“Rasheed Idowu Surprises Bastie Samir in UBO Africa Championship: Fight Ends in Controversial Technical Draw”

Nigeria’s Rasheed Idowu surprised the crowd by defeating Ghanaian Bastie Samir in their 10-round fight for the Vacant UBO African Light-heavyweight title at Decathlon, Kawukudi Park in Accra, Ghana. The bout ended in a Controversial R2 Technical draw when Idowu brutally knocked down Bastie twice in round 2, causing him to fall out of the ropes and unable to continue.

Despite Idowu’s dominant performance, the judges declared the fight a Technical Draw instead of a Knockout, much to the surprise of the fans attending the Salafest Boxing Gala. According to GBA officials, a technical draw is declared when a fight is stopped due to an accidental injury or foul in the first four rounds.

The fight was part of a show staged by Wisdom Boxing Promotions, which also saw Haruna Mohammed winning the national Cruiserweight title belt against veteran George Amuzu. Other notable matches included Nana Adjei Clinton’s underwhelming performance against Togolese Fioklu Dogbevi and Olympian Shakul Samed’s bout against Patrick Soutoke of Burkina Faso.

In supporting bouts, Kofi Dana knocked out Bernard Tagoe in a Welterweight contest, while Emmanuel Quaye defeated Francis Mensah by KO in another Middleweight contest. Abdul Majid was knocked out by George Faho Mensah in a Welterweight contest, and Joshua Quartey won by R3 TKO against Korley Collision in a Middleweight contest. Nii Ashitey Larbie won by R2 KO over Ibrahim Larbaran in a Light Heavyweight contest, and Delali Miledzi and John Akorogu also fought on the packed bill.