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24/06/2031
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Alec Louw vs Siyabonga Sono

Boxing Daily Report from the AI South Africa-KwaZulu-Natal promoted show at Umlazi Malherbe, Umlazi,  taking place on 13/11/2023:

There are a few empty seats out here tonight, but this is a respectable turnout for the show.  
Next up is the main event of the show.  

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 Alec Louw (11 - 3) who hails from Harare, Zimbabwe and Siyabonga Sono(9 - 1) from Durban, South Africa.  Louw weighed in at 238 pounds and 13 ounces, while Sono weighed in at 239 pounds and 1 ounces.  
The referee tonight is Kasi Mogoeng, and the three ringside judges are Verlyn Selasee, Sam Van Onselen and Khalon Cardoso.  

Round 1: 

Louw throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Sono is looking to close the distance and forces Louw to back into the corner.  Sono pivots to the left of his opponent and hits home with a left hook.  
Louw lands a cross.  
Sono gets on the inside and lands a solid left hook.  
Louw lands a jab.  
Louw attempts to land a right hook, but Sono blocks the shot and counters with a firm right hook.  
Louw sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Louw tries to land a left hook, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a stinging left hook.  
Louw is on target with a cross.  
Louw is looking to keep his distance and hits home with an overhand right.  
Louw is looking to close the distance.  Sono lands a right hook to the head followed by a right uppercut to the body.  
Sono pivots to the left of his opponent.  Louw lands a left hook.  
Sono tries to keep the action at long range.  Louw hits home with a cross.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Louw's trainer is advising how he could improve the accuracy of his work.  Sono's trainer is advising how he could improve the accuracy of his work.  

Round 1 Statistics
Louw: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 29                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Sono: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 2: 

Louw lands three consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Sono lands a solid left hook.  
Louw tries to step out of his opponents range and finds the target with a jab.  
Louw is on target with an overhand left.  
Louw drives a left hook into his opponents body.  
Louw steps away from his opponent and lands a cross to the head, a cross to the body and a jab to the head.  
Louw steps to the outside and lands an overhand right.  
Sono steps inside.  Sono pivots to the side of his opponent and hits home with a right hook.  
Sono connects with a right uppercut.  
Louw hits home with a right hook.  
Sono tries to step out of his opponents range.  Louw is on target with an overhand right.  
Sono digs in a right hook to Louw's body.  
Sono is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Louw hits home with an overhand right.  
Louw connects with a cross.  
Louw is looking to keep his distance and hits home with an overhand right.  
Sono advances into close range and digs in a stinging right hook to Louw's body.  
Sono closes the distance and forces Louw to retreat onto the ropes.  Louw digs in a left hook to his opponents ribs.  
Louw hits home with a left hook.  
Sono pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a right uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Louw's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 2 Statistics
Louw: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 39                            
Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Head Shots Thrown: 35                            
Head Shots Landed: 16                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Sono: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Round 3: 

Sono sidesteps to the left of his opponent and is on target with a hard jab.  
Louw gets on the inside.  As Louw tries to work on the inside, the fighters heads come together!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Sono dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Louw steps away from his opponent and connects with an overhand right.  
Sono lands a right hook.  
Louw lands three consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Sono tries to keep the action at long range.  Louw connects with a cross.  
Sono is looking to close the distance and lands a sharp left hook.  
Sono is looking to keep his distance and attempts to land a jab, but Louw sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Sono is looking to keep his distance.  Louw lands with a sharp jab.  
Louw is looking to close the distance and hits home with a right hook.  Louw attempts to land a left hook, but Sono sidesteps and counters with a solid right uppercut.  
Louw is looking to keep the action on the outside and attempts to land an overhand right, but Sono sidesteps and counters with a stinging cross.  
Louw lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Louw tries to land a cross, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Louw tries to keep the action at long range and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Sono manages to force Louw onto the ropes.  Louw is on target with a left hook.  
Sono lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a jab to the head.  
Louw is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a sharp jab.  
Sono advances into close range.  Louw drives a left hook into Sono's ribs.  
Sono gets on the inside and connects with a solid right hook.  
Louw tries to keep the action at long range and tries to land a jab, but Sono slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  


Round 3 Statistics
Louw: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 7                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 16                            
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Sono: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 4: 

Louw lands an overhand right followed by  two jabs to his opponents head.  
Louw steps to the outside and lands a solid jab.  
Louw switches the action to the outside and lands a cross to Sono's body.  
Louw tries to keep the action at long range and hits home with a cross.  
Sono finds the target with a sharp jab.  
Louw lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Louw connects with a right uppercut.  
Sono lands a jab followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Louw lands two consecutive overhand rights to his opponents head.  
Louw lands a cross.  
Louw is on target with a jab.  
Louw is on target with a cross.  
Louw hits the target with a sharp jab.  
Sono advances into close range.  Sono pivots to the side of his opponent and digs in a left hook to Louw's ribs.  
Louw is looking to keep his distance and hits home with an overhand right.  Louw throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Sono is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Louw lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Sono advances into close range and lands a right hook to the body followed by a right uppercut to the head.  
Louw is looking to keep his distance and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  


Round 4 Statistics
Louw: 
Jabs Thrown: 14                            
Jabs Landed: 9                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 37                            
Head Shots Landed: 21                            
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Sono: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 5: 

Sono hits home with a solid left hook.  
Louw lands two right hooks to the body, and one to the head.  
Sono quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Louw lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Sono lands a solid cross.  Sono tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Sono tries to keep the action at long range.  Louw sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands with a stiff jab.  
Louw feints a cross, and then lands a jab followed by  two straights to his opponents head.  
Sono advances into close range.  Louw lands a left hook to the body followed by a left uppercut to the head.  
Louw feints a cross, and then throws a left hook, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a cross.  
Sono is looking to close the distance.  Louw hits home with a left hook.  
Louw switches the action to the outside.  Louw feints a left hook, and then lands an overhand right followed by  two straights to his opponents head.  
Sono hits home with a cross.  
Sono is looking to close the distance.  Sono pivots to the right of his opponent.  Louw lands a left hook.  
Sono is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Sono steps away from his opponent.  Louw lands three consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Sono pivots to the left of his opponent.  Louw is on target with a left hook.  Louw throws a right hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Louw lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Louw hits home with a cross.  
Sono pivots from in front of his opponent and digs in a right hook to Louw's ribcage.  
Sono switches the action to the outside.  Louw lowers his hands, trying to provoke his opponent to attack.  Sono lands with a spiteful jab.  
Louw is looking to keep his distance.  Louw sidesteps to the left of his opponent and finds the target with a solid jab.  
Louw sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a left hook followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
At the end of Round 5, lets listen in on the corners...Sono's trainer is telling his fighter he is being outworked and needs to throw more.  

Round 5 Statistics
Louw: 
Jabs Thrown: 16                            
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 35                            
Power Shots Landed: 23                            
Head Shots Thrown: 46                            
Head Shots Landed: 27                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Sono: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 6: 

Louw closes the distance.  Sono hits home with a right hook.  
Sono tries to land a jab, but Louw sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Louw lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Louw lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Sono advances into close range.  Louw is on target with a left uppercut.  
Louw lands a left uppercut.  
Louw is looking to keep the action on the outside and hits home with a cross.  
Louw lands a cross followed by  two jabs to his opponents head.  
Sono is looking to close the distance and lands a right uppercut followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Louw steps to the outside and hits home with a cross.  
Louw quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands an overhand left.  
Louw lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Sono forces Louw to back into a neutral corner.  Sono pivots from in front of his opponent.  Louw is on target with a cross.  
Sono pivots to the right of his opponent.  Louw lands with a stiff jab.  
Louw tries to step out of his opponents range and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Louw lands a cross.  
Sono is on target with a cross.  
Louw steps to the outside and hits home with a cross.  
Sono steps inside.  Louw pivots to the right of his opponent and connects with a right hook.  
Sono lands a right uppercut.  
Sono is on target with a right hook.  


Round 6 Statistics
Louw: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 7                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 17                            
Head Shots Thrown: 37                            
Head Shots Landed: 24                            
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Sono: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 11                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 7: 

Louw lands a left hook.  
Sono switches the action to the outside.  Louw lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Louw lands a jab followed by  two straights to his opponents head.  
Louw lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  He follows up the attack and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Louw tries to step out of his opponents range and is on target with an overhand right.  
Sono is on target with a left hook to his opponents ribs.  
Sono is on target with a right uppercut to Louw's body.  
Louw lands two straights to the body, and one to the head.  
Sono advances into close range and throws a right hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  


Round 7 Statistics
Louw: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 32                            
Head Shots Landed: 16                            
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Sono: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 10                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 8: 

Sono is on target with a left hook.  
Louw hits home with a cross.  Louw attempts to land an overhand left, but Sono blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Louw lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Sono gets on the inside.  Louw drives a left hook into Sono's ribs.  The two boxers are fighting in-close, but their heads clash!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Sono dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Louw lands a left hook to the head, a cross to the head and a right hook to the body.  
Sono lands a right uppercut followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Sono steps inside and connects with a left hook.  
Louw steps away from his opponent and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  He then lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Sono pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a jab followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Sono is looking to keep his distance and tries to land a jab, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a cross.  
Sono closes the distance.  Sono pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a right uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Louw is looking to keep his distance and connects with a cross.  
Louw quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Louw tries to land a jab, but Sono sidesteps and counters with a solid left uppercut.  
Sono advances into close range and forces Louw to back into the ropes.  Louw lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Louw steps to the outside.  Louw feints a jab and triggers a right uppercut counter from Sono.  Louw avoids the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Louw quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and is on target with a jab.  
Louw lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Sono tries to land a jab, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a right hook.  


Round 8 Statistics
Louw: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 8                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 18                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Sono: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 9: 

Sono steps to the outside.  Louw lands an overhand left followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Sono steps inside.  Louw hits home with a left hook.  
Sono gets on the inside.  Louw pivots from in front of his opponent.  Sono hits home with a left hook.  
Louw hits home with a left uppercut.  
Sono advances into close range.  Louw quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a right hook.  
Louw lands a left hook.  
Sono pivots to the side of his opponent.  Louw finds the target with a jab.  
Louw tries to keep the action at long range and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Sono is looking to close the distance and connects with a stinging right hook.  
Sono lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Louw lands a cross.  
Sono steps inside.  Louw lands two left hooks to the body, and one to the head.  
Louw lands a cross.  
Sono switches the action to the outside.  Louw is on target with a cross.  
Louw connects with a cross.  
Louw is looking to keep his distance and throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook to Louw's body.  


Round 9 Statistics
Louw: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 33                            
Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 16                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Sono: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 10: 

Louw lands a right hook.  
Sono manages to force Louw onto the ropes.  Louw lands a right hook.  
Sono is on target with a right hook.  
Louw lands a cross to his opponents body.  
Louw advances into close range and connects with a left hook.  
Louw steps away from his opponent and is on target with a cross.  
Louw feints a jab, and then throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Sono gets on the inside.  Louw digs in a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Sono is looking to close the distance.  Sono pivots from in front of his opponent and connects with a left hook.  


Round 10 Statistics
Louw: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 29                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Sono: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 11: 

Louw hits home with a left hook.  
Louw is on target with a cross.  
Louw lands a cross to the body, and then to the head.  
Louw is looking to close the distance.  Sono pivots to the right of his opponent.  Louw is on target with a left hook to his opponents ribs.  
Louw switches the action to the outside and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Louw closes the distance.  Sono lands a solid right hook.  
Louw tries to step out of his opponents range and lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  Louw throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Louw connects with a right hook.  
Sono throws a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Sono is looking to keep his distance.  Louw connects with a cross.  
Louw lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  


Round 11 Statistics
Louw: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Sono: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 12: 

Louw gets on the inside.  Sono hits home with a solid left hook.  
Louw is looking to keep his distance and hits home with a cross.  
Louw lands an overhand right.  
Sono connects with a stinging cross.  Sono attempts to land a jab, but Louw sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Louw steps away from his opponent and lands a jab.  
Louw steps away from his opponent and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Sono closes the distance and lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Louw switches the action to the outside and lands with a solid jab.  
Sono lands a jab.  
Louw steps to the outside and lands with a stinging jab.  
Sono is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Louw lands a cross.  
Sono connects with a stinging left hook.  
Sono steps to the outside.  Louw connects with a cross.  
Sono gets on the inside.  Louw tries to land a right hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a stinging right uppercut.  
Sono lands a left hook to the body followed by a right hook to the head.  
Sono sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Louw lands an overhand left.  
Sono advances into close range.  Louw lands a right uppercut followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Louw gets on the inside.  Sono lands a right hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  


Round 12 Statistics
Louw: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Sono: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 1 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
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
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: 119 - 109  119 - 109  119 - 109

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Harare, Zimbabwe.... Alec Louw

Fight Statistics
Louw: 
Total Punches Thrown: 447                           
Total Punches Landed: 211                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 386                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 194                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 61                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 17                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 340                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 152                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 107                           
Total Jabs Landed: 59                            

Sono: 
Total Punches Thrown: 283                           
Total Punches Landed: 80                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 199                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 62                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 84                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 18                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 229                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 71                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 54                            
Total Jabs Landed: 9