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Dele Muthama vs Hayden Balala
Boxing Daily Report from the AI Kenya-Nairobi promoted show at Ndovi Gym, Nairobi, taking place on 14/10/2023: 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 Eastern African Light Heavyweight title. Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance and those watching live on KTV, the two fighters competing in this 12 round matchup are Dele Muthama (6 - 0) who hails from Nairobi, Kenya and Hayden Balala(7 - 3(2) - 1) from Nairobi, Kenya. Both Muthama and Balala weighed in at 175 pounds. The referee tonight is Stuart Lone, and the three ringside judges are Lisimba Kimeli, Matt Kanyoro and Kashif Haque. Round 1: Muthama lands with a stiff jab. Balala is looking to keep his distance and attempts to land a cross, but Muthama blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut. Muthama is on target with a cross. Muthama closes the distance and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body. Balala attempts to land a jab, but Muthama sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut. Balala connects with a cross. Balala is on target with a cross. Muthama is looking to close the distance and lands three consecutive right hooks to his opponents head. Muthama feints a right, and then tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook. Balala steps away from his opponent. Muthama sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Balala connects with an overhand right. Balala is on target with a jab. Balala throws a right hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut. Balala feints a cross, but Muthama does not fall for it and lands with a left hook. Muthama is on target with a left hook to his opponents body. Muthama lands a left uppercut to the head, a left hook to the head and a right hook to the body. Muthama lands two consecutive right uppercuts to his opponents head. Balala sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Muthama lands two left hooks to the body, and one to the head. At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Balala's trainer is advising how he could improve the accuracy of his work. Balala's trainer is advising how he could improve his defence. Round 1 Statistics Muthama: Jabs Thrown: 3 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 29 Power Shots Landed: 19 Head Shots Thrown: 25 Head Shots Landed: 14 Body Shots Thrown: 7 Body Shots Landed: 6 Balala: Jabs Thrown: 8 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 30 Power Shots Landed: 4 Head Shots Thrown: 34 Head Shots Landed: 5 Body Shots Thrown: 4 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 2: Muthama lands a double jab to his opponents head. Balala lands a jab. Balala tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook. Balala lands a jab. Balala is on target with a jab. Muthama walks Balala down, trapping him on the ropes. Muthama lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head. Muthama hits home with a left uppercut. Muthama feints a right, and then lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. He follows up the attack and lands a left hook to the body followed by a jab to the head. Muthama closes the distance and digs in a right hook to Balala's ribcage. Muthama sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a right uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents body. Muthama walks Balala down, trapping him in the red corner. Muthama lands a ramrod jab. Muthama steps inside and digs in a right hook to Balala's ribs. Muthama walks his opponent down, trapping him in the corner. Muthama lands a right hook to the head, a right hook to the body and a left uppercut to the body. Muthama lands a left uppercut. Round 2 Statistics Muthama: Jabs Thrown: 8 Jabs Landed: 5 Power Shots Thrown: 29 Power Shots Landed: 14 Head Shots Thrown: 23 Head Shots Landed: 12 Body Shots Thrown: 14 Body Shots Landed: 7 Balala: Jabs Thrown: 10 Jabs Landed: 4 Power Shots Thrown: 11 Power Shots Landed: 0 Head Shots Thrown: 19 Head Shots Landed: 4 Body Shots Thrown: 2 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 3: Muthama is looking to close the distance and lands a left hook. Muthama pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a left hook to the head, a right uppercut to the body and a right hook to the head. Muthama connects with a cross. Muthama lands a cross to the body, and then to the head. Muthama is on target with a left hook to his opponents body. Balala steps away from his opponent and lands a cross. Muthama steps inside and lands a left hook. Muthama connects with a cross. Muthama advances into close range and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head. Muthama throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross. Muthama is looking to close the distance and is on target with a right hook. Muthama gets on the inside and lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs. Balala pivots to the left of his opponent. Muthama lands a double left hook to his opponents head. Muthama is on target with a right hook to Balala's ribcage. Muthama pivots to the right of his opponent. Balala hits home with a right hook. At the end of Round 3, lets listen in on the corners...Balala's trainer is passing on some tactical advice. Round 3 Statistics Muthama: Jabs Thrown: 2 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 30 Power Shots Landed: 18 Head Shots Thrown: 21 Head Shots Landed: 12 Body Shots Thrown: 11 Body Shots Landed: 6 Balala: Jabs Thrown: 4 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 17 Power Shots Landed: 3 Head Shots Thrown: 19 Head Shots Landed: 4 Body Shots Thrown: 2 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 4: Muthama sidesteps to the right of his opponent and drives a right hook into Balala's body. Muthama is on target with a left uppercut to his opponents body. Muthama is looking to close the distance and lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head. Muthama lands a double left hook to his opponents head. He then lands a right hook to the body followed by a left uppercut to the head. Muthama lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body. Muthama pivots to the right of his opponent. Balala tries to land a left hook, but Muthama blocks the shot and counters with a cross. Balala tries to step out of his opponents range. Balala sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Muthama is on target with a sharp jab. Muthama closes the distance and lands a right hook, left uppercut and a left hook to his opponents body. Muthama lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body. He then lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head. Muthama is on target with a stinging jab to his opponents body. Balala steps away from his opponent and is on target with an overhand left. Balala attempts to land a cross, but Muthama sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut. Muthama closes the distance and lands a left hook to the body, a left hook to the head and a right hook to the body. Balala pivots to the right of his opponent. Balala attempts to land a right hook, but Muthama sidesteps and counters with a cross. Muthama advances into close range and walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes. Muthama is on target with a right hook to his opponents body. Muthama is on target with a right uppercut to his opponents body. Round 4 Statistics Muthama: Jabs Thrown: 5 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 38 Power Shots Landed: 25 Head Shots Thrown: 19 Head Shots Landed: 10 Body Shots Thrown: 24 Body Shots Landed: 17 Balala: Jabs Thrown: 14 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 16 Power Shots Landed: 1 Head Shots Thrown: 27 Head Shots Landed: 1 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 5: Muthama is looking to close the distance and lands a left hook to the body, a left hook to the head and a right hook to the body. Muthama is on target with a right uppercut. Muthama walks his opponent into a corner. Muthama lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head. Muthama digs in a right uppercut to Balala's body. Muthama pivots to the left of his opponent and is on target with a right hook to Balala's ribcage. Balala is looking to keep the action on the outside. Balala feints a left hook, but Muthama does not fall for it and is on target with a right uppercut. Muthama is looking to close the distance and drives a right hook into Balala's ribs. Balala lands a left hook. Muthama lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head. He follows up the attack and lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head. Muthama lands a left hook to the body followed by a right hook to the head. Muthama hits home with a left hook. Muthama lands a firm jab to his opponents body. Muthama steps inside and drives a left hook into Balala's liver. Muthama walks Balala into the blue corner. Muthama digs in a right hook to Balala's body. Muthama drives a left hook into Balala's body. Muthama steps inside and is on target with a right hook. Balala tries to step out of his opponents range and tries to land a jab, but Muthama sidesteps and counters with a cross. Balala is on target with a jab. Muthama closes the distance and lands a left hook to the body followed by a left uppercut to the head. Round 5 Statistics Muthama: Jabs Thrown: 3 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 35 Power Shots Landed: 24 Head Shots Thrown: 21 Head Shots Landed: 11 Body Shots Thrown: 17 Body Shots Landed: 14 Balala: Jabs Thrown: 11 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 11 Power Shots Landed: 1 Head Shots Thrown: 17 Head Shots Landed: 2 Body Shots Thrown: 5 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 6: Muthama pivots from in front of his opponent and lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs. Muthama gets on the inside and lands a left hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body. Muthama drives a right uppercut into his opponents body. Muthama manouvers Balala into the corner. Muthama lands a right hook to the body, a right uppercut to the body and a left uppercut to the head. Muthama lands a right hook to the head followed by two left hook's to the body. Muthama lands a cross. Muthama connects with a cross. Muthama advances into close range and lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a right hook to the head. Muthama sidesteps to the right of his opponent and connects with a left hook. Balala tries to land a jab, but Muthama slips the shot and counters with a right hook. Muthama walks Balala down, trapping him in a corner. Muthama is on target with a right uppercut to his opponents ribs. Muthama is on target with a left hook to Balala's body. Muthama advances into close range and drives a right hook into his opponents body. Balala forces Muthama to retreat onto the ropes. Muthama strikes his opponents body with a jab. Muthama steps inside and is on target with a right hook to his opponents body. Round 6 Statistics Muthama: Jabs Thrown: 2 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 30 Power Shots Landed: 21 Head Shots Thrown: 13 Head Shots Landed: 7 Body Shots Thrown: 19 Body Shots Landed: 15 Balala: Jabs Thrown: 7 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 12 Power Shots Landed: 0 Head Shots Thrown: 14 Head Shots Landed: 0 Body Shots Thrown: 5 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 7: Muthama gets on the inside and hits home with a left hook. Muthama finds the target with a jab. Muthama tries to land a cross, but Balala slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut to Muthama's body. Muthama gets on the inside and digs in a left hook to Balala's ribs. Muthama is looking to close the distance and is on target with a left hook to his opponents liver. Muthama is looking to close the distance. Muthama pivots from in front of his opponent and hits home with a right hook. Muthama hits home with a left uppercut. Balala sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Muthama lands a cross. Muthama closes the distance. Balala sidesteps to the right of his opponent and is on target with a left hook. Muthama closes the distance and digs in a left hook to his opponents ribs. Muthama lands a right hook to the body, a left uppercut to the body and a right uppercut to the head. Muthama steps inside and lands a left uppercut to the head followed by a left hook to the body. Muthama steps inside and drives a left hook into Balala's body. Muthama walks Balala down, trapping him in a corner. Muthama lands a right hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents body. Round 7 Statistics Muthama: Jabs Thrown: 3 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 31 Power Shots Landed: 15 Head Shots Thrown: 19 Head Shots Landed: 7 Body Shots Thrown: 15 Body Shots Landed: 9 Balala: Jabs Thrown: 4 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 16 Power Shots Landed: 2 Head Shots Thrown: 17 Head Shots Landed: 2 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 1 Round 8: Muthama is looking to close the distance and lands a left uppercut to the body, a right hook to the head and a left hook to the head. Muthama closes the distance and forces Balala to retreat onto the ropes. Muthama pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a left hook to the head. Muthama lands a right uppercut to the body followed by a left hook to the head. Muthama advances into close range. Balala attempts to land a left hook, but Muthama blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Muthama lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body. Balala is looking to keep his distance and is on target with an overhand left. Muthama is on target with a left hook to Balala's body. Balala hits home with a cross. Muthama lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs. Muthama gets on the inside. Balala attempts to land a left hook, but Muthama sidesteps and counters with a left hook. Muthama advances into close range and connects with a left hook. Muthama is looking to close the distance. Muthama pivots to the left of his opponent and hits home with a left uppercut. Muthama lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a jab to the head. Round 8 Statistics Muthama: Jabs Thrown: 4 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 29 Power Shots Landed: 17 Head Shots Thrown: 17 Head Shots Landed: 9 Body Shots Thrown: 16 Body Shots Landed: 9 Balala: Jabs Thrown: 7 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 22 Power Shots Landed: 2 Head Shots Thrown: 23 Head Shots Landed: 2 Body Shots Thrown: 6 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 9: Muthama goes for the bodyshot, but lands south of the border! The ref stops the action and gives Balala time to recover. Muthama hits home with a right hook. Balala tries to keep the action at long range. Muthama sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Balala attempts to land a jab, but Muthama blocks the shot and counters with a right hook. Muthama pivots from in front of his opponent. Muthama attempts to land a jab, but Balala parries the shot and counters with a right hook. Muthama sidesteps to the right of his opponent and is on target with a cross. Muthama lands a left uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents head. He continues the combination and lands a left uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents head. Muthama lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head. Muthama digs in a right hook to Balala's ribcage. Muthama lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head. Balala steps away from his opponent. Muthama quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head. Muthama sidesteps to the right of his opponent and is on target with a left hook to his opponents ribs. Muthama steps inside and lands a left hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head. He follows up the attack and lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a right hook to the head. Round 9 Statistics Muthama: Jabs Thrown: 9 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 30 Power Shots Landed: 17 Head Shots Thrown: 28 Head Shots Landed: 15 Body Shots Thrown: 11 Body Shots Landed: 4 Balala: Jabs Thrown: 5 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 20 Power Shots Landed: 1 Head Shots Thrown: 21 Head Shots Landed: 1 Body Shots Thrown: 4 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 10: Balala attempts to land a left uppercut, but Muthama blocks the shot and counters with a right hook. Balala is on target with a jab. Muthama lands a left uppercut to the head, a right hook to the body and a right uppercut to the head. Balala attempts to land an overhand left, but Muthama slips the shot and counters with a right hook. Muthama hits home with a left hook. Balala tries to keep the action at long range and attempts to land a jab, but Muthama sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut. Balala attempts to land an overhand right, but Muthama slips the shot and counters with a left hook. At the end of Round 10, lets listen in on the corners...Muthama's trainer is advising his fighter to keep his distance and coast to the win. Round 10 Statistics Muthama: Jabs Thrown: 0 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 17 Power Shots Landed: 8 Head Shots Thrown: 13 Head Shots Landed: 7 Body Shots Thrown: 4 Body Shots Landed: 1 Balala: Jabs Thrown: 10 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 14 Power Shots Landed: 0 Head Shots Thrown: 19 Head Shots Landed: 1 Body Shots Thrown: 5 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 11: Muthama lands two jab's to the head followed by a left hook to the body. Muthama is keeping his hands low...it looks like he wants his opponent to throw first. Balala is on target with a jab. Balala tries to step out of his opponents range and tries to land a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross. Balala pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a right uppercut. Muthama pivots to the left of his opponent. Balala connects with a left hook. Muthama walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes. Balala lands a double left hook to his opponents head. Balala switches the action to the outside and attempts to land a cross, but Muthama sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut. Muthama lands a cross. Muthama pivots from in front of his opponent and is on target with a spiteful jab. Round 11 Statistics Muthama: Jabs Thrown: 8 Jabs Landed: 3 Power Shots Thrown: 12 Power Shots Landed: 4 Head Shots Thrown: 14 Head Shots Landed: 6 Body Shots Thrown: 6 Body Shots Landed: 1 Balala: Jabs Thrown: 13 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 13 Power Shots Landed: 4 Head Shots Thrown: 23 Head Shots Landed: 5 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 12: Muthama connects with a cross. Muthama lands a right hook followed by a cross to his opponents head. Balala connects with a left hook. Muthama digs in a right hook to Balala's ribcage. Muthama lands three consecutive straights to his opponents head. Muthama forces Balala to retreat into the corner. Muthama drives a left hook into Balala's liver. Muthama feints a jab, fooling Balala into launching a left uppercut counter. Muthama springs the trap, countering with a right uppercut. Muthama pivots to the left of his opponent and lands with a sharp jab. Round 12 Statistics Muthama: Jabs Thrown: 7 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 19 Power Shots Landed: 9 Head Shots Thrown: 20 Head Shots Landed: 8 Body Shots Thrown: 6 Body Shots Landed: 2 Balala: Jabs Thrown: 7 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 14 Power Shots Landed: 1 Head Shots Thrown: 20 Head Shots Landed: 1 Body Shots Thrown: 1 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 Nairobi, Kenya.... Dele Muthama Fight Statistics Muthama: Total Punches Thrown: 383 Total Punches Landed: 209 Total Head Shots Thrown: 233 Total Head Shots Landed: 118 Total Body Shots Thrown: 150 Total Body Shots Landed: 91 Total Power Shots Thrown: 329 Total Power Shots Landed: 191 Total Jabs Thrown: 54 Total Jabs Landed: 18 Balala: Total Punches Thrown: 296 Total Punches Landed: 29 Total Head Shots Thrown: 253 Total Head Shots Landed: 28 Total Body Shots Thrown: 43 Total Body Shots Landed: 1 Total Power Shots Thrown: 196 Total Power Shots Landed: 19 Total Jabs Thrown: 100 Total Jabs Landed: 10