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Ben Katekelayi vs Essien Chigumbura
Boxing Daily Report from the AI Zimbabwe-Harare promoted show at Harare Basketball Club, Harare, taking place on 07/02/2038: There are a few empty seats out here tonight, but this is a respectable turnout for the show. Next up is the main event of the show. This is a final eliminator for the Southern African Featherweight title. Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance and those watching live on Joy TV, the two fighters competing in this 12 round matchup are Ben Katekelayi (24(1) - 19(9) - 1) who hails from Cape Town, South Africa and Essien Chigumbura(29 - 12) from Harare, Zimbabwe. Both Katekelayi and Chigumbura weighed in at 126 pounds. The referee tonight is Sammy Mukoneweshuro, and the three ringside judges are Peabo Chikwava, Connor Sadomba and John Ngoma. Round 1: Katekelayi closes the distance and connects with a right hook. Chigumbura pivots to the side of his opponent. Katekelayi is on target with a right hook to Chigumbura's ribcage. Katekelayi lands a jab to the body followed by a right hook to the head. Katekelayi steps inside and connects with a right hook. Chigumbura hits home with a right uppercut. Chigumbura throws a right uppercut, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a cross. Chigumbura is looking to keep the action on the outside. Katekelayi lands a hard jab. Katekelayi quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs. Katekelayi is on target with an overhand left. Chigumbura pivots to the side of his opponent. Katekelayi hits home with a cross. Chigumbura is on target with a left hook to Katekelayi's body. Katekelayi closes the distance. Chigumbura throws a short cross to the body, but lands low! The ref stops the action. The ref sends Katekelayi to the neutral corner. He tells Chigumbura he will lose a point if he continues to foul. Katekelayi tries to keep the action at long range and lands a hard jab. Katekelayi connects with a cross. Katekelayi lands a right hook to the head, a right hook to the body and a left hook to the head. Katekelayi closes the distance and digs in a right hook to his opponents body. Chigumbura is on target with a right hook to his opponents ribs. Katekelayi feints a right hook, and then lands a left uppercut followed by a jab to his opponents head. Chigumbura is looking to keep the action on the outside and is on target with an overhand right. Chigumbura tries to land a jab, but Katekelayi sidesteps and counters with a firm right uppercut to his opponents ribs. Katekelayi steps inside. Chigumbura tries to land a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross. Katekelayi is looking to keep his distance and connects with an overhand left. Katekelayi throws a cross, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a left uppercut to his opponents body. At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Chigumbura's trainer is telling his fighter to increase his workrate. Chigumbura's trainer is advising how he could improve his defence. Round 1 Statistics Katekelayi: Jabs Thrown: 9 Jabs Landed: 4 Power Shots Thrown: 28 Power Shots Landed: 18 Head Shots Thrown: 26 Head Shots Landed: 15 Body Shots Thrown: 11 Body Shots Landed: 7 Chigumbura: Jabs Thrown: 5 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 19 Power Shots Landed: 5 Head Shots Thrown: 15 Head Shots Landed: 3 Body Shots Thrown: 9 Body Shots Landed: 4 Round 2: Katekelayi is on target with a left hook. Katekelayi tries to land a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut. Chigumbura steps away from his opponent. Katekelayi lands a double jab to his opponents head. Chigumbura attempts to land a left hook, but Katekelayi slips the shot and counters with a right hook. Katekelayi gets on the inside and is on target with a right hook to his opponents ribcage. Chigumbura attempts to land a cross, but Katekelayi sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut. Katekelayi lands with a sharp jab. Katekelayi throws a jab, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Chigumbura lands a jab. Katekelayi lands a cross. Katekelayi lands a double left hook to his opponents head. Katekelayi forces Chigumbura to back into the ropes. Katekelayi drives a left hook into Chigumbura's ribs. Katekelayi is on target with a right uppercut. Katekelayi is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head. Chigumbura tries to keep the action at long range. Chigumbura feints a left hook, and then is on target with an overhand right. Chigumbura lands a straight 1 - 2. Round 2 Statistics Katekelayi: Jabs Thrown: 11 Jabs Landed: 5 Power Shots Thrown: 22 Power Shots Landed: 10 Head Shots Thrown: 26 Head Shots Landed: 12 Body Shots Thrown: 7 Body Shots Landed: 3 Chigumbura: Jabs Thrown: 7 Jabs Landed: 3 Power Shots Thrown: 20 Power Shots Landed: 4 Head Shots Thrown: 23 Head Shots Landed: 7 Body Shots Thrown: 4 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 3: Katekelayi closes the distance and is on target with a right hook to his opponents body. Chigumbura is on target with a jab. Katekelayi is looking to close the distance and throws a left hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook. Katekelayi pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body. Katekelayi hits the target with a spiteful jab. Katekelayi advances into close range and is on target with a right hook. Chigumbura is on target with a left uppercut to his opponents body. Katekelayi steps inside. As the two fighters work on the inside, their heads come together! The ref acknowledges the accidental headclash but allows the action to continue. Katekelayi has taken some damage from that accidental headbutt. That has caused slight swelling around the left eye. Katekelayi gets on the inside and walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes. Katekelayi lands a right uppercut. Katekelayi finds the target with a hard jab. Katekelayi pivots to the side of his opponent and lands with a stiff jab. Katekelayi sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Chigumbura attempts to land a jab, but Katekelayi slips the shot and counters with a cross. Katekelayi connects with a cross. At the end of Round 3, lets listen in on the corners...Chigumbura's trainer is advising how he could improve the accuracy of his work. Round 3 Statistics Katekelayi: Jabs Thrown: 9 Jabs Landed: 3 Power Shots Thrown: 22 Power Shots Landed: 7 Head Shots Thrown: 26 Head Shots Landed: 8 Body Shots Thrown: 5 Body Shots Landed: 2 Chigumbura: Jabs Thrown: 9 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 19 Power Shots Landed: 2 Head Shots Thrown: 20 Head Shots Landed: 2 Body Shots Thrown: 8 Body Shots Landed: 2 Round 4: Chigumbura is on target with a left hook. Katekelayi advances into close range and is on target with a left hook to his opponents body. Chigumbura lands a cross. Katekelayi is on target with a cross. Chigumbura throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook. Chigumbura throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook. Katekelayi is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head. Katekelayi gets on the inside and lands a double left hook to his opponents head. Katekelayi lands a jab. Katekelayi is looking to close the distance and hits home with a right uppercut. Chigumbura snaps his opponents head back with a sharp jab. Katekelayi drives a solid jab into his opponents face. Chigumbura sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Chigumbura throws a right hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross. Chigumbura lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Katekelayi sidesteps to the left of his opponent and is on target with a right hook. Round 4 Statistics Katekelayi: Jabs Thrown: 10 Jabs Landed: 3 Power Shots Thrown: 28 Power Shots Landed: 11 Head Shots Thrown: 37 Head Shots Landed: 13 Body Shots Thrown: 1 Body Shots Landed: 1 Chigumbura: Jabs Thrown: 13 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 15 Power Shots Landed: 4 Head Shots Thrown: 23 Head Shots Landed: 5 Body Shots Thrown: 5 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 5: Katekelayi lands a double jab to his opponents head. Katekelayi advances into close range and lands a left hook to the head followed by a left uppercut to the body. Katekelayi connects with a cross. Katekelayi lands with a hard jab. Katekelayi is on target with a right hook. Chigumbura tries to keep the action at long range and drives a jab into his opponents body. Chigumbura tries to land a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Katekelayi feints a right hook, and then lands an overhand left. Chigumbura sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Katekelayi tries to land a jab, but Chigumbura sidesteps and counters with a left hook. Chigumbura tries to keep the action at long range. Katekelayi lands an overhand left. Chigumbura steps away from his opponent. Chigumbura sidesteps to the right of his opponent and hits the target with a stinging jab. Chigumbura finds the target with a stinging jab. Katekelayi tries to step out of his opponents range and drives a sharp jab into his opponents face. Katekelayi switches the action to the outside and lands with a spiteful jab. Chigumbura walks Katekelayi into the red corner. Katekelayi attempts to land a cross, but Chigumbura slips the shot and counters with a right hook. Round 5 Statistics Katekelayi: Jabs Thrown: 8 Jabs Landed: 5 Power Shots Thrown: 24 Power Shots Landed: 7 Head Shots Thrown: 26 Head Shots Landed: 11 Body Shots Thrown: 6 Body Shots Landed: 1 Chigumbura: Jabs Thrown: 7 Jabs Landed: 4 Power Shots Thrown: 10 Power Shots Landed: 2 Head Shots Thrown: 12 Head Shots Landed: 4 Body Shots Thrown: 5 Body Shots Landed: 2 Round 6: Katekelayi lands with a ramrod jab. Chigumbura manouvers his opponent onto the ropes. Katekelayi lands a right hook followed by a jab to his opponents head. Chigumbura connects with a cross. Katekelayi hits home with a cross. Chigumbura connects with a cross. Katekelayi drives a cross into his opponents body. Chigumbura waits at the mid-range with a lowered guard, waiting for his opponent to throw a punch. Katekelayi attempts to land a jab, but Chigumbura sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut. Chigumbura tries to step out of his opponents range. Katekelayi tries to land a cross, but Chigumbura slips the shot and counters with a right hook to his opponents ribs. Katekelayi digs in a right hook to Chigumbura's ribs. Chigumbura finds the target with a jab. Chigumbura lands a cross. Katekelayi closes the distance and is on target with a left hook to his opponents body. Katekelayi connects with a left hook. Katekelayi lands a left hook. Round 6 Statistics Katekelayi: Jabs Thrown: 9 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 16 Power Shots Landed: 7 Head Shots Thrown: 21 Head Shots Landed: 6 Body Shots Thrown: 4 Body Shots Landed: 3 Chigumbura: Jabs Thrown: 11 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 17 Power Shots Landed: 5 Head Shots Thrown: 23 Head Shots Landed: 6 Body Shots Thrown: 5 Body Shots Landed: 1 Round 7: Chigumbura cuts off the ring, trapping Katekelayi on the ropes. Chigumbura hits home with a cross. Katekelayi is looking to close the distance and lands a right hook. Chigumbura lands a stinging jab. Chigumbura sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Katekelayi finds the target with a jab. Katekelayi gets on the inside and is on target with a right hook. Katekelayi attempts to land a jab, but Chigumbura parries the shot and counters with a right hook. Chigumbura pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a right hook. Chigumbura lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Katekelayi pivots to the left of his opponent. Katekelayi tries to land a cross, but Chigumbura sidesteps and counters with a cross. Chigumbura is looking to keep the action on the outside. Katekelayi attempts to land a jab, but Chigumbura sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut. Chigumbura is on target with a jab. Katekelayi steps away from his opponent and lands a solid jab. Katekelayi is on target with a solid jab. At the end of Round 7, lets listen in on the corners...Katekelayi's trainer is passing on some tactical advice. Round 7 Statistics Katekelayi: Jabs Thrown: 10 Jabs Landed: 3 Power Shots Thrown: 13 Power Shots Landed: 2 Head Shots Thrown: 20 Head Shots Landed: 5 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 0 Chigumbura: Jabs Thrown: 6 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 21 Power Shots Landed: 7 Head Shots Thrown: 22 Head Shots Landed: 9 Body Shots Thrown: 5 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 8: Chigumbura cuts off the ring, trapping Katekelayi on the ropes. Katekelayi is on target with a jab. Chigumbura sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Katekelayi connects with a cross. Chigumbura tries to step out of his opponents range. Chigumbura quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and hits home with a cross. Chigumbura drives a cross into his opponents body. Chigumbura throws a jab, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Chigumbura attempts to land a cross, but Katekelayi sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut to Chigumbura's body. Katekelayi lands a jab. Katekelayi is looking to keep his distance and hits home with a cross. Katekelayi steps inside and lands a left hook. Chigumbura is looking to keep the action on the outside. Katekelayi lands with a hard jab. Katekelayi steps inside and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head. Chigumbura throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut. Katekelayi lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head. Katekelayi is looking to close the distance and is on target with a right uppercut to Chigumbura's body. Katekelayi sidesteps to the right of his opponent and is on target with a left hook. Katekelayi forces Chigumbura to retreat onto the ropes. Katekelayi finds the target with a jab. Katekelayi steps inside and is on target with a right hook to Chigumbura's body. Katekelayi switches the action to the outside and lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head. Katekelayi lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Chigumbura quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Katekelayi lands a cross to the body followed by a jab to the head. Round 8 Statistics Katekelayi: Jabs Thrown: 9 Jabs Landed: 7 Power Shots Thrown: 28 Power Shots Landed: 17 Head Shots Thrown: 30 Head Shots Landed: 20 Body Shots Thrown: 7 Body Shots Landed: 4 Chigumbura: Jabs Thrown: 10 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 15 Power Shots Landed: 2 Head Shots Thrown: 18 Head Shots Landed: 2 Body Shots Thrown: 7 Body Shots Landed: 2 Round 9: Katekelayi throws a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut. Chigumbura tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut. Chigumbura lands with a solid jab. Katekelayi throws a jab, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a right uppercut. Chigumbura pivots to the side of his opponent and hits home with a cross. Katekelayi is on target with a jab. Katekelayi lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a jab to the head. Chigumbura forces Katekelayi to back into the ropes. Chigumbura is on target with a stiff jab. Katekelayi lands a jab followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head. Katekelayi sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a left uppercut. Chigumbura is looking to keep the action on the outside. Katekelayi lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head. Katekelayi manouvers his opponent onto the ropes. Chigumbura digs in a left hook to his opponents liver. Chigumbura lands a stiff jab. Katekelayi is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a jab, overhand right and a cross to his opponents head. Round 9 Statistics Katekelayi: Jabs Thrown: 12 Jabs Landed: 5 Power Shots Thrown: 19 Power Shots Landed: 7 Head Shots Thrown: 24 Head Shots Landed: 11 Body Shots Thrown: 7 Body Shots Landed: 1 Chigumbura: Jabs Thrown: 7 Jabs Landed: 4 Power Shots Thrown: 19 Power Shots Landed: 4 Head Shots Thrown: 20 Head Shots Landed: 7 Body Shots Thrown: 6 Body Shots Landed: 1 Round 10: Katekelayi steps to the outside and tries to land an overhand right, but Chigumbura blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut to his opponents ribcage. Katekelayi tries to land a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Chigumbura lands a cross. Katekelayi lands a stiff jab. Katekelayi throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut to his opponents ribcage. Chigumbura is on target with a left hook. Chigumbura lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head. Katekelayi steps away from his opponent and tries to land a jab, but Chigumbura sidesteps and counters with a left hook. Katekelayi drives a right hook into his opponents body. Katekelayi attempts to land a right uppercut, but Chigumbura blocks the shot and counters with a left hook. Chigumbura connects with a cross. Katekelayi is looking to close the distance and connects with a right hook. Chigumbura switches the action to the outside and lands a jab. Chigumbura tries to land an overhand right, but Katekelayi sidesteps and counters with a cross. Katekelayi is looking to keep his distance and throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut. At the end of Round 10, lets listen in on the corners...Katekelayi's trainer is telling his fighter he is a mile in front and not to do anything stupid. Chigumbura's trainer is passing on some tactical advice. Round 10 Statistics Katekelayi: Jabs Thrown: 6 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 15 Power Shots Landed: 3 Head Shots Thrown: 17 Head Shots Landed: 3 Body Shots Thrown: 4 Body Shots Landed: 1 Chigumbura: Jabs Thrown: 3 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 29 Power Shots Landed: 11 Head Shots Thrown: 26 Head Shots Landed: 9 Body Shots Thrown: 6 Body Shots Landed: 3 Round 11: Katekelayi is on target with an overhand right. Katekelayi steps away from his opponent and lands a cross. Chigumbura is looking to keep his distance. Chigumbura is keeping his hands low...it looks like he wants his opponent to throw first. Katekelayi tries to land a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook. Katekelayi lands a jab to his opponents body. Katekelayi sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Katekelayi drives a jab into Chigumbura's body. Katekelayi lands a jab to the head, a cross to the head and a cross to the body. Chigumbura manouvers Katekelayi onto the ropes. Chigumbura sidesteps to the right of his opponent and drives a right uppercut into Katekelayi's ribs. Katekelayi hits home with a cross. Katekelayi tries to land a jab, but Chigumbura sidesteps and counters with a cross. Katekelayi is looking to keep his distance and throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut to his opponents ribcage. Katekelayi lands a straight 1 - 2. Chigumbura walks his opponent into a corner. Chigumbura lands with a stiff jab. Chigumbura drives a right uppercut into Katekelayi's ribs. Katekelayi is looking to keep his distance and hits the target with a sharp jab. Chigumbura throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a solid left hook to his opponents body. Chigumbura pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a straight 1 - 2. At the end of Round 11, lets listen in on the corners...Chigumbura's trainer is telling his fighter he needs a knockout to win! Round 11 Statistics Katekelayi: Jabs Thrown: 19 Jabs Landed: 8 Power Shots Thrown: 25 Power Shots Landed: 8 Head Shots Thrown: 35 Head Shots Landed: 12 Body Shots Thrown: 9 Body Shots Landed: 4 Chigumbura: Jabs Thrown: 12 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 16 Power Shots Landed: 6 Head Shots Thrown: 22 Head Shots Landed: 5 Body Shots Thrown: 6 Body Shots Landed: 3 Round 12: Katekelayi is on target with a jab. Katekelayi hits home with a ramrod jab. Chigumbura throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross. Katekelayi steps to the outside and attempts to land a cross, but Chigumbura dodges the shot and counters with a solid left uppercut. Katekelayi steps to the outside and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Katekelayi stalks forward with a low guard, trying to draw a lead from his opponent. Chigumbura hits home with a sharp right uppercut. Katekelayi lands a jab followed by a left hook to his opponents head. Katekelayi lands a cross. Katekelayi tries to land a jab, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a left hook. Katekelayi hits the target with a hard jab. Chigumbura connects with a cross. Katekelayi finds the target with a spiteful jab. Chigumbura walks Katekelayi down, trapping him on the ropes. Katekelayi lands a sharp jab. Round 12 Statistics Katekelayi: Jabs Thrown: 24 Jabs Landed: 7 Power Shots Thrown: 15 Power Shots Landed: 4 Head Shots Thrown: 39 Head Shots Landed: 11 Body Shots Thrown: 0 Body Shots Landed: 0 Chigumbura: Jabs Thrown: 9 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 20 Power Shots Landed: 4 Head Shots Thrown: 23 Head Shots Landed: 4 Body Shots Thrown: 6 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: 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: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 10 Scores: 9 - 10 9 - 10 9 - 10 Round 11 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 12 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Final Scorecards: 117 - 111 117 - 111 117 - 111 The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Cape Town, South Africa.... Ben Katekelayi Fight Statistics Katekelayi: Total Punches Thrown: 391 Total Punches Landed: 154 Total Head Shots Thrown: 327 Total Head Shots Landed: 127 Total Body Shots Thrown: 64 Total Body Shots Landed: 27 Total Power Shots Thrown: 255 Total Power Shots Landed: 101 Total Jabs Thrown: 136 Total Jabs Landed: 53 Chigumbura: Total Punches Thrown: 319 Total Punches Landed: 82 Total Head Shots Thrown: 247 Total Head Shots Landed: 63 Total Body Shots Thrown: 72 Total Body Shots Landed: 19 Total Power Shots Thrown: 220 Total Power Shots Landed: 56 Total Jabs Thrown: 99 Total Jabs Landed: 26
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