Rising lightweight star Saddam \u201cBaby Boxer\u201d Oladipupo has issued a fiery warning to opponent Imole \u201cSystem\u201d Oloyede, declaring that he will not last beyond the second round of their national title bout on December 26 at Tafawa Balewa Square, Lagos.\n<\/p>\n
Speaking ahead of GOtv Boxing Night 34, Saddam said he is coming in \u201csharper and meaner,\u201d promising fans \u201ca brutal lesson in disciplined boxing.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
Oloyede fired back with a colourful comparison, saying, \u201cI remember how Saddam Hussein was hiding when the US dealt with him. My opponent will be hiding in dark corners of Tafawa Balewa Square, like his namesake did, when I finish with him.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
He boasted that he is a far superior boxer to anyone Saddam has ever faced.<\/p>\n
Their showdown is tipped to be one of the standout bouts on a richly packed card that blends boxing, music and comedy into a festive spectacle.\n<\/p>\n
Top among the supporting fights is the national super bantamweight title bout between the skilful and flamboyant Sodiq \u201cHappy Boy\u201d Adeleke and the compact, rugged, hard-hitting champion, Durotimi \u201cTiny\u201d Agboola. <\/p>\n
Fans will also witness an international lightweight encounter pitting Nigeria\u2019s Rasheed \u201cID Buster\u201d Idowu against Ghana\u2019s Nii Offei Dodoo, adding a West African rivalry to the night.<\/p>\n
Another crowd-puller is the national lightweight challenge between Segun \u201cOdi\u201d Gbobaniyi and Tobiloba \u201cSmiling Assassin\u201d Ijomoni, a bout that analysts predict will be a tactical chess match with no shortage of danger.\n<\/p>\n
The national light welterweight division also delivers a thriller, as Sodiq \u201cSmart Lion\u201d Suleimon squares up against Emmanuel \u201cAbility\u201d Abimbola over eight explosive rounds. Both fighters favour high-pressure, all-action styles, making this a strong contender for the night\u2019s most relentless contest.\n<\/p>\n
Rounding off the undercard is the national bantamweight challenge featuring Ezekiel \u201cTouch\u201d Seun against Toheeb \u201cFull Tank\u201d Hassan, a matchup almost guaranteed to deliver eight rounds of blistering exchanges.\n<\/p>\n
GOtv Boxing Night 34, organised by Flykite Productions, is supported by MultiChoice, Zetaweb, Lagos State Sports Commission and TheCable.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Rising lightweight star Saddam \u201cBaby Boxer\u201d Oladipupo has issued a fiery warning to opponent Imole \u201cSystem\u201d Oloyede, declaring…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":326216,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[447],"tags":[703,49,48,82],"class_list":{"0":"post-326215","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-boxing","8":"tag-boxing","9":"tag-ca","10":"tag-canada","11":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/326215","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=326215"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/326215\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/326216"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=326215"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=326215"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=326215"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}