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Naftali Afful vs Montraie Shongwe
Boxing Daily Report from the AI South Africa-Gauteng promoted show at Gold Reef Entertainment Centre, Johannesburg, taking place on 29/03/2029: 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. This is a final eliminator for the South Africa-Gauteng Welterweight title. Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Naftali Afful (12(1) - 7(4) - 1) who hails from Soweto, South Africa and Montraie Shongwe(13 - 13(2) - 3) from Mamelodi, South Africa. Both Afful and Shongwe weighed in at 147 pounds. The referee tonight is Tshepo Nqakula, and the three ringside judges are Thomas Kotze, Johnny Kamalebo and Roos Van der Linde. Round 1: Afful tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a straight 1 - 2. Afful lands a cross to the body followed by two jab's to the head. Afful lands a spiteful jab. Shongwe throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut. Afful steps away from his opponent and is on target with a cross. Shongwe quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Afful lands with a stiff jab. Afful drops his hands, and waves his opponent in. Shongwe connects with a cross. Shongwe advances into close range. Afful pivots to the right of his opponent. Afful lands a left hook. Afful clinches his opponent. Shongwe pushes his forearm into Afful's face. The referee separates the two fighters and warns Shongwe. Shongwe sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Afful lands a jab, cross and a jab to his opponents head. Afful is on target with a solid jab. Shongwe lands a jab. Afful is looking to keep his distance and lands a double jab to his opponents head. He then lands a jab, cross and a jab to his opponents head. Afful switches the action to the outside. Afful sidesteps to the left of his opponent and connects with a cross. Afful pivots from in front of his opponent and drives a spiteful jab into his opponents face. Afful steps away from his opponent. Afful sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a ramrod jab. Afful lands a straight 1 - 2. Afful sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Afful tries to land a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook. Afful sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head. Afful hits home with a sharp jab. Afful lands a spiteful jab. Shongwe gets on the inside and walks his opponent onto the ropes. Afful lands a left hook to the head, a right hook to the body and a left hook to the head. Afful is looking to keep his distance and attempts to land a cross, but Shongwe sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut. Afful sidesteps to the right of his opponent and is on target with a jab. At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Shongwe's trainer is telling his fighter he is being outworked and needs to throw more. Shongwe's trainer is passing on some tactical advice. Shongwe's trainer is advising how he could stop so many clean shots getting through. Round 1 Statistics Afful: Jabs Thrown: 29 Jabs Landed: 23 Power Shots Thrown: 37 Power Shots Landed: 21 Head Shots Thrown: 63 Head Shots Landed: 42 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 2 Shongwe: Jabs Thrown: 14 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 21 Power Shots Landed: 3 Head Shots Thrown: 29 Head Shots Landed: 5 Body Shots Thrown: 6 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 2: Afful lands an overhand right, jab and a cross to his opponents head. Shongwe advances into close range. Afful is on target with a left hook. Afful holds on to his opponent. Afful is using his forearm in the clinch. The ref breaks the clinch and signals for the action to continue. Afful steps to the outside and is on target with a spiteful jab. Shongwe advances into close range. Afful connects with a right hook. Afful ties up his opponent. The ref breaks Afful's hold and signals for the fight to continue. Shongwe pivots from in front of his opponent. Afful lands with a sharp jab. Afful switches the action to the outside and snaps his opponents head back with a stinging jab. Afful attempts to land a cross, but Shongwe sidesteps and counters with a cross. Afful finds the target with a jab. Afful lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head. Afful tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a cross to the body, and then to the head. Afful lands a straight 1 - 2. Afful walks his opponent down, trapping him in the red corner. Afful pivots to the left of his opponent. Shongwe hits home with a cross. Afful tries to keep the action at long range and lands a solid jab. Afful lands a straight 1 - 2. Afful attempts to land a cross, but Shongwe blocks the shot and counters with a left hook to his opponents body. Afful is looking to keep his distance and drives a cross into Shongwe's body. Afful lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head. Afful lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Afful lands a jab. Afful pivots from in front of his opponent and finds the target with a solid jab. Afful steps away from his opponent and lands a jab to the body, and then to the head. Afful tries to keep the action at long range and lands a cross followed by two jabs to his opponents head. Shongwe gets on the inside and throws a right hook, but Afful clinches his opponent. Shongwe is leaning on his opponent in the clinch. The ref calls break and the two fighters separate. Afful switches the action to the outside and is on target with a cross. Afful switches the action to the outside and lands a spiteful jab. At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Shongwe's trainer is suggesting ways of getting through to his opponent. Round 2 Statistics Afful: Jabs Thrown: 31 Jabs Landed: 21 Power Shots Thrown: 38 Power Shots Landed: 26 Head Shots Thrown: 65 Head Shots Landed: 44 Body Shots Thrown: 4 Body Shots Landed: 3 Shongwe: Jabs Thrown: 9 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 16 Power Shots Landed: 3 Head Shots Thrown: 21 Head Shots Landed: 2 Body Shots Thrown: 4 Body Shots Landed: 2 Round 3: Afful connects with a cross. Shongwe tries to keep the action at long range. Afful lands a spiteful jab. Afful is looking to keep his distance and lands a jab to the body, and then to the head. Afful sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Afful attempts to land a cross, but Shongwe slips the shot and counters with a cross. Shongwe sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Afful lands a straight 1 - 2. Afful is looking to keep his distance and is on target with a stinging jab. Afful is looking to keep his distance and is on target with a cross. Afful quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a straight 1 - 2. Afful lands a straight 1 - 2. Afful lands two jabs followed by an overhand right to his opponents head. Afful sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a jab. Afful finds the target with a jab. Afful steps to the outside. Afful sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a straight 1 - 2. Afful lands a double jab to his opponents head. Shongwe gets on the inside. Afful is on target with a left hook. Afful steps to the outside. Afful feints a jab, fooling Shongwe into launching a right hook counter. Afful springs the trap, countering with a cross. Afful switches the action to the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head. Afful hits home with a cross. Afful steps away from his opponent. Afful feints a right, and then lands with a sharp jab. Round 3 Statistics Afful: Jabs Thrown: 36 Jabs Landed: 19 Power Shots Thrown: 37 Power Shots Landed: 22 Head Shots Thrown: 70 Head Shots Landed: 40 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 1 Shongwe: Jabs Thrown: 3 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 13 Power Shots Landed: 1 Head Shots Thrown: 11 Head Shots Landed: 1 Body Shots Thrown: 5 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 4: Afful strikes his opponents body with a jab. Afful steps away from his opponent and lands a cross followed by two jabs to his opponents head. Afful lands a double jab to his opponents head. Afful feints a cross, and then finds the target with a jab. Shongwe sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Afful lands a double jab to his opponents head. Afful hits home with a stinging jab. Shongwe switches the action to the outside. Afful connects with a cross. Shongwe pivots to the left of his opponent. Afful lands a right hook. Afful switches the action to the outside. Afful sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a cross. Afful feints a jab, tricking Shongwe into launching a left uppercut counter. Afful springs the trap and counters with a right uppercut. Afful steps away from his opponent and drives a stiff jab into his opponents face. Afful steps away from his opponent and lands a jab. Afful sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a jab to the body followed by two straights to the head. Afful steps away from his opponent and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Shongwe tries to land a jab, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a right hook. Afful switches the action to the outside and hits home with a cross. Afful cuts off the ring, trapping Shongwe in a corner. Afful hits home with a left uppercut. Afful steps to the outside and lands a cross to the body followed by a jab to the head. Afful lands an overhand left, cross and a jab to his opponents head. Afful lands a double jab to his opponents head. Afful is on target with a jab to Shongwe's body. Shongwe closes the distance. Afful connects with a right uppercut. Afful ties up his opponent. Afful pushes his forearm into Shongwe's face. The referee breaks the clinch and warns Afful to stop fouling. Round 4 Statistics Afful: Jabs Thrown: 30 Jabs Landed: 22 Power Shots Thrown: 41 Power Shots Landed: 28 Head Shots Thrown: 64 Head Shots Landed: 46 Body Shots Thrown: 7 Body Shots Landed: 4 Shongwe: Jabs Thrown: 8 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 12 Power Shots Landed: 0 Head Shots Thrown: 18 Head Shots Landed: 0 Body Shots Thrown: 2 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 5: Afful is looking to keep his distance and lands a double jab to his opponents head. Afful lands a solid jab. Shongwe pivots to the left of his opponent and hits home with a right uppercut. Shongwe steps inside. Afful throws a left hook, but is unable to find the target. Afful clinches his opponent. Shongwe tries to make the space to throw a hook, but hits Afful behind the head. The ref halts the action and breaks the clinch. He lectures Shongwe about fouling. Afful steps away from his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head. Afful lands a double jab to his opponents head. Shongwe tries to keep the action at long range. Afful lands a jab. Shongwe is looking to close the distance and cuts off the ring, trapping Afful in the corner. Afful lands a right uppercut to the body, a right hook to the head and a left hook to the head. Afful switches the action to the outside and lands with a stinging jab. Afful tries to land a cross, but Shongwe parries the shot and counters with a cross. Afful sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Afful attempts to land a jab, but Shongwe slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut. Afful sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Shongwe throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook. Shongwe advances into close range. Afful lands a right hook to the head followed by a left hook to the body. Afful clinches his opponent. Afful is leaning on his opponent in the clinch. The ref breaks Afful's hold and signals for the fight to continue. Shongwe forces Afful to back into the corner. Shongwe contemptuously drops his hands, trying to provoke his opponent. Afful lands a spiteful jab. Afful hits home with a cross. Afful steps away from his opponent and connects with a cross. Afful finds the target with a jab. Afful pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a cross. Afful is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands with a stiff jab. Afful backs onto the ropes...he is waving his opponent in! Shongwe tries to tag Afful on the ropes, but his opponent blocks every shot! Afful switches the action to the outside and finds the target with a jab. Shongwe sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Afful lands with a ramrod jab. Shongwe switches the action to the outside. Afful connects with a cross. Shongwe sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Afful is on target with a jab to Shongwe's body. Afful lands a straight 1 - 2. Shongwe closes the distance. Afful is on target with a right hook to his opponents body. Afful switches the action to the outside and lands with a sharp jab. Afful tries to step out of his opponents range and lands two jabs to the body, and one to the head. Round 5 Statistics Afful: Jabs Thrown: 31 Jabs Landed: 22 Power Shots Thrown: 33 Power Shots Landed: 18 Head Shots Thrown: 53 Head Shots Landed: 35 Body Shots Thrown: 11 Body Shots Landed: 5 Shongwe: Jabs Thrown: 4 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 14 Power Shots Landed: 3 Head Shots Thrown: 16 Head Shots Landed: 3 Body Shots Thrown: 2 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 6: Afful switches the action to the outside and lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head. He follows up the attack and lands a double jab to his opponents head. Afful attempts to land a jab, but Shongwe slips the shot and counters with a left hook. Afful is on target with a ramrod jab. Afful lands two jab's to the head followed by a cross to the body. Frustration is reaching boiling point for Shongwe now. He throws a low uppercut...that landed well below the belt! The ref signals for the action to continue. He either hasnt noticed the blatant foul or doesnt care! Afful lands a straight 1 - 2. Afful finds the target with a jab. Shongwe quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Afful lands a hard jab. Afful is looking to keep the action on the outside. Shongwe feints a jab, tricking Afful into launching a right hook counter. Shongwe springs the trap, countering with a cross. Shongwe gets on the inside. Afful drives a left uppercut into his opponents body. Shongwe circles his opponent with a low guard, waiting for his opponent to attack. Afful lands with a solid jab. Afful throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut. Afful lands a stiff jab. Shongwe is on target with a cross. Afful is looking to keep the action on the outside and snaps his opponents head back with a stinging jab. Afful lands two jabs to the body, and one to the head. Afful hits the target with a ramrod jab. Shongwe lands a cross. Afful switches the action to the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head. Afful is on target with a cross. Afful is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a cross to the body followed by two jab's to the head. Shongwe pivots to the side of his opponent and digs in a left hook to Afful's body. Afful connects with an overhand right. At the end of Round 6, lets listen in on the corners...Afful's trainer is passing on some tactical advice. Round 6 Statistics Afful: Jabs Thrown: 27 Jabs Landed: 21 Power Shots Thrown: 30 Power Shots Landed: 18 Head Shots Thrown: 51 Head Shots Landed: 35 Body Shots Thrown: 6 Body Shots Landed: 4 Shongwe: Jabs Thrown: 5 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 21 Power Shots Landed: 6 Head Shots Thrown: 21 Head Shots Landed: 5 Body Shots Thrown: 5 Body Shots Landed: 1 Round 7: Afful lands a double jab to his opponents head. Afful drives a hard jab into his opponents face. Afful tries to land a cross, but Shongwe sidesteps and counters with a left hook. Afful tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a cross. Afful hits the target with a stinging jab. Shongwe sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Afful finds the target with a jab. Afful lands a jab to the head, an overhand left to the head and a cross to the body. Shongwe gets on the inside. Afful connects with a right hook. Afful wants to work on the inside, but accidentally clashes heads with his opponent! The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Shongwe dabs at his face checking for damage. Afful is on target with a jab. Afful is on target with a cross. Afful lands a stiff jab. Afful hits home with a cross. Shongwe feints a right hook, but Afful does not fall for it and is on target with a left uppercut to Shongwe's body. Afful lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head. He follows up the attack and lands a double jab to his opponents head. Afful hits the target with a spiteful jab. You can sense the frustration from Shongwe now. He steps inside, but then strikes Afful with a blatant low blow! The ref halts the action and sends Afful to the neutral corner. He has a stern word with Shongwe and warns that a point will be deducted if he continues to foul. Shongwe lands a right uppercut. Afful connects with a cross. Afful tries to step out of his opponents range and lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head. Afful lands a stinging jab. Round 7 Statistics Afful: Jabs Thrown: 25 Jabs Landed: 17 Power Shots Thrown: 27 Power Shots Landed: 18 Head Shots Thrown: 45 Head Shots Landed: 32 Body Shots Thrown: 7 Body Shots Landed: 3 Shongwe: Jabs Thrown: 5 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 16 Power Shots Landed: 2 Head Shots Thrown: 16 Head Shots Landed: 2 Body Shots Thrown: 5 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 8: Afful switches the action to the outside and hits home with a cross. Afful attempts to land a jab, but Shongwe blocks the shot and counters with a right hook. Afful lands a double jab to his opponents head. Shongwe steps to the outside. Shongwe sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Afful lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head. Afful is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head. Afful is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands two jabs to the body, and one to the head. Afful finds the target with a jab. Afful lands a jab. Shongwe sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Afful drives a jab into Shongwe's body. Afful steps to the outside. Shongwe lowers his hands, trying to provoke his opponent to attack. Afful lands a jab followed by two straights to his opponents head. Afful lands a cross. Afful lands with a stiff jab. Afful is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head. Afful lands a jab to Shongwe's body. Shongwe is desperate to make more of an impact on his opponent. He throws a low uppercut...that landed south of the border! The ref doesnt appear to have noticed the foul and signals for the action to continue. Shongwe pivots from in front of his opponent. Afful lands a double jab to his opponents head. Afful tries to keep the action at long range and lands a cross, jab and a cross to his opponents head. Shongwe sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Afful finds the target with a jab. Afful lands a double jab to his opponents head. Afful switches the action to the outside and hits home with a ramrod jab. Afful lands a sharp jab. Afful lands a stiff jab. Afful steps away from his opponent and hits home with a solid jab. Round 8 Statistics Afful: Jabs Thrown: 44 Jabs Landed: 32 Power Shots Thrown: 24 Power Shots Landed: 16 Head Shots Thrown: 64 Head Shots Landed: 45 Body Shots Thrown: 4 Body Shots Landed: 3 Shongwe: Jabs Thrown: 3 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 15 Power Shots Landed: 1 Head Shots Thrown: 15 Head Shots Landed: 2 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 9: Afful strikes his opponents body with a cross. Afful tries to keep the action at long range and lands a jab. Afful is on target with a jab. Shongwe tries to keep the action at long range. Shongwe sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Afful lands an overhand right. Afful finds the target with a jab. Afful lands a sharp jab. Shongwe sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Afful hits home with a solid jab. Afful lands two jabs followed by an overhand right to his opponents head. Shongwe sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Afful lands two straights followed by an overhand left to his opponents head. Afful hits the target with a hard jab. Afful attempts to land a cross, but Shongwe blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Afful finds the target with a jab. Afful connects with a cross. Afful steps away from his opponent and hits home with a cross. Afful tries to keep the action at long range and lands a cross to the body followed by a jab to the head. Afful switches the action to the outside and lands a cross, overhand right and a jab to his opponents head. Afful snaps his opponents head back with a spiteful jab. Afful finds the target with a jab. Afful lands a double jab to his opponents head. Afful tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a double jab to his opponents head. Afful is looking to keep his distance and lands a jab to the body followed by a cross to the head. Afful is on target with a jab. Shongwe pivots to the left of his opponent. Afful connects with a cross. Afful tries to keep the action at long range and hits home with a spiteful jab. At the end of Round 9, lets listen in on the corners...Afful's trainer is advising his fighter to keep his distance and coast to the win. Shongwe's trainer is telling his fighter he needs a knockout to win! Round 9 Statistics Afful: Jabs Thrown: 32 Jabs Landed: 24 Power Shots Thrown: 45 Power Shots Landed: 27 Head Shots Thrown: 70 Head Shots Landed: 48 Body Shots Thrown: 7 Body Shots Landed: 3 Shongwe: Jabs Thrown: 0 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 19 Power Shots Landed: 1 Head Shots Thrown: 13 Head Shots Landed: 1 Body Shots Thrown: 6 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 10: Shongwe gets on the inside and attempts to land a left hook, but Afful dodges the shot and counters with a left hook. Afful is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a jab to the body, a cross to the head and a cross to the body. Afful lands two overhand rights followed by a jab to his opponents head. Shongwe pivots to the right of his opponent and is on target with a jab. Afful tries to keep the action at long range. Shongwe sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Afful lands with a ramrod jab. Afful is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a jab to the body, and then to the head. Shongwe hits home with a cross. Afful lands a double jab to his opponents head. Afful tries to land a jab, but Shongwe sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut. Afful is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a jab. Afful steps away from his opponent and lands a ramrod jab. Afful lands a cross. Afful is on target with a cross to his opponents body. Afful switches the action to the outside and lands three consecutive straights to his opponents head. Shongwe advances into close range. Afful drives a right uppercut into his opponents ribcage. Afful is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Shongwe quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Afful lands two jabs to the body, and one to the head. Shongwe gets on the inside. Afful lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head. Round 10 Statistics Afful: Jabs Thrown: 28 Jabs Landed: 17 Power Shots Thrown: 37 Power Shots Landed: 26 Head Shots Thrown: 56 Head Shots Landed: 36 Body Shots Thrown: 9 Body Shots Landed: 7 Shongwe: Jabs Thrown: 8 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 17 Power Shots Landed: 2 Head Shots Thrown: 22 Head Shots Landed: 4 Body Shots Thrown: 3 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 Round 9 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 10 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Final Scorecards: 100 - 90 100 - 90 100 - 90 The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Soweto, South Africa.... Naftali Afful Fight Statistics Afful: Total Punches Thrown: 662 Total Punches Landed: 438 Total Head Shots Thrown: 601 Total Head Shots Landed: 403 Total Body Shots Thrown: 61 Total Body Shots Landed: 35 Total Power Shots Thrown: 349 Total Power Shots Landed: 220 Total Jabs Thrown: 313 Total Jabs Landed: 218 Shongwe: Total Punches Thrown: 223 Total Punches Landed: 28 Total Head Shots Thrown: 182 Total Head Shots Landed: 25 Total Body Shots Thrown: 41 Total Body Shots Landed: 3 Total Power Shots Thrown: 164 Total Power Shots Landed: 22 Total Jabs Thrown: 59 Total Jabs Landed: 6
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