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20/02/2033
EOD Running: BackUps
Mick Verwoerd vs Vuyisile Manamela

Boxing Daily Report from the South African Boxers promoted show at Ellis Park Arena, Johannesburg,  taking place on 27/07/2029:

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.  This is a mandatory fight for the South Africa-Gauteng Super Welterweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance and those watching live on SABC1, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Mick Verwoerd (10(2) - 0) who hails from Soweto, South Africa and Vuyisile Manamela(5 - 2) from Soshanguve, South Africa.  Verwoerd weighed in at 154 pounds, while Manamela weighed in at 153 pounds And 15 ounces.  
The referee tonight is Asavela Sikali, and the three ringside judges are Fraser Mulder, Ndumisa Ntuli and Lemme Van der Linde.  

Round 1: 

Manamela gets on the inside and lands a stinging right hook.  
Verwoerd switches the action to the outside and hits home with a sharp cross.  
Manamela attempts to land a left uppercut, but Verwoerd sidesteps and counters with a solid right hook.  
Manamela is looking to close the distance.  Manamela lands a right hook.  
Manamela forces Verwoerd to back into a corner.  Manamela lands a left hook, right hook and a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Manamela is on target with a right hook to Verwoerd's ribs.  
Manamela hits home with a firm right hook.  Manamela throws a right uppercut, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Manamela lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Manamela advances into close range.  Verwoerd lands a right hook.  
Manamela pivots to the left of his opponent and drives a right uppercut into Verwoerd's ribs.  
Manamela is on target with a sharp left uppercut to Verwoerd's ribs.  
Manamela lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Manamela gets on the inside and hits home with a left hook.  Manamela throws a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a firm right hook.  
Manamela is on target with a stinging right hook to his opponents body.  
Manamela throws a left hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Verwoerd throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a firm left hook.  
Manamela attempts to land a right uppercut, but Verwoerd blocks the shot and counters with a solid cross.  
Manamela drives a left uppercut into his opponents body.  Manamela attempts to land a left hook, but Verwoerd blocks the shot and counters with a stinging left hook.  
Manamela is looking to close the distance and throws a left uppercut, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut to Manamela's ribcage.  
Manamela lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Manamela throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Verwoerd's trainer is telling his fighter he needs to be more active or he's going to get outworked.  

Round 1 Statistics
Verwoerd: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Manamela: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 45                            
Power Shots Landed: 19                            
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 19                            
Body Shots Landed: 9                             

Round 2: 

Verwoerd is on target with a firm left hook to Manamela's ribs.  
Manamela lands a cross.  
Verwoerd lands a cross, jab and a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
Verwoerd steps to the outside.  Manamela tries to land an overhand left, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a firm cross.  
Manamela forces Verwoerd to retreat onto the ropes.  Manamela lands a left hook to the head, a left hook to the body and a right hook to the head.  
Verwoerd switches the action to the outside and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Manamela attempts to land an overhand left, but Verwoerd sidesteps and counters with a solid right hook to his opponents body.  
Verwoerd lands with a solid jab.  
Verwoerd hits home with a solid cross.  
Manamela closes the distance and is on target with a left hook to Verwoerd's body.  
Manamela lands a right uppercut to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Manamela advances into close range and manouvers Verwoerd into the corner.  Verwoerd connects with a sharp right hook.  
Verwoerd is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a stinging cross.  
Manamela is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Manamela throws a right hook, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a sharp right hook.  
Manamela advances into close range.  Manamela quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Verwoerd tries to land a left hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a cross.  
Manamela hits home with a stinging overhand left.  Manamela attempts to land a cross, but Verwoerd blocks the shot and counters with a right hook to his opponents ribcage.  


Round 2 Statistics
Verwoerd: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 29                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 14                            
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Manamela: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Round 3: 

Manamela steps inside.  Verwoerd connects with a right hook.  
Verwoerd throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a firm left hook.  
Verwoerd tries to step out of his opponents range.  Manamela is on target with a stinging overhand left.  
Manamela advances into close range and walks his opponent down, trapping him in a corner.  Manamela tries to land a left hook, but Verwoerd blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Manamela drives a right hook into his opponents body.  
Manamela steps inside and is on target with a right hook to Verwoerd's ribcage.  
Verwoerd lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Manamela is looking to close the distance and hits home with a sharp right uppercut.  Manamela throws a right uppercut, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Verwoerd steps away from his opponent and lands a cross to the body, and then to the head.  
Verwoerd is on target with a left hook to Manamela's body.  
Manamela lands a right uppercut to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Manamela connects with a left hook.  
Verwoerd is looking to keep his distance and lands a cross, jab and a cross to his opponents head.  
Manamela gets on the inside and is on target with a stinging right hook.  
Manamela steps inside.  Manamela quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Verwoerd lands a right uppercut to the body, and then to the head.  
Manamela manouvers Verwoerd onto the ropes.  Verwoerd connects with a right hook.  
Manamela lands a right hook.  
Verwoerd tries to step out of his opponents range and hits home with a cross.  
Manamela gets on the inside and walks Verwoerd down, trapping him on the ropes.  Manamela lands a right uppercut to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Manamela digs in a right uppercut to Verwoerd's ribs.  
Manamela is on target with a right uppercut.  
At the end of Round 3, lets listen in on the corners...Verwoerd's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 3 Statistics
Verwoerd: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 33                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 34                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Manamela: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Round 4: 

Manamela hits home with a cross.  
Manamela throws a right hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Verwoerd steps away from his opponent.  Manamela lands a cross.  
Manamela advances into close range and walks Verwoerd down, trapping him on the ropes.  Verwoerd drives a right hook into his opponents body.  
Verwoerd is on target with a right hook.  
Manamela is on target with a left uppercut.  
Manamela is looking to close the distance and is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Verwoerd tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a cross.  
Verwoerd is on target with a cross.  
Manamela advances into close range and is on target with a left hook.  
Manamela is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Manamela hits home with a firm right hook.  
Verwoerd steps to the outside and connects with an overhand left.  
Manamela is looking to close the distance and drives a sharp left uppercut into his opponents ribs.  
Manamela attempts to land a left hook, but Verwoerd blocks the shot and counters with a solid right uppercut.  
Verwoerd goes for the bodyshot, but lands south of the border!  The ref ignores Manamela's complaints and signals for the action to continue.  
Manamela connects with a left hook.  
Manamela quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Verwoerd digs in a solid right hook to his opponents body.  
Verwoerd tries to land a left hook, but Manamela blocks the shot and counters with a stinging right hook.  
Verwoerd tries to keep the action at long range and lands three consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Verwoerd lands a jab.  
Verwoerd steps away from his opponent and lands a jab to the body followed by a overhand right to the head.  
Verwoerd quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Manamela lands a left uppercut to the body, a right uppercut to the body and a left uppercut to the head.  
Verwoerd is looking to keep his distance and lands two consecutive overhand lefts to his opponents head.  
Manamela advances into close range.  Verwoerd attempts to land a right hook, but Manamela dodges the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Verwoerd is looking to keep his distance and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Manamela lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Manamela throws a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a sharp cross.  


Round 4 Statistics
Verwoerd: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 38                            
Power Shots Landed: 17                            
Head Shots Thrown: 33                            
Head Shots Landed: 16                            
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Manamela: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 16                            
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 7                             

Round 5: 

Verwoerd tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a cross.  
Verwoerd quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and hits home with a firm overhand left.  
Manamela lands a right hook.  
Manamela is looking to close the distance.  Verwoerd sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Manamela is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  Manamela tries to land a right hook, but Verwoerd blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Verwoerd pivots to the left of his opponent.  Manamela lands a left hook.  
Verwoerd tries to keep the action at long range and lands a cross.  
Manamela attempts to land a left hook, but Verwoerd blocks the shot and counters with a solid left hook.  
Manamela closes the distance and lands a left hook, right uppercut and a right hook to his opponents head.  
Verwoerd attempts to land a right hook, but Manamela dodges the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Verwoerd is looking to keep his distance and lands an overhand left to the head followed by a jab to the body.  
Verwoerd connects with a cross.  
Manamela quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Verwoerd connects with a stinging cross.  
Verwoerd steps to the outside.  Verwoerd sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Manamela connects with a cross.  
Verwoerd sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Verwoerd tries to land a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Manamela is on target with a right hook to Verwoerd's body.  
Verwoerd sidesteps to the left of his opponent and is on target with a cross to his opponents body.  
At the end of Round 5, lets listen in on the corners...Manamela's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 5 Statistics
Verwoerd: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 37                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 37                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 13                            
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Manamela: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 32                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 6: 

Verwoerd steps to the outside and lands a solid jab.  Verwoerd tries to land a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a sharp left hook.  
Manamela is looking to close the distance and tries to land a right uppercut, but Verwoerd slips the shot and counters with a solid left uppercut.  
Manamela throws a right uppercut, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Verwoerd tries to keep the action at long range and lands a cross.  
Manamela is looking to close the distance and drives a stinging left hook into Verwoerd's body.  
Manamela connects with a sharp left hook.  
Manamela is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Manamela lands a right uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Manamela throws a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a stinging cross.  
Verwoerd is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Manamela lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Verwoerd sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Manamela is on target with a right hook.  
Verwoerd tries to step out of his opponents range and connects with a cross.  
Manamela advances into close range and tries to land a left uppercut, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Manamela closes the distance and walks Verwoerd down, trapping him on the ropes.  Verwoerd connects with a right hook.  
Manamela lands a left uppercut to the head, a right hook to the body and a cross to the head.  
Manamela advances into close range and throws a right uppercut, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Verwoerd steps away from his opponent and connects with a cross.  
Verwoerd connects with a firm right hook.  


Round 6 Statistics
Verwoerd: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 42                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 38                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 14                            
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Manamela: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 37                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Round 7: 

Verwoerd lands a right hook.  
Manamela is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Verwoerd pivots to the right of his opponent.  Manamela lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Verwoerd steps away from his opponent.  Verwoerd sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a jab, cross and a jab to his opponents head.  
Manamela gets on the inside and manages to force Verwoerd onto the ropes.  Verwoerd is on target with a sharp right hook to his opponents body.  
Manamela attempts to land a right hook, but Verwoerd parries the shot and counters with a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Manamela steps inside.  Verwoerd voluntarily retreats back onto the ropes...he waves his opponent in!  Manamela steps in throwing power shots but is unable to land cleanly.  Manamela hits home with a left hook.  
Manamela hits home with a left hook.  
Verwoerd steps to the outside and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Verwoerd lands an overhand right to the head followed by a jab to the body.  
Manamela is on target with an overhand left.  
Manamela advances into close range and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Manamela is looking to close the distance.  Manamela quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Verwoerd hits home with a left hook.  
Verwoerd is looking to keep his distance and tries to land an overhand left, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a cross.  
Verwoerd switches the action to the outside and lands a cross, overhand left and a jab to his opponents head.  
Manamela closes the distance and digs in a sharp right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Manamela hits home with a sharp left hook.  
Verwoerd switches the action to the outside and connects with a cross.  


Round 7 Statistics
Verwoerd: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 7                             
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Manamela: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 8: 

Manamela is on target with a sharp left hook.  
Verwoerd tries to keep the action at long range and throws a jab, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Manamela lands a solid left hook.  
Manamela drives a right hook into his opponents body.  
Verwoerd steps away from his opponent and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Verwoerd lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Manamela connects with a left hook.  Manamela tries to land a left uppercut, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a firm right uppercut.  
Manamela throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Verwoerd is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Manamela quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Verwoerd lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Manamela gets on the inside.  Verwoerd lands a left hook.  
Verwoerd is looking to keep the action on the outside and snaps his opponents head back with a solid jab.  
Manamela steps inside.  Verwoerd drives a right hook into his opponents ribcage.  
Manamela is looking to close the distance.  Verwoerd connects with a right hook.  
Manamela is on target with a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Verwoerd steps away from his opponent.  Manamela attempts to land a cross, but Verwoerd dodges the shot and counters with a firm left uppercut.  
Manamela is looking to close the distance and lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  


Round 8 Statistics
Verwoerd: 
Jabs Thrown: 15                            
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 32                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 14                            
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Manamela: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 9: 

Verwoerd is on target with a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Manamela throws an uppercut to the body, but lands well below the belt!  The ref ignores Verwoerd's complaints and signals for the action to continue.  
Manamela steps inside and connects with a sharp left hook.  
Verwoerd hits home with a cross.  
Manamela advances into close range and lands a left hook.  
Manamela attempts to land a right uppercut, but Verwoerd blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut to his opponents ribs.  
Manamela lands a cross to the head followed by a left uppercut to the body.  
Verwoerd switches the action to the outside.  Manamela sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Manamela throws a cross, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a firm left uppercut to his opponents liver.  
Verwoerd steps to the outside.  Manamela hits home with a cross.  
Manamela is looking to close the distance.  Verwoerd throws a short cross to the body, but lands low!  The ref stops the action and gives Manamela time to recover.  
Manamela connects with a solid left hook.  


Round 9 Statistics
Verwoerd: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 12                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Manamela: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 10: 

Manamela is on target with a cross.  
Manamela advances into close range.  Manamela pivots from in front of his opponent and connects with a solid right hook.  
Verwoerd tries to step out of his opponents range and connects with a solid cross.  
Verwoerd finds the target with a jab.  
Verwoerd steps to the outside.  Manamela waits at the mid-range with a lowered guard, waiting for his opponent to throw a punch.  Verwoerd is on target with a solid jab.  Verwoerd tries to land a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Manamela closes the distance and lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Manamela closes the distance.  Verwoerd digs in a right hook to Manamela's body.  
Verwoerd tries to step out of his opponents range.  Manamela is on target with an overhand right.  Manamela tries to land a cross, but Verwoerd sidesteps and counters with a solid right hook.  
Manamela throws a right uppercut, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a sharp left uppercut.  
Manamela is on target with a cross.  
Manamela steps inside.  Verwoerd hits home with a right hook.  
Verwoerd lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Verwoerd steps away from his opponent and tries to land a jab, but Manamela slips the shot and counters with a stinging right uppercut.  
Manamela tries to land an overhand left, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  


Round 10 Statistics
Verwoerd: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Manamela: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 1 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
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: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 10 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9


Final Scorecards: 98 - 92  98 - 92  98 - 92

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Soweto, South Africa.... Mick Verwoerd

Fight Statistics
Verwoerd: 
Total Punches Thrown: 394                           
Total Punches Landed: 134                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 287                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 113                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 107                           
Total Body Shots Landed: 21                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 304                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 103                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 90                            
Total Jabs Landed: 31                            

Manamela: 
Total Punches Thrown: 302                           
Total Punches Landed: 114                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 221                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 75                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 81                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 39                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 286                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 114                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 16                            
Total Jabs Landed: 0