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22/08/2033
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Louis Kamanda vs Jabulani Cele

Boxing Daily Report from the South Africa National Finals 2026,  taking place on 02/05/2026 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 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 Louis Kamanda (17 - 7) who hails from Katlehong, South Africa and Jabulani Cele(47(1) - 26) from Pretoria, South Africa.  

Round 1: 

Kamanda is looking to close the distance.  Cele lands a left hook.  
Cele hits home with a cross.  Cele throws a jab, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Kamanda pivots to the left of his opponent, but Cele digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  
Kamanda walks Cele down, trapping him on the ropes.  Kamanda quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Kamanda throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Kamanda steps away from his opponent and lands a stinging cross.  
Cele sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Kamanda tries to land a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook to Kamanda's body.  
Kamanda closes the distance.  Cele drives a right hook into his opponents body.  
Cele leans back on the ropes...he waves his opponent in!  Kamanda is whaling away with hooks, but Cele keeps his defence tight.  
Kamanda lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Kamanda sidesteps to the left of his opponent, but Cele drives a right hook into his opponents body.  
Kamanda sidesteps to the left of his opponent, but Cele hits home with a cross.  
Kamanda steps inside.  Kamanda sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Cele attempts to land a left hook, but Kamanda sidesteps and counters with a firm cross.  
Kamanda advances into close range.  Cele drives a left uppercut into Kamanda's body.  Cele attempts to land an uppercut to the solar plexus, but he strays low!  The ref stops the action and gives Kamanda time to recover.  
Kamanda is looking to close the distance.  Kamanda quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands two consecutive left uppercuts to his opponents head.  
Kamanda pivots to the right of his opponent.  Kamanda tries to land a left hook, but Cele sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Cele hits the target with a stiff jab.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Cele's trainer is telling his fighter to play it safe for the remainder of the fight. 

Round 1 Statistics
Kamanda: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Cele: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 36                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 19                            
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Round 2: 

Kamanda closes the distance.  Kamanda pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Kamanda steps inside and tries to land a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Kamanda closes the distance.  Kamanda pivots from in front of his opponent, but Cele lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Cele steps to the outside.  Kamanda is on target with a cross.  
Kamanda is on target with a sharp right hook.  
Kamanda lands a left hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Cele is looking to keep his distance.  Kamanda is on target with an overhand right.  
Cele lands a cross, jab and a cross to his opponents head.  
Cele steps away from his opponent.  Kamanda tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut to Kamanda's liver.  
Kamanda gets on the inside.  Cele lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Cele connects with a cross.  
Kamanda lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Kamanda hits home with a hard jab.  
Cele lands a solid jab.  
Kamanda strikes his opponents body with a jab.  
Kamanda advances into close range and is on target with a left hook to his opponents ribs.  
Kamanda steps away from his opponent and connects with a cross.  Kamanda throws a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Kamanda pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Cele tries to step out of his opponents range and lands an overhand left to the head followed by a jab to the body.  
Cele tries to step out of his opponents range.  Kamanda connects with a cross.  


Round 2 Statistics
Kamanda: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 40                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 45                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Cele: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Round 3: 

Cele connects with a cross.  
Cele hits home with a solid jab.  
Cele is looking to keep the action on the outside and hits home with a cross.  Cele tries to land a jab, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a solid left hook.  
Cele hits the target with a stinging jab.  
Cele connects with a right hook.  
Cele tries to step out of his opponents range.  Kamanda throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut to Kamanda's body.  
Cele switches the action to the outside and hits home with an overhand right.  
Cele lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Kamanda connects with a cross.  
Kamanda hits home with a cross.  
Kamanda gets on the inside.  Cele lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  


Round 3 Statistics
Kamanda: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Cele: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 17                            
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

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


Final Scorecard: 1 - 2

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

Fight Statistics
Kamanda: 
Total Punches Thrown: 101                           
Total Punches Landed: 27                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 88                            
Total Head Shots Landed: 24                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 13                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 3                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 83                            
Total Power Shots Landed: 21                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 18                            
Total Jabs Landed: 6                             

Cele: 
Total Punches Thrown: 117                           
Total Punches Landed: 42                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 69                            
Total Head Shots Landed: 26                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 48                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 16                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 92                            
Total Power Shots Landed: 30                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 25                            
Total Jabs Landed: 12