Fight Report

User Name:
Password:
Remember:
Forgotten Password
Not Registered? Sign Up Now!
* *
Twitter Facebook Discord Email Forum | How To Play | Accessibility
14/08/2030
Next Processing: 00:21
Amaat Botha vs Robert Harmse

Boxing Daily Report from the South African Boxers promoted show at Arthur Ashe Tennis Centre, Soweto,  taking place on 31/12/2027:

The venue is mostly sold out with the fans eager to turn out for tonights fights.  
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 8 round matchup are Amaat Botha (6(1) - 0) who hails from Soweto, South Africa and Robert Harmse(4 - 3(1) - 1) from Soweto, South Africa.  Botha weighed in at 174 pounds And 10 ounces, while Harmse weighed in at 175 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Dillon Strydom, and the three ringside judges are Lisimba Jali, Tlou Nqakula and Michael Grobbelaar.  

Round 1: 

Botha hits home with an overhand right.  
Botha lands a cross, jab and an overhand left to his opponents head.  
Botha steps to the outside and lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Botha is on target with a sharp overhand right.  
Botha lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Botha is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a spiteful jab.  
Botha lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Harmse advances into close range.  Botha throws a right hook, but his opponent steps away from the shot.  Botha holds on to his opponent.  As they grapple, Botha pushes his forearm into Harmse's face.  The ref breaks Botha's hold and signals for the fight to continue.  
Botha tries to step out of his opponents range and snaps his opponents head back with a stiff jab.  
Botha steps away from his opponent and lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Harmse steps inside.  Botha lands a right uppercut to the body, and then to the head.  Botha holds on to his opponent.  Botha uses his free hand to throw a hook, but it hits Harmse behind the head. Botha pushes his forearm into Harmse's face.  The ref calls break and the two fighters separate.  
Botha tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Botha lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Botha lands a spiteful jab.  
Botha connects with a solid cross.  
Botha tries to step out of his opponents range and lands an overhand left, cross and a jab to his opponents head.  
Harmse gets on the inside.  Botha is on target with a right hook to his opponents body.  
Botha steps away from his opponent and connects with an overhand right.  
Harmse quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and finds the target with a jab.  
Harmse steps inside.  Botha hits home with a right hook.  
Botha hits the target with a stiff jab.  
Botha hits home with a cross.  
Botha steps away from his opponent and lands a ramrod jab.  Botha tries to land a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Harmse advances into close range and drives a right hook into Botha's body.  Botha ties up his opponent.  As they grapple, Botha pushes his forearm into Harmse's face.  The referee warns Botha and breaks the clinch.  
Harmse advances into close range.  Harmse sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Botha lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Botha is looking to keep his distance.  Harmse quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Botha hits home with a stinging cross.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Botha's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  Harmse's trainer is advising how he could improve the accuracy of his work.  Harmse's trainer is telling his fighter to increase his workrate.  Harmse's trainer is telling his fighter to tighten his defence.  

Round 1 Statistics
Botha: 
Jabs Thrown: 25                            
Jabs Landed: 13                            
Power Shots Thrown: 40                            
Power Shots Landed: 23                            
Head Shots Thrown: 57                            
Head Shots Landed: 32                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Harmse: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 9                             
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 2: 

Botha lands a cross followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Botha tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Botha hits home with a cross.  
Botha is looking to keep his distance and lands a ramrod jab.  
Botha tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Botha is on target with a stinging cross.  
Botha is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a cross to the body, and then to the head.  
Botha is looking to keep his distance and hits home with a cross.  
Botha connects with a left hook.  
Botha lowers his guard, attempting to draw a lead.  Harmse throws a left hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Botha is looking to keep his distance and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Botha quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands an overhand right, cross and a jab to his opponents head.  
Botha lands a cross followed by  two jabs to his opponents head.  
Botha lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Botha tries to land a jab, but Harmse slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Botha throws a right hook, but his opponent slips the shot.  Botha ties up his opponent.  Botha tries to make the space to throw a hook, but hits Harmse's kidney. The ref breaks Botha's hold and signals for the fight to continue.  
Harmse steps inside.  Botha lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Botha hits home with a cross.  
Botha hits home with a solid left hook.  


Round 2 Statistics
Botha: 
Jabs Thrown: 21                            
Jabs Landed: 10                            
Power Shots Thrown: 37                            
Power Shots Landed: 18                            
Head Shots Thrown: 50                            
Head Shots Landed: 25                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Harmse: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 3: 

Harmse is looking to close the distance.  Harmse pivots to the right of his opponent.  Botha lands two left hooks followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Botha is looking to keep his distance and lands a cross to the head followed by a jab to the body.  
Botha lands a jab.  
Botha lands a double jab to his opponents head.  He follows up the attack and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Botha drives a stinging jab into his opponents face.  
Botha steps to the outside and lands a solid overhand left.  
Botha quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Harmse gets on the inside.  Botha lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  Botha ties up his opponent.  Botha uses his free hand to throw a hook, but it hits Harmse behind the head. As they grapple, Botha pushes his forearm into Harmse's face.  The referee breaks the clinch and warns Botha to stop fouling.  
Botha steps away from his opponent and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Botha is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Botha is on target with a cross.  
Botha lands with a hard jab.  
Harmse steps inside and forces Botha to back into the ropes.  Botha digs in a left hook to Harmse's body.  
Botha is looking to keep his distance and lands a firm cross.  
Harmse sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Botha throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Botha lands a left hook.  
Botha switches the action to the outside and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  He then lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Botha is looking to keep the action on the outside and is on target with an overhand right.  
Harmse quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Botha lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Botha lands with a hard jab.  
Botha lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Botha lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Botha lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Botha throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Botha is on target with a stinging overhand right.  
Botha is looking to keep the action on the outside and finds the target with a stinging jab.  
Botha lands a solid cross.  
Botha connects with a solid cross.  
Botha lands a sharp cross.  
Botha tries to step out of his opponents range and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Botha lands a solid jab.  


Round 3 Statistics
Botha: 
Jabs Thrown: 32                            
Jabs Landed: 21                            
Power Shots Thrown: 40                            
Power Shots Landed: 26                            
Head Shots Thrown: 65                            
Head Shots Landed: 44                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Harmse: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 11                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 4: 

Harmse steps inside.  Botha lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Botha lands a left hook.  
Botha tries to step out of his opponents range and lands with a hard jab.  
Harmse manages to force Botha into the corner.  Harmse pivots to the left of his opponent.  Botha lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Botha lands a hard jab.  
Botha lands a sharp overhand right.  
Botha switches the action to the outside.  Botha sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Botha lands two overhand rights followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Botha is keeping his hands low...it looks like he wants his opponent to throw first.  Harmse attempts to land a jab, but Botha slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Botha tries to keep the action at long range and lands two consecutive overhand rights to his opponents head.  
Botha lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Botha lands a jab to the body followed by a overhand right to the head.  
Botha lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Botha lands a jab to the body followed by a overhand right to the head.  
Botha lands two consecutive overhand rights to his opponents head.  
Botha tries to keep the action at long range and hits home with a cross.  
Botha feints a cross, and then finds the target with a spiteful jab.  
Botha sidesteps to the left of his opponent and finds the target with a sharp jab.  
Botha lands with a solid jab.  
Botha tries to keep the action at long range and lands a sharp cross.  
Botha lands with a ramrod jab.  
Botha lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Botha lands a hard jab.  
At the end of Round 4, lets listen in on the corners...Harmse's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 4 Statistics
Botha: 
Jabs Thrown: 23                            
Jabs Landed: 15                            
Power Shots Thrown: 36                            
Power Shots Landed: 21                            
Head Shots Thrown: 52                            
Head Shots Landed: 30                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Harmse: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 10                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 13                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 5: 

Botha is looking to keep his distance and lands two consecutive overhand rights to his opponents head.  
Botha lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Harmse is looking to close the distance.  Botha digs in a left hook to his opponents ribs.  
Botha steps to the outside and connects with a cross.  
Botha switches the action to the outside and is on target with an overhand right.  
Botha switches the action to the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Botha lands an overhand left followed by  two jabs to his opponents head.  
Botha sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Botha tries to land a cross, but Harmse sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Botha tries to keep the action at long range and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Harmse advances into close range and walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Botha digs in a right hook to his opponents ribs.  
Botha lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Harmse walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Harmse sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Botha is on target with a jab.  
Botha hits home with a right hook.  
Botha tries to step out of his opponents range and lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head.  
Botha is looking to keep his distance and lands with a ramrod jab.  
Botha steps to the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Botha finds the target with a stiff jab.  
Harmse forces Botha to retreat onto the ropes.  Botha hits home with a solid cross.  
Botha steps to the outside and connects with an overhand right.  
Botha tries to step out of his opponents range and lands an overhand right, cross and a jab to his opponents head.  
Harmse lands a cross.  
Botha steps to the outside and lands a cross followed by  two overhand rights to his opponents head.  
Botha lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Harmse is looking to close the distance and walks Botha onto the ropes.  Botha lands a left uppercut.  


Round 5 Statistics
Botha: 
Jabs Thrown: 22                            
Jabs Landed: 18                            
Power Shots Thrown: 34                            
Power Shots Landed: 20                            
Head Shots Thrown: 52                            
Head Shots Landed: 36                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Harmse: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 6: 

Botha is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a stiff jab.  
Botha tries to step out of his opponents range.  Botha sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Harmse attempts to land a jab, but Botha slips the shot and counters with a stinging cross.  
Botha switches the action to the outside and lands a jab to the body followed by a cross to the head.  
Botha is looking to keep his distance and snaps his opponents head back with a ramrod jab.  
Harmse steps inside and walks Botha onto the ropes.  Botha lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Botha tries to step out of his opponents range and lands with a hard jab.  
Botha lands a solid overhand right.  
Botha snaps his opponents head back with a spiteful jab.  
Harmse hits home with a cross.  
Botha is looking to keep his distance and lands an overhand right.  
Harmse walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Botha finds the target with a hard jab.  
Botha tries to step out of his opponents range and hits the target with a spiteful jab.  
Botha lands a left uppercut followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Botha hits home with a stiff jab.  
Botha lands a hard jab.  
Botha lands a cross.  
Botha is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Botha sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands an overhand left, jab and a cross to his opponents head.  
Botha lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Botha finds the target with a jab.  
Botha finds the target with a spiteful jab.  
Botha lands a left hook.  
Botha is looking to keep his distance and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Botha is looking to keep the action on the outside and hits home with a sharp overhand right.  
Botha lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Botha lands a cross, jab and a cross to his opponents head.  


Round 6 Statistics
Botha: 
Jabs Thrown: 30                            
Jabs Landed: 20                            
Power Shots Thrown: 29                            
Power Shots Landed: 18                            
Head Shots Thrown: 56                            
Head Shots Landed: 36                            
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Harmse: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 7: 

Harmse switches the action to the outside.  Botha lands a stinging jab.  
Botha lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Botha lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Botha lands two jabs followed by an overhand right to his opponents head.  
Harmse lands a left hook.  
Botha steps to the outside and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Botha hits home with a cross.  
Botha tries to keep the action at long range and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Harmse manouvers Botha onto the ropes.  Botha connects with a stinging cross.  
Botha tries to step out of his opponents range and finds the target with a ramrod jab.  Botha attempts to land a jab, but Harmse blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Botha switches the action to the outside and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Botha switches the action to the outside and hits the target with a hard jab.  
Botha lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Botha steps away from his opponent and lands a jab, cross and a jab to his opponents head.  
Botha tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Botha lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
At the end of Round 7, lets listen in on the corners...Botha's trainer is telling his fighter he is winning comfortably and should get on his bike for the remainder of the fight.  

Round 7 Statistics
Botha: 
Jabs Thrown: 26                            
Jabs Landed: 17                            
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 48                            
Head Shots Landed: 28                            
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Harmse: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 8: 

Botha switches the action to the outside and lands a cross, overhand right and a cross to his opponents head.  
Botha finds the target with a jab.  
Botha tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Botha tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a hard jab.  
Botha lands a jab, overhand right and an overhand left to his opponents head.  
Botha is on target with a sharp cross.  
Botha lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Botha lands a cross to the body, a cross to the head and a jab to the head.  
Botha quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Harmse hits home with a left hook.  
Botha switches the action to the outside and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Botha lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Botha tries to keep the action at long range and is on target with a cross.  
Botha switches the action to the outside and lands with a solid jab.  
Botha sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands two straights followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Botha switches the action to the outside and lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Botha lands a cross.  
Botha lands a hard jab.  
Botha lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Botha feints a jab, and then lands an overhand right, jab and an overhand right to his opponents head.  


Round 8 Statistics
Botha: 
Jabs Thrown: 23                            
Jabs Landed: 16                            
Power Shots Thrown: 30                            
Power Shots Landed: 20                            
Head Shots Thrown: 48                            
Head Shots Landed: 35                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Harmse: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 7                             
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
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


Final Scorecards: 80 - 72  80 - 72  80 - 72

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Soweto, South Africa.... Amaat Botha

Fight Statistics
Botha: 
Total Punches Thrown: 472                           
Total Punches Landed: 287                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 428                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 266                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 44                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 21                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 270                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 157                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 202                           
Total Jabs Landed: 130                           

Harmse: 
Total Punches Thrown: 142                           
Total Punches Landed: 20                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 118                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 18                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 24                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 2                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 100                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 42                            
Total Jabs Landed: 5