Boxing coach and former Commonwealth champion, Obisia Nwakpa, has called on young boxers aspiring to turn professional to take advantage of GOtv Boxing NextGen 2, which begins on August 17.
Qwakpa gave the advice in Lagos on Tuesday.
He said: “This is an opportunity no talented boxer should miss.
“It is a window into the professional cadre.
“The sponsors are willing to help boxing and boxers, so the boxers should take up the opportunity and they can progress from there.
“This search is the only one of its kind.
“Any serious young boxer cannot allow this opportunity to pass.”
GOtv Boxing NextGen Search, organised in partnership with the Lagos Boxing Hall of Fame and the Nigerian Boxing Board of Control, will see boxers, not older than 25, from across the country feature in sparring sessions under the supervision of accomplished coaches like Joe Mensah, Nwakpa and Jerry Okorodudu at the Lagos Boxing Hall of Gym in Lagos.
Those selected by the coaches will have their professional licences paid for by the sponsors of the search.
The event debuted in February and has produced a new crop of young professional boxers, some of whom started their professional careers at the last two editions of GOtv Boxing Night.
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