Jaylen Brown Boxes in Nigeria After 76ers Trade

Philadelphia 76ers star Jaylen Brown has drawn widespread attention after video circulated showing him in a boxing ring in Lagos, Nigeria, during a visit with his 7uice Foundation. The clip, shared by the combat sports account Happy Punch on September 10, 2026, shows the NBA champion gloved up in front of a sizable crowd, and Brown acknowledged in the video that he had done little to prepare. "I did 0 prep for this," he said. The bout was described by one report as an unsanctioned exhibition against Nigerian heavyweight Solomon Imoleayo, with no official result, and no reliable report has indicated any knockdowns. The exact number of rounds and the duration of the contest have not been officially reported. Neither Brown nor the 76ers have commented publicly on the video, and the venue, opponent and format remain largely unreported. The appearance came during a trip that has drawn heavy coverage inside Nigeria. On Monday, the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, hosted Brown at his palace in Ile-Ife and gave him the Yoruba name Babatunde, meaning "the father has returned.