Lasisi Aliu knocks out Hungary's Dodu in Round One

By Akeem Lawal

Nigerian boxer, Lasisi Aliu lived up to his promise by knocking out Gyula Dodu of Hungary in Round One of their 53.52kg Bantamweight professional fight at the Ahdaaf Sports Club, Al Qouz Dubai, UAE on Friday.

Aliu provided the fastest bout of the six-card event of the second edition of 'The Fight' held under the auspices of Thailand-based PBC (Professional Boxing Commission) International, with a knockout victory over Dodu in just 59 seconds of the opening round.

In a chat with Sportsbiz247.blogspot.com, ‘Lucky Boy’ as he is fondly called by his admirers said he did not boast of knocking his opponent out in the first round just for the fun of it as he had prepared well and also confident in his hard work.

“Glory be to almighty God for the victory tonight. Before the fight, I told you that I will deal with him and make sure he regrets fighting me. The confident came as a result of my hard work and I believe in my own personal plan for the fight. I want to say a big thank you to my fans for their support. I also want to express my gratitude to my team Round 10 Boxing for their support and my sponsor Top 8 for being there for me,” the Qatari-based pugilist told Sportsbiz247.blogspot.com after his victory.

The 26 year old, who now boast of a record 3–0 (2 KOs), revealed that his second fight against Payu Sor Kounlavung of Thailand which he won by unanimous decision, was the toughest of his three professional fights. 

“I won my first pro fight by knockout but my second fight against Payu Sor Kounlavung was the most difficult of the three fights. I was able to win by unanimous decision even though I knocked him down during the course of the six-round bout.

“Right now, I will continue to train hard and remain focused with my boxing career here in Dubai and pray to God to always crown my efforts with success,” Aliu said.  

The other fight saw Filipino expat Larry Abarra stopped Isaac Nettey of Ghana in the second round, while Deo Kizito of Uganda lost to Evgeny Vazem of Russia by split decision.

Rohen Date of the U.K. sent Stephen Okine of Ghana down twice in rounds two and four and handily won a unanimous decision, while Nicholas Mwangi of Kenya beat Azizi Zafar of Afghanistan also by unanimous verdict.

The six fights were officiated by the Professional Boxing Commission (PBC), International with fight supervisors Tony Comia of the Philippines and Wei Na of China.