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  "id": 8487634,
  "title": "Phyna, Nkechi Blessing to clash in celebrity boxing bout",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/phyna-nkechi-blessing-to-clash-in-celebrity-boxing-bout",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-19T15:52:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/phyna-nkechi-blessing-to-clash-in-celebrity-boxing-bout/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Reality TV personality Josephina Otabor, widely known as Phyna, and actress Nkechi Blessing are set to engage in a boxing match on October 1, 2026. This event, titled \"Phyna vs Nkechi,\" is part of the \"Chaos in the Ring\" series promoted by Balmoral Group Promotions. The bout will take place at the Federal Palace Hotel in Lagos and will be broadcast live on DAZN and SuperSport. The fight is sponsored by Bet9ja and is the most recent celebrity boxing contest in the series, which has included performers such as Portable, Charles Okocha, Speed Darlington, and Carter Efe. Organizers have released promotional images of Phyna and Nkechi in boxing gear ahead of their October 1 clash. The undercard and ticketing details have yet to be announced by the organizers.",
  "summary": "Reality TV star Phyna and actress Nkechi Blessing are set to face each other in a celebrity boxing bout on October 1, 2026, in Lagos. Read More: https://punchng.com/phyna-nkechi-blessing-to-clash-in-celebrity-boxing-bout/",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Chaos in the Ring: Nkechi Blessing, Phyna to clash in celebrity boxing fight",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/chaos-in-the-ring-nkechi-blessing-phyna-to-clash-in-celebrity-boxing",
        "published": "2026-09-18T21:09:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Phyna, Nkechi Blessing to clash in celebrity boxing bout",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/phyna-nkechi-blessing-to-clash-in-celebrity-boxing-bout-8489939",
        "published": "2026-09-19T16:06:41.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}