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12/01/2046
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Simba Gumede vs Leighton Botha

Boxing Daily Report from the African Boxing Kingdom promoted show at UJ Stadium, Johannesburg,  taking place on 22/09/2045:

Clearly 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 is the main event of the show.  This is a mandatory fight for the Southern African Light Flyweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 12 round matchup are Simba Gumede (28(3) - 1(1)) who hails from Soweto, South Africa and Leighton Botha(13 - 9 - 1 - 1(NC)) from Mitchells Plain, South Africa.  Gumede weighed in at 107 pounds And 5 ounces, while Botha weighed in at 108 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Luvolwethu Khumalo, and the three ringside judges are Siphelele Nhlapo, Rob Bakwamba and Arali Kessels.  

Round 1: 

Gumede digs in a stinging left hook to Botha's ribs.  
Gumede pivots to the left of his opponent.  Botha digs in a left hook to Gumede's body.  
Botha drives a cross into his opponents body.  
Botha attempts to land a jab, but Gumede dodges the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Gumede lands a jab.  
Gumede lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Botha throws a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut to Botha's body.  
Gumede lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Botha hits home with a left hook.  
Gumede lands a right hook to the body, a left hook to the head and a right hook to the head.  
Gumede walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Botha attempts to land a right uppercut, but Gumede slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Botha attempts to land a left hook, but Gumede parries the shot and counters with a cross.  
Botha connects with a left hook.  
Gumede advances into close range.  Botha is on target with a stinging left uppercut.  
Botha pivots to the right of his opponent.  Gumede lands a hard jab.  
Gumede steps inside.  Gumede pivots to the right of his opponent and lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Gumede lands a left uppercut.  
Gumede steps inside.  Gumede quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and is on target with a sharp right hook.  
Gumede lands with a hard jab.  
Gumede lands a jab, right hook and a jab to his opponents head.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Botha's trainer is advising how he could be more accurate.  Botha's trainer is telling his fighter he is being outworked and needs to throw more.  Botha's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 1 Statistics
Gumede: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 7                             
Power Shots Thrown: 32                            
Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Head Shots Thrown: 38                            
Head Shots Landed: 19                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Botha: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 2: 

Gumede is looking to close the distance.  Botha hits home with a right hook.  
Gumede lands a left uppercut to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Botha attempts to land a right uppercut, but Gumede blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Gumede lands a spiteful jab.  Gumede attempts to land a jab, but Botha blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Gumede gets on the inside and drives a solid left uppercut into his opponents body.  
Botha is on target with a cross.  
Gumede closes the distance and lands a left hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Gumede walks Botha onto the ropes.  Gumede sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Gumede connects with a right hook.  
Gumede is looking to close the distance and hits home with a solid left hook.  
Botha connects with a cross.  
Gumede gets on the inside and forces Botha to back into the ropes.  Gumede lands a right hook followed by  two left hooks to his opponents head.  
Botha tries to land a right hook, but Gumede sidesteps and counters with a solid left hook.  
Gumede hits home with a left hook.  
Gumede lands with a stiff jab.  
Botha walks Gumede down, trapping him on the ropes.  Gumede throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Gumede lands a hard jab.  
Botha manages to force Gumede onto the ropes.  Botha lands a cross.  
Gumede lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Gumede lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Gumede advances into close range.  Gumede pivots to the right of his opponent.  Gumede throws a right hook, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a cross.  


Round 2 Statistics
Gumede: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 36                            
Power Shots Landed: 19                            
Head Shots Thrown: 34                            
Head Shots Landed: 17                            
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Botha: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 30                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 3: 

Gumede lands a solid jab.  
Gumede lands a right uppercut followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Botha throws an uppercut to the body, but lands well below the belt!  The ref ignores Gumede's complaints and signals for the action to continue.  
Botha lands a sharp jab.  
Botha lands a left hook followed by a cross to his opponents body.  
Gumede is looking to close the distance.  Botha attempts to land a left hook, but Gumede blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Botha manages to force Gumede onto the ropes.  Gumede lands a jab followed by  two straights to his opponents head.  
Gumede lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Gumede lands a jab.  
Botha lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  Botha throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a sharp right uppercut.  
Botha pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Gumede lands a sharp jab.  
Gumede lands a left hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  He then lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Gumede lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Gumede steps inside and throws a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a sharp right uppercut.  
At the end of Round 3, lets listen in on the corners...Gumede's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 3 Statistics
Gumede: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 8                             
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 33                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Botha: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 4: 

Gumede lands a ramrod jab.  
Gumede tries to keep the action at long range and hits home with a firm cross.  
Gumede lands with a hard jab.  
Gumede steps inside and digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  
Gumede tries to step out of his opponents range and finds the target with a ramrod jab.  
Gumede lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Botha lands a left hook.  
Gumede steps to the outside and is on target with a solid jab to his opponents body.  
Gumede connects with a stinging cross.  Gumede throws a cross, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Gumede is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a jab, cross and a jab to his opponents head.  
Gumede steps inside and connects with a left hook.  
Gumede pivots to the right of his opponent and drives a left hook into Botha's liver.  
Gumede lands with a ramrod jab.  
Botha switches the action to the outside.  Gumede lands a double jab to his opponents head.  He continues the combination and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Gumede is on target with a cross.  
Botha is on target with a left hook to his opponents liver.  Botha attempts to land a cross, but Gumede blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Botha tries to step out of his opponents range.  Gumede quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a jab, cross and a jab to his opponents head.  
Gumede lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Gumede closes the distance and lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Gumede digs in a right hook to his opponents ribcage.  
At the end of Round 4, lets listen in on the corners...Botha's trainer is telling his fighter to tighten his defence.  

Round 4 Statistics
Gumede: 
Jabs Thrown: 21                            
Jabs Landed: 14                            
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Head Shots Thrown: 41                            
Head Shots Landed: 24                            
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Botha: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 5: 

Gumede lands a spiteful jab.  
Botha hits home with a firm cross.  
Gumede advances into close range and drives a right uppercut into Botha's body.  
Botha throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Gumede drives a firm right uppercut into Botha's body.  
Botha snaps his opponents head back with a hard jab.  
Gumede walks his opponent into the red corner.  Gumede lands a right uppercut to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Gumede walks his opponent into the corner.  Gumede is on target with a solid left hook to his opponents body.  
Gumede lands a right uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  Gumede attempts to land a right uppercut, but Botha blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Gumede lands a left hook to the body followed by a cross to the head.  
Botha tries to land a jab, but Gumede sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Gumede closes the distance and hits home with a left hook.  
Gumede connects with a right hook.  
Gumede tries to keep the action at long range and tries to land a jab, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Botha is on target with a cross.  
Botha connects with a cross.  
Botha cuts off the ring, trapping Gumede on the ropes.  Botha attempts to land a jab, but Gumede blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Gumede attempts to land a jab, but Botha slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  


Round 5 Statistics
Gumede: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 30                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 29                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Botha: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 29                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 10                            
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 6: 

Botha hits home with a cross.  
Botha tries to land a cross, but Gumede dodges the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Gumede steps to the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Gumede advances into close range and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Botha tries to step out of his opponents range.  Gumede throws a jab, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Gumede advances into close range and walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Gumede connects with a left uppercut.  
Gumede steps to the outside and lands a spiteful jab.  
Gumede closes the distance.  Botha lands a left uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Gumede lands a left uppercut to the head, a right hook to the head and a left uppercut to the body.  
Botha lands with a stiff jab.  
Gumede tries to step out of his opponents range and finds the target with a jab.  Gumede throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Botha lands a cross to his opponents body.  
Gumede is on target with a right hook to his opponents body.  
Botha lands a left uppercut followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Gumede gets on the inside and manouvers Botha onto the ropes.  Gumede digs in a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Gumede closes the distance and drives a left hook into Botha's body.  
Gumede lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Gumede is looking to close the distance.  Gumede sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  He continues the combination and lands a left hook to the head followed by a left uppercut to the body.  
Gumede throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  


Round 6 Statistics
Gumede: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 33                            
Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Head Shots Thrown: 34                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 8                             

Botha: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 7: 

Gumede lands a left hook.  
Botha connects with a cross.  
Gumede manouvers his opponent into the corner.  Gumede quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Botha throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Gumede connects with a stinging right uppercut.  
Botha connects with a right uppercut.  
Gumede pivots from in front of his opponent and is on target with a left hook to his opponents ribs.  
Gumede is on target with a right hook.  
Botha lands a right hook to the body, a left hook to the body and a right hook to the head.  
Gumede is looking to close the distance and lands a right uppercut to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Botha walks Gumede onto the ropes.  Gumede lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Gumede closes the distance and is on target with a left hook.  
Gumede lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Botha is on target with a jab.  
Gumede pivots from in front of his opponent.  Botha is on target with a left hook to Gumede's liver.  Botha tries to land a cross, but Gumede sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Gumede is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands with a spiteful jab.  
Gumede is on target with a cross.  
Gumede is looking to close the distance.  Botha attempts to land a left uppercut, but Gumede sidesteps and counters with a sharp right hook.  


Round 7 Statistics
Gumede: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Botha: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 29                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 8: 

Gumede closes the distance.  Botha lands a left uppercut to the body, and then to the head.  
Gumede connects with a left hook.  
Gumede advances into close range and attempts to land a left uppercut, but Botha parries the shot and counters with a sharp cross.  
Botha is on target with a hard jab.  
Gumede lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Gumede closes the distance.  Gumede quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Botha lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  Botha throws a right uppercut, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Gumede drives a solid jab into his opponents face.  
Gumede gets on the inside and connects with a stinging right uppercut.  Gumede tries to land a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Gumede tries to keep the action at long range and lands an overhand right.  
Gumede steps inside and lands a right uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Gumede forces Botha to retreat onto the ropes.  Gumede connects with a sharp right hook.  
Gumede lands a right hook to the body, a right hook to the head and a left uppercut to the head.  
Gumede lands a solid left hook.  
Gumede advances into close range.  Gumede sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a right uppercut to the head, a left hook to the body and a right hook to the head.  
Botha lands a jab to the body followed by a cross to the head.  
Gumede lands a left hook to the head, a right hook to the body and a left hook to the head, DROPPING BOTHA TO THE CANVAS!  He tries to rise but his legs dont respond...the count reaches 10!  The winner by KO is Gumede!  


Round 8 Statistics
Gumede: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 18                            
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 13                            
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Botha: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

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
Round 7 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9


Fight Statistics
Gumede: 
Total Punches Thrown: 335                           
Total Punches Landed: 162                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 261                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 126                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 74                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 36                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 244                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 117                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 91                            
Total Jabs Landed: 45                            

Botha: 
Total Punches Thrown: 248                           
Total Punches Landed: 63                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 184                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 50                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 64                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 13                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 193                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 49                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 55                            
Total Jabs Landed: 14