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The contest marked the first female celebrity fight staged by the company, with Phyna securing a decisive victory after four rounds of […] The post Phyna knocks out Nkechi Blessing in celebrity boxing match (Video) appeared first on Latest Nigeria News | Top Stories from Ripples…","published":"2026-10-02T07:03:58Z","seen":"2026-10-02T07:19:03Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"kite-ripplesnigeria-com-9108d1","name":"ripplesnigeria.com","domain":"ripplesnigeria.com","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q57614340","name":"Ripples Nigeria","type":"news_agency","country":"NG","designations":["news agency","newspaper","online newspaper"]}},"via":"kite-ripplesnigeria-com-9108d1","topics":["entertainment"],"authors":["Ripples Nigeria"],"entities":[{"id":"Q114392886","name":"Phyna","type":"person"}],"mentions":2,"story":"st_eccqc4odkpudgq43wvba","category":"arts-culture-entertainment","category_p":0.49,"category2":"sport","sentiment":"positive","tone":0.37,"political":0.13},{"id":"n_iqbnmolhoo3eu5xsqznq","seq":1286660,"kind":"article","title":"Phyna Wins N50m After Defeating Nkechi Blessing In Celebrity Boxing Bout","url":"https://thisday.com.ng/phyna-wins-n50m-after-defeating-nkechi-blessing-in-celebrity-boxing-bout","summary":"Reality television star Josephina “Phyna” Otabor defeated actress Nkechi Blessing in Nigeria’s first female celebrity boxing bout on Thursday. Phyna won N50m at the event tagged ‘Chaos in the Ring’ in Lagos. She stopped Nkechi Blessing in their scheduled four-round contest at the Federal Palace Hotel, Victoria Island, to claim the victory. 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Big Brother Naija Level Up winner Phyna is celebrating her victory over actress Nkechi Blessing. Kemi Filani reported on Thursday, October 1st, that Nkechi and Phyna held their highly anticipated boxing match at Federal Palace Hotel in Lagos. 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Nollywood actress Etinosa Idemudia has slammed BBNaija star Phyna for challenging her to a boxing match. Kemi Filani reported that after defeating Nkechi Blessing in a celebrity boxing match held on Thursday at Federal Palace Hotel in Lagos, Phyna had challenged Etinosa to a boxing match. 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