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21/09/2030
EOD Running: Training
Paul Van der Linde vs Morgan Kombo

Boxing Daily Report from the Quick Tan Promotions promoted show at Ticketpro Dome, Johannesburg,  taking place on 13/06/2026:

Clearly Quick Tan Promotions have made a mistake booking this venue with less than half the tickets sold, including those handed out as prizes by Boxing Daily.  
Next up we have one of the supporting contests of this show.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 6 round matchup are Paul Van der Linde (3 - 0) who hails from Port Elizabeth, South Africa and Morgan Kombo(2 - 0) from Durban, South Africa.  Both Van der Linde and Kombo weighed in at 175 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Thomas Kotze, and the three ringside judges are William Ekstein, Aenas Van der Walt and Colin Ntambwe.  

Round 1: 

Van der Linde throws a right hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Van der Linde lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Van der Linde throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Van der Linde lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Kombo lands a solid jab.  
Van der Linde pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a right hook.  
Van der Linde feints a left hook, and then lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Van der Linde lands a cross to the body, and then to the head.  
Kombo lands a jab.  
Van der Linde feints a jab, tricking Kombo into throwing a right uppercut counter.  Van der Linde is waiting for the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Van der Linde feints a cross, and then hits home with a cross.  
Kombo hits home with a solid overhand left.  
Kombo lands a jab.  
Kombo attempts to land a jab, but Van der Linde sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Kombo quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Van der Linde connects with a left hook.  
Van der Linde pivots to the side of his opponent.  Kombo lands a jab.  
Van der Linde pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a right uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Kombo steps inside.  Van der Linde pivots to the side of his opponent and is on target with a right hook to Kombo's body.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Kombo's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  Kombo's trainer is advising how he could stop so many clean shots getting through.  

Round 1 Statistics
Van der Linde: 
Jabs Thrown: 15                            
Jabs Landed: 8                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 16                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Kombo: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 2: 

Van der Linde digs in a left hook to his opponents liver.  
Van der Linde closes the distance.  Van der Linde pivots to the side of his opponent.  Kombo lands a firm left hook.  
Van der Linde lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Van der Linde attempts to land a jab, but Kombo parries the shot and counters with a solid right hook.  
Kombo advances into close range and is on target with a right uppercut.  
Kombo hits home with a right hook.  
Van der Linde switches the action to the outside.  Van der Linde sidesteps to the left of his opponent and is on target with a firm cross.  
Kombo walks Van der Linde onto the ropes.  Van der Linde lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Van der Linde tries to keep the action at long range.  Kombo strikes his opponents body with a jab.  
Kombo steps inside and attempts to land a right hook, but Van der Linde sidesteps and counters with a stinging cross.  
Kombo lands a right hook to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Van der Linde lands a stinging jab.  
Kombo advances into close range and throws a right hook, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Kombo is looking to close the distance.  Kombo hits home with a sharp right hook.  
Van der Linde tries to keep the action at long range and lands an overhand right.  
Van der Linde is on target with an overhand left.  
Van der Linde steps inside and lands a right hook.  Van der Linde ties up his opponent.  Kombo pushes his forearm into Van der Linde's face.  The referee separates the two fighters and warns Kombo.  
Kombo advances into close range.  Van der Linde sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Kombo is on target with a solid right hook.  
Van der Linde lands a firm right hook.  Van der Linde clinches his opponent.  Van der Linde pushes his forearm into Kombo's face.  The referee breaks the clinch and warns Van der Linde to stop fouling.  


Round 2 Statistics
Van der Linde: 
Jabs Thrown: 15                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 36                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Kombo: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 3: 

Kombo gets on the inside.  Van der Linde lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Van der Linde steps to the outside and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Van der Linde pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a jab to the body followed by a cross to the head.  
Van der Linde switches the action to the outside.  Kombo connects with a firm overhand left.  Kombo throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Kombo advances into close range and hits home with a firm right hook.  Kombo throws a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Van der Linde feints a jab, fooling Kombo into throwing a right hook counter.  Van der Linde is waiting for the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Kombo tries to step out of his opponents range and hits home with a firm overhand left.  Kombo tries to land a jab, but Van der Linde slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Van der Linde steps away from his opponent.  Kombo is on target with an overhand left.  
Van der Linde feints a right hook, and then lands a left uppercut to the head followed by a right uppercut to the body.  
Kombo steps inside and manouvers Van der Linde onto the ropes.  Van der Linde hits home with a right hook.  


Round 3 Statistics
Van der Linde: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Kombo: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 4: 

Kombo lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Kombo closes the distance.  Van der Linde is on target with a solid left uppercut.  
Van der Linde hits home with a solid left hook.  The two boxers are fighting in-close, but their heads clash!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Kombo dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Kombo is looking to keep his distance and lands with a sharp jab.  
Van der Linde lands an overhand left.  
Kombo is looking to close the distance and lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  Kombo throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Kombo lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Kombo lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Van der Linde is on target with a jab.  
Van der Linde tries to keep the action at long range.  Kombo attempts to land a jab, but Van der Linde slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Van der Linde is on target with a stiff jab.  
Kombo gets on the inside.  Van der Linde is on target with a left hook.  
Van der Linde lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  Van der Linde clinches his opponent.  The ref calls break and the two fighters separate.  
Van der Linde hits home with a solid overhand right.  
Van der Linde lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Kombo closes the distance and hits home with a sharp right hook.  
Van der Linde gets on the inside and is on target with a stinging left hook.  
Kombo hits home with a sharp jab.  
At the end of Round 4, lets listen in on the corners...Van der Linde's trainer is telling his fighter he is winning comfortably and should get on his bike for the remainder of the fight.  

Round 4 Statistics
Van der Linde: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 32                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Kombo: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 5: 

Kombo advances into close range and lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Kombo tries to keep the action at long range.  Van der Linde finds the target with a sharp jab.  
Van der Linde pivots to the right of his opponent.  Van der Linde tries to land a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Van der Linde walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Van der Linde sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands with a sharp jab.  
Kombo lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Van der Linde is on target with a jab.  
Van der Linde lands a left uppercut followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Kombo advances into close range.  Van der Linde lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Van der Linde connects with a cross.  
Van der Linde connects with a cross.  
Kombo attempts to land a jab, but Van der Linde slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Van der Linde quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and is on target with a jab.  
Kombo pivots to the side of his opponent.  Van der Linde lands a jab followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Van der Linde is on target with a sharp jab.  Van der Linde tries to land a jab, but Kombo slips the shot and counters with a stinging right hook.  
At the end of Round 5, lets listen in on the corners...Kombo's trainer is telling his fighter to go out and knock out his opponent!  

Round 5 Statistics
Van der Linde: 
Jabs Thrown: 21                            
Jabs Landed: 7                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 36                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Kombo: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 6: 

Kombo pivots to the side of his opponent and is on target with a stinging right uppercut.  
Van der Linde feints a cross, and then finds the target with a jab.  
Van der Linde hits home with a right hook.  
Kombo connects with a firm right hook.  
Van der Linde feints a left hook, and then hits home with a cross.  
Kombo steps inside.  Van der Linde pivots to the right of his opponent and hits home with a right hook.  
Kombo is looking to close the distance.  Van der Linde backs onto the ropes...he is waving his opponent in!  Kombo is whaling away with hooks, but Van der Linde keeps his defence tight.  
Kombo pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a cross followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  He follows up the attack and lands a right hook followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Kombo steps inside.  Van der Linde connects with a stinging left hook.  
Kombo lands a left hook to the body, a jab to the head and a cross to the head.  
Kombo lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Van der Linde finds the target with a jab.  
Van der Linde is on target with a jab.  
Kombo sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Van der Linde lands a left hook.  
Kombo stalks forward with a low guard, trying to draw a lead from his opponent.  Van der Linde hits home with a left hook.  
Van der Linde drives a jab into Kombo's body.  
Kombo attempts to land a jab, but Van der Linde blocks the shot and counters with a sharp right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Van der Linde connects with a sharp cross.  


Round 6 Statistics
Van der Linde: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Kombo: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 1 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 2 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 3 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 4 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 5 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 6 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9


Final Scorecards: 60 - 54  60 - 54  60 - 54

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Port Elizabeth, South Africa.... Paul Van der Linde

Fight Statistics
Van der Linde: 
Total Punches Thrown: 219                           
Total Punches Landed: 89                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 191                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 77                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 28                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 12                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 138                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 59                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 81                            
Total Jabs Landed: 30                            

Kombo: 
Total Punches Thrown: 167                           
Total Punches Landed: 54                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 146                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 49                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 21                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 5                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 120                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 37                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 47                            
Total Jabs Landed: 17