Adekunle, Ogunleye Go on Rampage in Lagos Boxing Club Championship

More prospective champions are set to emerge as the 2024 Lagos Individual Boxing Club Championship at the Bishop Aggey Playing ground in Mushin inch towards conclusion.

Adekunle Abeeb powerful jabs and punches were enough to knock out Moses Olaitan less than 45 seconds in their first fight on Sunday. 

In the female 48kg category, Ogunleye Olamide, one of the budding talents proved the power of her punches from the beginning to the final round, jabbing and covering her pace before winning 5-0 against Sulaimon Amirat.

The bout between Abeeb and Olaitan in the 80kg left the spectators in awe as the latter rained punches on his opponent few seconds into the first round. His opponent was unable to pick himself up to continue the fight before the judges declared him a winner in a bout that was  less than a minute..

Olamide fought her opponent out in the first round and she continued on that momentum till the final round where the young girl delivered a 5-0 win in an encounter that lasted three rounds.

It has been an exciting days at the developmental championship, where no fewer than 200 boxers are exhibiting more skills, finesse (both in punching and footwork) and crunching their foes in different weight categories.

Reacting after his victory, Adeleke said he is looking up to be a well-rounded and established boxer that will be indomitable as he sets his eyes in winning more fights, particularly going home with a title. 

He opined that his future in boxing is very bright, owing to the level of his consistency, perseverance and hardwork, adding that as a boxer, he will be at the summit of his discipline one day.

“I’m so happy to be participating in this championship and my focus is to win the title in my weight category. I said to myself that l will never give up and give it everything possible to be able to defeat my opponent”,  said Ogunleye Olamide.

Olamide, a silver medallist at the National Youth Games in Ilorin 2021, stated that she will improve on her performance, loosing any bout is not part of her target and she will continue to be a champion.