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| Badoo receives N1 million |
Raheem “Badoo” Animashaun, a 16-year-old boxing sensation, produced a thrilling performance to emerge as the best boxer at GOtv Boxing Night 31, held on Wednesday, at the Indoor Sports Hall of the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos.
“Badoo” recorded a fourth-round technical knockout win over
the more experienced Samuel “Apata Roro” Moses in their national light
welterweight challenge bout to win the Mojisola Ogunsanya Memorial Trophy and
the cash prize of N1 million attached to it.
The teenage boxer was all feints, weaves, fast and furious
punching, as he dominated his more fancied opponent from the first round of the
encounter.
The youngster knocked down his opponent twice before ending
the fight in the fourth round. The announcement of his name as the winner of
the best boxer award was met with rapturous applause.
Badoo is the son of Jamiu “Rotor” Animashaun, a former
professional boxer who fought in the first two editions of GOtv Boxing Night.
Also, on the night, Segun “War” Adeyemi, defeated Adeyemi
“Spirit” Adekanla, via a majority decision, to win the West African Boxing
Union (WABU) light welterweight title.
Adewale “Playboy” Oladeji sealed a unanimous decision win
over Afikun “Ijebu” Gbenga in their super welterweight encounter.
The national flyweight challenge bout between Sikiru “Isho”
Ogunyaju and the current national flyweight champion, Sifon Ogunbumi“Best”
Iwatt, ended in a draw.
The national light welterweight challenge fight between
Hammed ‘Eshe’ Ganiyu and Yusuf “Hungry Lion” was declared a no contest, after
“Eshe” sustained an injury in the second round from a headbutt by his opponent.
Emmanuel “Ability” Abimbola earned a split decision win over
Azeez “Latest” Ayobami in a national lightweight challenge fight, while
national super featherweight challenge duel between Sikiru “Omo Iya Eleja”
Shogbesan, and Batholomew “Aboy” Abuchi, ended in favour of “Omo Iya Eleja”,
who won via a technical knockout.