​An amateur boxer identified simply as Kehinde, popularly known in local sporting circles as KBlaq, was stabbed to death during a violent street brawl in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.
​The fatal altercation occurred at approximately 10:30 PM on Sunday, November 1, 2026, in the Alawode area near Agbowo, situated within the Ibadan North Local Government Area.
Eyewitnesses reported that a heated verbal argument broke out between the athlete and a group of local youths before escalating into physical violence. In the middle of the chaotic scuffle, an unidentified attacker drew a knife and inflicted severe stab wounds to the young boxer’s chest and abdomen.
​Bystanders rushed the injured fighter to the nearby University College Hospital (UCH) in Ibadan for emergency treatment, but attending medical personnel pronounced him dead on arrival as a result of critical blood loss.
​Confirming the incident the following morning, Oyo State Police Command Public Relations Officer, SP Adewale Osifeso, stated that homicide detectives had been dispatched to secure the scene and track down the assailants.
SP Osifeso noted that the command received a distress call shortly after the altercation, adding that specialized tracking teams are actively pursuing the suspects who fled the scene immediately after the assault to ensure justice is served.
​The sudden loss of the promising young athlete has drawn widespread grief across the Agbowo community and the regional boxing circuit, with local sports leaders calling on law enforcement to swiftly bring those responsible to account.
