Agbaje defeated his Filipino opponent, Richard Taruc
Pumicpic by a technical knockout in the 7th round to emerge champion. His fine
displays also earned him his fourth Mojisola Ogunsanya Memorial Trophy for the
best boxer along with the cash prize of N1.5 million attached to it.
The Boxing Day show held at the Tafawa Balewa Square in
Lagos also featured five explosive bouts across weight categories.
National super lightweight champion, Adeyemi “Spirit”
Adekanla defeated the bullish Bartholomew Abuchi by unanimous decision to
retain his belt and extend his unbeaten streak to 10 bouts, while Sikiru “Omo
Iya Eleja” Shogbesan ended Sodiq Oyakojo reign as the national super
featherweight champion by unanimous decision.
The bantamweight duel between Opeyemi “Golden Boy” Ibrahim
and Sodiq “Happy Boy” Adeleke ended in Adeleke’s favour via unanimous decision,
while Michael Adesodun knocked out Idris Aloma in the fourth round of their
national super featherweight bout.
In the national middleweight female match, Abosede Akinsanya
gave debutant Sofiat Lateef a night to forget by ending her debut with a second
round technical knockout.
The event sponsored by GOtv and refreshed by Supa Komando
also saw thrilling musical performances from international Afrobeat superstars
such as Ruger, 9ice, DJ Exclusive and Chinko Ekun.
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