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17/01/2031
EOD Running: Complete Fight
Herreman Retief vs Will Van den Heever

Boxing Daily Report from the South African Boxers promoted show at Gold Reef Entertainment Centre, Johannesburg,  taking place on 11/11/2030:

The venue is completely packed out with the fans turning out in force to watch the fights on offer tonight.  
Next up we have one of the supporting contests of this show.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 8 round matchup are Herreman Retief (6 - 0) who hails from Boksburg, South Africa and Will Van den Heever(1 - 0 - 2) from Port Elizabeth, South Africa.  Both Retief and Van den Heever weighed in at 126 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Peter Mbalula, and the three ringside judges are Xhosas Kwadwo, Kofi Kpesebaan and Dave Luteka.  

Round 1: 

Van den Heever closes the distance.  Retief pivots to the side of his opponent.  Van den Heever lands a right hook.  
Van den Heever steps inside and forces Retief to back into the ropes.  Retief is on target with a left hook.  
Retief switches the action to the outside and lands an overhand left.  
Retief drives a jab into his opponents body.  
Van den Heever pivots to the left of his opponent and connects with a cross.  
Retief is looking to keep his distance and hits the target with a solid jab.  
Retief is looking to keep his distance and is on target with a jab to Van den Heever's body.  
Retief connects with a left hook.  
Retief steps away from his opponent and is on target with a cross to his opponents body.  
Retief finds the target with a jab.  
Retief is on target with a cross.  
Van den Heever manages to force Retief into a neutral corner.  Van den Heever pivots to the left of his opponent and is on target with a cross.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Retief's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  Van den Heever's trainer is suggesting ways of getting through to his opponent.  Van den Heever's trainer is telling his fighter he needs to be more active or he's going to get outworked.  

Round 1 Statistics
Retief: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Van den Heever: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 10                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 12                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 2: 

Van den Heever hits home with a right uppercut.  
Retief lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Van den Heever is on target with a cross.  
Retief steps away from his opponent and hits home with an overhand right.  
Retief drives a cross into his opponents body.  
Retief tries to step out of his opponents range and is on target with a jab to his opponents body.  
Van den Heever forces Retief to retreat onto the ropes.  Retief snaps his opponents head back with a stinging jab.  
Van den Heever closes the distance.  Retief hits home with a left hook.  
Van den Heever is looking to close the distance and lands a left hook.  Van den Heever attempts to land a left hook, but Retief slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut to Van den Heever's body.  
Van den Heever throws a left hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut to Van den Heever's body.  
Retief lands a sharp jab.  
Retief steps to the outside and lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  He continues the combination and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Retief tries to keep the action at long range and lands with a solid jab.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Van den Heever's trainer is telling his fighter to tighten his defence.  

Round 2 Statistics
Retief: 
Jabs Thrown: 21                            
Jabs Landed: 13                            
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 32                            
Head Shots Landed: 16                            
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 7                             

Van den Heever: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 3: 

Van den Heever closes the distance.  Retief is on target with a left hook to Van den Heever's ribs.  
Van den Heever closes the distance.  Retief pivots to the left of his opponent and is on target with a right hook.  
Retief steps away from his opponent and lands a cross, jab and an overhand right to his opponents head.  
Van den Heever drives a left hook into Retief's body.  
Retief tries to keep the action at long range and lands with a stinging jab.  
Retief switches the action to the outside and lands a jab.  
Retief finds the target with a jab.  
Retief pivots to the left of his opponent and is on target with a left uppercut.  
Van den Heever advances into close range and lands a right hook.  
Retief connects with a cross.  
Retief lands a stinging jab.  
Retief is looking to keep his distance and lands with a sharp jab.  
Retief is looking to keep his distance and lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Retief steps away from his opponent and lands a cross.  
Retief finds the target with a jab.  


Round 3 Statistics
Retief: 
Jabs Thrown: 19                            
Jabs Landed: 14                            
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 38                            
Head Shots Landed: 25                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Van den Heever: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 4: 

Retief drives a left hook into Van den Heever's body.  
Retief tries to keep the action at long range and finds the target with a jab.  
Retief lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Retief lands a left hook to the head, a left hook to the body and a left uppercut to the body.  
Retief strikes his opponents body with a cross.  
Retief lands a ramrod jab.  
Retief pivots to the left of his opponent and drives a jab into Van den Heever's body.  
Retief lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Van den Heever closes the distance.  Retief tries to land a left hook, but Van den Heever parries the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Retief drives a solid right uppercut into his opponents body.  
Van den Heever is looking to close the distance.  Retief quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a left hook.  
Retief lands a sharp jab.  
Retief switches the action to the outside and lands a jab to the body, an overhand right to the head and a jab to the head.  


Round 4 Statistics
Retief: 
Jabs Thrown: 17                            
Jabs Landed: 12                            
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 18                            
Body Shots Thrown: 13                            
Body Shots Landed: 7                             

Van den Heever: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 9                             
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 11                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 5: 

Retief pivots from in front of his opponent and is on target with a jab to Van den Heever's body.  
Van den Heever tries to land a cross, but Retief slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Retief feints a left, and then lands two jabs followed by an overhand right to his opponents head.  
Van den Heever advances into close range.  Retief lands a left uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Van den Heever sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Retief tries to land a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut to Retief's ribcage.  
Retief lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Retief is looking to keep his distance and lands a jab.  
Van den Heever manouvers his opponent onto the ropes.  Retief lands a jab to Van den Heever's body.  
Retief lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Retief connects with an overhand right.  
Retief lands a right uppercut followed by a jab to his opponents head.  


Round 5 Statistics
Retief: 
Jabs Thrown: 18                            
Jabs Landed: 15                            
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 18                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Van den Heever: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 13                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 6: 

Retief tries to keep the action at long range and hits home with an overhand right.  
Van den Heever advances into close range.  Retief is on target with a stinging right hook to his opponents body.  
Retief tries to step out of his opponents range.  Retief feints a left, and then lands a cross.  
Retief is on target with a cross.  
Retief is looking to keep the action on the outside and hits home with an overhand right.  
Retief steps away from his opponent and lands a stiff jab.  
Retief sidesteps to the left of his opponent and strikes his opponents body with a jab.  
Retief sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Retief throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Retief sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a jab.  
Van den Heever advances into close range and cuts off the ring, trapping Retief in the corner.  Van den Heever pivots from in front of his opponent and connects with a right hook.  


Round 6 Statistics
Retief: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Van den Heever: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 7: 

Retief is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Retief lands a cross to his opponents body.  
Retief is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands two jabs followed by an overhand left to his opponents head.  
Retief lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Retief steps away from his opponent and connects with a cross.  
Retief sidesteps to the right of his opponent and is on target with a hard jab.  
Retief is looking to keep his distance.  Retief feints a left, and then lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Retief attempts to land a cross, but Van den Heever blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Van den Heever closes the distance and walks Retief onto the ropes.  Retief lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Retief strikes his opponents body with a sharp cross.  
Van den Heever closes the distance and walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Van den Heever attempts to land a left hook, but Retief slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Retief is on target with a jab to Van den Heever's body.  
Van den Heever gets on the inside.  Retief connects with a right hook.  
At the end of Round 7, lets listen in on the corners...Retief's trainer is telling his fighter to play it safe for the remainder of the fight. Van den Heever's trainer is telling his fighter he needs a knockout to win!  

Round 7 Statistics
Retief: 
Jabs Thrown: 22                            
Jabs Landed: 12                            
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 19                            
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Van den Heever: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 7                             
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 11                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 8: 

Retief lands a jab to the body followed by a overhand right to the head.  
Van den Heever tries to land a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Retief is on target with a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Van den Heever is looking to close the distance.  Retief drives a right hook into Van den Heever's ribcage.  
Van den Heever pivots to the left of his opponent.  Van den Heever throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Retief switches the action to the outside and lands an overhand left.  
Retief lands a jab followed by  two straights to his opponents head.  
Van den Heever is looking to close the distance.  Retief is on target with a left hook to his opponents ribs.  
Retief steps to the outside and hits home with a sharp jab.  
Van den Heever steps inside and manages to force Retief into a corner.  Retief drives a right hook into his opponents body.  
Van den Heever steps inside.  Retief pivots to the right of his opponent and drives a left hook into his opponents ribs.  


Round 8 Statistics
Retief: 
Jabs Thrown: 14                            
Jabs Landed: 10                            
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 7                             

Van den Heever: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 10                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
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: 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


Final Scorecards: 80 - 72  80 - 72  80 - 72

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Boksburg, South Africa.... Herreman Retief

Fight Statistics
Retief: 
Total Punches Thrown: 295                           
Total Punches Landed: 170                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 220                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 131                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 75                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 39                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 166                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 84                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 129                           
Total Jabs Landed: 86                            

Van den Heever: 
Total Punches Thrown: 136                           
Total Punches Landed: 14                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 128                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Total Body Shots Landed: 2                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 106                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 30                            
Total Jabs Landed: 1