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Rex Akintonde vs Dele Babangida
Boxing Daily Report from the AI Nigeria-Edo State promoted show at Benin City Alozie, Benin City, taking place on 05/08/2026: There are plenty of empty seats out here tonight, with the show nowhere near close to selling out. Next up is the main event of the show. This is a semi final eliminator for the Nigeria-Edo State Super Lightweight title. Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Rex Akintonde (13 - 0 - 1) who hails from Benin City, Nigeria and Dele Babangida(5 - 8) from Benin City, Nigeria. Akintonde weighed in at 139 pounds and 7 ounces, while Babangida weighed in at 140 pounds. The referee tonight is Ifeanyi Chukunyere, and the three ringside judges are Charles Adelaye, Kunle Tella and Ifeanyi Ezuruonye. Round 1: Akintonde finds the target with a ramrod jab. Babangida connects with a left uppercut. Akintonde lands a cross. Babangida pivots from in front of his opponent. Babangida tries to land a jab, but Akintonde sidesteps and counters with a left hook. Akintonde pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a cross. Akintonde sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Babangida tries to step out of his opponents range. Akintonde lands a straight 1 - 2. Akintonde is looking to close the distance and lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs. Akintonde quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Akintonde attempts to land a jab, but Babangida sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut. Akintonde gets on the inside. Akintonde pivots from in front of his opponent and is on target with a left hook to Babangida's liver. Akintonde steps inside. Akintonde sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Babangida hits home with a right hook. Akintonde closes the distance. Akintonde lands a left uppercut to the head followed by a left hook to the body. Akintonde lands a double left hook to his opponents head. Akintonde forces Babangida to back into the ropes. Akintonde sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Babangida tries to land a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left hook. Akintonde steps inside and lands a left hook to the body, a right hook to the head and a left uppercut to the body. Akintonde sidesteps to the left of his opponent and finds the target with a jab. Akintonde pivots from in front of his opponent. Akintonde attempts to land a jab, but Babangida sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut. Akintonde is on target with a left hook. Akintonde pivots from in front of his opponent. Akintonde throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut. Babangida sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Akintonde is on target with a ramrod jab. Akintonde steps to the outside and lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head. At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Babangida's trainer is advising how he could improve the accuracy of his work. Babangida's trainer is telling his fighter to increase his workrate. Babangida's trainer is passing on some tactical advice. Babangida's trainer is advising how he could improve his defence. Round 1 Statistics Akintonde: Jabs Thrown: 13 Jabs Landed: 6 Power Shots Thrown: 27 Power Shots Landed: 19 Head Shots Thrown: 30 Head Shots Landed: 19 Body Shots Thrown: 10 Body Shots Landed: 6 Babangida: Jabs Thrown: 3 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 14 Power Shots Landed: 5 Head Shots Thrown: 15 Head Shots Landed: 5 Body Shots Thrown: 2 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 2: Akintonde advances into close range. Akintonde pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a left uppercut followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head. Akintonde steps inside and lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs. Akintonde gets on the inside and connects with a right hook. Akintonde lands a right hook to the body, a left uppercut to the body and a left hook to the head. Akintonde gets on the inside. Babangida sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Akintonde lands a left hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents body. Akintonde is looking to close the distance. Akintonde digs in a left uppercut to Babangida's body. Babangida tries to keep the action at long range. Akintonde lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Akintonde finds the target with a jab. Akintonde pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head. Akintonde walks his opponent down, trapping him in the blue corner. Akintonde lands two right hooks to the body, and one to the head. Akintonde hits home with a hard jab. Akintonde is on target with a right hook. Akintonde pivots from in front of his opponent and drives a left hook into Babangida's body. Akintonde pivots to the right of his opponent and lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs. Babangida pivots to the right of his opponent. Akintonde finds the target with a jab. Akintonde closes the distance. Babangida quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Akintonde lands a left hook. Akintonde is on target with a cross. Round 2 Statistics Akintonde: Jabs Thrown: 10 Jabs Landed: 4 Power Shots Thrown: 34 Power Shots Landed: 24 Head Shots Thrown: 26 Head Shots Landed: 15 Body Shots Thrown: 18 Body Shots Landed: 13 Babangida: Jabs Thrown: 1 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 8 Power Shots Landed: 0 Head Shots Thrown: 8 Head Shots Landed: 0 Body Shots Thrown: 1 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 3: Babangida is looking to keep his distance. Akintonde feints a jab, and then is on target with a cross. Akintonde is on target with a stiff jab. Akintonde lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body. Akintonde hits home with a right uppercut. Babangida switches the action to the outside. Akintonde lands a straight 1 - 2. He follows up the attack and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Akintonde quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and hits home with a solid jab. Babangida is looking to keep his distance. Akintonde sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a cross, overhand right and a jab to his opponents head. Akintonde closes the distance. Babangida lands a left hook. Babangida is on target with a left uppercut. Akintonde is looking to close the distance. Akintonde sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a right hook to the head, a left hook to the body and a left hook to the head. Akintonde steps to the outside and is on target with a ramrod jab. Akintonde gets on the inside. Akintonde sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a right hook to the body followed by a left uppercut to the head. Akintonde pivots to the side of his opponent and lands two left hooks to the body, and one to the head. Babangida tries to step out of his opponents range. Akintonde hits home with an overhand left. Akintonde gets on the inside and lands a right uppercut. Akintonde pivots to the side of his opponent. Babangida tries to land a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Akintonde drives a right hook into Babangida's body. Akintonde lands with a ramrod jab. Akintonde steps inside. Babangida attempts to land a right hook, but Akintonde blocks the shot and counters with a right hook to Babangida's ribs. Akintonde lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents head. Babangida pivots from in front of his opponent. Akintonde lands a cross, left hook and a cross to his opponents head. Akintonde is looking to close the distance and manouvers Babangida into a corner. Akintonde is on target with a right hook to his opponents body. Akintonde lands a left uppercut to the head, a right hook to the head and a right hook to the body. Akintonde is on target with a right hook. Round 3 Statistics Akintonde: Jabs Thrown: 12 Jabs Landed: 9 Power Shots Thrown: 42 Power Shots Landed: 31 Head Shots Thrown: 41 Head Shots Landed: 31 Body Shots Thrown: 13 Body Shots Landed: 9 Babangida: Jabs Thrown: 5 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 18 Power Shots Landed: 2 Head Shots Thrown: 21 Head Shots Landed: 2 Body Shots Thrown: 2 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 4: Akintonde sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands a right uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents body. Akintonde lands a left uppercut to the head followed by a left hook to the body. Akintonde steps inside and lands a right hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body. Akintonde hits home with a cross. Akintonde closes the distance. Akintonde pivots to the right of his opponent and is on target with a left hook. Akintonde pivots to the left of his opponent and is on target with a jab. Akintonde switches the action to the outside and lands a straight 1 - 2. You can sense Babangida is getting frustrated in there. He throws a low uppercut...that landed south of the border! The ref ignores Akintonde's protests and signals for the action to continue! Akintonde pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a right hook to the body followed by a right uppercut to the head. He continues the combination and lands a left hook to the body followed by a right hook to the head. Babangida lands a cross followed by a left hook to his opponents head. Akintonde gets on the inside. Akintonde steps back and leans on the ropes with his guard up. Babangida attempts to land a left hook, but Akintonde slips the shot and counters with a right hook to Babangida's body. Babangida is clearly losing his cool here! He swings an uppercut into his opponents groin! The ref doesnt appear to have noticed the foul and signals for the action to continue. You can sense Babangida is getting frustrated in there. He steps inside, but then strikes Akintonde with a blatant low blow! The ref halts the action and sends Akintonde to the neutral corner. He tells Babangida to clean up his game. The ref's patience seems to be wearing thin. Babangida pivots to the side of his opponent. Akintonde lands a double jab to his opponents head. Akintonde gets on the inside and lands two left hooks to the body, and one to the head. Babangida circles his opponent with a low guard, waiting for his opponent to attack. Akintonde is on target with a cross. Akintonde steps to the outside and lands a cross. Akintonde is looking to close the distance and lands a left hook to the body, a right hook to the head and a right hook to the body. Babangida is looking to keep the action on the outside. Akintonde lands a straight 1 - 2. Akintonde hits the target with a stinging jab. Akintonde gets on the inside and lands a left uppercut. Round 4 Statistics Akintonde: Jabs Thrown: 13 Jabs Landed: 7 Power Shots Thrown: 30 Power Shots Landed: 24 Head Shots Thrown: 27 Head Shots Landed: 19 Body Shots Thrown: 16 Body Shots Landed: 12 Babangida: Jabs Thrown: 9 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 17 Power Shots Landed: 2 Head Shots Thrown: 23 Head Shots Landed: 3 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 5: Akintonde closes the distance. Babangida sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Akintonde lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head. Babangida attempts to land a right hook, but Akintonde sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut. Akintonde lands a double jab to his opponents head. Akintonde gets on the inside and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents head. Akintonde steps inside. Babangida pivots from in front of his opponent. Akintonde connects with a left uppercut. Babangida pivots to the right of his opponent and connects with a right uppercut. Akintonde advances into close range. Babangida quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Akintonde is on target with a left hook to his opponents ribs. Babangida sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Akintonde hits home with a solid jab. Babangida tries to step out of his opponents range. Akintonde is on target with a cross to Babangida's body. Akintonde advances into close range. Babangida quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Akintonde lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs. Akintonde lands with a stinging jab. Akintonde steps inside and lands a left uppercut to the head followed by a left hook to the body. Babangida is looking to keep his distance. Babangida quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Akintonde lands an overhand right followed by a overhand left to his opponents head. Akintonde drives a stinging jab into his opponents face. Babangida switches the action to the outside. Akintonde is on target with a cross. Akintonde tries to land a jab, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a right uppercut. Akintonde closes the distance and attempts to land a left hook, but Babangida slips the shot and counters with a cross. Babangida steps away from his opponent. Akintonde drives a jab into Babangida's body. At the end of Round 5, lets listen in on the corners...Akintonde's trainer is passing on some tactical advice. Round 5 Statistics Akintonde: Jabs Thrown: 14 Jabs Landed: 6 Power Shots Thrown: 24 Power Shots Landed: 15 Head Shots Thrown: 26 Head Shots Landed: 14 Body Shots Thrown: 12 Body Shots Landed: 7 Babangida: Jabs Thrown: 1 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 12 Power Shots Landed: 3 Head Shots Thrown: 11 Head Shots Landed: 3 Body Shots Thrown: 2 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 6: Babangida steps away from his opponent. Akintonde hits the target with a spiteful jab. Akintonde lands a stiff jab. Akintonde advances into close range. Babangida pivots from in front of his opponent. Akintonde attempts to land a left hook, but Babangida blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut. Akintonde gets on the inside and lands a right hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body. Akintonde advances into close range and digs in a right hook to Babangida's body. Akintonde is on target with a cross to Babangida's body. Babangida steps away from his opponent. Akintonde lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head. Babangida sidesteps to the right of his opponent. Akintonde connects with a cross. Akintonde steps away from his opponent and lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head. Akintonde lands with a ramrod jab. Akintonde lands with a stinging jab. Babangida tries to land a cross, but Akintonde sidesteps and counters with a cross. Akintonde hits home with a cross. Babangida is looking to keep the action on the outside. Akintonde lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. He then lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Akintonde steps inside and drives a left hook into Babangida's body. Babangida attempts to land a cross, but Akintonde slips the shot and counters with a right hook to his opponents ribs. Babangida is looking to keep the action on the outside. Babangida quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Akintonde lands a cross, jab and an overhand right to his opponents head. Babangida sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Akintonde lands a jab. Babangida attempts to land a jab, but Akintonde sidesteps and counters with a right hook. Round 6 Statistics Akintonde: Jabs Thrown: 15 Jabs Landed: 9 Power Shots Thrown: 28 Power Shots Landed: 18 Head Shots Thrown: 37 Head Shots Landed: 21 Body Shots Thrown: 6 Body Shots Landed: 6 Babangida: Jabs Thrown: 5 Jabs Landed: 1 Power Shots Thrown: 19 Power Shots Landed: 1 Head Shots Thrown: 19 Head Shots Landed: 2 Body Shots Thrown: 5 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 7: Babangida pivots from in front of his opponent and drives a right hook into Akintonde's body. Babangida is keeping his hands low...it looks like he wants his opponent to throw first. Akintonde finds the target with a sharp jab. Akintonde advances into close range and lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs. He continues the combination and lands a right uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents body. Babangida pivots to the side of his opponent. Akintonde lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head. Akintonde lands a right uppercut to the body followed by a jab to the head. Akintonde lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head. Babangida sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Akintonde is on target with a cross. Akintonde gets on the inside. Babangida quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Akintonde lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head. Akintonde lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs. Babangida tries to land a right hook, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a right uppercut to his opponents ribs. Babangida pivots from in front of his opponent. Babangida tries to land a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right hook. Akintonde steps inside and lands a right uppercut. Round 7 Statistics Akintonde: Jabs Thrown: 6 Jabs Landed: 4 Power Shots Thrown: 29 Power Shots Landed: 16 Head Shots Thrown: 21 Head Shots Landed: 10 Body Shots Thrown: 14 Body Shots Landed: 10 Babangida: Jabs Thrown: 8 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 19 Power Shots Landed: 1 Head Shots Thrown: 22 Head Shots Landed: 2 Body Shots Thrown: 5 Body Shots Landed: 1 Round 8: Akintonde connects with a cross. Akintonde closes the distance. Babangida pivots to the left of his opponent. Akintonde lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head. Akintonde gets on the inside and digs in a right hook to his opponents body. Akintonde lands a jab. Akintonde connects with a cross. Akintonde advances into close range and lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head. Akintonde is looking to close the distance and digs in a left hook to Babangida's ribs. Babangida sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Akintonde is on target with a cross. Babangida quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Akintonde lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a jab to the head. Akintonde is looking to close the distance and lands two right hooks followed by a left hook to his opponents head. Akintonde is looking to close the distance. Babangida sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Akintonde lands a right hook. Akintonde steps inside. Babangida sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Akintonde hits home with a right hook. Akintonde drives a left hook into Babangida's body. At the end of Round 8, lets listen in on the corners...Akintonde's trainer is telling his fighter to play it safe for the remainder of the fight. Round 8 Statistics Akintonde: Jabs Thrown: 6 Jabs Landed: 2 Power Shots Thrown: 27 Power Shots Landed: 16 Head Shots Thrown: 24 Head Shots Landed: 12 Body Shots Thrown: 9 Body Shots Landed: 6 Babangida: Jabs Thrown: 6 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 15 Power Shots Landed: 0 Head Shots Thrown: 16 Head Shots Landed: 0 Body Shots Thrown: 5 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 9: Akintonde switches the action to the outside and is on target with an overhand right. Akintonde is on target with an overhand left. Akintonde is looking to keep the action on the outside and is on target with a stiff jab. Babangida tries to land a cross, but Akintonde dodges the shot and counters with a cross. Akintonde is looking to keep his distance. Babangida feints a left hook, but Akintonde is not fooled and lands with a right uppercut. Akintonde hits home with a cross. Akintonde attempts to land a jab, but Babangida blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut. Akintonde lands a straight 1 - 2. Babangida quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Akintonde lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Akintonde lands a straight 1 - 2. Babangida pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a cross. Akintonde lands a straight 1 - 2. Akintonde hits home with a hard jab. Akintonde is on target with a jab to his opponents body. Akintonde finds the target with a ramrod jab. Round 9 Statistics Akintonde: Jabs Thrown: 17 Jabs Landed: 10 Power Shots Thrown: 14 Power Shots Landed: 10 Head Shots Thrown: 28 Head Shots Landed: 18 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 2 Babangida: Jabs Thrown: 4 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 16 Power Shots Landed: 2 Head Shots Thrown: 18 Head Shots Landed: 2 Body Shots Thrown: 2 Body Shots Landed: 0 Round 10: Akintonde tries to keep the action at long range. Babangida sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Babangida attempts to land a cross, but Akintonde blocks the shot and counters with a left hook. Babangida lands a cross to Akintonde's body. Akintonde tries to step out of his opponents range and is on target with a cross. Babangida quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Akintonde lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head. Akintonde tries to keep the action at long range and lands a jab to the head followed by a cross to the body. Akintonde lands with a solid jab. Akintonde lands two jabs followed by a cross to his opponents head. Akintonde hits home with a cross. Akintonde lands a cross to the head, a jab to the body and an overhand right to the head. Babangida sidesteps to the left of his opponent. Akintonde lands a jab. Akintonde throws a cross, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a cross. Babangida feints a cross, but Akintonde is not fooled and lands with a cross. Babangida quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent. Akintonde lands a cross. Akintonde steps to the outside. Babangida feints a jab, but Akintonde is not fooled and is on target with a right uppercut. Akintonde snaps his opponents head back with a ramrod jab. Akintonde is on target with a jab. Akintonde steps away from his opponent and finds the target with a jab. Akintonde steps away from his opponent and finds the target with a spiteful jab. Round 10 Statistics Akintonde: Jabs Thrown: 22 Jabs Landed: 13 Power Shots Thrown: 19 Power Shots Landed: 12 Head Shots Thrown: 38 Head Shots Landed: 22 Body Shots Thrown: 3 Body Shots Landed: 3 Babangida: Jabs Thrown: 7 Jabs Landed: 0 Power Shots Thrown: 18 Power Shots Landed: 2 Head Shots Thrown: 21 Head Shots Landed: 1 Body Shots Thrown: 4 Body Shots Landed: 1 Round 1 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 2 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 3 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 4 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 5 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 6 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 7 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 8 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 9 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Round 10 Scores: 10 - 9 10 - 9 10 - 9 Final Scorecards: 100 - 90 100 - 90 100 - 90 The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Benin City, Nigeria.... Rex Akintonde Fight Statistics Akintonde: Total Punches Thrown: 402 Total Punches Landed: 255 Total Head Shots Thrown: 298 Total Head Shots Landed: 181 Total Body Shots Thrown: 104 Total Body Shots Landed: 74 Total Power Shots Thrown: 274 Total Power Shots Landed: 185 Total Jabs Thrown: 128 Total Jabs Landed: 70 Babangida: Total Punches Thrown: 205 Total Punches Landed: 22 Total Head Shots Thrown: 174 Total Head Shots Landed: 20 Total Body Shots Thrown: 31 Total Body Shots Landed: 2 Total Power Shots Thrown: 156 Total Power Shots Landed: 18 Total Jabs Thrown: 49 Total Jabs Landed: 4