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26/05/2034
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Nathan Van der Merwe vs Itumeleng Mkhize

Boxing Daily Report from the South Africa National Finals 2031,  taking place on 26/04/2031 from Randburg, South Africa:

The Randburg venue is completely packed out with the fans turning out in force to watch the fights on offer tonight.  
Next up we have a Quarter Final fight in the Bantamweight divison.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 3 round matchup are Nathan Van der Merwe (17 - 16) who hails from Durban, South Africa and Itumeleng Mkhize(17 - 15) from Port Elizabeth, South Africa.  

Round 1: 

Mkhize is on target with a cross.  
Mkhize pivots from in front of his opponent and hits home with a cross.  
Van der Merwe lands a right uppercut to the body followed by a jab to the head.  Van der Merwe throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Van der Merwe is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a straight 1 - 2.  He then lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Mkhize connects with a cross.  
Van der Merwe attempts to land a jab, but Mkhize slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Mkhize lands a ramrod jab.  
Van der Merwe tries to land a jab, but Mkhize slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Mkhize pivots to the right of his opponent.  Mkhize throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Van der Merwe is on target with a right hook to his opponents body.  Van der Merwe attempts to land a left uppercut, but Mkhize sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Van der Merwe tries to step out of his opponents range.  Van der Merwe stalks forward with a low guard, trying to draw a lead from his opponent.  Mkhize lands a hard jab.  
Mkhize lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Mkhize lands with a solid jab.  
Mkhize quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent, but Van der Merwe is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Mkhize lands an overhand right.  


Round 1 Statistics
Van der Merwe: 
Jabs Thrown: 15                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 32                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Mkhize: 
Jabs Thrown: 22                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 45                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 2: 

Mkhize pivots to the side of his opponent.  Mkhize throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a solid cross.  
Mkhize is on target with a cross.  
Van der Merwe is looking to keep his distance.  Mkhize lands a solid jab.  
Van der Merwe lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Mkhize pivots to the left of his opponent.  Mkhize throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a sharp right hook.  
Mkhize lands a jab.  
Mkhize tries to keep the action at long range and drives a hard jab into his opponents face.  
Van der Merwe tries to step out of his opponents range and hits home with a cross.  
Mkhize forces Van der Merwe to retreat onto the ropes.  Mkhize sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Mkhize throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Mkhize sidesteps to the right of his opponent, but Van der Merwe lands a cross followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Van der Merwe switches the action to the outside.  Mkhize lands a cross.  Mkhize attempts to land a jab, but Van der Merwe sidesteps and counters with a firm right hook.  
Mkhize tries to land a jab, but Van der Merwe sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Van der Merwe is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Van der Merwe sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Van der Merwe tries to land an overhand right, but Mkhize dodges the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Mkhize manouvers Van der Merwe into a neutral corner.  Mkhize is on target with a jab.  
Mkhize is on target with a cross to his opponents body.  
Mkhize is looking to keep his distance and throws a cross, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a cross.  
Van der Merwe lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  


Round 2 Statistics
Van der Merwe: 
Jabs Thrown: 15                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Mkhize: 
Jabs Thrown: 18                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 44                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 3: 

Mkhize pivots to the right of his opponent, but Van der Merwe lands with a stinging jab.  
Van der Merwe connects with a cross.  
Van der Merwe hits the target with a solid jab.  
Mkhize lands with a spiteful jab.  Mkhize tries to land a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a firm right uppercut.  
Mkhize quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent, but Van der Merwe lands with a sharp jab.  
Mkhize quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent, but Van der Merwe lands a cross to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Van der Merwe is looking to keep his distance.  Mkhize lands with a stiff jab.  
Mkhize cuts off the ring, trapping Van der Merwe in a corner.  Mkhize hits home with a left uppercut.  
Van der Merwe steps away from his opponent.  Mkhize lands with a spiteful jab.  
Van der Merwe sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a jab, cross and an overhand right to his opponents head.  
Mkhize pivots to the right of his opponent.  Van der Merwe connects with a cross.  Van der Merwe attempts to land a jab, but Mkhize dodges the shot and counters with a cross.  
Mkhize lands a cross.  
Van der Merwe quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Van der Merwe throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Van der Merwe is looking to keep his distance.  Mkhize snaps his opponents head back with a solid jab.  
Van der Merwe steps to the outside and is on target with a cross.  


Round 3 Statistics
Van der Merwe: 
Jabs Thrown: 14                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Mkhize: 
Jabs Thrown: 19                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 34                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

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


Final Scorecard: 2 - 1

The winner, on points, from Durban, South Africa.... Nathan Van der Merwe

Fight Statistics
Van der Merwe: 
Total Punches Thrown: 110                           
Total Punches Landed: 37                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 92                            
Total Head Shots Landed: 32                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 18                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 5                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 66                            
Total Power Shots Landed: 27                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 44                            
Total Jabs Landed: 10                            

Mkhize: 
Total Punches Thrown: 130                           
Total Punches Landed: 30                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 123                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 29                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Total Body Shots Landed: 1                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 71                            
Total Power Shots Landed: 16                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 59                            
Total Jabs Landed: 14