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16/01/2037
EOD Running: BackUps
Verlyn Otu vs Hannes Van Zyl

Boxing Daily Report from the Skebenga Corp promoted show at Nasrec Indoor Arena, Johannesburg,  taking place on 10/01/2037:

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 Verlyn Otu (3 - 0) who hails from Accra, Ghana and Hannes Van Zyl(7 - 3 - 2) from Johannesburg, South Africa.  Otu weighed in at 237 pounds and 1 ounces, while Van Zyl weighed in at 239 pounds and 9 ounces.  
The referee tonight is Kofi Kpesebaan, and the three ringside judges are Johnny Kamalebo, Xhosas Kwadwo and Cole Twala.  

Round 1: 

Otu advances into close range.  Van Zyl throws a left hook, but Otu holds on to his opponent.  Otu pushes his forearm into Van Zyl's face.  The referee warns Otu and breaks the clinch.  
Otu lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  Otu clinches his opponent.  Otu leans on his opponent trying to wear him down. The ref calls break and the two fighters separate.  
Otu gets on the inside and cuts off the ring, trapping Van Zyl in a corner.  Otu drives a left uppercut into his opponents body.  Otu attempts to land a right hook, but Van Zyl blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Otu lands a left hook, right hook and a left hook to his opponents body.  Otu holds on to his opponent.  Otu leans on his opponent using all his weight. The ref breaks the clinch and signals for the action to continue.  
Otu manouvers his opponent into a corner.  Otu lands a left uppercut to the body, and then to the head.  Otu clinches his opponent.  Otu is leaning on his opponent in the clinch. The ref breaks the clinch and signals for the action to continue.  
Otu lands a right uppercut to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Otu lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Otu is on target with a left hook to his opponents liver.  
Otu closes the distance and drives a firm right uppercut into Van Zyl's ribs.  
Otu is on target with a left uppercut to Van Zyl's body.  
Otu walks his opponent into a neutral corner.  Otu is on target with a right hook.  
Otu lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  He follows up the attack and lands a right hook to the body followed by a left uppercut to the head.  
Otu digs in a right hook to his opponents body.  
Van Zyl attempts to land a jab, but Otu slips the shot and counters with a solid right uppercut.  
Otu steps inside and digs in a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Otu lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  Otu holds on to his opponent.  Otu is leaning on his opponent in the clinch. Otu pushes his forearm into Van Zyl's face.  The referee separates the two fighters and warns Otu.  
Otu connects with a right hook.  
Otu quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Otu lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  Otu throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Otu connects with a left hook.  Otu clinches his opponent.  Otu leans on his opponent trying to wear him down. Otu uses his free hand to throw a hook, but it hits Van Zyl behind the head. The ref breaks Otu's hold and signals for the fight to continue.  
Otu lands two right hook's to the head followed by a left uppercut to the body.  
Otu lands a right hook.  
Otu lands a left hook to the head, a left hook to the body and a right uppercut to the body.  
Otu digs in a solid right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Otu digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  
Otu gets on the inside and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Otu steps inside and drives a left hook into his opponents body.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Van Zyl's trainer is advising how he could be more accurate.  Van Zyl's trainer is telling his fighter to increase his workrate.  Van Zyl's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  Van Zyl's trainer is advising how he could stop so many clean shots getting through.  

Round 1 Statistics
Otu: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 61                            
Power Shots Landed: 41                            
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 43                            
Body Shots Landed: 29                            

Van Zyl: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 7                             
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 2: 

Otu finds the target with a jab.  
Otu lands a left hook.  
Otu is looking to close the distance.  Otu pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  He continues the combination and lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Otu lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  Otu holds on to his opponent.  The ref breaks the clinch and signals for the action to continue.  
Otu lands consecutive right uppercuts to his opponents body.  
Otu is looking to close the distance.  Otu sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Otu digs in a right hook to his opponents ribcage.  Otu ties up his opponent.  Otu uses his free hand to throw a body hook, but it lands on Van Zyl's kidney. The ref breaks Otu's hold and signals for the fight to continue.  
Otu steps inside and lands a right hook to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Otu hits home with a right hook.  
Otu lands a right uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Otu steps inside and lands a left uppercut to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Otu lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Otu lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Otu lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  


Round 2 Statistics
Otu: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 38                            
Power Shots Landed: 23                            
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 24                            
Body Shots Landed: 14                            

Van Zyl: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 10                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 13                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 3: 

Van Zyl walks Otu down, trapping him in a corner.  Otu attempts to land a cross, but Van Zyl sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Otu is looking to close the distance.  Otu sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a right hook, right uppercut and a left hook to his opponents body.  
Otu lands a sharp cross.  
Otu steps inside and forces Van Zyl to back into the corner.  Otu drives a right hook into his opponents body.  
Otu drives a left hook into Van Zyl's ribs.  
Otu drives a right hook into Van Zyl's body.  
Otu lands three consecutive right hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Otu is on target with a right uppercut to his opponents ribcage.  Otu clinches his opponent.  The referee breaks the clinch and warns Otu to stop holding.  
Otu lands a left uppercut to the head followed by a right uppercut to the body.  
Otu lands a left hook to the head, a right uppercut to the body and a left uppercut to the head.  
Otu drives a left uppercut into Van Zyl's body.  
Otu is on target with a stinging right hook to Van Zyl's ribs.  
Otu is on target with a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Otu digs in a left uppercut to his opponents liver.  
Otu lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Otu is looking to close the distance and lands a left hook to the head, a left hook to the body and a right hook to the body.  
Otu digs in a left hook to Van Zyl's body.  Otu attempts to land a left hook, but Van Zyl blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Otu digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  
Otu lands a right hook to the body followed by a right uppercut to the head.  He continues the combination and lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Otu throws a left hook, but is unable to get through his opponents guard.  Otu holds on to his opponent.  Otu leans on his opponent using all his weight. The referee separates the two fighters and warns Otu to stop holding.  
Otu forces Van Zyl to retreat into a neutral corner.  Otu digs in a left hook to Van Zyl's ribs.  


Round 3 Statistics
Otu: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 46                            
Power Shots Landed: 32                            
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 34                            
Body Shots Landed: 25                            

Van Zyl: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 4: 

Otu feints a right hook, and then digs in a firm right hook to his opponents body.  
Otu advances into close range and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Otu lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Otu is looking to close the distance and lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Otu is looking to close the distance and drives a firm left hook into his opponents body.  
Otu is on target with a right hook.  
Otu hits home with a right hook.  
Otu digs in a right uppercut to Van Zyl's body.  
Otu lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Otu cuts off the ring, trapping Van Zyl in the corner.  Otu lands a left uppercut to the body, and then to the head.  
Otu lands a left hook to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Otu lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Otu attempts to land a right hook, but Van Zyl sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Otu manages to force Van Zyl into the corner.  Otu lands three consecutive left uppercuts to his opponents body.  
Otu steps inside and lands a right uppercut followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Otu lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Otu lands a left hook to the head, a right hook to the head and a left hook to the body.  
Otu connects with a left uppercut.  
Van Zyl lands a jab followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Otu lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Otu walks Van Zyl into a neutral corner.  Otu lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Otu drives a right hook into his opponents body.  
Otu is on target with a right uppercut.  


Round 4 Statistics
Otu: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 59                            
Power Shots Landed: 36                            
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 40                            
Body Shots Landed: 25                            

Van Zyl: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 8                             
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 11                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 5: 

Otu lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  He continues the combination and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Otu lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  THAT HURT HIS OPPONENT!  
Otu is looking for the shot to finish his opponent.  Otu lands a cross to the head, a right hook to the head and a left hook to the body.  He follows up the attack and lands a cross to the head, a right hook to the body and a cross to the head.  Van Zyl now seems to have recovered from the bodyshot.  
Otu digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  
Otu manages to force Van Zyl into the red corner.  Otu drives a left uppercut into Van Zyl's liver.  
Otu is on target with a stinging left hook to his opponents body.  
Otu lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Otu digs in a left hook to Van Zyl's ribs.  
Otu drives a right hook into Van Zyl's body.  
Otu gets on the inside and lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Otu digs in a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Otu throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Otu advances into close range.  Otu pivots to the right of his opponent and is on target with a right hook to Van Zyl's body.  
Otu advances into close range and lands a left hook, left uppercut and a left hook to his opponents body.  
Otu is looking to close the distance and lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Van Zyl is looking to keep his distance and is on target with an overhand right.  
Van Zyl steps to the outside and throws an overhand right, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut to Van Zyl's body.  
At the end of Round 5, lets listen in on the corners...Van Zyl's trainer is telling his fighter he needs a knockout to win!  

Round 5 Statistics
Otu: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 51                            
Power Shots Landed: 30                            
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 36                            
Body Shots Landed: 22                            

Van Zyl: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 6: 

Otu is on target with a stinging left hook to his opponents body.  
Otu lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Otu gets on the inside and lands a left hook to the body, a right uppercut to the body and a left hook to the head.  
Otu gets on the inside and lands a left hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Otu lands a solid jab.  
Otu is on target with a stinging cross.  
Otu is looking to close the distance.  Otu pivots to the left of his opponent and drives a left hook into Van Zyl's body.  
Otu lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Otu forces Van Zyl to back into a neutral corner.  Otu digs in a firm right hook to his opponents ribcage.  
Otu lands a right hook to the body, a left hook to the head and a left hook to the body.  
Otu lands a left hook to the body, a left uppercut to the body and a right hook to the head.  
Otu steps inside and drives a left hook into Van Zyl's body.  
Otu is looking to close the distance and drives a stinging right hook into his opponents body.  
Otu drives a stinging right uppercut into Van Zyl's ribcage.  
Otu forces Van Zyl to back into a neutral corner.  Otu lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Otu digs in a solid right uppercut to his opponents ribs.  
Otu drives a left hook into his opponents ribs.  
Otu steps inside.  Otu sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a left hook.  


Round 6 Statistics
Otu: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 43                            
Power Shots Landed: 26                            
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 30                            
Body Shots Landed: 20                            

Van Zyl: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
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 Accra, Ghana.... Verlyn Otu

Fight Statistics
Otu: 
Total Punches Thrown: 318                           
Total Punches Landed: 194                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 111                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 59                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 207                           
Total Body Shots Landed: 135                           
Total Power Shots Thrown: 298                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 188                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 20                            
Total Jabs Landed: 6                             

Van Zyl: 
Total Punches Thrown: 104                           
Total Punches Landed: 12                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 93                            
Total Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 0                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 68                            
Total Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Total Jabs Thrown: 36                            
Total Jabs Landed: 4