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Joey Buys vs Oringo Muthambi
Boxing Daily Report from the AI South Africa-Gauteng promoted show at Soweto Hall, Soweto, taking place on 14/07/2026: Clearly AI South Africa-Gauteng 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 is the main event of the show. This is a semi final eliminator for the Southern African Lightweight title. Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance and those watching live on AIT Sports, the two fighters competing in this 12 round matchup are Joey Buys (13(2) - 3 - 1) who hails from Germiston, South Africa and Oringo Muthambi(10 - 10 - 2) from Soshanguve, South Africa. Both Buys and Muthambi weighed in at 135 pounds. The referee tonight is Peter Mbalula, and the three ringside judges are Cole Twala, Colin Ntambwe and John Cele. Round 1: Buys advances into close range and hits home with a left hook. Buys gets on the inside. Muthambi throws a left uppercut, but his opponent parries the shot. Buys holds on to his opponent. Buys pushes his forearm into Muthambi's face. The ref breaks the clinch and signals for the action to continue. Buys lands a right hook to the head followed by a left uppercut to the body. Buys drives a stinging left hook into his opponents liver. Muthambi lands a jab. Buys advances into close range and lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs. Buys lands a left hook. Buys holds on to his opponent. As they grapple, Muthambi pushes his forearm into Buys's face. The ref calls break and the two fighters separate. Buys snaps his opponents head back with a solid jab. Buys closes the distance and lands a left hook to the body, a right hook to the body and a left hook to the head. Buys is on target with a left hook. Muthambi pivots to the right of his opponent. Muthambi throws a left hook, but the shot is blocked. Buys ties up his opponent. Buys leans on his opponent using all his weight. The ref calls break and the two fighters separate. Buys lands a left hook to the body followed by a right uppercut to the head. Buys holds on to his opponent. Buys is using his forearm in the clinch. The ref breaks the clinch and signals for the action to continue. Buys cuts off the ring, trapping Muthambi on the ropes. Buys sidesteps to the right of his opponent and drives a sharp left hook into his opponents body. Buys lands a right hook to the body followed by a left uppercut to the head. Buys connects with a left hook. Muthambi tries to keep the action at long range. Buys lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head. Buys steps inside. Buys pivots from in front of his opponent and drives a left hook into Muthambi's liver. At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Muthambi's trainer is advising how he could stop so many clean shots getting through. Round 1 Statistics Buys: Jabs Thrown: 4 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 30 Power Shots Landed: 20 Head Shots Thrown: 23 Head Shots Landed: 12 Body Shots Thrown: 11 Body Shots Landed: 10 Muthambi: Jabs Thrown: 9 Jabs Landed: 4 Power Shots Thrown: 14 Power Shots Landed: 0 Head Shots Thrown: 18 Head Shots Landed: 4 Body Shots Thrown: 5 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 2: Buys steps inside and lands a right uppercut to the head followed by a left hook to the body. Buys steps inside. Muthambi lands a right hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head. Buys lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs. Buys closes the distance and lands a right hook to the head followed by a left hook to the body. Buys lands with a ramrod jab. Buys lands a left uppercut to the head followed by a right hook to the body. Muthambi sidesteps to the right of his opponent and throws a short cross to the body, but lands low! The ref stops the action and gives Buys time to recover. Buys lands a double jab to his opponents head. Buys drives a sharp right hook into Muthambi's body. Buys lands a right hook to the body, a left hook to the body and a left hook to the head. Buys is looking to close the distance and lands a stinging left uppercut. Buys lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs. Buys lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head. Buys gets on the inside. Muthambi attempts to land a left uppercut, but Buys sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut. Buys steps inside and lands a left hook. Buys hits home with a right uppercut. Buys lands with a sharp jab. Buys lands a cross. At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Muthambi's trainer is telling his fighter he needs to be more active or he's going to get outworked. Round 2 Statistics Buys: Jabs Thrown: 7 Jabs Landed: 5 Power Shots Thrown: 37 Power Shots Landed: 21 Head Shots Thrown: 27 Head Shots Landed: 15 Body Shots Thrown: 17 Body Shots Landed: 11 Muthambi: Jabs Thrown: 2 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 13 Power Shots Landed: 2 Head Shots Thrown: 13 Head Shots Landed: 2 Body Shots Thrown: 2 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 3: Buys is looking to close the distance and is on target with a left hook to his opponents body. Buys cuts off the ring, trapping Muthambi in the corner. Buys is on target with a sharp right hook. Muthambi switches the action to the outside. Buys lands a cross followed by two jabs to his opponents head. Muthambi is looking to keep his distance and attempts to land a cross, but Buys slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Buys steps inside and lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head. Buys walks his opponent into a corner. Buys quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a right uppercut to the head followed by two right hook's to the body. Buys lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head. He follows up the attack and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head. Buys steps inside and lands a left uppercut followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head. Buys advances into close range and drives a stinging left uppercut into Muthambi's body. Buys lands a stinging cross. Buys sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a left hook to the head, a left hook to the body and a right hook to the head. Buys advances into close range and lands three consecutive left hooks to his opponents head. Buys lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head. Round 3 Statistics Buys: Jabs Thrown: 2 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 33 Power Shots Landed: 25 Head Shots Thrown: 24 Head Shots Landed: 20 Body Shots Thrown: 11 Body Shots Landed: 7 Muthambi: Jabs Thrown: 3 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 11 Power Shots Landed: 0 Head Shots Thrown: 11 Head Shots Landed: 1 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 4: Buys drives a firm right hook into his opponents body. Buys gets on the inside and is on target with a right uppercut. Buys is on target with a cross. Buys lands a double jab to his opponents head. Buys closes the distance and lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents body. Muthambi pivots to the side of his opponent. Buys is on target with a left uppercut. Buys is looking to close the distance and manages to force Muthambi onto the ropes. Buys lands three consecutive right hooks to his opponents ribs. Buys lands a left uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents body. Buys clinches his opponent. Muthambi is using his forearm in the clinch. The ref breaks the clinch and signals for the action to continue. Buys attempts to land a left hook, but Muthambi slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Buys lands a left hook to the body followed by a right hook to the head. Buys ties up his opponent. Buys leans on his opponent trying to wear him down. Buys pushes his forearm into Muthambi's face. The ref breaks the clinch and signals for the action to continue. Muthambi throws a left hook, but Buys ties up his opponent. Buys pushes his forearm into Muthambi's face. The ref separates the two fighters. Buys lands a right hook to the head followed by a left hook to the body. Buys walks his opponent onto the ropes. Buys lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body. Buys steps inside and hits home with a left hook. Muthambi is looking to keep his distance and throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a sharp left uppercut. Buys steps inside and lands a right uppercut to the body followed by a left hook to the head. At the end of Round 4, lets listen in on the corners...Muthambi's trainer is passing on some tactical advice. Round 4 Statistics Buys: Jabs Thrown: 2 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 32 Power Shots Landed: 21 Head Shots Thrown: 15 Head Shots Landed: 11 Body Shots Thrown: 19 Body Shots Landed: 12 Muthambi: Jabs Thrown: 5 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 21 Power Shots Landed: 1 Head Shots Thrown: 17 Head Shots Landed: 1 Body Shots Thrown: 9 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 5: Muthambi steps away from his opponent. Buys feints a jab, and then connects with a sharp cross. Buys steps inside and lands a right hook to the body followed by two left uppercut's to the head. Buys holds on to his opponent. Buys pushes his forearm into Muthambi's face. The ref breaks Buys's hold and signals for the fight to continue. Muthambi is looking to keep his distance. Buys lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Buys is on target with a left hook to Muthambi's body. Muthambi is looking to keep the action on the outside. Buys lands an overhand right, cross and a jab to his opponents head. Buys quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Muthambi lands a left hook. Buys closes the distance and lands a right hook, left hook and a left uppercut to his opponents head. Buys steps inside and lands a right hook. Buys gets on the inside. Buys sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head. Buys forces Muthambi to back into the corner. Buys lands a left uppercut. Buys is looking to close the distance and connects with a left hook. Round 5 Statistics Buys: Jabs Thrown: 5 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 28 Power Shots Landed: 16 Head Shots Thrown: 26 Head Shots Landed: 15 Body Shots Thrown: 7 Body Shots Landed: 3 Muthambi: Jabs Thrown: 8 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 12 Power Shots Landed: 1 Head Shots Thrown: 17 Head Shots Landed: 2 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 6: Buys drives a left hook into his opponents liver. Buys sidesteps to the left of his opponent and hits home with a left hook. Buys steps inside. Muthambi drives a right hook into his opponents body. Buys lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head. Muthambi tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut. Buys closes the distance. Muthambi is on target with a left hook. Buys steps inside and lands a right hook to the head followed by a left hook to the body. Buys connects with a stinging right hook. Buys connects with a left hook. Buys is on target with a right hook to his opponents body. Buys is looking to close the distance and connects with a left hook. Buys connects with a left hook. Buys lands a straight 1 - 2. Buys advances into close range and hits home with a right hook. At the end of Round 6, lets listen in on the corners...Muthambi's trainer is advising how he could be more accurate. Round 6 Statistics Buys: Jabs Thrown: 2 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 29 Power Shots Landed: 14 Head Shots Thrown: 21 Head Shots Landed: 11 Body Shots Thrown: 10 Body Shots Landed: 4 Muthambi: Jabs Thrown: 3 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 10 Power Shots Landed: 2 Head Shots Thrown: 10 Head Shots Landed: 1 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 1 Round 7: Buys gets on the inside. Buys sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a double right hook to his opponents head. Muthambi attempts to land a right hook, but Buys slips the shot and counters with a stinging right hook to Muthambi's body. Buys is looking to close the distance and tries to land a left hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a left hook to Buys's body. Buys is on target with a stinging right hook. Buys lands a left hook to the body followed by a right hook to the head. Buys sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Buys is on target with a stinging cross. Buys tries to land a jab, but Muthambi sidesteps and counters with a cross. Buys lands a right uppercut followed by a jab to his opponents head. Buys closes the distance and lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents body. Buys lands a solid left hook. Buys is on target with a jab. Buys lands a stinging right hook. Muthambi steps away from his opponent. Buys hits home with a cross. Round 7 Statistics Buys: Jabs Thrown: 6 Jabs Landed: 3 Power Shots Thrown: 22 Power Shots Landed: 13 Head Shots Thrown: 21 Head Shots Landed: 12 Body Shots Thrown: 7 Body Shots Landed: 4 Muthambi: Jabs Thrown: 4 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 13 Power Shots Landed: 2 Head Shots Thrown: 13 Head Shots Landed: 1 Body Shots Thrown: 4 Body Shots Landed: 1 Round 8: Buys gets on the inside and is on target with a right hook. Buys cuts off the ring, trapping Muthambi on the ropes. Buys digs in a left hook to his opponents ribs. Buys attempts to land a left uppercut, but Muthambi sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut. Buys closes the distance and lands a right hook to the body followed by a left uppercut to the head. Buys lands a cross. Muthambi is on target with a jab. Buys lands a left hook. Buys walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes. Buys lands a double right hook to his opponents head. Buys lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head. Buys drives a stinging right hook into his opponents ribs. Buys gets on the inside and lands a right hook to the body, a left hook to the head and a right hook to the body. Buys lands a left hook to the head, a right uppercut to the body and a left hook to the body. Buys forces Muthambi to back into the ropes. Muthambi lands a left hook. Buys is looking to close the distance. Buys lands a left hook to the body followed by a left uppercut to the head. Buys ties up his opponent. Buys is leaning on his opponent in the clinch. Buys tries to make the space to throw a hook, but hits Muthambi's kidney. Buys uses his free hand to throw a body hook, but it lands on Muthambi's kidney. Buys attempts to land an uppercut to the solar plexus, but he strays low! The ref stops the action and gives Muthambi time to recover. Buys walks Muthambi down, trapping him on the ropes. Buys quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Buys drives a stinging left hook into his opponents liver. Buys clinches his opponent. Buys leans on his opponent using all his weight. Buys pushes his forearm into Muthambi's face. The ref halts the action and breaks the clinch. He lectures Buys about fouling. Muthambi is on target with a right hook. Round 8 Statistics Buys: Jabs Thrown: 1 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 39 Power Shots Landed: 20 Head Shots Thrown: 24 Head Shots Landed: 10 Body Shots Thrown: 16 Body Shots Landed: 10 Muthambi: Jabs Thrown: 5 Jabs Landed: 3 Power Shots Thrown: 18 Power Shots Landed: 3 Head Shots Thrown: 17 Head Shots Landed: 6 Body Shots Thrown: 6 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 9: Buys hits home with a right hook. Buys lands a right hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body. Buys connects with a right hook. Muthambi lands a left uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents head. Buys closes the distance and walks his opponent into the corner. Buys lands a solid right uppercut. Buys lands a straight 1 - 2. Buys gets on the inside and connects with a right hook. Buys steps inside and digs in a firm left hook to Muthambi's ribs. Buys is on target with a left hook. Buys manages to force Muthambi onto the ropes. Muthambi throws a left hook, but Buys holds on to his opponent. Muthambi tries to make the space to throw a hook, but hits Buys's kidney. Buys leans on his opponent using all his weight. Muthambi tries to make the space to throw a hook, but hits Buys's kidney. Buys is on target with a solid cross. Buys is on target with a left hook. Buys forces Muthambi to back into a corner. Buys drives a firm left hook into Muthambi's body. Buys lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents body. Buys throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook. Buys lands a firm left hook. Buys steps inside. Muthambi sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Buys hits home with a solid right hook. Round 9 Statistics Buys: Jabs Thrown: 4 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 34 Power Shots Landed: 16 Head Shots Thrown: 27 Head Shots Landed: 12 Body Shots Thrown: 11 Body Shots Landed: 6 Muthambi: Jabs Thrown: 3 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 11 Power Shots Landed: 3 Head Shots Thrown: 14 Head Shots Landed: 3 Body Shots Thrown: 0 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 10: Buys digs in a solid left hook to Muthambi's body. Buys advances into close range. Muthambi sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Buys lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body. Buys forces Muthambi to back into the blue corner. Buys sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head. Buys lands a left uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents head. Buys quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a left hook to the head followed by two right hook's to the body. Muthambi is looking to keep the action on the outside. Buys hits the target with a stiff jab. Buys lands three consecutive left hooks to his opponents ribs. Muthambi pivots from in front of his opponent. Muthambi throws a right hook, but Buys ties up his opponent. Buys leans on his opponent trying to wear him down. Buys uses his free hand to throw a hook, but it hits Muthambi behind the head. The ref breaks the clinch and signals for the action to continue. Buys is on target with a left hook to his opponents body. Muthambi switches the action to the outside. Buys lands an overhand right. Buys advances into close range and is on target with a right hook to his opponents ribcage. Buys ties up his opponent. Buys leans on his opponent trying to wear him down. As they grapple, Buys pushes his forearm into Muthambi's face. The ref breaks Buys's hold and signals for the fight to continue. Buys lands a sharp left uppercut. Buys lands a left uppercut to the head, a right uppercut to the head and a left hook to the body. Buys digs in a left uppercut to his opponents body. Buys digs in a left hook to his opponents liver. Buys lands a hard jab. Buys advances into close range and lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head. Round 10 Statistics Buys: Jabs Thrown: 4 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 41 Power Shots Landed: 24 Head Shots Thrown: 22 Head Shots Landed: 11 Body Shots Thrown: 23 Body Shots Landed: 15 Muthambi: Jabs Thrown: 1 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 3 Power Shots Landed: 0 Head Shots Thrown: 4 Head Shots Landed: 0 Body Shots Thrown: 0 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 11: Muthambi attempts to land a jab, but Buys sidesteps and counters with a sharp right hook. Buys quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a left hook followed by a cross to his opponents head. Buys gets on the inside and is on target with a firm left hook. Buys walks his opponent onto the ropes. Buys drives a sharp left uppercut into Muthambi's liver. Buys lands a double jab to his opponents head. Buys gets on the inside and throws a left uppercut, but the shot lands on his opponents guard. Buys holds on to his opponent. Buys tries to make the space to throw a hook, but hits Muthambi behind the head. Buys lands a spiteful jab. Buys is on target with a left hook to his opponents liver. Buys lands two right hooks followed by a left hook to his opponents head. Buys gets on the inside and lands a left hook. Muthambi steps away from his opponent. Buys hits home with a solid cross. Buys advances into close range and is on target with a solid right uppercut to Muthambi's ribs. Buys is on target with a hard jab. Buys advances into close range and lands a right uppercut to the head followed by a left hook to the body. Muthambi sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Buys lands a left hook. At the end of Round 11, lets listen in on the corners...Buys's trainer is passing on some tactical advice. Round 11 Statistics Buys: Jabs Thrown: 6 Jabs Landed: 4 Power Shots Thrown: 25 Power Shots Landed: 15 Head Shots Thrown: 19 Head Shots Landed: 15 Body Shots Thrown: 12 Body Shots Landed: 4 Muthambi: Jabs Thrown: 7 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 12 Power Shots Landed: 0 Head Shots Thrown: 15 Head Shots Landed: 0 Body Shots Thrown: 4 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 12: Muthambi connects with a cross. Buys steps inside and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body. Buys hits home with a right hook. Buys hits home with a stinging cross. Buys attempts to land a jab, but Muthambi dodges the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Buys lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head. Buys gets on the inside and lands a left hook. Buys walks Muthambi down, trapping him in a corner. Buys lands three consecutive right hooks to his opponents head. Buys lands a right hook. Buys sidesteps to the right of his opponent and connects with a right hook. Buys lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs. Buys pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a right hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents body. Buys lands a left uppercut. Buys drives a right hook into his opponents body. Buys lands a sharp right hook. Buys ties up his opponent. Buys tries to make the space to throw a hook, but hits Muthambi's kidney. Round 12 Statistics Buys: Jabs Thrown: 4 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 37 Power Shots Landed: 18 Head Shots Thrown: 25 Head Shots Landed: 12 Body Shots Thrown: 16 Body Shots Landed: 7 Muthambi: Jabs Thrown: 4 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 8 Power Shots Landed: 2 Head Shots Thrown: 11 Head Shots Landed: 2 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 Round 11 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 12 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Final Scorecards: 120 - 108 120 - 108 120 - 108 The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Germiston, South Africa.... Joey Buys Fight Statistics Buys: Total Punches Thrown: 434 Total Punches Landed: 249 Total Head Shots Thrown: 274 Total Head Shots Landed: 156 Total Body Shots Thrown: 160 Total Body Shots Landed: 93 Total Power Shots Thrown: 387 Total Power Shots Landed: 223 Total Jabs Thrown: 47 Total Jabs Landed: 26 Muthambi: Total Punches Thrown: 200 Total Punches Landed: 25 Total Head Shots Thrown: 160 Total Head Shots Landed: 23 Total Body Shots Thrown: 40 Total Body Shots Landed: 2 Total Power Shots Thrown: 146 Total Power Shots Landed: 16 Total Jabs Thrown: 54 Total Jabs Landed: 9