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07/02/2039
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Eric Zokwana vs Mark Kata

Boxing Daily Report from the AI South Africa-Eastern Cape promoted show at Sam Naude Gym, iBhayi,  taking place on 03/10/2038:

Clearly AI South Africa-Eastern Cape have made a mistake booking this venue with less than half the tickets sold, including those handed out as prizes by Boxing Daily.  
Next up is the main event of the show.  This is a semi final eliminator for the South Africa-Eastern Cape Heavyweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Eric Zokwana (3 - 1) who hails from iBhayi, South Africa and Mark Kata(3 - 8(2) - 1) from Port Elizabeth, South Africa.  Zokwana weighed in at 237 pounds and 4 ounces, while Kata weighed in at 234 pounds and 10 ounces.  
The referee tonight is Themba Cele, and the three ringside judges are Dele Hlatshwayo, Chris Matata and Deion Nsoh.  

Round 1: 

Zokwana is on target with a jab.  
Zokwana gets on the inside and is on target with a left hook to Kata's body.  
Zokwana pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a left hook to the body followed by a cross to the head.  
Zokwana gets on the inside and is on target with a right hook.  
Zokwana closes the distance and lands a right hook followed by  two left hooks to his opponents head.  
Zokwana tries to keep the action at long range and hits home with a stiff jab.  
Zokwana switches the action to the outside and lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Kata tries to keep the action at long range.  Zokwana is on target with an overhand left.  
Zokwana finds the target with a jab.  
Zokwana lands a ramrod jab.  
Zokwana lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Zokwana quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and drives a jab into Kata's body.  
Zokwana tries to step out of his opponents range and hits home with a solid cross.  
Zokwana feints a left hook, and then hits the target with a stiff jab.  Zokwana tries to land a jab, but Kata slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Kata manouvers Zokwana onto the ropes.  Zokwana connects with a cross.  
Kata sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Zokwana strikes his opponents body with a jab.  
Zokwana lands a jab, cross and a jab to his opponents head.  
Zokwana strikes his opponents body with a jab.  
Zokwana is looking to keep his distance and finds the target with a jab.  
Zokwana steps away from his opponent and hits the target with a ramrod jab.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Kata's trainer is telling his fighter he needs to be more active or he's going to get outworked.  Kata's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 1 Statistics
Zokwana: 
Jabs Thrown: 28                            
Jabs Landed: 20                            
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 40                            
Head Shots Landed: 27                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Kata: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 2: 

Zokwana pivots from in front of his opponent and is on target with a firm right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Zokwana gets on the inside.  Zokwana sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Zokwana switches the action to the outside and connects with a firm cross.  
Kata hits home with a cross.  
Zokwana advances into close range and lands a right hook to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Kata is on target with a left hook.  
Zokwana is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands with a ramrod jab.  
Kata connects with a cross.  
Zokwana tries to land a jab, but Kata dodges the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Zokwana advances into close range and lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Kata switches the action to the outside.  Zokwana lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Zokwana gets on the inside and lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Zokwana connects with a cross.  
Zokwana lands two consecutive overhand lefts to his opponents head.  
Zokwana is looking to keep his distance and hits home with a cross.  


Round 2 Statistics
Zokwana: 
Jabs Thrown: 14                            
Jabs Landed: 7                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 16                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Kata: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 3: 

Zokwana tries to step out of his opponents range.  Zokwana sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Zokwana hits home with a ramrod jab.  Zokwana throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Kata steps away from his opponent.  Zokwana lands a cross to the body, and then to the head.  
Kata steps to the outside.  Zokwana lands with a hard jab.  
Zokwana sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head.  
Kata is on target with a jab.  
Kata tries to step out of his opponents range.  Zokwana lands a spiteful jab.  
Zokwana is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a jab.  
Zokwana manouvers his opponent into the corner.  Zokwana is on target with a stinging left hook to Kata's body.  
Zokwana is looking to keep his distance.  Zokwana feints a cross, and then drives a jab into Kata's body.  
Zokwana steps away from his opponent.  Zokwana sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Zokwana tries to land a jab, but Kata sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Zokwana is looking to close the distance.  Zokwana pivots to the left of his opponent and is on target with a left hook to Kata's liver.  
Kata steps to the outside.  Zokwana connects with a cross.  
Zokwana sidesteps to the left of his opponent and hits home with a stinging cross.  


Round 3 Statistics
Zokwana: 
Jabs Thrown: 23                            
Jabs Landed: 13                            
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 29                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Kata: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 4: 

Zokwana steps inside.  Zokwana pivots to the right of his opponent and lands three consecutive right hooks to his opponents head.  
Zokwana lands a jab to the head, a cross to the body and a jab to the body.  
Zokwana is looking to close the distance and connects with a right hook.  
Zokwana lands a jab, cross and a jab to his opponents head.  
Kata sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Zokwana tries to land a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut to his opponents ribcage.  
Kata tries to keep the action at long range and tries to land an overhand left, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Kata is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Zokwana is on target with a sharp cross.  
Zokwana steps away from his opponent.  Zokwana sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands an overhand right.  
Zokwana lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Zokwana is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a stiff jab.  
Zokwana closes the distance and is on target with a stinging left hook to his opponents body.  Zokwana throws a left uppercut, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Zokwana lands a firm right hook.  
Zokwana lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Kata connects with a cross.  
Zokwana tries to step out of his opponents range.  Zokwana quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and finds the target with a stiff jab.  
Zokwana lands a cross.  
Zokwana lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  


Round 4 Statistics
Zokwana: 
Jabs Thrown: 14                            
Jabs Landed: 10                            
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 20                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Kata: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 5: 

Zokwana feints a cross, and then lands a right uppercut to the body followed by a jab to the head.  
Kata switches the action to the outside.  Zokwana lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Zokwana steps away from his opponent and lands a solid jab.  
Zokwana switches the action to the outside and lands a jab.  
Kata is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Zokwana lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Zokwana drives a firm cross into his opponents body.  
Zokwana feints a jab, tricking Kata into throwing a right uppercut counter.  Zokwana is waiting for the shot and counters with a cross.  
Kata tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a solid left hook.  
Zokwana switches the action to the outside.  Zokwana sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Zokwana lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  Zokwana throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Zokwana advances into close range and hits home with a right uppercut.  
Zokwana lands a jab.  
Zokwana drives a jab into his opponents body.  
Kata tries to keep the action at long range.  Zokwana lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
At the end of Round 5, lets listen in on the corners...Kata's trainer is advising how he could improve the accuracy of his work.  Kata's trainer is advising how he could improve his defence.  

Round 5 Statistics
Zokwana: 
Jabs Thrown: 23                            
Jabs Landed: 16                            
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 29                            
Head Shots Landed: 19                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Kata: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 6: 

Zokwana lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Zokwana tries to land a jab, but Kata slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Zokwana is looking to keep his distance and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  He then lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Zokwana finds the target with a jab.  
Kata steps to the outside.  Zokwana connects with a cross.  
Zokwana lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Zokwana lands a sharp jab.  
Kata switches the action to the outside.  Zokwana hits home with a firm overhand left.  
Zokwana quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and hits home with a stiff jab.  
Kata pivots from in front of his opponent.  Zokwana lands with a solid jab.  
Zokwana lands a stiff jab.  
Zokwana is on target with a stinging cross.  
Kata pivots to the left of his opponent.  Zokwana lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Zokwana quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and is on target with a cross.  
Zokwana is looking to close the distance and is on target with a left hook to Kata's body.  
Kata sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Zokwana connects with a stinging right hook.  
Zokwana is looking to keep his distance and lands two straights followed by a jab to his opponents head.  


Round 6 Statistics
Zokwana: 
Jabs Thrown: 31                            
Jabs Landed: 18                            
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 46                            
Head Shots Landed: 27                            
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Kata: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 7: 

Zokwana advances into close range and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Zokwana lands a right hook.  
Zokwana feints a right hook, and then lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Zokwana snaps his opponents head back with a stiff jab.  
Zokwana lands a cross followed by  two overhand lefts to his opponents head.  
Zokwana lands a jab followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Kata quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Zokwana lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Zokwana advances into close range and lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Zokwana is looking to keep his distance and hits home with a cross.  
Kata tries to step out of his opponents range.  Zokwana is on target with a jab.  
Zokwana lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Zokwana lands a jab, cross and a jab to his opponents head.  


Round 7 Statistics
Zokwana: 
Jabs Thrown: 19                            
Jabs Landed: 11                            
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 36                            
Head Shots Landed: 24                            
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Kata: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 8                             
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 8: 

Zokwana quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and is on target with an overhand left.  
Zokwana feints a cross, and then lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Zokwana is looking to close the distance and digs in a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Kata contemptuously drops his hands, trying to provoke his opponent.  Zokwana hits home with a stinging cross.  
Kata is on target with a jab.  
Zokwana is on target with a jab.  
Zokwana is looking to keep his distance and lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  He then lands a cross to the body followed by a jab to the head.  
Zokwana sidesteps to the right of his opponent and connects with an overhand left.  
Zokwana is on target with a left hook.  
Kata is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Zokwana lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Zokwana lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head.  


Round 8 Statistics
Zokwana: 
Jabs Thrown: 15                            
Jabs Landed: 9                             
Power Shots Thrown: 10                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Kata: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 5                             
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 9: 

Zokwana is on target with a hard jab.  
Zokwana steps to the outside.  Kata sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Zokwana lands a ramrod jab.  
Zokwana throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Kata tries to step out of his opponents range.  Zokwana feints a jab, and then lands a firm cross to Kata's body.  
Kata digs in a left uppercut to his opponents ribs.  
Zokwana is looking to keep the action on the outside and hits home with a stinging cross.  
Zokwana lands a hard jab.  
Zokwana closes the distance and hits home with a firm right hook.  
Zokwana tries to keep the action at long range.  Zokwana quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Zokwana tries to land a jab, but Kata sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Zokwana tries to keep the action at long range.  Zokwana sidesteps to the left of his opponent and is on target with a cross.  
Zokwana tries to keep the action at long range and hits home with a stiff jab.  
Zokwana connects with a firm cross.  
At the end of Round 9, lets listen in on the corners...Kata's trainer is telling his fighter to go out and knock out his opponent!  

Round 9 Statistics
Zokwana: 
Jabs Thrown: 24                            
Jabs Landed: 11                            
Power Shots Thrown: 8                             
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Kata: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 10: 

Kata lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Kata steps to the outside.  Zokwana lands two jabs to the body, and one to the head.  
Zokwana strikes his opponents body with a jab.  
Zokwana lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Zokwana is looking to close the distance and drives a right hook into his opponents body.  
Zokwana lands with a stiff jab.  
Kata throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut to Kata's liver.  
Zokwana closes the distance and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Zokwana is looking to close the distance and digs in a left hook to Kata's body.  
Zokwana steps away from his opponent and lands a jab.  
Zokwana is looking to close the distance.  Zokwana quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and hits home with a right uppercut.  
Zokwana lands two consecutive overhand lefts to his opponents head.  


Round 10 Statistics
Zokwana: 
Jabs Thrown: 18                            
Jabs Landed: 11                            
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Kata: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 21                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

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 iBhayi, South Africa.... Eric Zokwana

Fight Statistics
Zokwana: 
Total Punches Thrown: 371                           
Total Punches Landed: 225                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 317                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 190                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 54                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 35                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 162                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 99                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 209                           
Total Jabs Landed: 126                           

Kata: 
Total Punches Thrown: 206                           
Total Punches Landed: 22                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 179                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 19                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 27                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 3                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 136                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 17                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 70                            
Total Jabs Landed: 5