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Waqar Rad vs Mfon Buhari
Boxing Daily Report from the Ace Boxing promoted show at Kongo Conference Hotel, Zaria, taking place on 19/07/2025: 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 mandatory fight for the Nigeria Light Heavyweight title. Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 12 round matchup are Waqar Rad (14(8) - 2(1)) who hails from Ilesa, Nigeria and Mfon Buhari(15 - 2(1)) from Benin City, Nigeria. Both Rad and Buhari weighed in at 175 pounds. The referee tonight is Umair Farooq, and the three ringside judges are Antwan Okonkwo, Mudashiru Akanji and Haaris Rahmani. Round 1: Buhari sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Buhari throws a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a solid cross. Rad closes the distance. Buhari is on target with a left uppercut. Buhari is on target with an overhand right. Buhari attempts to land a jab, but Rad slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Buhari advances into close range. Rad lands two left hooks to the body, and one to the head. Rad holds on to his opponent. Rad is using his forearm in the clinch. The ref breaks the clinch and signals for the action to continue. Rad lands a double left hook to his opponents head. Rad is on target with an overhand right. Rad is looking to keep his distance. Buhari lands an overhand left. Buhari lands a left hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head. Rad hits home with a cross. Buhari is looking to close the distance and manages to force Rad into the red corner. Rad drives a left hook into his opponents body. Rad tries to keep the action at long range and connects with a firm cross. Rad lands a cross to the body followed by a jab to the head. Buhari throws a left uppercut, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a solid cross. Rad steps to the outside and connects with a sharp cross. Buhari attempts to land a cross, but Rad slips the shot and counters with a solid right hook. Buhari steps inside and lands a right hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head. Rad tries to keep the action at long range. Buhari sidesteps to the right of his opponent and is on target with a ramrod jab. Buhari forces Rad to retreat onto the ropes. Rad connects with a cross. Buhari digs in a left hook to his opponents ribs. Buhari tries to land a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook to Buhari's ribs. Rad is on target with a sharp cross. Buhari is looking to close the distance. Rad quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Rad tries to land a left hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross. Rad is looking to keep his distance and attempts to land a cross, but Buhari slips the shot and counters with a right hook. At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Rad's trainer is passing on some tactical advice. Round 1 Statistics Rad: Jabs Thrown: 5 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 36 Power Shots Landed: 18 Head Shots Thrown: 35 Head Shots Landed: 15 Body Shots Thrown: 6 Body Shots Landed: 5 Buhari: Jabs Thrown: 7 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 27 Power Shots Landed: 10 Head Shots Thrown: 31 Head Shots Landed: 10 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 1 Round 2: Rad lands a double right hook to his opponents head. Rad steps away from his opponent and connects with a firm cross. Buhari connects with a cross. Buhari manouvers Rad into the corner. Buhari hits home with a cross. Buhari is looking to close the distance. Buhari sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Rad throws a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook. Buhari is on target with a cross. Rad feints a jab, tricking Buhari into launching a right uppercut counter. Rad springs the trap and counters with a right uppercut. Buhari hits home with a right hook. Buhari quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Rad throws a left hook, but is off-target. Rad ties up his opponent. Rad leans on his opponent trying to wear him down. The ref breaks the clinch and signals for the action to continue. Rad is looking to keep his distance. Buhari attempts to land a jab, but Rad dodges the shot and counters with a right hook. Rad connects with an overhand right. Rad lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head. Buhari drives a right hook into Rad's body. Rad steps away from his opponent and attempts to land an overhand right, but Buhari dodges the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Buhari advances into close range and lands a left hook. Rad connects with a solid cross. Rad tries to keep the action at long range and connects with a cross. Buhari is on target with a right uppercut to his opponents body. Rad switches the action to the outside and lands a solid overhand right. Rad is on target with a cross. Buhari closes the distance and walks his opponent onto the ropes. Rad lands a right hook to the head followed by a left hook to the body. Rad tries to keep the action at long range and connects with a sharp overhand right. Rad is looking to close the distance and lands a left hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head. Round 2 Statistics Rad: Jabs Thrown: 8 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 32 Power Shots Landed: 17 Head Shots Thrown: 35 Head Shots Landed: 17 Body Shots Thrown: 5 Body Shots Landed: 1 Buhari: Jabs Thrown: 5 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 25 Power Shots Landed: 9 Head Shots Thrown: 20 Head Shots Landed: 7 Body Shots Thrown: 10 Body Shots Landed: 2 Round 3: Rad is looking to keep the action on the outside and finds the target with a sharp jab. Buhari lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head. Buhari attempts to land a cross, but Rad slips the shot and counters with a sharp left hook. Rad is on target with a right uppercut. Rad is looking to keep the action on the outside and hits home with a sharp cross. Buhari quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Rad lands a cross followed by a left hook to his opponents head. Buhari is on target with a stiff jab. Rad hits home with a stinging cross. Buhari attempts to land a left hook, but Rad dodges the shot and counters with a sharp right uppercut. Rad tries to keep the action at long range. Buhari tries to land a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a stinging right uppercut. Rad switches the action to the outside and is on target with a firm overhand right. Buhari manouvers his opponent into a corner. Buhari lands a cross. Rad tries to keep the action at long range and lands a jab. Buhari steps inside and lands a left uppercut. Rad switches the action to the outside and is on target with a cross. Rad tries to land a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut. Buhari advances into close range and throws a right uppercut, but Rad holds on to his opponent. Rad leans on his opponent trying to wear him down. The ref breaks Rad's hold and signals for the fight to continue. Rad lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a right uppercut to the head. Buhari lands a double jab to his opponents head. Round 3 Statistics Rad: Jabs Thrown: 12 Jabs Landed: 3 Power Shots Thrown: 23 Power Shots Landed: 12 Head Shots Thrown: 31 Head Shots Landed: 14 Body Shots Thrown: 4 Body Shots Landed: 1 Buhari: Jabs Thrown: 4 Jabs Landed: 3 Power Shots Thrown: 25 Power Shots Landed: 5 Head Shots Thrown: 23 Head Shots Landed: 8 Body Shots Thrown: 6 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 4: Rad steps away from his opponent and hits home with a sharp cross. Rad steps to the outside and is on target with an overhand right. Buhari steps inside. Rad lands a left uppercut. Rad lands a left hook to the body followed by a cross to the head. Buhari connects with a cross. Rad tries to land an overhand left, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a right uppercut. Rad steps to the outside. Buhari attempts to land a jab, but Rad slips the shot and counters with a firm left hook. Buhari throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Buhari lands a jab followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head. Rad steps away from his opponent and hits home with an overhand right. Rad is on target with a right uppercut to his opponents ribcage. Rad throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook. Rad is on target with a left hook. Rad switches the action to the outside. Buhari lands an overhand right. Buhari drives a stinging left hook into his opponents liver. Buhari gets on the inside. Rad is on target with a firm right uppercut. Rad lands a jab. Rad lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Rad lands with a stiff jab. Rad tries to keep the action at long range and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Rad is on target with a solid left hook. At the end of Round 4, lets listen in on the corners...Buhari's trainer is advising how he could improve the accuracy of his work. Round 4 Statistics Rad: Jabs Thrown: 5 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 37 Power Shots Landed: 16 Head Shots Thrown: 37 Head Shots Landed: 16 Body Shots Thrown: 5 Body Shots Landed: 2 Buhari: Jabs Thrown: 7 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 20 Power Shots Landed: 6 Head Shots Thrown: 21 Head Shots Landed: 6 Body Shots Thrown: 6 Body Shots Landed: 1 Round 5: Rad steps to the outside and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Rad tries to keep the action at long range. Buhari lands a cross. Rad strikes his opponents body with a cross. Buhari attempts to land a cross, but Rad slips the shot and counters with a stinging right uppercut. Buhari quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Rad lands a left hook. Buhari is on target with an overhand right. Rad is on target with a firm left uppercut to Buhari's body. Rad clinches his opponent. Buhari is using his forearm in the clinch. The ref calls break and the two fighters separate. Buhari hits home with a right uppercut. Rad steps to the outside and hits home with a sharp cross. Rad hits home with a cross. Rad steps to the outside and is on target with a cross. Rad steps inside. Rad throws an uppercut to the body, but lands well below the belt! The ref ignores Buhari's complaints and signals for the action to continue. Rad switches the action to the outside and lands an overhand left. Buhari attempts to land a cross, but Rad slips the shot and counters with a stinging right hook. Rad connects with a left hook. Round 5 Statistics Rad: Jabs Thrown: 11 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 24 Power Shots Landed: 12 Head Shots Thrown: 30 Head Shots Landed: 10 Body Shots Thrown: 5 Body Shots Landed: 2 Buhari: Jabs Thrown: 4 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 21 Power Shots Landed: 3 Head Shots Thrown: 22 Head Shots Landed: 3 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 6: Rad is looking to keep the action on the outside. Buhari lands a double jab to his opponents head. Rad hits home with a cross. Buhari is on target with a cross. Buhari lands a right uppercut. Rad is looking to keep the action on the outside and hits home with a cross. Rad lands with a solid jab. Buhari drives a spiteful jab into his opponents face. Buhari attempts to land a jab, but Rad slips the shot and counters with a solid cross. Buhari throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook. Buhari closes the distance and throws a left uppercut, but Rad ties up his opponent. Rad leans on his opponent trying to wear him down. The ref breaks Rad's hold and signals for the fight to continue. Rad is on target with a jab. Buhari lands a sharp jab. Rad is on target with a stinging left hook to Buhari's liver. Rad hits home with a sharp cross. Rad is looking to keep his distance and lands a sharp cross. Buhari forces Rad to retreat into the red corner. Rad lands a right uppercut to the head followed by a left hook to the body. Buhari manouvers Rad onto the ropes. Buhari lands a right uppercut followed by a cross to his opponents head. Rad lands a solid cross. Rad tries to keep the action at long range. Buhari lands with a stinging jab. Rad steps to the outside. Buhari is on target with an overhand left. Round 6 Statistics Rad: Jabs Thrown: 10 Jabs Landed: 3 Power Shots Thrown: 18 Power Shots Landed: 10 Head Shots Thrown: 24 Head Shots Landed: 11 Body Shots Thrown: 4 Body Shots Landed: 2 Buhari: Jabs Thrown: 12 Jabs Landed: 5 Power Shots Thrown: 26 Power Shots Landed: 5 Head Shots Thrown: 37 Head Shots Landed: 10 Body Shots Thrown: 1 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 7: Buhari lands with a spiteful jab. Rad is looking to keep the action on the outside and throws an overhand right, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut. Rad lands a right hook to the body followed by a right uppercut to the head. Rad feints a right, and then hits home with a stinging cross. Rad hits home with a stinging cross. Buhari steps inside and lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head. Buhari hits home with a ramrod jab. Rad gets on the inside. Buhari lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head. Rad is looking to keep the action on the outside. Buhari is on target with an overhand right. Rad steps to the outside and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Buhari steps inside and forces Rad to retreat onto the ropes. Buhari sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Rad digs in a sharp right hook to his opponents body. Rad lands a right hook followed by a cross to his opponents head. Buhari steps inside and hits home with a right uppercut. Rad is looking to keep his distance. Buhari hits home with a cross. Rad attempts to land a jab, but Buhari blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut. Buhari walks his opponent onto the ropes. Buhari throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a sharp left uppercut. Round 7 Statistics Rad: Jabs Thrown: 14 Jabs Landed: 3 Power Shots Thrown: 27 Power Shots Landed: 9 Head Shots Thrown: 35 Head Shots Landed: 10 Body Shots Thrown: 6 Body Shots Landed: 2 Buhari: Jabs Thrown: 5 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 28 Power Shots Landed: 9 Head Shots Thrown: 29 Head Shots Landed: 10 Body Shots Thrown: 4 Body Shots Landed: 1 Round 8: Rad finds the target with a jab. Rad steps to the outside. Buhari hits home with a cross. Rad lands a left hook to the head, a right hook to the body and a left hook to the body. Rad is looking to keep his distance. Buhari lands a cross. Buhari attempts to land a cross, but Rad slips the shot and counters with a right hook. Buhari sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Rad tries to land a right hook, but Buhari slips the shot and counters with a cross. Rad steps to the outside and lands a straight 1 - 2. Rad steps away from his opponent and hits the target with a stiff jab. Buhari lands a cross. Buhari lands a jab. Buhari sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Rad lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head. Buhari lands a left hook. Round 8 Statistics Rad: Jabs Thrown: 12 Jabs Landed: 5 Power Shots Thrown: 23 Power Shots Landed: 7 Head Shots Thrown: 30 Head Shots Landed: 10 Body Shots Thrown: 5 Body Shots Landed: 2 Buhari: Jabs Thrown: 4 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 19 Power Shots Landed: 5 Head Shots Thrown: 21 Head Shots Landed: 6 Body Shots Thrown: 2 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 9: Rad circles his opponent with a low guard, waiting for his opponent to attack. Buhari hits home with a left uppercut. Rad lands a cross. Rad attempts to land a cross, but Buhari sidesteps and counters with a left hook. Rad is on target with a sharp left hook. Rad tries to keep the action at long range. Buhari lands a jab. Buhari finds the target with a hard jab. Buhari forces Rad to retreat into the corner. Buhari digs in a left hook to Rad's liver. Buhari gets on the inside. Rad throws a left hook, but is unable to find the target. Rad clinches his opponent. Rad is leaning on his opponent in the clinch. The ref separates the two fighters. Buhari closes the distance. Rad is on target with a stinging right uppercut to Buhari's body. Rad hits home with a stinging jab. Rad steps away from his opponent and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Round 9 Statistics Rad: Jabs Thrown: 7 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 24 Power Shots Landed: 5 Head Shots Thrown: 23 Head Shots Landed: 5 Body Shots Thrown: 8 Body Shots Landed: 1 Buhari: Jabs Thrown: 5 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 24 Power Shots Landed: 3 Head Shots Thrown: 27 Head Shots Landed: 4 Body Shots Thrown: 2 Body Shots Landed: 1 Round 10: Buhari advances into close range and hits home with a right hook. Rad switches the action to the outside and is on target with a stinging cross. Buhari is on target with a cross. Buhari throws a left uppercut, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a left hook. Rad tries to step out of his opponents range. Buhari tries to land a cross, but Rad sidesteps and counters with a left hook. Rad is looking to close the distance. Buhari sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Rad is on target with a left hook to Buhari's ribs. Rad tries to keep the action at long range and lands a firm cross. Rad lands a stiff jab. Buhari forces Rad to back into a neutral corner. Rad throws a right uppercut, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross. Rad closes the distance. Buhari throws a right uppercut, but Rad ties up his opponent. Rad leans on his opponent trying to wear him down. The ref breaks Rad's hold and signals for the fight to continue. Rad lands a cross. Rad hits home with a sharp cross. Rad is looking to keep the action on the outside. Buhari lands a spiteful jab. Buhari connects with a cross. Round 10 Statistics Rad: Jabs Thrown: 6 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 24 Power Shots Landed: 7 Head Shots Thrown: 23 Head Shots Landed: 7 Body Shots Thrown: 7 Body Shots Landed: 1 Buhari: Jabs Thrown: 3 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 18 Power Shots Landed: 4 Head Shots Thrown: 20 Head Shots Landed: 5 Body Shots Thrown: 1 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 11: Buhari hits home with a right uppercut. Rad is on target with a solid cross to Buhari's body. Buhari steps inside. Rad digs in a firm right hook to his opponents body. Rad is looking to keep his distance and is on target with a firm cross. Rad tries to land a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut. Rad hits home with a firm right hook. Buhari hits home with a cross. Rad quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and hits home with a firm cross. Buhari lands a cross, jab and a cross to his opponents head. Buhari gets on the inside and walks his opponent into a corner. Rad attempts to land a left uppercut, but Buhari blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut to Rad's body. Buhari lands a left uppercut to the head followed by a right hook to the body. Rad gets on the inside. Buhari lands a right hook, left hook and a right uppercut to his opponents head. Buhari digs in a right hook to his opponents ribs. At the end of Round 11, lets listen in on the corners...Buhari's trainer is telling his fighter to go out and knock out his opponent! Round 11 Statistics Rad: Jabs Thrown: 1 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 26 Power Shots Landed: 5 Head Shots Thrown: 18 Head Shots Landed: 3 Body Shots Thrown: 9 Body Shots Landed: 2 Buhari: Jabs Thrown: 8 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 27 Power Shots Landed: 12 Head Shots Thrown: 30 Head Shots Landed: 10 Body Shots Thrown: 5 Body Shots Landed: 3 Round 12: Buhari hits home with a cross. Rad is on target with a right hook to his opponents body. Rad lowers his hands, trying to provoke his opponent to attack. Buhari tries to land a jab, but Rad dodges the shot and counters with a sharp left hook. Buhari is on target with a cross. Buhari advances into close range and attempts to land a right uppercut, but Rad sidesteps and counters with a sharp cross. Rad lands a right hook to the head, a left hook to the body and a right uppercut to the body. Buhari walks his opponent down, trapping him in the corner. Rad lands a jab followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head. Buhari closes the distance. Rad hits home with a solid left hook. Rad lands a firm left hook. Rad is looking to keep the action on the outside. Buhari lands a cross to the body, and then to the head. Buhari connects with a left hook. Buhari tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross. Rad switches the action to the outside and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Rad sidesteps to the right of his opponent and hits home with a stinging cross. Buhari steps inside. Rad drives a right hook into his opponents body. Rad lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Round 12 Statistics Rad: Jabs Thrown: 6 Jabs Landed: 3 Power Shots Thrown: 24 Power Shots Landed: 16 Head Shots Thrown: 24 Head Shots Landed: 15 Body Shots Thrown: 6 Body Shots Landed: 4 Buhari: Jabs Thrown: 4 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 20 Power Shots Landed: 5 Head Shots Thrown: 19 Head Shots Landed: 4 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: 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: 9 - 10 9 - 10 10 - 10 Round 7 Scores: 9 - 10 9 - 10 9 - 10 Round 8 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 9 Scores: 9 - 10 9 - 10 9 - 10 Round 10 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 11 Scores: 9 - 10 9 - 10 9 - 10 Round 12 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Final Scorecards: 116 - 112 116 - 112 117 - 112 The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Ilesa, Nigeria.... Waqar Rad Fight Statistics Rad: Total Punches Thrown: 415 Total Punches Landed: 158 Total Head Shots Thrown: 345 Total Head Shots Landed: 133 Total Body Shots Thrown: 70 Total Body Shots Landed: 25 Total Power Shots Thrown: 318 Total Power Shots Landed: 134 Total Jabs Thrown: 97 Total Jabs Landed: 24 Buhari: Total Punches Thrown: 348 Total Punches Landed: 93 Total Head Shots Thrown: 300 Total Head Shots Landed: 83 Total Body Shots Thrown: 48 Total Body Shots Landed: 10 Total Power Shots Thrown: 280 Total Power Shots Landed: 76 Total Jabs Thrown: 68 Total Jabs Landed: 17