Haruna Mohammed scored an unexpected victory against Majidu Jababu on GPBL fight night 2. Haruna Mohammed, a boxer from the Wisdom Boxing Gym went into the ring against a highly rated and experienced opponent from Fit Square in Majidu Jababu.
The latter was considered the favourite to win their contest, as Majidu is a former Black Bomber, who has represented Ghana internationally during his amateur days. Majidu moved to Serbia and was reported to have won several championships at the amateur level.
Before making his professional debut, he was tipped as Ghana’s next heavyweight contender. 
Haruna Mohammed of Wisdom Boxing GymBoxing fans and coaches expressed how surprised they were on how things played out last Saturday.
Coach Ofori Asare, who trained Majidu in the national team, explained that he prepared his boxer Haruna Mohammed for a real fight, knowing Jababu’s history. I approached this fight as a tough fight because I know Majidu is also a good boxer.
Majidu, despite all his experience, appeared confused in the ring by tackling his opponent, shoving him each round. The bout recorded several fouls as the referee requested 1 point be deducted from the score of each boxer.
Haruna was the more composed boxer on the night, walking into the ring with the song “Eye of the Tiger” by Survivor as fans in the crowd kept clapping and cheering him on.
In round 4 of their bout, Haruna caught Jababu with a right power punch, sending him to the canvas. Jababu did not survive the counts signalling to the referee his inability to continue the bout.
Haruna’s win therefore pushes Wisdom Boxing Gym to the top of the League table, having remained at the bottom all 20 weeks last season.
Fit Square’s Coach Kwei, expressed disappointment as he felt his boxer should have done more to win this matchup.