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08/05/2031
EOD Running: Rankings/FighterTraining
Zaid Kiliku vs Adam Birdi

Boxing Daily Report from the AI Kenya-Machakos promoted show at Kangundo-Tala Kayange, Kangundo-Tala,  taking place on 23/11/2024:

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.  On the line tonight is the Kenya-Nairobi Super Flyweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Zaid Kiliku (11 - 6 - 1) who hails from Nairobi, Kenya and Adam Birdi(6 - 11 - 2) from Nairobi, Kenya.  Both Kiliku and Birdi weighed in at 115 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Chris Pnyango, and the three ringside judges are Michael Makau, Shaun Arusei and Luister Baldacchino.  

Round 1: 

Kiliku quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and strikes his opponents body with a cross.  
Birdi walks his opponent into the red corner.  Birdi lands a cross to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Kiliku is looking to close the distance and connects with a left hook.  
Kiliku quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a jab.  
Birdi is looking to close the distance.  Kiliku connects with a right hook.  
Kiliku lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Kiliku steps away from his opponent and lands a cross to the head followed by a jab to the body.  
Kiliku is looking to close the distance.  Birdi is on target with a left uppercut.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Kiliku's trainer is advising how he could be more accurate.  

Round 1 Statistics
Kiliku: 
Jabs Thrown: 14                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 29                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Birdi: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 11                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 2: 

Birdi throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut to Birdi's ribs.  
Kiliku is on target with a jab to Birdi's body.  
Kiliku closes the distance.  Kiliku pivots to the right of his opponent.  Birdi attempts to land a right hook, but Kiliku blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Kiliku is looking to keep his distance and hits home with an overhand left.  
Kiliku lands a cross.  
Kiliku lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Kiliku gets on the inside and is on target with a left uppercut.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Kiliku's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  Birdi's trainer is telling his fighter he is being outworked and needs to throw more.  

Round 2 Statistics
Kiliku: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Birdi: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 9                             
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 7                             
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 3: 

Kiliku quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Birdi is on target with a left hook.  
Birdi hits home with a cross.  
Kiliku is on target with a left hook to his opponents ribs.  
Birdi hits home with a left hook.  
Kiliku tries to keep the action at long range and lands an overhand right.  
At the end of Round 3, lets listen in on the corners...Birdi's trainer is advising how he could be more accurate.  

Round 3 Statistics
Kiliku: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Birdi: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 13                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 4: 

Kiliku advances into close range.  Kiliku pivots from in front of his opponent.  Birdi drives a left uppercut into Kiliku's ribs.  
Birdi lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Kiliku switches the action to the outside and drives a jab into Birdi's body.  
Kiliku finds the target with a jab.  
Birdi pivots to the side of his opponent.  Kiliku lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Kiliku steps to the outside and lands an overhand right.  


Round 4 Statistics
Kiliku: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Birdi: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 8                             
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 5: 

Kiliku quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and connects with a left uppercut.  
Kiliku is on target with a cross.  
Kiliku is looking to keep his distance and connects with an overhand right.  
Kiliku is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Kiliku sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Birdi connects with a cross.  
Kiliku is on target with a left hook.  
Birdi pivots to the side of his opponent.  Birdi throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  


Round 5 Statistics
Kiliku: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 9                             
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Birdi: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 6: 

Kiliku steps inside.  Birdi connects with a right hook.  
Birdi strikes his opponents body with a cross.  
Kiliku steps away from his opponent and hits home with an overhand right.  
Kiliku steps away from his opponent and lands a cross.  
Birdi closes the distance.  Birdi sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Kiliku lands a left hook.  
Birdi is on target with a cross.  
Kiliku connects with a left hook.  


Round 6 Statistics
Kiliku: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Birdi: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 7: 

Birdi hits home with a left uppercut.  
Kiliku is looking to keep his distance.  Birdi quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Kiliku lands an overhand right.  
Kiliku tries to step out of his opponents range and is on target with a sharp jab.  
Birdi manages to force Kiliku onto the ropes.  Kiliku hits home with a left hook.  Birdi clinches his opponent.  Kiliku is using his forearm in the clinch.  The ref separates the two fighters.  
Birdi steps inside.  Kiliku connects with a right hook.  Birdi ties up his opponent.  Birdi tries to make the space to throw a hook, but hits Kiliku's kidney. The ref breaks the clinch and signals for the action to continue.  
Birdi advances into close range.  Kiliku digs in a left hook to Birdi's body.  


Round 7 Statistics
Kiliku: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Birdi: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 10                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 12                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 8: 

Kiliku tries to land a jab, but Birdi sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Kiliku pivots to the right of his opponent.  Kiliku throws a left uppercut, but Birdi ties up his opponent.  Birdi uses his free hand to throw a body hook, but it lands on Kiliku's kidney. 
Kiliku is looking to keep his distance and connects with a cross.  
Birdi sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Kiliku throws a left hook, but Birdi clinches his opponent.  Kiliku tries to make the space to throw a hook, but hits Birdi behind the head. Kiliku is leaning on his opponent in the clinch. The ref breaks Birdi's hold and signals for the fight to continue.  
Kiliku connects with a right hook.  
Kiliku pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a left hook.  
Kiliku is looking to keep his distance and lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Kiliku is on target with a jab.  
Birdi lands a left hook.  
At the end of Round 8, lets listen in on the corners...Kiliku's trainer is telling his fighter he is winning comfortably and should get on his bike for the remainder of the fight.  

Round 8 Statistics
Kiliku: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Birdi: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 8                             
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 6                             
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 9: 

Kiliku steps to the outside and lands with a solid jab.  
Kiliku lands a cross.  
Kiliku is on target with a jab.  
Birdi gets on the inside.  Kiliku connects with a left hook.  
Kiliku switches the action to the outside and finds the target with a jab.  
Kiliku snaps his opponents head back with a solid jab.  
Kiliku finds the target with a jab.  
Birdi steps inside and is on target with a left uppercut to Kiliku's liver.  
Birdi steps inside.  Kiliku throws a left uppercut, but Birdi clinches his opponent.  Kiliku leans on his opponent using all his weight. Kiliku hits his opponent with a kidney shot within the clinch. The ref separates the two fighters.  
Kiliku steps to the outside and finds the target with a solid jab.  
Kiliku lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Kiliku lands a left hook.  
Kiliku tries to step out of his opponents range and is on target with a cross.  
At the end of Round 9, lets listen in on the corners...Birdi's trainer is telling his fighter he needs a knockout to win!  

Round 9 Statistics
Kiliku: 
Jabs Thrown: 26                            
Jabs Landed: 12                            
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 42                            
Head Shots Landed: 16                            
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Birdi: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 7                             
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 5                             
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 10: 

Kiliku quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Kiliku throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Kiliku lands a right hook.  
Birdi is on target with a left hook.  
Kiliku lands a solid jab.  
Kiliku tries to keep the action at long range and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Kiliku steps to the outside and lands a cross.  Kiliku throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook to his opponents liver.  
Kiliku tries to land a jab, but Birdi parries the shot and counters with a cross.  
Kiliku steps away from his opponent and tries to land a jab, but Birdi sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Kiliku finds the target with a jab.  
Kiliku is looking to keep his distance and lands with a sharp jab.  
Birdi lands a cross.  
Kiliku is looking to keep his distance and lands a cross.  
Kiliku is looking to keep the action on the outside and hits home with a stinging jab.  


Round 10 Statistics
Kiliku: 
Jabs Thrown: 29                            
Jabs Landed: 13                            
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 42                            
Head Shots Landed: 16                            
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Birdi: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 10                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
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: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 4 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 5 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 6 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 10  9 - 10
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


Final Scorecards: 99 - 91  99 - 92  98 - 92

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Nairobi, Kenya.... Zaid Kiliku

Fight Statistics
Kiliku: 
Total Punches Thrown: 299                           
Total Punches Landed: 84                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 264                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 73                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 35                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 11                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 165                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 43                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 134                           
Total Jabs Landed: 41                            

Birdi: 
Total Punches Thrown: 144                           
Total Punches Landed: 26                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 106                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 19                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 38                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 7                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 118                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 23                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 26                            
Total Jabs Landed: 3