Doron Zinman Wins by First Round TKO

Doron Zinman lived up to his "Buzzsaw" nickname during his first round demolition of Nhlakanipho Phungula at The Box Camp in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa today. The 20-year-old featherweight from Cape Town pinned Phungula against the ropes and unleashed a constant attack.

Zinman actually boxed for the first seven seconds before charging in and pushing Phungula to the ropes, a position the two stayed in most of the fight. Zinman landed jabs and left hooks to the head and rights to the body. Phungula snuck in some crisp right uppercuts and a couple of fluid left hooks.

Defensively, Phungula tried to employ the Philly Shell without much success. He shook his head defiantly after eating a few punches, but Zinman quickly found his rhythm and scored an overhand right, threw a couple more clubbing rights, and then a right uppercut, which forced Phungula to bend over. A right to the side of the head, which was legal because Phungula's body position, scored a knockdown halfway through the first round. It was the second knockdown Zinman has scored during his nascent career.

Phungula got up, but Zinman quickly landed some more rights and forced his foe to the ropes yet again. A flush left hook at the end of a combination forced referee Pumeza Zinakile to step in and stop the fight at the 2:40 mark of the opening round. Phungula immediately yelled, "No! No!" But he had not answered a number of Zinman's shots.

Zinman moves his record to 2-0 with one KO. It was a very impressive performance and fun to watch. He was susceptible to right uppercuts as a shorter fighter leaning forward on the inside, but he showed a high punch output. Phungula is now 0-1.