Phyna Knocks Out Nkechi Blessing, Emerges Champion In Celebrity Boxing Bout

Kehinde Adeleye

Former Big Brother Naija reality show winner, Phyna, has defeated Nollywood actress Nkechi Blessing by a fourth-round technical knockout in their celebrity boxing bout in Lagos.

The fight took place on Thursday at the Federal Palace Hotel, Lagos, as part of Balmoral’s Chaos in the Ring event.

The organiser declared Phyna the winner after she secured a technical knockout in the fourth round of the first female celebrity boxing bout in the event’s history.

“After an incredible Independence Day celebration and chaos in the ring, we do have our winner for the first-ever female celebrity bout in the history of Chaos in the Ring,” the organiser announced.

It added, “A fourth-round technical knockout, your new champion is Phyna.”

The victory came after Phyna and Nkechi Blessing had been involved in a public clash before agreeing to settle their differences in the boxing ring.

With the win, Phyna becomes the winner of the first female celebrity bout held under the Chaos in the Ring event.