• Home
  • News
    • African News
    • Nigerian
    • World
    • News UK
    • Politics
  • Sports
  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Health
Nigerian Watch Newspaper
Nigerian Watch Newspaper
 
 
 
 
  • Home
  • News
    • African News
    • Nigerian
    • World
    • News UK
    • Politics
  • Sports
  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Health
Home
Sports

Israel Adesanya becomes world middleweight boxing champion with second round knockout

October 6th, 2019 News, Nigerian, Sports, World comments

Israel Adesanya becomes world middleweight boxing champion with second round knockout

NIGERIAN-born boxer Israel Adesanya knocked out Australia’s Robert Whittaker early this  morning to become the undisputed middleweight boxing champion of the world in a development that has seen him become one of the fastest ever champions.

 

Adesanya, 30, was born in Lagos, where he attended Chrisland School, Opebi and enrolled in the school’s Taekwondo club for a brief time until he was removed by his mother due to an arm injury. Because his parents wanted him to get a well-recognized higher education, he moved to New Zealand at age 10 and attended Rotorua Boys’ High School.

 

At the age of 18, Adesanya started training in kickboxing after being inspired by the Muay Thai film Ong-Bak. He then went on to amass an amateur kickboxing record of 32-0 before moving to and fighting in China and at the age of 21, Adesanya moved to Auckland, New Zealand and began training under Eugene Bareman at City Kickboxing, with other established fighters such as Kai Kara-France and Dan Hooker.

 

Earlier today, Adesanya won the world title  in the second round at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne, Australia. His victory capped his remarkable journey in the mixed martial arts as he needed less than two years and seven fights to clinch the middleweight title.

 

Adesanya said after the fight: “I eat it and I give it back two times. That’s a two-piece right there.”

 

With his parents sitting outside the Octagon, Adesanya’s domination of Whittaker, who was the UFC middleweight champion before the fight, was outstanding enough to earn him the victory which comes with $50,000 prize money. He has now extended his winning streak to 18 straight wins, having won the interim middleweight title in Atlanta in April in his sixth UFC fight.

Facebook Twitter Google+ LinkedIn WhatsApp
Next article Germany and Nigeria sign €70m bilateral agreement covering renewable energy generation and education
Previous article Goodluck dismisses Cameron's story saying UK offered to help rescue Chibok girls

Related Posts

Winners Chapel to create new record by building 100,000 capacity 20-storry church African News

Winners Chapel to create new record by building 100,000 capacity 20-storry church

Macban says its favours restructuring as Fulani herdsmen will be better off if on their own African News

Macban says its favours restructuring as Fulani herdsmen will be better off if on their own

I fully expect our ladies groups to write to Kamala Harris asking her to endorse the Nigerian Women’s Charter 2021 African News

I fully expect our ladies groups to write to Kamala Harris asking her to endorse the Nigerian Women’s Charter 2021

Facebook Comments

 

Follow Us on Facebook


Follow us on Twitter


Follow nigerianwatch on TwitterTweet

  • About us
  • Legal agreement
  • Privacy policy
  • Contact us
  • Back to top
© 2012 - Nigerian Watch. All rights reserved.
Website by Mouldme.com