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13/06/2031
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Nhlanhla Mthethwa vs Joe Van Jaarsveld

Boxing Daily Report from the Donnelly Boxing promoted show at Durban Convention Centre, Durban,  taking place on 31/05/2031:

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 semi final eliminator for the Southern African Light Flyweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 12 round matchup are Nhlanhla Mthethwa (21 - 1) who hails from Soweto, South Africa and Joe Van Jaarsveld(7 - 7(1) - 2) from Johannesburg, South Africa.  Both Mthethwa and Van Jaarsveld weighed in at 108 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Thuso Ledwaba, and the three ringside judges are Brad Van Blerk, Brad Van Blerk and Rivaldo Nyauza.  

Round 1: 

Van Jaarsveld gets on the inside and tries to land a right uppercut, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Van Jaarsveld closes the distance.  Mthethwa lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Mthethwa pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a left hook to the head followed by a jab to the body.  
Mthethwa lands a jab.  
Van Jaarsveld drives a left uppercut into Mthethwa's ribs.  
Van Jaarsveld steps inside.  Mthethwa pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a left uppercut to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Mthethwa tries to keep the action at long range.  Mthethwa sidesteps to the left of his opponent and connects with a cross.  
Mthethwa tries to step out of his opponents range and lands with a solid jab.  
Mthethwa strikes his opponents body with a jab.  
Mthethwa is looking to keep his distance and lands a stiff jab.  
Mthethwa lands a cross to the head followed by a jab to the body.  
Mthethwa sidesteps to the right of his opponent and connects with an overhand left.  
Mthethwa feints a right hook, and then lands with a sharp jab.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Van Jaarsveld's trainer is advising how he could improve the accuracy of his work.  Van Jaarsveld's trainer is telling his fighter he is being outworked and needs to throw more.  Van Jaarsveld's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  Van Jaarsveld's trainer is telling his fighter to tighten his defence.  

Round 1 Statistics
Mthethwa: 
Jabs Thrown: 18                            
Jabs Landed: 11                            
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 16                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Van Jaarsveld: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 6                             
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 12                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 2: 

Mthethwa hits home with a cross.  Mthethwa tries to land a right uppercut, but Van Jaarsveld blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Van Jaarsveld hits home with a cross.  
Van Jaarsveld is looking to close the distance.  Mthethwa backs onto the ropes...he is waving his opponent in!  Van Jaarsveld is whaling away with hooks, but Mthethwa keeps his defence tight.  
Mthethwa lands a jab.  
Mthethwa lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Mthethwa lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Van Jaarsveld gets on the inside.  Mthethwa connects with a stinging right hook.  
Van Jaarsveld throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Mthethwa tries to step out of his opponents range and connects with a cross.  
Mthethwa steps away from his opponent and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  He then lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Mthethwa lands a cross to the body, and then to the head.  
Van Jaarsveld is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Mthethwa lands an overhand right followed by  two straights to his opponents head.  


Round 2 Statistics
Mthethwa: 
Jabs Thrown: 16                            
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 34                            
Head Shots Landed: 18                            
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Van Jaarsveld: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 13                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 3: 

Van Jaarsveld tries to land a left hook, but Mthethwa blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Mthethwa hits home with a cross.  
Mthethwa hits home with a cross.  
Van Jaarsveld advances into close range.  Van Jaarsveld quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Mthethwa lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  As the two fighters work on the inside, their heads come together!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Mthethwa dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Van Jaarsveld steps inside.  Mthethwa lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Mthethwa lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Mthethwa steps away from his opponent and hits home with a cross.  
Mthethwa is on target with a cross.  
Mthethwa lands a right hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
Mthethwa is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Mthethwa lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  


Round 3 Statistics
Mthethwa: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 17                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Van Jaarsveld: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 13                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 4: 

Mthethwa tries to land a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Mthethwa is looking to keep the action on the outside and connects with a cross.  
Mthethwa steps to the outside and lands a cross.  
Mthethwa attempts to land a cross, but Van Jaarsveld slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Mthethwa lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Mthethwa lands two straights to the body, and one to the head.  
Van Jaarsveld closes the distance.  Mthethwa lands a right uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Van Jaarsveld lands a right hook followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Mthethwa tries to keep the action at long range and attempts to land a cross, but Van Jaarsveld slips the shot and counters with a right hook to his opponents ribs.  
Van Jaarsveld pivots to the right of his opponent and finds the target with a jab.  
Mthethwa tries to keep the action at long range and connects with a cross.  
Van Jaarsveld steps inside.  Mthethwa hits home with a firm left hook.  
At the end of Round 4, lets listen in on the corners...Mthethwa's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 4 Statistics
Mthethwa: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Van Jaarsveld: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 5: 

Van Jaarsveld sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Mthethwa finds the target with a jab.  
Van Jaarsveld gets on the inside.  Mthethwa lands a right uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Mthethwa switches the action to the outside and drives a cross into his opponents body.  
Van Jaarsveld steps inside.  Mthethwa drives a right hook into Van Jaarsveld's body.  
Mthethwa lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Mthethwa lands a cross.  
Van Jaarsveld is on target with a cross.  
Mthethwa is looking to keep his distance and is on target with a cross.  
Mthethwa connects with a cross.  
Mthethwa digs in a right uppercut to his opponents ribs.  
Mthethwa is looking to keep the action on the outside and hits home with a sharp jab.  
Van Jaarsveld gets on the inside.  Mthethwa is on target with a stinging left hook.  As Van Jaarsveld tries to work on the inside, the fighters heads come together!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Mthethwa dabs at his face checking for damage.  


Round 5 Statistics
Mthethwa: 
Jabs Thrown: 14                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Van Jaarsveld: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 8                             
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 10                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 6: 

Mthethwa switches the action to the outside.  Van Jaarsveld hits home with a cross.  
Van Jaarsveld advances into close range and connects with a right hook.  
Mthethwa lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Van Jaarsveld advances into close range.  Mthethwa lands a right uppercut followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  He then lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Mthethwa lands a jab.  
Mthethwa lands a stinging cross.  
Van Jaarsveld sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Mthethwa connects with a cross.  
Mthethwa tries to step out of his opponents range and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Mthethwa switches the action to the outside and hits home with a sharp cross.  


Round 6 Statistics
Mthethwa: 
Jabs Thrown: 17                            
Jabs Landed: 8                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 33                            
Head Shots Landed: 18                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Van Jaarsveld: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 10                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 7: 

Mthethwa lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Van Jaarsveld sidesteps to the left of his opponent and hits home with a left hook.  
Van Jaarsveld hits home with a cross.  
Van Jaarsveld tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Van Jaarsveld is looking to close the distance.  Van Jaarsveld sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Mthethwa lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Mthethwa lands a left hook.  
Mthethwa tries to step out of his opponents range.  Van Jaarsveld quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Mthethwa lands a cross.  Mthethwa tries to land a cross, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Mthethwa is on target with a stinging cross.  
Mthethwa drives a right uppercut into his opponents ribcage.  
Van Jaarsveld lands a left hook.  
Mthethwa steps to the outside and is on target with a cross.  
Van Jaarsveld steps inside.  Mthethwa lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Mthethwa tries to keep the action at long range and lands two consecutive overhand lefts to his opponents head.  
Mthethwa lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Mthethwa tries to keep the action at long range and lands a straight 1 - 2.  


Round 7 Statistics
Mthethwa: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 17                            
Head Shots Thrown: 35                            
Head Shots Landed: 18                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Van Jaarsveld: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 8: 

Mthethwa lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Van Jaarsveld advances into close range.  Van Jaarsveld pivots to the right of his opponent.  Mthethwa lands a left hook.  
Mthethwa tries to keep the action at long range and lands a jab to the head, a cross to the body and an overhand right to the head.  
Van Jaarsveld gets on the inside.  Mthethwa lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Mthethwa is on target with a sharp cross.  
Mthethwa is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Van Jaarsveld is looking to close the distance.  Mthethwa lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Mthethwa lands three consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Van Jaarsveld tries to land a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Mthethwa steps to the outside and lands a jab to Van Jaarsveld's body.  


Round 8 Statistics
Mthethwa: 
Jabs Thrown: 18                            
Jabs Landed: 9                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Head Shots Thrown: 34                            
Head Shots Landed: 20                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Van Jaarsveld: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 12                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 9: 

Mthethwa steps away from his opponent and is on target with a cross.  
Mthethwa lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Mthethwa throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Van Jaarsveld closes the distance.  Mthethwa lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Van Jaarsveld steps inside.  Mthethwa lands a right hook.  
Mthethwa lands a right uppercut to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  Mthethwa throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Mthethwa connects with a cross.  
Van Jaarsveld sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Mthethwa finds the target with a sharp jab.  
Mthethwa lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Van Jaarsveld contemptuously drops his hands, trying to provoke his opponent.  Mthethwa lands with a sharp jab.  
Mthethwa tries to keep the action at long range and lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Mthethwa hits home with a cross.  
Van Jaarsveld throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Mthethwa lands a stinging cross.  


Round 9 Statistics
Mthethwa: 
Jabs Thrown: 17                            
Jabs Landed: 8                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 33                            
Head Shots Landed: 19                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Van Jaarsveld: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 10: 

Mthethwa is on target with an overhand right.  
Mthethwa lands a cross to the body, and then to the head.  
Van Jaarsveld steps inside.  Mthethwa lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Mthethwa switches the action to the outside and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Mthethwa connects with a left uppercut.  
Mthethwa lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Mthethwa finds the target with a stiff jab.  
Mthethwa lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  


Round 10 Statistics
Mthethwa: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Van Jaarsveld: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 9                             
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 11                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 11: 

Van Jaarsveld sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a cross.  
Van Jaarsveld closes the distance.  Mthethwa connects with a left hook.  
Mthethwa snaps his opponents head back with a solid jab.  
Mthethwa lands a stiff jab.  
Mthethwa lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Van Jaarsveld gets on the inside.  Mthethwa lands a left uppercut to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Mthethwa lands a left uppercut to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Mthethwa lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Van Jaarsveld lands a left hook.  
Mthethwa steps to the outside and finds the target with a jab.  
At the end of Round 11, lets listen in on the corners...Mthethwa's trainer is telling his fighter to play it safe for the remainder of the fight. Van Jaarsveld's trainer is telling his fighter to go out and knock out his opponent!  

Round 11 Statistics
Mthethwa: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 10                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Van Jaarsveld: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 5                             
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 7                             
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 12: 

Mthethwa is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a cross.  
Mthethwa is looking to keep his distance and is on target with a solid cross.  
Mthethwa lands a cross.  
Mthethwa lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Mthethwa connects with a sharp cross.  
Van Jaarsveld is looking to close the distance.  Mthethwa lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Mthethwa lands a cross, jab and a cross to his opponents head.  
Mthethwa finds the target with a jab.  
Mthethwa hits home with an overhand left.  


Round 12 Statistics
Mthethwa: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Van Jaarsveld: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 12                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
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
Round 11 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 12 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9


Final Scorecards: 120 - 108  120 - 108  120 - 108

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Soweto, South Africa.... Nhlanhla Mthethwa

Fight Statistics
Mthethwa: 
Total Punches Thrown: 400                           
Total Punches Landed: 214                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 350                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 188                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 50                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 26                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 237                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 142                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 163                           
Total Jabs Landed: 72                            

Van Jaarsveld: 
Total Punches Thrown: 184                           
Total Punches Landed: 22                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 147                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 19                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 37                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 3                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 142                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 20                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 42                            
Total Jabs Landed: 2