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23/06/2044
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Hope Haruna vs Zareb Poku

Boxing Daily Report from the Skebenga Corp promoted show at Nasrec Indoor Arena, Johannesburg,  taking place on 21/05/2042:

Clearly Skebenga Corp have made a mistake booking this venue with less than half the tickets sold, including those handed out as prizes by Boxing Daily.  
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 6 round matchup are Hope Haruna (5(3) - 0) who hails from Enugu, Nigeria and Zareb Poku(15(11) - 3(1)) from Durban, South Africa.  Haruna weighed in at 147 pounds, while Poku weighed in at 147 pounds and 7 ounces.  
The referee tonight is Quoitrel Sotyu, and the three ringside judges are Nwa Ntuli, Vince Van Deventer and Kofi Kpesebaan.  

Round 1: 

Haruna tries to keep the action at long range.  Poku connects with a cross.  
Poku steps inside.  Haruna lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Poku digs in a firm left hook to Haruna's body.  
Poku tries to land a left hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Haruna digs in a solid right hook to Poku's ribcage.  Haruna throws a left hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a stinging left hook.  
Haruna lands a firm right hook.  Haruna ties up his opponent.  Poku pushes his forearm into Haruna's face.  The ref halts the action and breaks the clinch.  He lectures Poku about fouling.  
Poku lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Poku is on target with a stinging left hook to his opponents body.  Poku tries to land a left uppercut, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Poku walks Haruna onto the ropes.  Poku lands a left hook, right uppercut and a right hook to his opponents body.  
Haruna hits home with a cross.  
Poku gets on the inside and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Haruna connects with a firm right hook.  
Haruna switches the action to the outside.  Poku throws an overhand right, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Poku lands with a stiff jab.  
Poku feints a jab, and then lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Poku closes the distance and walks Haruna down, trapping him on the ropes.  Poku lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Haruna pivots to the right of his opponent and connects with a firm right hook.  
Poku is on target with a solid left hook to his opponents body.  
Poku walks Haruna onto the ropes.  Poku connects with a right hook.  
Poku drives a sharp right hook into Haruna's body.  As the two fighters work on the inside, their heads come together!  The ref acknowledges the accidental headclash but allows the action to continue.  Poku has been damaged by the clash of heads.  That has caused slight swelling  around the right eye.  
Poku is on target with a left uppercut to his opponents ribs.  
Haruna tries to land an overhand right, but Poku blocks the shot and counters with a right hook to Haruna's body.  
Poku is on target with a solid left hook to Haruna's ribs.  Haruna ties up his opponent.  Poku leans on his opponent using all his weight. The ref breaks the clinch and signals for the action to continue.  
Poku steps inside and cuts off the ring, trapping Haruna on the ropes.  Haruna throws a right uppercut, but the shot is blocked.  Haruna holds on to his opponent.  Poku is leaning on his opponent in the clinch. Haruna is using his forearm in the clinch.  The referee breaks the clinch and warns Haruna to stop fouling.  
Haruna lands a right hook to the head, a right uppercut to the head and a right hook to the body.  
Poku digs in a stinging right hook to his opponents body.  
Poku is on target with a right hook to Haruna's ribcage.  Poku attempts to land a left hook, but Haruna blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Haruna's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 1 Statistics
Haruna: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 40                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Poku: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 44                            
Power Shots Landed: 22                            
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 24                            
Body Shots Landed: 14                            

Round 2: 

Haruna tries to step out of his opponents range.  Haruna quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and finds the target with a jab.  
Poku manouvers Haruna onto the ropes.  Haruna hits home with a sharp right uppercut.  
Poku is on target with a stinging left uppercut to Haruna's liver.  
Poku lands a right hook to the body followed by a left uppercut to the head.  
Haruna throws a right hook, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a sharp right uppercut.  
Poku sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Haruna lands a double jab to his opponents head.  He continues the combination and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Poku is looking to close the distance and walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Haruna digs in a sharp right hook to his opponents body.  
Poku steps inside.  Haruna drives a right hook into Poku's ribs.  
Poku steps inside and walks Haruna onto the ropes.  Poku drives a left hook into Haruna's liver.  
Poku drives a stinging right uppercut into Haruna's body.  
Haruna switches the action to the outside.  Poku sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Haruna is on target with a cross.  
Haruna finds the target with a jab.  
Poku circles his opponent with a low guard, waiting for his opponent to attack.  Haruna hits home with an overhand right.  
Haruna digs in a sharp right hook to Poku's ribs.  


Round 2 Statistics
Haruna: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 29                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Poku: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 20                            
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Round 3: 

Poku connects with a firm overhand right.  
Poku steps inside and lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  Poku throws a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Poku hits home with a solid cross.  
Haruna hits home with an overhand right.  
Poku drives a stinging jab into his opponents face.  
Poku gets on the inside.  Haruna lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Haruna steps away from his opponent and hits home with a cross.  
Poku drives a cross into Haruna's body.  
Haruna is on target with a cross.  
Poku hits home with a cross.  
Haruna lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Haruna attempts to land a jab, but Poku sidesteps and counters with a left hook to his opponents ribs.  
Poku sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Poku closes the distance.  Haruna lands two right hooks followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Poku attempts to land a right hook, but Haruna blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Poku attempts to land a jab, but Haruna sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Haruna feints a cross, tricking Poku into countering with a left hook.  Haruna springs the trap, countering with  a left hook.  
Haruna tries to keep the action at long range.  Poku is on target with an overhand left.  
Poku steps inside and walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Haruna attempts to land a right hook, but Poku parries the shot and counters with a stinging left uppercut.  
Poku drives a solid right uppercut into his opponents body.  
Haruna lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  


Round 3 Statistics
Haruna: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 32                            
Power Shots Landed: 16                            
Head Shots Thrown: 33                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Poku: 
Jabs Thrown: 15                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 34                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Round 4: 

Poku is looking to close the distance.  Poku sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Haruna tries to land a right hook, but Poku slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Haruna is looking to keep his distance.  Poku is on target with a cross.  
Poku lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Poku gets on the inside.  Haruna drives a left hook into Poku's ribs.  
Poku digs in a stinging left hook to Haruna's ribs.  
Poku is on target with a firm left hook to his opponents body.  Haruna ties up his opponent.  Haruna is leaning on his opponent in the clinch. The ref breaks the clinch and signals for the action to continue.  
Poku cuts off the ring, trapping Haruna on the ropes.  Poku lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Haruna feints a right, and then lands a stiff jab.  
Poku manouvers Haruna onto the ropes.  Poku drives a firm left hook into his opponents ribs.  
Poku is on target with a stinging right hook to his opponents body.  
Poku throws a right hook, but his opponent parries the shot.  Haruna holds on to his opponent.  Poku throws a hook within the clinch but hits his opponent behind the head. Haruna leans on his opponent trying to wear him down. As they grapple, Poku pushes his forearm into Haruna's face.  The ref breaks the clinch and signals for the action to continue.  
Poku pivots to the right of his opponent andAs the two fighters work on the inside, their heads come together!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Poku dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Haruna switches the action to the outside and lands a cross.  
Poku attempts to land an overhand right, but Haruna sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Haruna attempts to land a jab, but Poku sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Poku steps inside.  Haruna digs in a sharp right hook to his opponents body.  
Poku hits home with a left hook.  
Haruna switches the action to the outside.  Haruna feints a jab, tricking Poku into launching a left hook counter.  Haruna avoids the shot and counters with a sharp cross.  
Poku lands with a stiff jab.  
Poku sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Poku attempts to land a jab, but Haruna sidesteps and counters with a cross.  


Round 4 Statistics
Haruna: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Poku: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Round 5: 

Haruna hits home with a firm cross.  
Haruna lands a cross, jab and a cross to his opponents head.  
Haruna finds the target with a jab.  
Haruna attempts to land a jab, but Poku slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Haruna lands a sharp cross.  
Haruna lands with a ramrod jab.  
Poku steps inside.  Haruna digs in a solid right uppercut to Poku's body.  
Poku pivots from in front of his opponent and digs in a stinging left hook to his opponents body.  
Haruna switches the action to the outside and lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Haruna lands a solid cross.  Haruna attempts to land a jab, but Poku sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Poku steps inside and drives a right hook into his opponents body.  
Haruna hits home with a right hook.  
Poku steps inside and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Poku hits home with an overhand right.  
Poku is looking to close the distance and throws a left hook, but Haruna ties up his opponent.  Poku leans on his opponent using all his weight. The ref calls break and the two fighters separate.  
Poku manages to force Haruna onto the ropes.  Haruna is on target with a right hook.  
Poku gets on the inside and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Poku walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Poku drives a solid right uppercut into his opponents body.  
Haruna lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  


Round 5 Statistics
Haruna: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Poku: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 7                             

Round 6: 

Haruna tries to keep the action at long range and lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Poku steps inside.  Haruna lands a left hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
Haruna steps to the outside and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Poku quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Haruna strikes his opponents body with a cross.  
Haruna tries to land a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Haruna quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Poku advances into close range and drives a sharp left hook into his opponents body.  Haruna clinches his opponent.  Poku leans on his opponent using all his weight. The ref breaks Haruna's hold and signals for the fight to continue.  
Haruna hits home with a firm left uppercut.  
Poku pivots to the right of his opponent and is on target with a left uppercut to his opponents ribs.  
Haruna drives a stinging left uppercut into his opponents liver.  Haruna attempts to land a left hook, but Poku sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Poku is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Poku lands a right hook to the head followed by a left uppercut to the body.  
Poku is looking to close the distance.  Haruna lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Poku hits home with a cross.  
Poku advances into close range.  Haruna is on target with a right hook to his opponents ribcage.  
Poku walks Haruna onto the ropes.  Haruna connects with a solid cross.  
Poku gets on the inside and lands consecutive left uppercuts to his opponents body.  Haruna holds on to his opponent.  Haruna uses his free hand to throw a body hook, but it lands on Poku's kidney. The referee separates the two fighters and warns Haruna.  
Poku drives a left hook into his opponents body.  
Poku steps inside and lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Haruna is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Poku lands a straight 1 - 2.  


Round 6 Statistics
Haruna: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 30                            
Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Poku: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 19                            
Body Shots Landed: 9                             

Round 1 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 2 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 3 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 4 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 5 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 6 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10


Final Scorecards: 57 - 57  57 - 57  57 - 57

The fight ends in a Draw.  

Fight Statistics
Haruna: 
Total Punches Thrown: 202                           
Total Punches Landed: 81                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 160                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 67                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 42                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 14                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 171                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 68                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 31                            
Total Jabs Landed: 13                            

Poku: 
Total Punches Thrown: 232                           
Total Punches Landed: 86                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 139                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 42                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 93                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 44                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 184                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 76                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 48                            
Total Jabs Landed: 10