{"id":227931,"date":"2025-10-27T09:41:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T09:41:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/227931\/"},"modified":"2025-10-27T09:41:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T09:41:11","slug":"lagos-standstill-as-boxers-thrill-fans-at-repackaged-lbhf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/227931\/","title":{"rendered":"Lagos standstill as boxers thrill fans at repackaged LBHF"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fans at Agege Stadium<\/a>, Lagos, were treated to an electrifying display of boxing talent as the Lagos Boxing Hall of Fame (LBHF) Championships made a triumphant return over the weekend.<\/p>\n

The one-day tournament featured 10 thrilling bouts, marking the comeback of Nigeria\u2019s longest-running grassroots boxing event. Boxers from across Lagos dazzled spectators, leaving them eager for more action.<\/p>\n

Fawaz Sharafadeen of Star Boxing Club, Ajegunle Apapa, delivered the only technical knockout (TKO) of the day in the men\u2019s 70kg category, flooring Olamilekan Badiru of Lion Star BC, Ikorodu-West in under two minutes of the first round.<\/p>\n

In the men\u2019s 50kg division, Bolarinwa Michael of Next Page BC, Mushin, edged out Daramola Daniel of Brightest BC, Otto Awori, with a 3-2 decision. Lateed Qudus of Kamlat BC, Oyingbo, replicated the result in the men\u2019s 55kg, defeating Quadri Oyebamiji of Fighter BC, Ojo.<\/p>\n

Samuel Talabi of Risadep BC, Abule Egba, secured a 4-1 win over Innocent Prosper of Always BC, Bariga in the men\u2019s 60kg, while Adeyemi Adebayo of Olore BC, Alimosho, dominated Muftau Abdulahi of Oluomo BC, Surulere, with a 5-0 victory in the men\u2019s 63kg.<\/p>\n

In the women\u2019s 48kg category, the referee stopped the contest in favour of Sofia Yakubu of Cico BC, Oshodi, against Nurat Sulaimon of Dangote BC, Badagry, in the third round.<\/p>\n

Other standout performances included Ibrahim Olayiwola of Segun Body BC, Surulere, who overwhelmed Azeez Ishola of Lion BC, Ikorodu West, 5-0 in the men\u2019s 63kg. Hammed Adegoke of Confidence BC, Kosofe, defeated Dolapo Ajayi of AMK BC, Ifako Ijaiye, 4-1 in the men\u2019s 75kg. The final bout of the day saw Michael Olomitutu of Ashimota BC, Odi-Olowo, claim victory over Segun Aboseh of Badagry BC after the referee stopped the contest in the third round.<\/p>\n

A jubilant Olomitutu praised LBHF for launching his career, urging fellow boxers to embrace the platform that continues to produce top-tier talent for Nigeria. <\/p>\n

\u00a0\u201cTo be sincere, the Lagos Boxing Hall of Fame brought me into the limelight in Lagos State,\u201d Olomitutu said.<\/p>\n

\u201cBefore, I only fought in local tournaments, but my first appearance at the LBHF Monthly Show changed everything.\u201d<\/p>\n

He continued: \u201cThat day, the founder, Prince Wale Edun, saw me and encouraged me. Meeting someone like him was inspiring, and I was excited to showcase my talent. I\u2019m proud to be here.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t want to give up. I have many role models like Anthony Joshua. I\u2019m aiming for the top and dream of fighting at the O2 Arena in London and across the globe.\u201d<\/p>\n

LBHF Director David Mohamed commended the boxers for their performances and shared plans for the tournament\u2019s future.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s fantastic to be back. You can feel the excitement and see the crowd\u2019s energy. We haven\u2019t held the monthly show in a while, so it\u2019s great to revive grassroots amateur boxing. We\u2019re introducing a new format and criteria for selecting boxers. For this edition, we reached out to our network of coaches, and they brought in top talent, including medallists from the National Sports Festival. Going forward, we\u2019re committed to showcasing the cream of the crop.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u201cThis event has been running for over 15 years, that\u2019s consistency. Our founder is dedicated, and we\u2019re here for the long haul. The monthly shows are back, and we\u2019re not going anywhere,\u201d Mohamed said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Fans at Agege Stadium, Lagos, were treated to an electrifying display of boxing talent as the Lagos Boxing…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":227932,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[91978,2560,101,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-227931","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-boxing","8":"tag-boxers","9":"tag-boxing","10":"tag-sports","11":"tag-uk","12":"tag-united-kingdom","13":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/227931","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=227931"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/227931\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/227932"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=227931"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=227931"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=227931"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}