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08/06/2040
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Paulo Zulu vs John Kita

Boxing Daily Report from the Soweto Punch Pros promoted show at Popcocks Indoor Sports Arena, Johannesburg,  taking place on 26/05/2040:

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 6 round matchup are Paulo Zulu (5 - 1) who hails from East London, South Africa and John Kita(7 - 4 - 1) from Soweto, South Africa.  Zulu weighed in at 135 pounds, while Kita weighed in at 134 pounds And 14 ounces.  
The referee tonight is Arali Kessels, and the three ringside judges are Lemme Van der Linde, Kyan Majola and Kofi Magqwaka.  

Round 1: 

Zulu lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Zulu steps to the outside and lands a cross to the body, an overhand left to the head and a jab to the body.  
Zulu tries to keep the action at long range and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Zulu switches the action to the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Zulu steps away from his opponent.  Zulu sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a sharp jab.  
Zulu lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Zulu steps inside and lands a right uppercut to the head, a left hook to the body and a left hook to the head.  
Zulu switches the action to the outside and lands with a spiteful jab.  
Zulu lands a ramrod jab.  
Zulu is on target with an overhand left.  
Zulu feints a right hook, and then lands with a ramrod jab.  
Kita hits home with a cross.  
Zulu is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Zulu is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a stinging jab.  
Zulu lands a cross to the body, and then to the head.  Zulu throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Zulu steps to the outside and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Zulu snaps his opponents head back with a spiteful jab.  
Zulu switches the action to the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Zulu tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a solid jab.  
Zulu steps away from his opponent and hits home with a stinging jab.  
Zulu is looking to keep his distance and connects with a cross.  
Zulu is on target with a cross.  
Zulu lands a jab.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Kita's trainer is telling his fighter he needs to be more active or he's going to get outworked.  Kita's trainer is advising how he could stop so many clean shots getting through.  

Round 1 Statistics
Zulu: 
Jabs Thrown: 24                            
Jabs Landed: 20                            
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 38                            
Head Shots Landed: 28                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Kita: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 2: 

Kita hits home with a cross.  
Zulu lands a hard jab.  
Zulu switches the action to the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Zulu lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Zulu lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Kita pivots to the side of his opponent.  Zulu hits home with a spiteful jab.  
Zulu is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands with a hard jab.  
Zulu connects with a cross.  
Zulu is looking to keep his distance and lands an overhand left, jab and a cross to his opponents head.  
Zulu lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Zulu lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Zulu lands a cross to the body, and then to the head.  
Zulu tries to keep the action at long range and lands a cross.  
Kita finds the target with a jab.  
Zulu lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Zulu lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  Zulu attempts to land a jab, but Kita sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Zulu is on target with a solid jab.  
Zulu sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Zulu is on target with a hard jab.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Kita's trainer is advising how he could be more accurate.  

Round 2 Statistics
Zulu: 
Jabs Thrown: 27                            
Jabs Landed: 16                            
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 42                            
Head Shots Landed: 27                            
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Kita: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 3: 

Kita connects with a cross.  
Zulu is looking to close the distance and lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Zulu lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Zulu steps away from his opponent and lands a jab, cross and a jab to his opponents head.  
Zulu sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a stiff jab.  
Kita forces Zulu to retreat into a neutral corner.  Zulu lands with a stinging jab.  
Zulu tries to step out of his opponents range and hits home with a hard jab.  
Zulu steps away from his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Zulu gets on the inside and lands a left hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
Zulu steps away from his opponent and lands two straights followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Kita tries to keep the action at long range.  Kita sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Kita attempts to land a jab, but Zulu parries the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Zulu is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a jab.  
Zulu finds the target with a jab.  
Zulu hits the target with a ramrod jab.  
Zulu steps away from his opponent.  Zulu quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Zulu steps to the outside and snaps his opponents head back with a hard jab.  
Zulu is on target with a jab.  
Kita throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a sharp left hook to Kita's liver.  
Zulu steps away from his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Zulu is on target with a solid jab.  
Zulu hits home with a cross.  


Round 3 Statistics
Zulu: 
Jabs Thrown: 26                            
Jabs Landed: 18                            
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 44                            
Head Shots Landed: 28                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Kita: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 4: 

Zulu lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Zulu switches the action to the outside and finds the target with a jab.  
Kita is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Zulu feints a right, and then lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Zulu sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a jab.  
Zulu lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Kita tries to keep the action at long range and tries to land a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Zulu lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Zulu steps to the outside and lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Zulu lands with a ramrod jab.  
Zulu lands a jab, cross and a jab to his opponents head.  
Zulu sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Zulu steps away from his opponent and lands a cross followed by  two jabs to his opponents head.  
Zulu is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Zulu sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Kita is on target with a jab.  
Kita sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Kita attempts to land a cross, but Zulu parries the shot and counters with a cross.  
Kita tries to keep the action at long range.  Zulu hits home with an overhand right.  
Zulu hits the target with a hard jab.  
Zulu drives a hard jab into his opponents face.  
Zulu hits the target with a solid jab.  
Zulu steps to the outside and is on target with a jab.  
Zulu lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Zulu attempts to land a jab, but Kita blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Zulu lands a cross.  
At the end of Round 4, lets listen in on the corners...Zulu's trainer is telling his fighter he is winning comfortably and should get on his bike for the remainder of the fight.  

Round 4 Statistics
Zulu: 
Jabs Thrown: 25                            
Jabs Landed: 20                            
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 39                            
Head Shots Landed: 29                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Kita: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 10                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 11                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 5: 

Kita is not fighting as well as he'd like.   He turns Zulu and throws an uppercut into his opponents groin area!  The ref stops the action and tells Kita to keep his punches above the belt.  He gives Zulu time to recover.  
Zulu feints a left, and then hits home with a cross.  
Zulu lands a jab followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Zulu advances into close range and lands a left hook.  Zulu attempts to land a left uppercut, but Kita sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Zulu sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head.  
Kita switches the action to the outside.  Zulu lands an overhand right followed by  two jabs to his opponents head.  
Zulu closes the distance and connects with a right hook.  
Kita tries to step out of his opponents range.  Zulu hits home with an overhand right.  
Zulu is looking to close the distance and lands a left uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Zulu pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Zulu digs in a left uppercut to his opponents ribs.  
Zulu is looking to close the distance and lands two right hook's to the head followed by a left uppercut to the body.  
Zulu manages to force Kita onto the ropes.  Kita hits home with a left hook.  
Kita tries to keep the action at long range.  Zulu lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Zulu is looking to close the distance.  Kita digs in a left hook to his opponents liver.  
Zulu snaps his opponents head back with a hard jab.  
Zulu advances into close range and lands a right hook to the body followed by a left uppercut to the head.  
Zulu drives a spiteful jab into his opponents face.  
Zulu is on target with a left hook.  
At the end of Round 5, lets listen in on the corners...Kita's trainer is telling his fighter he must go to war on his opponent!  Kita's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 5 Statistics
Zulu: 
Jabs Thrown: 17                            
Jabs Landed: 10                            
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 17                            
Head Shots Thrown: 37                            
Head Shots Landed: 23                            
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Kita: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 12                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 6: 

Zulu lands two consecutive left uppercuts to his opponents head.  
Zulu digs in a solid left uppercut to Kita's body.  
Zulu closes the distance and connects with a right hook.  
Kita is looking to keep his distance.  Zulu lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Zulu is on target with a right hook to Kita's body.  
Zulu lands a right hook to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Kita throws a left hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Zulu quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and finds the target with a ramrod jab.  
Zulu advances into close range and lands a right uppercut to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  He then lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Zulu sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a ramrod jab.  
Zulu advances into close range.  Frustration is starting to boil over for Kita now.   He catches his opponent with what looks like an intentional butt!  The ref separates the two fighters and tells Kita to watch his head.  He gives Zulu a few minutes to recover.  
Zulu lands a left hook to the head, a left hook to the body and a right hook to the head.  
Zulu lands three consecutive left hooks to his opponents head.  
Kita quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Zulu lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Zulu lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Zulu closes the distance.  You can sense the frustration from Kita now.   He advances forward with head down and it catches Zulu in the face!  The ref halts the action and sends Zulu to the neutral corner.    He tells Kita to clean up his game.  The ref's patience seems to be wearing thin.  


Round 6 Statistics
Zulu: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 20                            
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 19                            
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 7                             

Kita: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 9                             
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 10                            
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


Final Scorecards: 60 - 54  60 - 54  60 - 54

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from East London, South Africa.... Paulo Zulu

Fight Statistics
Zulu: 
Total Punches Thrown: 265                           
Total Punches Landed: 175                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 228                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 154                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 37                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 21                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 139                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 85                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 126                           
Total Jabs Landed: 90                            

Kita: 
Total Punches Thrown: 120                           
Total Punches Landed: 12                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 99                            
Total Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 21                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 1                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 83                            
Total Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Total Jabs Thrown: 37                            
Total Jabs Landed: 3