By Akeem Lawal
CRACK Ghanaian boxer,
Benjamin Lamptey, has vowed to demolish Nigeria’s Rilwan “Real One” Oladosu and
end his winning run when they clash for the West African Boxing Union (WABU)
lightweight title at GOtv Boxing Night 16 on October 14.
The title bout is one of the
two international contests scheduled for the event, which holds at the Indoor
Sports Hall of the Teslim Balogun Stadium in Lagos.
Speaking from Accra on
Sunday, Lamptey, said he has enough skill in his locker to end his Nigerian
opponent’s winning streak and return to Ghana with the title.
“I’m looking forward to this
fight, which offers me a great opportunity to show Ghana’s greatness. I am
coming to defeat Rilwan and take the title to Ghana,” bragged Lamptey.
He added that he is familiar
with his opponent’s strengths and weaknesses and claimed he has fought better
boxers in Ghana and elsewhere.
“I have seen in fight. I
know all about him. Rilwan has no chance of winning,” he said
GOtv Boxing Night 16 will
feature nine bouts across different weight divisions, the highest number since
the event began in 2014.
The other international bout
scheduled for the event is the international lightweight challenge bout between
reigning African Boxing Union (ABU) lightweight champion, Oto “Joe Boy” Joseph
of Nigeria and Anama Dotse, also of Ghana. Also available on the night is the
prestigious national light heavyweight title to be contested by Kabiru "KB
Godson" Towolawi and Adewale "Masevex" Masebinu. The
featherweight category will see a rematch between Waidi "Skoro" Usman
and Chibuzor "T Boy" Obi.
The event will equally
feature an array of boxers from last two editions of the GOtv Boxing NextGen
Search. They include Opeyemi "Sense" Elijah, best boxer at GOtv
Boxing NextGen 4, who will take on Sheriff "Oshe" Ogunbanjo in a
super bantamweight duel.
Also included
is Taiwo "Esepo" Agbaje, who will take on Tope "TP Rock"
Musa in a lightweight clash. Azeez "Who Say So" Tijani will square up
with Waheed "Showmax" Shogbanmu.
Another GOtv Boxing NextGen
graduate, Isaac "I Star" Chukwudi, will slug it out with Adeyemi
"Spirit" Adekanla in a welterweight clash, while Aminu "Lucky
Boy" Akintayo would face Mutiu "Machine" Lawal in a super
flyweight division contest.
The event will be beamed
live on SuperSport in 47 African countries. The best boxer at the event will go
home with a cash prize of N1.5 million alongside the Mojisola Ogunsanya
Memorial Trophy.
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