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Durodola gets 45th KO win at National Stadium

By Daily Sports Nigeria on July 8, 2026

eteran cruiserweight, Olanrewaju “God’s Power” Durodola, underlined his world-title credentials with a devastating first-round knockout of Sadiq Akano, headlining another edition of the Prizefighting.tv Boxing Classic at the National Stadium, Surulere.

The 45-year-old floored Akano early in the opening round of their eight-round national cruiserweight bout, forcing referee Moruf Akanbi to wave off the contest after Akano failed to beat the count. The win took the Nigerian policeman’s professional record to 50 wins, 45 of them by knockout, in 51 fights.

Durodola wasted no time asserting his dominance, cutting off the ring and landing a punishing combination that sent Akano crashing to the canvas to the roar of the crowd at the NIS Gymnasium.

The undercard delivered eleven other bouts across various weight classes. In the opening fight, Adebayo Adeniyi Dada stopped Kola Adeyemo in round three of their lightweight contest after Adeyemo’s corner threw in the towel, while Samuel Elegbede outpointed Sadiq Popoola over six rounds in a middleweight bout via unanimous decision

Ganiu Olaitan was awarded a fourth-round TKO over Walter Sunday in a cruiserweight fight after Sunday failed to come out due to a bleeding nose, while the heavyweight clash between Ezekiel Igbozurike and Sunday Abudu ended in a draw. In middleweight action, Saheed Abdullahi stopped Wasiu Jimoh with a fourth-round TKO in an eight-round contest.

The fight of the night came in the six-round super bantamweight division, where Ibadan-based Opeyemi Ibrahim edged Abiodun Muyideen by unanimous decision after a fast-paced, crowd-pleasing display.

Hamzat Idris and Oluwashina Ayomikun Balogun fought to a draw in an international middleweight bout, while Yusuf Ayinde Ogunbunmi beat Ibukun Ipaje by unanimous decision in an eight-round welterweight fight.

Sadam Oladipupo defeated Yusuf Ogunbunmi by unanimous decision in a six-round super lightweight contest, and Temitope Ademulere stopped Tanjar Bethel Defence in round five by TKO, before Samson Kazeem closed the show with a third-round technical knockout of Anselme Gnansingbe in their eight-round bout.

The event was also used to support one of the promotion’s regulars, Kabiru “KB” Towolawi, whose wife, Folashade, is battling cancer, with Prizefighting.tv presenting a donation of N1m to assist with medical bills.

Speaking on behalf of the organisation, spokesman, Miyen Akiri, said the gesture was aimed at easing the family’s burden during a difficult period.

“The Prizefighting.tv gesture is just a token of assistance to Kabiru Towolawi, who is a regular face on our fighting cards. We hope it will go some way in assisting him in offsetting some of the medical bills at this challenging period,” Akiri said.

Source Punch Ng

Posted July 8, 2026