A 20 year old from Cape Town, South Africa, Zinman spent the entire fight pressing forward. Sibisi, a tall fidgety southpaw, occasionally caught Zinman coming in, but mostly fought very defensively. With thirty seconds to go in the first, Zinman dug a hard right into Sibisi's lean midsection. Sibisi began to crumble, helped by Zinman's left pushing him down to the canvas. Referee Mfundo Mvandaba ruled no knockdown, a judgement call.
Sibisi started the second round a bit better with some straight shots from the outside. He briefly switched to the orthodox stance. He soon began holding Zinman relentlessly, making for a frustrating fight to watch. With a minute to go in the second, Mvandaba took a point from Sibisi who learned it's unwise to hold a Buzzsaw. Zinman punctuated the round by popping the debutant with a left hook.
Sibisi fought the first forty seconds of the third round sans mouthpiece. After belatedly receiving it, he twirled in front of Zinman. Mvandaba stopped the action, not to warn Sibisi for turning his back to his foe, but curiously to warn Zinman for some unnamed infraction. Sibisi landed a couple of lefts in the round, but spent much of it holding Zinman as if they were two teenagers at a school dance. Zinman tried to work with his free hand while he was being held.
Mvandaba gave both men a stern talking to before the beginning of the fourth round. Sibisi left his right arm extended at times, but Mvandaba ignored the violation. Zinman landed some eye-catching left hooks, but Sibisi managed to mark up under the Buzzsaw's right eye though he continued to constantly clinch. Zinman closed the fight with some crisp rights.
One judge scored the fight 40-35. The two others had it 39-36. The Jewish Boxing Blog could not find a round for Sibisi, scoring it 40-35 for Zinman.
Though it's inconceivable that Sibisi won even a round on any judge's card, it wasn't a scintillating performance for Zinman. He allowed himself to be held far too much. As a pressure fighter, he'll need to deal with opponents trying to wrap him up. This fight against Sibisi wasn't one for the highlight reel, but it was good experience.
Doron is now 3-0 with one KO. Sibisi is 0-1. With his negative style, Ronaldo should look elsewhere for work.
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