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Aftab Akhter vs Etebo Garuba
Boxing Daily Report from the AI Nigeria-Kaduna State promoted show at Zaria Mudasiru, Zaria, taking place on 16/11/2037: 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 Nigeria Featherweight 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 Aftab Akhter (25(4) - 13(2) - 2) who hails from Kano, Nigeria and Etebo Garuba(24(4) - 11) from Kaduna, Nigeria. Both Akhter and Garuba weighed in at 126 pounds. The referee tonight is Dylan Duba, and the three ringside judges are Shayan Sasooli, Hope Iwuji and Antwan Okonkwo. Round 1: Garuba attempts to land a right uppercut, but Akhter blocks the shot and counters with a sharp left hook. Akhter tries to keep the action at long range and finds the target with a jab. Akhter lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head. Akhter lands a cross. Akhter tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook. Garuba connects with a left hook. Akhter attempts to land a jab, but Garuba sidesteps and counters with a sharp cross. Akhter steps away from his opponent and lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head. Akhter is on target with a jab. Garuba connects with a left hook. Akhter is looking to keep his distance and drives a cross into Garuba's body. Akhter tries to land a jab, but Garuba blocks the shot and counters with a stinging cross. Akhter lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Akhter is on target with a solid cross. Akhter tries to land a cross, but Garuba blocks the shot and counters with a firm left hook. Akhter lands with a spiteful jab. Garuba closes the distance. Akhter pivots to the left of his opponent. Garuba tries to land a right hook, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a firm left uppercut. Garuba walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes. Garuba tries to land a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook. Garuba attempts to land a cross, but Akhter sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut. At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Akhter's trainer is passing on some tactical advice. Garuba's trainer is advising how he could improve the accuracy of his work. Garuba's trainer is telling his fighter he needs to be more active or he's going to get outworked. Round 1 Statistics Akhter: Jabs Thrown: 15 Jabs Landed: 11 Power Shots Thrown: 20 Power Shots Landed: 11 Head Shots Thrown: 30 Head Shots Landed: 19 Body Shots Thrown: 5 Body Shots Landed: 3 Garuba: Jabs Thrown: 4 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 17 Power Shots Landed: 6 Head Shots Thrown: 16 Head Shots Landed: 6 Body Shots Thrown: 5 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 2: Garuba tries to land a jab, but Akhter blocks the shot and counters with a right hook. Garuba is on target with a left hook to Akhter's ribs. Akhter is looking to keep his distance and hits home with an overhand right. Garuba tries to land a cross, but Akhter sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut. Garuba gets on the inside. Akhter is on target with a left uppercut. Akhter steps to the outside and lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head. Garuba steps inside. Garuba sidesteps to the right of his opponent and is on target with a right hook. Garuba hits the target with a solid jab. Garuba forces Akhter to back into the ropes. Akhter lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head. Akhter lands a straight 1 - 2. Akhter steps away from his opponent. Garuba lands with a solid jab. Garuba attempts to land a cross, but Akhter blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut. Akhter lands a cross, jab and a cross to his opponents head. Akhter lands a double jab to his opponents head. Garuba lands a straight 1 - 2. Akhter steps away from his opponent. Akhter feints a left, and then hits home with a cross. Garuba is looking to close the distance. Akhter lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head. Akhter tries to keep the action at long range. Akhter feints a jab, and then is on target with a firm cross. Garuba quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Akhter lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Akhter steps to the outside and is on target with a stinging cross. Round 2 Statistics Akhter: Jabs Thrown: 17 Jabs Landed: 7 Power Shots Thrown: 27 Power Shots Landed: 18 Head Shots Thrown: 40 Head Shots Landed: 23 Body Shots Thrown: 4 Body Shots Landed: 2 Garuba: Jabs Thrown: 13 Jabs Landed: 4 Power Shots Thrown: 22 Power Shots Landed: 3 Head Shots Thrown: 29 Head Shots Landed: 6 Body Shots Thrown: 6 Body Shots Landed: 1 Round 3: Garuba hits home with a cross. Garuba connects with a firm cross. Akhter is looking to keep his distance and lands a cross, jab and an overhand right to his opponents head. Akhter lands a jab, overhand right and a jab to his opponents head. Garuba hits home with a left hook. Akhter is looking to keep the action on the outside. Garuba connects with a cross. Akhter lands a jab. Akhter is on target with an overhand right. Akhter is looking to keep his distance and is on target with an overhand right. Garuba attempts to land a jab, but Akhter dodges the shot and counters with a solid cross. Garuba is on target with a left hook to Akhter's ribs. Garuba forces Akhter to retreat onto the ropes. Akhter lands with a solid jab. Garuba lands a double jab to his opponents head. Akhter quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Garuba digs in a right uppercut to Akhter's ribcage. At the end of Round 3, lets listen in on the corners...Garuba's trainer is advising how he could stop so many clean shots getting through. Round 3 Statistics Akhter: Jabs Thrown: 9 Jabs Landed: 5 Power Shots Thrown: 17 Power Shots Landed: 6 Head Shots Thrown: 23 Head Shots Landed: 11 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 0 Garuba: Jabs Thrown: 7 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 22 Power Shots Landed: 6 Head Shots Thrown: 26 Head Shots Landed: 6 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 2 Round 4: Akhter tries to keep the action at long range and attempts to land an overhand right, but Garuba slips the shot and counters with a firm right uppercut. Garuba closes the distance and drives a left uppercut into his opponents body. Akhter steps to the outside and lands a jab, overhand right and an overhand left to his opponents head. Garuba hits home with a solid cross. Akhter steps to the outside and lands a ramrod jab. Akhter is on target with a jab. Akhter lands a jab to the body followed by a cross to the head. Garuba throws a right uppercut, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook. Akhter steps to the outside and is on target with a cross. Garuba connects with a solid cross. Akhter feints a right, and then lands a cross, jab and a cross to his opponents head. Akhter connects with a cross. Garuba advances into close range. Garuba quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Akhter hits home with a right hook. Akhter steps to the outside and attempts to land an overhand right, but Garuba sidesteps and counters with a solid left uppercut. Akhter lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Garuba is looking to close the distance. Akhter pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head. Garuba forces Akhter to retreat onto the ropes. Akhter lands a cross. Garuba steps inside. Garuba sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a right hook to the head followed by a left hook to the body. Garuba drives a right hook into his opponents body. Akhter steps away from his opponent. Garuba attempts to land a jab, but Akhter sidesteps and counters with a cross. Round 4 Statistics Akhter: Jabs Thrown: 12 Jabs Landed: 8 Power Shots Thrown: 24 Power Shots Landed: 14 Head Shots Thrown: 32 Head Shots Landed: 21 Body Shots Thrown: 4 Body Shots Landed: 1 Garuba: Jabs Thrown: 5 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 39 Power Shots Landed: 8 Head Shots Thrown: 29 Head Shots Landed: 5 Body Shots Thrown: 15 Body Shots Landed: 3 Round 5: Garuba sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Akhter snaps his opponents head back with a hard jab. Garuba tries to land a jab, but Akhter sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut. Garuba forces Akhter to retreat onto the ropes. Garuba is on target with a left hook to his opponents body. Akhter is looking to keep his distance and finds the target with a jab. Akhter connects with a cross. Garuba drives a left hook into his opponents ribs. Akhter is on target with an overhand right. Garuba is on target with a jab. Akhter lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head. Garuba attempts to land a cross, but Akhter slips the shot and counters with a cross. Garuba lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Garuba closes the distance and walks his opponent onto the ropes. Akhter drives a firm left hook into his opponents ribs. Garuba closes the distance and hits home with a stinging left hook. Akhter is looking to keep the action on the outside. Akhter feints a left, and then lands a spiteful jab. Akhter steps away from his opponent and lands two jabs followed by an overhand left to his opponents head. Garuba attempts to land a cross, but Akhter dodges the shot and counters with a right hook. Garuba is on target with a left uppercut to his opponents liver. Garuba is looking to close the distance and manages to force Akhter into a neutral corner. Akhter is on target with a left hook. Garuba lands a cross to the body, and then to the head. Round 5 Statistics Akhter: Jabs Thrown: 24 Jabs Landed: 8 Power Shots Thrown: 26 Power Shots Landed: 10 Head Shots Thrown: 44 Head Shots Landed: 17 Body Shots Thrown: 6 Body Shots Landed: 1 Garuba: Jabs Thrown: 8 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 33 Power Shots Landed: 8 Head Shots Thrown: 28 Head Shots Landed: 6 Body Shots Thrown: 13 Body Shots Landed: 4 Round 6: Akhter steps away from his opponent and connects with a cross. Akhter attempts to land a cross, but Garuba parries the shot and counters with a right hook. Garuba advances into close range. Akhter tries to land a left hook, but Garuba sidesteps and counters with a cross. Garuba lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Garuba steps inside. Akhter lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs. Akhter tries to keep the action at long range and finds the target with a jab. Akhter tries to keep the action at long range and hits home with a sharp jab. Garuba drops his hands, and waves his opponent in. Akhter lands a cross. Garuba steps inside and forces Akhter to back into the ropes. Akhter connects with a right hook. Akhter switches the action to the outside and lands a cross. Akhter lands a double jab to his opponents head. Garuba walks his opponent down, trapping him in a corner. Garuba lands a sharp cross. Garuba closes the distance. Akhter pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a left uppercut to the body followed by two left hook's to the head. Akhter is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head. Akhter lands a cross. Round 6 Statistics Akhter: Jabs Thrown: 16 Jabs Landed: 10 Power Shots Thrown: 24 Power Shots Landed: 12 Head Shots Thrown: 31 Head Shots Landed: 19 Body Shots Thrown: 9 Body Shots Landed: 3 Garuba: Jabs Thrown: 5 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 15 Power Shots Landed: 5 Head Shots Thrown: 19 Head Shots Landed: 5 Body Shots Thrown: 1 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 7: Garuba lands a firm cross. Garuba gets on the inside. Akhter connects with a firm left hook. Akhter lands a spiteful jab. Akhter steps away from his opponent. Akhter sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a jab to the head, a jab to the body and a cross to the head. Akhter lands a double jab to his opponents head. Akhter hits home with a ramrod jab. Akhter switches the action to the outside and lands a jab. Garuba lands a sharp cross. Garuba lands a stinging cross. Akhter switches the action to the outside. Akhter feints a cross, tricking Garuba into countering with a cross. Akhter is waiting for the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Akhter hits home with a sharp jab. Akhter lands a cross. Garuba lands a left hook followed by a cross to his opponents head. Garuba manages to force Akhter onto the ropes. Garuba lands a left hook to the body followed by a cross to the head. Garuba manouvers his opponent onto the ropes. Garuba digs in a left hook to Akhter's liver. Akhter is looking to keep the action on the outside and finds the target with a hard jab. Garuba advances into close range. Akhter lands a left hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head. Garuba pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Akhter sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Garuba lands a left hook, cross and a jab to his opponents head. Garuba gets on the inside and lands a sharp left hook. Akhter tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a jab to the body followed by a cross to the head. Akhter is on target with a firm cross. Round 7 Statistics Akhter: Jabs Thrown: 18 Jabs Landed: 12 Power Shots Thrown: 19 Power Shots Landed: 8 Head Shots Thrown: 29 Head Shots Landed: 18 Body Shots Thrown: 8 Body Shots Landed: 2 Garuba: Jabs Thrown: 8 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 36 Power Shots Landed: 12 Head Shots Thrown: 35 Head Shots Landed: 12 Body Shots Thrown: 9 Body Shots Landed: 2 Round 8: Akhter tries to step out of his opponents range and connects with an overhand left. Garuba lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Akhter lands a straight 1 - 2. Garuba throws a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Garuba lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Garuba gets on the inside. Akhter connects with a firm left hook. Akhter tries to keep the action at long range and lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head. Akhter lands a right hook followed by a jab to his opponents head. Akhter is looking to keep his distance. Garuba is on target with a firm cross. Akhter connects with a right hook. Akhter switches the action to the outside. Akhter feints a right, and then lands with a solid jab. Garuba steps inside and lands a right hook. Akhter lands an overhand right to the head followed by a cross to the body. Akhter lands a double jab to his opponents head. Garuba walks Akhter down, trapping him on the ropes. Akhter is on target with a right hook to his opponents ribcage. Round 8 Statistics Akhter: Jabs Thrown: 12 Jabs Landed: 6 Power Shots Thrown: 16 Power Shots Landed: 10 Head Shots Thrown: 24 Head Shots Landed: 14 Body Shots Thrown: 4 Body Shots Landed: 2 Garuba: Jabs Thrown: 4 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 19 Power Shots Landed: 5 Head Shots Thrown: 18 Head Shots Landed: 7 Body Shots Thrown: 5 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 9: Akhter tries to step out of his opponents range and connects with an overhand right. Akhter tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a double jab to his opponents head. Akhter hits home with a cross. Akhter lands a ramrod jab. Akhter steps away from his opponent. Garuba throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook. Akhter finds the target with a stinging jab. Akhter is on target with a jab. Garuba closes the distance. Akhter lands a left hook. Garuba lands a jab followed by a left hook to his opponents head. Akhter lands a double jab to his opponents head. Garuba walks his opponent onto the ropes. Garuba lands a cross followed by a left hook to his opponents head. Garuba lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Akhter tries to step out of his opponents range. Garuba attempts to land a jab, but Akhter slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut. Akhter is on target with a jab. Garuba gets on the inside. Akhter throws a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook. Garuba manouvers his opponent onto the ropes. Akhter connects with a left hook. Akhter switches the action to the outside. Garuba tries to land a cross, but Akhter blocks the shot and counters with a solid left hook. Akhter lands a stiff jab. Akhter tries to step out of his opponents range and finds the target with a spiteful jab. Round 9 Statistics Akhter: Jabs Thrown: 19 Jabs Landed: 13 Power Shots Thrown: 22 Power Shots Landed: 7 Head Shots Thrown: 35 Head Shots Landed: 20 Body Shots Thrown: 6 Body Shots Landed: 0 Garuba: Jabs Thrown: 6 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 21 Power Shots Landed: 6 Head Shots Thrown: 23 Head Shots Landed: 7 Body Shots Thrown: 4 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 10: Garuba is looking to close the distance. Akhter is on target with a left uppercut. Akhter sidesteps to the right of his opponent and is on target with a cross. Akhter tries to land a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross. Akhter lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head. Garuba hits home with a left hook. Akhter lands a double jab to his opponents head. Akhter sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a jab followed by two straights to his opponents head. Akhter steps away from his opponent and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head. Akhter connects with a cross. Garuba attempts to land a jab, but Akhter slips the shot and counters with a left hook. Akhter pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a jab. Garuba advances into close range. Akhter lands a left hook. At the end of Round 10, lets listen in on the corners...Akhter's trainer is telling his fighter he is a mile in front and not to do anything stupid. Round 10 Statistics Akhter: Jabs Thrown: 13 Jabs Landed: 9 Power Shots Thrown: 22 Power Shots Landed: 9 Head Shots Thrown: 32 Head Shots Landed: 17 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 1 Garuba: Jabs Thrown: 5 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 17 Power Shots Landed: 2 Head Shots Thrown: 19 Head Shots Landed: 2 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 11: Akhter steps away from his opponent and lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head. Akhter tries to step out of his opponents range and is on target with a jab. Garuba forces Akhter to retreat onto the ropes. Garuba connects with a stinging cross. Garuba feints a jab, and then lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Akhter connects with a cross. Akhter feints a left, and then lands a jab. Akhter is on target with a jab. Garuba advances into close range. Akhter lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head. Akhter feints a right hook, and then lands a double jab to his opponents head. Akhter attempts to land a jab, but Garuba dodges the shot and counters with a left hook to his opponents body. Akhter finds the target with a hard jab. Round 11 Statistics Akhter: Jabs Thrown: 12 Jabs Landed: 8 Power Shots Thrown: 11 Power Shots Landed: 5 Head Shots Thrown: 21 Head Shots Landed: 13 Body Shots Thrown: 2 Body Shots Landed: 0 Garuba: Jabs Thrown: 3 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 19 Power Shots Landed: 4 Head Shots Thrown: 16 Head Shots Landed: 3 Body Shots Thrown: 6 Body Shots Landed: 1 Round 12: Garuba gets on the inside. Akhter is on target with a stinging right hook to his opponents body. Garuba is on target with a cross. Garuba cuts off the ring, trapping Akhter on the ropes. Garuba lands a right uppercut to the body followed by a cross to the head. Akhter is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a cross. Akhter throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a stinging right uppercut. Akhter steps to the outside and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head. Akhter pivots from in front of his opponent. Garuba attempts to land a jab, but Akhter parries the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Akhter steps away from his opponent and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Akhter sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a cross followed by two jabs to his opponents head. Garuba hits home with a cross. Garuba tries to land a right uppercut, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook. Akhter connects with a cross. Akhter lands two jabs to the body, and one to the head. Garuba lands a jab followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head. Akhter lowers his guard, attempting to draw a lead. Garuba lands a cross followed by a left hook to his opponents head. Garuba throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross. Akhter feints a cross, and then finds the target with a jab. Garuba gets on the inside and connects with a left hook. Akhter is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a jab. Round 12 Statistics Akhter: Jabs Thrown: 16 Jabs Landed: 12 Power Shots Thrown: 19 Power Shots Landed: 9 Head Shots Thrown: 28 Head Shots Landed: 18 Body Shots Thrown: 7 Body Shots Landed: 3 Garuba: Jabs Thrown: 4 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 28 Power Shots Landed: 9 Head Shots Thrown: 30 Head Shots Landed: 9 Body Shots Thrown: 2 Body Shots Landed: 1 Round 1 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 2 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 3 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 4 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 5 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 6 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 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 Kano, Nigeria.... Aftab Akhter Fight Statistics Akhter: Total Punches Thrown: 430 Total Punches Landed: 228 Total Head Shots Thrown: 369 Total Head Shots Landed: 210 Total Body Shots Thrown: 61 Total Body Shots Landed: 18 Total Power Shots Thrown: 247 Total Power Shots Landed: 119 Total Jabs Thrown: 183 Total Jabs Landed: 109 Garuba: Total Punches Thrown: 360 Total Punches Landed: 88 Total Head Shots Thrown: 288 Total Head Shots Landed: 74 Total Body Shots Thrown: 72 Total Body Shots Landed: 14 Total Power Shots Thrown: 288 Total Power Shots Landed: 74 Total Jabs Thrown: 72 Total Jabs Landed: 14
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