MegaBoxing: Rajesh Kumar vs. Adam Kipenga Hatibu RBR

Girl in the Sequined Jacket: Finally, the finale round (yes that is verbatim). Are you excited? Okay. Who else? Is anybody excited. Yes! Excited.
Fat Dude Commentating: Choose your side! Alright. Let's have another round packed full of action.
Girl in the Sequined Jacket: When he says Choose Your Side, come on, what do you say?
Fat Dude Commentating: CHOOSE YOUR SIDE!
Girl in the Sequined Jacket: Loudly, please.


This is the greatest tandem in sports broadcasting history.

 

Round 10

Kipenga Hatibu is dead tired but pressing forward and pushing out jabs and lefts until flopping into a clinch. Flush counter rights by Kumar. Almost nonstop clinching, but when there is space, Kumar is landing chopping rights against the side of the neck while Kipenga Hatibu touches him up with light abdominal taps. Kipenga Hatibu digs deep and is able to put some torque on a right hook into Kumar's hip. Combos by Kumar. Wild slashing flurry by Kipenga Hatibu, missing as Kumar leans against the ropes.

10-9 Kumar

96-94 Kumar

 

They're doing a televised game-show style audience noise poll, "WHO DO YOU THINK WON? LET'S HEAR IT FOR BLUE CORNER!!!! OKAY, NOW WHO THINKS RED CORNER???! YEAH!"



I really hope this sticks as the official binding result in lieu of actual judges' scorecards

This is a special moment in my time covering boxing.

 

Official cards:

"on points...

...and still undefeated, and still champion, boxing outta the red corner, RAJESH! That is your champion, India! Your. Champion. INDIA! Absolute world class boxing!"

 

Oh wait, is that Chauncy Welliver commentating?!?!?! I think it seriously is, no joke!

 

I didn't recognize his face until there was a closeup shot of it, then pulled open a new browser tab for a quick Google Image side by side comparison, I'm like 99.99% sure it was him. I think he just fought in the Midwest somewhere last week too.

 

Up there, maybe the best since the legendary John vs. Yordan RBR.

Indonesia and India, the improbable boxing event co-GOATs.

 

It was just hella fun...and yesterday was apparently its eight year anniversary, I had no idea!

https://www.boxingforum24.com/threads/chris-john-vs-daud-cino-yordan-rbr.304515/

 

Also that was in all seriousness a very good fight...(actually so was this one, tbh, for what it was, but that one actually was a FOTY candidate)

 

....I just noticed that Kumar also has a credible victory (wide on points) over Filipino journeyman Glenn Enterina, wherein he first captured the belt he defended today. Not a world beater whatsoever but another decent fan-friendly lightweight in the international mix; the more the merrier.