Lateef Olalekan Kayode (born March 3, 1983) is a Nigerian professional boxer who challenged for the WBA cruiserweight title in 2015.
[1] On December 3, 2010 Kayode knocked out American Edward Charles Perry on a Showtime boxing card.
In the 6th round he perfectly placed a right hand down the pipe that connected on the left side of Perry’s jaw, sending him sprawling to the ground once more.
Kayode controlled the entire fight and sent Godfrey to the canvas a total of three times, eventually winning by scores of 98-90, 97-90, 98-89.
He knocked Godfrey to the floor in rounds one, five and nine with a devastating display of body shots and power punches to the head.