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25/02/2042
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Mark Van der Knaap vs Athenkosi Masango

Boxing Daily Report from the South African Boxing Kingdom promoted show at Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town,  taking place on 29/01/2042:

Clearly South African Boxing Kingdom have made a mistake booking this venue with less than half the tickets sold, including those handed out as prizes by Boxing Daily.  
Next up we have one of the supporting contests of this show.  On the line tonight is the Southern African Flyweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 12 round matchup are Mark Van der Knaap (12(7) - 0) who hails from Durban, South Africa and Athenkosi Masango(16 - 11(6)) from Khayelitsha, South Africa.  Both Van der Knaap and Masango weighed in at 112 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Madisha Mini, and the three ringside judges are Colin Ntuli, Oringo Arthur and Rob Ndombe.  

Round 1: 

Masango gets on the inside.  Van der Knaap throws a short cross to the body, but lands low!  The ref ignores Masango's complaints and signals for the action to continue.  
Van der Knaap lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Masango is looking to close the distance and lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Masango throws a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a stinging cross.  
Van der Knaap tries to keep the action at long range and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Masango throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Masango is looking to close the distance and hits home with a left hook.  
Van der Knaap tries to step out of his opponents range and strikes his opponents body with a jab.  
Masango hits home with a right uppercut.  
Masango steps inside and hits home with a left hook.  Masango throws a left hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a sharp right uppercut.  
Van der Knaap steps away from his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Van der Knaap lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Masango connects with a left hook.  
Van der Knaap steps to the outside and connects with a firm cross.  
Masango gets on the inside.  Van der Knaap is on target with a solid right hook.  
Masango gets on the inside.  Van der Knaap pivots from in front of his opponent and is on target with a left uppercut.  
Masango steps away from his opponent.  Van der Knaap lands two jabs followed by an overhand left to his opponents head.  
Van der Knaap finds the target with a jab.  
Van der Knaap switches the action to the outside and lands a cross to the body, a cross to the head and a jab to the head.  
Van der Knaap lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  He continues the combination and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Masango steps inside and is on target with a left hook.  
Masango walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Van der Knaap is on target with a left hook to Masango's body.  Van der Knaap attempts to land a left hook, but Masango sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Van der Knaap lands with a hard jab.  
Van der Knaap lands a jab to the head, a cross to the head and a jab to the body.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Van der Knaap's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  Masango's trainer is telling his fighter he is being outworked and needs to throw more.  Masango's trainer is advising how he could improve his defence.  

Round 1 Statistics
Van der Knaap: 
Jabs Thrown: 18                            
Jabs Landed: 15                            
Power Shots Thrown: 35                            
Power Shots Landed: 16                            
Head Shots Thrown: 45                            
Head Shots Landed: 27                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Masango: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 2: 

Van der Knaap lands a stinging left hook.  
Van der Knaap steps to the outside and hits the target with a spiteful jab.  
Masango gets on the inside and lands two left uppercuts to the body, and one to the head.  
Masango forces Van der Knaap to retreat onto the ropes.  Van der Knaap connects with a left hook.  
Masango lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Masango gets on the inside.  Van der Knaap lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Van der Knaap feints a cross, and then lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Van der Knaap hits home with a cross.  
Masango advances into close range.  Van der Knaap digs in a stinging left uppercut to his opponents ribs.  
Van der Knaap lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Van der Knaap lands a cross to Masango's body.  
Van der Knaap lands with a hard jab.  
Van der Knaap tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Van der Knaap lands with a hard jab.  
Van der Knaap sidesteps to the right of his opponent and hits the target with a ramrod jab.  
Van der Knaap lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Van der Knaap lands a jab.  
Van der Knaap is on target with a solid cross.  
Masango tries to land a jab, but Van der Knaap slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut to Masango's body.  
Masango throws an overhand right, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a sharp right uppercut.  
Van der Knaap lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Van der Knaap steps away from his opponent and lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Masango's trainer is advising how he could improve the accuracy of his work.  

Round 2 Statistics
Van der Knaap: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 11                            
Power Shots Thrown: 34                            
Power Shots Landed: 16                            
Head Shots Thrown: 34                            
Head Shots Landed: 23                            
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Masango: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 3: 

Van der Knaap throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Van der Knaap lands a ramrod jab.  
Van der Knaap is on target with a firm left hook to Masango's liver.  
Van der Knaap feints a right hook, and then lands a double jab to his opponents head.  He continues the combination and lands a jab, overhand left and a cross to his opponents head.  
Van der Knaap lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Van der Knaap lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Masango is looking to keep his distance.  Van der Knaap lands two straights followed by an overhand left to his opponents head.  
Van der Knaap lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Van der Knaap throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a sharp cross.  
Van der Knaap lands a spiteful jab.  
Van der Knaap steps away from his opponent and is on target with a sharp cross.  
Van der Knaap finds the target with a hard jab.  
Van der Knaap tries to step out of his opponents range and finds the target with a jab.  
Van der Knaap lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Masango steps inside and connects with a stinging right hook.  
Masango manouvers Van der Knaap onto the ropes.  Masango pivots to the left of his opponent and connects with a solid cross.  
Van der Knaap is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Van der Knaap steps to the outside and lands with a stiff jab.  
Van der Knaap lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Van der Knaap lands a spiteful jab.  
Masango digs in a right hook to his opponents body.  


Round 3 Statistics
Van der Knaap: 
Jabs Thrown: 19                            
Jabs Landed: 12                            
Power Shots Thrown: 41                            
Power Shots Landed: 16                            
Head Shots Thrown: 50                            
Head Shots Landed: 27                            
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Masango: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 4: 

Van der Knaap steps to the outside and lands a solid jab.  Van der Knaap throws a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Van der Knaap tries to step out of his opponents range.  Masango lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Van der Knaap hits home with a hard jab.  
Masango gets on the inside and lands a right hook.  Masango tries to land a left hook, but Van der Knaap slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Masango is looking to keep his distance and throws a cross, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a stinging cross.  
Masango hits home with a cross.  
Masango advances into close range and throws a left uppercut, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Van der Knaap is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  He follows up the attack and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Masango advances into close range and lands a left hook.  
Van der Knaap steps away from his opponent and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Masango steps inside.  Van der Knaap hits home with a right hook.  
Masango steps away from his opponent.  Van der Knaap strikes his opponents body with a jab.  
Van der Knaap steps away from his opponent and is on target with a spiteful jab.  
Van der Knaap lands with a ramrod jab.  
Van der Knaap sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a jab followed by a cross to his opponents body.  
Van der Knaap lands a jab to his opponents body.  
Masango steps inside.  Van der Knaap drives a left hook into his opponents body.  
Van der Knaap lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Van der Knaap hits the target with a solid jab.  
Masango advances into close range and lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  


Round 4 Statistics
Van der Knaap: 
Jabs Thrown: 16                            
Jabs Landed: 13                            
Power Shots Thrown: 37                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 44                            
Head Shots Landed: 17                            
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Masango: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 33                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 39                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 5: 

Masango sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Van der Knaap attempts to land a cross, but Masango sidesteps and counters with a sharp cross.  
Van der Knaap is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  THAT HURT HIS OPPONENT!  
Masango steps inside and connects with a firm left hook.  
Masango now appears to have recovered from that earlier shot.  
Masango gets on the inside and lands a left hook.  
Van der Knaap tries to keep the action at long range and lands two jabs to the body, and one to the head.  Van der Knaap throws a cross, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Masango strikes his opponents body with a cross.  
Van der Knaap drives a hard jab into his opponents face.  Van der Knaap throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Masango is looking to close the distance and lands a right uppercut followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Van der Knaap lands with a spiteful jab.  
Masango is looking to close the distance and forces Van der Knaap to retreat into a corner.  Masango lands a right uppercut to the body, and then to the head.  He follows up the attack and lands a right hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Masango is looking to close the distance and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Masango lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Van der Knaap steps away from his opponent and connects with a cross.  
Van der Knaap lands an overhand left followed by  two jabs to his opponents head.  Van der Knaap attempts to land a cross, but Masango sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Masango throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a sharp cross.  
Masango is looking to close the distance and hits home with a sharp left hook.  
Van der Knaap attempts to land a left hook, but Masango sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Van der Knaap lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  He follows up the attack and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Masango is on target with a sharp left hook.  
Masango is looking to keep his distance.  Van der Knaap lands a cross followed by  two jabs to his opponents head.  Van der Knaap tries to land a cross, but Masango blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Van der Knaap sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a jab.  


Round 5 Statistics
Van der Knaap: 
Jabs Thrown: 16                            
Jabs Landed: 12                            
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 34                            
Head Shots Landed: 19                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Masango: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 19                            
Head Shots Thrown: 38                            
Head Shots Landed: 20                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 6: 

Masango is looking to close the distance.  Masango sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Van der Knaap digs in a powerful right uppercut to his opponents ribcage.  MASANGO IS HURT!  Masango quickly recovers. 
Van der Knaap is looking to keep his distance and lands a jab.  
Van der Knaap lands a straight 1 - 2.  Van der Knaap throws an overhand left, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Van der Knaap lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Masango lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Masango steps inside and lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Masango switches the action to the outside.  Van der Knaap lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Van der Knaap lands with a spiteful jab.  
Van der Knaap sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  He then lands a cross followed by  two jabs to his opponents head.  
Van der Knaap is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a solid cross.  
Van der Knaap steps to the outside and lands a cross to the body, and then to the head.  
Van der Knaap lands a straight 1 - 2.  THAT HURT HIS OPPONENT!  Masango recovers before his opponent can take advantage. 
Masango throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Masango steps inside and manages to force Van der Knaap onto the ropes.  Masango quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a right hook.  
Masango steps inside.  Van der Knaap lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Masango is looking to close the distance.  Van der Knaap pivots from in front of his opponent and hits home with a right uppercut.  
Masango steps away from his opponent.  Van der Knaap drives a jab into his opponents body.  
Van der Knaap lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Van der Knaap steps to the outside and lands an overhand left, cross and a jab to his opponents head.  HE HAS HIS OPPONENT IN TROUBLE!  
Some sustained pressure from Van der Knaap could be enough to finish Masango!  Van der Knaap lands a HUGE right uppercut.  MASANGO IS DROPPED TO THE CANVAS!  HE IS STILL STRUGGLING TO HIS FEET AS THE COUNT REACHES 10!  The winner by KO is Van der Knaap!  


Round 6 Statistics
Van der Knaap: 
Jabs Thrown: 16                            
Jabs Landed: 13                            
Power Shots Thrown: 30                            
Power Shots Landed: 17                            
Head Shots Thrown: 39                            
Head Shots Landed: 26                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Masango: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 12                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
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: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10


Fight Statistics
Van der Knaap: 
Total Punches Thrown: 296                           
Total Punches Landed: 158                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 246                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 139                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 50                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 19                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 199                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 82                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 97                            
Total Jabs Landed: 76                            

Masango: 
Total Punches Thrown: 184                           
Total Punches Landed: 54                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 162                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 50                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 22                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 4                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 139                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 51                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 45                            
Total Jabs Landed: 3