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Thulani Shabangu vs Willibrord Engelbrecht
Boxing Daily Report from the South African Boxers promoted show at Standard Bank Arena, Johannesburg, taking place on 16/09/2032: 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 mandatory fight for the South Africa-Gauteng Super Featherweight title. Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Thulani Shabangu (23(2) - 2(1) - 1) who hails from Johannesburg, South Africa and Willibrord Willi Engelbrecht(23(14) - 4(3)) from Soweto, South Africa. Both Shabangu and Engelbrecht weighed in at 130 pounds. The referee tonight is Simba Bariagher, and the three ringside judges are John Nzambi, Charel Cilliers and Peter Mbalula. Round 1: Engelbrecht is looking to close the distance and connects with a right hook. Engelbrecht finds the target with a jab. Shabangu lands a jab followed by a right hook to his opponents head. Engelbrecht advances into close range. Shabangu connects with a right hook. Engelbrecht walks his opponent into a neutral corner. Engelbrecht lands a left hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head. Engelbrecht lands a right hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head. Shabangu tries to land a left hook, but Engelbrecht sidesteps and counters with a stinging left hook to Shabangu's ribs. Shabangu tries to land a jab, but Engelbrecht slips the shot and counters with a left hook. Shabangu steps to the outside. Engelbrecht attempts to land a jab, but Shabangu blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut. Engelbrecht is looking to close the distance and forces Shabangu to back into a corner. Engelbrecht drives a right hook into his opponents body. Shabangu is looking to keep the action on the outside. Engelbrecht lands a double jab to his opponents head. Shabangu lands a left hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head. Engelbrecht steps inside and lands a left hook to the head followed by a left uppercut to the body. He continues the combination and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body. At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Shabangu's trainer is advising how he could be more accurate. Shabangu's trainer is passing on some tactical advice. Round 1 Statistics Shabangu: Jabs Thrown: 5 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 21 Power Shots Landed: 5 Head Shots Thrown: 25 Head Shots Landed: 6 Body Shots Thrown: 1 Body Shots Landed: 0 Engelbrecht: Jabs Thrown: 8 Jabs Landed: 4 Power Shots Thrown: 30 Power Shots Landed: 12 Head Shots Thrown: 27 Head Shots Landed: 11 Body Shots Thrown: 11 Body Shots Landed: 5 Round 2: Shabangu connects with a left uppercut. Shabangu attempts to land a cross, but Engelbrecht sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut. Engelbrecht lands a left uppercut to the body, and then to the head. Engelbrecht lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs. Shabangu steps to the outside. Engelbrecht lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head. Engelbrecht closes the distance and is on target with a right hook to his opponents ribcage. Shabangu steps away from his opponent and connects with an overhand right. Engelbrecht gets on the inside and throws a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook. Shabangu lands with a solid jab. Shabangu throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut. Engelbrecht lands a cross to the head followed by a jab to the body. Shabangu digs in a left hook to his opponents ribs. Shabangu is looking to keep his distance and attempts to land an overhand right, but Engelbrecht slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Engelbrecht advances into close range and lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head. Engelbrecht advances into close range. Shabangu tries to land a left hook, but Engelbrecht sidesteps and counters with a cross. Engelbrecht forces Shabangu to retreat into the corner. Engelbrecht drives a right hook into his opponents body. Engelbrecht advances into close range. Shabangu connects with a left hook. Shabangu is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a jab. Engelbrecht steps inside and manouvers his opponent onto the ropes. Engelbrecht is on target with a sharp right hook. Engelbrecht connects with a firm left uppercut. Engelbrecht tries to land a left hook, but Shabangu parries the shot and counters with a right uppercut. Round 2 Statistics Shabangu: Jabs Thrown: 11 Jabs Landed: 4 Power Shots Thrown: 32 Power Shots Landed: 6 Head Shots Thrown: 31 Head Shots Landed: 9 Body Shots Thrown: 12 Body Shots Landed: 1 Engelbrecht: Jabs Thrown: 4 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 36 Power Shots Landed: 16 Head Shots Thrown: 28 Head Shots Landed: 11 Body Shots Thrown: 12 Body Shots Landed: 7 Round 3: Engelbrecht cuts off the ring, trapping Shabangu on the ropes. Shabangu tries to land a right hook, but Engelbrecht parries the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Shabangu is looking to keep the action on the outside and throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a stinging cross. Shabangu lands a right hook to the body, a right hook to the head and a left hook to the head. Engelbrecht lands a right hook. Engelbrecht digs in a right hook to his opponents body. Engelbrecht finds the target with a stinging jab. Shabangu tries to step out of his opponents range. Shabangu lowers his guard, attempting to draw a lead. Engelbrecht hits home with an overhand right. Shabangu switches the action to the outside. Engelbrecht tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut. Shabangu lands with a stiff jab. Shabangu tries to keep the action at long range and lands a double jab to his opponents head. Engelbrecht tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut to his opponents body. Engelbrecht lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head. Shabangu is on target with a left hook. Shabangu throws a left uppercut, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook to Shabangu's body. Shabangu steps to the outside. Engelbrecht connects with a stinging overhand left. Round 3 Statistics Shabangu: Jabs Thrown: 7 Jabs Landed: 3 Power Shots Thrown: 21 Power Shots Landed: 6 Head Shots Thrown: 25 Head Shots Landed: 7 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 2 Engelbrecht: Jabs Thrown: 8 Jabs Landed: 3 Power Shots Thrown: 22 Power Shots Landed: 8 Head Shots Thrown: 20 Head Shots Landed: 9 Body Shots Thrown: 10 Body Shots Landed: 2 Round 4: Shabangu hits home with a stinging jab. Engelbrecht pivots to the left of his opponent and drives a left hook into his opponents body. Shabangu hits home with a cross. Engelbrecht walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes. Shabangu is on target with a cross. Engelbrecht is on target with a jab to his opponents body. Engelbrecht is looking to close the distance. Shabangu hits home with a right hook. Engelbrecht walks his opponent into the corner. Shabangu lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head. Shabangu attempts to land a left hook, but Engelbrecht slips the shot and counters with a left hook. Engelbrecht connects with a firm left uppercut. Shabangu is on target with a right hook to Engelbrecht's body. Shabangu attempts to land a right hook, but Engelbrecht blocks the shot and counters with a sharp right hook. Shabangu switches the action to the outside. Engelbrecht attempts to land an overhand right, but Shabangu slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Engelbrecht connects with a sharp right hook. Engelbrecht tries to land a left hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a left hook. Engelbrecht manages to force Shabangu onto the ropes. Engelbrecht sidesteps to the right of his opponent and connects with a solid left uppercut. Engelbrecht drives a solid right hook into his opponents body. Engelbrecht attempts to land a right hook, but Shabangu slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Engelbrecht lands three consecutive left hooks to his opponents head. Engelbrecht manouvers Shabangu onto the ropes. Engelbrecht feints a cross, and then is on target with a left uppercut. Shabangu is looking to keep the action on the outside. Engelbrecht tries to land a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross. Shabangu steps away from his opponent. Engelbrecht lands two consecutive overhand rights to his opponents head. He follows up the attack and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Shabangu is on target with a cross. Engelbrecht gets on the inside and walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes. Engelbrecht hits home with a left uppercut. Round 4 Statistics Shabangu: Jabs Thrown: 8 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 24 Power Shots Landed: 11 Head Shots Thrown: 27 Head Shots Landed: 12 Body Shots Thrown: 5 Body Shots Landed: 1 Engelbrecht: Jabs Thrown: 4 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 35 Power Shots Landed: 15 Head Shots Thrown: 26 Head Shots Landed: 14 Body Shots Thrown: 13 Body Shots Landed: 3 Round 5: Engelbrecht lands a stinging right hook. Engelbrecht lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body. Shabangu is looking to keep his distance and connects with an overhand right. Shabangu throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook. Engelbrecht tries to land an overhand left, but Shabangu dodges the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Engelbrecht is looking to close the distance and lands a left uppercut to the head, a left hook to the body and a left hook to the head. THAT HURT HIS OPPONENT! Shabangu quickly recovers. Shabangu steps away from his opponent. Shabangu sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Engelbrecht lands an overhand right. Shabangu hits home with a spiteful jab. Shabangu is on target with a jab. Shabangu is looking to keep his distance and tries to land a jab, but Engelbrecht slips the shot and counters with a right hook. Engelbrecht is looking to close the distance and is on target with a left uppercut to his opponents body. Shabangu quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Engelbrecht tries to land a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut. Shabangu steps away from his opponent. Engelbrecht throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut. Shabangu drives a left hook into his opponents ribs. Shabangu is looking to keep his distance and lands a cross. Engelbrecht manouvers Shabangu into the corner. Engelbrecht quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and is on target with a firm left hook. Shabangu lands a left hook to the body followed by a cross to the head. Shabangu hits home with a left hook. Engelbrecht gets on the inside and walks Shabangu onto the ropes. Shabangu digs in a right uppercut to Engelbrecht's ribs. Round 5 Statistics Shabangu: Jabs Thrown: 10 Jabs Landed: 3 Power Shots Thrown: 27 Power Shots Landed: 10 Head Shots Thrown: 29 Head Shots Landed: 10 Body Shots Thrown: 8 Body Shots Landed: 3 Engelbrecht: Jabs Thrown: 1 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 31 Power Shots Landed: 11 Head Shots Thrown: 22 Head Shots Landed: 8 Body Shots Thrown: 10 Body Shots Landed: 3 Round 6: Engelbrecht tries to land a jab, but Shabangu dodges the shot and counters with a right hook. Engelbrecht throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook. Engelbrecht closes the distance. Shabangu attempts to land a right uppercut, but Engelbrecht slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut. Shabangu steps to the outside. Engelbrecht lands a cross. Shabangu hits home with an overhand right. Shabangu steps away from his opponent and lands with a spiteful jab. Shabangu throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut. Shabangu attempts to land a jab, but Engelbrecht slips the shot and counters with a left hook. Engelbrecht steps inside and attempts to land a left hook, but Shabangu blocks the shot and counters with a left hook. Engelbrecht closes the distance. Shabangu sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Engelbrecht lands two left hooks to the body, and one to the head. Shabangu lands a straight 1 - 2. Shabangu steps to the outside. Engelbrecht lands a sharp jab. Shabangu is looking to keep the action on the outside. Engelbrecht attempts to land a jab, but Shabangu slips the shot and counters with a right hook. Engelbrecht pivots to the side of his opponent. Engelbrecht is on target with a cross. Engelbrecht tries to land a jab, but Shabangu dodges the shot and counters with a cross. Engelbrecht steps inside. Shabangu sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a right uppercut, right hook and a left hook to his opponents head. Shabangu feints a cross, and then lands a left hook to the body followed by a jab to the head. Engelbrecht is looking to close the distance. Shabangu throws a left uppercut, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a sharp left hook. Shabangu tries to land a jab, but Engelbrecht slips the shot and counters with a stinging right hook. Shabangu tries to step out of his opponents range. Shabangu sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Engelbrecht is on target with a cross. Round 6 Statistics Shabangu: Jabs Thrown: 9 Jabs Landed: 3 Power Shots Thrown: 22 Power Shots Landed: 11 Head Shots Thrown: 28 Head Shots Landed: 13 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 1 Engelbrecht: Jabs Thrown: 10 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 23 Power Shots Landed: 11 Head Shots Thrown: 32 Head Shots Landed: 12 Body Shots Thrown: 1 Body Shots Landed: 1 Round 7: Engelbrecht lands two straights to the head followed by a left hook to the body. Engelbrecht advances into close range and hits home with a solid right uppercut. Engelbrecht tries to land a right hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a right hook. Shabangu quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and connects with a left hook. Shabangu switches the action to the outside. Engelbrecht lands two consecutive overhand rights to his opponents head. Engelbrecht steps inside. Shabangu lands a double left hook to his opponents head. Shabangu hits home with an overhand right. Engelbrecht lands a jab. Shabangu finds the target with a solid jab. Engelbrecht is looking to close the distance. Shabangu hits home with a right hook. Engelbrecht is on target with a cross. Round 7 Statistics Shabangu: Jabs Thrown: 3 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 17 Power Shots Landed: 6 Head Shots Thrown: 19 Head Shots Landed: 7 Body Shots Thrown: 1 Body Shots Landed: 0 Engelbrecht: Jabs Thrown: 4 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 17 Power Shots Landed: 7 Head Shots Thrown: 17 Head Shots Landed: 7 Body Shots Thrown: 4 Body Shots Landed: 1 Round 8: Engelbrecht closes the distance and lands a left hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head. Shabangu lands an overhand left. Shabangu steps to the outside. Engelbrecht connects with a cross. Shabangu quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Engelbrecht strikes his opponents body with a jab. Engelbrecht hits home with a right hook. Engelbrecht tries to land a left hook, but Shabangu parries the shot and counters with a right uppercut. Engelbrecht hits home with a right hook. Shabangu attempts to land a left hook, but Engelbrecht slips the shot and counters with a solid right uppercut. Shabangu steps to the outside. Engelbrecht feints a right, and then hits home with a sharp cross. Shabangu lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. He then lands a jab to the body followed by a overhand right to the head. Engelbrecht is looking to close the distance and hits home with a right hook. Engelbrecht throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut to Engelbrecht's ribs. Shabangu lands two overhand rights followed by a jab to his opponents head. Engelbrecht is looking to close the distance. Engelbrecht sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head. Shabangu is looking to keep his distance. Engelbrecht snaps his opponents head back with a solid jab. Shabangu attempts to land a cross, but Engelbrecht slips the shot and counters with a solid left hook. Engelbrecht advances into close range and is on target with a left hook. Round 8 Statistics Shabangu: Jabs Thrown: 5 Jabs Landed: 4 Power Shots Thrown: 22 Power Shots Landed: 7 Head Shots Thrown: 24 Head Shots Landed: 9 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 2 Engelbrecht: Jabs Thrown: 10 Jabs Landed: 5 Power Shots Thrown: 26 Power Shots Landed: 12 Head Shots Thrown: 30 Head Shots Landed: 16 Body Shots Thrown: 6 Body Shots Landed: 1 Round 9: Engelbrecht is looking to close the distance. Shabangu lands a left uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents head. Engelbrecht advances into close range and throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut. Engelbrecht manouvers his opponent onto the ropes. Engelbrecht pivots to the side of his opponent. Shabangu connects with a right hook. Shabangu steps to the outside. Engelbrecht throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook. Engelbrecht steps inside and lands a sharp right hook. Engelbrecht gets on the inside. Shabangu connects with a right hook. Engelbrecht manouvers Shabangu onto the ropes. Shabangu connects with a left hook. Engelbrecht is looking to close the distance. Shabangu lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head. Shabangu is on target with a left hook. Shabangu is looking to keep his distance. Engelbrecht finds the target with a jab. Shabangu lands a double jab to his opponents head. Shabangu steps away from his opponent. Engelbrecht tries to land a cross, but Shabangu sidesteps and counters with a right hook. Engelbrecht is looking to close the distance and manages to force Shabangu onto the ropes. Shabangu lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head. Shabangu tries to step out of his opponents range. Engelbrecht hits home with a sharp overhand right. Engelbrecht steps inside. Shabangu drives a left hook into Engelbrecht's liver. Engelbrecht lands a left hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head. Engelbrecht drives a right hook into Shabangu's body. Shabangu lands with a stinging jab. Engelbrecht lands a stinging overhand left. Engelbrecht lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head. Round 9 Statistics Shabangu: Jabs Thrown: 6 Jabs Landed: 4 Power Shots Thrown: 27 Power Shots Landed: 14 Head Shots Thrown: 30 Head Shots Landed: 17 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 1 Engelbrecht: Jabs Thrown: 8 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 26 Power Shots Landed: 8 Head Shots Thrown: 26 Head Shots Landed: 7 Body Shots Thrown: 8 Body Shots Landed: 2 Round 10: Engelbrecht sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Shabangu lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head. Engelbrecht pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head. Engelbrecht tries to land a left hook, but Shabangu blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Shabangu steps to the outside and lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head. Shabangu sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Engelbrecht tries to land a jab, but Shabangu slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Shabangu hits home with a cross. Shabangu is on target with an overhand right. Shabangu attempts to land an overhand right, but Engelbrecht sidesteps and counters with a left hook to Shabangu's body. Shabangu tries to keep the action at long range and lands three consecutive straights to his opponents head. Engelbrecht is looking to close the distance and walks Shabangu onto the ropes. Engelbrecht lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head. Shabangu is looking to keep the action on the outside and drives a cross into Engelbrecht's body. Engelbrecht advances into close range and is on target with a sharp left hook. Engelbrecht is on target with a cross. Shabangu steps away from his opponent. Engelbrecht connects with an overhand right. Engelbrecht hits home with a left hook. Shabangu steps away from his opponent. Engelbrecht hits home with a firm overhand right. Engelbrecht lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head. Shabangu contemptuously drops his hands, trying to provoke his opponent. Engelbrecht tries to land a jab, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Engelbrecht lands two left hooks to the body, and one to the head. Engelbrecht lands a left uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents head. Engelbrecht lands two consecutive left uppercuts to his opponents head. Engelbrecht is on target with a left hook to Shabangu's body. Shabangu is on target with a left hook. Engelbrecht lands a right hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body. Engelbrecht pivots from in front of his opponent and hits home with a left uppercut. Round 10 Statistics Shabangu: Jabs Thrown: 4 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 30 Power Shots Landed: 13 Head Shots Thrown: 29 Head Shots Landed: 14 Body Shots Thrown: 5 Body Shots Landed: 1 Engelbrecht: Jabs Thrown: 5 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 45 Power Shots Landed: 22 Head Shots Thrown: 38 Head Shots Landed: 17 Body Shots Thrown: 12 Body Shots Landed: 6 Round 1 Scores: 9 - 10 9 - 10 9 - 10 Round 2 Scores: 9 - 10 9 - 10 9 - 10 Round 3 Scores: 9 - 10 9 - 10 9 - 10 Round 4 Scores: 9 - 10 9 - 10 9 - 10 Round 5 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 6 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 7 Scores: 10 - 10 10 - 10 10 - 10 Round 8 Scores: 9 - 10 9 - 10 9 - 10 Round 9 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 10 Scores: 9 - 10 9 - 10 9 - 10 Final Scorecards: 94 - 97 94 - 97 94 - 97 The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Soweto, South Africa.... Willibrord Willi Engelbrecht Fight Statistics Shabangu: Total Punches Thrown: 311 Total Punches Landed: 116 Total Head Shots Thrown: 267 Total Head Shots Landed: 104 Total Body Shots Thrown: 44 Total Body Shots Landed: 12 Total Power Shots Thrown: 243 Total Power Shots Landed: 89 Total Jabs Thrown: 68 Total Jabs Landed: 27 Engelbrecht: Total Punches Thrown: 353 Total Punches Landed: 143 Total Head Shots Thrown: 266 Total Head Shots Landed: 112 Total Body Shots Thrown: 87 Total Body Shots Landed: 31 Total Power Shots Thrown: 291 Total Power Shots Landed: 122 Total Jabs Thrown: 62 Total Jabs Landed: 21