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Thulani Nhlapo vs James Keleku
Boxing Daily Report from the AI South Africa-Gauteng promoted show at Soshanguve Joubert, Soshanguve, taking place on 16/12/2037: 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 Thulani Nhlapo (18(1) - 9(1) - 1) who hails from Johannesburg, South Africa and James Keleku(14(1) - 17(5) - 2) from Johannesburg, South Africa. Both Nhlapo and Keleku weighed in at 108 pounds. The referee tonight is Jackson Mnyamane, and the three ringside judges are Quaashie Duncan, John Nzambi and Max De Jager. Round 1: Keleku closes the distance. Nhlapo lands a right uppercut. Keleku advances into close range. Nhlapo drives a left hook into Keleku's body. Nhlapo connects with a solid left hook. Nhlapo throws a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross. Nhlapo is on target with a cross. Keleku finds the target with a jab. Keleku steps inside and lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a right hook to the head. Nhlapo steps away from his opponent and is on target with a cross. Nhlapo throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross. Nhlapo throws a left hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a firm left hook to his opponents liver. Keleku lands a left hook to the body followed by a right hook to the head. Nhlapo hits home with a stinging cross. Nhlapo drives a left hook into Keleku's body. Keleku pivots from in front of his opponent and is on target with a sharp right uppercut. Nhlapo hits home with a right hook. Keleku lands two consecutive right uppercuts to his opponents head. Keleku lands a right uppercut followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body. Nhlapo throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a solid right uppercut. At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Nhlapo's trainer is suggesting ways of getting through to his opponent. Nhlapo's trainer is passing on some tactical advice. Round 1 Statistics Nhlapo: Jabs Thrown: 2 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 29 Power Shots Landed: 8 Head Shots Thrown: 20 Head Shots Landed: 6 Body Shots Thrown: 11 Body Shots Landed: 2 Keleku: Jabs Thrown: 2 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 40 Power Shots Landed: 13 Head Shots Thrown: 30 Head Shots Landed: 9 Body Shots Thrown: 12 Body Shots Landed: 5 Round 2: Nhlapo is looking to keep the action on the outside and is on target with an overhand left. Nhlapo throws a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a sharp left hook. Keleku closes the distance and lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a left hook to the head. Nhlapo lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body. Keleku lands a right hook to the head, a left hook to the body and a right hook to the body. Keleku is on target with a right hook. Nhlapo tries to step out of his opponents range. Keleku lands a sharp overhand right. Nhlapo lands a cross. Keleku is on target with an overhand right. Keleku lands a stiff jab. Keleku attempts to land a jab, but Nhlapo slips the shot and counters with a left hook. Nhlapo is looking to keep his distance. Keleku is on target with a cross. Keleku advances into close range. Nhlapo hits home with a left hook. Nhlapo is looking to keep the action on the outside. Keleku is on target with an overhand right. Nhlapo is looking to keep his distance. Keleku lands a straight 1 - 2. Keleku advances into close range and digs in a right hook to his opponents body. Keleku manouvers his opponent onto the ropes. Nhlapo lands a left uppercut. Keleku drives a left hook into Nhlapo's body. Keleku gets on the inside and lands a left hook to the body followed by a right hook to the head. Keleku tries to land a right hook, but Nhlapo parries the shot and counters with a cross. At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Nhlapo's trainer is telling his fighter to increase his workrate. Round 2 Statistics Nhlapo: Jabs Thrown: 1 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 24 Power Shots Landed: 8 Head Shots Thrown: 18 Head Shots Landed: 7 Body Shots Thrown: 7 Body Shots Landed: 1 Keleku: Jabs Thrown: 7 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 47 Power Shots Landed: 16 Head Shots Thrown: 39 Head Shots Landed: 12 Body Shots Thrown: 15 Body Shots Landed: 6 Round 3: Nhlapo is looking to keep the action on the outside. Keleku quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Nhlapo hits home with a cross. Nhlapo tries to land a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut. Keleku advances into close range and lands a double left hook to his opponents head. He follows up the attack and lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head. Keleku attempts to land a jab, but Nhlapo sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut. Keleku hits home with a stinging left uppercut. Keleku advances into close range. Nhlapo goes for the bodyshot, but lands south of the border! The ref ignores Keleku's complaints and signals for the action to continue. Keleku is on target with a solid left hook. Keleku gets on the inside and manouvers his opponent into the red corner. Nhlapo digs in a left hook to his opponents liver. Nhlapo switches the action to the outside and connects with an overhand right. Nhlapo tries to land a left hook, but Keleku blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Nhlapo attempts to land a jab, but Keleku blocks the shot and counters with a left hook to Nhlapo's ribs. Keleku hits home with a stinging cross. Keleku is looking to close the distance and is on target with a left hook. Keleku manouvers Nhlapo onto the ropes. Keleku lands a left hook to the body followed by a right hook to the head. Nhlapo switches the action to the outside and hits home with a cross. Keleku lands a left hook, right hook and a left hook to his opponents head. Nhlapo gets on the inside. Keleku lands three consecutive left uppercuts to his opponents body. Nhlapo steps to the outside. Keleku finds the target with a stinging jab. Nhlapo is looking to keep his distance. Keleku snaps his opponents head back with a hard jab. Nhlapo drives a right hook into Keleku's body. Round 3 Statistics Nhlapo: Jabs Thrown: 3 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 33 Power Shots Landed: 6 Head Shots Thrown: 24 Head Shots Landed: 6 Body Shots Thrown: 12 Body Shots Landed: 2 Keleku: Jabs Thrown: 6 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 38 Power Shots Landed: 19 Head Shots Thrown: 31 Head Shots Landed: 15 Body Shots Thrown: 13 Body Shots Landed: 6 Round 4: Keleku closes the distance. Keleku quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Nhlapo lands a left hook. Keleku drives a solid right hook into his opponents ribcage. Keleku is looking to close the distance and tries to land a left hook, but Nhlapo blocks the shot and counters with a left hook. Keleku is looking to close the distance and attempts to land a left hook, but Nhlapo parries the shot and counters with a cross. Nhlapo is looking to keep his distance and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Nhlapo tries to land a right hook, but Keleku blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Keleku hits home with a ramrod jab. Keleku closes the distance and manouvers his opponent onto the ropes. Keleku sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Nhlapo connects with a left hook. Keleku digs in a left hook to Nhlapo's body. Nhlapo is looking to keep the action on the outside. Keleku lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Keleku is on target with a right hook to his opponents body. As the two fighters work on the inside, their heads come together! The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Keleku dabs at his face checking for damage. Keleku lands a cross. Nhlapo is on target with a left uppercut to Keleku's body. Nhlapo tries to land a left hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Nhlapo digs in a right uppercut to Keleku's body. Round 4 Statistics Nhlapo: Jabs Thrown: 2 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 33 Power Shots Landed: 8 Head Shots Thrown: 22 Head Shots Landed: 6 Body Shots Thrown: 13 Body Shots Landed: 2 Keleku: Jabs Thrown: 4 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 30 Power Shots Landed: 8 Head Shots Thrown: 25 Head Shots Landed: 6 Body Shots Thrown: 9 Body Shots Landed: 3 Round 5: Nhlapo is looking to close the distance. Keleku hits home with a left hook. Keleku is looking to close the distance. Nhlapo tries to land a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a firm right uppercut to his opponents ribs. Keleku manages to force Nhlapo onto the ropes. Keleku quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Nhlapo drives a stinging jab into his opponents face. Nhlapo lands a cross to his opponents body. Keleku steps inside. Nhlapo lands a left uppercut followed by a right uppercut to his opponents body. Nhlapo is looking to keep the action on the outside. Keleku lands a straight 1 - 2. Keleku finds the target with a hard jab. Keleku lands with a ramrod jab. Nhlapo steps away from his opponent and hits home with a cross. Nhlapo steps inside. Keleku is on target with a left hook to his opponents ribs. Nhlapo advances into close range. Keleku lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs. Keleku lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Keleku lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Keleku tries to land a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook. Keleku closes the distance. Nhlapo lands a double left hook to his opponents head. Keleku attempts to land a jab, but Nhlapo blocks the shot and counters with a sharp right uppercut. Keleku is on target with a jab. Nhlapo steps to the outside. Keleku lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Keleku is looking to close the distance and is on target with a right hook to Nhlapo's body. Keleku advances into close range and forces Nhlapo to retreat into the red corner. Nhlapo lands a firm right uppercut. Round 5 Statistics Nhlapo: Jabs Thrown: 1 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 24 Power Shots Landed: 9 Head Shots Thrown: 19 Head Shots Landed: 7 Body Shots Thrown: 6 Body Shots Landed: 3 Keleku: Jabs Thrown: 10 Jabs Landed: 6 Power Shots Thrown: 30 Power Shots Landed: 11 Head Shots Thrown: 27 Head Shots Landed: 12 Body Shots Thrown: 13 Body Shots Landed: 5 Round 6: Nhlapo connects with a cross. Keleku closes the distance. Nhlapo digs in a left uppercut to Keleku's body. Keleku digs in a left hook to Nhlapo's liver. Nhlapo lands a cross. Nhlapo tries to keep the action at long range and connects with a stinging cross. Nhlapo hits home with a cross. Keleku pivots to the side of his opponent. Nhlapo is on target with a right uppercut to Keleku's ribcage. Nhlapo steps away from his opponent. Keleku finds the target with a jab. Nhlapo closes the distance and is on target with a left hook to his opponents liver. Nhlapo drives a left hook into his opponents body. Keleku throws a left hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut. Nhlapo is looking to keep the action on the outside and tries to land a cross, but Keleku sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut. Keleku advances into close range. Nhlapo lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs. Keleku lands an overhand left. Keleku attempts to land a cross, but Nhlapo sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut. Keleku lands a jab followed by a right hook to his opponents head. Nhlapo sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Keleku connects with a solid cross. Keleku digs in a right hook to Nhlapo's body. Round 6 Statistics Nhlapo: Jabs Thrown: 1 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 34 Power Shots Landed: 12 Head Shots Thrown: 21 Head Shots Landed: 6 Body Shots Thrown: 14 Body Shots Landed: 6 Keleku: Jabs Thrown: 8 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 26 Power Shots Landed: 6 Head Shots Thrown: 26 Head Shots Landed: 6 Body Shots Thrown: 8 Body Shots Landed: 2 Round 7: Nhlapo is looking to keep the action on the outside. Keleku quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Nhlapo lands a cross. Keleku closes the distance. Nhlapo is on target with a left hook to Keleku's body. Nhlapo steps away from his opponent. Keleku is on target with a cross. Nhlapo is looking to keep his distance and attempts to land a cross, but Keleku sidesteps and counters with a cross. Nhlapo is looking to keep his distance and lands a sharp cross. Keleku closes the distance and attempts to land a right hook, but Nhlapo parries the shot and counters with a stinging left hook. Keleku advances into close range. Nhlapo throws a right hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Nhlapo steps away from his opponent and lands a straight 1 - 2. Keleku hits home with a stiff jab. Nhlapo throws an overhand left, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross. Nhlapo lands a sharp jab. Nhlapo throws a left hook, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a firm right hook. Keleku gets on the inside. Nhlapo digs in a right hook to Keleku's ribs. Keleku lands with a hard jab. Keleku closes the distance and lands a left hook to the body followed by a right uppercut to the head. Keleku lands a left uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents body. Nhlapo drives a left hook into his opponents body. Nhlapo tries to keep the action at long range. Keleku connects with a cross. Round 7 Statistics Nhlapo: Jabs Thrown: 6 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 27 Power Shots Landed: 7 Head Shots Thrown: 24 Head Shots Landed: 6 Body Shots Thrown: 9 Body Shots Landed: 3 Keleku: Jabs Thrown: 3 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 39 Power Shots Landed: 10 Head Shots Thrown: 26 Head Shots Landed: 9 Body Shots Thrown: 16 Body Shots Landed: 3 Round 8: Nhlapo gets on the inside. Keleku quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and digs in a left hook to Nhlapo's ribs. Keleku lands a left hook to the body, a left uppercut to the head and a right hook to the body. Keleku gets on the inside and is on target with a right hook to his opponents body. Keleku closes the distance and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body. Nhlapo is looking to keep his distance. Keleku lands with a solid jab. Nhlapo hits home with an overhand left. Nhlapo gets on the inside and drives a left hook into Keleku's body. Keleku walks Nhlapo onto the ropes. Nhlapo lands a double left hook to his opponents head. Nhlapo sidesteps to the left of his opponent and is on target with a right hook to Keleku's body. Nhlapo connects with a left hook. Keleku tries to land a cross, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a right uppercut. Keleku manouvers his opponent into the corner. Keleku lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a right hook to the head. Keleku lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Nhlapo switches the action to the outside and lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head. Round 8 Statistics Nhlapo: Jabs Thrown: 0 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 32 Power Shots Landed: 9 Head Shots Thrown: 20 Head Shots Landed: 7 Body Shots Thrown: 12 Body Shots Landed: 2 Keleku: Jabs Thrown: 4 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 37 Power Shots Landed: 11 Head Shots Thrown: 24 Head Shots Landed: 5 Body Shots Thrown: 17 Body Shots Landed: 7 Round 9: Nhlapo connects with a right hook. Nhlapo digs in a left uppercut to Keleku's body. Keleku gets on the inside and walks Nhlapo down, trapping him on the ropes. Keleku sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Nhlapo lands a left hook. Nhlapo hits home with a left hook. Keleku walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes. Nhlapo hits home with a left hook. Keleku gets on the inside. Nhlapo connects with a right hook. Keleku lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body. Keleku lands a left uppercut followed by a right uppercut to his opponents body. He follows up the attack and lands a left hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head. Nhlapo steps away from his opponent and drives a cross into Keleku's body. Nhlapo connects with a stinging overhand right. Nhlapo hits home with a right hook. Nhlapo lands a right hook. Nhlapo lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body. Nhlapo tries to land a left hook, but Keleku blocks the shot and counters with a solid cross. Keleku gets on the inside and drives a firm left hook into his opponents body. Round 9 Statistics Nhlapo: Jabs Thrown: 2 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 44 Power Shots Landed: 12 Head Shots Thrown: 20 Head Shots Landed: 9 Body Shots Thrown: 26 Body Shots Landed: 4 Keleku: Jabs Thrown: 1 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 21 Power Shots Landed: 8 Head Shots Thrown: 14 Head Shots Landed: 3 Body Shots Thrown: 8 Body Shots Landed: 5 Round 10: Nhlapo lands a cross. Nhlapo lands a right uppercut to the body followed by a left hook to the head. Keleku lands a jab followed by two straights to his opponents head. Keleku tries to land a cross, but Nhlapo sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut. Keleku advances into close range and manages to force Nhlapo into a neutral corner. Keleku lands a stinging left hook. Nhlapo is looking to keep his distance and lands with a stiff jab. Keleku sidesteps to the left of his opponent and is on target with a sharp jab. Keleku is on target with a left hook. Nhlapo steps to the outside and lands an overhand right. Keleku advances into close range. Nhlapo hits home with a solid right hook. Keleku closes the distance and lands a double left hook to his opponents head. Nhlapo is looking to keep his distance and is on target with a cross. Nhlapo is on target with a left hook. Nhlapo is looking to keep his distance and hits home with an overhand right. Round 10 Statistics Nhlapo: Jabs Thrown: 4 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 30 Power Shots Landed: 9 Head Shots Thrown: 28 Head Shots Landed: 10 Body Shots Thrown: 6 Body Shots Landed: 1 Keleku: Jabs Thrown: 6 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 29 Power Shots Landed: 6 Head Shots Thrown: 23 Head Shots Landed: 8 Body Shots Thrown: 12 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 11: Keleku closes the distance. Nhlapo drives a left hook into Keleku's ribs. Nhlapo tries to keep the action at long range. Keleku lands a firm cross. Keleku connects with a solid left hook. Keleku hits home with an overhand right. Keleku lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Nhlapo advances into close range and connects with a left hook. Keleku closes the distance. Nhlapo sidesteps to the right of his opponent and is on target with a right hook. Keleku closes the distance. Keleku quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and drives a left hook into his opponents body. Keleku is on target with a left hook to his opponents body. Keleku throws a short cross to the body, but lands low! The ref stops the action and gives Nhlapo time to recover. Keleku lands a cross, jab and an overhand right to his opponents head. Keleku closes the distance and digs in a left hook to Nhlapo's body. Nhlapo strikes his opponents body with a cross. Round 11 Statistics Nhlapo: Jabs Thrown: 1 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 16 Power Shots Landed: 4 Head Shots Thrown: 12 Head Shots Landed: 2 Body Shots Thrown: 5 Body Shots Landed: 2 Keleku: Jabs Thrown: 8 Jabs Landed: 3 Power Shots Thrown: 37 Power Shots Landed: 9 Head Shots Thrown: 33 Head Shots Landed: 9 Body Shots Thrown: 12 Body Shots Landed: 3 Round 12: Nhlapo steps to the outside. Keleku lands with a hard jab. Keleku lands a left hook to the head, a right hook to the body and a left hook to the head. Keleku is on target with a left hook to Nhlapo's ribs. Keleku advances into close range and lands a left hook. Nhlapo tries to keep the action at long range. Keleku lands two consecutive overhand rights to his opponents head. Keleku is looking to close the distance and manouvers Nhlapo onto the ropes. The two boxers are fighting in-close, but their heads clash! The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Nhlapo dabs at his face checking for damage. Nhlapo connects with a left hook. Keleku advances into close range. Keleku sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Nhlapo drives a left hook into Keleku's body. Keleku digs in a right hook to his opponents body. Nhlapo switches the action to the outside and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Keleku hits home with a left hook. Nhlapo steps away from his opponent and hits home with an overhand left. Keleku gets on the inside. Keleku sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands two right hooks to the body, and one to the head. Round 12 Statistics Nhlapo: Jabs Thrown: 2 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 17 Power Shots Landed: 5 Head Shots Thrown: 18 Head Shots Landed: 4 Body Shots Thrown: 1 Body Shots Landed: 1 Keleku: Jabs Thrown: 2 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 37 Power Shots Landed: 12 Head Shots Thrown: 25 Head Shots Landed: 10 Body Shots Thrown: 14 Body Shots Landed: 4 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: 9 - 10 9 - 10 9 - 10 Round 6 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 7 Scores: 9 - 10 9 - 10 9 - 10 Round 8 Scores: 9 - 10 9 - 10 9 - 10 Round 9 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 10 Scores: 10 - 10 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 11 Scores: 9 - 10 9 - 10 9 - 10 Round 12 Scores: 9 - 10 9 - 10 9 - 10 Final Scorecards: 111 - 118 111 - 117 111 - 117 The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Johannesburg, South Africa.... James Keleku Fight Statistics Nhlapo: Total Punches Thrown: 368 Total Punches Landed: 105 Total Head Shots Thrown: 246 Total Head Shots Landed: 76 Total Body Shots Thrown: 122 Total Body Shots Landed: 29 Total Power Shots Thrown: 343 Total Power Shots Landed: 97 Total Jabs Thrown: 25 Total Jabs Landed: 8 Keleku: Total Punches Thrown: 472 Total Punches Landed: 153 Total Head Shots Thrown: 323 Total Head Shots Landed: 104 Total Body Shots Thrown: 149 Total Body Shots Landed: 49 Total Power Shots Thrown: 411 Total Power Shots Landed: 129 Total Jabs Thrown: 61 Total Jabs Landed: 24
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