Glanton Makes Browne Quit In Lagos, Nigeria
In an All-American main event grudge match on the African continent, cruiserweight Brandon “Bulletproof” Glanton took on Marcus “Sir” Browne in a scheduled 10 rounder. Dating back to a 2019 sparring session between the two, bad blood has been brewing ever since.
The most telling blow of the first round was a low left thrown by Browne at the round ending bell, drawing the ire of Glanton. Glanton would try to work his way inside and if Browne couldn’t prevent it by countering, he would immediately tie up Glanton. Much of this fight could have been waged in a phone booth, as there was that little space between the two. Browne was warned for a second low blow early in round five. The pace and physicality enforced by Glanton appeared to start having an effect on Browne. In the sixth the two warriors decided to go toe to toe delivering the best action of the fight up to that point, with Glanton getting the better of it, snapping Browne’s head to and fro against the ropes. Suddenly, as the bell rang to start round 7, the referee waved it off at the behest of Browne’s corner! Before the fight, Glanton said he would make Browne quit, and that’s exactly what happened! Browne’s left eye was beginning to swell, but no official reason was given from his corner for the stoppage. Glanton improves to 21-3, 18 KOs. Browne needs to reassess as he falls to 25-3, 16 KOs.
In a battle for the WBA Continental Africa heavyweight championship, Nigerian Idris Affini took on UK-based, German bred, of Nigerian heritage Emanuel Odiase. Fans may recall that Affini recently lost in three rounds to come backing 52-year-old “Nigerian Nightmare” Ike Ibeabuchi. Unfortunately for Affini, his fate would be worse this time out. He was unmercifully hammered to the canvas three different times by the 6’8″ Odiase, for the automatic stoppage at 1:41 of the opening stanza. Odiase improves to 9-0, 8 KOs, picking up the WBA Continental Africa heavyweight title. Affini plummets to 18-10, 15 KOs.
Former European light heavyweight champ Dan Azeez, of Great Britain and Nigerian descent, took on Nigeria’s Sulaimon Adeosun in a scheduled six rounder. For the first three rounds, it was a rather pedestrian affair as Azeez jabbed and threw the occasional right cross while Adeosun flailed wildly in an attempt to catch lightning in a bottle. Then out of nowhere in the fourth, Azeez landed a right to the temple which hurt Adeosun, with a follow-up combo dropping him to his knees. After the mandatory eight count, the referee then talked to Adeosun for an absurdly extended time, finally resuming the action. A follow-up flurry then forced the referee to step in, saving Adeosun from further abuse, at 1:51 of the 4th. Azeez moves to 22-2-1, 14 KOs. Adeosun falls to 11-3, 7 KOs.
Yusuf Adidas Adeniji of Nigeria took on Ghana’s Akimos Annan Ampiah in an eight round featherweight contest. The elongated southpaw Adeniji used his right jab to keep the diminutive Ampiah at bay from the outset. With about 15 seconds to go in the third, Adeniji landed a multi-punch combination on Ampiah which rocked him to the ropes and had him in trouble. Ampiah managed to escape the round and recovered enough to do well in the fourth. In the sixth round, Adeniji landed another nice combination and then was pressing down on a bent over Ampiah, who decided to retaliate with a right uppercut to Adeniji’s cup. After a momentary assessment, the referee decided to disqualify Ampiah at 2:12 for an intentional low blow. Adeniji wins the WBA Africa featherweight title and improves to 17-1, 10 KOs. Ampiah falls to 7-3, 6 KOs
Hometown hero Taiwo Agbaje took on Tanzania’s Idrisa Makorani in a featherweight clash of undefeateds, where somebody’s “0” would have to go! The significantly taller Makorani tried to use his reach and footwork to employ the left jab or lead right, while the shorter Agbaje came forward, pressuring with his own probing jab, landing a couple power shots in the opening round. The end came quickly in the second as Agbaje fired off an eight punch combination, which pushed Makorani to the ropes, from where he then crumbled to the canvas, unable to beat the 10 count. The time was 2:14 of the second Agbaje is now 18-0, 13 KOs. Makorani loses his first at 7-1, 7 KOs. Agbaje and co-promoter Amir Khan didn’t hesitate to call out WBA featherweight champ Nick Ball.
Ghanaian welterweight Azumah Mohammad took on Portugal’s Ruben Torres in a scheduled six-rounder. Mohammad came out fast, firing pinpoint combinations over the first three rounds, for which Torres seemed to have no answer. Torres tried to pick up the pace from the third round on, but both fighters seemed to fight in spurts in the second half of the fight, battling all the way to the final bell. The final scores were not read, but were said to be unanimous for Torres, who moves to 8-0, 4 KOs. The unlucky Mohammed slips to 6-3-1.
At super middleweight, Ghanaian Elvis Ahorgah took on Benin’s Dossou Faustino Houenou In a scheduled six rounder. Ahorgah seemed to cuff Houenou to the canvas with his forearm, but the referee issued a mandatory eight count. Ahorgah poured on the pressure and the referee stepped in to stop the action, to the chagrin of the crowd. The president of Nigerian boxing, Dr. Rafiu Ladipo, addressed the crowd, started talking about rules being followed and questioning whether Ahorgah was boxing for Nigeria or for Ghana? After an extended break of several minutes, order was restored and the bout actually resumed! Perhaps the recent ring death of Ghanaian boxer Ernest Akushey, sparked concern with the referee? However, in this case, the dominant fighter, Ahorgah, is actually from Ghana where boxing has been currently suspended. Incredibly, Ahorgah was unable to capitalize on his momentum, Houenou continue to display an iron chin and the bout ended up going the full six rounds! The scores were as follows: 58-57 x 3 , for Ahorgah, who improves to 15-4, 13 KOs, while Houenou falls to 16-7-1, 15 KOs. This fight alone supported the aptly named promotion: Chaos In The Ring!
Curaçao-born, Netherlands-residing Jursly “Gorilla” Vargas blew out Nigerian native Toheeb Kehinde via four knockdowns in the first round of a super lightweight bout, scheduled for six. The time was officially listed at 2:50 of round one. However, the third knockdown occurred with 8 seconds left in the first round, so how the referee tolled the mandatory 8-ccount, allowed the fight to resume and Vargas scored the final knockdown within 8 seconds and there still be 10 seconds left in the round, boggles the mind. Still, between the stocky build and power punching style of Vargas, it’s easy to see why his secondary nickname is “Baby Tank,” In honor of Gervonta Davis. Vargas improves to 6-0, 5 KOs. Kehinde falls to 3-5, 3 KOs.
Comebacking British lightweight Osman Aslam took on Nigerian 42 year old Mufu Yusuf in a lightweight four round show opener. It took a couple rounds for Aslam to shake off 5 years of rust, but in the third, a hard right hand dropped Yusuf along the ropes. The local man decided to take the full 10 count on his knee, ending at 1:29 of the third. Aslam is now 15-0, 7 KOs. Yusuf falls to 2-4, 1 KO.
Balmoral Promotions and Amir Khan Promotions plan to bring another card back to Nigeria on December 19th. Three heavyweights of Nigerian descent and living in Great Britain- David Adeleye, Lawrence Okolie and Moses Itauma were all on hand and each expressed their desire to, at some point in their careers, fight in their father land. We shall see.
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