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08/08/2030
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Armand Verdoorn vs Phornello Kole

Boxing Daily Report from the South Africa National Finals 2026,  taking place on 29/04/2026 from Soshanguve, South Africa:

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

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 3 round matchup are Armand Verdoorn (7 - 14) who hails from Mitchells Plain, South Africa and Phornello Kole(7 - 4) from Durban, South Africa.  

Round 1: 

Kole walks Verdoorn down, trapping him in the corner.  Kole connects with a cross.  
Kole sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a sharp jab.  
Kole lands a jab.  
Kole feints a jab, but Verdoorn is not fooled and lands with a cross.  
Verdoorn manages to force Kole into the corner.  Verdoorn lands a left uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Kole lands a right hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Verdoorn lands a right hook.  
Kole throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Verdoorn is looking to close the distance.  Kole lands a right hook.  
Verdoorn lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Kole walks Verdoorn down, trapping him in the red corner.  Verdoorn lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Verdoorn lands a solid cross.  


Round 1 Statistics
Verdoorn: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Kole: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 2: 

Kole gets on the inside.  Kole sidesteps to the right of his opponent, but Verdoorn lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  He then lands a left hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Verdoorn drives a jab into Kole's body.  
Kole stands off with low guard waiting for his opponent to launch an attack.  Verdoorn connects with a solid cross.  
Kole switches the action to the outside and lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Verdoorn lands a left hook to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Verdoorn sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a right hook.  
Kole tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a jab.  Kole throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook to Kole's ribs.  
Kole sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Kole attempts to land a cross, but Verdoorn blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut to Kole's body.  
Kole connects with a cross.  
Kole pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a hard jab.  
Verdoorn closes the distance and drives a left uppercut into Kole's body.  
Kole steps to the outside and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Verdoorn sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Verdoorn throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Kole steps to the outside.  Kole sidesteps to the left of his opponent, but Verdoorn hits home with a cross.  
Kole quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Kole attempts to land a jab, but Verdoorn dodges the shot and counters with a left hook to Kole's body.  
Verdoorn walks Kole down, trapping him on the ropes.  Verdoorn drives a firm right hook into his opponents body.  
Kole throws a right hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a firm left hook.  
Verdoorn quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Verdoorn throws an uppercut to the body, but lands well below the belt!  The ref stops the action.  The ref sends Kole to the neutral corner.  He warns Verdoorn that he could be heading for a point deduction.  
Kole steps away from his opponent.  Kole sidesteps to the right of his opponent, but Verdoorn lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Kole quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent, but Verdoorn lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Kole sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands with a hard jab.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Verdoorn's trainer is telling his fighter he is winning comfortably and should get on his bike for the remainder of the fight.  

Round 2 Statistics
Verdoorn: 
Jabs Thrown: 15                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 32                            
Power Shots Landed: 17                            
Head Shots Thrown: 33                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 14                            
Body Shots Landed: 9                             

Kole: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 35                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 3: 

Verdoorn snaps his opponents head back with a sharp jab.  
Verdoorn throws an uppercut to the body, but lands well below the belt!  The ref stops the action and gives Kole time to recover.  
Verdoorn is keeping his hands low...it looks like he wants his opponent to throw first.  Kole connects with a cross.  
Kole lands a jab.  
Verdoorn is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Verdoorn sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a cross.  
Verdoorn lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Kole tries to keep the action at long range.  Kole quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and connects with a cross.  
Verdoorn feints a jab, but Kole is not fooled and is on target with a left uppercut to Verdoorn's body.  
Verdoorn connects with a sharp cross.  
Verdoorn sidesteps to the left of his opponent, but Kole lands a jab.  
Verdoorn is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands with a solid jab.  
Verdoorn lands with a stiff jab.  


Round 3 Statistics
Verdoorn: 
Jabs Thrown: 17                            
Jabs Landed: 7                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Kole: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

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


Final Scorecard: 3 - 0

The winner, on points, from Mitchells Plain, South Africa.... Armand Verdoorn

Fight Statistics
Verdoorn: 
Total Punches Thrown: 113                           
Total Punches Landed: 44                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 88                            
Total Head Shots Landed: 30                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 25                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 14                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 69                            
Total Power Shots Landed: 28                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 44                            
Total Jabs Landed: 16                            

Kole: 
Total Punches Thrown: 93                            
Total Punches Landed: 24                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 84                            
Total Head Shots Landed: 23                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Total Body Shots Landed: 1                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 64                            
Total Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 29                            
Total Jabs Landed: 12