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20/08/2031
EOD Running: ProTraining
John Kessels vs Chris Agbeko

Boxing Daily Report from the Busia Promotions promoted show at Kumasi Mensah, Kumasi,  taking place on 20/07/2031:

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 final eliminator for the Ghana Lightweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance and those watching live on bTV Action, the two fighters competing in this 12 round matchup are John Kessels (14(2) - 6(3)) who hails from Kumasi, Ghana and Chris Agbeko(19 - 9 - 5) from Kumasi, Ghana.  Both Kessels and Agbeko weighed in at 135 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Farhan Sahli, and the three ringside judges are Amon Amartey, Tamarius Ankomah and Rob Adjei.  

Round 1: 

Kessels lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Kessels is looking to keep his distance and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Kessels tries to keep the action at long range and lands a cross followed by  two jabs to his opponents head.  
Kessels lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Kessels lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head.  
Agbeko pivots to the left of his opponent.  Kessels lands a right uppercut followed by  two left hooks to his opponents head.  
Kessels lands a ramrod jab.  
Agbeko steps inside and hits home with a right hook.  
Kessels tries to keep the action at long range and hits home with a cross.  
Kessels lands with a spiteful jab.  Kessels tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Kessels lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Kessels lands a jab to the head followed by a cross to the body.  
Kessels lands a spiteful jab.  
Kessels switches the action to the outside and lands two consecutive overhand lefts to his opponents head.  
Agbeko steps inside and forces Kessels to retreat onto the ropes.  Agbeko hits home with a left uppercut.  Kessels clinches his opponent.  Kessels pushes his forearm into Agbeko's face.  The referee separates the two fighters and warns Kessels.  
Kessels lands a cross.  
Agbeko advances into close range and walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Kessels lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Kessels's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  Agbeko's trainer is telling his fighter to increase his workrate.  Agbeko's trainer is advising how he could improve his defence.  

Round 1 Statistics
Kessels: 
Jabs Thrown: 24                            
Jabs Landed: 17                            
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 16                            
Head Shots Thrown: 44                            
Head Shots Landed: 31                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Agbeko: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 2: 

Kessels steps away from his opponent and connects with an overhand right.  
Kessels lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Kessels lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Kessels connects with an overhand left.  
Kessels lands a jab to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Agbeko closes the distance and throws a left hook, but Kessels clinches his opponent.  Kessels leans on his opponent using all his weight. The ref breaks Kessels's hold and signals for the fight to continue.  
Kessels is looking to keep his distance and drives a solid jab into his opponents face.  
Kessels connects with a cross.  
Kessels tries to step out of his opponents range and tries to land a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Kessels lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Kessels hits home with a cross.  
Agbeko forces Kessels to retreat onto the ropes.  Kessels lands a cross.  
Kessels drives a left uppercut into Agbeko's body.  
Kessels steps away from his opponent and lands a cross followed by  two jabs to his opponents head.  
Kessels lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head.  He then lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Kessels is on target with a jab.  


Round 2 Statistics
Kessels: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 10                            
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 20                            
Head Shots Thrown: 36                            
Head Shots Landed: 28                            
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Agbeko: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 9                             
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 3: 

Agbeko steps inside.  Agbeko pivots to the side of his opponent.  Kessels lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Kessels lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Kessels connects with a cross.  
Agbeko is looking to close the distance and cuts off the ring, trapping Kessels on the ropes.  Agbeko pivots from in front of his opponent.  Kessels lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Kessels is looking to keep his distance and lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Kessels lands an overhand right.  
Agbeko forces Kessels to retreat onto the ropes.  Kessels hits home with a right hook.  
Kessels lands with a stiff jab.  
Agbeko sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Kessels throws a cross, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Agbeko steps inside and forces Kessels to back into the corner.  Agbeko pivots to the left of his opponent.  Agbeko attempts to land a right hook, but Kessels blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Kessels hits home with a right hook.  
Agbeko backs onto the ropes...he is waving his opponent in!  Kessels is whaling away with hooks, but Agbeko keeps his defence tight.  Kessels lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Kessels hits home with an overhand left.  
Agbeko is looking to close the distance.  Kessels lands a left hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
Agbeko hits home with a cross.  
Agbeko closes the distance.  Kessels lands a right hook.  
Kessels strikes his opponents body with a jab.  


Round 3 Statistics
Kessels: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 30                            
Power Shots Landed: 23                            
Head Shots Thrown: 34                            
Head Shots Landed: 25                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Agbeko: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 8                             
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 4: 

Agbeko closes the distance and throws a left hook, but Kessels clinches his opponent.  The ref calls break and the two fighters separate.  
Kessels tries to step out of his opponents range and lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Agbeko throws an overhand right, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Kessels hits home with a left hook.  
Agbeko lands a jab.  
Kessels is looking to keep his distance and lands a solid jab.  
Agbeko advances into close range.  Kessels pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Kessels finds the target with a spiteful jab.  
Kessels quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a cross.  
Agbeko steps inside.  Kessels digs in a stinging right uppercut to Agbeko's body.  
Kessels steps away from his opponent.  Kessels quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Agbeko attempts to land a jab, but Kessels sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Kessels lands with a stiff jab.  
Kessels lands a cross, jab and a cross to his opponents head.  
Kessels lands a jab to the body followed by a cross to the head.  
Kessels connects with a cross.  
Kessels connects with a cross.  
Kessels lands a jab.  


Round 4 Statistics
Kessels: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 7                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 18                            
Head Shots Thrown: 33                            
Head Shots Landed: 21                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Agbeko: 
Jabs Thrown: 17                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 5: 

Kessels steps away from his opponent and connects with an overhand left.  
Kessels is on target with an overhand right.  
Agbeko gets on the inside.  Kessels lands two right hook's to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Kessels connects with a cross.  Kessels tries to land a left hook, but Agbeko slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Kessels sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Kessels is looking to keep his distance and lands a cross.  
Agbeko closes the distance.  Kessels is on target with a right hook to Agbeko's ribs.  
Kessels lands a firm cross to his opponents body.  
Kessels lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Agbeko gets on the inside.  Kessels lands a right uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Kessels lands with a stiff jab.  
At the end of Round 5, lets listen in on the corners...Agbeko's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 5 Statistics
Kessels: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 18                            
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 18                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Agbeko: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 9                             
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 6: 

Kessels switches the action to the outside and lands an overhand left to the head followed by a jab to the body.  
Agbeko closes the distance.  Kessels lands consecutive left uppercuts to his opponents body.  
Kessels is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Kessels drives a left hook into Agbeko's liver.  
Kessels lands a cross followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  Kessels attempts to land a cross, but Agbeko sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut to his opponents ribs.  
Kessels tries to step out of his opponents range and drives a jab into Agbeko's body.  
Kessels tries to keep the action at long range and connects with a cross.  
Kessels lands a jab, cross and an overhand left to his opponents head.  
Agbeko steps inside.  Kessels lands a left hook to the body, a left hook to the head and a left uppercut to the body.  
Kessels is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Agbeko hits home with a cross.  
Kessels connects with a cross.  
At the end of Round 6, lets listen in on the corners...Agbeko's trainer is advising how he could improve the accuracy of his work.  

Round 6 Statistics
Kessels: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 29                            
Power Shots Landed: 20                            
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 19                            
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 7                             

Agbeko: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 7: 

Kessels connects with a right hook.  Kessels throws a short cross to the body, but lands low!  The ref stops the action and gives Agbeko time to recover.  
Kessels drives a spiteful jab into his opponents face.  
Kessels lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Kessels is on target with a cross.  Kessels throws a right hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Agbeko attempts to land a cross, but Kessels blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Kessels hits home with a cross.  
Kessels lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Kessels quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Agbeko lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Kessels lands a right uppercut to the body followed by a jab to the head.  
Kessels feints a cross, tricking Agbeko into launching a left uppercut counter.  Kessels avoids the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Kessels connects with a cross.  
Agbeko tries to land a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  


Round 7 Statistics
Kessels: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 29                            
Head Shots Landed: 17                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Agbeko: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 8: 

Agbeko closes the distance.  Kessels pivots from in front of his opponent.  Agbeko throws a right hook, but Kessels holds on to his opponent.  Agbeko leans on his opponent trying to wear him down. The ref breaks the clinch and signals for the action to continue.  
Kessels lands a left hook to the body followed by a cross to the head.  
Kessels is looking to keep his distance and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Agbeko is on target with a jab.  
Kessels tries to keep the action at long range and lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Agbeko tries to land a right uppercut, but Kessels sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Kessels lowers his guard, attempting to draw a lead.  Agbeko is on target with a jab.  
Kessels steps to the outside and tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Kessels connects with a cross.  
Kessels lands with a stinging jab.  
Kessels feints a cross, fooling Agbeko into throwing a left uppercut counter.  Kessels avoids the shot and counters with a cross.  


Round 8 Statistics
Kessels: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Agbeko: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 9: 

Kessels feints a jab, but Agbeko is not fooled and is on target with a right uppercut.  
Kessels lands with a spiteful jab.  
Kessels hits home with a cross.  
Kessels tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Kessels switches the action to the outside.  Kessels feints a left, and then hits home with a stiff jab.  
Kessels steps away from his opponent and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Kessels lands an overhand right, cross and an overhand right to his opponents head.  
Kessels lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Kessels sidesteps to the right of his opponent and hits home with a cross.  
Kessels lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  He continues the combination and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Kessels pivots to the right of his opponent.  Kessels throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Kessels tries to step out of his opponents range and lands with a spiteful jab.  
Kessels lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  He continues the combination and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Agbeko advances into close range.  Kessels lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  


Round 9 Statistics
Kessels: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 8                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 18                            
Head Shots Thrown: 32                            
Head Shots Landed: 25                            
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Agbeko: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 8                             
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 11                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 10: 

Kessels tries to keep the action at long range and connects with a cross.  
Kessels steps to the outside and is on target with an overhand left.  
Kessels steps to the outside and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  Kessels attempts to land a jab, but Agbeko slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Kessels feints a left, and then lands a cross to the head followed by a right uppercut to the body.  
Kessels is looking to keep his distance and is on target with a solid jab.  
Kessels lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Kessels feints a right, and then throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook to Kessels's body.  
Kessels is on target with a sharp jab.  
Kessels hits home with an overhand left.  
Kessels lands a jab.  
Kessels lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Kessels throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Kessels sidesteps to the left of his opponent and hits home with a cross.  
Kessels tries to land a jab, but Agbeko blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Kessels is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a hard jab.  
At the end of Round 10, lets listen in on the corners...Kessels's trainer is telling his fighter he is a mile in front and not to do anything stupid. 

Round 10 Statistics
Kessels: 
Jabs Thrown: 14                            
Jabs Landed: 7                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 17                            
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Agbeko: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 11: 

Kessels is on target with a cross to his opponents body.  
Kessels switches the action to the outside and lands a jab to his opponents body.  
Kessels sidesteps to the left of his opponent and hits home with an overhand right.  
Kessels switches the action to the outside and lands a jab to the body followed by two overhand right's to the head.  
Kessels is on target with a sharp jab.  
Kessels lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Kessels is on target with a hard jab.  Kessels throws an overhand left, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Kessels lands a jab to the head followed by a cross to the body.  
Kessels feints a left hook, but Agbeko does not fall for it and responds with a right hook.  
Kessels lands an overhand left followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  


Round 11 Statistics
Kessels: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Agbeko: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 10                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 11                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 12: 

Kessels is looking to keep his distance and is on target with a ramrod jab.  
Kessels throws an overhand left, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Agbeko gets on the inside.  Kessels pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a left hook.  
Kessels lands a jab.  
Kessels lands with a stiff jab.  
Agbeko gets on the inside.  Kessels lands a right uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  He continues the combination and lands a left uppercut to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Kessels lands with a solid jab.  
Kessels stands off with low guard waiting for his opponent to launch an attack.  Agbeko throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Kessels lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Agbeko attempts to land an overhand right, but Kessels sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Kessels steps to the outside and connects with a cross.  


Round 12 Statistics
Kessels: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 7                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 16                            
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Agbeko: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

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
Round 7 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 8 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 9 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 10 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 11 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 12 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9


Final Scorecards: 120 - 108  120 - 108  120 - 108

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Kumasi, Ghana.... John Kessels

Fight Statistics
Kessels: 
Total Punches Thrown: 422                           
Total Punches Landed: 277                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 367                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 245                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 55                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 32                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 287                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 190                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 135                           
Total Jabs Landed: 87                            

Agbeko: 
Total Punches Thrown: 251                           
Total Punches Landed: 36                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 224                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 34                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 27                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 2                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 144                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 21                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 107                           
Total Jabs Landed: 15