By Ola Ajayi, Ibadan

The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, an ex-boxer of repute, who retired from boxing after his enthronement in 1970, has dusted his boxing gloves and will, today, mount the ring to take on his opponent at Oyo Township Stadium.

The fight is the peak of a nine-day event lined up to mark the 78th birthday of Oba Adeyemi. When Saturday Vanguard contacted one of the participants, who is the Vice President of Nigerian Boxing Managers Association, Isiaka Olatunji, he said a boxing belt will be presented to the winner of the bout between Alaafin and his opponent.

A United States based ex-boxer, Mojeed Okedara was said to have presented the belt to the monarch as a gift for his birthday. But the reputable king, who still has boxing blood flowing in his veins, reportedly said he would prefer fighting for the belt. His response yielded fruits and the bout is slated for today. Right from that day, Alaafin has reportedly been training hard to overcome his opponent on the ring.

According to Olatunji, “His imperial majesty, Alaafin has been training hard everyday for the bout. I’m sure with level of his training, he is ready for the title fight. At the preliminary stages of the events, many boxers from Oyo, Edo. Delta, Osun . Kwara, Ogun, Lagos, Ekiti and Ondo states had featured and engaged one another in competitive and energy-sapping bouts. Before pugilist Alaafin mounts the ring today, a final match will come up between two other contenders. The fight holds at 11am today.

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who the hell is alafin?

Nice

Long live the Alaafin.... Long live the Afonjas.... Long live the Flat heads republic.... long live Nigeria

abokibuhari:
who the hell is alafin?

Who the hell are you?

Could Alaafin be codedly trying to do suicide in this recession?

Oba Alajidewe,
oko dudu oko pupa,
oko borokini baba Salami.
Obanla tii f'oba je.
Eni a pete pero pe ka dawo re dele,
Toje pipele lo tun npele si.
Kabiesi, Oba toto bi aro.

OK

MORE OF A NOVELTY MATCH,
longlive Alaafin-oyo-adeyemi!

I hope he goes through the bout safe

Haaaaaaa! Kabiyesi! Your oloriss are still young oooo

This must be a joke

story

LMAO......that's sounds to sarcastic

He dey find who go knack am black and blue

Iku baba Yeye.. Go on baba

abokibuhari:
who the hell is alafin?

ask your aboki friend

we all know d opponent will b defeated by d alaafin as a sign of respect

What is there for common men on the street to benefit?

Praise the Lord

lmao..if i hear say person fight am

Of course he will win the bout.
We don grow pass this sense.

So death don dey call am and he wants to pick d call . issokay

absoluteSuccess:
Oba Alajidewe,

oko dudu oko pupa,

oko borokini baba Salami.

Obanla tii f'oba je.

Eni a pete pero pe ka dawo re dele,

Toje pipele lo tun npele si.

Kabiesi, Oba toto bi aro.

Only the truth afonja people can read this, even google translator cannot help.
Long live the Afonjas!

E for challenge May Cloud ni abi weather if he think he deserve the title.

freshness2020:
Of course he will win the bout.

He will surely not die, or his opponent will turn to ABOBAKU automatically.

If baba loose, what will be people's comment? Kabiesi, e for better make yu watch than people watching yu. Iku baba yeye, kabieesiooo!

Just picture the Alaafin with swollen lips

Is it just me, but this man looks like he will drop if he takes a TRUE PUNCH from a PRACTICING BOXER.

freeDR:
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what the he.ll is wrong with you? you are not even first to post or anything, and you are doing this?

na inside cave u dey live? well, u b abokibuhari

Vanpascore:
If baba loose, what will be people's comment? Kabiesi, e for better make yu watch than people watching yu. Iku baba yeye, kabieesiooo!

If he lose, the OPPONENTS life might be forfeit, i have an idea of what can happen.