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12/08/2031
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Jabulani Cele vs Kasi Kotei

Boxing Daily Report from the South Africa National Finals 2025,  taking place on 02/05/2025 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 the Final of the Light Welterweight divison.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 3 round matchup are Jabulani Cele (39(1) - 20) who hails from Pretoria, South Africa and Kasi Kotei(10 - 10) from Mamelodi, South Africa.  

Round 1: 

Cele tries to keep the action at long range and drives a jab into Kotei's body.  
Cele lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Kotei steps inside.  Cele drives a left hook into Kotei's body.  
Cele steps to the outside.  Cele sidesteps to the right of his opponent and hits home with a cross.  
Cele switches the action to the outside.  Kotei tries to land a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Kotei gets on the inside and throws a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut to Kotei's ribs.  
Kotei lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  Kotei tries to land a left uppercut, but Cele blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Kotei gets on the inside.  Kotei sidesteps to the left of his opponent, but Cele drives a right hook into Kotei's ribs.  
Cele lands a left hook to the body followed by a jab to the head.  
Cele is looking to keep his distance and lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head.  He then lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Kotei is looking to close the distance.  Kotei sidesteps to the right of his opponent and hits home with a sharp right hook.  
Kotei closes the distance and connects with a right hook.  
Cele steps to the outside.  Kotei hits home with a sharp cross.  
Kotei hits home with an overhand left.  Kotei throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut to Kotei's body.  
Kotei attempts to land a jab, but Cele sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Kotei tries to land a left hook, but Cele slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Cele steps to the outside.  Kotei throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Kotei steps inside and manouvers his opponent onto the ropes.  Cele lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Kotei lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Cele is looking to keep his distance and lands a cross.  


Round 1 Statistics
Cele: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 36                            
Power Shots Landed: 17                            
Head Shots Thrown: 29                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 18                            
Body Shots Landed: 8                             

Kotei: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 36                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 2: 

Cele is on target with a cross.  
Cele is on target with a right hook to his opponents body.  
Cele is on target with an overhand right.  
Cele is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Cele is looking to keep the action on the outside and is on target with a cross.  
Cele connects with a cross.  
Cele tries to keep the action at long range and connects with a cross.  Cele throws an uppercut to the body, but lands well below the belt!  The ref stops the action and gives Kotei time to recover.  
Kotei closes the distance and lands a right uppercut followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Kotei pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Cele is looking to keep his distance and hits home with a cross.  
Kotei throws a jab, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Kotei gets on the inside and connects with a right hook.  
Kotei gets on the inside and manouvers his opponent onto the ropes.  Cele digs in a left hook to Kotei's ribs.  
Cele steps away from his opponent and lands two consecutive overhand rights to his opponents head.  
Cele quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Kotei throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Cele lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Kotei advances into close range.  Cele tries to land a left uppercut, but Kotei slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Cele steps away from his opponent and hits home with a cross.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Cele's trainer is telling his fighter he is winning comfortably and should get on his bike for the remainder of the fight.  Kotei's trainer is telling his fighter he needs a knockout to win!  

Round 2 Statistics
Cele: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 7                             
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 18                            
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Kotei: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 3: 

Kotei throws a jab, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Kotei connects with a left hook.  
Kotei cuts off the ring, trapping Cele on the ropes.  Cele is on target with a left hook to his opponents liver.  
Cele lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Kotei is on target with a left hook.  
Cele steps to the outside and lands a cross.  
Kotei steps inside.  Cele hits home with a left uppercut.  
Kotei cuts off the ring, trapping Cele on the ropes.  Kotei throws a right hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Cele lands a jab.  
Cele lands three consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Kotei gets on the inside.  Cele hits home with a left hook.  
Kotei steps inside.  Cele hits home with a right hook.  
Cele steps to the outside and lands a jab to his opponents body.  
Cele finds the target with a stiff jab.  
Cele tries to keep the action at long range.  Kotei attempts to land a jab, but Cele parries the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Kotei is looking to close the distance and lands a solid left hook.  
Cele lowers his hands, trying to provoke his opponent to attack.  Kotei is on target with a cross.  


Round 3 Statistics
Cele: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 29                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 13                            
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Kotei: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

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


Final Scorecard: 3 - 0

The winner, on points, from Pretoria, South Africa.... Jabulani Cele

Fight Statistics
Cele: 
Total Punches Thrown: 126                           
Total Punches Landed: 61                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 84                            
Total Head Shots Landed: 48                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 42                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 13                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 93                            
Total Power Shots Landed: 44                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 33                            
Total Jabs Landed: 17                            

Kotei: 
Total Punches Thrown: 95                            
Total Punches Landed: 19                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 84                            
Total Head Shots Landed: 19                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 0                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 78                            
Total Power Shots Landed: 18                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 17                            
Total Jabs Landed: 1