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Jonathan Cloete vs Eric Sangweni
Boxing Daily Report from the AI South Africa-KwaZulu-Natal promoted show at Umlazi Malherbe, Umlazi, taking place on 09/02/2023: The venue is mostly sold out with the fans eager to turn out for tonights fights. Next up is the main event of the show. This is a final eliminator for the Southern African Bantamweight 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 Jonathan Cloete (8 - 2) who hails from Umlazi, South Africa and Eric Sangweni(11 - 0) from Mamelodi, South Africa. Cloete weighed in at 118 pounds, while Sangweni weighed in at 117 pounds and 8 ounces. The referee tonight is Steven De Lange, and the three ringside judges are Thamsanqa Mbeki, Ollie Rensburg and Brad Van Blerk. Round 1: Cloete hits home with a firm right hook. Sangweni is looking to keep the action on the outside and tries to land a cross, but Cloete sidesteps and counters with a right hook to Sangweni's body. Sangweni strikes his opponents body with a cross. Cloete strikes his opponents body with a jab. Sangweni steps inside. Sangweni sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Sangweni throws a left uppercut, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross. Cloete pivots to the left of his opponent and is on target with a cross. Sangweni attempts to land a jab, but Cloete slips the shot and counters with a cross. Cloete is looking to keep his distance. Cloete feints a right hook, and then lands a cross. Cloete hits home with a stiff jab. Sangweni advances into close range. Cloete hits home with a right hook. Cloete lands a stinging right uppercut. Sangweni lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body. Sangweni lands a cross followed by a left hook to his opponents head. Cloete hits the target with a sharp jab. Sangweni is on target with a right uppercut to his opponents ribcage. Cloete is looking to keep his distance. Sangweni lands a jab. At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Sangweni's trainer is advising how he could improve the accuracy of his work. Round 1 Statistics Cloete: Jabs Thrown: 6 Jabs Landed: 3 Power Shots Thrown: 18 Power Shots Landed: 8 Head Shots Thrown: 20 Head Shots Landed: 9 Body Shots Thrown: 4 Body Shots Landed: 2 Sangweni: Jabs Thrown: 4 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 27 Power Shots Landed: 6 Head Shots Thrown: 20 Head Shots Landed: 3 Body Shots Thrown: 11 Body Shots Landed: 4 Round 2: Cloete steps away from his opponent. Sangweni connects with a firm overhand right. Sangweni lands a sharp jab. Cloete sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands with a stiff jab. Cloete sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Sangweni lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head. Sangweni closes the distance and attempts to land a left hook, but Cloete sidesteps and counters with a firm cross. Cloete steps away from his opponent and connects with a cross. Cloete lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head. Cloete is on target with a cross. Cloete steps to the outside and lands with a hard jab. Cloete attempts to land an overhand left, but Sangweni blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut. Sangweni steps inside and is on target with a sharp right hook to Cloete's ribs. Sangweni forces Cloete to back into the ropes. Sangweni quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and drives a right hook into Cloete's ribcage. Sangweni tries to land a left hook, but Cloete dodges the shot and counters with a right uppercut. Sangweni sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Cloete is on target with a cross to his opponents body. Sangweni walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes. Sangweni drives a solid right uppercut into his opponents body. Cloete tries to land a right hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a right hook. Sangweni sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Cloete lands a left hook to the head, a right hook to the body and a right hook to the head. Sangweni closes the distance and attempts to land a left hook, but Cloete parries the shot and counters with a right hook. Cloete drives a right hook into his opponents body. Sangweni tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a straight 1 - 2. At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Cloete's trainer is passing on some tactical advice. Round 2 Statistics Cloete: Jabs Thrown: 10 Jabs Landed: 4 Power Shots Thrown: 30 Power Shots Landed: 11 Head Shots Thrown: 33 Head Shots Landed: 12 Body Shots Thrown: 7 Body Shots Landed: 3 Sangweni: Jabs Thrown: 6 Jabs Landed: 4 Power Shots Thrown: 38 Power Shots Landed: 8 Head Shots Thrown: 33 Head Shots Landed: 9 Body Shots Thrown: 11 Body Shots Landed: 3 Round 3: Cloete attempts to land a right hook, but Sangweni sidesteps and counters with a cross. Sangweni is looking to keep his distance and is on target with an overhand left. Cloete lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Cloete sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Sangweni lands a stinging cross. Sangweni throws a jab, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a left hook. Sangweni tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a straight 1 - 2. Cloete quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a jab to Sangweni's body. Sangweni advances into close range and walks Cloete down, trapping him in a neutral corner. Sangweni is on target with a right hook to his opponents ribcage. Cloete lands a right hook. Sangweni is looking to close the distance. Sangweni sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Cloete throws a right hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a cross. Sangweni pivots from in front of his opponent. Cloete attempts to land a jab, but Sangweni blocks the shot and counters with a stinging left uppercut. Sangweni pivots from in front of his opponent. Cloete finds the target with a hard jab. Sangweni lands a double left hook to his opponents head. Sangweni throws a right hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a right uppercut to his opponents body. Sangweni lands a double left hook to his opponents head. Round 3 Statistics Cloete: Jabs Thrown: 7 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 24 Power Shots Landed: 7 Head Shots Thrown: 22 Head Shots Landed: 7 Body Shots Thrown: 9 Body Shots Landed: 2 Sangweni: Jabs Thrown: 6 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 42 Power Shots Landed: 11 Head Shots Thrown: 33 Head Shots Landed: 12 Body Shots Thrown: 15 Body Shots Landed: 1 Round 4: Cloete feints a left, and then strikes his opponents body with a jab. Sangweni lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Sangweni lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head. Sangweni drives a left hook into Cloete's body. Sangweni tries to land a right uppercut, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross. Cloete tries to keep the action at long range and lands an overhand left. Sangweni steps inside. Cloete quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Sangweni is on target with a left hook. Cloete sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Sangweni is on target with a cross. Sangweni tries to land a left uppercut, but Cloete sidesteps and counters with a left hook to his opponents liver. Cloete hits home with a right hook. Cloete steps to the outside and is on target with a jab. Sangweni advances into close range. Cloete pivots from in front of his opponent and hits home with a left hook. Cloete is looking to keep the action on the outside. Cloete feints a jab, and then hits home with a cross. Cloete is looking to keep his distance and lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head. Cloete sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Sangweni tries to land a cross, but Cloete sidesteps and counters with a cross. Cloete tries to step out of his opponents range. Sangweni is on target with a jab. Round 4 Statistics Cloete: Jabs Thrown: 6 Jabs Landed: 3 Power Shots Thrown: 27 Power Shots Landed: 8 Head Shots Thrown: 25 Head Shots Landed: 9 Body Shots Thrown: 8 Body Shots Landed: 2 Sangweni: Jabs Thrown: 2 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 23 Power Shots Landed: 6 Head Shots Thrown: 17 Head Shots Landed: 6 Body Shots Thrown: 8 Body Shots Landed: 2 Round 5: Cloete tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a jab. Sangweni steps inside and manouvers Cloete onto the ropes. Cloete connects with a left uppercut. Sangweni is looking to close the distance. Cloete quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Sangweni lands a left hook to the head, a right hook to the head and a right hook to the body. Sangweni digs in a left uppercut to his opponents body. Cloete is looking to keep the action on the outside and connects with a cross. Cloete tries to land an overhand left, but Sangweni sidesteps and counters with a stinging cross. Sangweni closes the distance and digs in a solid right hook to Cloete's body. Sangweni lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head. Cloete sidesteps to the left of his opponent and digs in a left hook to Sangweni's body. Sangweni connects with a cross. Sangweni closes the distance and lands a right hook. Cloete tries to step out of his opponents range. Sangweni lands with a sharp jab. Sangweni tries to land a jab, but Cloete sidesteps and counters with a right hook. Sangweni is looking to close the distance. Cloete lands a right hook. Sangweni advances into close range and connects with a firm right hook. Cloete steps away from his opponent and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Cloete feints a cross, and then is on target with a jab. Round 5 Statistics Cloete: Jabs Thrown: 6 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 21 Power Shots Landed: 7 Head Shots Thrown: 23 Head Shots Landed: 8 Body Shots Thrown: 4 Body Shots Landed: 1 Sangweni: Jabs Thrown: 4 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 30 Power Shots Landed: 11 Head Shots Thrown: 21 Head Shots Landed: 8 Body Shots Thrown: 13 Body Shots Landed: 4 Round 6: Sangweni gets on the inside and manages to force Cloete into the corner. Cloete is on target with a right hook. Sangweni is on target with a sharp left uppercut to his opponents liver. Sangweni drives a left hook into his opponents body. Cloete steps away from his opponent and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Cloete tries to land a jab, but Sangweni sidesteps and counters with a solid left uppercut. Cloete finds the target with a jab. Sangweni closes the distance. Cloete tries to land a right hook, but Sangweni slips the shot and counters with a cross. Cloete pivots from in front of his opponent. Sangweni drives a left hook into Cloete's body. Sangweni is looking to close the distance and lands a left uppercut to the head followed by a left hook to the body. Sangweni lands a jab. Sangweni sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Cloete lands with a stinging jab. Cloete tries to land a jab, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a cross. Sangweni closes the distance and throws a left hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Sangweni cuts off the ring, trapping Cloete on the ropes. Sangweni lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head. He then lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body. Cloete tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a jab to his opponents body. Round 6 Statistics Cloete: Jabs Thrown: 11 Jabs Landed: 6 Power Shots Thrown: 14 Power Shots Landed: 3 Head Shots Thrown: 22 Head Shots Landed: 8 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 1 Sangweni: Jabs Thrown: 5 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 33 Power Shots Landed: 12 Head Shots Thrown: 21 Head Shots Landed: 6 Body Shots Thrown: 17 Body Shots Landed: 7 Round 7: Sangweni gets on the inside and throws a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a firm left hook. Sangweni pivots from in front of his opponent and digs in a right hook to Cloete's body. Sangweni closes the distance. Sangweni sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Cloete is on target with a right hook. Sangweni lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body. Sangweni attempts to land a right hook, but Cloete blocks the shot and counters with a solid right hook. Sangweni drives a left hook into Cloete's body. Cloete tries to step out of his opponents range. Sangweni lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Sangweni digs in a left hook to his opponents liver. Sangweni lands a left hook to the body followed by a right hook to the head. Sangweni is on target with a right hook. Sangweni pivots from in front of his opponent and digs in a left hook to Cloete's liver. Sangweni connects with a sharp cross. Sangweni tries to land an overhand left, but Cloete slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut. Sangweni is looking to close the distance and lands a left uppercut. Sangweni pivots to the side of his opponent and connects with a right uppercut. Cloete sidesteps to the right of his opponent and connects with a firm cross. Cloete steps away from his opponent. Sangweni connects with a cross. Sangweni closes the distance and lands a left hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head. Cloete quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Sangweni lands a left hook to the body followed by a left uppercut to the head. Sangweni manouvers Cloete into the red corner. Sangweni hits home with a right hook. Round 7 Statistics Cloete: Jabs Thrown: 5 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 19 Power Shots Landed: 5 Head Shots Thrown: 19 Head Shots Landed: 5 Body Shots Thrown: 5 Body Shots Landed: 0 Sangweni: Jabs Thrown: 3 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 51 Power Shots Landed: 20 Head Shots Thrown: 34 Head Shots Landed: 12 Body Shots Thrown: 20 Body Shots Landed: 8 Round 8: Cloete is on target with a right uppercut. Sangweni walks his opponent onto the ropes. Sangweni attempts to land a right hook, but Cloete slips the shot and counters with a left hook. Sangweni tries to land an overhand right, but Cloete slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Sangweni gets on the inside and manouvers Cloete onto the ropes. Sangweni lands a right uppercut to the body followed by two right hook's to the head. Sangweni digs in a right uppercut to Cloete's body. Sangweni tries to land a left uppercut, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Sangweni closes the distance and hits home with a left uppercut. Cloete tries to keep the action at long range and connects with an overhand left. Sangweni attempts to land a left hook, but Cloete parries the shot and counters with a left hook. Cloete lands with a hard jab. Cloete is looking to keep his distance and connects with an overhand left. Cloete lands a firm overhand right. Cloete digs in a firm right hook to his opponents body. Cloete is looking to keep his distance. Cloete quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Sangweni lands a jab. Cloete lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head. Cloete steps to the outside and lands a straight 1 - 2. Sangweni is looking to close the distance and digs in a left hook to Cloete's body. Round 8 Statistics Cloete: Jabs Thrown: 5 Jabs Landed: 4 Power Shots Thrown: 29 Power Shots Landed: 11 Head Shots Thrown: 29 Head Shots Landed: 14 Body Shots Thrown: 5 Body Shots Landed: 1 Sangweni: Jabs Thrown: 1 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 22 Power Shots Landed: 6 Head Shots Thrown: 14 Head Shots Landed: 4 Body Shots Thrown: 9 Body Shots Landed: 3 Round 9: Sangweni lands a straight 1 - 2. Cloete contemptuously drops his hands, trying to provoke his opponent. Sangweni lands a cross. Sangweni walks his opponent onto the ropes. Cloete digs in a right hook to his opponents body. Cloete lands a right uppercut. Sangweni tries to land a cross, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a right uppercut. Sangweni is looking to close the distance. Cloete steps back and leans on the ropes with his guard up. Sangweni steps in throwing power shots but is unable to land cleanly. Sangweni lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head. Sangweni advances into close range. Sangweni sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head. Cloete is looking to keep his distance and hits home with a cross. Cloete digs in a stinging right uppercut to his opponents ribcage. Sangweni drives a stinging left hook into Cloete's liver. Cloete steps away from his opponent. Sangweni is on target with an overhand left. Cloete finds the target with a sharp jab. Cloete tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a stiff jab. Round 9 Statistics Cloete: Jabs Thrown: 10 Jabs Landed: 4 Power Shots Thrown: 19 Power Shots Landed: 5 Head Shots Thrown: 22 Head Shots Landed: 6 Body Shots Thrown: 7 Body Shots Landed: 3 Sangweni: Jabs Thrown: 3 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 25 Power Shots Landed: 8 Head Shots Thrown: 17 Head Shots Landed: 7 Body Shots Thrown: 11 Body Shots Landed: 3 Round 10: Sangweni lands a left hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents body. Sangweni is on target with a left uppercut to Cloete's liver. Sangweni lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Cloete attempts to land a jab, but Sangweni blocks the shot and counters with a cross. Sangweni closes the distance and is on target with a left uppercut. Sangweni throws a left uppercut, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a cross. Cloete hits the target with a stiff jab. Cloete lands a jab to the body, a jab to the head and a cross to the head. Cloete tries to step out of his opponents range. Sangweni drops his guard, and stalks his opponent...he wants his opponent to throw a shot. Cloete throws a jab, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a cross. Sangweni is on target with an overhand right. Sangweni lands a right hook. Sangweni advances into close range. Cloete is on target with a right hook to Sangweni's ribcage. Cloete steps away from his opponent. Sangweni lands a cross to Cloete's body. Cloete switches the action to the outside and hits home with a stinging overhand left. Sangweni throws a cross, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Sangweni attempts to land a left uppercut, but Cloete parries the shot and counters with a cross. Cloete switches the action to the outside. Sangweni is on target with a cross. Round 10 Statistics Cloete: Jabs Thrown: 7 Jabs Landed: 3 Power Shots Thrown: 13 Power Shots Landed: 6 Head Shots Thrown: 17 Head Shots Landed: 7 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 2 Sangweni: Jabs Thrown: 1 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 31 Power Shots Landed: 12 Head Shots Thrown: 21 Head Shots Landed: 8 Body Shots Thrown: 11 Body Shots Landed: 4 Round 11: Sangweni is looking to close the distance. Cloete lands a sharp left hook. Sangweni lands a right hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body. Sangweni is looking to close the distance. Cloete lands a right hook to the body, a right hook to the head and a left hook to the head. Sangweni is on target with a left hook. Cloete lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head. Cloete throws a right hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut to Cloete's body. Sangweni sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Sangweni attempts to land a cross, but Cloete sidesteps and counters with a solid right hook. Cloete attempts to land a jab, but Sangweni sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut. Sangweni advances into close range. Sangweni sidesteps to the left of his opponent and drives a right hook into his opponents ribs. Sangweni lands a right hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head. Cloete finds the target with a solid jab. Sangweni is on target with a right hook to Cloete's ribs. Sangweni lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs. Sangweni is on target with a cross. Sangweni lands a double right hook to his opponents head. Round 11 Statistics Cloete: Jabs Thrown: 3 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 21 Power Shots Landed: 7 Head Shots Thrown: 16 Head Shots Landed: 8 Body Shots Thrown: 8 Body Shots Landed: 1 Sangweni: Jabs Thrown: 2 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 27 Power Shots Landed: 14 Head Shots Thrown: 18 Head Shots Landed: 7 Body Shots Thrown: 11 Body Shots Landed: 7 Round 12: Cloete tries to keep the action at long range and finds the target with a jab. Cloete throws a right hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook. Cloete digs in a right uppercut to Sangweni's body. Sangweni lands a left uppercut followed by a right uppercut to his opponents body. Sangweni sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Sangweni hits home with a sharp right hook. Sangweni throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a firm right hook. Cloete tries to keep the action at long range. Sangweni quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a cross. Sangweni steps inside and lands a right hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body. Cloete attempts to land a cross, but Sangweni slips the shot and counters with a cross. Sangweni steps inside and hits home with a right hook. Cloete tries to step out of his opponents range and connects with a cross. Cloete lands a double jab to his opponents head. Cloete lands with a stiff jab. Round 12 Statistics Cloete: Jabs Thrown: 5 Jabs Landed: 5 Power Shots Thrown: 26 Power Shots Landed: 3 Head Shots Thrown: 26 Head Shots Landed: 7 Body Shots Thrown: 5 Body Shots Landed: 1 Sangweni: Jabs Thrown: 0 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 20 Power Shots Landed: 9 Head Shots Thrown: 14 Head Shots Landed: 5 Body Shots Thrown: 6 Body Shots Landed: 4 Round 1 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 2 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 3 Scores: 9 - 10 9 - 10 9 - 10 Round 4 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 5 Scores: 9 - 10 9 - 10 9 - 10 Round 6 Scores: 9 - 10 9 - 10 9 - 10 Round 7 Scores: 9 - 10 9 - 10 9 - 10 Round 8 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 9 Scores: 9 - 10 9 - 10 9 - 10 Round 10 Scores: 10 - 10 10 - 10 10 - 9 Round 11 Scores: 9 - 10 9 - 10 9 - 10 Round 12 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Final Scorecards: 114 - 115 114 - 115 114 - 114 The winner, by Majority Decision, from Mamelodi, South Africa.... Eric Sangweni Fight Statistics Cloete: Total Punches Thrown: 342 Total Punches Landed: 119 Total Head Shots Thrown: 274 Total Head Shots Landed: 100 Total Body Shots Thrown: 68 Total Body Shots Landed: 19 Total Power Shots Thrown: 261 Total Power Shots Landed: 81 Total Jabs Thrown: 81 Total Jabs Landed: 38 Sangweni: Total Punches Thrown: 406 Total Punches Landed: 137 Total Head Shots Thrown: 263 Total Head Shots Landed: 87 Total Body Shots Thrown: 143 Total Body Shots Landed: 50 Total Power Shots Thrown: 369 Total Power Shots Landed: 123 Total Jabs Thrown: 37 Total Jabs Landed: 14