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05/12/2039
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Paul Botha vs Michael Nkanda

Boxing Daily Report from the Soweto Punch Pros promoted show at Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg,  taking place on 20/11/2039:

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 6 round matchup are Paul Botha (2 - 0) who hails from Durban, South Africa and Michael Nkanda(2 - 7(1) - 2) from Port Elizabeth, South Africa.  Both Botha and Nkanda weighed in at 175 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Zachary Du Toit, and the three ringside judges are Mahdi Jamin, Quaddus Rascalimu and Michael Grobbelaar.  

Round 1: 

Botha switches the action to the outside and hits home with an overhand right.  
Nkanda gets on the inside.  Botha sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Botha steps away from his opponent and tries to land a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Botha is on target with a jab.  
Botha tries to keep the action at long range and is on target with a cross.  
Nkanda is on target with a jab.  
Nkanda closes the distance.  Botha pivots to the right of his opponent and hits home with a solid right hook.  
Botha connects with an overhand left.  
Botha hits the target with a hard jab.  
Nkanda gets on the inside.  Botha hits home with a left hook.  
Nkanda advances into close range.  Nkanda pivots to the left of his opponent.  Botha digs in a left hook to Nkanda's liver.  
Botha is looking to keep his distance and lands a jab to the body followed by a cross to the head.  
Nkanda steps inside.  Botha digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  Botha throws a right hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook to Botha's body.  
Botha connects with a cross.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Botha's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  Nkanda's trainer is suggesting ways of getting through to his opponent.  

Round 1 Statistics
Botha: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Nkanda: 
Jabs Thrown: 19                            
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 10                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 2: 

Nkanda closes the distance.  Botha hits home with a left hook.  Botha clinches his opponent.  Nkanda is using his forearm in the clinch.  The ref calls break and the two fighters separate.  
Botha is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Nkanda sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Botha lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Botha steps to the outside and lands with a hard jab.  
Botha lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Nkanda hits home with a right hook.  
Botha connects with a left uppercut.  Botha holds on to his opponent.  Botha is leaning on his opponent in the clinch. Botha pushes his forearm into Nkanda's face.  The ref breaks the clinch and signals for the action to continue.  
Botha feints a cross, but Nkanda is not fooled and is on target with a left uppercut.  
Nkanda hits home with a right uppercut.  
Botha switches the action to the outside.  Botha feints a jab, tricking Nkanda into throwing a right hook counter.  Botha springs the trap and counters with  a cross.  
Botha tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a solid jab.  
Botha switches the action to the outside.  Nkanda attempts to land a cross, but Botha slips the shot and counters with a firm right uppercut.  


Round 2 Statistics
Botha: 
Jabs Thrown: 14                            
Jabs Landed: 8                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Nkanda: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 3: 

Nkanda steps inside.  Botha is on target with a left hook to Nkanda's body.  
Botha is looking to keep his distance and connects with an overhand right.  
Botha lands a straight 1 - 2.  Botha attempts to land a jab, but Nkanda blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Nkanda walks his opponent into a neutral corner.  Nkanda finds the target with a jab.  Nkanda tries to land a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut to Nkanda's body.  
Nkanda is looking to close the distance.  As Nkanda tries to work on the inside, the fighters heads come together!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Botha dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Nkanda tries to land a cross, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a left hook to his opponents ribs.  
Botha throws a right uppercut, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Botha steps away from his opponent and lands a cross followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  
Botha tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a ramrod jab.  
Botha lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Botha lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head.  
Nkanda connects with a cross.  
Nkanda quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Botha lands a left hook to the body, a right hook to the body and a cross to the head.  
Nkanda is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Nkanda is on target with a cross.  


Round 3 Statistics
Botha: 
Jabs Thrown: 22                            
Jabs Landed: 10                            
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 36                            
Head Shots Landed: 17                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Nkanda: 
Jabs Thrown: 17                            
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 4: 

Botha lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Nkanda attempts to land a cross, but Botha parries the shot and counters with a cross.  
Botha lands a jab to the body followed by a cross to the head.  
Nkanda walks his opponent into the corner.  Nkanda pivots to the side of his opponent and drives a left hook into Botha's body.  
Botha is on target with a firm overhand right.  
Botha tries to keep the action at long range and hits home with a spiteful jab.  
Nkanda closes the distance and throws a left hook, but Botha holds on to his opponent.  Botha pushes his forearm into Nkanda's face.  The ref breaks the clinch and signals for the action to continue.  
Botha sidesteps to the left of his opponent and is on target with a jab.  


Round 4 Statistics
Botha: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Nkanda: 
Jabs Thrown: 18                            
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 5: 

Nkanda is looking to close the distance.  Botha connects with a firm left hook.  
Nkanda closes the distance.  Botha pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a right uppercut to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Nkanda pivots to the side of his opponent and is on target with a right hook to Botha's ribs.  
Nkanda gets on the inside.  Botha is on target with a left hook.  Botha attempts to land a left hook, but Nkanda blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Botha lands a cross.  
Nkanda advances into close range and tries to land a right hook, but Botha slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Nkanda walks Botha onto the ropes.  Botha lands a cross.  
Botha hits home with a spiteful jab.  
Botha sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Nkanda lands a cross.  
Botha tries to keep the action at long range and is on target with a solid overhand right.  
Botha pivots to the side of his opponent.  Nkanda lands a cross.  
Nkanda steps inside.  Botha is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Botha lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Nkanda sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Botha finds the target with a jab.  
Botha steps to the outside and hits home with a cross.  
At the end of Round 5, lets listen in on the corners...Nkanda's trainer is telling his fighter to go out and knock out his opponent!  

Round 5 Statistics
Botha: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Nkanda: 
Jabs Thrown: 16                            
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 31                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 6: 

Nkanda sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Botha throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Botha tries to keep the action at long range and lands a cross, jab and a cross to his opponents head.  
Nkanda pivots to the left of his opponent.  Botha is on target with a sharp jab.  
Botha lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Nkanda throws a right hook, but Botha ties up his opponent.  Botha is using his forearm in the clinch.  The ref separates the two fighters.  
Nkanda steps inside.  Botha quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and connects with a right hook.  
Nkanda gets on the inside.  Botha digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  
Botha tries to keep the action at long range and lands a spiteful jab.  
Botha hits home with a solid jab.  
Botha lands with a hard jab.  
Nkanda closes the distance.  Nkanda retreats back to the ropes, and waits for his opponent to attack.  Botha steps in throwing power shots but is unable to land cleanly.  Botha lands a right hook to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Botha switches the action to the outside and hits home with a sharp cross.  
Botha lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Botha goes for the bodyshot, but lands south of the border!  The ref stops the action and gives Nkanda time to recover.  
Botha steps away from his opponent and is on target with a cross.  
Botha is on target with a firm overhand right.  


Round 6 Statistics
Botha: 
Jabs Thrown: 14                            
Jabs Landed: 7                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 17                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

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


Final Scorecards: 60 - 54  60 - 54  60 - 54

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Durban, South Africa.... Paul Botha

Fight Statistics
Botha: 
Total Punches Thrown: 196                           
Total Punches Landed: 91                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 159                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 75                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 37                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 16                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 124                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 56                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 72                            
Total Jabs Landed: 35                            

Nkanda: 
Total Punches Thrown: 159                           
Total Punches Landed: 19                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 136                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 23                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 5                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 84                            
Total Power Shots Landed: 16                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 75                            
Total Jabs Landed: 3