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Kayode and Olanrewaju: Pair of Nigerian Childhood Friends on Same Card, Both in Biggest Fights of Their Lives Tonight in Russia PhilBoxing.com Thu, 05 Nov 2015 A pair of childhood friends and now promotional stablemates will both be in the fights of their lives tonight, in two of the marquee matchups of the stacked Andrey Ryabinsky/World Boxing Promotions boxing show at the Basket-Hall Arena in Kazan, Russia. Lateef "Power" Kayode (21-0, 16 KOs) will face WBA World Cruiserweight Champion Denis Lebedev (27-2, 20 KOs) in the 12-round co-main event and fellow Nigerian Larry "God's Power" Durodola (21-2, 19 KOs) will face Russian KO artist Dmitry "The Russian Hammer" Kudryashov (18-0, 18 KOs) over 12 rounds for the WBC Silver Cruiserweight Championship. Kayode and Olanrewaju have known each other since childhood in Lagos, Nigeria, and as amateur boxers, they were on several national teams together. "Try to figure out the odds of two Nigerians growing up together, both ending up with me as their American promoter and both in the most important fights of the careers on the same show in Russia," said Greg Cohen of Greg Cohen Promotions. "It makes you think this was meant to be for all these variables to come together like this to make this happen." Cohen, who is in Russia with his fighters, says he thinks these incredible coincidences are a good sign of big things to come. "It's got to be fate that these guys are here and I expect them both to come out victorious," Cohen continued. "For Lateef, it'll be his first world championship after a long and distinguished career and for Larry, a victory over this guy who has KO'd all his opponents before him will establish him as the WBC's top rated contender. It's going to be a very special night." Also scheduled for war are top European heavyweights Alexander Povetkin and Mariusz Wach, as well as cruiserweight contenders Rakhim Chakhkiev (23-1, 18 KOs) and Ola Afolabi (21-2-2, 10 KOs), who will do battle for the IBO Championship. It's a sensational night for boxing tonight and it's looking like it'll be one of the more special nights in my company's history as well. I'm very excited to get this thing started," said Cohen.  |
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