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24/02/2033
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John Haarhoff vs Sammy Mabweni

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 Welterweight divison.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 3 round matchup are John Haarhoff (15 - 4) who hails from Soweto, South Africa and Sammy Mabweni(39(3) - 15(3)) from East London, South Africa.  

Round 1: 

Haarhoff is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Haarhoff quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Haarhoff attempts to land a jab, but Mabweni slips the shot and counters with a solid left uppercut.  
Haarhoff steps away from his opponent and is on target with an overhand right.  
Haarhoff hits home with a cross.  
Haarhoff throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Mabweni gets on the inside and forces Haarhoff to retreat onto the ropes.  Mabweni sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  He follows up the attack and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Haarhoff steps away from his opponent.  Mabweni throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Haarhoff drops his hands, and waves his opponent in.  Mabweni throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a stinging right hook.  
Mabweni lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Mabweni steps inside and hits home with a left uppercut.  
Mabweni pivots to the left of his opponent and is on target with a solid left hook.  
Haarhoff tries to keep the action at long range.  Mabweni hits home with a cross.  
Mabweni gets on the inside and walks Haarhoff into a neutral corner.  Mabweni throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Mabweni lands a right hook.  
Mabweni sidesteps to the right of his opponent, but Haarhoff connects with a left uppercut.  
Mabweni closes the distance.  Mabweni sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a left hook to the body followed by a right uppercut to the head.  
Mabweni digs in a firm left hook to his opponents ribs.  
Mabweni is looking to close the distance and is on target with a right hook to his opponents body.  
Mabweni tries to keep the action at long range and is on target with a cross.  
Haarhoff is on target with a jab.  Haarhoff throws a left uppercut, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a firm right hook.  
Haarhoff is looking to keep his distance.  Haarhoff sidesteps to the right of his opponent, but Mabweni lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Haarhoff snaps his opponents head back with a solid jab.  
Haarhoff tries to step out of his opponents range and throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a solid cross.  
Mabweni steps inside and is on target with a right hook to his opponents body.  
Haarhoff lands a left uppercut followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Mabweni is looking to close the distance and hits home with a right hook.  
Haarhoff steps away from his opponent.  Mabweni is on target with an overhand left.  
Haarhoff hits home with an overhand right.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Mabweni's trainer is advising his fighter to keep his distance and coast to the win. 

Round 1 Statistics
Haarhoff: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 39                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Mabweni: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 51                            
Power Shots Landed: 23                            
Head Shots Thrown: 43                            
Head Shots Landed: 20                            
Body Shots Thrown: 14                            
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Round 2: 

Mabweni steps away from his opponent.  Haarhoff lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Mabweni sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a stinging cross.  
Haarhoff quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Haarhoff lands a cross.  Haarhoff tries to land a left hook, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Haarhoff is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Haarhoff sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a sharp jab.  
Haarhoff lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Mabweni sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Mabweni lands a jab.  
Mabweni sidesteps to the left of his opponent, but Haarhoff lands a cross to the head followed by a jab to the body.  
Mabweni sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a stiff jab.  
Haarhoff connects with a cross.  
Haarhoff lowers his hands, trying to provoke his opponent to attack.  Mabweni hits the target with a sharp jab.  
Haarhoff hits home with a cross.  
Mabweni attempts to land a jab, but Haarhoff blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Mabweni tries to keep the action at long range and throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Haarhoff is on target with a stinging jab.  
Haarhoff quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Haarhoff lands a cross followed by  two jabs to his opponents head.  
Haarhoff throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  


Round 2 Statistics
Haarhoff: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 8                             
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 36                            
Head Shots Landed: 17                            
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Mabweni: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 3: 

Haarhoff lands a firm cross.  
Mabweni sidesteps to the right of his opponent, but Haarhoff lands a solid cross.  
Mabweni quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Mabweni lands a straight 1 - 2.  Mabweni attempts to land a jab, but Haarhoff slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Haarhoff lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Haarhoff hits home with a cross.  
Mabweni hits home with a sharp overhand right.  
Mabweni sidesteps to the right of his opponent, but Haarhoff connects with a cross.  
Haarhoff is on target with a jab.  
Haarhoff hits home with a sharp cross.  
Mabweni lands with a sharp jab.  
Haarhoff hits home with a firm cross.  
Mabweni is on target with an overhand right.  
Haarhoff sidesteps to the left of his opponent, but Mabweni connects with a cross.  
Mabweni feints a right, and then hits the target with a stinging jab.  


Round 3 Statistics
Haarhoff: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Mabweni: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 29                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
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 Soweto, South Africa.... John Haarhoff

Fight Statistics
Haarhoff: 
Total Punches Thrown: 111                           
Total Punches Landed: 43                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 106                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 41                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Total Body Shots Landed: 2                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 76                            
Total Power Shots Landed: 27                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 35                            
Total Jabs Landed: 16                            

Mabweni: 
Total Punches Thrown: 113                           
Total Punches Landed: 39                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 95                            
Total Head Shots Landed: 35                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 18                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 4                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 86                            
Total Power Shots Landed: 32                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 27                            
Total Jabs Landed: 7