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27/08/2030
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Etebo Garuba vs Seth Balogun

Boxing Daily Report from the AI Nigeria-Kaduna State promoted show at Endwell Conference Hotel, Kaduna,  taking place on 26/06/2024:

There are plenty of empty seats out here tonight, with the show nowhere near close to selling out.  
Next up is the main event of the show.  This is a mandatory fight for the Nigeria-Kaduna State Featherweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance and those watching live on AIT Sports, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Etebo Garuba (7 - 1) who hails from Kaduna, Nigeria and Seth Balogun(10 - 0) from Zaria, Nigeria.  Garuba weighed in at 126 pounds, while Balogun weighed in at 125 pounds and 4 ounces.  
The referee tonight is Mudashiru Akanji, and the three ringside judges are Antwan Okonkwo, James Ezenwaka and Saad Baksh.  

Round 1: 

Garuba is looking to keep his distance and lands a cross.  
Garuba lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Garuba connects with an overhand right.  
Garuba tries to keep the action at long range and lands two straights followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Garuba lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Garuba lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Balogun closes the distance.  Garuba lands a left hook to the head, a left hook to the body and a right hook to the body.  
Garuba closes the distance and is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Garuba is looking to keep his distance and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Garuba connects with an overhand left.  
Garuba hits home with a cross.  
Garuba connects with a cross.  
Garuba attempts to land a left hook, but Balogun slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Garuba steps to the outside and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Garuba digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  
Balogun connects with a left hook.  
Garuba is looking to keep his distance and lands an overhand right, cross and a jab to his opponents head.  
Balogun lands a stinging jab.  
Garuba lands a jab to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Garuba is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Garuba feints a jab, and then lands a cross followed by  two jabs to his opponents head.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Garuba's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  Balogun's trainer is suggesting ways of getting through to his opponent.  Balogun's trainer is telling his fighter he needs to be more active or he's going to get outworked.  Balogun's trainer is telling his fighter to tighten his defence.  

Round 1 Statistics
Garuba: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 8                             
Power Shots Thrown: 38                            
Power Shots Landed: 25                            
Head Shots Thrown: 45                            
Head Shots Landed: 28                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Balogun: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 2: 

Garuba switches the action to the outside.  Balogun tries to land a cross, but Garuba sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Balogun walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Garuba hits home with a cross.  
Balogun hits home with a right hook.  
Garuba is looking to close the distance and lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Balogun tries to land a left hook, but Garuba blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Garuba steps inside and digs in a right hook to Balogun's ribs.  
Garuba hits home with a solid right hook.  
Garuba is looking to keep the action on the outside and finds the target with a solid jab.  
Garuba hits home with an overhand right.  Garuba tries to land a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Garuba closes the distance.  Garuba sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Balogun lands a left hook to the body, a right hook to the head and a left hook to the head.  
Garuba is on target with a jab.  
Garuba switches the action to the outside and attempts to land a jab, but Balogun dodges the shot and counters with a cross.  
Balogun closes the distance.  Garuba lands a right uppercut.  
Garuba hits home with a right hook.  
Balogun attempts to land a cross, but Garuba slips the shot and counters with a sharp left hook.  
Garuba is looking to keep his distance and lands with a stinging jab.  
Balogun is on target with a right hook.  
Garuba is on target with a right uppercut to his opponents body.  Garuba tries to land a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Garuba lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  


Round 2 Statistics
Garuba: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 32                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 39                            
Head Shots Landed: 16                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Balogun: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 30                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 32                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 3: 

Garuba is on target with a left uppercut.  
Balogun connects with a cross.  
Balogun tries to land a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a stinging left hook.  
Garuba is looking to close the distance and digs in a right hook to his opponents body.  
Garuba switches the action to the outside and throws a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Garuba is looking to keep his distance and lands a jab.  
Balogun is looking to close the distance and connects with a right uppercut.  
Balogun connects with a left hook.  
Garuba lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Balogun steps inside.  Garuba lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Balogun tries to land a left hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Garuba is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands three consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Garuba tries to land a right uppercut, but Balogun dodges the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Balogun walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Garuba connects with a solid left hook.  
Balogun is looking to close the distance.  Garuba digs in a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Balogun attempts to land a left hook, but Garuba parries the shot and counters with a firm cross.  


Round 3 Statistics
Garuba: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 34                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Balogun: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 4: 

Garuba lands with a stinging jab.  
Balogun gets on the inside.  Garuba connects with a left hook.  
Balogun digs in a right hook to Garuba's body.  
Balogun is on target with a cross.  
Balogun sidesteps to the right of his opponent and digs in a right hook to Garuba's body.  
Garuba lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Garuba lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Garuba is looking to close the distance.  Garuba quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and drives a right hook into his opponents body.  
Garuba lands a cross.  
Garuba is looking to close the distance and lands a right hook to the head, a left uppercut to the body and a right hook to the head.  
Garuba steps away from his opponent and attempts to land a jab, but Balogun blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Garuba lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Garuba connects with a cross.  
Garuba switches the action to the outside and connects with a stinging cross.  
Balogun sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Garuba throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Garuba steps to the outside and connects with a solid overhand left.  
Garuba lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Garuba sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Garuba attempts to land a left hook, but Balogun blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Garuba steps to the outside and connects with a firm overhand left.  


Round 4 Statistics
Garuba: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 33                            
Power Shots Landed: 17                            
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 17                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Balogun: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 5: 

Garuba lands a jab.  
Garuba steps away from his opponent and lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Garuba steps inside.  Balogun drives a right hook into his opponents body.  
Garuba lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Garuba is on target with a cross.  Garuba tries to land a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Balogun hits home with a left hook.  Balogun attempts to land a jab, but Garuba blocks the shot and counters with a firm left hook.  
Garuba steps away from his opponent and lands an overhand right to the head, a cross to the head and a cross to the body.  
Garuba is looking to close the distance and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Garuba switches the action to the outside.  Balogun sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Garuba lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Garuba tries to step out of his opponents range and connects with a cross.  
Garuba lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Balogun walks Garuba down, trapping him on the ropes.  Balogun lands a cross to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Garuba lands a stiff jab.  
Garuba lands a left hook to the body followed by a cross to the head.  Garuba attempts to land a cross, but Balogun parries the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Balogun hits home with a left hook.  
Garuba is looking to keep his distance and lands a jab, cross and a jab to his opponents head.  


Round 5 Statistics
Garuba: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 7                             
Power Shots Thrown: 35                            
Power Shots Landed: 17                            
Head Shots Thrown: 39                            
Head Shots Landed: 22                            
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Balogun: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 6: 

Garuba throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Balogun attempts to land a jab, but Garuba sidesteps and counters with a sharp right uppercut.  
Balogun pivots to the left of his opponent and lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Balogun walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Balogun is on target with a left hook.  
Balogun lands a jab to the head followed by a left uppercut to the body.  
Garuba attempts to land a jab, but Balogun parries the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Balogun is looking to close the distance and attempts to land a left hook, but Garuba blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Garuba digs in a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Garuba steps to the outside and hits home with a cross.  
Garuba steps to the outside and hits home with a cross.  
Balogun walks Garuba down, trapping him in a corner.  Garuba lands a jab.  
Balogun tries to land a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Garuba switches the action to the outside and hits the target with a solid jab.  
Garuba steps away from his opponent and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Garuba throws an overhand right, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Balogun attempts to land a left uppercut, but Garuba parries the shot and counters with a cross.  
Garuba lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Garuba tries to keep the action at long range and hits home with a cross.  
Garuba is on target with a left hook to his opponents liver.  
Garuba is looking to keep his distance and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Balogun cuts off the ring, trapping Garuba on the ropes.  Balogun lands a cross to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  


Round 6 Statistics
Garuba: 
Jabs Thrown: 15                            
Jabs Landed: 9                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 33                            
Head Shots Landed: 19                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Balogun: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Round 7: 

Balogun lands a right hook.  
Garuba lands a cross to the body followed by a jab to the head.  
Garuba lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Garuba lands a cross.  Garuba throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Garuba hits home with a cross.  
Garuba connects with a left hook.  
Garuba lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Garuba steps away from his opponent and lands a sharp cross.  
Balogun feints a right, and then lands a left hook followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Balogun lands a stiff jab.  
Garuba closes the distance.  Balogun lands a right hook.  
Balogun pivots to the left of his opponent.  Garuba tries to land a left hook, but Balogun slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Garuba steps away from his opponent and lands a cross, overhand right and a cross to his opponents head.  
Garuba lands a jab followed by  two straights to his opponents head.  


Round 7 Statistics
Garuba: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 16                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Balogun: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 8: 

Balogun throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Balogun is looking to close the distance.  Garuba attempts to land a left hook, but Balogun blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Balogun advances into close range.  Garuba sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Balogun digs in a left hook to Garuba's body.  
Garuba tries to keep the action at long range and hits home with a sharp jab.  
Balogun closes the distance and lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Garuba tries to keep the action at long range and hits home with a cross.  
Garuba throws a cross, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a cross.  
Balogun advances into close range.  Garuba is on target with a left hook.  


Round 8 Statistics
Garuba: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Balogun: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 9: 

Garuba connects with a cross.  
Garuba tries to keep the action at long range and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Garuba quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Garuba attempts to land a jab, but Balogun parries the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Balogun lands a cross to the head, a left hook to the head and a left hook to the body.  
Garuba advances into close range and is on target with a right hook to his opponents body.  
Garuba is looking to keep his distance and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Garuba lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Garuba switches the action to the outside and is on target with a jab.  
Garuba switches the action to the outside and lands three consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Garuba tries to step out of his opponents range and lands an overhand right.  
Balogun lands a cross.  


Round 9 Statistics
Garuba: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Balogun: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 10: 

Garuba lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Garuba is looking to keep his distance and connects with an overhand left.  
Garuba throws a right uppercut, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Balogun manouvers his opponent into the corner.  Balogun is on target with a left hook.  
Balogun tries to land a left hook, but Garuba parries the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Garuba is on target with a firm cross.  Garuba tries to land a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Garuba digs in a right uppercut to Balogun's body.  
Garuba is looking to keep the action on the outside and connects with an overhand left.  Garuba throws a jab, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Garuba steps to the outside and lands a jab followed by  two straights to his opponents head.  
Garuba lands two straights followed by an overhand right to his opponents head.  
Balogun pivots to the left of his opponent.  Balogun tries to land a jab, but Garuba blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Balogun hits home with a cross.  
Garuba is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a cross.  
Balogun quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Garuba lands with a stinging jab.  
Garuba lands a cross, jab and a cross to his opponents head.  
Balogun steps inside.  Garuba lands a left hook to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Balogun sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Garuba drives a firm right hook into his opponents ribcage.  


Round 10 Statistics
Garuba: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 32                            
Power Shots Landed: 19                            
Head Shots Thrown: 32                            
Head Shots Landed: 20                            
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Balogun: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
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: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 9 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 10 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9


Final Scorecards: 99 - 91  99 - 91  99 - 91

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Kaduna, Nigeria.... Etebo Garuba

Fight Statistics
Garuba: 
Total Punches Thrown: 392                           
Total Punches Landed: 194                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 325                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 171                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 67                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 23                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 294                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 146                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 98                            
Total Jabs Landed: 48                            

Balogun: 
Total Punches Thrown: 258                           
Total Punches Landed: 63                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 201                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 51                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 57                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 12                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 211                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 58                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 47                            
Total Jabs Landed: 5