? Sign Up Now!
* *
Twitter Facebook Discord Email Forum | How To Play | Accessibility
10/02/2033
EOD Running: ProTraining
Etebo Garuba vs Seth Balogun

Boxing Daily Report from the Ayeh Promotions promoted show at Batabaire Gym, Kaduna,  taking place on 24/02/2031:

There are plenty of empty seats out here tonight, with the show nowhere near close to selling out.  
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 Etebo Garuba (15(2) - 8) who hails from Kaduna, Nigeria and Seth Balogun(21 - 2) from Zaria, Nigeria.  Both Garuba and Balogun weighed in at 126 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Elderson Obasanjo, and the three ringside judges are Elderson Tutuola, Chigozie Olanare and Ifeanyi Chukwudi.  

Round 1: 

Balogun lands a jab.  
Balogun cuts off the ring, trapping Garuba on the ropes.  Garuba is on target with a cross.  
Garuba switches the action to the outside and throws an overhand right, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Garuba hits home with a right uppercut.  
Garuba finds the target with a jab.  
Garuba switches the action to the outside.  Balogun is on target with a cross.  
Balogun quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and is on target with a cross.  
Balogun sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Balogun attempts to land a jab, but Garuba slips the shot and counters with a stinging left uppercut.  
Garuba tries to step out of his opponents range and hits the target with a stiff jab.  
Balogun pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a left hook.  
Garuba steps away from his opponent and lands an overhand right.  
Balogun is on target with a cross.  
Garuba tries to keep the action at long range.  Balogun hits home with a cross.  
Garuba closes the distance and lands a right hook.  Garuba throws a right hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Garuba lands a right hook to the body followed by a cross to the head.  
Balogun forces Garuba to back into the corner.  Balogun is on target with a right uppercut.  
Garuba switches the action to the outside and drives a cross into Balogun's body.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Balogun's trainer is advising how he could improve the accuracy of his work.  

Round 1 Statistics
Garuba: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Balogun: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 35                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 37                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 2: 

Balogun pivots to the right of his opponent.  Garuba lands a jab, left hook and a cross to his opponents head.  
Garuba tries to step out of his opponents range and connects with a cross.  
Garuba attempts to land a left hook, but Balogun blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Balogun cuts off the ring, trapping Garuba on the ropes.  Balogun connects with a right hook.  
Garuba steps away from his opponent.  Balogun sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Garuba connects with a stinging cross.  
Garuba hits home with a cross.  
Balogun throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a firm right uppercut.  
Garuba steps inside and drives a left hook into Balogun's liver.  
Garuba lands two straights to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Garuba is on target with a stinging left hook.  
Balogun lands a jab.  
Garuba lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Garuba throws a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Garuba is on target with a cross.  
Balogun quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Garuba lands a stinging jab.  
Garuba throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Balogun manages to force Garuba onto the ropes.  Balogun drives a left hook into Garuba's body.  Balogun tries to land a left hook, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Garuba tries to step out of his opponents range.  Balogun lands a cross.  
Garuba lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Garuba's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 2 Statistics
Garuba: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 36                            
Power Shots Landed: 17                            
Head Shots Thrown: 38                            
Head Shots Landed: 18                            
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Balogun: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 29                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 3: 

Garuba pivots to the side of his opponent and drives a left hook into his opponents ribs.  
Garuba lands a right uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Garuba tries to keep the action at long range.  Garuba feints a left, and then throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Garuba is on target with a cross.  Garuba attempts to land a jab, but Balogun sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Garuba steps to the outside.  Balogun attempts to land a jab, but Garuba slips the shot and counters with a stinging cross.  
Balogun closes the distance and digs in a right hook to Garuba's body.  
Garuba steps inside.  Balogun is on target with a right hook to his opponents body.  
Garuba tries to keep the action at long range.  Balogun lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Garuba is looking to close the distance.  Balogun attempts to land a left hook, but Garuba blocks the shot and counters with a solid left hook.  
Garuba hits home with a firm cross.  
Garuba is on target with a solid left hook.  
Garuba hits home with a sharp jab.  Garuba throws a right uppercut, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Balogun walks Garuba down, trapping him on the ropes.  Garuba connects with a left hook.  
Garuba steps away from his opponent and is on target with a cross.  
Garuba is on target with a cross.  
Garuba pivots to the side of his opponent.  Balogun lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Balogun walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Balogun hits home with a cross.  
Garuba lands a jab.  
Garuba steps to the outside and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Garuba lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Garuba digs in a right uppercut to his opponents ribcage.  
Balogun steps inside and lands a left hook to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Garuba finds the target with a jab.  
Balogun quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and is on target with a jab.  
Garuba connects with a cross.  


Round 3 Statistics
Garuba: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 39                            
Power Shots Landed: 16                            
Head Shots Thrown: 32                            
Head Shots Landed: 16                            
Body Shots Thrown: 14                            
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Balogun: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 32                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Round 4: 

Balogun attempts to land a left hook, but Garuba parries the shot and counters with a firm left uppercut.  
Garuba connects with a cross.  
Balogun throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Balogun gets on the inside and connects with a right uppercut.  
Balogun lands a left hook.  
Garuba lands a cross followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Balogun lands a cross followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Balogun lands a right hook.  Balogun tries to land a cross, but Garuba slips the shot and counters with a firm cross.  
Garuba switches the action to the outside.  Balogun is on target with a cross.  
Balogun steps inside.  Garuba is on target with a right hook to his opponents body.  
Garuba tries to keep the action at long range and is on target with a firm cross.  
Balogun manouvers his opponent onto the ropes.  Garuba lands a right uppercut.  
Garuba tries to step out of his opponents range.  Balogun lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Garuba steps away from his opponent and hits home with a stinging cross.  
Garuba tries to keep the action at long range and hits home with a cross.  
Garuba drives a sharp cross into Balogun's body.  
Balogun forces Garuba to retreat onto the ropes.  Balogun hits home with a cross.  
Garuba hits home with a right uppercut.  
Garuba lands a cross to the head, a right hook to the body and a jab to the head.  
Garuba is looking to keep the action on the outside and connects with a firm cross.  


Round 4 Statistics
Garuba: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 34                            
Power Shots Landed: 16                            
Head Shots Thrown: 35                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Balogun: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 5: 

Garuba tries to land a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut to Garuba's liver.  
Balogun quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Garuba finds the target with a solid jab.  
Garuba lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Balogun attempts to land a jab, but Garuba blocks the shot and counters with a sharp right uppercut.  
Garuba steps to the outside and lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Garuba lands a jab.  
Garuba lands a left hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
Balogun manages to force Garuba into a neutral corner.  Garuba digs in a right uppercut to his opponents ribs.  
Balogun lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Balogun lands a right hook to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Garuba switches the action to the outside and strikes his opponents body with a stinging cross.  Garuba attempts to land an overhand right, but Balogun sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Garuba lands a cross.  
Garuba lands two straights to the body, and one to the head.  
Garuba steps away from his opponent and throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Garuba is looking to keep the action on the outside and connects with a solid cross.  
Balogun walks Garuba into the blue corner.  Balogun lands a left hook.  
Garuba tries to step out of his opponents range and hits home with a firm cross.  
Garuba tries to step out of his opponents range.  Balogun is on target with a jab.  Balogun attempts to land a cross, but Garuba sidesteps and counters with a solid right uppercut.  
Garuba lands a sharp overhand left.  Garuba throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook to his opponents body.  
Garuba strikes his opponents body with a cross.  
Garuba snaps his opponents head back with a solid jab.  


Round 5 Statistics
Garuba: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 36                            
Power Shots Landed: 18                            
Head Shots Thrown: 38                            
Head Shots Landed: 17                            
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Balogun: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 6: 

Garuba is on target with a stinging right uppercut.  
Garuba tries to keep the action at long range.  Balogun finds the target with a jab.  
Garuba advances into close range and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Balogun lands a jab.  
Garuba hits home with a sharp cross.  
Balogun lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Garuba lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Garuba lands a cross followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Garuba lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Garuba lands a cross to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Garuba tries to step out of his opponents range and hits home with a cross.  
Balogun walks Garuba down, trapping him in a neutral corner.  Garuba lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Garuba tries to land a left hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Balogun lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  Balogun tries to land a cross, but Garuba sidesteps and counters with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Balogun forces Garuba to back into the ropes.  Balogun lands a cross followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Balogun feints a right hook, and then digs in a left hook to his opponents ribs.  
Garuba digs in a right hook to his opponents ribcage.  
Garuba attempts to land a cross, but Balogun blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Garuba lands a cross.  
Balogun walks his opponent down, trapping him in a neutral corner.  Balogun connects with a cross.  
Garuba lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  


Round 6 Statistics
Garuba: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 36                            
Power Shots Landed: 19                            
Head Shots Thrown: 34                            
Head Shots Landed: 17                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Balogun: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 7: 

Garuba steps away from his opponent.  Balogun drives a sharp jab into his opponents face.  Balogun throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Balogun sidesteps to the right of his opponent and drives a cross into his opponents body.  
Balogun is on target with a left hook to Garuba's body.  
Garuba hits home with a firm right uppercut.  Garuba attempts to land a cross, but Balogun sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Garuba lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Garuba lands a straight 1 - 2.  He follows up the attack and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Garuba lands with a sharp jab.  
Garuba attempts to land a cross, but Balogun dodges the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Garuba steps inside.  Balogun lands a left hook to the body, a left hook to the head and a right hook to the head.  
Garuba steps away from his opponent.  Balogun lands a stinging jab.  
Balogun steps inside.  Garuba lands a right hook.  
Garuba gets on the inside.  Balogun lands a left uppercut.  
Balogun lands a left hook to the body followed by a cross to the head.  
Garuba gets on the inside.  Garuba 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.  Balogun has been damaged by the clash of heads.  That has caused minor swelling  around the right eye.  
Garuba tries to keep the action at long range and drives a sharp cross into his opponents body.  
Garuba connects with a stinging cross.  
Garuba switches the action to the outside and tries to land a cross, but Balogun sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Garuba tries to step out of his opponents range.  Balogun throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a solid right uppercut.  
Garuba digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  


Round 7 Statistics
Garuba: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 29                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Balogun: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Round 8: 

Garuba is looking to keep his distance.  Balogun tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a firm right hook.  
Balogun connects with a right hook.  
Garuba is looking to keep his distance.  Balogun feints a right, and then is on target with a cross.  
Balogun lands a cross.  Balogun tries to land a jab, but Garuba dodges the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Balogun is on target with a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Balogun walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Garuba throws a right uppercut, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Balogun walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Balogun pivots from in front of his opponent and is on target with a left hook.  
Garuba hits home with a solid cross.  
Garuba gets on the inside and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Balogun strikes his opponents body with a cross.  
Balogun hits home with an overhand right.  
Garuba steps inside.  Balogun connects with a left hook.  
Garuba is on target with a solid left hook to his opponents body.  
Balogun lands a left hook to the body followed by a jab to the head.  
Garuba steps away from his opponent.  Balogun lands a stinging jab.  
Garuba is on target with a right hook to his opponents ribs.  
Balogun advances into close range and walks Garuba onto the ropes.  Balogun lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Balogun walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Garuba is on target with a jab.  
Garuba tries to step out of his opponents range.  Balogun attempts to land a cross, but Garuba blocks the shot and counters with a solid right uppercut.  
Garuba snaps his opponents head back with a sharp jab.  


Round 8 Statistics
Garuba: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Balogun: 
Jabs Thrown: 16                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 30                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 37                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Round 9: 

Garuba tries to land a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Balogun advances into close range and walks Garuba into the corner.  Balogun hits home with a right hook.  
Balogun lowers his hands, trying to provoke his opponent to attack.  Garuba connects with a left hook.  
Balogun is on target with a right hook.  
Garuba steps inside and lands a right hook, left hook and a right hook to his opponents head.  
Garuba is looking to keep his distance and attempts to land a cross, but Balogun sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Balogun pivots to the left of his opponent.  Balogun tries to land a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a stinging left hook.  
Garuba steps to the outside.  Balogun is on target with an overhand right.  
Balogun attempts to land a left hook, but Garuba slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Garuba lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Balogun quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Garuba drives a left hook into Balogun's liver.  Garuba attempts to land a jab, but Balogun sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Garuba closes the distance and is on target with a left hook.  
Garuba lands a cross.  
Garuba is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Balogun lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Garuba tries to step out of his opponents range and is on target with a jab.  
Balogun closes the distance and throws a left hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a stinging cross.  
Garuba hits home with a cross.  Garuba attempts to land a jab, but Balogun sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Garuba lands a jab followed by  two straights to his opponents head.  
At the end of Round 9, lets listen in on the corners...Balogun's trainer is telling his fighter he must go to war on his opponent!  

Round 9 Statistics
Garuba: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 32                            
Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Head Shots Thrown: 40                            
Head Shots Landed: 16                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Balogun: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 10: 

Balogun is on target with a solid jab.  
Balogun tries to land a jab, but Garuba sidesteps and counters with a solid cross.  
Garuba is looking to keep the action on the outside and hits home with a cross.  
Balogun lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Garuba connects with a left hook.  
Balogun throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut to Balogun's body.  
Garuba tries to land a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Balogun finds the target with a jab.  
Garuba steps away from his opponent and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Garuba lands a cross.  
Garuba strikes his opponents body with a firm cross.  
Garuba lands a cross.  
Balogun hits home with a left hook.  
Balogun sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Garuba hits home with a left hook.  
Balogun forces Garuba to retreat into the corner.  Garuba lands a left hook to the body followed by a cross to the head.  


Round 10 Statistics
Garuba: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Balogun: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 1 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
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
Round 7 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 8 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 9 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 10 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9


Final Scorecards: 98 - 92  98 - 92  98 - 92

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

Fight Statistics
Garuba: 
Total Punches Thrown: 399                           
Total Punches Landed: 169                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 323                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 141                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 76                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 28                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 307                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 141                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 92                            
Total Jabs Landed: 28                            

Balogun: 
Total Punches Thrown: 324                           
Total Punches Landed: 106                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 264                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 85                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 60                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 21                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 260                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 90                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 64                            
Total Jabs Landed: 16