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Mike Lifunisabo vs Peter Van Rooyen
Boxing Daily Report from the AI South Africa-Western Cape promoted show at Cape Town De Jongh, Cape Town, taking place on 05/08/2026: Clearly AI South Africa-Western Cape 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. This is a semi final eliminator for the South Africa-Western Cape Bantamweight title. Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Mike Lifunisabo (3 - 0) who hails from Khayelitsha, South Africa and Peter Van Rooyen(1 - 2) from Cape Town, South Africa. Both Lifunisabo and Van Rooyen weighed in at 118 pounds. The referee tonight is La Vonn Dorkenoo, and the three ringside judges are Colin Ntuli, Madisha Mini and Laken Ako. Round 1: Lifunisabo lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head. Lifunisabo lands a ramrod jab. Lifunisabo feints a left, and then lands a right uppercut to the body followed by a cross to the head. Lifunisabo lands a straight 1 - 2. Lifunisabo forces Van Rooyen to back into a corner. Lifunisabo quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a left uppercut, cross and a jab to his opponents head. Van Rooyen gets on the inside. Lifunisabo drives a left hook into his opponents body. Van Rooyen steps inside. Lifunisabo pivots to the left of his opponent and drives a left hook into his opponents body. Lifunisabo is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a jab to the body followed by a cross to the head. Lifunisabo steps away from his opponent and lands a stinging jab. Lifunisabo attempts to land a cross, but Van Rooyen slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Lifunisabo hits the target with a stiff jab. Van Rooyen advances into close range. Van Rooyen attempts to land an uppercut to the solar plexus, but he strays low! The ref ignores Lifunisabo's complaints and signals for the action to continue. Lifunisabo tries to step out of his opponents range and is on target with a hard jab. Lifunisabo pivots from in front of his opponent and hits home with a sharp cross. Van Rooyen is looking to close the distance. Lifunisabo pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head. Lifunisabo tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a solid cross. Lifunisabo leans back on the ropes...he waves his opponent in! Van Rooyen accepts the invitation, throwing powerful combos, but is unable to land anything on Lifunisabo. At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Van Rooyen's trainer is telling his fighter he needs to be more active or he's going to get outworked. Van Rooyen's trainer is passing on some tactical advice. Round 1 Statistics Lifunisabo: Jabs Thrown: 19 Jabs Landed: 11 Power Shots Thrown: 29 Power Shots Landed: 13 Head Shots Thrown: 33 Head Shots Landed: 18 Body Shots Thrown: 15 Body Shots Landed: 6 Van Rooyen: Jabs Thrown: 1 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 17 Power Shots Landed: 1 Head Shots Thrown: 13 Head Shots Landed: 1 Body Shots Thrown: 5 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 2: Lifunisabo goes for the bodyshot, but lands south of the border! The ref stops the action and gives Van Rooyen time to recover. Lifunisabo switches the action to the outside and lands a firm cross. Van Rooyen pivots to the side of his opponent. Lifunisabo lands a jab. Van Rooyen is looking to close the distance. Lifunisabo lands a right hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head. He follows up the attack and lands a right uppercut to the head, a right hook to the head and a right hook to the body. Van Rooyen advances into close range. Lifunisabo drives a left hook into his opponents liver. Lifunisabo tries to land a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook. Lifunisabo lands a stinging left uppercut. Lifunisabo tries to step out of his opponents range and hits home with a ramrod jab. Lifunisabo drives a left uppercut into Van Rooyen's liver. Van Rooyen sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Lifunisabo lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head. He continues the combination and lands a cross to the body, and then to the head. Lifunisabo lands a spiteful jab. Lifunisabo lands a jab to the head, a left hook to the body and a cross to the head. Lifunisabo steps to the outside and finds the target with a jab. Lifunisabo lands a jab. Lifunisabo lands with a hard jab. Lifunisabo tries to keep the action at long range and finds the target with a jab. Van Rooyen closes the distance. Lifunisabo lands a left hook. Lifunisabo tries to keep the action at long range. Van Rooyen sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Lifunisabo lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head. At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Van Rooyen's trainer is suggesting ways of getting through to his opponent. Round 2 Statistics Lifunisabo: Jabs Thrown: 23 Jabs Landed: 15 Power Shots Thrown: 24 Power Shots Landed: 15 Head Shots Thrown: 39 Head Shots Landed: 25 Body Shots Thrown: 8 Body Shots Landed: 5 Van Rooyen: Jabs Thrown: 3 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 8 Power Shots Landed: 1 Head Shots Thrown: 8 Head Shots Landed: 2 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 3: Lifunisabo steps away from his opponent and lands with a stinging jab. Lifunisabo is looking to keep his distance and is on target with a jab. Lifunisabo hits home with a hard jab. Lifunisabo tries to step out of his opponents range. Van Rooyen attempts to land a jab, but Lifunisabo slips the shot and counters with a left hook. Lifunisabo lands a double jab to his opponents head. Lifunisabo lands a jab to the head, a cross to the body and a jab to the head. Lifunisabo steps away from his opponent and lands a straight 1 - 2. Lifunisabo is on target with a jab. Van Rooyen throws an overhand right, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut to his opponents body. Lifunisabo lands a ramrod jab. Lifunisabo lands a straight 1 - 2. Van Rooyen advances into close range. Lifunisabo lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head. Lifunisabo lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head. Lifunisabo switches the action to the outside and lands with a stinging jab. Lifunisabo finds the target with a hard jab. Lifunisabo tries to land a jab, but Van Rooyen dodges the shot and counters with a left hook. Lifunisabo switches the action to the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head. At the end of Round 3, lets listen in on the corners...Van Rooyen's trainer is advising how he could stop so many clean shots getting through. Round 3 Statistics Lifunisabo: Jabs Thrown: 34 Jabs Landed: 21 Power Shots Thrown: 18 Power Shots Landed: 8 Head Shots Thrown: 45 Head Shots Landed: 26 Body Shots Thrown: 7 Body Shots Landed: 3 Van Rooyen: Jabs Thrown: 4 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 12 Power Shots Landed: 1 Head Shots Thrown: 14 Head Shots Landed: 1 Body Shots Thrown: 2 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 4: Lifunisabo lands a cross followed by two jabs to his opponents head. Lifunisabo connects with a solid left uppercut. Lifunisabo lands a cross. Lifunisabo is on target with a jab. Van Rooyen sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Lifunisabo is on target with a jab. Lifunisabo finds the target with a jab. Van Rooyen gets on the inside and throws a right hook, but Lifunisabo ties up his opponent. Lifunisabo tries to make the space to throw a hook, but hits Van Rooyen behind the head. The ref breaks Lifunisabo's hold and signals for the fight to continue. Van Rooyen tries to land a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut. Lifunisabo lands a cross. Lifunisabo is looking to keep his distance and lands a jab to the body, and then to the head. Lifunisabo hits home with a sharp jab. Lifunisabo steps away from his opponent and hits home with a stinging overhand left. Lifunisabo is looking to keep the action on the outside. Van Rooyen is on target with an overhand left. Van Rooyen is on target with a right hook. Round 4 Statistics Lifunisabo: Jabs Thrown: 20 Jabs Landed: 11 Power Shots Thrown: 12 Power Shots Landed: 6 Head Shots Thrown: 27 Head Shots Landed: 16 Body Shots Thrown: 5 Body Shots Landed: 1 Van Rooyen: Jabs Thrown: 4 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 14 Power Shots Landed: 2 Head Shots Thrown: 17 Head Shots Landed: 2 Body Shots Thrown: 1 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 5: Lifunisabo lands a straight 1 - 2. He follows up the attack and lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head. Lifunisabo steps away from his opponent and connects with an overhand right. Lifunisabo lands a double jab to his opponents head. Lifunisabo tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a sharp overhand right. Van Rooyen hits home with a left hook. Lifunisabo steps away from his opponent and is on target with a sharp cross. Lifunisabo lands a jab followed by two overhand rights to his opponents head. Lifunisabo lands a jab to the body followed by a cross to the head. Lifunisabo switches the action to the outside and finds the target with a spiteful jab. Van Rooyen attempts to land a cross, but Lifunisabo sidesteps and counters with a firm left hook. Van Rooyen throws a left hook, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Lifunisabo switches the action to the outside and finds the target with a jab. Lifunisabo lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head. He follows up the attack and lands a double jab to his opponents head. Lifunisabo is on target with a sharp overhand left. Lifunisabo lands a straight 1 - 2. Lifunisabo lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Lifunisabo drives a jab into his opponents body. Round 5 Statistics Lifunisabo: Jabs Thrown: 31 Jabs Landed: 17 Power Shots Thrown: 18 Power Shots Landed: 15 Head Shots Thrown: 41 Head Shots Landed: 30 Body Shots Thrown: 8 Body Shots Landed: 2 Van Rooyen: Jabs Thrown: 0 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 15 Power Shots Landed: 1 Head Shots Thrown: 12 Head Shots Landed: 1 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 6: Van Rooyen pivots from in front of his opponent. Lifunisabo lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head. Van Rooyen is looking to close the distance. Lifunisabo lands a right hook. Lifunisabo is looking to keep his distance and lands a double jab to his opponents head. He continues the combination and lands an overhand left, jab and a cross to his opponents head. Lifunisabo lands a jab to the head, a jab to the body and a cross to the head. Lifunisabo tries to step out of his opponents range and hits the target with a sharp jab. Van Rooyen steps inside. Lifunisabo lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body. Lifunisabo tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a jab. Van Rooyen advances into close range and throws a right hook, but Lifunisabo clinches his opponent. Lifunisabo leans on his opponent using all his weight. The ref breaks the clinch and signals for the action to continue. Lifunisabo tries to step out of his opponents range and lands an overhand right to the head followed by a jab to the body. Lifunisabo is on target with a jab. Lifunisabo switches the action to the outside and lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head. Lifunisabo steps to the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head. Lifunisabo lands a right uppercut. Lifunisabo throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook. Lifunisabo lands a cross. Round 6 Statistics Lifunisabo: Jabs Thrown: 28 Jabs Landed: 17 Power Shots Thrown: 15 Power Shots Landed: 10 Head Shots Thrown: 35 Head Shots Landed: 23 Body Shots Thrown: 8 Body Shots Landed: 4 Van Rooyen: Jabs Thrown: 1 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 23 Power Shots Landed: 1 Head Shots Thrown: 21 Head Shots Landed: 1 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 7: Van Rooyen quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Lifunisabo lands a cross to his opponents body. Lifunisabo is looking to keep his distance and connects with a sharp cross. Lifunisabo tries to step out of his opponents range and lands with a hard jab. Lifunisabo is looking to keep his distance and lands with a spiteful jab. Lifunisabo lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Lifunisabo is on target with a jab. Van Rooyen pivots to the left of his opponent. Lifunisabo digs in a right uppercut to his opponents ribcage. Van Rooyen gets on the inside. Lifunisabo hits home with a solid left uppercut. Lifunisabo lands two jab's to the body followed by a cross to the head. Van Rooyen connects with a left hook. Round 7 Statistics Lifunisabo: Jabs Thrown: 21 Jabs Landed: 9 Power Shots Thrown: 11 Power Shots Landed: 6 Head Shots Thrown: 23 Head Shots Landed: 10 Body Shots Thrown: 9 Body Shots Landed: 5 Van Rooyen: Jabs Thrown: 1 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 10 Power Shots Landed: 1 Head Shots Thrown: 9 Head Shots Landed: 1 Body Shots Thrown: 2 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 8: Lifunisabo lands a straight 1 - 2. Van Rooyen throws a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross. Lifunisabo lands a jab, overhand right and a cross to his opponents head. Lifunisabo lands a jab to the head followed by a right uppercut to the body. Van Rooyen hits home with a left hook. Van Rooyen throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a stinging right hook. Lifunisabo finds the target with a jab. Van Rooyen tries to land a right hook, but Lifunisabo dodges the shot and counters with a stinging left uppercut. Van Rooyen is looking to close the distance. Lifunisabo is on target with a solid left hook to his opponents body. Lifunisabo tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a stiff jab. Van Rooyen is on target with a left hook. Lifunisabo is on target with a cross. Lifunisabo lands a solid overhand right. At the end of Round 8, lets listen in on the corners...Lifunisabo's trainer is telling his fighter he is a mile in front and not to do anything stupid. Lifunisabo's trainer is passing on some tactical advice. Round 8 Statistics Lifunisabo: Jabs Thrown: 16 Jabs Landed: 6 Power Shots Thrown: 17 Power Shots Landed: 10 Head Shots Thrown: 29 Head Shots Landed: 14 Body Shots Thrown: 4 Body Shots Landed: 2 Van Rooyen: Jabs Thrown: 8 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 21 Power Shots Landed: 2 Head Shots Thrown: 27 Head Shots Landed: 2 Body Shots Thrown: 2 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 9: Van Rooyen is on target with a jab. Lifunisabo lands a double jab to his opponents head. Van Rooyen connects with a cross. Lifunisabo lands a jab to the body followed by a cross to the head. Lifunisabo is on target with a stinging cross. Lifunisabo lands a double jab to his opponents head. Van Rooyen throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut to his opponents liver. Lifunisabo lands a solid jab. Lifunisabo throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook to Lifunisabo's ribs. Van Rooyen lands a right hook. At the end of Round 9, lets listen in on the corners...Van Rooyen's trainer is telling his fighter he needs a knockout to win! Round 9 Statistics Lifunisabo: Jabs Thrown: 17 Jabs Landed: 8 Power Shots Thrown: 14 Power Shots Landed: 3 Head Shots Thrown: 24 Head Shots Landed: 9 Body Shots Thrown: 7 Body Shots Landed: 2 Van Rooyen: Jabs Thrown: 4 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 12 Power Shots Landed: 3 Head Shots Thrown: 14 Head Shots Landed: 3 Body Shots Thrown: 2 Body Shots Landed: 1 Round 10: Van Rooyen advances into close range. Lifunisabo lands a double right hook to his opponents head. Van Rooyen is looking to close the distance. Lifunisabo lands two left hook's to the head followed by a right hook to the body. Lifunisabo lands a jab. Van Rooyen lands a right hook. Van Rooyen attempts to land a left uppercut, but Lifunisabo slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Lifunisabo lands a cross to the head, a right hook to the body and a jab to the head. Van Rooyen pivots to the right of his opponent. Van Rooyen tries to land a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook to Van Rooyen's body. Van Rooyen closes the distance. Lifunisabo lands a left hook to the body followed by a left uppercut to the head. Lifunisabo holds on to his opponent. Van Rooyen throws a hook within the clinch but hits his opponent behind the head. The ref halts the action and breaks the clinch. He lectures Van Rooyen about fouling. Round 10 Statistics Lifunisabo: Jabs Thrown: 12 Jabs Landed: 4 Power Shots Thrown: 16 Power Shots Landed: 11 Head Shots Thrown: 22 Head Shots Landed: 11 Body Shots Thrown: 6 Body Shots Landed: 4 Van Rooyen: Jabs Thrown: 4 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 16 Power Shots Landed: 1 Head Shots Thrown: 19 Head Shots Landed: 3 Body Shots Thrown: 1 Body Shots Landed: 0 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 Round 7 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 8 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 9 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 10 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Final Scorecards: 100 - 90 100 - 90 100 - 90 The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Khayelitsha, South Africa.... Mike Lifunisabo Fight Statistics Lifunisabo: Total Punches Thrown: 395 Total Punches Landed: 216 Total Head Shots Thrown: 318 Total Head Shots Landed: 182 Total Body Shots Thrown: 77 Total Body Shots Landed: 34 Total Power Shots Thrown: 174 Total Power Shots Landed: 97 Total Jabs Thrown: 221 Total Jabs Landed: 119 Van Rooyen: Total Punches Thrown: 178 Total Punches Landed: 18 Total Head Shots Thrown: 154 Total Head Shots Landed: 17 Total Body Shots Thrown: 24 Total Body Shots Landed: 1 Total Power Shots Thrown: 148 Total Power Shots Landed: 14 Total Jabs Thrown: 30 Total Jabs Landed: 4