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18/05/2031
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Paul Van Zyl vs Nhlanhla Mthethwa

Boxing Daily Report from the South Africa National Finals 2025,  taking place on 29/04/2025 from Durban, South Africa:

The Durban venue is completely packed out with the fans turning out in force to watch the fights on offer tonight.  
Next up we have a Semi Final fight in the Light Flyweight divison.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 3 round matchup are Paul Van Zyl (11(1) - 14) who hails from Johannesburg, South Africa and Nhlanhla Mthethwa(9 - 21) from Soweto, South Africa.  

Round 1: 

Mthethwa pivots from in front of his opponent.  Mthethwa hits home with a solid cross.  Mthethwa attempts to land a cross, but Van Zyl blocks the shot and counters with a right hook to Mthethwa's ribs.  
Van Zyl connects with a left hook.  
Mthethwa hits home with a cross.  
Mthethwa pivots from in front of his opponent.  Mthethwa tries to land a jab, but Van Zyl sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Mthethwa sidesteps to the right of his opponent, but Van Zyl drives a jab into Mthethwa's body.  
Mthethwa quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and hits home with a stinging jab.  
Van Zyl gets on the inside.  Van Zyl connects with a left hook.  
Mthethwa quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Mthethwa tries to land a right hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Van Zyl connects with a right hook.  
Mthethwa hits home with a right hook.  
Van Zyl gets on the inside.  Van Zyl pivots from in front of his opponent and is on target with a left hook.  
Van Zyl pivots to the side of his opponent.  Van Zyl tries to land a right hook, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a stinging cross.  
Mthethwa lands a jab to the body followed by a cross to the head.  
Van Zyl steps inside.  Van Zyl quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and hits home with a left hook.  
Van Zyl pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a right uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Van Zyl pivots from in front of his opponent, but Mthethwa lands a left hook to the body followed by a left uppercut to the head.  
Van Zyl connects with a left hook.  


Round 1 Statistics
Van Zyl: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Mthethwa: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 2: 

Mthethwa pivots from in front of his opponent and finds the target with a jab.  
Mthethwa lands with a sharp jab.  
Van Zyl lands a cross to the body, and then to the head.  
Van Zyl steps inside.  Van Zyl quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and is on target with a left hook.  
Van Zyl is looking to keep his distance and is on target with a jab.  
Mthethwa lands a stiff jab.  
Mthethwa connects with a left hook.  Mthethwa tries to land a right hook, but Van Zyl slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Van Zyl hits home with a left hook.  Van Zyl throws a short cross to the body, but lands low!  The ref stops the action.  The ref sends Mthethwa to the neutral corner.  He warns Van Zyl to stop fouling or he'll lose a point.  
Mthethwa hits home with a right uppercut.  
Van Zyl is looking to close the distance and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Van Zyl steps inside.  Van Zyl sidesteps to the left of his opponent, but Mthethwa connects with a right uppercut.  


Round 2 Statistics
Van Zyl: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Mthethwa: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 3: 

Mthethwa lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Mthethwa is on target with a sharp cross.  
Mthethwa sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Mthethwa lands a straight 1 - 2.  Mthethwa tries to land a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Van Zyl advances into close range and lands a left hook to the head, a left hook to the body and a right uppercut to the head.  
Mthethwa hits home with a right uppercut.  
Van Zyl tries to keep the action at long range and is on target with a jab.  
Van Zyl gets on the inside.  Van Zyl sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Mthethwa tries to step out of his opponents range.  Mthethwa quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and is on target with a jab.  


Round 3 Statistics
Van Zyl: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Mthethwa: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 32                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 33                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 1 Scores: 1 - 0
Round 2 Scores: 0 - 1
Round 3 Scores: 1 - 0


Final Scorecard: 2 - 1

The winner, on points, from Johannesburg, South Africa.... Paul Van Zyl

Fight Statistics
Van Zyl: 
Total Punches Thrown: 83                            
Total Punches Landed: 28                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 70                            
Total Head Shots Landed: 20                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 13                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 8                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 60                            
Total Power Shots Landed: 24                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 23                            
Total Jabs Landed: 4                             

Mthethwa: 
Total Punches Thrown: 86                            
Total Punches Landed: 23                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 74                            
Total Head Shots Landed: 21                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 2                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 64                            
Total Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 22                            
Total Jabs Landed: 8