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Joey Buys vs Xhosas Nzimande
Boxing Daily Report from the AI South Africa-Eastern Cape promoted show at iBhayi Sotyu, iBhayi, taking place on 02/06/2024: There are plenty of empty seats out here tonight, with the show nowhere near close to selling out. Next up is the main event of the show. This is a mandatory fight for the South Africa Lightweight title. Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance and those watching live on AIT Sports, the two fighters competing in this 12 round matchup are Joey Buys (10(1) - 2 - 1) who hails from Germiston, South Africa and Xhosas Nzimande(9 - 1) from East London, South Africa. Both Buys and Nzimande weighed in at 135 pounds. The referee tonight is Dele Hlatshwayo, and the three ringside judges are Ewan Nyauza, Deion Nsoh and Themba Cele. Round 1: Buys steps inside and lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a left hook to the head. Nzimande pivots from in front of his opponent. Buys attempts to land a left hook, but Nzimande slips the shot and counters with a right hook. Buys attempts to land a left hook, but Nzimande sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut. Buys steps inside. Nzimande is on target with a left hook. Buys is looking to keep his distance. Buys sidesteps to the left of his opponent and hits home with a cross. Buys is looking to close the distance. Nzimande tries to land a left uppercut, but Buys dodges the shot and counters with a right hook. Buys steps away from his opponent and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Buys steps away from his opponent and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head. Buys hits home with a cross. Buys throws a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut. Nzimande walks his opponent into the corner. Nzimande throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a firm cross. Buys is on target with a sharp cross to Nzimande's body. Buys steps inside and is on target with a right hook to his opponents body. Buys throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook. Buys lands a double jab to his opponents head. Nzimande lands a straight 1 - 2. Buys lands a straight 1 - 2. Buys sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Nzimande lands a jab followed by a left hook to his opponents head. Round 1 Statistics Buys: Jabs Thrown: 13 Jabs Landed: 6 Power Shots Thrown: 28 Power Shots Landed: 12 Head Shots Thrown: 35 Head Shots Landed: 15 Body Shots Thrown: 6 Body Shots Landed: 3 Nzimande: Jabs Thrown: 5 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 28 Power Shots Landed: 10 Head Shots Thrown: 25 Head Shots Landed: 9 Body Shots Thrown: 8 Body Shots Landed: 3 Round 2: Nzimande hits home with a right uppercut. Nzimande pivots to the left of his opponent and hits home with a left uppercut. Nzimande is on target with a right uppercut. Nzimande lands a right hook. Nzimande lands a jab. Nzimande is on target with a jab. Nzimande lands a cross followed by a left hook to his opponents head. Buys is on target with a jab. Buys steps away from his opponent and lands two consecutive overhand rights to his opponents head. Buys lands an overhand left, cross and a jab to his opponents head. Nzimande quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Buys hits home with a sharp left hook. Buys hits home with a cross. Nzimande hits home with a cross. Nzimande tries to land a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook. Nzimande forces Buys to retreat onto the ropes. Buys tries to land a jab, but Nzimande sidesteps and counters with a cross. Nzimande attempts to land a cross, but Buys sidesteps and counters with a solid left hook. Buys lands a spiteful jab. Nzimande lands a cross. At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Buys's trainer is passing on some tactical advice. Round 2 Statistics Buys: Jabs Thrown: 10 Jabs Landed: 3 Power Shots Thrown: 13 Power Shots Landed: 8 Head Shots Thrown: 21 Head Shots Landed: 11 Body Shots Thrown: 2 Body Shots Landed: 0 Nzimande: Jabs Thrown: 8 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 30 Power Shots Landed: 10 Head Shots Thrown: 32 Head Shots Landed: 11 Body Shots Thrown: 6 Body Shots Landed: 1 Round 3: Buys advances into close range. Nzimande pivots to the side of his opponent. Buys is on target with a stinging right hook to Nzimande's body. Buys lands a left hook. Nzimande hits home with a left hook. Nzimande gets on the inside. Buys quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Buys digs in a left hook to Nzimande's body. Buys attempts to land a right uppercut, but Nzimande blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut to his opponents body. Buys connects with a left hook. Buys closes the distance and tries to land a right hook, but Nzimande slips the shot and counters with a left hook to Buys's body. Buys closes the distance. Nzimande attempts to land a right uppercut, but Buys parries the shot and counters with a left hook. Nzimande lands a jab to the head followed by a left hook to the body. Nzimande tries to land a left hook, but Buys parries the shot and counters with a sharp right uppercut. Buys gets on the inside and drives a solid left hook into Nzimande's body. Buys tries to keep the action at long range. Nzimande lands a cross. Buys tries to keep the action at long range. Buys sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a jab, cross and an overhand left to his opponents head. Nzimande cuts off the ring, trapping Buys in a neutral corner. Nzimande connects with a right uppercut. Nzimande manouvers Buys onto the ropes. Buys lands a double jab to his opponents head. Nzimande drives a right hook into his opponents body. Nzimande tries to land a jab, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a right hook to Nzimande's ribs. Buys is looking to close the distance. Nzimande lands a left hook. Buys lands a left hook to the head followed by a right uppercut to the body. Buys throws a left uppercut, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a right uppercut. Nzimande gets on the inside. Buys lands a left hook to the body followed by a right hook to the head. Nzimande hits home with a left hook. Nzimande pivots from in front of his opponent and is on target with a left hook. Round 3 Statistics Buys: Jabs Thrown: 8 Jabs Landed: 3 Power Shots Thrown: 26 Power Shots Landed: 14 Head Shots Thrown: 24 Head Shots Landed: 11 Body Shots Thrown: 10 Body Shots Landed: 6 Nzimande: Jabs Thrown: 11 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 23 Power Shots Landed: 11 Head Shots Thrown: 25 Head Shots Landed: 8 Body Shots Thrown: 9 Body Shots Landed: 4 Round 4: Buys lands with a spiteful jab. Nzimande connects with a cross. Nzimande forces Buys to back into the ropes. Buys is on target with a cross. Nzimande lands a solid jab. Buys tries to keep the action at long range and lands a straight 1 - 2. Nzimande quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Buys lands with a ramrod jab. Buys closes the distance. Nzimande lands a left uppercut. Buys is looking to keep his distance and hits the target with a ramrod jab. Nzimande hits home with a cross. Nzimande sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Buys is on target with a cross. Nzimande throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a stinging cross. Nzimande lands a right hook. Buys lands a solid right hook. Buys is looking to keep his distance and connects with an overhand left. Nzimande lands with a sharp jab. Buys switches the action to the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head. Round 4 Statistics Buys: Jabs Thrown: 18 Jabs Landed: 10 Power Shots Thrown: 17 Power Shots Landed: 6 Head Shots Thrown: 31 Head Shots Landed: 16 Body Shots Thrown: 4 Body Shots Landed: 0 Nzimande: Jabs Thrown: 8 Jabs Landed: 5 Power Shots Thrown: 27 Power Shots Landed: 4 Head Shots Thrown: 32 Head Shots Landed: 9 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 5: Buys steps away from his opponent and lands a cross followed by two jabs to his opponents head. Buys lands a jab to the head followed by a left hook to the body. Buys steps away from his opponent. Buys stands off with low guard waiting for his opponent to launch an attack. Nzimande attempts to land a cross, but Buys slips the shot and counters with a right hook. Buys steps inside and lands a left hook. Buys hits home with a left hook. Buys hits home with a cross. Buys steps away from his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head. Buys closes the distance. Nzimande is on target with a left hook. Buys gets on the inside. Nzimande sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Buys lands a right hook. Buys is looking to keep the action on the outside and finds the target with a jab. Buys tries to land a left uppercut, but Nzimande blocks the shot and counters with a right hook. Buys tries to keep the action at long range and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Buys lands with a ramrod jab. Buys lands a cross followed by two jabs to his opponents head. Buys tries to keep the action at long range and hits home with a cross. Buys lands a jab, overhand left and a cross to his opponents head. Buys lands a double jab to his opponents head. He then lands a straight 1 - 2. Buys tries to keep the action at long range and lands a straight 1 - 2. Buys stands off with low guard waiting for his opponent to launch an attack. Nzimande lands a double jab to his opponents head. Round 5 Statistics Buys: Jabs Thrown: 20 Jabs Landed: 14 Power Shots Thrown: 25 Power Shots Landed: 15 Head Shots Thrown: 38 Head Shots Landed: 28 Body Shots Thrown: 7 Body Shots Landed: 1 Nzimande: Jabs Thrown: 10 Jabs Landed: 4 Power Shots Thrown: 14 Power Shots Landed: 2 Head Shots Thrown: 21 Head Shots Landed: 6 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 6: Buys lands a stinging cross. Buys finds the target with a jab. Buys finds the target with a jab. Buys is on target with a jab. Buys steps inside. Nzimande hits home with a left uppercut. Buys is looking to close the distance. Nzimande tries to land a right uppercut, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a sharp right hook to Nzimande's ribs. Buys is looking to keep his distance and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Buys hits home with a left hook. Nzimande closes the distance. Buys hits home with a solid left uppercut. Nzimande feints a right, and then connects with a left hook. Nzimande attempts to land a right uppercut, but Buys slips the shot and counters with a right hook. Buys lands a left hook to the body followed by a jab to the head. Buys lands a left hook to the body followed by a cross to the head. Buys steps away from his opponent and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Buys throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross. Buys throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross. Nzimande forces Buys to back into the ropes. Nzimande lands a cross. Buys tries to keep the action at long range and lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head. Nzimande hits home with a left hook. Buys lands a left hook followed by a cross to his opponents head. Buys lands a left hook to the body followed by a jab to the head. Buys steps away from his opponent and lands a cross, jab and a cross to his opponents head. Round 6 Statistics Buys: Jabs Thrown: 15 Jabs Landed: 8 Power Shots Thrown: 37 Power Shots Landed: 18 Head Shots Thrown: 42 Head Shots Landed: 22 Body Shots Thrown: 10 Body Shots Landed: 4 Nzimande: Jabs Thrown: 6 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 27 Power Shots Landed: 6 Head Shots Thrown: 31 Head Shots Landed: 6 Body Shots Thrown: 2 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 7: Buys waits at the mid-range with a lowered guard, waiting for his opponent to throw a punch. Nzimande is on target with a left hook. Nzimande gets on the inside and walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes. Nzimande lands a right hook. Buys is looking to keep the action on the outside. Nzimande attempts to land a cross, but Buys sidesteps and counters with a stinging right hook. Nzimande is on target with a jab. Buys is looking to close the distance and is on target with a solid left hook to Nzimande's body. Buys lands a right hook. Buys is on target with a right hook. Buys is looking to keep his distance. Nzimande is on target with a jab. Buys lands a right hook to the body followed by a jab to the head. Buys attempts to land a cross, but Nzimande dodges the shot and counters with a right uppercut. Nzimande hits home with a left hook. Nzimande throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross. Nzimande pivots to the side of his opponent. Buys is on target with a cross. Buys hits home with a ramrod jab. Nzimande quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Buys throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook. At the end of Round 7, lets listen in on the corners...Nzimande's trainer is telling his fighter to tighten his defence. Round 7 Statistics Buys: Jabs Thrown: 7 Jabs Landed: 3 Power Shots Thrown: 15 Power Shots Landed: 7 Head Shots Thrown: 19 Head Shots Landed: 8 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 2 Nzimande: Jabs Thrown: 14 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 16 Power Shots Landed: 5 Head Shots Thrown: 27 Head Shots Landed: 7 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 8: Nzimande attempts to land a left hook, but Buys blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut to his opponents body. Buys lands with a spiteful jab. Buys hits the target with a sharp jab. Buys attempts to land a left hook, but Nzimande slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut. Buys is looking to keep the action on the outside. Nzimande finds the target with a jab. Buys steps to the outside and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head. Buys lands an overhand left. Buys is on target with a firm overhand right. Nzimande lands a cross. Nzimande lands a jab followed by a left hook to his opponents head. Buys is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head. Buys lands a jab, cross and a jab to his opponents head. Buys connects with a stinging cross. Buys lands a double jab to his opponents head. Buys attempts to land an overhand left, but Nzimande dodges the shot and counters with a left hook. Nzimande manages to force Buys onto the ropes. Buys lands with a spiteful jab. Buys is on target with a left uppercut. Buys switches the action to the outside and lands a straight 1 - 2. Buys is looking to close the distance and hits home with a stinging left uppercut. Buys is looking to close the distance. Nzimande digs in a right hook to his opponents body. Nzimande sidesteps to the left of his opponent and finds the target with a jab. At the end of Round 8, lets listen in on the corners...Nzimande's trainer is advising how he could be more accurate. Round 8 Statistics Buys: Jabs Thrown: 17 Jabs Landed: 12 Power Shots Thrown: 32 Power Shots Landed: 10 Head Shots Thrown: 40 Head Shots Landed: 21 Body Shots Thrown: 9 Body Shots Landed: 1 Nzimande: Jabs Thrown: 13 Jabs Landed: 4 Power Shots Thrown: 20 Power Shots Landed: 5 Head Shots Thrown: 30 Head Shots Landed: 8 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 1 Round 9: Buys steps inside. Nzimande lands a left hook. Buys is looking to keep his distance. Buys feints a right, and then throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook. Buys drives a solid left hook into Nzimande's body. Buys tries to step out of his opponents range. Nzimande stands off with low guard waiting for his opponent to launch an attack. Buys lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Buys connects with a right hook. Buys is on target with a right hook to his opponents body. Buys finds the target with a jab. Nzimande manages to force Buys onto the ropes. Nzimande quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and is on target with a cross. Buys lands a stinging left hook. Nzimande throws a jab, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a right hook. Buys lands a cross, overhand right and a jab to his opponents head. Buys drives a hard jab into his opponents face. Buys lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head. He then lands a straight 1 - 2. Buys is looking to close the distance. Nzimande sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Nzimande connects with a left hook. Nzimande tries to land a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a firm cross. Buys closes the distance. Nzimande goes for the bodyshot, but lands south of the border! The ref stops the action and gives Buys time to recover. Round 9 Statistics Buys: Jabs Thrown: 12 Jabs Landed: 7 Power Shots Thrown: 21 Power Shots Landed: 13 Head Shots Thrown: 27 Head Shots Landed: 18 Body Shots Thrown: 6 Body Shots Landed: 2 Nzimande: Jabs Thrown: 3 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 20 Power Shots Landed: 5 Head Shots Thrown: 18 Head Shots Landed: 4 Body Shots Thrown: 5 Body Shots Landed: 1 Round 10: Buys tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a spiteful jab. Buys lands a jab followed by a left hook to his opponents head. Nzimande connects with a left hook. Buys walks his opponent down, trapping him in the corner. Buys sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Nzimande connects with a left hook. Buys lands a jab to the head followed by two left hook's to the body. Buys gets on the inside and digs in a right hook to Nzimande's ribcage. Buys feints a left hook, and then lands a cross, left hook and a cross to his opponents head. Nzimande pivots to the side of his opponent and is on target with a left hook. Round 10 Statistics Buys: Jabs Thrown: 6 Jabs Landed: 4 Power Shots Thrown: 16 Power Shots Landed: 7 Head Shots Thrown: 18 Head Shots Landed: 8 Body Shots Thrown: 4 Body Shots Landed: 3 Nzimande: Jabs Thrown: 10 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 17 Power Shots Landed: 3 Head Shots Thrown: 22 Head Shots Landed: 5 Body Shots Thrown: 5 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 11: Nzimande closes the distance. Buys lands a right hook. Buys is looking to keep his distance and connects with an overhand right. Nzimande advances into close range and walks Buys onto the ropes. Nzimande sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Nzimande throws a right hook, but is unable to find the target. Nzimande clinches his opponent. Buys is leaning on his opponent in the clinch. The ref separates the two fighters. Buys throws a right uppercut, but Nzimande holds on to his opponent. Buys pushes his forearm into Nzimande's face. The referee separates the two fighters and warns Buys. Nzimande lands a straight 1 - 2. Nzimande connects with a left hook. Nzimande sidesteps to the right of his opponent and drives a left uppercut into Buys's ribs. Nzimande is on target with a right hook to his opponents ribs. Nzimande cuts off the ring, trapping Buys in the red corner. Nzimande lands a jab followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head. Nzimande tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut. Round 11 Statistics Buys: Jabs Thrown: 2 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 13 Power Shots Landed: 3 Head Shots Thrown: 12 Head Shots Landed: 3 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 0 Nzimande: Jabs Thrown: 9 Jabs Landed: 3 Power Shots Thrown: 17 Power Shots Landed: 5 Head Shots Thrown: 21 Head Shots Landed: 6 Body Shots Thrown: 5 Body Shots Landed: 2 Round 12: Nzimande drives a left hook into Buys's liver. Nzimande tries to land a left hook, but Buys blocks the shot and counters with a firm cross. Buys steps to the outside. Nzimande connects with a cross. Nzimande closes the distance and lands a right hook. Buys tries to step out of his opponents range and hits the target with a spiteful jab. Buys tries to step out of his opponents range and attempts to land a cross, but Nzimande slips the shot and counters with a left hook. Nzimande is on target with a right hook. Buys connects with a cross. Buys digs in a firm right uppercut to his opponents body. Buys hits home with a firm overhand right. Buys steps inside. Nzimande lands a double left hook to his opponents head. Buys advances into close range and lands a left hook to the head, a left uppercut to the body and a right hook to the head. Round 12 Statistics Buys: Jabs Thrown: 4 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 20 Power Shots Landed: 7 Head Shots Thrown: 18 Head Shots Landed: 6 Body Shots Thrown: 6 Body Shots Landed: 2 Nzimande: Jabs Thrown: 3 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 20 Power Shots Landed: 7 Head Shots Thrown: 20 Head Shots Landed: 6 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 1 Round 1 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 2 Scores: 9 - 10 9 - 10 9 - 10 Round 3 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 4 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 5 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 6 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 7 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 8 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 9 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 10 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 11 Scores: 9 - 10 9 - 10 9 - 10 Round 12 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Final Scorecards: 118 - 110 118 - 110 118 - 110 The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Germiston, South Africa.... Joey Buys Fight Statistics Buys: Total Punches Thrown: 395 Total Punches Landed: 191 Total Head Shots Thrown: 325 Total Head Shots Landed: 167 Total Body Shots Thrown: 70 Total Body Shots Landed: 24 Total Power Shots Thrown: 263 Total Power Shots Landed: 120 Total Jabs Thrown: 132 Total Jabs Landed: 71 Nzimande: Total Punches Thrown: 359 Total Punches Landed: 98 Total Head Shots Thrown: 304 Total Head Shots Landed: 85 Total Body Shots Thrown: 55 Total Body Shots Landed: 13 Total Power Shots Thrown: 259 Total Power Shots Landed: 73 Total Jabs Thrown: 100 Total Jabs Landed: 25