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24/10/2032
EOD Running: Pre Show
Nathan Van der Merwe vs Thulani Gabuza

Boxing Daily Report from the South Africa National Finals 2032,  taking place on 26/04/2032 from Katlehong, South Africa:

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

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 3 round matchup are Nathan Van der Merwe (22 - 19) who hails from Durban, South Africa and Thulani Gabuza(12 - 9) from Tembisa, South Africa.  

Round 1: 

Van der Merwe pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Van der Merwe forces Gabuza to back into the ropes.  Van der Merwe pivots from in front of his opponent, but Gabuza is on target with a jab.  
Gabuza pivots to the left of his opponent.  Van der Merwe throws a jab, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a firm cross.  
Van der Merwe is looking to close the distance.  Van der Merwe sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Van der Merwe throws a left hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a sharp right uppercut.  
Van der Merwe lands a right hook, left hook and a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Van der Merwe is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Gabuza lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Gabuza pivots to the right of his opponent and connects with a cross.  Gabuza throws a short cross to the body, but lands low!  The ref ignores Van der Merwe's complaints and signals for the action to continue.  
Van der Merwe is looking to keep the action on the outside and connects with a cross.  
Gabuza sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a cross to the body, and then to the head.  
Gabuza sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Van der Merwe connects with a sharp cross.  Van der Merwe throws a cross, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a firm cross.  
Van der Merwe lands a jab followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Gabuza is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a jab to the head, a cross to the head and a jab to the body.  
Van der Merwe steps inside and digs in a firm left uppercut to Gabuza's body.  
Van der Merwe lands a jab.  
Van der Merwe closes the distance and digs in a left hook to Gabuza's body.  
Van der Merwe lands with a solid jab.  
Gabuza pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a stiff jab.  
Van der Merwe advances into close range.  Gabuza throws a left hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a sharp right uppercut.  
Van der Merwe pivots to the left of his opponent.  Van der Merwe throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Gabuza quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and is on target with a jab.  
Gabuza lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Gabuza hits home with a spiteful jab.  
Van der Merwe advances into close range.  Gabuza connects with a solid right hook.  Gabuza throws a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  


Round 1 Statistics
Van der Merwe: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 13                            
Body Shots Landed: 8                             

Gabuza: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 9                             
Power Shots Thrown: 30                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 37                            
Head Shots Landed: 16                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 2: 

Van der Merwe advances into close range.  Gabuza lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Gabuza quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Van der Merwe is looking to close the distance.  Van der Merwe pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a left uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Van der Merwe closes the distance.  Van der Merwe throws a left hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Gabuza sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Gabuza attempts to land a jab, but Van der Merwe slips the shot and counters with a firm right uppercut.  
Van der Merwe pivots to the right of his opponent.  Van der Merwe connects with a left hook.  Van der Merwe attempts to land a right uppercut, but Gabuza blocks the shot and counters with a firm right uppercut.  
Gabuza pivots to the right of his opponent and drives a firm cross into his opponents body.  
Gabuza lands a solid jab to Van der Merwe's body.  
Van der Merwe gets on the inside.  Van der Merwe quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and digs in a right hook to Gabuza's body.  
Gabuza quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Gabuza throws a jab, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a stinging left uppercut.  
Van der Merwe is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Gabuza lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Van der Merwe steps inside and lands two left hooks to the body, and one to the head.  
Van der Merwe sidesteps to the right of his opponent, but Gabuza hits home with a right hook.  
Van der Merwe forces Gabuza to retreat onto the ropes.  Van der Merwe lands a right hook to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Gabuza steps to the outside and lands an overhand left.  
Gabuza lands a stinging cross.  
Gabuza pivots to the left of his opponent and is on target with a solid jab to his opponents body.  
Van der Merwe sidesteps to the left of his opponent, but Gabuza lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Van der Merwe gets on the inside and digs in a left hook to Gabuza's liver.  
Gabuza lands a stinging cross.  
Gabuza hits home with a left hook.  
Gabuza tries to keep the action at long range.  Gabuza quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent, but Van der Merwe lands a double jab to his opponents head.  


Round 2 Statistics
Van der Merwe: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 32                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 16                            
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Gabuza: 
Jabs Thrown: 17                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 34                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 42                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Round 3: 

Van der Merwe closes the distance and lands a right hook to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Van der Merwe tries to keep the action at long range.  Gabuza lands a double jab to his opponents head.  Gabuza attempts to land a cross, but Van der Merwe blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Van der Merwe is looking to close the distance and lands a left hook.  
Gabuza connects with a cross.  Gabuza attempts to land a jab, but Van der Merwe blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Gabuza steps to the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Van der Merwe pivots to the side of his opponent and is on target with a left hook.  
Gabuza attempts to land a left uppercut, but Van der Merwe sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Gabuza lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Van der Merwe pivots from in front of his opponent and is on target with a jab.  
Van der Merwe lands a cross.  
Van der Merwe lands a solid cross.  
Gabuza switches the action to the outside and lands a jab to the body, a cross to the head and a jab to the body.  
Gabuza lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Van der Merwe advances into close range and lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Gabuza sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Gabuza tries to land a jab, but Van der Merwe sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Van der Merwe is looking to close the distance.  Van der Merwe sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Gabuza drops his hands, and waves his opponent in.  Van der Merwe lands a jab.  
Van der Merwe switches the action to the outside and hits home with a cross.  
Van der Merwe hits home with a firm left hook.  
Gabuza attempts to land a jab, but Van der Merwe slips the shot and counters with a sharp left uppercut.  
Van der Merwe is looking to close the distance.  Van der Merwe sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Gabuza throws a right hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  


Round 3 Statistics
Van der Merwe: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 35                            
Power Shots Landed: 18                            
Head Shots Thrown: 34                            
Head Shots Landed: 16                            
Body Shots Thrown: 14                            
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Gabuza: 
Jabs Thrown: 16                            
Jabs Landed: 9                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

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


Final Scorecard: 1 - 2

The winner, on points, from Tembisa, South Africa.... Thulani Gabuza

Fight Statistics
Van der Merwe: 
Total Punches Thrown: 117                           
Total Punches Landed: 50                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 74                            
Total Head Shots Landed: 32                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 43                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 18                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 93                            
Total Power Shots Landed: 42                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 24                            
Total Jabs Landed: 8                             

Gabuza: 
Total Punches Thrown: 131                           
Total Punches Landed: 49                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 110                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 40                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 21                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 9                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 87                            
Total Power Shots Landed: 26                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 44                            
Total Jabs Landed: 23