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19/05/2031
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Stephen Uys vs Themba Knoetze

Boxing Daily Report from the South Africa National Finals 2024,  taking place on 26/04/2024 from Tembisa, South Africa:

The Tembisa 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 Flyweight divison.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 3 round matchup are Stephen Uys (30(1) - 16) who hails from Roodepoort, South Africa and Themba Knoetze(4 - 15) from Johannesburg, South Africa.  

Round 1: 

Knoetze advances into close range.  Uys is on target with a right hook.  
Uys steps away from his opponent and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Uys tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Uys is looking to keep the action on the outside and attempts to land an overhand left, but Knoetze sidesteps and counters with a stinging left hook.  
Uys lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Uys lands a stinging jab.  
Knoetze lands a sharp left hook.  
Knoetze quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Uys lands an overhand right, cross and a jab to his opponents head.  
Uys lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Uys connects with a cross.  
Uys closes the distance and hits home with a right hook.  
Knoetze gets on the inside.  Knoetze pivots to the side of his opponent.  Knoetze attempts to land a left hook, but Uys sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Uys steps to the outside and lands a cross to the body followed by a jab to the head.  
Knoetze advances into close range.  Uys lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Uys tries to keep the action at long range and lands a solid jab.  
Knoetze is looking to close the distance.  Knoetze pivots to the right of his opponent, but Uys digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  
Uys steps away from his opponent and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Uys's trainer is telling his fighter to play it safe for the remainder of the fight. 

Round 1 Statistics
Uys: 
Jabs Thrown: 23                            
Jabs Landed: 13                            
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 43                            
Head Shots Landed: 23                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Knoetze: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 2: 

Knoetze finds the target with a jab.  
Knoetze advances into close range.  Uys is on target with a firm left hook to Knoetze's body.  
Uys is on target with a cross.  
Uys switches the action to the outside and lands a jab.  
Uys feints a right, and then lands a spiteful jab.  
Uys tries to step out of his opponents range.  Uys quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Knoetze gets on the inside.  Uys lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Knoetze pivots to the left of his opponent, but Uys lands a left uppercut.  
Knoetze tries to land a left uppercut, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a stinging right hook.  
Uys walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Knoetze throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Uys is on target with a stinging left uppercut.  
Knoetze advances into close range and hits home with a stinging left hook.  
Uys lands a jab to his opponents body.  
Knoetze advances into close range.  Knoetze sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Knoetze connects with a left uppercut.  Knoetze tries to land a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Uys lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a jab to the head.  
Uys quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent, but Knoetze hits home with a sharp jab.  
Uys pivots to the side of his opponent, but Knoetze is on target with a cross.  


Round 2 Statistics
Uys: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 32                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 32                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Knoetze: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 3: 

Uys feints a cross, and then lands a sharp cross.  
Knoetze gets on the inside.  Uys digs in a left uppercut to Knoetze's body.  
Uys lands a spiteful jab.  
Uys steps away from his opponent and lands with a solid jab.  
Knoetze lands a left uppercut.  
Uys switches the action to the outside and finds the target with a hard jab.  
Uys lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Uys lands a jab, cross and a left hook to his opponents head.  
Knoetze lands a solid jab.  
Uys pivots to the right of his opponent and hits home with a cross.  
Knoetze is on target with a left hook to Uys's liver.  
Knoetze attempts to land a right hook, but Uys parries the shot and counters with a right hook to his opponents body.  
Uys digs in a stinging right hook to his opponents ribs.  
Knoetze connects with a right hook.  Knoetze attempts to land a cross, but Uys slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Knoetze digs in a left hook to Uys's body.  
Uys drives a left hook into Knoetze's body.  
Uys switches the action to the outside and lands a cross followed by  two jabs to his opponents head.  


Round 3 Statistics
Uys: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 8                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Knoetze: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

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


Final Scorecard: 3 - 0

The winner, on points, from Roodepoort, South Africa.... Stephen Uys

Fight Statistics
Uys: 
Total Punches Thrown: 129                           
Total Punches Landed: 62                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 102                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 49                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 27                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 13                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 86                            
Total Power Shots Landed: 36                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 43                            
Total Jabs Landed: 26                            

Knoetze: 
Total Punches Thrown: 82                            
Total Punches Landed: 16                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 65                            
Total Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 17                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 2                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 56                            
Total Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 26                            
Total Jabs Landed: 5