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Alen Katsande vs Thulani Mbekile
Boxing Daily Report from the African Fusion promoted show at Luveve Stadium, Bulawayo, taking place on 04/09/2026: Clearly African Fusion 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 Super Bantamweight title. Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 12 round matchup are Alen Katsande (14 - 5(1) - 2) who hails from Harare, Zimbabwe and Thulani Mbekile(12 - 4 - 2) from East London, South Africa. Both Katsande and Mbekile weighed in at 122 pounds. The referee tonight is Billy Mpofu, and the three ringside judges are Rashon Mambare, Mark Nyambuya and Arran Zvirekwi. Round 1: Katsande lands a spiteful jab. Mbekile steps inside and hits home with a solid left hook. Mbekile attempts to land a left hook, but Katsande sidesteps and counters with a right hook. Katsande tries to step out of his opponents range. Mbekile connects with a cross. Mbekile gets on the inside and digs in a left hook to Katsande's ribs. Mbekile throws a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook. Katsande tries to keep the action at long range. Mbekile throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook to Mbekile's body. Mbekile hits home with an overhand right. Katsande lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Mbekile closes the distance and lands two right hooks to the body, and one to the head. Katsande is looking to keep his distance. Mbekile lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Katsande steps away from his opponent and attempts to land a jab, but Mbekile parries the shot and counters with a left hook. Mbekile sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Katsande tries to land a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a solid right hook. Mbekile is on target with a stinging right hook to his opponents ribs. Mbekile throws a short cross to the body, but lands low! The ref ignores Katsande's complaints and signals for the action to continue. Katsande steps away from his opponent and lands a solid jab. Mbekile advances into close range. Katsande throws a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross. Katsande pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a left hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head. Katsande finds the target with a hard jab. Mbekile is on target with a cross. Mbekile manouvers his opponent onto the ropes. Katsande connects with a right hook. Mbekile gets on the inside and hits home with a right hook. Katsande is looking to keep his distance. Mbekile hits home with a cross. Katsande feints a cross, and then snaps his opponents head back with a spiteful jab. Mbekile steps inside and cuts off the ring, trapping Katsande on the ropes. Mbekile lands a left hook, right uppercut and a left hook to his opponents body. Katsande attempts to land a cross, but Mbekile sidesteps and counters with a stinging left uppercut. Round 1 Statistics Katsande: Jabs Thrown: 16 Jabs Landed: 5 Power Shots Thrown: 27 Power Shots Landed: 8 Head Shots Thrown: 37 Head Shots Landed: 12 Body Shots Thrown: 6 Body Shots Landed: 1 Mbekile: Jabs Thrown: 11 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 30 Power Shots Landed: 19 Head Shots Thrown: 32 Head Shots Landed: 13 Body Shots Thrown: 9 Body Shots Landed: 7 Round 2: Mbekile throws a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross. Mbekile attempts to land a left uppercut, but Katsande sidesteps and counters with a left hook to Mbekile's body. Katsande lands an overhand right. Katsande tries to land a jab, but Mbekile sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut. Katsande is on target with a left hook. Mbekile throws a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut. Mbekile throws a left hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut to Mbekile's body. Katsande switches the action to the outside and lands a solid jab. Katsande tries to keep the action at long range and attempts to land a jab, but Mbekile sidesteps and counters with a right hook. Mbekile advances into close range and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body. Katsande steps away from his opponent and lands a cross. Mbekile advances into close range. Katsande is on target with a left hook to Mbekile's liver. Mbekile hits home with a left hook. Katsande pivots from in front of his opponent and is on target with a sharp jab. Katsande steps to the outside. Mbekile drives a stinging jab into his opponents face. Mbekile advances into close range. Katsande pivots from in front of his opponent. Mbekile attempts to land a left uppercut, but Katsande sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut. Katsande tries to step out of his opponents range and hits home with a cross. Round 2 Statistics Katsande: Jabs Thrown: 10 Jabs Landed: 3 Power Shots Thrown: 24 Power Shots Landed: 10 Head Shots Thrown: 25 Head Shots Landed: 10 Body Shots Thrown: 9 Body Shots Landed: 3 Mbekile: Jabs Thrown: 2 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 23 Power Shots Landed: 5 Head Shots Thrown: 13 Head Shots Landed: 4 Body Shots Thrown: 12 Body Shots Landed: 2 Round 3: Mbekile gets on the inside and is on target with a right hook to Katsande's body. Mbekile tries to land a left hook, but Katsande parries the shot and counters with a solid right uppercut to Mbekile's ribs. Katsande tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Mbekile steps inside. Mbekile sidesteps to the left of his opponent and is on target with a right uppercut to Katsande's body. Katsande connects with a left hook. Mbekile drops his hands, and waves his opponent in. Katsande lands a straight 1 - 2. Mbekile sidesteps to the left of his opponent and drives a stinging left hook into Katsande's body. Katsande tries to step out of his opponents range. Mbekile drives a cross into his opponents body. Katsande steps away from his opponent. Mbekile tries to land a cross, but Katsande parries the shot and counters with a cross. Katsande switches the action to the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head. Mbekile is on target with a jab. Mbekile forces Katsande to back into the ropes. Mbekile sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs. Mbekile is looking to close the distance. Katsande attempts to land a left hook, but Mbekile blocks the shot and counters with a sharp cross. Mbekile advances into close range and walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes. Mbekile lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head. Katsande quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Mbekile connects with a right uppercut. Katsande tries to keep the action at long range. Mbekile attempts to land an overhand right, but Katsande sidesteps and counters with a cross. Round 3 Statistics Katsande: Jabs Thrown: 6 Jabs Landed: 4 Power Shots Thrown: 16 Power Shots Landed: 6 Head Shots Thrown: 15 Head Shots Landed: 9 Body Shots Thrown: 7 Body Shots Landed: 1 Mbekile: Jabs Thrown: 5 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 29 Power Shots Landed: 10 Head Shots Thrown: 14 Head Shots Landed: 5 Body Shots Thrown: 20 Body Shots Landed: 7 Round 4: Katsande sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Mbekile drives a right hook into Katsande's body. Mbekile lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs. Mbekile lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body. Katsande tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a jab to the body followed by a cross to the head. Mbekile steps inside and attempts to land a right hook, but Katsande blocks the shot and counters with a right hook. Katsande is on target with a jab. Mbekile is on target with a right hook to Katsande's body. Mbekile hits home with a stinging left uppercut. Mbekile throws a right uppercut, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross. Katsande tries to land a right hook, but Mbekile dodges the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Mbekile walks Katsande down, trapping him in the corner. Mbekile quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and connects with a right hook. Mbekile drives a left uppercut into Katsande's body. Katsande lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head. Mbekile steps inside and digs in a left hook to his opponents body. Mbekile is on target with a solid left hook to his opponents body. At the end of Round 4, lets listen in on the corners...Katsande's trainer is passing on some tactical advice. Round 4 Statistics Katsande: Jabs Thrown: 4 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 18 Power Shots Landed: 6 Head Shots Thrown: 13 Head Shots Landed: 6 Body Shots Thrown: 9 Body Shots Landed: 2 Mbekile: Jabs Thrown: 1 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 39 Power Shots Landed: 12 Head Shots Thrown: 14 Head Shots Landed: 3 Body Shots Thrown: 26 Body Shots Landed: 9 Round 5: Katsande pivots to the right of his opponent. Katsande is on target with a jab to his opponents body. Katsande attempts to land a cross, but Mbekile sidesteps and counters with a firm left uppercut. Katsande lands a left hook. Mbekile advances into close range. Katsande sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Mbekile lands a right hook to the body followed by a left uppercut to the head. Katsande pivots to the left of his opponent and hits home with a right hook. Mbekile attempts to land a jab, but Katsande sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut to Mbekile's body. Katsande tries to keep the action at long range and throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a sharp cross. Mbekile steps inside. Katsande pivots to the right of his opponent and digs in a right hook to his opponents ribs. Mbekile hits home with a firm cross. Katsande sidesteps to the left of his opponent and hits home with a right hook. Katsande is on target with a right uppercut. Mbekile feints a jab, tricking Katsande into throwing a cross counter. Mbekile is waiting for the shot and counters with a firm right uppercut. Mbekile advances into close range. Katsande is on target with a right uppercut. Mbekile hits home with a left hook. Mbekile steps inside. Katsande quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Mbekile lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head. Mbekile forces Katsande to back into the ropes. Katsande lands a double right hook to his opponents head. Round 5 Statistics Katsande: Jabs Thrown: 6 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 36 Power Shots Landed: 12 Head Shots Thrown: 30 Head Shots Landed: 11 Body Shots Thrown: 12 Body Shots Landed: 3 Mbekile: Jabs Thrown: 5 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 28 Power Shots Landed: 9 Head Shots Thrown: 24 Head Shots Landed: 8 Body Shots Thrown: 9 Body Shots Landed: 2 Round 6: Mbekile lands a left uppercut to the body, and then to the head. Mbekile hits the target with a solid jab. Mbekile sidesteps to the left of his opponent and snaps his opponents head back with a sharp jab. Mbekile gets on the inside and manages to force Katsande onto the ropes. Mbekile is on target with a right hook to his opponents body. Mbekile is on target with a right hook. Katsande pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a jab. Mbekile pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a jab. Katsande feints a jab, and then lands with a stinging jab. Mbekile is looking to close the distance and lands a left hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents body. Mbekile steps inside. Katsande attempts to land a left uppercut, but Mbekile sidesteps and counters with a stinging left hook to his opponents body. Katsande connects with a cross. Mbekile advances into close range and is on target with a left hook. Mbekile advances into close range and tries to land a left hook, but Katsande sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut. Mbekile lands a cross to the head followed by a right hook to the body. Mbekile is on target with a left hook. Mbekile advances into close range. Katsande pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a right uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents body. Katsande steps to the outside and connects with an overhand right. Katsande steps away from his opponent. Mbekile lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head. Mbekile tries to land a cross, but Katsande sidesteps and counters with a left hook. Round 6 Statistics Katsande: Jabs Thrown: 5 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 26 Power Shots Landed: 8 Head Shots Thrown: 24 Head Shots Landed: 8 Body Shots Thrown: 7 Body Shots Landed: 2 Mbekile: Jabs Thrown: 8 Jabs Landed: 4 Power Shots Thrown: 27 Power Shots Landed: 13 Head Shots Thrown: 23 Head Shots Landed: 11 Body Shots Thrown: 12 Body Shots Landed: 6 Round 7: Mbekile advances into close range and digs in a left hook to Katsande's ribs. Mbekile walks Katsande down, trapping him on the ropes. Mbekile sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Katsande connects with a right hook. Mbekile lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs. Mbekile attempts to land a right hook, but Katsande dodges the shot and counters with a right hook. Katsande finds the target with a jab. Katsande lands a jab. Mbekile closes the distance and digs in a left hook to his opponents body. Mbekile manouvers his opponent onto the ropes. Katsande connects with a left hook. Mbekile is on target with a left hook to his opponents body. Katsande is looking to keep the action on the outside and hits home with a hard jab. Mbekile steps inside. Katsande attempts to land a right hook, but Mbekile blocks the shot and counters with a cross. Mbekile steps inside and drives a right hook into Katsande's ribs. Round 7 Statistics Katsande: Jabs Thrown: 9 Jabs Landed: 4 Power Shots Thrown: 22 Power Shots Landed: 6 Head Shots Thrown: 24 Head Shots Landed: 10 Body Shots Thrown: 7 Body Shots Landed: 0 Mbekile: Jabs Thrown: 6 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 23 Power Shots Landed: 7 Head Shots Thrown: 16 Head Shots Landed: 2 Body Shots Thrown: 13 Body Shots Landed: 6 Round 8: Mbekile finds the target with a solid jab. Mbekile tries to land a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut. Mbekile gets on the inside and drives a left hook into Katsande's ribs. Katsande sidesteps to the right of his opponent and hits home with a left hook. Katsande steps away from his opponent. Katsande feints a left, and then lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Mbekile closes the distance. Mbekile is on target with a left hook to Katsande's body. Mbekile lands a left uppercut. Mbekile throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut. Mbekile gets on the inside and drives a left hook into Katsande's body. Mbekile connects with a cross. Katsande lands an overhand left followed by two jabs to his opponents head. Katsande backs onto the ropes...he is waving his opponent in! Mbekile steps in throwing power shots but is unable to land cleanly. Mbekile strikes his opponents body with a cross. Mbekile advances into close range and drives a firm right hook into his opponents body. Katsande tries to keep the action at long range. Mbekile lands two consecutive overhand rights to his opponents head. Katsande is on target with a jab. Mbekile gets on the inside and lands a right hook. Mbekile throws a left hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Round 8 Statistics Katsande: Jabs Thrown: 8 Jabs Landed: 3 Power Shots Thrown: 14 Power Shots Landed: 10 Head Shots Thrown: 21 Head Shots Landed: 13 Body Shots Thrown: 1 Body Shots Landed: 0 Mbekile: Jabs Thrown: 1 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 31 Power Shots Landed: 10 Head Shots Thrown: 17 Head Shots Landed: 6 Body Shots Thrown: 15 Body Shots Landed: 5 Round 9: Mbekile steps inside and drives a right hook into Katsande's ribcage. Mbekile steps inside and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body. Katsande lands a spiteful jab. Mbekile is looking to close the distance and is on target with a left hook. Katsande tries to step out of his opponents range and hits the target with a hard jab. Mbekile steps inside and throws a left hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross. Mbekile advances into close range and drives a right hook into his opponents body. Mbekile hits home with a right hook. Mbekile lands a stinging jab. Mbekile tries to land a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook to his opponents body. Katsande steps to the outside. Mbekile sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a cross to his opponents body. Katsande lands a spiteful jab. Mbekile digs in a left uppercut to Katsande's body. Mbekile drives a left hook into Katsande's body. Katsande is looking to keep the action on the outside and is on target with a cross. Mbekile hits home with a cross. Round 9 Statistics Katsande: Jabs Thrown: 11 Jabs Landed: 5 Power Shots Thrown: 14 Power Shots Landed: 4 Head Shots Thrown: 20 Head Shots Landed: 8 Body Shots Thrown: 5 Body Shots Landed: 1 Mbekile: Jabs Thrown: 4 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 31 Power Shots Landed: 10 Head Shots Thrown: 14 Head Shots Landed: 4 Body Shots Thrown: 21 Body Shots Landed: 7 Round 10: Mbekile connects with an overhand right. Mbekile is on target with a sharp cross. Katsande attempts to land a jab, but Mbekile slips the shot and counters with a stinging left uppercut. Mbekile is looking to close the distance. Katsande is on target with a left hook to Mbekile's ribs. Mbekile is looking to close the distance and lands a right uppercut to the head followed by a right hook to the body. Katsande is looking to keep his distance. Mbekile is on target with a sharp cross. Mbekile tries to land a right hook, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a right uppercut. Mbekile lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs. Mbekile gets on the inside and digs in a stinging right hook to his opponents ribs. Katsande steps away from his opponent. Mbekile sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Katsande is on target with a jab. Katsande is looking to keep his distance. Mbekile connects with a cross. Mbekile steps inside and lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs. Mbekile drives a stinging right hook into his opponents body. Round 10 Statistics Katsande: Jabs Thrown: 6 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 14 Power Shots Landed: 3 Head Shots Thrown: 13 Head Shots Landed: 3 Body Shots Thrown: 7 Body Shots Landed: 1 Mbekile: Jabs Thrown: 1 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 37 Power Shots Landed: 13 Head Shots Thrown: 20 Head Shots Landed: 6 Body Shots Thrown: 18 Body Shots Landed: 7 Round 11: Katsande digs in a left hook to Mbekile's body. Mbekile is on target with a right hook to his opponents body. Mbekile is on target with a stinging right uppercut to Katsande's body. Mbekile steps inside. Katsande is on target with a right hook to Mbekile's ribcage. Katsande is looking to keep the action on the outside. Mbekile connects with a cross. Katsande steps to the outside. Mbekile lands a cross. Katsande steps away from his opponent and is on target with a cross. Mbekile gets on the inside and is on target with a stinging right hook to his opponents body. Katsande is on target with a left hook. Katsande throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a solid cross. Katsande is looking to keep his distance. Mbekile is on target with a cross. Round 11 Statistics Katsande: Jabs Thrown: 7 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 21 Power Shots Landed: 4 Head Shots Thrown: 22 Head Shots Landed: 3 Body Shots Thrown: 6 Body Shots Landed: 2 Mbekile: Jabs Thrown: 1 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 21 Power Shots Landed: 7 Head Shots Thrown: 14 Head Shots Landed: 4 Body Shots Thrown: 8 Body Shots Landed: 3 Round 12: Mbekile is looking to close the distance and is on target with a right hook to his opponents body. Mbekile is on target with a left hook to Katsande's body. Katsande hits home with a right hook. Mbekile pivots from in front of his opponent. Katsande lands a cross. Katsande attempts to land a left hook, but Mbekile sidesteps and counters with a cross. Mbekile is on target with an overhand right. Mbekile tries to land a cross, but Katsande sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut to his opponents ribs. Mbekile is looking to close the distance. Mbekile sidesteps to the right of his opponent and digs in a left hook to Katsande's ribs. Katsande steps away from his opponent and lands a cross. Mbekile sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Katsande is on target with a right hook. Katsande tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a straight 1 - 2. Mbekile lands an overhand right followed by two straights to his opponents head. Katsande steps away from his opponent. Mbekile tries to land a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut to his opponents liver. Mbekile steps inside. Katsande goes for the bodyshot, but lands south of the border! The ref stops the action and gives Mbekile time to recover. Round 12 Statistics Katsande: Jabs Thrown: 5 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 24 Power Shots Landed: 11 Head Shots Thrown: 26 Head Shots Landed: 10 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 2 Mbekile: Jabs Thrown: 0 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 19 Power Shots Landed: 8 Head Shots Thrown: 12 Head Shots Landed: 5 Body Shots Thrown: 7 Body Shots Landed: 3 Round 1 Scores: 9 - 10 9 - 10 9 - 10 Round 2 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 3 Scores: 10 - 10 9 - 10 10 - 10 Round 4 Scores: 9 - 10 9 - 10 9 - 10 Round 5 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 6 Scores: 9 - 10 9 - 10 9 - 10 Round 7 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 8 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 9 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 10 10 - 9 Round 10 Scores: 9 - 10 9 - 10 9 - 10 Round 11 Scores: 9 - 10 9 - 10 9 - 10 Round 12 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Final Scorecards: 115 - 114 114 - 115 115 - 114 The winner, by Split Decision, from Harare, Zimbabwe.... Alen Katsande Fight Statistics Katsande: Total Punches Thrown: 349 Total Punches Landed: 121 Total Head Shots Thrown: 270 Total Head Shots Landed: 103 Total Body Shots Thrown: 79 Total Body Shots Landed: 18 Total Power Shots Thrown: 256 Total Power Shots Landed: 88 Total Jabs Thrown: 93 Total Jabs Landed: 33 Mbekile: Total Punches Thrown: 383 Total Punches Landed: 135 Total Head Shots Thrown: 213 Total Head Shots Landed: 71 Total Body Shots Thrown: 170 Total Body Shots Landed: 64 Total Power Shots Thrown: 338 Total Power Shots Landed: 123 Total Jabs Thrown: 45 Total Jabs Landed: 12