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00:00 (crowd cheering)
00:02 - I'm Adesola Lushabu, the center referee for this bout.
00:05 I need clean fights, obey my commands at all times.
00:08 Any foul committed, you'll be penalized.
00:10 The chief second has the right to train the two way,
00:13 even if he's in trouble.
00:14 Touch gloves and have a clean fight.
00:16 - And we're ready to roll.
00:27 Fight number six, Battle of the Ages, season six.
00:32 - Fight goes out, round one.
00:37 - Right here at the Molodeo Koya Thomas Hall
00:41 of Teslin Balogun Stadium in Suru-Lagos.
00:45 It's something to look out for.
00:46 National Light Welterweight Challenge.
00:49 Rahim Animashow versus Akitune Abolade.
00:57 Straight away, the man in the white trunks
01:01 going for the juggler, scoring some punches right there.
01:27 And just for you to have a knowledge,
01:29 oh, this is looking very big
01:32 because Animashow is scoring some big punches there.
01:35 Absolutely landing those punches.
01:37 But Abolade not giving any room at all.
01:41 Nice uppercut coming from Abolade right there.
01:46 Good jabs, good jabs.
01:52 Animashow landing some big punches.
01:56 Catches his opponent once again.
01:58 Just for a quick one, if you're just joining us,
02:06 in the white trunks is the man in the blue corner,
02:10 Rahim Animashow up against the man in the gold trunks
02:15 with a bit of white trimmings on the tail of the trunks.
02:21 It's none other than Akitune Abolade
02:26 who is fighting out of the red corner.
02:29 Nice one there coming from Animashow once again.
02:31 Goes to the body and it goes to the,
02:34 catches Abolade once again.
02:36 He's just landing these punches at will.
02:38 And Abolade needs to find a solution to this
02:42 or else it's gonna be lights out.
02:45 - It seems like it's the young generation
02:49 against the new school generation today.
02:51 - Absolutely.
02:52 And this man, Animashow, he's got some clean punches.
02:56 - Very clean punches.
02:57 - Landing it right off his hands
02:58 and you can see another one again.
03:00 Another one.
03:03 - He's just sending his hands, he's wasting no time.
03:05 - He wants to end this.
03:07 - As quickly as possible.
03:08 - As quickly as possible.
03:09 (upbeat music)
03:12 Also Raheem Animashow has been coached
03:23 and mentored by his father
03:25 who is still a professional boxer
03:27 in the Nigerian boxing industry.
03:28 - Wow. - How do you know that?
03:30 - That's really nice.
03:31 Stepping into his dad's shoes.
03:33 - Oh yes, it's great for Nigerian boxers.
03:36 As we can see, they're passing on the legacy of boxing.
03:40 It's very good for Nigerian boxing, I tell you.
03:42 - But I love the fact that
03:44 Omar Akin is showing that he's truly Omar Akin.
03:48 In case you're wondering.
03:50 - Omar Akin's older.
03:52 - Akin means the strong man.
03:55 A very brave man.
03:57 - Animashow means what?
03:59 - He's a very generous man.
04:01 - All right, generous giver.
04:03 The giver gives punches generously
04:05 and that's what Raheem Animashow.
04:08 (upbeat music)
04:10 (upbeat music)
04:13 (upbeat music)
04:16 - Seconds out, round two.
04:41 - And we're back in the round of two, ladies and gentlemen.
04:44 It's the battle of the ages.
04:46 It is season six and we're still fighting on tonight.
04:51 - I think that Akin today has got some kind of pep talk
04:57 from his corner and he's come out more explosive
05:01 this time around.
05:02 But there's something cool about the way
05:05 Raheem Animashow is fighting.
05:08 He's not rushing his punches.
05:09 He's taking things easy.
05:10 He looks so confident.
05:12 - Very, very confident.
05:15 - And he catches Akin again.
05:16 - Another one.
05:17 - It's like he can decide to up the ante
05:21 and he can decide to take it back
05:23 and just relax things.
05:25 Still not able to get through there.
05:26 Akin today throws everything that he has
05:28 but he's not getting through that defense there.
05:31 - And the referee steps in for a low blow.
05:34 - I mean, you can see that.
05:38 I have a feeling that Raheem is employing a strategy
05:43 where he wants Akin today to exhaust his energy
05:46 and then drops the guard and starts unleashing.
05:49 - Wow, that one rocked.
05:53 He's indeed Animashow.
05:58 He has it and he's giving it out.
06:00 He's not holding anything back.
06:01 - I mean, look at the way he stands.
06:05 His hands are up.
06:08 - He's powerful, he's young.
06:09 - Very powerful.
06:10 - He's durable.
06:10 He still has everything in him
06:13 and he can still go much more further
06:15 in the industry of boxing if he takes it much more seriously.
06:17 - And he's patient as well.
06:18 He takes his time.
06:20 Akin today will need to bring up his A game.
06:23 - If he has to.
06:24 - I know it's still early days.
06:26 Second round of the fight.
06:28 It's a six rounds national
06:29 light welterweight challenge.
06:34 And the referee comes once again.
06:38 - One sport boxers.
06:40 I think it might be the,
06:41 yeah, that's the waist guard.
06:45 He wants the.
06:45 - And the crowd yelling, yelling names
06:52 of their favorite boxer.
06:53 - It's always a very exciting and encouraging thing
07:05 to see these young lads step into the ring.
07:09 Show the skill they are made of.
07:11 Because you know that in the next three to five years,
07:15 some of these guys will be matching onto
07:17 a bigger things in boxing.
07:18 They could even be contesting for.
07:21 - World titles, yes.
07:22 - Continental world titles.
07:24 - Look, I must say this on air.
07:26 I'm very proud of what Nigerian boxing is coming out to be.
07:30 They've come a long way.
07:31 We have great boxers in the past,
07:32 but now we are bringing in
07:34 and we are building in these great boxers.
07:37 And another one you can see.
07:38 No room at all.
07:40 It's just punches all the way.
07:43 And in my show, I can't believe that Abolade
07:46 is asking for more because those were big punches.
07:49 And he's still asking for more.
07:51 - Hey, be careful of what you wish for.
07:53 - But he's actually proving that he's truly a brave man.
07:56 He's not just an aki today for the sake of it.
08:00 - Well, punches do not recognize brave men.
08:04 You need to protect yourself at all times.
08:05 - Yeah, I agree.
08:06 I definitely agree with you on that.
08:08 - It's gonna be a funny thing to see yourself on the ground.
08:11 The fans are all the way showing them lots of boxing skills.
08:16 They can do this, you can do that.
08:17 But A, on easy, where's the head, where's the crown?
08:21 It's not easy as you think, ladies and gentlemen.
08:24 And we're back into action.
08:26 And...
08:27 (upbeat music)
08:29 And the bell goes once again,
08:36 signaling the end of that round.
08:38 - Wow.
08:41 (upbeat music)
08:44 (upbeat music)
08:47 (upbeat music)
08:49 (upbeat music)
08:52 (upbeat music)
08:55 (upbeat music)
08:57 (upbeat music)
09:25 - And the bell goes out.
09:27 Round three.
09:28 - Okay, round three is underway, ladies and gentlemen.
09:39 And in case you're just joining us,
09:42 it is a four rounds National Lightweight Challenge between...
09:47 Okay.
09:48 Okay.
09:51 It is a four rounds.
09:54 (crowd cheering)
09:56 National Lightweight Challenge between Raheem Animashow
10:00 and Akito Nde Abolade.
10:02 So far so good, Nero.
10:03 What do you have to say about Raheem Animashow
10:05 and his opponent?
10:07 - Yeah, and that's a below the bell punch there.
10:10 And you know, the thing I like about Raheem Animashow,
10:13 I actually like both boxers,
10:16 is the fact that he's so confident.
10:18 He was actually punched below the belt there.
10:21 He didn't even wince about it, just kept on with it.
10:23 And he was the referee that actually stopped the fight there
10:27 and to say, to give a warning to Abolade, Akito,
10:32 and they're backing it again.
10:33 He's just, he's a clean fighter.
10:35 Both of them clean fighters.
10:37 But I think that I would love to see Akito do a bit more.
10:40 He's got a very strong chin as well.
10:41 He's taking a lot of big punches from Raheem.
10:45 - What do you expect Akito to do in this edition?
10:47 - No, but I expect him to go more aggressive.
10:49 - Aggressive with a fast, durable boxer like Animashow.
10:53 What do you think would happen to him?
10:54 - Animashow is still a boxer cutting his teeth.
10:56 He just seems to be a more, a better conditioned boxer.
11:00 And it looks like a better trained boxer as well.
11:02 - Oh well. - But there's still--
11:02 - And what do you think, what do you say about that?
11:05 What do you say about that?
11:07 That's boxing for you.
11:09 And that's it!
11:11 I think the referee will step in.
11:13 And he steps in.
11:15 (crowd cheering)
11:17 The referee, okay, the fight is resumed.
11:20 (crowd cheering)
11:23 The bout is resumed.
11:27 The crowd can't get enough of Animashow.
11:30 - You see the reason why I still like Akito,
11:33 he's taking all these punches, he's right in there.
11:35 But the only problem I have with him
11:37 is that he's not attacking as much as he should.
11:40 He needs to be more aggressive.
11:41 You cannot afford to give a good boxer like Raheem
11:45 the opportunity to keep landing those blows.
11:48 You need to come back.
11:49 And he's doing exactly what I want him to do.
11:50 - That's not what I expect.
11:51 - But he's not-- - He's not powerful enough.
11:53 - I think he should be going for body punches,
11:55 try to set up that head punches.
11:59 - He's confused, not knowing where
12:00 these punches are coming from.
12:02 So when you throw a punch,
12:03 and you don't know where, you can imagine,
12:04 you are punching a powerful boxer like Animashow,
12:06 a young boxer like that, what do you expect?
12:08 - Both of them are young boxers.
12:10 - Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah.
12:11 - But his punches need to penetrate the--
12:12 - Animashow doesn't throw this year.
12:15 - Still doesn't matter.
12:18 We don't know what he did in his amateur days.
12:20 There's so many boxers who've had a lot of,
12:23 a very long years of amateur boxing.
12:25 So good that, I'm trying to remember one,
12:28 maybe Ralph Chidose George will do me a quick one on that one.
12:33 Femi Olaleye.
12:34 - Oye.
12:36 - Oyeleye, Femi Oyeleye.
12:37 Femi Oyeleye was an amateur boxer for a long time.
12:39 Won gold medals several times.
12:42 He went pro.
12:43 - He's in the US right now.
12:44 - Yeah, destroyed the whole ring.
12:46 So it's not about when you turn pro,
12:49 it's about the quality of the boxer,
12:51 right from his amateur days as well.
12:53 - Well, so ladies and gentlemen,
12:56 this is the replay of the last round.
12:58 According to Nero, he says, wow, what the,
13:02 heaven's sake is this.
13:05 Powerful punches.
13:06 And we are moving on, ladies and gentlemen.
13:07 As you can see the replay, everybody's enjoying the show.
13:11 Even the president of the Nigerian Boxing Control
13:15 is enjoying the show.
13:16 Ladies and gentlemen, he's been carried away.
13:19 Wow, what a show.
13:21 It's the last boxing performance.
13:23 And we are live here at the Bolade Acroya.
13:26 - Run for the final round.
13:28 - And we're back in the round, ladies and gentlemen,
13:32 for some more boxing actions.
13:35 (crowd cheering)
13:37 - This is the fourth and final round
13:51 of this bout number six of the night.
13:56 Four rounds of national light welterweight challenge.
13:59 Raheem Animashow in the white trunks
14:02 up against another young gun, Akitune Abolade.
14:07 Now Akitune knows that he needs to look for an, oh!
14:15 - Oh!
14:16 Raheem, oh!
14:19 This is, wow.
14:24 This is indeed a battle of the ages.
14:27 Woo!
14:28 I can feel the spark, I can feel the velocity,
14:31 the power from Raheem Animashow.
14:34 Somebody I wanna say is Raheem Stanley.
14:36 (laughs)
14:37 - Man, that boy's got some combinations on his abs.
14:41 - He's got some power.
14:43 You can see.
14:44 He's smart, he's quick, he's thinking very fast.
14:48 And he knows--
14:49 - In him, the cobra.
14:52 - The cobra.
14:53 - Because he--
14:54 Boxer, but when he lunges--
15:00 And that's exactly the hallmark.
15:02 Those are the characteristics of a cobra.
15:04 You know, a cobra is usually very patient,
15:06 keeps watching you.
15:07 - And strikes.
15:08 - And strikes.
15:09 - Everybody told something about Nigerian boxers
15:11 giving themselves funny names.
15:12 He's called Badu, actually.
15:13 So I don't understand what is bad about him.
15:16 - No, he's a bad boxer.
15:17 (laughs)
15:20 - Ladies and gentlemen,
15:21 as the battle of the ages season six,
15:23 I wanna say Raheem Animashow against a strong,
15:26 powerful old war horse in the boxing industry
15:29 who's been battling together.
15:30 The punches are coming in.
15:39 This is the final round, the round of four.
15:44 - Akitido needs to do a lot more.
15:46 He is absolutely trailing on the cards.
15:48 I haven't seen the judges' cards,
15:51 but we have watched this fight right from round one.
15:54 And definitely, he is trailing.
15:56 - He is trailing on the commentators' card.
15:58 That's what we say.
15:59 - Yeah, yeah, yeah, by our card.
16:01 But we have seen this fight from round one.
16:04 - Whoa!
16:05 The crowd is getting excited.
16:09 They can't seem to get enough of the punches
16:11 coming from Raheem.
16:11 Oh, whoa!
16:12 And that rocks his man, another one.
16:14 Another one goes into his man.
16:16 And Akis is still standing.
16:20 - I still cannot understand the style of fight
16:24 of Raheem Animashow.
16:27 That's why sometimes I say it's Raheem's talent.
16:29 - He's looking like he's not about to hurt his opponent.
16:31 And the next minute, he's turning a defensive situation
16:35 to an offense.
16:36 - He's like he doesn't have a tooth guard on.
16:38 The tooth guard's off,
16:39 and the referee's not saying nothing.
16:41 (crowd cheering)
16:44 (upbeat music)
16:46 - And the bout is over, ladies and gentlemen.
17:06 And the gloves have been taken off the boxes.
17:08 And we're still moving on.
17:10 We're going to the scorecards.
17:11 And we're waiting for the ring announcer
17:13 and the person in the ring.
17:15 And you can see the replay.
17:17 Whoa, the shots coming from Raheem Animashow.
17:20 He seems not to hold anything back.
17:23 Everything's coming out.
17:24 Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
17:28 These hands, ladies and gentlemen,
17:30 these hands, these punches are not stopping anytime soon.
17:35 And we're going to the scorecard, ladies and gentlemen.
17:37 And it's about time.
17:38 - Yes, it's about time for us to hear the judgment
17:41 from the ring announcer, Ralph "Chidozie" George.
17:45 But we still get to see the highlights of that last round.
17:47 Two big blows there connected by Raheem.
17:50 Third one.
17:51 Totally taking his fighter out of it.
17:57 Another one again.
17:58 Fourth one.
18:01 And even Aki today himself knows that
18:06 it's going to be a very tall order
18:08 for him to expect a victory in this one.
18:10 - Only miracles can happen here.
18:13 Just keep watching.
18:14 (crowd chattering)
18:17 - Thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen.
18:42 We go to the judges' scorecard.
18:44 After four rounds of boxing.
18:47 And Joshie George has scored 4036.
18:52 George Yetunde Alimi, 4036.
18:58 And George Tayo Olife has scored 4035.
19:06 For your winner, by unanimous decision,
19:12 Raheem Alimashown.
19:13 - And so it is, Raheem Alimashown takes the day.
19:29 Rahim Animasound takes the day and he's got it.