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30/08/2031
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Xayvion Sowah vs John Mutezo

Boxing Daily Report from the African Fusion promoted show at Suncoast Casino, Durban,  taking place on 21/12/2024:

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.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 6 round matchup are Xayvion Sowah (3 - 0) who hails from Khayelitsha, South Africa and John Mutezo(7 - 6 - 2) from Harare, Zimbabwe.  Both Sowah and Mutezo weighed in at 126 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Cody Fuani, and the three ringside judges are Lehlohonolo Cardoso, Khalon Cardoso and Thamsanqa Mbeki.  

Round 1: 

Sowah lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Sowah steps away from his opponent.  Sowah feints a cross, and then hits the target with a spiteful jab.  
Sowah switches the action to the outside and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Sowah lands a straight 1 - 2.  He then lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Mutezo goes for the bodyshot, but lands south of the border!  The ref ignores Sowah's complaints and signals for the action to continue.  
Sowah is on target with a jab.  
Sowah lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Sowah switches the action to the outside and strikes his opponents body with a jab.  
Sowah steps away from his opponent and lands a jab.  
Sowah is on target with a sharp jab.  
Sowah lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  He continues the combination and lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Sowah tries to keep the action at long range and lands a hard jab.  
Sowah lands with a hard jab.  
Sowah lands with a spiteful jab.  
Sowah quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and is on target with a cross.  
Mutezo walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Mutezo sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Sowah tries to land a jab, but Mutezo sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Sowah steps to the outside and lands with a ramrod jab.  
Sowah tries to step out of his opponents range and lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head.  
Sowah lands a spiteful jab.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Mutezo's trainer is telling his fighter he needs to be more active or he's going to get outworked.  

Round 1 Statistics
Sowah: 
Jabs Thrown: 33                            
Jabs Landed: 24                            
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 41                            
Head Shots Landed: 29                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Mutezo: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 12                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 2: 

Sowah is looking to keep his distance and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Sowah backs onto the ropes...he is waving his opponent in!  Mutezo accepts the invitation, throwing powerful combos, but is unable to land anything on Sowah.  Mutezo is on target with a cross.  
Sowah lands an overhand right.  
Sowah lands a cross, jab and a cross to his opponents head.  
Mutezo steps inside.  Sowah lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Sowah switches the action to the outside and lands a jab, cross and a jab to his opponents head.  
Sowah lands a jab to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Sowah steps to the outside and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Sowah lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Mutezo closes the distance.  Sowah connects with a left hook.  
Mutezo steps inside and throws a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Sowah is looking to keep his distance and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Sowah lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Mutezo tries to land a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Mutezo steps inside.  Sowah is on target with a right uppercut.  
Sowah tries to keep the action at long range and lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head.  He then lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Sowah is looking to keep the action on the outside and is on target with a jab to Mutezo's body.  
Sowah lands a jab, cross and a jab to his opponents head.  
Sowah tries to step out of his opponents range and lands with a ramrod jab.  
Sowah lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Mutezo digs in a left uppercut to Sowah's body.  
Sowah steps away from his opponent.  Mutezo drops his hands, and waves his opponent in.  Sowah lands a jab, cross and a jab to his opponents head.  
Sowah lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Sowah steps away from his opponent and lands an overhand right followed by  two jabs to his opponents head.  
Sowah lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Sowah lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Sowah's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  Mutezo's trainer is suggesting ways of getting through to his opponent.  Mutezo's trainer is advising how he could stop so many clean shots getting through.  

Round 2 Statistics
Sowah: 
Jabs Thrown: 41                            
Jabs Landed: 28                            
Power Shots Thrown: 29                            
Power Shots Landed: 22                            
Head Shots Thrown: 66                            
Head Shots Landed: 46                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Mutezo: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 3: 

Sowah tries to keep the action at long range.  Mutezo sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Sowah lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Sowah lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Mutezo sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Sowah lands a hard jab.  
Sowah is looking to keep his distance and lands a jab.  
Sowah lands a cross followed by  two jabs to his opponents head.  
Sowah is looking to keep his distance and lands a jab to the head, a cross to the body and a cross to the head.  
Sowah is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a jab followed by  two straights to his opponents head.  
Mutezo lands a cross.  
Sowah lands two consecutive overhand rights to his opponents head.  
Sowah snaps his opponents head back with a hard jab.  
Sowah steps away from his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Mutezo lowers his hands, trying to provoke his opponent to attack.  Sowah lands a jab, cross and a jab to his opponents head.  
You can sense Mutezo is getting frustrated in there.   He steps in close and swings a low uppercut into Sowah's groin!  The ref halts the action and sends Sowah to the neutral corner.    He tells Mutezo to clean up his game.  The ref's patience seems to be wearing thin.  
Mutezo connects with a left hook.  
Sowah lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head.  
Sowah tries to keep the action at long range and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Sowah lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Sowah hits home with a left hook.  
Mutezo gets on the inside.  Sowah lands a right uppercut to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Sowah lands a jab.  
Sowah lands a spiteful jab.  
Sowah lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Sowah lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Sowah lands a sharp jab.  
Mutezo advances into close range.  Sowah lands a left uppercut, left hook and a right hook to his opponents head.  


Round 3 Statistics
Sowah: 
Jabs Thrown: 38                            
Jabs Landed: 25                            
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 20                            
Head Shots Thrown: 60                            
Head Shots Landed: 43                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Mutezo: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 4: 

Sowah tries to keep the action at long range and lands a spiteful jab.  
Mutezo advances into close range.  Sowah lands a left uppercut followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
Sowah steps to the outside and lands a jab.  
Mutezo is looking to close the distance.  Mutezo sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Sowah lands a right uppercut.  
Mutezo drives a left hook into Sowah's body.  
Sowah tries to step out of his opponents range and lands two straights followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Sowah lands an overhand left.  
Mutezo steps inside.  Sowah is on target with a right hook.  
Sowah tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  He then lands a jab to the head followed by a cross to the body.  
Sowah steps away from his opponent and lands with a stiff jab.  
Sowah lands a cross followed by  two jabs to his opponents head.  
Sowah is on target with a jab.  
Sowah tries to keep the action at long range and connects with a cross.  
Sowah lands a spiteful jab.  
Sowah steps to the outside and is on target with a cross.  
Sowah lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Sowah tries to step out of his opponents range and lands with a hard jab.  
Sowah lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Sowah lands with a stiff jab.  
Sowah switches the action to the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  He continues the combination and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Sowah is looking to keep his distance.  Mutezo sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Sowah lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Sowah lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Sowah is on target with a jab.  
Sowah tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a ramrod jab.  
Sowah tries to step out of his opponents range and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Sowah lands two jabs followed by an overhand right to his opponents head.  


Round 4 Statistics
Sowah: 
Jabs Thrown: 41                            
Jabs Landed: 30                            
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 16                            
Head Shots Thrown: 62                            
Head Shots Landed: 44                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Mutezo: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 3                             
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 3                             
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 5: 

Sowah switches the action to the outside and lands a jab followed by  two straights to his opponents head.  
Sowah tries to keep the action at long range and lands a cross, jab and an overhand right to his opponents head.  
Sowah switches the action to the outside and lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Sowah lands a cross.  
Sowah connects with a left uppercut.  
Mutezo steps inside and throws a left hook, but Sowah clinches his opponent.  As they grapple, Sowah pushes his forearm into Mutezo's face.  The referee warns Sowah and breaks the clinch.  
Sowah is looking to keep his distance and lands a jab.  Sowah tries to land a jab, but Mutezo parries the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Sowah is on target with a left uppercut.  
Sowah switches the action to the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Sowah lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Sowah lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Sowah lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Sowah drives a stiff jab into his opponents face.  
Sowah lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Sowah switches the action to the outside and drives a solid jab into his opponents face.  
Sowah connects with a cross.  
Sowah lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Mutezo sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Sowah hits home with a hard jab.  
Sowah is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Mutezo sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Sowah lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Sowah hits home with a cross.  
Sowah steps away from his opponent.  Mutezo sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Sowah lands an overhand left followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Mutezo is looking to close the distance.  Sowah lands a left hook to the head, a right hook to the body and a right hook to the head.  
Sowah is looking to keep his distance and lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Sowah hits the target with a spiteful jab.  
Sowah is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Sowah is looking to keep the action on the outside and hits home with a cross.  
Sowah lands with a stinging jab.  
At the end of Round 5, lets listen in on the corners...Mutezo's trainer is telling his fighter to go out and knock out his opponent!  

Round 5 Statistics
Sowah: 
Jabs Thrown: 42                            
Jabs Landed: 25                            
Power Shots Thrown: 34                            
Power Shots Landed: 22                            
Head Shots Thrown: 69                            
Head Shots Landed: 44                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Mutezo: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 7                             
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 6                             
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 6: 

Sowah is on target with a cross.  
Sowah lands a spiteful jab.  
Sowah strikes his opponents body with a jab.  
Sowah drives a jab into Mutezo's body.  
Mutezo feints a jab, but Sowah is not fooled and lands with a right uppercut.  
Sowah steps to the outside and is on target with a jab.  
Sowah is looking to keep the action on the outside and hits home with a cross.  
Sowah is looking to keep his distance and connects with a cross.  
Sowah switches the action to the outside and lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head.  
Mutezo closes the distance.  Sowah lands a left hook, right hook and a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Sowah tries to keep the action at long range and finds the target with a hard jab.  
Sowah steps away from his opponent and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Sowah steps away from his opponent and lands a solid jab.  
Sowah lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Sowah lands a ramrod jab.  
Sowah tries to step out of his opponents range and lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head.  
Mutezo advances into close range and tries to land a right uppercut, but Sowah parries the shot and counters with a cross.  
Sowah switches the action to the outside and lands a spiteful jab.  Sowah throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a firm left uppercut.  
Sowah is on target with a cross.  
Mutezo gets on the inside.  Sowah lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Sowah is looking to keep his distance and hits home with a stiff jab.  
Sowah is looking to keep his distance and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  


Round 6 Statistics
Sowah: 
Jabs Thrown: 33                            
Jabs Landed: 22                            
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 52                            
Head Shots Landed: 33                            
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Mutezo: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 8                             
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
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


Final Scorecards: 60 - 54  60 - 54  60 - 54

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Khayelitsha, South Africa.... Xayvion Sowah

Fight Statistics
Sowah: 
Total Punches Thrown: 381                           
Total Punches Landed: 255                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 350                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 239                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 31                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 16                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 153                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 101                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 228                           
Total Jabs Landed: 154                           

Mutezo: 
Total Punches Thrown: 80                            
Total Punches Landed: 9                             
Total Head Shots Thrown: 63                            
Total Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Total Body Shots Thrown: 17                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 2                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 68                            
Total Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Total Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Total Jabs Landed: 1