Fight Report

User Name:
Password:
Remember:
Forgotten Password
Not Registered? Sign Up Now!
* *
Twitter Facebook Discord Email Forum | How To Play | Accessibility
10/06/2031
EOD Running: Rankings
Itumeleng Serero vs Ayanda Phiri

Boxing Daily Report from the AI South Africa-Gauteng promoted show at Ian Van Ryneveld Gym, Soweto,  taking place on 30/04/2030:

The venue is completely packed out with the fans turning out in force to watch the fights on offer tonight.  
Next up is the main event of the show.  This is a semi final eliminator for the South Africa Light Flyweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance and those watching live on AIT Sports, the two fighters competing in this 12 round matchup are Itumeleng Serero (11 - 5 - 3) who hails from Khayelitsha, South Africa and Ayanda Phiri(13 - 1 - 1) from Boksburg, South Africa.  Both Serero and Phiri weighed in at 108 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Luvolwethu Motupa, and the three ringside judges are Uba Akamenya, Johnny Kamalebo and Tshepo Dikgacoi.  

Round 1: 

Phiri connects with a cross.  
Phiri pivots to the right of his opponent and is on target with a left hook.  
Serero lands a left uppercut.  
Serero sidesteps to the right of his opponent and is on target with a right uppercut to his opponents body.  


Round 1 Statistics
Serero: 
Jabs Thrown: 17                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Phiri: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 2: 

Phiri closes the distance.  Serero hits home with a left hook.  
Phiri lands a cross.  
Serero switches the action to the outside.  Phiri lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Serero steps away from his opponent.  Phiri is on target with a cross.  
Serero is on target with a cross.  
Phiri walks his opponent down, trapping him in a neutral corner.  Serero lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Phiri forces Serero to back into the ropes.  Serero connects with a left hook.  
Phiri is looking to close the distance and is on target with a left hook.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Phiri's trainer is advising how he could improve the accuracy of his work.  

Round 2 Statistics
Serero: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 8                             
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Phiri: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 3: 

Phiri is looking to close the distance and is on target with a left hook.  
Serero hits home with a cross.  
Serero is looking to keep his distance.  Phiri is on target with a jab.  
Phiri sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Serero connects with a cross.  
Serero tries to keep the action at long range.  Serero lowers his guard, attempting to draw a lead.  Phiri is on target with a cross.  Phiri throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Serero connects with an overhand right.  
Phiri lands a cross.  
Phiri lands a jab followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Phiri walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Phiri sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Serero lands a jab.  
Phiri closes the distance and connects with a right uppercut.  
Phiri steps inside.  Serero tries to land a left hook, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a cross.  
Serero lands a cross.  


Round 3 Statistics
Serero: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Phiri: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 4: 

Serero tries to keep the action at long range.  Phiri feints a jab and triggers a cross counter from Serero.  Phiri is waiting for the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Phiri gets on the inside.  Serero hits home with a left uppercut.  
Serero is on target with a left hook.  
Serero tries to keep the action at long range.  Phiri throws a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut to Phiri's body.  
Phiri is on target with a left hook.  


Round 4 Statistics
Serero: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Phiri: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 5: 

Phiri lands a left hook.  
Phiri lands a left hook.  
Serero is looking to keep his distance.  Phiri hits home with an overhand left.  
Phiri closes the distance and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Serero steps away from his opponent.  Phiri connects with a cross.  
Phiri gets on the inside and lands a right hook.  
Serero hits home with a left uppercut.  
At the end of Round 5, lets listen in on the corners...Serero's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 5 Statistics
Serero: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 9                             
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Phiri: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 32                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 40                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 6: 

Serero is on target with a cross.  
Phiri closes the distance and walks his opponent into a corner.  Serero tries to land a right hook, but Phiri parries the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Phiri advances into close range and is on target with a right hook.  
Serero is on target with a jab.  
Serero steps away from his opponent and is on target with a jab.  
Phiri advances into close range and manouvers his opponent into the red corner.  Serero attempts to land a right uppercut, but Phiri sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
At the end of Round 6, lets listen in on the corners...Serero's trainer is advising how he could improve the accuracy of his work.  

Round 6 Statistics
Serero: 
Jabs Thrown: 14                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Phiri: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 7: 

Serero is on target with a left uppercut to his opponents liver.  
Serero is on target with a cross.  
Phiri gets on the inside.  Serero pivots to the left of his opponent.  Phiri hits home with a left hook.  
Serero sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Phiri tries to land an overhand right, but Serero slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Phiri connects with a cross.  
Serero steps to the outside.  Phiri lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Serero hits home with a cross.  
Phiri advances into close range.  Serero connects with a right hook.  
Serero sidesteps to the left of his opponent and finds the target with a jab.  
Serero steps away from his opponent and attempts to land a cross, but Phiri sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Phiri closes the distance.  Serero pivots from in front of his opponent and is on target with a right hook.  
Serero pivots to the left of his opponent.  Phiri connects with a left uppercut.  


Round 7 Statistics
Serero: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Phiri: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 8: 

Phiri steps inside and drives a left hook into his opponents body.  
Serero steps away from his opponent.  Phiri lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Phiri hits home with a cross.  
Serero steps away from his opponent.  Phiri throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Serero pivots to the left of his opponent and is on target with a cross.  
Serero steps away from his opponent and is on target with a jab.  
Phiri is on target with a cross.  
Serero hits home with a cross.  
Phiri manages to force Serero into a neutral corner.  Serero connects with a cross.  


Round 8 Statistics
Serero: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 10                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Phiri: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 9: 

Phiri forces Serero to retreat onto the ropes.  Phiri quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Phiri attempts to land a right hook, but Serero slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Serero switches the action to the outside.  Phiri attempts to land a jab, but Serero slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Serero hits home with a left uppercut.  
Phiri walks Serero down, trapping him in a neutral corner.  Phiri digs in a left hook to his opponents liver.  
Phiri is looking to close the distance.  Serero lands a left hook.  
Phiri forces Serero to back into the blue corner.  Serero hits home with a cross.  
Phiri attempts to land a right uppercut, but Serero blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Phiri lands a left uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  


Round 9 Statistics
Serero: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Phiri: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 10: 

Phiri advances into close range and lands two left hook's to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Phiri gets on the inside.  Serero is on target with a right uppercut.  
Serero steps away from his opponent.  Phiri is on target with a cross to Serero's body.  
Phiri is looking to close the distance.  Serero quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Phiri lands a right hook.  
Serero hits home with a left hook.  


Round 10 Statistics
Serero: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Phiri: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 11: 

Serero is looking to keep the action on the outside and is on target with a cross.  
Serero lands a cross.  
Serero lands a right uppercut.  
Serero tries to step out of his opponents range.  Phiri is on target with a cross.  
Phiri gets on the inside.  Serero lands a right hook.  
Serero connects with a left hook.  
Phiri throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Serero voluntarily retreats back onto the ropes...he waves his opponent in!  Phiri accepts the invitation, throwing powerful combos, but is unable to land anything on Serero.  Phiri hits home with a left hook.  
Phiri tries to land a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Phiri steps inside.  Serero hits home with a left hook.  
Phiri is looking to close the distance.  Phiri quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Serero is on target with a left hook.  


Round 11 Statistics
Serero: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Phiri: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 12: 

Serero lands a left hook.  
Serero tries to land a cross, but Phiri blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Phiri throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Phiri connects with a cross.  Phiri throws a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Serero digs in a right uppercut to his opponents body.  


Round 12 Statistics
Serero: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 7                             
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 13                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Phiri: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 1 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 2 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 3 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 4 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 5 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
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: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 11 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 12 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9


Final Scorecards: 117 - 111  117 - 111  117 - 111

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Khayelitsha, South Africa.... Itumeleng Serero

Fight Statistics
Serero: 
Total Punches Thrown: 290                           
Total Punches Landed: 63                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 247                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 57                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 43                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 6                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 165                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 46                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 125                           
Total Jabs Landed: 17                            

Phiri: 
Total Punches Thrown: 299                           
Total Punches Landed: 53                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 277                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 49                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 22                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 4                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 215                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 47                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 84                            
Total Jabs Landed: 6