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By capturing the vacant World
Boxing Federation (WBF)
Intercontinental Super
Featherweight title on Friday
night, December 28, in Lagos,
undefeated Nigerian contender
Oluwaseun Joshua Wahab could be
closing in on a shot at WBF
World Champion Patrick
Kinigamazi in the new year.
Based in Accra, Ghana, and
fighting in his birth-country
for the first time as a
professional, “Sensational”
Wahab headlined a show at Tafawa
Balewa Square on Lagos Island,
and put on a dominant
performance against Tanzanian
co-challenger Issa Nampepeche.
However, with two well-matched
and game fighters going at it,
it turned out to be an
entertaining bout to watch for
the large throng of enthusiastic
fans in attendance, but Wahab
was mostly in control and never
appeared in serious danger of
losing.
After twelve fast-paced rounds
of boxing, judges Segun
Adesanya, Lateef Muiss and
Adetolla Jacobs all had the
returning local hero winning the
fight comprehensively by scores
of 119-108, 120-108 and 119-108
respectively.
28-year-old Oluwaseun Joshua
Wahab, a pro since 2018 and with
Ghana national, West African and
WBA Pan Africa titles also on
his resume, improved his
unblemished record to 18-0 (11).
Issa Nampepeche (24) drops to
29-9-6 (12), after going
unbeaten in his previous seven
outings.
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