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  • Joshua Stops Jake Paul in Sixth Round of One-Sided Miami Bout

    Joshua Stops Jake Paul in Sixth Round of One-Sided Miami Bout

    Anthony Joshua stopped boxing novice Jake Paul in the sixth round of a heavily one-sided heavyweight contest in Miami.

    The former world champion controlled the fight from the outset as Paul spent long periods on the move, largely avoiding exchanges. Joshua gradually increased the pressure before imposing his power with successive knockdowns in the fifth round.

    Paul was floored again early in the sixth after a clean right hand from Joshua at the Kaseya Centre. The American failed to beat the count, though he later rose and left the ring unaided, drawing applause and visible relief from the crowd.

    Joshua said the bout lasted longer than he had expected but added that patience proved decisive once his right hand found its mark.

    The result had been widely anticipated and renewed debate about safety concerns surrounding contests with significant disparities in experience and size.

    The win was the 29th of Joshua’s professional career from 33 fights and sharpened focus on a potential all-British clash with Tyson Fury in 2026.

    Paul, 28, was unable to deliver the upset he had promised and struggled under Joshua’s sustained pressure, despite briefly surviving into the middle rounds. The YouTuber-turned-boxer, who previously faced Mike Tyson, found Joshua’s power overwhelming.

    The bout was streamed globally by Netflix and attracted a number of high-profile spectators, including golfer Rory McIlroy.

    Joshua’s decisive right hand drew comparisons with his knockout of Francis Ngannou in 2024. He is expected to take another tune-up fight next, while Paul said he plans to return to the ring and pursue a cruiserweight title.

  • Nigeria’s Olympic hero, Jerry Okorodudu dies @64

    Former Nigerian boxer and Olympian, Jeremiah ‘Jerry’ Okorodudu, has sadly passed on at the age of 64.

    The boxer died at a private hospital in Lawanson, Lagos on Wednesday night after battling with foot ulcer that left him bedridden for weeks.

    When contacted, Adenike, Okorodudu’s wife confirmed the news of the boxer’s death to the press.

    However, Adenike said the hospital was not willing to release her husband’s corpse until an outstanding N600,000 medical bill is paid.

    “He is dead now but we still need to pay N600,000 to get his body out of the hospital,” she said.

    Reports broke in the media last week that the Olympian was feeling better following several transfers from different hospitals, mainly due to lack of funds, before he was brought to the Lawanson hospital.

    Secretary-General, Nigeria Boxing Board of Control and the President, West Africa Boxing Union, Remi Aboderin, also confirmed that the Olympian had passed on.

    “It is true about his death. I just confirmed it after you called me and I reached out to some colleagues,” Aboderin said.

    “It is unfortunate that he died this way, and I am actually lost for words. May his soul rest in peace,” he said.

    The Vice President, Nigeria Boxing Federation, Azania Omo-Agege, told pressmen that he sent his wife some money on Tuesday for the hospital bills of the former boxer.

     “I just sent them money yesterday (Tuesday). I sent them N100,000 and we were planning for the amputation (of his leg) on Friday, this is very sad,” he said.

    Okorodudu, a bronze medalist at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia, was controversially edged out at the quarterfinals of the 1984 Olympic Games by Virgil Hills of the United States.

    He was a gold medallist at the Oluyole 1979 National Sports Festival in Ibadan.

    His medical predicament began in 2020 with a boil affliction that affected his mobility. He then had a successful surgery at Dans Hospital, Ikorodu, Lagos.

    But his health condition relapsed after he was diagnosed with a foot ulcer and then he suffered a stroke.