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08/02/2033
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Itumeleng Maphatsoe vs John Penrose

Boxing Daily Report from the Quick Tan Promotions promoted show at Popcocks Indoor Sports Arena, Johannesburg,  taking place on 06/01/2024:

There are plenty of empty seats out here tonight, with the show nowhere near close to selling out.  
Next up we have one of the supporting contests of this show.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Itumeleng Maphatsoe (9 - 3) who hails from Mitchells Plain, South Africa and John Penrose(7 - 6 - 2) from New York City, USA.  Maphatsoe weighed in at 146 pounds and 14 ounces, while Penrose weighed in at 147 pounds.  
The referee tonight is John Kisombo, and the three ringside judges are Quannell Poku, Tshepo Dikgacoi and Quaashie Duncan.  

Round 1: 

Maphatsoe is on target with an overhand right.  
Maphatsoe hits home with a solid jab.  
Penrose lands a cross.  
Penrose tries to keep the action at long range.  Maphatsoe lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Maphatsoe steps inside.  Maphatsoe pivots to the side of his opponent and drives a left hook into his opponents body.  
Maphatsoe steps to the outside and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Maphatsoe drives a hard jab into his opponents face.  Maphatsoe attempts to land a left uppercut, but Penrose sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Maphatsoe feints a right hook, and then lands a spiteful jab.  
Maphatsoe hits home with a ramrod jab.  
Maphatsoe is on target with a jab.  
Maphatsoe is on target with a left uppercut.  
Maphatsoe finds the target with a jab.  
Maphatsoe lands a spiteful jab.  
Maphatsoe is on target with a cross.  
Penrose is looking to keep his distance.  Maphatsoe connects with a cross.  
Penrose manouvers his opponent into the corner.  Maphatsoe lands a hard jab.  
Maphatsoe tries to keep the action at long range.  Maphatsoe sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Penrose attempts to land a jab, but Maphatsoe slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Maphatsoe is looking to keep his distance and lands an overhand left to the head, a jab to the body and a jab to the head.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Penrose's trainer is advising how he could improve the accuracy of his work.  Penrose's trainer is telling his fighter he needs to be more active or he's going to get outworked.  Penrose's trainer is advising how he could improve his defence.  

Round 1 Statistics
Maphatsoe: 
Jabs Thrown: 21                            
Jabs Landed: 14                            
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 37                            
Head Shots Landed: 21                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Penrose: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 8                             
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 2: 

Maphatsoe is looking to keep the action on the outside and strikes his opponents body with a jab.  
Maphatsoe tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Maphatsoe tries to land a cross, but Penrose slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Maphatsoe is looking to keep his distance and lands a straight 1 - 2.  Maphatsoe attempts to land a jab, but Penrose parries the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Maphatsoe throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Maphatsoe lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Maphatsoe switches the action to the outside and lands a cross.  
Maphatsoe tries to step out of his opponents range and lands with a spiteful jab.  
Maphatsoe is on target with a jab.  
Maphatsoe is on target with a right uppercut to Penrose's ribcage.  
Maphatsoe is looking to keep his distance and finds the target with a jab.  
Maphatsoe hits home with a left hook.  
Maphatsoe steps to the outside and finds the target with a ramrod jab.  
Maphatsoe tries to keep the action at long range.  Maphatsoe sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Penrose attempts to land an overhand right, but Maphatsoe slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Maphatsoe pivots to the left of his opponent and lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Maphatsoe is looking to keep his distance and lands with a spiteful jab.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Penrose's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 2 Statistics
Maphatsoe: 
Jabs Thrown: 20                            
Jabs Landed: 13                            
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 19                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Penrose: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 3: 

Maphatsoe tries to keep the action at long range and hits the target with a solid jab.  
Maphatsoe is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Maphatsoe tries to step out of his opponents range and lands with a stiff jab.  
Maphatsoe lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head.  
Maphatsoe lands a stinging jab.  
Maphatsoe lands a jab to the body followed by a cross to the head.  
Maphatsoe manouvers Penrose onto the ropes.  Penrose finds the target with a jab.  
Maphatsoe is looking to keep his distance and connects with a cross.  
Maphatsoe tries to land a cross, but Penrose blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Maphatsoe closes the distance.  Maphatsoe pivots to the left of his opponent.  Penrose is on target with a left hook.  
Maphatsoe steps away from his opponent and connects with an overhand right.  
Maphatsoe lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Maphatsoe sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Maphatsoe tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Maphatsoe tries to keep the action at long range and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Maphatsoe finds the target with a jab.  
Maphatsoe connects with a cross.  Maphatsoe tries to land a cross, but Penrose parries the shot and counters with a left uppercut to Maphatsoe's liver.  
Maphatsoe is looking to keep his distance and is on target with a jab to his opponents body.  


Round 3 Statistics
Maphatsoe: 
Jabs Thrown: 25                            
Jabs Landed: 15                            
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 35                            
Head Shots Landed: 19                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Penrose: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 4: 

Penrose connects with a left hook.  
Penrose steps to the outside.  Maphatsoe lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Maphatsoe feints a cross, but Penrose does not fall for it and lands with a left hook.  
Maphatsoe steps away from his opponent and lands a jab, cross and a jab to his opponents head.  
Maphatsoe hits home with a stiff jab.  Maphatsoe tries to land a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Maphatsoe tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a spiteful jab.  
Maphatsoe lands an overhand right followed by  two jabs to his opponents head.  
Maphatsoe lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Penrose lands a right uppercut.  
Maphatsoe quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Penrose lands a jab to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Penrose walks his opponent down, trapping him in the corner.  Penrose is on target with a right hook to his opponents ribcage.  
Maphatsoe lands with a spiteful jab.  
Penrose sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Maphatsoe lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Penrose is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a jab to his opponents body.  
Maphatsoe lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Maphatsoe lands a cross.  
Maphatsoe lands a stinging jab.  
Maphatsoe tries to keep the action at long range and lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Maphatsoe lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  Maphatsoe throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Penrose forces Maphatsoe to retreat into a neutral corner.  Maphatsoe hits home with a ramrod jab.  


Round 4 Statistics
Maphatsoe: 
Jabs Thrown: 25                            
Jabs Landed: 17                            
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 41                            
Head Shots Landed: 25                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Penrose: 
Jabs Thrown: 14                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Round 5: 

Penrose throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Maphatsoe steps to the outside and hits the target with a ramrod jab.  
Maphatsoe lands a left hook, right uppercut and a right hook to his opponents head.  
Penrose steps to the outside.  Maphatsoe is on target with a jab.  
Maphatsoe connects with a cross.  
Penrose tries to step out of his opponents range.  Maphatsoe lands a straight 1 - 2.  Maphatsoe attempts to land a cross, but Penrose slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Maphatsoe lands a cross followed by  two overhand rights to his opponents head.  
Maphatsoe steps away from his opponent and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Maphatsoe switches the action to the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Maphatsoe steps away from his opponent.  Maphatsoe sidesteps to the right of his opponent and is on target with a spiteful jab.  
Maphatsoe is on target with a jab.  
Maphatsoe hits home with a cross.  
Maphatsoe lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Maphatsoe tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a spiteful jab.  
Maphatsoe tries to step out of his opponents range and throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Maphatsoe tries to step out of his opponents range and tries to land a jab, but Penrose sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Maphatsoe sidesteps to the right of his opponent and hits the target with a sharp jab.  
Penrose finds the target with a jab.  


Round 5 Statistics
Maphatsoe: 
Jabs Thrown: 19                            
Jabs Landed: 12                            
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 38                            
Head Shots Landed: 24                            
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Penrose: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 6: 

Maphatsoe steps away from his opponent and hits home with a ramrod jab.  
Maphatsoe is looking to keep the action on the outside and hits the target with a ramrod jab.  
Maphatsoe switches the action to the outside and lands two straights followed by an overhand left to his opponents head.  
Maphatsoe lands a ramrod jab.  
Penrose feints a left, and then is on target with a jab.  
Maphatsoe is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Maphatsoe is on target with a stiff jab.  
Maphatsoe tries to step out of his opponents range and lands an overhand left.  
Maphatsoe closes the distance and lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Maphatsoe pivots to the left of his opponent and hits home with a solid jab.  
Maphatsoe is looking to keep his distance and lands a solid jab.  
Maphatsoe sidesteps to the right of his opponent and hits home with a left hook.  
Maphatsoe switches the action to the outside and lands a hard jab.  
Maphatsoe sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a cross.  
Maphatsoe tries to keep the action at long range and is on target with an overhand right.  
Maphatsoe tries to keep the action at long range and hits home with a cross.  
Maphatsoe is looking to keep his distance.  Maphatsoe sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Maphatsoe lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Maphatsoe tries to land a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Maphatsoe is looking to keep his distance and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  


Round 6 Statistics
Maphatsoe: 
Jabs Thrown: 29                            
Jabs Landed: 13                            
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 47                            
Head Shots Landed: 25                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Penrose: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 12                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 7: 

Maphatsoe steps to the outside.  Penrose quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Maphatsoe lands a straight 1 - 2.  Maphatsoe attempts to land a cross, but Penrose dodges the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Maphatsoe gets on the inside and hits home with a right hook.  
Maphatsoe strikes his opponents body with a jab.  
Maphatsoe is looking to keep his distance and lands a cross, jab and a cross to his opponents head.  
Penrose tries to keep the action at long range.  Maphatsoe connects with a cross.  
Penrose tries to step out of his opponents range.  Maphatsoe lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Penrose lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Penrose tries to land a right hook, but Maphatsoe sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Maphatsoe is looking to close the distance.  Maphatsoe sidesteps to the left of his opponent and connects with a right uppercut.  
Maphatsoe lands a cross.  
Maphatsoe switches the action to the outside and lands an overhand right, cross and a jab to his opponents head.  
Maphatsoe lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  He then lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Maphatsoe lands with a ramrod jab.  Maphatsoe attempts to land a jab, but Penrose parries the shot and counters with a cross.  
Maphatsoe quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a cross.  
Maphatsoe hits home with a stinging jab.  
Penrose switches the action to the outside.  Maphatsoe is on target with an overhand right.  
Penrose pivots to the side of his opponent.  Maphatsoe hits home with a sharp jab.  
Maphatsoe lands a spiteful jab.  


Round 7 Statistics
Maphatsoe: 
Jabs Thrown: 15                            
Jabs Landed: 11                            
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 18                            
Head Shots Thrown: 36                            
Head Shots Landed: 25                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Penrose: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 8: 

Maphatsoe lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head.  
Maphatsoe is looking to keep his distance and hits home with a cross.  
Maphatsoe lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Maphatsoe tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  He then lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Penrose lands a jab followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Penrose switches the action to the outside.  Maphatsoe sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head.  
Maphatsoe steps away from his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Maphatsoe hits the target with a spiteful jab.  
Maphatsoe steps away from his opponent.  Maphatsoe sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head.  
Maphatsoe lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Maphatsoe tries to keep the action at long range and lands with a hard jab.  
Penrose walks Maphatsoe into a corner.  Maphatsoe hits the target with a ramrod jab.  
Penrose lands a cross.  
Maphatsoe switches the action to the outside and lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Maphatsoe lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Penrose steps away from his opponent and attempts to land an overhand right, but Maphatsoe dodges the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Penrose lands a cross.  Penrose throws a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Maphatsoe hits the target with a solid jab.  
Maphatsoe lands a cross.  
At the end of Round 8, lets listen in on the corners...Maphatsoe's trainer is telling his fighter he is winning comfortably and should get on his bike for the remainder of the fight.  

Round 8 Statistics
Maphatsoe: 
Jabs Thrown: 42                            
Jabs Landed: 25                            
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 51                            
Head Shots Landed: 32                            
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Penrose: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 9: 

Penrose switches the action to the outside.  Maphatsoe hits the target with a spiteful jab.  
Maphatsoe feints a left, and then lands a right hook followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Maphatsoe feints a cross, and then hits home with a left uppercut.  
Penrose switches the action to the outside.  Maphatsoe lands a jab.  
Penrose throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Penrose tries to step out of his opponents range.  Maphatsoe lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head.  
Maphatsoe attempts to land a jab, but Penrose sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Penrose sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Maphatsoe lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Penrose tries to keep the action at long range.  Maphatsoe lands a jab to the body followed by a overhand right to the head.  
Maphatsoe sidesteps to the right of his opponent and connects with a right hook.  
Maphatsoe lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Maphatsoe pivots to the side of his opponent.  Penrose tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Maphatsoe lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
At the end of Round 9, lets listen in on the corners...Penrose's trainer is telling his fighter to go out and knock out his opponent!  

Round 9 Statistics
Maphatsoe: 
Jabs Thrown: 20                            
Jabs Landed: 12                            
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 34                            
Head Shots Landed: 18                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Penrose: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 10                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 12                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 10: 

Penrose is looking to keep his distance.  Maphatsoe attempts to land a jab, but Penrose slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Penrose stands off with low guard waiting for his opponent to launch an attack.  Maphatsoe lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head.  
Maphatsoe is on target with a right hook to his opponents ribcage.  
Maphatsoe is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Penrose sidesteps to the left of his opponent and hits home with an overhand right.  
Maphatsoe lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Maphatsoe lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Maphatsoe lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Maphatsoe attempts to land a cross, but Penrose slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Maphatsoe is looking to keep his distance and lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Maphatsoe connects with a cross.  
Maphatsoe connects with a cross.  
Maphatsoe throws a jab, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Maphatsoe is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  Maphatsoe throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Maphatsoe connects with a cross.  
Maphatsoe lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Maphatsoe lands a jab to the head, a cross to the body and a jab to the head.  
Maphatsoe feints a right hook, and then lands a hard jab.  
Maphatsoe lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Maphatsoe tries to keep the action at long range and finds the target with a hard jab.  
Maphatsoe lands a jab.  
Maphatsoe lands a jab to the body followed by a overhand right to the head.  


Round 10 Statistics
Maphatsoe: 
Jabs Thrown: 31                            
Jabs Landed: 20                            
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Head Shots Thrown: 50                            
Head Shots Landed: 32                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Penrose: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

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
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


Final Scorecards: 100 - 90  100 - 90  100 - 90

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Mitchells Plain, South Africa.... Itumeleng Maphatsoe

Fight Statistics
Maphatsoe: 
Total Punches Thrown: 445                           
Total Punches Landed: 262                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 397                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 240                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 48                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 22                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 198                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 110                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 247                           
Total Jabs Landed: 152                           

Penrose: 
Total Punches Thrown: 210                           
Total Punches Landed: 44                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 175                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 38                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 35                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 6                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 138                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 33                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 72                            
Total Jabs Landed: 11