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02/02/2033
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Bob Kiala vs Steven Marais

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 Heavyweight divison.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 3 round matchup are Bob Kiala (10(1) - 21) who hails from Randburg, South Africa and Steven Marais(12 - 2) from Tembisa, South Africa.  

Round 1: 

Marais steps inside and connects with a right hook.  
Kiala tries to keep the action at long range and connects with a cross.  
Kiala is looking to keep his distance and hits home with a sharp cross.  
Kiala digs in a right hook to Marais's body.  
Kiala is looking to keep his distance and lands a jab.  
Kiala is on target with a jab to Marais's body.  
Kiala tries to keep the action at long range and lands an overhand right followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Marais drives a jab into his opponents body.  
Marais lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Marais is on target with a jab.  
Marais is on target with a jab.  
Kiala lands a sharp jab.  Kiala attempts to land a jab, but Marais slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Kiala is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands an overhand right.  
Kiala is on target with a jab.  
Marais gets on the inside.  Marais pivots to the left of his opponent, but  goes for the bodyshot, but lands south of the border!  The ref stops the action and gives Marais time to recover.  


Round 1 Statistics
Kiala: 
Jabs Thrown: 16                            
Jabs Landed: 7                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Marais: 
Jabs Thrown: 16                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 2: 

Kiala is looking to keep the action on the outside and is on target with a stinging jab.  
Kiala steps away from his opponent and lands a cross to Marais's body.  
Kiala lands a firm overhand left.  
Marais throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Marais sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands with a ramrod jab.  
Kiala drives a right hook into Marais's body.  
Kiala is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Marais is keeping his hands low...it looks like he wants his opponent to throw first.  Kiala connects with a left uppercut.  
Kiala is on target with a cross.  
Marais lands a cross.  
Kiala connects with a firm cross.  
Marais cuts off the ring, trapping Kiala on the ropes.  Marais sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Marais throws a short cross to the body, but lands low!  The ref ignores Kiala's complaints and signals for the action to continue.  
Marais lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Marais feints a jab, tricking Kiala into throwing a left uppercut counter.  Marais avoids the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Marais finds the target with a hard jab.  
Marais attempts to land a jab, but Kiala slips the shot and counters with a stinging left uppercut.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Kiala's trainer is advising his fighter to keep his distance and coast to the win. Marais's trainer is telling his fighter to go out and knock out his opponent!  

Round 2 Statistics
Kiala: 
Jabs Thrown: 17                            
Jabs Landed: 8                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Marais: 
Jabs Thrown: 24                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 37                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 3: 

Kiala hits home with a solid overhand right.  
Marais is looking to close the distance.  Kiala digs in a stinging left hook to his opponents ribs.  
Kiala lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Kiala lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Kiala is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Marais attempts to land a cross, but Kiala blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Kiala connects with a firm cross.  
Kiala is on target with a solid left hook to Marais's liver.  
Marais cuts off the ring, trapping Kiala on the ropes.  Kiala lands a cross to the head followed by a left uppercut to the body.  
Marais throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a stinging right hook.  
Kiala finds the target with a jab.  
Marais is looking to close the distance.  Marais sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Marais lands a ramrod jab.  Marais attempts to land a cross, but Kiala dodges the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Marais lands with a hard jab.  
Marais closes the distance and forces Kiala to retreat onto the ropes.  Kiala lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  


Round 3 Statistics
Kiala: 
Jabs Thrown: 15                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Marais: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
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 Randburg, South Africa.... Bob Kiala

Fight Statistics
Kiala: 
Total Punches Thrown: 109                           
Total Punches Landed: 47                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 81                            
Total Head Shots Landed: 37                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 28                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 10                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 61                            
Total Power Shots Landed: 28                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 48                            
Total Jabs Landed: 19                            

Marais: 
Total Punches Thrown: 107                           
Total Punches Landed: 18                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 91                            
Total Head Shots Landed: 17                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 16                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 1                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 59                            
Total Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Total Jabs Thrown: 48                            
Total Jabs Landed: 11