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Ian Kabwela vs GaÙtan Bekker
Boxing Daily Report from the AI South Africa-KwaZulu-Natal promoted show at Durban Van Dyk, Durban, taking place on 30/04/2027: Clearly AI South Africa-KwaZulu-Natal 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 South Africa-KwaZulu-Natal Heavyweight title. Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Ian Kabwela (13 - 6 - 2) who hails from Umlazi, South Africa and GaÙtan Bekker(5 - 0) from Umlazi, South Africa. Kabwela weighed in at 226 pounds, while Bekker weighed in at 237 pounds and 5 ounces. The referee tonight is Ebi Muthambi, and the three ringside judges are Cody Fuani, Brad Van Blerk and Ollie Rensburg. Round 1: Bekker sidesteps to the right of his opponent and hits home with a cross. Bekker closes the distance and is on target with a right hook to Kabwela's body. Bekker forces Kabwela to retreat onto the ropes. Bekker sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Bekker throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross. Bekker pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head. Kabwela tries to land a jab, but Bekker sidesteps and counters with a cross. Kabwela throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook. At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Kabwela's trainer is telling his fighter to increase his workrate. Kabwela's trainer is passing on some tactical advice. Round 1 Statistics Kabwela: Jabs Thrown: 4 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 20 Power Shots Landed: 1 Head Shots Thrown: 20 Head Shots Landed: 1 Body Shots Thrown: 4 Body Shots Landed: 0 Bekker: Jabs Thrown: 19 Jabs Landed: 3 Power Shots Thrown: 28 Power Shots Landed: 4 Head Shots Thrown: 40 Head Shots Landed: 6 Body Shots Thrown: 7 Body Shots Landed: 1 Round 2: Bekker advances into close range. Bekker backs onto the ropes...he is waving his opponent in! Kabwela steps in throwing power shots but is unable to land cleanly. Kabwela pivots to the side of his opponent. Bekker hits home with a right hook. Kabwela is on target with a right hook. Bekker closes the distance. Kabwela lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a left hook to the head. Kabwela tries to step out of his opponents range. Kabwela sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands an overhand left. Kabwela is looking to keep his distance. Bekker lands an overhand right. Bekker lands a jab to his opponents body. Bekker closes the distance. Kabwela throws a short cross to the body, but lands low! The ref ignores Bekker's complaints and signals for the action to continue. Bekker lands a solid jab. Bekker lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head. Bekker is looking to close the distance and hits home with a left uppercut. Bekker hits home with a left uppercut. Kabwela sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Bekker hits home with a left hook. Bekker tries to land a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross. Kabwela switches the action to the outside and is on target with a cross. Round 2 Statistics Kabwela: Jabs Thrown: 2 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 17 Power Shots Landed: 6 Head Shots Thrown: 14 Head Shots Landed: 5 Body Shots Thrown: 5 Body Shots Landed: 1 Bekker: Jabs Thrown: 11 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 19 Power Shots Landed: 7 Head Shots Thrown: 28 Head Shots Landed: 8 Body Shots Thrown: 2 Body Shots Landed: 1 Round 3: Kabwela sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Kabwela throws a jab, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Bekker hits home with a cross. Bekker is looking to close the distance. Kabwela throws a short cross to the body, but lands low! The ref ignores Bekker's complaints and signals for the action to continue. Kabwela tries to step out of his opponents range. Kabwela sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Bekker lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Bekker is on target with a jab. Kabwela tries to land a jab, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a right uppercut. Bekker lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs. Bekker hits home with a right hook. At the end of Round 3, lets listen in on the corners...Bekker's trainer is advising how he could be more accurate. Round 3 Statistics Kabwela: Jabs Thrown: 6 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 9 Power Shots Landed: 0 Head Shots Thrown: 12 Head Shots Landed: 0 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 0 Bekker: Jabs Thrown: 12 Jabs Landed: 3 Power Shots Thrown: 22 Power Shots Landed: 7 Head Shots Thrown: 28 Head Shots Landed: 8 Body Shots Thrown: 6 Body Shots Landed: 2 Round 4: Bekker steps inside and is on target with a left uppercut. Bekker is on target with a right hook. Bekker finds the target with a jab. Bekker steps inside and lands two left hook's to the body followed by a right hook to the head. Kabwela lowers his guard, attempting to draw a lead. Bekker connects with a cross. Bekker is on target with a jab. Round 4 Statistics Kabwela: Jabs Thrown: 2 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 5 Power Shots Landed: 0 Head Shots Thrown: 6 Head Shots Landed: 0 Body Shots Thrown: 1 Body Shots Landed: 0 Bekker: Jabs Thrown: 11 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 19 Power Shots Landed: 6 Head Shots Thrown: 23 Head Shots Landed: 6 Body Shots Thrown: 7 Body Shots Landed: 2 Round 5: Bekker steps inside and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head. Kabwela steps away from his opponent. Bekker hits the target with a sharp jab. Bekker connects with a cross. Kabwela throws a short cross to the body, but lands low! The ref ignores Bekker's complaints and signals for the action to continue. Kabwela tries to step out of his opponents range. Bekker lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head. Bekker gets on the inside. Kabwela throws a right hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross. Kabwela is looking to keep his distance. Bekker hits home with a stinging jab. Bekker lands a cross. Bekker is looking to close the distance and lands a left hook. Bekker tries to step out of his opponents range and is on target with a jab. Kabwela lands a jab. Bekker lands a solid jab. At the end of Round 5, lets listen in on the corners...Kabwela's trainer is advising how he could be more accurate. Round 5 Statistics Kabwela: Jabs Thrown: 4 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 9 Power Shots Landed: 0 Head Shots Thrown: 8 Head Shots Landed: 1 Body Shots Thrown: 5 Body Shots Landed: 0 Bekker: Jabs Thrown: 18 Jabs Landed: 6 Power Shots Thrown: 21 Power Shots Landed: 7 Head Shots Thrown: 37 Head Shots Landed: 13 Body Shots Thrown: 2 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 6: Kabwela throws a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook. Kabwela throws a right uppercut, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook. Kabwela throws a jab, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a cross. Kabwela tries to land a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut to his opponents body. Kabwela is looking to keep his distance. Kabwela sidesteps to the right of his opponent and is on target with a cross. Bekker drives a left hook into his opponents body. Bekker advances into close range and connects with a left hook. Kabwela steps to the outside. Bekker lands a solid jab. Kabwela connects with a cross. Kabwela tries to step out of his opponents range and throws an overhand left, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross. Kabwela sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Bekker connects with a left hook. Bekker closes the distance. Kabwela lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head. Round 6 Statistics Kabwela: Jabs Thrown: 5 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 21 Power Shots Landed: 4 Head Shots Thrown: 18 Head Shots Landed: 3 Body Shots Thrown: 8 Body Shots Landed: 1 Bekker: Jabs Thrown: 7 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 16 Power Shots Landed: 8 Head Shots Thrown: 21 Head Shots Landed: 7 Body Shots Thrown: 2 Body Shots Landed: 2 Round 7: Bekker is looking to close the distance and digs in a right hook to Kabwela's ribs. Bekker lands a left hook. Bekker steps inside. Kabwela sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Kabwela throws a right hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut. Bekker hits home with a cross. Bekker is looking to close the distance. Kabwela pivots to the left of his opponent and connects with a left hook. Bekker hits home with a right hook. Kabwela tries to keep the action at long range. Bekker finds the target with a sharp jab. Kabwela tries to step out of his opponents range. Kabwela lowers his hands, trying to provoke his opponent to attack. Bekker hits home with a cross. Bekker is on target with a cross. Round 7 Statistics Kabwela: Jabs Thrown: 5 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 13 Power Shots Landed: 1 Head Shots Thrown: 18 Head Shots Landed: 3 Body Shots Thrown: 0 Body Shots Landed: 0 Bekker: Jabs Thrown: 9 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 16 Power Shots Landed: 7 Head Shots Thrown: 22 Head Shots Landed: 8 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 1 Round 8: Bekker is on target with a right hook. Kabwela tries to land a left hook, but Bekker dodges the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Kabwela attempts to land a left hook, but Bekker slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Kabwela sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Bekker is on target with a left uppercut. Bekker gets on the inside and lands a left uppercut. Kabwela is looking to keep his distance and attempts to land a jab, but Bekker slips the shot and counters with a cross. Bekker lands a stinging jab. Bekker is looking to close the distance and drives a left hook into Kabwela's liver. Bekker connects with a right hook. Bekker gets on the inside and drives a left hook into his opponents ribs. Kabwela is looking to keep the action on the outside. Bekker attempts to land a jab, but Kabwela slips the shot and counters with a right hook. Round 8 Statistics Kabwela: Jabs Thrown: 2 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 8 Power Shots Landed: 1 Head Shots Thrown: 7 Head Shots Landed: 1 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 1 Bekker: Jabs Thrown: 4 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 22 Power Shots Landed: 9 Head Shots Thrown: 17 Head Shots Landed: 8 Body Shots Thrown: 9 Body Shots Landed: 2 Round 9: Bekker is looking to close the distance and digs in a left uppercut to his opponents liver. Bekker gets on the inside. Kabwela quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Bekker connects with a right hook. Bekker lands a jab. Kabwela switches the action to the outside. Bekker lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Bekker lands a double left hook to his opponents head. Bekker steps inside and connects with a left uppercut. Bekker is looking to close the distance and is on target with a right hook to his opponents body. Kabwela sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Kabwela tries to land a right hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook. Bekker is on target with a left hook. Bekker steps inside and hits home with a left hook. At the end of Round 9, lets listen in on the corners...Kabwela's trainer is telling his fighter he must go to war on his opponent! Round 9 Statistics Kabwela: Jabs Thrown: 1 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 13 Power Shots Landed: 0 Head Shots Thrown: 11 Head Shots Landed: 0 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 0 Bekker: Jabs Thrown: 12 Jabs Landed: 6 Power Shots Thrown: 22 Power Shots Landed: 10 Head Shots Thrown: 28 Head Shots Landed: 13 Body Shots Thrown: 6 Body Shots Landed: 3 Round 10: Bekker lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Bekker attempts to land a right hook, but Kabwela parries the shot and counters with a solid right uppercut. Kabwela pivots to the side of his opponent. Bekker lands a jab. Bekker goes for the bodyshot, but lands south of the border! The ref ignores Kabwela's complaints and signals for the action to continue. Round 10 Statistics Kabwela: Jabs Thrown: 2 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 10 Power Shots Landed: 1 Head Shots Thrown: 11 Head Shots Landed: 1 Body Shots Thrown: 1 Body Shots Landed: 0 Bekker: Jabs Thrown: 8 Jabs Landed: 3 Power Shots Thrown: 14 Power Shots Landed: 1 Head Shots Thrown: 17 Head Shots Landed: 4 Body Shots Thrown: 5 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 1 Scores: 9 - 10 9 - 10 9 - 10 Round 2 Scores: 9 - 10 9 - 10 9 - 10 Round 3 Scores: 9 - 10 9 - 10 9 - 10 Round 4 Scores: 9 - 10 9 - 10 9 - 10 Round 5 Scores: 9 - 10 9 - 10 9 - 10 Round 6 Scores: 9 - 10 9 - 10 9 - 10 Round 7 Scores: 9 - 10 9 - 10 9 - 10 Round 8 Scores: 9 - 10 9 - 10 9 - 10 Round 9 Scores: 9 - 10 9 - 10 9 - 10 Round 10 Scores: 9 - 10 9 - 10 9 - 10 Final Scorecards: 90 - 100 90 - 100 90 - 100 The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Umlazi, South Africa.... GaÙtan Bekker Fight Statistics Kabwela: Total Punches Thrown: 158 Total Punches Landed: 18 Total Head Shots Thrown: 125 Total Head Shots Landed: 15 Total Body Shots Thrown: 33 Total Body Shots Landed: 3 Total Power Shots Thrown: 125 Total Power Shots Landed: 14 Total Jabs Thrown: 33 Total Jabs Landed: 4 Bekker: Total Punches Thrown: 310 Total Punches Landed: 95 Total Head Shots Thrown: 261 Total Head Shots Landed: 81 Total Body Shots Thrown: 49 Total Body Shots Landed: 14 Total Power Shots Thrown: 199 Total Power Shots Landed: 66 Total Jabs Thrown: 111 Total Jabs Landed: 29