Aftermath of majority draw: ID Buster vows to destroy Segun Success In rematch
After their eight rounds light heavyweight fight ended in a majority draw at the ‘ Battle of the Ages’ contest put together by De Lads Boxing Promotions on the eve of Christmas, Ibadan based fighter Idowu ‘ID Buster’Rasheed has vowed to come out stronger and destroy his opponent, Olanrewaju ‘ Success Segun when they face each other in a rematch.
The fight which was held at the Indoor Sports Hall of the National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos, saw both boxers giving a good account of themselves to the delight of the fans but ‘ID Buster’ believes he did enough in the ring and deserved to be declared winner of the 8 rounds bout.
Idowu Rasheed of the famous Francis Aiyegbeni Boxing Club seems not satisfied with the draw recorded against his more experienced opponent and told journalists after the fight that he will destroy the Lagos based boxer when they meet again.
The fight which was officiated by Belgian renowned boxing referee/judge, Daniel Van De Wiele who was in Nigeria for a seminar was adjudged as one of the most exciting bout of the night by the President of Nigeria Boxing Board of Control (NBBofC), Dr. Rafiu Ladipo who supervised the fight and approved a rematch in about three months time.
In his remarks, his coach, expressed confidence on his boxer to be in killer mood during the rematch; saying that he’s satisfied with his performance not minding the short time they prepared for the fight.
“I’m satisfied with his performance because we were only able to train ID Buster for just 16 days ahead of this fight,.So I am sure he will be in a killer mood when we handle him for three months ahead of the rematch,” says Coach Jombo said beaming with confidence
In other bouts of the night, Sikiru ‘Omo Iya eleja’ Shogbesan defeated Azeez ‘Latest’ Ayobami by unanimous decision of (90-100, 93-99, 93-99, 93-97) to retain his National Super-featherweight title while female Lightweight boxer, Cynthia Ogunsemilore stopped debutant, Akindele Opeyemi in round three via TKO.
