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07/06/2031
EOD Running: AI Actions
Phumelele Bapela vs William De Villiers

Boxing Daily Report from the Mususu Promotions promoted show at iBhayi Malan, iBhayi,  taking place on 19/01/2028:

There are a few empty seats out here tonight, but this is a respectable turnout for the show.  
Next up is the main event of the show.  On the line tonight is the South Africa-Eastern Cape Middleweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Phumelele Bapela (7 - 3) who hails from East London, South Africa and William De Villiers(9 - 1(1)) from Port Elizabeth, South Africa.  Both Bapela and De Villiers weighed in at 160 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Rob Tshiepela, and the three ringside judges are Clint Mambweni, Puleng Bungu and Musa Majola.  

Round 1: 

De Villiers sidesteps to the left of his opponent and finds the target with a jab.  
De Villiers closes the distance.  Bapela pivots from in front of his opponent.  De Villiers connects with a left hook.  
Bapela attempts to land a cross, but De Villiers slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Bapela contemptuously drops his hands, trying to provoke his opponent.  De Villiers tries to land an overhand right, but Bapela sidesteps and counters with a solid left uppercut.  
De Villiers lands an overhand right to the head followed by a jab to the body.  
Bapela steps inside and lands a right hook.  
De Villiers lands a left hook.  
Bapela lowers his hands, trying to provoke his opponent to attack.  De Villiers throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
De Villiers advances into close range.  Bapela hits home with a left uppercut.  Bapela tries to land a left hook, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
De Villiers steps to the outside.  Bapela lands a sharp jab.  
De Villiers lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  De Villiers throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a sharp left uppercut.  
Bapela is looking to keep his distance and hits home with a cross.  
De Villiers pivots to the right of his opponent.  Bapela lands a jab followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Bapela gets on the inside.  Bapela sidesteps to the left of his opponent andDe Villiers wants to work on the inside, but accidentally clashes heads with his opponent!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Bapela dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Bapela attempts to land a left hook, but De Villiers blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Bapela is looking to keep his distance.  De Villiers hits home with an overhand left.  
De Villiers is looking to keep his distance.  Bapela throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Bapela's trainer is advising how he could improve the accuracy of his work.  

Round 1 Statistics
Bapela: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

De Villiers: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 2: 

De Villiers gets on the inside and lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Bapela tries to step out of his opponents range.  De Villiers finds the target with a hard jab.  
De Villiers steps inside and lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  He then lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Bapela switches the action to the outside.  De Villiers sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Bapela lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
De Villiers hits home with an overhand right.  
De Villiers hits home with a left hook.  
Bapela drives a left hook into De Villiers's body.  
De Villiers tries to keep the action at long range and lands a jab.  De Villiers throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a solid cross.  
De Villiers is on target with a cross.  
De Villiers snaps his opponents head back with a ramrod jab.  
De Villiers attempts to land a jab, but Bapela slips the shot and counters with a left hook to De Villiers's body.  
De Villiers finds the target with a jab.  
Bapela is looking to keep his distance and connects with an overhand left.  
Bapela gets on the inside.  De Villiers lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
De Villiers tries to keep the action at long range.  Bapela attempts to land a jab, but De Villiers blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Bapela sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  De Villiers hits home with an overhand right.  De Villiers attempts to land a jab, but Bapela slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
De Villiers lands with a stinging jab.  
De Villiers forces Bapela to back into the ropes.  De Villiers pivots to the left of his opponent.  Bapela attempts to land a left hook, but De Villiers blocks the shot and counters with a right hook to Bapela's body.  
De Villiers steps inside.  Bapela is on target with a right hook.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Bapela's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 2 Statistics
Bapela: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

De Villiers: 
Jabs Thrown: 17                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 30                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 32                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 15                            
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Round 3: 

Bapela switches the action to the outside.  De Villiers is on target with a jab to Bapela's body.  
Bapela is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands an overhand left.  
Bapela sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  De Villiers lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Bapela lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Bapela is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Bapela quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  De Villiers lands a cross.  
De Villiers gets on the inside and walks Bapela down, trapping him in the blue corner.  De Villiers drives a right hook into Bapela's ribs.  
Bapela switches the action to the outside.  De Villiers finds the target with a hard jab.  
De Villiers is on target with a cross.  
Bapela is looking to keep his distance.  De Villiers sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands with a stinging jab.  
Bapela throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
De Villiers closes the distance and connects with a left hook.  
De Villiers switches the action to the outside.  Bapela hits home with a cross.  
De Villiers lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Bapela steps to the outside.  De Villiers hits home with a ramrod jab.  


Round 3 Statistics
Bapela: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

De Villiers: 
Jabs Thrown: 14                            
Jabs Landed: 7                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 4: 

Bapela connects with a cross.  
De Villiers lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Bapela lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Bapela is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands three consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Bapela feints a left hook, but De Villiers does not fall for it and responds with a left hook.  
Bapela gets on the inside.  De Villiers is on target with a left hook to Bapela's ribs.  
De Villiers steps inside and connects with a left uppercut.  
De Villiers walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Bapela is on target with a jab.  
De Villiers gets on the inside.  De Villiers pivots to the side of his opponent and connects with a left hook.  
Bapela is looking to keep his distance.  De Villiers lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
De Villiers contemptuously drops his hands, trying to provoke his opponent.  Bapela attempts to land an overhand right, but De Villiers slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Bapela feints a right hook, and then lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
De Villiers lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Bapela sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  De Villiers hits home with a cross.  
De Villiers attempts to land a jab, but Bapela sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Bapela steps to the outside.  De Villiers sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Bapela is on target with a cross.  
De Villiers is on target with a right hook to Bapela's ribcage.  
Bapela attempts to land a right hook, but De Villiers blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
De Villiers switches the action to the outside.  Bapela is on target with a cross.  
De Villiers is looking to keep the action on the outside and tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
De Villiers lands a straight 1 - 2.  


Round 4 Statistics
Bapela: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 30                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 34                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

De Villiers: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 5: 

De Villiers gets on the inside and hits home with a right hook.  
Bapela steps inside.  Bapela pivots to the side of his opponent.  De Villiers digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  De Villiers tries to land a left hook, but Bapela slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
De Villiers lands a right hook, left uppercut and a left hook to his opponents head.  
De Villiers closes the distance and attempts to land a right uppercut, but Bapela sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
De Villiers is looking to keep his distance.  Bapela lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
De Villiers steps away from his opponent.  Bapela finds the target with a jab.  
De Villiers is looking to close the distance and is on target with a left hook.  
De Villiers hits home with a stiff jab.  
Bapela steps to the outside and is on target with an overhand right.  
Bapela is on target with a right uppercut.  
Bapela is looking to keep his distance.  De Villiers lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
De Villiers pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a jab to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
De Villiers tries to keep the action at long range.  Bapela lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
De Villiers finds the target with a jab.  
Bapela connects with a cross.  
De Villiers steps inside and lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Bapela is looking to keep his distance and tries to land an overhand right, but De Villiers dodges the shot and counters with a left hook.  


Round 5 Statistics
Bapela: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 33                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

De Villiers: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 33                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 32                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 6: 

De Villiers steps inside and is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Bapela hits home with a left hook.  
De Villiers is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a solid jab.  
De Villiers sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a right uppercut to the body, a left hook to the head and a right hook to the head.  
Bapela steps to the outside and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
De Villiers advances into close range and walks Bapela down, trapping him on the ropes.  De Villiers throws a left hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Bapela tries to keep the action at long range.  De Villiers lands a sharp jab.  
Bapela lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
De Villiers walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  De Villiers pivots from in front of his opponent and drives a left uppercut into his opponents body.  
Bapela steps away from his opponent.  De Villiers hits home with a cross.  
De Villiers tries to keep the action at long range.  Bapela connects with a cross.  
De Villiers lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
De Villiers lands a right hook to the head, a left hook to the body and a right hook to the body.  
De Villiers sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Bapela hits home with an overhand left.  
De Villiers closes the distance and walks Bapela into the blue corner.  De Villiers lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  


Round 6 Statistics
Bapela: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

De Villiers: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 15                            
Body Shots Landed: 7                             

Round 7: 

Bapela tries to step out of his opponents range.  Bapela feints a cross, tricking De Villiers into throwing a right uppercut counter.  Bapela avoids the shot and counters with a left hook.  
De Villiers steps inside and tries to land a left hook, but Bapela sidesteps and counters with a left hook to De Villiers's body.  
Bapela tries to keep the action at long range.  De Villiers lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Bapela steps inside.  De Villiers is on target with a left hook to his opponents ribs.  
Bapela steps away from his opponent.  De Villiers sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Bapela is on target with a jab.  
De Villiers throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Bapela tries to land an overhand right, but De Villiers sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
De Villiers connects with an overhand right.  
De Villiers closes the distance.  Bapela pivots to the left of his opponent.  De Villiers hits home with a left uppercut.  
De Villiers lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Bapela gets on the inside.  De Villiers is on target with a left hook to Bapela's ribs.  
Bapela tries to keep the action at long range and finds the target with a jab.  
De Villiers attempts to land a jab, but Bapela sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
De Villiers steps inside and drives a right uppercut into his opponents ribcage.  
Bapela advances into close range and lands a right hook.  Bapela ties up his opponent.  De Villiers is using his forearm in the clinch.  The referee breaks the clinch and warns De Villiers to stop fouling.  


Round 7 Statistics
Bapela: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

De Villiers: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 8: 

De Villiers switches the action to the outside.  Bapela lands a jab.  
Bapela connects with an overhand left.  
De Villiers closes the distance and tries to land a left hook, but Bapela blocks the shot and counters with a left hook to his opponents body.  
De Villiers gets on the inside.  Bapela is on target with a right hook.  
Bapela is on target with a stinging cross.  
Bapela switches the action to the outside.  De Villiers quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a sharp jab.  
Bapela steps away from his opponent.  De Villiers tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
De Villiers pivots to the right of his opponent.  De Villiers throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a stinging right hook.  
De Villiers closes the distance and lands a left uppercut.  
Bapela gets on the inside.  De Villiers digs in a left uppercut to Bapela's body.  
Bapela steps to the outside and lands a cross.  
De Villiers hits home with a ramrod jab.  
De Villiers closes the distance and forces Bapela to back into a corner.  De Villiers lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a right uppercut to the head.  
At the end of Round 8, lets listen in on the corners...De Villiers's trainer is advising his fighter to keep his distance and coast to the win. 

Round 8 Statistics
Bapela: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

De Villiers: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 9: 

De Villiers quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a cross.  
Bapela lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Bapela hits home with a cross.  Bapela tries to land a jab, but De Villiers parries the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Bapela finds the target with a stiff jab.  
Bapela drives a cross into his opponents body.  
De Villiers finds the target with a spiteful jab.  
Bapela finds the target with a jab.  
Bapela lands a jab followed by  two straights to his opponents head.  
De Villiers is on target with a cross.  
De Villiers tries to step out of his opponents range.  Bapela drives a cross into De Villiers's body.  Bapela tries to land a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  


Round 9 Statistics
Bapela: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

De Villiers: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 10: 

De Villiers is on target with an overhand right.  
Bapela lands with a stiff jab.  
Bapela is looking to close the distance.  De Villiers pivots to the side of his opponent.  Bapela is on target with a right hook.  As the two fighters work on the inside, their heads come together!  The ref acknowledges the accidental headclash but allows the action to continue.    That accidental headbutt has resulted in some damage to De Villiers.  That has caused bad swelling  around the left eye.  
De Villiers lands with a spiteful jab.  
De Villiers lands with a sharp jab.  
Bapela connects with a cross.  
De Villiers lands a hard jab.  
De Villiers throws a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Bapela tries to land a jab, but De Villiers sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
De Villiers throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
De Villiers is on target with a jab.  
De Villiers is on target with a cross.  
Bapela steps inside and hits home with a right uppercut.  
Bapela connects with a cross.  Bapela tries to land a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook to his opponents body.  
De Villiers finds the target with a jab.  


Round 10 Statistics
Bapela: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

De Villiers: 
Jabs Thrown: 16                            
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 34                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

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: 10 - 10  10 - 9  10 - 10
Round 8 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 9 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 10 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10


Final Scorecards: 93 - 98  93 - 97  93 - 98

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Port Elizabeth, South Africa.... William De Villiers

Fight Statistics
Bapela: 
Total Punches Thrown: 311                           
Total Punches Landed: 89                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 261                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 83                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 50                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 6                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 234                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 68                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 77                            
Total Jabs Landed: 21                            

De Villiers: 
Total Punches Thrown: 344                           
Total Punches Landed: 124                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 269                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 99                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 75                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 25                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 231                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 86                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 113                           
Total Jabs Landed: 38