NEW West African Boxing
Union lightweight champion, Rilwan “Real One” Oladosu, has expressed delight at
winning the title and thanked sponsors of GOtv Boxing Night for providing a
platform for him to exhibit his skills.
Oladosu defeated Ghana’s Benjamin Lamptey
on Sunday at GOtv Boxing Night 16, which held at the Sir Molade Okoya-Thomas
Hall, Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos.
Speaking on Tuesday, the
flamboyant boxer said the title has given him the confidence to aim higher. He
revealed that he is already thinking of the African Boxing Union title (ABU),
currently held by compatriot, Oto “Joe Boy” Joseph. He commended the sponsors
for providing him and other boxers the opportunity to practice their trade.
“I’m very happy to win the
WABU title. I hope that very soon, I will be able to add the ABU title and then
aim for the Commonwealth title. I’m very ambitious and I am confident in my
ability to realize my ambitions.
“I am happy at what GOtv is
doing for Nigerian boxing. We are having opportunities to fight and we are
being watched all over Africa. That can only improve us. I pray that God
continues to bless them,” he said.
Eight other fights took
place at GOtv Boxing Night 16. Joseph, the ABU champion, saw off Ghana’s
Emmanuel Mensah in an international challenge contest. Adewale “Masevex”
Masebinu defeated Kabiru “KB Godson” Towolawi to win the national light
heavyweight title. In the featherweight category, Waidi “Skoro” Usman dismissed
Chibuzor “TBoy” Obi in the third round.
Taiwo “Esepo” Agbaje
defeated Tope “TP Rock” Musa in a lightweight contest. His impressive showing
won him the Mojisola Ogunsanya Memorial trophy for the best boxer. He went home
with N1.5million attached to the award.
The event also had debutants
drawn from the GOtv Boxing NextGen Search. Adeyemi “Sense” Elijah defeated
“Sheriff “Oshe” Ogunbanjo in the super bantamweight fight on the night, while
Waheed “Showmax” Shogbanmu accounted for Azeez “Who Say So” Tijani with a first
round knockout. Also making a winning debut was Adeyemi ‘Spirit” Adekanla, who
defeated the more experienced Ganiyu “Energy” Kolawole, while Aminu “Lucky Boy”
Akintayo defeated Mutiu “Machine” Fatai.
Photos: Akin Farinto
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