The celebration of life was held at Landmark Centre, Lagos with his closest associates sharing their fondest memories
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Bolowotan described Ogunsanya as strong pillar of support for boxing in the country through GOtv Boxing Night, which has revived the sport, and GOtv Boxing NextGen Search, which is consolidating the revival by unearthing fresh boxing talents.
The tourney, which began on Tuesday and ends on Thursday, is holding at the Rowe Park Sports Centre, Yaba, Lagos.
The Patron, Nigerian Boxing Board of Control, Adewunmi Ogunsanya (SAN), on Tuesday said he was delighted to back the Lagos State Inter-Club Boxing Challenge.
The tourney, which is in its maiden edition, will feature about 150 senior male and female boxers across weight categories drawn from boxing clubs in the state.
The 11th edition of the show held in Ibadan, Oyo State on March 26, 2017, delivering the biggest ever pay day in the country’s boxing history when Rilwan “Baby Face” Babatunde won the Mojisola Ogunsanya Memorial Trophy and a cash prize of N2 million for the best boxer, a shade higher than N1.5 million and N1 million won by previous winners of the award.
The young boxer won the N2 million cash prize and the Mojisola Ogunsanya Memorial Trophy attached to the award
The decoders will be won through random draws to be held between bouts
According to Flykite Productions, organisers of GOtv Boxing Night, Ogunsanya is providing additional N1 million as a continuation of his support for the sport and in commemoration of the second anniversary of his wife’s death