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Naeem Assiful vs Thulani Shabangu
Boxing Daily Report from the South African Boxers promoted show at Pretoria Rahman, Pretoria, taking place on 15/04/2044: 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 final eliminator for the South Africa Lightweight 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 Naeem Assiful (30(1) - 16(10) - 1) who hails from Pretoria, South Africa and Thulani Shabangu(35(2) - 20(11) - 1) from Johannesburg, South Africa. Both Assiful and Shabangu weighed in at 135 pounds. The referee tonight is David Pienaar, and the three ringside judges are Lemme Van der Linde, Michael Karabaja and Quaashie Duncan. Round 1: Shabangu is on target with a jab. Assiful drives a left uppercut into Shabangu's body. Shabangu hits home with a hard jab. Shabangu throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut. Assiful finds the target with a stiff jab. Shabangu tries to keep the action at long range. Assiful throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut. Shabangu tries to keep the action at long range and connects with a cross. Assiful tries to land a left hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook to Assiful's body. Assiful gets on the inside. Shabangu connects with a right hook. Shabangu throws a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut. Assiful sidesteps to the left of his opponent and is on target with a stinging cross. Shabangu drives a left hook into Assiful's body. Assiful connects with a right uppercut. Shabangu tries to land a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook. Shabangu lands with a solid jab. At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Shabangu's trainer is suggesting ways of getting through to his opponent. Round 1 Statistics Assiful: Jabs Thrown: 2 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 18 Power Shots Landed: 6 Head Shots Thrown: 16 Head Shots Landed: 6 Body Shots Thrown: 4 Body Shots Landed: 1 Shabangu: Jabs Thrown: 10 Jabs Landed: 3 Power Shots Thrown: 18 Power Shots Landed: 5 Head Shots Thrown: 24 Head Shots Landed: 6 Body Shots Thrown: 4 Body Shots Landed: 2 Round 2: Shabangu is looking to keep his distance and is on target with a jab. Assiful hits home with a stinging left hook. Assiful steps inside. Shabangu sidesteps to the left of his opponent and is on target with a left uppercut to his opponents body. Assiful gets on the inside. Assiful pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a right uppercut. Shabangu steps to the outside and attempts to land a jab, but Assiful sidesteps and counters with a cross. Assiful gets on the inside and is on target with a left uppercut. Assiful throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook. Assiful pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a right hook. Assiful closes the distance and throws a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross. Shabangu pivots to the right of his opponent. Assiful is on target with a firm left hook. Assiful tries to land a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut. Assiful gets on the inside and lands a left hook. Assiful attempts to land a right hook, but Shabangu slips the shot and counters with a left hook. Assiful advances into close range and tries to land a left hook, but Shabangu dodges the shot and counters with a cross. Assiful lands two left hooks followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head. Shabangu lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head. Assiful walks Shabangu down, trapping him on the ropes. Shabangu lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body. Assiful is looking to close the distance and lands a right uppercut. Shabangu digs in a left hook to Assiful's liver. Shabangu lands a jab. Assiful attempts to land a jab, but Shabangu sidesteps and counters with a left hook. Assiful hits home with a cross. At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Assiful's trainer is advising how he could be more accurate. Shabangu's trainer is passing on some tactical advice. Round 2 Statistics Assiful: Jabs Thrown: 5 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 39 Power Shots Landed: 12 Head Shots Thrown: 36 Head Shots Landed: 12 Body Shots Thrown: 8 Body Shots Landed: 0 Shabangu: Jabs Thrown: 7 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 25 Power Shots Landed: 12 Head Shots Thrown: 24 Head Shots Landed: 9 Body Shots Thrown: 8 Body Shots Landed: 5 Round 3: Assiful advances into close range. Shabangu drives a right hook into Assiful's body. Shabangu hits home with a right hook. Assiful lands a cross followed by a left hook to his opponents body. Shabangu is looking to keep his distance and is on target with a jab. Shabangu tries to land an overhand right, but Assiful dodges the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Shabangu quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and hits home with a left hook. Assiful lands a left hook. Assiful hits home with a left uppercut. Assiful steps inside and lands a left hook. Assiful advances into close range and throws a left hook, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a right hook. Shabangu throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a stinging right hook. Assiful is looking to close the distance and connects with a left uppercut. Assiful is on target with a right uppercut. Assiful advances into close range and lands a left uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents head. Assiful pivots to the side of his opponent. Shabangu attempts to land a right hook, but Assiful blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Shabangu attempts to land a jab, but Assiful blocks the shot and counters with a cross. Shabangu walks Assiful down, trapping him in the corner. Assiful is on target with a jab. Round 3 Statistics Assiful: Jabs Thrown: 10 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 23 Power Shots Landed: 13 Head Shots Thrown: 30 Head Shots Landed: 13 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 2 Shabangu: Jabs Thrown: 5 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 20 Power Shots Landed: 4 Head Shots Thrown: 16 Head Shots Landed: 4 Body Shots Thrown: 9 Body Shots Landed: 1 Round 4: Assiful cuts off the ring, trapping Shabangu in a corner. Assiful lands a left uppercut. Assiful hits home with a left hook. Assiful is on target with a stinging cross. Assiful steps inside. Shabangu sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a left uppercut. Assiful digs in a sharp right uppercut to Shabangu's body. Assiful sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Shabangu lands a right hook. Assiful is on target with a jab. Shabangu lands a left hook to the body followed by a jab to the head. Shabangu tries to step out of his opponents range. Shabangu quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Assiful hits the target with a solid jab. Assiful advances into close range and cuts off the ring, trapping Shabangu on the ropes. Assiful connects with a left hook. Shabangu is looking to keep the action on the outside. Assiful lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Shabangu pivots to the right of his opponent. Shabangu attempts to land a left hook, but Assiful sidesteps and counters with a right hook. Shabangu strikes his opponents body with a jab. Shabangu throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut. Shabangu lands a right hook to the head, a right uppercut to the body and a left hook to the body. Shabangu sidesteps to the right of his opponent and drives a left hook into his opponents body. Assiful closes the distance. Shabangu is on target with a left hook to his opponents body. Shabangu throws a right hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook to Shabangu's ribs. Assiful lands a straight 1 - 2. Round 4 Statistics Assiful: Jabs Thrown: 6 Jabs Landed: 4 Power Shots Thrown: 32 Power Shots Landed: 11 Head Shots Thrown: 26 Head Shots Landed: 12 Body Shots Thrown: 12 Body Shots Landed: 3 Shabangu: Jabs Thrown: 10 Jabs Landed: 4 Power Shots Thrown: 28 Power Shots Landed: 8 Head Shots Thrown: 26 Head Shots Landed: 6 Body Shots Thrown: 12 Body Shots Landed: 6 Round 5: Assiful closes the distance and tries to land a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross. Assiful hits home with a sharp cross. Assiful throws a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut. Assiful drives a solid cross into his opponents body. Assiful is looking to close the distance. Assiful sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Shabangu is on target with a left hook. Assiful connects with a cross. Shabangu tries to keep the action at long range and attempts to land a jab, but Assiful blocks the shot and counters with a firm right hook. Shabangu walks his opponent onto the ropes. Assiful drives a left hook into his opponents body. Assiful is on target with a cross. Assiful steps inside. Shabangu quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Assiful is on target with a sharp left hook. Shabangu hits home with a left hook. Shabangu connects with a cross. Shabangu hits home with a left uppercut. Assiful steps inside. Shabangu connects with a right hook. Assiful digs in a left hook to Shabangu's ribs. Round 5 Statistics Assiful: Jabs Thrown: 11 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 29 Power Shots Landed: 8 Head Shots Thrown: 32 Head Shots Landed: 5 Body Shots Thrown: 8 Body Shots Landed: 4 Shabangu: Jabs Thrown: 4 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 25 Power Shots Landed: 7 Head Shots Thrown: 24 Head Shots Landed: 7 Body Shots Thrown: 5 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 6: Assiful gets on the inside. Shabangu throws a right uppercut, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a firm left hook to Shabangu's body. Shabangu attempts to land a cross, but Assiful sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut. Assiful digs in a left hook to Shabangu's liver. Shabangu is on target with a right hook. Shabangu throws a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook. Assiful closes the distance and forces Shabangu to retreat into the blue corner. Assiful lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head. Shabangu hits the target with a stinging jab. Shabangu throws a cross, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a cross. Shabangu lands a jab followed by two left hooks to his opponents head. Assiful closes the distance and lands a right hook to the head followed by a left hook to the body. Assiful tries to land a left uppercut, but Shabangu blocks the shot and counters with a left hook. Shabangu lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head. Shabangu lands a cross to the body followed by a jab to the head. Shabangu tries to land a right hook, but Assiful parries the shot and counters with a right hook. Shabangu throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Assiful pivots to the left of his opponent. Shabangu lands a straight 1 - 2. Shabangu lands a jab. Shabangu tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut. Assiful advances into close range and hits home with a right hook. Assiful connects with a right hook. Shabangu pivots to the left of his opponent and hits the target with a hard jab. Round 6 Statistics Assiful: Jabs Thrown: 1 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 29 Power Shots Landed: 14 Head Shots Thrown: 22 Head Shots Landed: 11 Body Shots Thrown: 8 Body Shots Landed: 3 Shabangu: Jabs Thrown: 12 Jabs Landed: 6 Power Shots Thrown: 30 Power Shots Landed: 8 Head Shots Thrown: 31 Head Shots Landed: 12 Body Shots Thrown: 11 Body Shots Landed: 2 Round 7: Assiful lands a double right hook to his opponents head. Shabangu is on target with a cross to his opponents body. Assiful closes the distance. Shabangu tries to land a left uppercut, but Assiful sidesteps and counters with a cross. Shabangu steps away from his opponent and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Shabangu lands a spiteful jab. Shabangu pivots from in front of his opponent. Assiful hits home with a solid jab. Assiful steps inside and hits home with a right hook. Shabangu pivots to the right of his opponent. Shabangu throws a left hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a stinging left uppercut to Shabangu's body. Shabangu hits home with a ramrod jab. Shabangu attempts to land a cross, but Assiful sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut to Shabangu's ribs. Shabangu is looking to keep his distance. Assiful connects with an overhand right. Assiful pivots to the side of his opponent and is on target with a right hook. Assiful finds the target with a jab. Assiful gets on the inside. Shabangu drives a left hook into Assiful's body. Assiful steps inside and drives a right uppercut into Shabangu's body. Assiful lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head. Shabangu lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head. Shabangu tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut. Assiful tries to land a jab, but Shabangu blocks the shot and counters with a cross. Assiful is looking to close the distance. Shabangu hits home with a right hook. Shabangu is looking to keep the action on the outside. Assiful connects with an overhand right. Assiful gets on the inside. Assiful pivots to the side of his opponent and drives a left hook into his opponents body. Round 7 Statistics Assiful: Jabs Thrown: 11 Jabs Landed: 4 Power Shots Thrown: 33 Power Shots Landed: 14 Head Shots Thrown: 35 Head Shots Landed: 14 Body Shots Thrown: 9 Body Shots Landed: 4 Shabangu: Jabs Thrown: 9 Jabs Landed: 6 Power Shots Thrown: 21 Power Shots Landed: 5 Head Shots Thrown: 26 Head Shots Landed: 9 Body Shots Thrown: 4 Body Shots Landed: 2 Round 8: Assiful sidesteps to the left of his opponent and connects with a right uppercut. Assiful closes the distance and connects with a left hook. Assiful advances into close range. Assiful pivots from in front of his opponent and hits home with a right hook. Assiful is on target with a left uppercut. Assiful drives a left hook into his opponents ribs. Assiful sidesteps to the left of his opponent and hits home with a firm left hook. Assiful steps inside and connects with a left hook. Assiful closes the distance. Shabangu pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a left uppercut to the head followed by a left hook to the body. Shabangu steps to the outside and tries to land a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut. Shabangu is looking to keep his distance. Shabangu quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Assiful lands a double jab to his opponents head. Assiful sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Assiful gets on the inside and throws a right hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook. Assiful walks Shabangu down, trapping him on the ropes. Assiful lands a stinging right hook. Assiful tries to land a left uppercut, but Shabangu slips the shot and counters with a right hook. Round 8 Statistics Assiful: Jabs Thrown: 12 Jabs Landed: 4 Power Shots Thrown: 24 Power Shots Landed: 10 Head Shots Thrown: 32 Head Shots Landed: 13 Body Shots Thrown: 4 Body Shots Landed: 1 Shabangu: Jabs Thrown: 4 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 11 Power Shots Landed: 4 Head Shots Thrown: 12 Head Shots Landed: 3 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 1 Round 9: Assiful is looking to close the distance. As Assiful tries to work on the inside, the fighters heads come together! The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Shabangu dabs at his face checking for damage. Assiful pivots to the left of his opponent. Assiful digs in a stinging right hook to his opponents ribcage. Assiful attempts to land a left hook, but Shabangu parries the shot and counters with a right hook. Shabangu digs in a left hook to Assiful's liver. Shabangu throws a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook to his opponents body. Shabangu feints a jab, but Assiful does not fall for it and responds with a cross. Assiful advances into close range and lands a left hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head. Shabangu throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a stinging right uppercut. Assiful hits home with a left hook. Assiful gets on the inside and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head. Shabangu sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Assiful lands a left hook. Shabangu steps to the outside. Assiful quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and hits home with an overhand right. Shabangu throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a solid left uppercut. Assiful is looking to close the distance and digs in a stinging right hook to Shabangu's body. Assiful throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Assiful hits home with a cross. Shabangu hits home with a cross. Shabangu strikes his opponents body with a cross. Shabangu pivots to the left of his opponent. Shabangu hits home with a left uppercut. Shabangu attempts to land a jab, but Assiful blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut to his opponents liver. Round 9 Statistics Assiful: Jabs Thrown: 4 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 26 Power Shots Landed: 15 Head Shots Thrown: 24 Head Shots Landed: 11 Body Shots Thrown: 6 Body Shots Landed: 4 Shabangu: Jabs Thrown: 7 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 22 Power Shots Landed: 6 Head Shots Thrown: 23 Head Shots Landed: 4 Body Shots Thrown: 6 Body Shots Landed: 2 Round 10: Assiful gets on the inside and lands a left hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head. Assiful is looking to close the distance and drives a right hook into Shabangu's ribs. Shabangu digs in a right hook to Assiful's body. Assiful gets on the inside and hits home with a left uppercut. Shabangu steps to the outside. Assiful throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut. Assiful lands a left uppercut to the head, a left hook to the head and a left hook to the body. Assiful lands a right hook to the head followed by a left uppercut to the body. Shabangu finds the target with a jab. Assiful advances into close range and lands a right hook. Assiful pivots to the left of his opponent and connects with a cross. Assiful lands a sharp left hook. Assiful steps inside and lands a sharp left uppercut. Shabangu is on target with a left uppercut to Assiful's body. Assiful is looking to close the distance and lands a left hook to the body followed by a left uppercut to the head. Assiful digs in a stinging left uppercut to Shabangu's ribs. Round 10 Statistics Assiful: Jabs Thrown: 10 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 34 Power Shots Landed: 16 Head Shots Thrown: 33 Head Shots Landed: 13 Body Shots Thrown: 11 Body Shots Landed: 5 Shabangu: Jabs Thrown: 3 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 12 Power Shots Landed: 3 Head Shots Thrown: 10 Head Shots Landed: 2 Body Shots Thrown: 5 Body Shots Landed: 2 Round 11: Assiful lands a jab followed by a left hook to his opponents head. Assiful steps inside. Shabangu connects with a left hook. Shabangu lands with a stinging jab. Assiful gets on the inside. Shabangu hits home with a right hook. Assiful steps inside and lands two left hooks to the body, and one to the head. Shabangu is on target with a solid jab. Shabangu feints a left, and then throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook. Assiful finds the target with a jab. Shabangu lands a left hook to the head, a right hook to the body and a cross to the head. Shabangu drives a right hook into Assiful's body. Assiful steps inside and connects with a left hook. At the end of Round 11, lets listen in on the corners...Assiful's trainer is passing on some tactical advice. Round 11 Statistics Assiful: Jabs Thrown: 3 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 15 Power Shots Landed: 6 Head Shots Thrown: 13 Head Shots Landed: 6 Body Shots Thrown: 5 Body Shots Landed: 2 Shabangu: Jabs Thrown: 6 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 18 Power Shots Landed: 6 Head Shots Thrown: 17 Head Shots Landed: 6 Body Shots Thrown: 7 Body Shots Landed: 2 Round 12: Assiful attempts to land a left uppercut, but Shabangu slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut. Assiful quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and is on target with a left uppercut. Assiful hits home with a cross. Assiful lands a left uppercut followed by a jab to his opponents head. Shabangu steps to the outside. Assiful connects with an overhand right. Assiful is on target with a jab. Shabangu switches the action to the outside. Shabangu quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and hits the target with a sharp jab. Assiful lands a stiff jab. Shabangu feints a jab, but Assiful ignores the feint and is on target with a left uppercut. Shabangu is on target with a cross. Assiful lands a double right hook to his opponents head. Shabangu sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Assiful connects with a right hook. Assiful advances into close range. Assiful quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and is on target with a right hook to Shabangu's body. Round 12 Statistics Assiful: Jabs Thrown: 10 Jabs Landed: 3 Power Shots Thrown: 22 Power Shots Landed: 9 Head Shots Thrown: 26 Head Shots Landed: 11 Body Shots Thrown: 6 Body Shots Landed: 1 Shabangu: Jabs Thrown: 5 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 10 Power Shots Landed: 2 Head Shots Thrown: 14 Head Shots Landed: 4 Body Shots Thrown: 1 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 1 Scores: 9 - 10 9 - 10 9 - 10 Round 2 Scores: 9 - 10 9 - 10 9 - 10 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 Round 7 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 8 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 9 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 10 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 11 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 12 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Final Scorecards: 118 - 110 118 - 110 118 - 110 The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Pretoria, South Africa.... Naeem Assiful Fight Statistics Assiful: Total Punches Thrown: 409 Total Punches Landed: 157 Total Head Shots Thrown: 325 Total Head Shots Landed: 127 Total Body Shots Thrown: 84 Total Body Shots Landed: 30 Total Power Shots Thrown: 324 Total Power Shots Landed: 134 Total Jabs Thrown: 85 Total Jabs Landed: 23 Shabangu: Total Punches Thrown: 322 Total Punches Landed: 97 Total Head Shots Thrown: 247 Total Head Shots Landed: 72 Total Body Shots Thrown: 75 Total Body Shots Landed: 25 Total Power Shots Thrown: 240 Total Power Shots Landed: 70 Total Jabs Thrown: 82 Total Jabs Landed: 27
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