Bastir Samir, former Ghana's Amateur boxing team captain, really lived up to his sobriquet "The Beast", when he virtually demolished Braimah "Bukom Banku" Kamoko in their non-titled Cruiserweight contest at the Bukom Boxing Arena in Accra on Saturday night.
Bastir stunned spectators and viewers alike when he handed Braimah Kamoko his first boxing defeat.
"The Beast", who won silver in the welterweight division at the 2007 All-Africa Games, subjected his opponent to such severe punishment that when referee for the night, Roger Banor, initially stopped the bout midday in round seven (7) of their scheduled 12round contest, everyone thought he was going to declare a technical knock-out. Rather, it was to allow the ringside doctor assess the cut on Bukom Banku's right eye, which was bleeding profusely.
When he re-started proceedings, Bastir lost no time in unleashing a flurry of punches to his opponent's head and body, who clearly appeared green at the gills. An overhead left hook sent Banku to the floor for the second and final time in the fight.
He had earlier kissed the canvas in the 3rd round following a wicked shot to the body.
So comprehensive was the defeat that at the end of the contest, none of his vociferous supporters offered any form protest. Infact, a couple of them could be seen crying their hearts out.
His record after this famous win now reads (17-0-1, 16 KO’s)
Banku, a former WBO Africa Cruiserweight champion came in with rich experience as well, having fought 29 times with 22 knockouts and no defeat.
Both Bastir and Banku had earlier engaged in a war of words ahead of this much-awaited bout, with the latter vowing to end the night prematurely via a sixth-round knockout.
But Samir, who was the underdog ahead of the fight despite his 15 wins and a draw in 16 bouts, refused to engage Banku in preaching a knockout, but indicated his resolve to defeat Banku anyway by taking his chances.
And so he did, in such spectacular fashion!
The cruiserweight non-title bout with the tagline ‘Make or Break,’ was promoted by Box Office Promotions with support from DSTV (Supersport) and GoTV.
Source: Nana Kwadwo Asante/Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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So whats your new name now,is it rice or tuo zaafi.you have indeed met your meter. Basti make you small.
The referee was so disappointing. His intervention when Banku was being pumelled was unnecessary. If he did not intend to stop the fight, why the intervention? Poor officiating was at its best.
What it means is that , if someone , for instance hurts you, like giving you a heavy blow. Out of pain, you would naturally react by attempting to hit the person back. The revenge could be in a form of picking any object from the ground to hit the person with. When it gets to the point where you, pick one object, but have a change of mind to take a 'better' object and drop the first one.So, when you keep changing the objects in an attempt to find the one that will hurt the person most. That act is called 'ntasintasi'. So, it is the act of repeatedly taking an object from the ground and dropping it, with the view to taking the one that will hurt/hit the opponent most' lol.
Banku in a comfortable lead!
The Africa Mayweather has been transmogrified into Ghana Adanko Deka. Didn't Banku insist that the fight was going to be a "koko seller fight"? How come it turned into an "ONAAPO-like" fight? I'm sure Banku will now appreciate how his boss got dazed after the elections. SAA*GYE*WAA! The guy will now let us have some peace with respect to his reckless "mouth-running" over the airwaves. Congrats to Bastie!
98% of Ghanaian are happy, it only those in comfortable lead are sad. Onaapa
For your info Samir is also NDC... I live next door to him.
What a meter indeed. He has really met his "Meter" Oh. Bankue eba. Obaajo. Infact Bastie is a brave warrior. Thumbs Up Bastie. Who is next?
@ BIG BIG Please what is ATASIATASI? I am just 21 and i want to know more about twi. Can any body help??
88% of Ghanaian are happy bukom banku has been beating. ATASIATASI catch him,,,