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22/06/2044
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Hope Haruna vs Fagrie Manamela

Boxing Daily Report from the Skebenga Corp promoted show at Nasrec Indoor Arena, Johannesburg,  taking place on 16/06/2042:

Clearly Skebenga Corp 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.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 6 round matchup are Hope Haruna (5(3) - 0 - 1) who hails from Enugu, Nigeria and Fagrie Manamela(7(1) - 5(4)) from iBhayi, South Africa.  Both Haruna and Manamela weighed in at 147 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Tshepo Nqakula, and the three ringside judges are David Demuto, Phumelele Mkhize and Dave Luteka.  

Round 1: 

Haruna tries to keep the action at long range and is on target with a solid cross.  
Manamela quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Haruna lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  Haruna tries to land a right hook, but Manamela blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Manamela pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a right hook.  The two boxers are fighting in-close, but their heads clash!  The ref acknowledges the accidental headclash but allows the action to continue.    That accidental headbutt has resulted in some damage to Manamela.  That has caused minor swelling  around the left eye.  
Haruna steps to the outside and is on target with a cross.  
Haruna sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Manamela lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Haruna is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a straight 1 - 2.  He follows up the attack and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Manamela gets on the inside and walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Manamela pivots from in front of his opponent.  Manamela drives a sharp right uppercut into Haruna's body.  Manamela attempts to land a left hook, but Haruna blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut to Manamela's liver.  
Manamela pivots to the right of his opponent.  Haruna is on target with a left hook.  
Haruna lands a left uppercut to the body, and then to the head.  
Haruna tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a jab, cross and a jab to his opponents head.  
Manamela is looking to close the distance.  Manamela pivots from in front of his opponent and drives a sharp right uppercut into Haruna's ribcage.  
Haruna is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Haruna steps inside and lands a firm right hook.  
Manamela pivots from in front of his opponent.  Manamela attempts to land a left hook, but Haruna parries the shot and counters with a stinging left uppercut.  
Manamela digs in a solid left hook to Haruna's body.  
Haruna steps to the outside and throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a stinging left uppercut.  
Haruna hits home with a solid cross.  
Haruna lands with a ramrod jab.  
Manamela advances into close range and drives a firm left hook into his opponents ribs.  
Haruna is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Manamela throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a potent left hook.  MANAMELA IS HURT!  Manamela almost instantly gets his legs back. 
Manamela closes the distance and walks Haruna down, trapping him on the ropes.  Manamela lands a right uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  Manamela tries to land a left uppercut, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a firm cross.  
Manamela pivots to the left of his opponent.  Haruna is on target with a stinging left hook.  
Manamela pivots to the side of his opponent and hits home with a firm left hook.  
Haruna hits home with a firm cross.  Haruna tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Haruna lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Haruna connects with a stinging cross.  
Haruna tries to step out of his opponents range and is on target with a cross.  
Manamela advances into close range and manouvers Haruna onto the ropes.  Manamela sidesteps to the right of his opponent and hits home with a sharp left uppercut.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Haruna's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  Manamela's trainer is telling his fighter he is being outworked and needs to throw more.  

Round 1 Statistics
Haruna: 
Jabs Thrown: 14                            
Jabs Landed: 7                             
Power Shots Thrown: 47                            
Power Shots Landed: 24                            
Head Shots Thrown: 49                            
Head Shots Landed: 28                            
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Manamela: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 39                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 21                            
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Round 2: 

Haruna lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Haruna steps away from his opponent and is on target with a sharp cross.  
Manamela is looking to close the distance and lands a right hook to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Manamela gets on the inside.  Manamela pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a right hook to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Manamela closes the distance.  Haruna is on target with a right hook to Manamela's body.  
Haruna is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Haruna lands a straight 1 - 2.  He continues the combination and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Haruna lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head.  
Manamela pivots to the right of his opponent.  Haruna digs in a firm right hook to his opponents body.  
Haruna is looking to keep his distance and hits home with a firm cross.  Haruna attempts to land a cross, but Manamela blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Haruna lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Haruna closes the distance.  Manamela pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a left hook to the body, a right hook to the head and a left hook to the head.  
Haruna steps away from his opponent and drives a sharp jab into his opponents face.  Haruna tries to land a cross, but Manamela blocks the shot and counters with a solid left uppercut.  
Haruna switches the action to the outside.  Haruna sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Haruna is on target with a jab.  Haruna attempts to land a cross, but Manamela sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Haruna lands two jabs followed by an overhand left to his opponents head.  
Haruna switches the action to the outside and lands a solid cross to Manamela's body.  
Manamela gets on the inside.  Haruna hits home with a firm right uppercut.  
Manamela gets on the inside.  Manamela quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Haruna connects with a right uppercut.  As Haruna tries to work on the inside, the fighters heads come together!  The ref acknowledges the accidental headclash but allows the action to continue.  Manamela has been damaged by that accidental headbutt.  The foul has worsened the damage  around the left eye.  
Haruna throws a right uppercut, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Haruna tries to step out of his opponents range and is on target with a sharp cross.  
Manamela is looking to close the distance and walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Haruna lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Haruna lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Manamela pivots to the side of his opponent.  Haruna lands a right uppercut to the body followed by a left uppercut to the head.  
Manamela lands a right uppercut to the head followed by a left uppercut to the body.  
Manamela lands two left hooks to the body, and one to the head.  
Haruna connects with an overhand right.  
Manamela closes the distance.  Manamela pivots to the right of his opponent and is on target with a firm right hook to Haruna's ribs.  
Haruna steps to the outside and hits home with a cross.  
Haruna lands an overhand left, jab and an overhand right to his opponents head.  


Round 2 Statistics
Haruna: 
Jabs Thrown: 22                            
Jabs Landed: 14                            
Power Shots Thrown: 42                            
Power Shots Landed: 24                            
Head Shots Thrown: 52                            
Head Shots Landed: 31                            
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 7                             

Manamela: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 17                            
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 13                            
Body Shots Landed: 7                             

Round 3: 

Manamela is looking to close the distance and drives a right hook into his opponents body.  
Haruna hits home with an overhand left.  
Manamela steps inside and lands a right hook to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Manamela switches the action to the outside.  Haruna sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands two straights followed by an overhand left to his opponents head.  
Manamela is looking to close the distance and lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Manamela digs in a stinging left hook to his opponents body.  Manamela throws a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Haruna tries to keep the action at long range and connects with a solid overhand left.  
Manamela quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Haruna lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head.  He then lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Manamela steps inside.  Haruna connects with a left hook.  
Haruna switches the action to the outside and tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a solid left hook.  
Haruna connects with a solid cross.  
Haruna steps to the outside and hits home with a stinging jab.  Haruna tries to land a jab, but Manamela slips the shot and counters with a firm left uppercut.  
Manamela steps inside and forces Haruna to retreat onto the ropes.  Manamela drives a solid left uppercut into Haruna's body.  
Manamela lands a left uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  As Manamela tries to work on the inside, the fighters heads come together!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Haruna dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Manamela lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Haruna steps away from his opponent and lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Manamela advances into close range and lands a left uppercut followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
Manamela switches the action to the outside.  Haruna lands a jab followed by  two straights to his opponents head.  
Haruna tries to step out of his opponents range and attempts to land an overhand left, but Manamela sidesteps and counters with a stinging cross.  
Haruna lands a cross to the body, and then to the head.  He follows up the attack and lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Haruna advances into close range and lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Haruna attempts to land a cross, but Manamela sidesteps and counters with a firm right hook.  
Haruna hits home with a stinging cross.  
Haruna steps away from his opponent and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Haruna finds the target with a jab.  
Manamela is looking to close the distance.  Manamela sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Haruna is looking to keep his distance and is on target with a firm cross.  
Haruna snaps his opponents head back with a ramrod jab.  
At the end of Round 3, lets listen in on the corners...Manamela's trainer is advising how he could improve his defence.  

Round 3 Statistics
Haruna: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 7                             
Power Shots Thrown: 48                            
Power Shots Landed: 23                            
Head Shots Thrown: 56                            
Head Shots Landed: 29                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Manamela: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 38                            
Power Shots Landed: 19                            
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 21                            
Body Shots Landed: 9                             

Round 4: 

Manamela hits home with a cross.  
Manamela advances into close range.  Manamela sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Haruna lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Manamela is looking to close the distance and is on target with a left hook to Haruna's ribs.  Manamela attempts to land a right hook, but Haruna blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Haruna lands a stinging left hook.  
Haruna pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a right hook to the body followed by a jab to the head.  He then lands a right uppercut followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Haruna steps to the outside and lands three consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Manamela gets on the inside.  Manamela pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a left hook to the head followed by two left uppercut's to the body.  
Haruna steps away from his opponent and lands two straights followed by an overhand right to his opponents head.  Haruna attempts to land a jab, but Manamela sidesteps and counters with a firm cross.  
Haruna connects with a firm cross.  
Haruna lands a cross.  
Manamela steps inside and lands a right uppercut to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Haruna tries to keep the action at long range and lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Haruna finds the target with a jab.  
Manamela is looking to close the distance and hits home with a solid right hook.  
Haruna lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Manamela advances into close range.  Manamela pivots to the right of his opponent and drives a solid left hook into his opponents ribs.  
Manamela forces Haruna to retreat onto the ropes.  Haruna hits home with a stinging left uppercut.  Haruna throws a right uppercut, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a sharp left hook.  
Haruna steps away from his opponent and is on target with a HUGE cross.  MANAMELA IS DROPPED TO THE CANVAS!  He is back up on his feet at 5.  
Haruna tries to land a jab, but Manamela sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Manamela advances into close range and connects with a firm left hook.  
Haruna steps to the outside and attempts to land a cross, but Manamela slips the shot and counters with a solid left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Manamela forces Haruna to retreat onto the ropes.  Manamela lands a right uppercut.  Manamela tries to land a right hook, but Haruna blocks the shot and counters with a big right uppercut.  MANAMELA WAS STUNNED BY THAT SHOT!  Manamela recovers before his opponent can take advantage. 
Haruna lands a right uppercut.  
Haruna tries to step out of his opponents range.  Haruna quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a jab.  
Haruna hits home with an overhand left.  
Manamela closes the distance.  Haruna digs in a sharp right hook to Manamela's ribcage.  IT LOOKS LIKE MANAMELA WAS HURT BY THAT SHOT!  Haruna tries to land a left hook, but Manamela blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Haruna sees his opponent is hurt.  He's looking for the finish!  Haruna lands a right hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body, AND SENDS MANAMELA TO THE CANVAS!  He manages to get up at 4.  It looks like Manamela has now recovered from that earlier bodyshot.  


Round 4 Statistics
Haruna: 
Jabs Thrown: 14                            
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 48                            
Power Shots Landed: 24                            
Head Shots Thrown: 49                            
Head Shots Landed: 24                            
Body Shots Thrown: 13                            
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Manamela: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 35                            
Power Shots Landed: 16                            
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 16                            
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Round 5: 

Haruna lands a cross to the head, a cross to the body and a jab to the head.  
Manamela gets on the inside and drives a stinging right uppercut into Haruna's body.  
Haruna is looking to keep the action on the outside and finds the target with a jab.  
Haruna lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Haruna is looking to keep his distance and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Haruna lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head, AND DROPS MANAMELA!  He is on his feet as the count reaches 7.  Manamela recovers before his opponent can take advantage. 
Haruna lands a cross.  
Manamela advances into close range and lands a right hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Haruna tries to keep the action at long range and drives a solid cross into Manamela's body.  Haruna tries to land a jab, but Manamela blocks the shot and counters with a stinging left uppercut.  
Manamela sidesteps to the right of his opponent and is on target with a solid left uppercut to Haruna's body.  
Manamela steps inside and drives a left hook into Haruna's ribs.  
Haruna tries to step out of his opponents range.  Manamela sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Haruna lands a stiff jab.  
Manamela gets on the inside.  Haruna sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Manamela lands a right hook to the body followed by a right uppercut to the head.  Haruna ties up his opponent.  As they grapple, Haruna pushes his forearm into Manamela's face.  The ref halts the action and breaks the clinch.  He lectures Haruna about fouling.  
Haruna tries to step out of his opponents range and tries to land a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Haruna is on target with a stiff jab.  
Haruna connects with a cross.  
Manamela steps inside and hits home with a left hook.  Haruna holds on to his opponent.  As they grapple, Manamela pushes his forearm into Haruna's face.  The referee warns Manamela and breaks the clinch.  
Haruna tries to step out of his opponents range and lands with a stinging jab.  
Manamela closes the distance.  Haruna digs in a left hook to Manamela's ribs.  Haruna tries to land a right uppercut, but Manamela slips the shot and counters with a firm left hook to his opponents ribs.  
Manamela lands a firm right hook.  Haruna holds on to his opponent.  Manamela leans on his opponent using all his weight. The ref calls break and the two fighters separate.  
Manamela lands a left hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Manamela cuts off the ring, trapping Haruna on the ropes.  Haruna is on target with a SAVAGE right hook.  MANAMELA WAS STUNNED BY THAT SHOT!  
Haruna tries to step out of his opponents range.  Haruna is looking for the shot to finish his opponent.  Haruna lands a double right hook to his opponents head, AND MANAMELA IS DOWN!  He tries to rise but his legs dont respond...the count reaches 10!  The winner by KO is Haruna!  


Round 5 Statistics
Haruna: 
Jabs Thrown: 16                            
Jabs Landed: 7                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 38                            
Head Shots Landed: 18                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Manamela: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 8                             
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 16                            
Body Shots Landed: 9                             

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 - 7  10 - 7  10 - 7


Fight Statistics
Haruna: 
Total Punches Thrown: 290                           
Total Punches Landed: 150                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 244                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 130                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 46                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 20                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 211                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 109                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 79                            
Total Jabs Landed: 41                            

Manamela: 
Total Punches Thrown: 171                           
Total Punches Landed: 80                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 84                            
Total Head Shots Landed: 43                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 87                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 37                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 167                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 80                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Total Jabs Landed: 0