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07/06/2040
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Mashawn Poku vs Jevonte Sono

Boxing Daily Report from the Soweto Punch Pros promoted show at Popcocks Indoor Sports Arena, Johannesburg,  taking place on 26/05/2040:

The venue is completely packed out with the fans turning out in force to watch the fights on offer tonight.  
Next up we have one of the supporting contests of this show.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 8 round matchup are Mashawn Poku (4(1) - 0 - 1) who hails from Pretoria, South Africa and Jevonte Sono(25(1) - 13(4) - 2) from Durban, South Africa.  Both Poku and Sono weighed in at 140 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Lemme Van der Linde, and the three ringside judges are Arali Kessels, Kyan Majola and Kofi Magqwaka.  

Round 1: 

Poku lands two straights to the body, and one to the head.  
Poku throws an overhand right, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Poku lands a jab, cross and a jab to his opponents head.  
Poku connects with a firm cross.  
Sono throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Poku hits home with a sharp cross.  
Sono throws a cross, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a firm left hook.  
Poku digs in a right hook to Sono's body.  
Poku attempts to land a left hook, but Sono blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Poku sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Sono throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a solid right hook.  
Sono connects with a cross.  
Sono tries to step out of his opponents range.  Poku lands a cross.  
Sono walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Sono pivots to the left of his opponent.  Poku lands a hard jab.  
Poku switches the action to the outside.  Poku feints a jab, and then connects with an overhand right.  
Poku quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a cross followed by  two jabs to his opponents head.  
Poku lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  Poku throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook to his opponents body.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Poku's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  Sono's trainer is advising how he could be more accurate.  

Round 1 Statistics
Poku: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 29                            
Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 18                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Sono: 
Jabs Thrown: 14                            
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 2: 

Poku attempts to land a cross, but Sono sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Sono tries to land a jab, but Poku slips the shot and counters with a stinging cross.  
Poku is looking to keep his distance and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Poku finds the target with a jab.  
Poku lands a cross followed by  two jabs to his opponents head.  
Poku strikes his opponents body with a cross.  Poku throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Sono lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Poku is on target with a cross.  
Poku is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands an overhand right.  
Poku drives a right hook into Sono's ribcage.  
Sono walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Poku lands a jab.  Poku throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Poku is on target with a sharp cross.  
Poku lands a left uppercut followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Poku is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Poku digs in a firm right hook to his opponents ribcage.  
Sono sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Sono throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Sono forces Poku to back into the ropes.  Sono lands a stiff jab.  
Sono hits home with a cross.  
Poku is looking to keep his distance and is on target with a firm overhand right.  
Poku lands an overhand right, cross and a jab to his opponents head.  
Sono hits home with a left hook.  Sono throws a left hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a sharp cross.  
Sono forces Poku to retreat onto the ropes.  Sono connects with a cross.  


Round 2 Statistics
Poku: 
Jabs Thrown: 17                            
Jabs Landed: 10                            
Power Shots Thrown: 30                            
Power Shots Landed: 16                            
Head Shots Thrown: 38                            
Head Shots Landed: 23                            
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Sono: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 3: 

Sono sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a cross.  
Poku lands a cross to the body, and then to the head.  
Sono hits home with a left hook.  
Poku is on target with a cross to Sono's body.  
Poku lands a cross to the body followed by a jab to the head.  
Sono lands a jab.  
Poku hits home with a cross.  
Poku lands a cross, overhand right and a jab to his opponents head.  
Sono walks Poku down, trapping him on the ropes.  Poku lands a jab.  
Poku throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Poku lands a firm left hook.  
Poku switches the action to the outside and attempts to land a cross, but Sono sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Sono digs in a left hook to Poku's body.  
Poku tries to keep the action at long range and lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Poku lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Poku sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Poku is on target with a cross.  Poku tries to land a jab, but Sono sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Poku is looking to close the distance and lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Sono lands with a stinging jab.  
Poku tries to keep the action at long range and lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Poku lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Poku lands three consecutive straights to his opponents head.  Poku tries to land a jab, but Sono sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  


Round 3 Statistics
Poku: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 8                             
Power Shots Thrown: 30                            
Power Shots Landed: 18                            
Head Shots Thrown: 34                            
Head Shots Landed: 21                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Sono: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 4: 

Poku connects with a firm overhand right.  
Poku hits home with an overhand left.  
Poku is looking to keep his distance.  Sono throws an overhand right, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a sharp right hook to his opponents body.  
Poku lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Sono walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Sono drives a left hook into his opponents body.  
Poku is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands two jabs followed by an overhand right to his opponents head.  
Poku lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Poku is looking to keep his distance.  Sono quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Poku lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Sono is looking to keep his distance.  Poku is on target with a stinging jab.  
Sono is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Poku throws a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Poku tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a jab to the head, a cross to the body and a jab to the head.  
Sono lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Sono lands a jab to Poku's body.  
Poku connects with a cross.  
Poku feints a left, and then is on target with a cross to his opponents body.  
Poku is on target with an overhand right.  
Poku connects with a sharp cross.  
Poku is on target with a firm cross.  Poku attempts to land an overhand right, but Sono blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Poku finds the target with a jab.  
Sono hits home with a left hook.  
Poku steps to the outside and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Poku hits home with a ramrod jab.  
At the end of Round 4, lets listen in on the corners...Sono's trainer is telling his fighter he needs to be more active or he's going to get outworked.  Sono's trainer is advising how he could stop so many clean shots getting through.  

Round 4 Statistics
Poku: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 9                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 16                            
Head Shots Thrown: 33                            
Head Shots Landed: 21                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Sono: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 5: 

Sono lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Poku is looking to keep his distance and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Poku lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Poku hits home with a sharp overhand right.  
Sono drives a jab into Poku's body.  
Poku drives a left hook into his opponents ribs.  
Poku tries to keep the action at long range.  Sono connects with a cross.  
Poku quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Sono is on target with a right uppercut.  
Sono sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a jab, left hook and a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
Poku throws a jab, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a cross.  
Poku steps away from his opponent and lands a cross.  
Poku is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Sono throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Poku tries to step out of his opponents range and hits home with a solid cross.  
Poku connects with a cross.  
Poku lands a jab.  
Poku lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Poku is on target with a spiteful jab.  
Poku lands a jab followed by  two straights to his opponents head.  
Poku hits home with a cross.  
Poku switches the action to the outside and is on target with a jab.  
Poku lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Poku feints a left, and then lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  THAT HURT HIS OPPONENT!  Sono almost instantly recovers. 
Poku tries to keep the action at long range and lands a jab to the head, a cross to the body and a cross to the head, AND HIS OPPONENT IS HURT!  Sono recovers before his opponent can take advantage. 
Sono cuts off the ring, trapping Poku on the ropes.  Poku digs in a firm left hook to Sono's body.  
Sono connects with a left hook.  Sono attempts to land a left hook, but Poku parries the shot and counters with a firm cross.  
Sono is looking to keep his distance.  Poku lands an overhand right, cross and a jab to his opponents head, AND STUNS HIS OPPONENT!  Sono recovers before his opponent can take advantage. 
Poku throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Poku tries to land a cross, but Sono slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Poku lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Poku finds the target with a stiff jab.  
Sono is on target with a left hook.  
Poku tries to land a jab, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  


Round 5 Statistics
Poku: 
Jabs Thrown: 21                            
Jabs Landed: 13                            
Power Shots Thrown: 29                            
Power Shots Landed: 22                            
Head Shots Thrown: 43                            
Head Shots Landed: 30                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Sono: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 6: 

Poku is looking to keep his distance.  Poku quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Sono lands an overhand right.  
Poku hits home with a ramrod jab.  
Poku tries to land a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Poku is looking to keep his distance.  Sono tries to land an overhand right, but Poku sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Sono manouvers Poku onto the ropes.  Sono hits home with a cross.  
Sono pivots to the left of his opponent.  Poku attempts to land a right uppercut, but Sono sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Poku lands a stinging jab.  Poku attempts to land a jab, but Sono sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Poku tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a jab followed by  two straights to his opponents head.  
Sono is on target with a cross.  
Poku lands two straights followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Poku lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Poku DETONATES a big overhand left on his opponents face.  SONO WAS STUNNED BY THAT SHOT!  Sono almost instantly gets his legs back. 
Poku throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Poku drives a stinging left uppercut into Sono's body.  
Poku lands a stinging jab.  
Poku finds the target with a ramrod jab.  
Poku is on target with a jab.  


Round 6 Statistics
Poku: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 7                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Sono: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 7: 

Sono lands with a ramrod jab.  Sono throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a firm left uppercut.  
Poku is looking to keep his distance and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Poku lands a cross to the body, a jab to the head and a cross to the head.  
Sono walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Sono is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Poku digs in a firm left hook to Sono's body.  
Poku is looking to keep the action on the outside and tries to land a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook to Poku's ribs.  
Poku lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  He then lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Sono manages to force Poku onto the ropes.  Sono feints a left, and then lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Sono pivots from in front of his opponent and connects with a right hook.  
Poku lands a cross.  
Poku drives a stinging cross into his opponents body.  
Sono tries to keep the action at long range.  Poku feints a right hook, and then lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Poku is on target with a left hook to his opponents ribs.  
Poku lands a stiff jab.  
Poku feints a jab, tricking Sono into launching a right uppercut counter.  Poku avoids the shot and counters with a sharp left uppercut.  
Poku lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Poku hits home with a cross.  
Sono throws a left hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
At the end of Round 7, lets listen in on the corners...Sono's trainer is telling his fighter he needs a knockout to win!  

Round 7 Statistics
Poku: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 17                            
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 19                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Sono: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 8: 

Poku is on target with a cross.  
Poku tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a cross, jab and a cross to his opponents head.  
Sono manages to force Poku onto the ropes.  Sono sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Sono lands a jab.  Sono attempts to land a right uppercut, but Poku dodges the shot and counters with a solid left hook to Sono's body.  
Poku is looking to keep his distance.  Poku quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a cross, jab and a cross to his opponents head.  
Poku is on target with an overhand right.  
Poku is looking to keep his distance.  Poku quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and hits home with a hard jab.  
Poku hits home with a cross.  
Poku steps to the outside and drives a sharp jab into his opponents face.  
Poku is on target with a jab.  
Poku is on target with a left hook to Sono's liver.  
Sono is on target with a cross.  
Poku steps away from his opponent.  Sono attempts to land an overhand right, but Poku slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Poku quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Poku tries to land a right hook, but Sono parries the shot and counters with a cross.  


Round 8 Statistics
Poku: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Sono: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 33                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
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


Final Scorecards: 80 - 72  80 - 72  80 - 72

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Pretoria, South Africa.... Mashawn Poku

Fight Statistics
Poku: 
Total Punches Thrown: 321                           
Total Punches Landed: 186                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 261                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 160                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 60                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 26                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 222                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 123                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 99                            
Total Jabs Landed: 63                            

Sono: 
Total Punches Thrown: 212                           
Total Punches Landed: 63                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 183                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 53                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 29                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 10                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 133                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 50                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 79                            
Total Jabs Landed: 13