Makabu - Mchunu (CW)

[klitoris]

Good cruiserweight fight today in South Africa.
Anybody know a stream that might show this fight?

[dickbelden]

please message me stream---thanks

[Boxing Prospect]

African fights are notoriously difficult to get streams of =/

[Glozier]

I'm struggling myself, really don't want to miss this, will be quite a bout.

[crusader]

Makabu wins by 11th round KO...apparently he came from behind to do so in an entertaining fight.

http://www.supersport.com/boxing/south- ... nu_in_11th

Ilunga Makabu knocked out Thabiso Mchunu in the eleventh round of an outstanding cruiserweight fight in Durban on Saturday night.

Makabu, from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, received a hiding for most of the first half of the bout as Mchunu stormed into a comprehensive lead.

But the one-way traffic changed direction in the sixth round as Mchunu suddenly found himself on the end of a beating.

Makabu finished the bout between the two southpaws with a left uppercut and a left behind the ear as Mchunu went down on his face. He was counted out 1 minute 56 seconds into the penultimate round by Belgian referee Daniel van de Wiele, who also did the counting the night Hasim Rahman knocked out Lennox Lewis in their memorable heavyweight clash.

Makabu is now in line to challenge Grigory Drozd of Russia for the WBC cruiserweight title.

Before his sensational defeat, Mchunu, 27, had won 11 of his 16 previous bouts inside the distance and lost only once – in September 2011 when Zack Mwekasse stopped him in the sixth round.

Makabu, who holds the WBC international title, has now won 19 of his 21 fights inside the distance and has lost only once, to Khayeni Hlungwane, who stopped him 29 seconds into the first round of his professional debut in June 2008.

SERIOUS TROUBLE

Mchunu had Makabu in serious trouble in the third round after dominating the first two with excellent jabs that exposed his opponent’s defensive shortcomings. Makabu stayed on his feet but took more punishment as the local hero kept up the pressure.

After losing the first four rounds, Makabu showed he was not going to give up without a fight. He started landing damaging blows and turned the tables in the seventh, when Mchunu came close to being knocked down.

Mchunu’s jabs had dried up and Makabu was in complete control as they reached the championship rounds. Mchunu was leading by three points on one card, by two on another and by one on the third after eight rounds but he was in survival mode after ten.

The two southpaws put an exclamation mark behind the tournament that marked the return of big-time boxing to Durban, but the event was spoiled when Makabu’s supporters invaded the ring after the knockout blow.

[Taansend]

If these two were American or European this would have been prime time.

I thought Mchunu was going to win on points. Wrong again.

He should base himself in Scotland to build himself up again. They'd love him there.

[Baby Face Finster]

Sounds like it was a corker! A face first KO is usually the most brutal kind.

[crusader]

Makabu-Drozd would be interesting and I hope that occurs soon given that the former is now the latter's mandatory. Drozd is more skilled but Makabu is explosive and seems to carry his power late into fights.

[TheBeast]

12 cruiserweight
Ilunga Makabu 18(17)-1(1)-0
vs
Thabiso Mchunu 16(10)-1(1)-0

Makabu KOd Mchunu in the 11th round





Makabu is one of a kind... Won't be THAT hard to beat but his style is so much fun... He inflicts fear in his opponent's mind with Heavy well timed precise counters... He can afford to just stand in range, no defensive movement and his opponent is afraid to pull the trigger knowing he could eat a flush left hand counter that will end the night early



Watch The KO here:
http://www.the13thround.com/phpBB2/view ... 2#p1584672

ENJOY!!

[crusader]

Makabu is fun to watch and packs some power. I'd like to see him fight one the big boys of the division soon, whether Drozd, Lebedev, Hernandez, or Huck.

A bout with Kudryashov would be mouth-watering too.

[Blodhemn]

Mchunu's stamina has always seemed to be an issue. It surely is why his workrate is normally so low. Either thought Makabu would win by late KO or Mchunu on points, as there was no other possibility giving their history.

Drozd's stamina is also not great, so Makabu has a shot pulling of a repeat of this performance. Diablo could also do the same, despite getting outboxed so badly last time out, but I wouldn't count on it.

[marcianofan]

It's months later at this point, but I'm still dying to see this whole fight. Has anybody managed to find a video yet? I've tried the two torrent sites I use, along with Youtube and dailymotion. Nothing so far.