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09/05/2031
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Marinus Cronje vs Euan Phaahla

Boxing Daily Report from the Rail Roaders promoted show at Wilfried Bekker Gym, iBhayi,  taking place on 29/03/2028:

The venue is mostly sold out with the fans eager to turn out for tonights fights.  
Next up is the main event of the show.  This is a final eliminator for the South Africa-Eastern Cape Welterweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Marinus Cronje (15 - 1 - 1(NC)) who hails from East London, South Africa and Euan Phaahla(13(3) - 2) from iBhayi, South Africa.  Cronje weighed in at 147 pounds, while Phaahla weighed in at 146 pounds And 6 ounces.  
The referee tonight is Danny Luteka, and the three ringside judges are Chris Matata, Themba Cele and Arnie Verster.  

Round 1: 

Cronje gets on the inside and drives a left hook into Phaahla's ribs.  
Phaahla throws a left uppercut, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Cronje connects with a solid right hook.  
Cronje steps to the outside and is on target with an overhand right.  
Cronje tries to keep the action at long range and hits home with a spiteful jab.  
Cronje is on target with a right hook.  
Cronje walks Phaahla onto the ropes.  Phaahla lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Phaahla lands a jab.  
Phaahla lands a cross.  
Cronje sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a jab to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Cronje gets on the inside and is on target with a sharp right hook.  
Phaahla lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Cronje gets on the inside.  Phaahla is on target with a firm left hook.  


Round 1 Statistics
Cronje: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Phaahla: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 2: 

Phaahla hits home with a hard jab.  Phaahla tries to land a jab, but Cronje parries the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Cronje is looking to close the distance.  Cronje pivots to the left of his opponent.  Phaahla throws a right hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Phaahla hits the target with a solid jab.  
Phaahla steps inside and lands a left uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Cronje throws a left hook, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Cronje tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Cronje throws a right hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Cronje hits home with a cross.  
Phaahla goes for the bodyshot, but lands south of the border!  The ref ignores Cronje's complaints and signals for the action to continue.  
Cronje throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a stinging right hook.  
Cronje closes the distance.  Phaahla throws a right hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Phaahla throws a left hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Phaahla sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Cronje lands a ramrod jab.  
Cronje lands a ramrod jab.  
Phaahla walks Cronje onto the ropes.  Phaahla lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Cronje steps inside and hits home with a right hook.  
Cronje gets on the inside and is on target with a stinging left hook.  
Cronje drives a left hook into his opponents body.  


Round 2 Statistics
Cronje: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Phaahla: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 3: 

Phaahla lands a left hook.  Phaahla attempts to land a jab, but Cronje blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Phaahla manouvers Cronje into the red corner.  Cronje throws a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a stinging right uppercut.  
Phaahla is looking to close the distance.  Cronje drives a left hook into his opponents body.  
Phaahla advances into close range.  Cronje is on target with a right hook to Phaahla's body.  
Cronje is on target with a jab.  
Phaahla tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a firm left hook.  
Cronje steps inside and manouvers Phaahla into a neutral corner.  Phaahla throws a right hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Cronje is looking to keep his distance and is on target with an overhand left.  
Phaahla lands a ramrod jab.  Phaahla throws a jab, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Cronje digs in a left hook to Phaahla's ribs.  
Cronje is looking to keep his distance.  Cronje sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Phaahla lands a stinging cross.  
Cronje lands a hard jab.  
Cronje steps inside and is on target with a left hook.  
Cronje steps to the outside.  Cronje feints a left hook, but Phaahla does not fall for it and is on target with a left uppercut.  
Cronje steps inside and lands a sharp right hook.  Cronje throws a right hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a sharp right uppercut.  
Phaahla is on target with a cross.  
Cronje tries to land a jab, but Phaahla slips the shot and counters with a solid cross.  
Cronje feints a cross, and then tries to land a jab, but Phaahla sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut to Cronje's body.  
Phaahla tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a firm cross.  
Phaahla gets on the inside.  Phaahla sidesteps to the left of his opponent and connects with a sharp right hook.  
Phaahla walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Phaahla lands a jab followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  


Round 3 Statistics
Cronje: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Phaahla: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 4: 

Cronje advances into close range and attempts to land a right hook, but Phaahla sidesteps and counters with a firm right hook.  
Cronje pivots to the right of his opponent.  Phaahla throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Cronje steps inside.  Cronje pivots to the side of his opponent.  Phaahla tries to land a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Cronje lands with a solid jab.  
Cronje finds the target with a jab.  
Phaahla throws a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Cronje tries to keep the action at long range and hits home with a cross.  
Phaahla forces Cronje to back into the ropes.  Cronje lands a cross.  
Cronje is on target with a solid left hook to Phaahla's ribs.  
Phaahla is on target with a firm left hook to his opponents body.  Phaahla tries to land a cross, but Cronje sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Phaahla lands a hard jab.  
Cronje lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Cronje sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Phaahla tries to land a jab, but Cronje blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Cronje throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
At the end of Round 4, lets listen in on the corners...Cronje's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  Phaahla's trainer is advising how he could be more accurate.  

Round 4 Statistics
Cronje: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Phaahla: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 5: 

Cronje is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Cronje feints a cross, tricking Phaahla into countering with a right hook.  Cronje springs the trap, countering with  a cross.  
Phaahla is on target with a jab.  
Phaahla is on target with a jab to his opponents body.  
Cronje steps to the outside.  Cronje feints a jab, but Phaahla is not fooled and lands with a solid right hook.  
Cronje steps away from his opponent and is on target with an overhand right.  
Cronje advances into close range and tries to land a left uppercut, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a solid cross.  
Cronje pivots to the side of his opponent and digs in a left hook to Phaahla's body.  
Cronje pivots to the right of his opponent and digs in a right hook to Phaahla's body.  
Cronje tries to step out of his opponents range.  Phaahla lands an overhand left.  Phaahla throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Cronje closes the distance.  Phaahla attempts to land a right hook, but Cronje blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Cronje waits at the mid-range with a lowered guard, waiting for his opponent to throw a punch.  Phaahla is on target with a firm cross.  
Phaahla lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Cronje closes the distance and lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Cronje sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a right hook followed by  two left uppercuts to his opponents head.  
Cronje quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Cronje is on target with a right hook to his opponents body.  
Phaahla tries to land a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a firm cross.  


Round 5 Statistics
Cronje: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Phaahla: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 6: 

Phaahla sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Cronje hits home with a left hook.  
Phaahla is looking to close the distance.  Cronje digs in a left hook to Phaahla's ribs.  
Phaahla manouvers his opponent onto the ropes.  Phaahla connects with a sharp right uppercut.  
Cronje lands a left hook to the body followed by a cross to the head.  
Cronje gets on the inside.  Phaahla throws a right uppercut, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Phaahla hits home with a sharp right hook.  
Cronje throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a sharp right hook.  
Phaahla lands with a solid jab.  
Phaahla lands a jab followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Cronje advances into close range and is on target with a right hook.  
Cronje lands a left hook.  
Phaahla lands a hard jab.  
Cronje drives a left hook into Phaahla's ribs.  Cronje attempts to land a right hook, but Phaahla blocks the shot and counters with a left hook to Cronje's body.  
Phaahla lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Cronje hits home with a left hook.  
Cronje lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Phaahla finds the target with a spiteful jab.  
Phaahla manouvers Cronje onto the ropes.  Cronje connects with a cross.  
Phaahla gets on the inside.  Cronje lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Phaahla lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  


Round 6 Statistics
Cronje: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Phaahla: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 7: 

Cronje lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Phaahla gets on the inside.  Cronje throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a solid left hook.  
Phaahla walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Phaahla pivots to the left of his opponent.  Cronje finds the target with a ramrod jab.  
Cronje steps to the outside.  Cronje sidesteps to the right of his opponent and is on target with a solid overhand right.  
Phaahla lands a hard jab.  
Cronje closes the distance and lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Cronje tries to keep the action at long range.  Phaahla lands a sharp cross.  
Phaahla is on target with a sharp left hook to Cronje's ribs.  
Phaahla pivots to the side of his opponent and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Phaahla strikes his opponents body with a sharp jab.  
Phaahla is on target with a firm left hook to Cronje's body.  
Cronje gets on the inside and drives a left hook into his opponents body.  
Phaahla lands with a sharp jab.  
Cronje closes the distance.  Cronje sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Phaahla lands a firm left uppercut.  
Cronje quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Phaahla lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Cronje closes the distance.  Phaahla tries to land a right hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Cronje tries to land a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a sharp cross.  
Cronje attempts to land a cross, but Phaahla dodges the shot and counters with a firm left hook.  
Phaahla is on target with a jab.  
Cronje attempts to land a jab, but Phaahla slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Phaahla is on target with a left hook.  


Round 7 Statistics
Cronje: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Phaahla: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 33                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 39                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 8: 

Phaahla lands a cross followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Cronje closes the distance.  Phaahla attempts to land a left hook, but Cronje slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Cronje tries to keep the action at long range and lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Cronje advances into close range.  Phaahla connects with a left uppercut.  
Phaahla lands a stinging cross.  
Phaahla advances into close range and walks his opponent into the corner.  Cronje lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Cronje drives a right hook into his opponents body.  
Cronje throws a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a firm left hook.  
Phaahla drives a right uppercut into Cronje's body.  
Cronje is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a hard jab.  
Cronje advances into close range.  Phaahla tries to land a left hook, but Cronje blocks the shot and counters with a solid left hook.  
Cronje lands a left uppercut to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Cronje hits home with a spiteful jab.  
Cronje advances into close range and lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Cronje advances into close range.  Cronje sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Cronje advances into close range.  Phaahla throws a left uppercut, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Phaahla is on target with a firm left hook to his opponents body.  
Cronje closes the distance.  Phaahla sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Cronje is on target with a right hook.  


Round 8 Statistics
Cronje: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Phaahla: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 9: 

Phaahla manouvers Cronje into the red corner.  Phaahla lands a left uppercut.  Phaahla throws a jab, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a firm right hook.  
Phaahla connects with a right hook.  
Phaahla pivots to the left of his opponent and connects with a cross.  
Phaahla lands a double jab to his opponents head.  Phaahla tries to land a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a solid cross.  
Cronje quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and drives a right uppercut into his opponents body.  
Cronje lands two left hooks to the body, and one to the head.  
Phaahla sidesteps to the left of his opponent and is on target with a cross.  
Cronje hits home with a firm cross.  
Cronje advances into close range and connects with a left uppercut.  
Cronje quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Phaahla lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Cronje finds the target with a jab.  
Cronje is looking to keep his distance and throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a solid left uppercut.  
Cronje lands a jab to the body followed by a cross to the head.  
Phaahla steps inside and cuts off the ring, trapping Cronje in a corner.  Phaahla pivots to the left of his opponent and is on target with a stinging left hook.  
Cronje lands two left hooks to the body, and one to the head.  
Phaahla throws a left uppercut, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Cronje is on target with a jab.  
Phaahla quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a cross, jab and a left hook to his opponents head.  
Cronje attempts to land a cross, but Phaahla blocks the shot and counters with a sharp cross.  
Phaahla walks Cronje onto the ropes.  Phaahla lands a ramrod jab.  
Phaahla gets on the inside.  Cronje hits home with a stinging left hook.  
Cronje is on target with a right hook.  


Round 9 Statistics
Cronje: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Phaahla: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 34                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 10: 

Cronje lands a left hook.  
Phaahla is on target with a jab.  
Phaahla manouvers his opponent onto the ropes.  Phaahla pivots to the side of his opponent.  Cronje finds the target with a jab.  
Phaahla is looking to close the distance.  Cronje lands a right hook.  
Cronje pivots to the side of his opponent.  Phaahla lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Cronje lands a right hook.  
Phaahla lands a cross followed by  two jabs to his opponents head.  
Cronje lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Cronje gets on the inside and attempts to land a right uppercut, but Phaahla blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Phaahla pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a spiteful jab.  
Cronje closes the distance and lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Cronje closes the distance and is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Phaahla hits the target with a spiteful jab.  


Round 10 Statistics
Cronje: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Phaahla: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 1 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 2 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
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: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 7 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 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: 96 - 94  96 - 94  96 - 94

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from East London, South Africa.... Marinus Cronje

Fight Statistics
Cronje: 
Total Punches Thrown: 266                           
Total Punches Landed: 127                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 205                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 99                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 61                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 28                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 197                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 105                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 69                            
Total Jabs Landed: 22                            

Phaahla: 
Total Punches Thrown: 320                           
Total Punches Landed: 103                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 277                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 93                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 43                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 10                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 228                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 66                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 92                            
Total Jabs Landed: 37