Speaking shortly after the fight, Baddo said that although he could not keep to his promise of knocking out his opponent in the fifth round, the strategy he adopted by weakening him from round one paid off as he pummelling his opponent to submission.

“My initial plan was to end the fight before the fifth round, but my opponent, whom I would describe as an experienced fighter, avoided my knockout blows, which prompted me to revert to weakening his ribs and other parts of his body, which paid off with his not answering the bell for the seventh round,” the teenager said.

Baddo, who said that the title is a stepping stone to winning more laurels, commended the President of De-Lads Boxing Promotion, Alhaji Waheed Wasiu Alabi, for investing in the game, noting that he has given talented youths hope through his involvement in boxing promotion.

“This title is just a stepping stone to my winning more titles in the future because I believe I have the qualities of Rocky Marciano, Azumah Nelson, Manny Pacquiao, Sugar Ray Leonard, Iron Mike Tyson, and Anthony Joshua to become the undisputed champions of the world,” he stressed.

All the fights were sanctioned by the Nigerian Boxing Board of Control and sponsored by Bet9ja Foundation and Startimes.

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