Nigerian female boxer, Adijat Gbadamosi, has expressed her excitement at becoming the first Nigerian female boxer to claim the African Boxing
“In the first and second round when I got back to my corner side, my coach told me to change the way I was fighting her if I wanted to stop her and get the belt and I took to his advice. I changed the way I fought her from the third round, I put more energy into the fight and I was able to gain the knockout,” Gbadamosi toldThe two-time Africa Youth Champion, who now has an unbeaten record of eight victories and five KOs, was excited to get the title.
“I feel great and happy that I have now become the new super-bantamweight champion and the first Nigeria female boxer to get the title. I did not have any doubts that I could defeat her and I proved it with the knockout,” she said. An example of sportsmanship, Gbadamosi went to check on her opponent after the fight who was stretchered out and found out from the coach that she was awake and recovering well from the blow.All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH.
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