Delali Miledi started a new phase of his career on a positive note with a dominant performance against John Akologu in Accra on Saturday night, winning by third-round TKO in his first fight since re-signing with his manager. Ta.
Milady (20-1-1, improved to 16 KOs) led the attack from the opening bell, landing a ton of jabs on the equally combative Akorog (18-7, dropping to 17 KOs) and immediately causing damage. Ta. the latter.
Acologu survived the first round, but Milesi was even more merciless in the second round, punishing his opponent even more, and remained slumped in his seat after the round when the bell rang to end the third round.
This marks Milady's 20th career win and his perfect form since suffering the only loss of his career in a WBO Africa title fight in Namibia almost two years ago.
“I dedicate this victory to my manager, Anthony Carmer, for the tremendous faith he has shown in me by renewing my contract. Victory awaits,” Milady said at ringside after the match.
“I would like to thank God for this overwhelming victory. I would also like to thank the fans who came all the way here to support me. I wish them all the best in winning the top title soon. “I promise,” he added.
The night's main event, hosted by Wisdom Boxing Promotions, saw popular and highly rated domestic fighter Basti Sameer take on Nigeria's Basti Sameer in a bout for the Universal Boxing Organization (UBO) Light Heavyweight Championship. He suffered a shocking loss to Rasheed Idowu.
During the match at Decathlon Kaukudi near Nima in Accra, the Nigerian player forced the Ghanaian player to the floor twice, the second of which came after Sameer, amid complaints that Idowu had hit him with a low blow. The game ended when the player collapsed.
After a long hold-up, Ghanaian boxing officials at ringside ruled the bout a technical draw, much to the chagrin of the country's supporters, most of whom were highly critical of the decision, booing the decision and leaving the ring. He openly praised Idou for his escape from the side. ring.
Meanwhile, UBO declared Idowu the new champion despite the results announced in Accra on Saturday night.
“No championship sanctioning body, including UBO, has the power to overturn official results, as this can only be done by the local boxing commission, in this case the Ghana Boxing Authority,” UBO said in a statement released on Sunday.
“However, due to the fact that the title remained vacant, UBO is in a unique position and has the authority to determine its ownership,” the statement continued.
“We do not find that Mr. Rashid has done anything wrong or that he has in fact been the victim of blatant fraud and has performed exceptionally well, so Mr. Rashid is recognized as a UBO Africa Right. I feel like I deserve to be the heavyweight champion.''
In other bouts, young Haruna Mohammed defeated veteran campaigner George Amuzu in the first round to annex the Ghana cruiserweight title, while up-and-comer Clinton Nana Adjei took on the international cruiserweight title. Basti Samir's younger brother also won, stopping Togo's Fiokur Dogbebi in the sixth round. , Shakur Samet also took less than two minutes to stop Burkina Faso veteran Patrick Soutke.
