Confirming the fights, the General Secretary of the Nigerian Boxing Board of Control, Remi Aboderin, said the development was an indication that Nigerian boxing has regained its verve
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The Benin, Edo State-born boxer defeated Ghana’s Isaac “Hammer’ Sowah to win the title at GOtv Boxing Night 10, which held on Monday at the National Stadium, Lagos
Fijabi was scheduled to fight Ghana’s Rapheal “Iron King’’ Kwabena in their second meet, but could not make it due to an injury he sustained during his preparations
Alumona made the assertion while reviewing the organisation’s activities in 2016 in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on the sidelines of the boxing fiesta
Eribo, the national welterweight champion, was initially billed to fight Meshack “Smart Boy” Mwankemwa of Tanzania, who pulled out, claiming he could not secure a Nigerian visa, a claim dismissed by the Nigerian a lie
GOtv Boxing Night promoters, Flykite Productions, explained that the free football viewing is being provided by MultiChoice to bring more excitement to fans during the Yuletide period
The event, slated for the Indoor Sports Hall of the National Stadium, Lagos, will feature seven bouts
At each of the previous editions of the event, fans won 50 decoders provided by the sponsors
Jenkins Alumona, the Managing Director, Flykite Promotions, said fans have nothing to fear when they come for the event
This was announced in a statement by Flykite Productions, organisers of the event
Stanley “Edo Boy” Eribo, who takes on Mwankemwa for the African Boxing Union welterweight title, said his preparation for the fight have been the most grueling of his career
It got worse after their second fight when Joe Boy dethroned Prince as the national lightweight champion at GOtv Boxing Night 7.
The duo is billed to clash again at GOtv Boxing Night 10, holding at the Indoor Sports Hall of the National Stadium, Lagos on December 26
Both boxers are billed to take on each other in a challenge contest at GOtv Boxing Night 10, holding at the Indoor Sports Hall of the National Stadium, Lagos on December 26
The event, which holds on December 26 at the Indoor Sports Hall of the National Stadium, Lagos, will feature six other fights
Those titles represent only the starting point. While I am happy to hold the two titles, my ultimate ambition is to become the world champion in my category and I have been receiving huge encouragement from GOtv Boxing Night and Flykite Promotions and I believe I will realise the ambition
GOtv Boxing Night 9, which holds at the Indoor Sports Hall of the National Stadium, will see Fijabi, national lightweight champion, face Ghana’s Raphael “Iron King” Kwabena King in an international challenge contest, while Joe Boy, reigning national lightweight champion, will face Richard “Desert Warrior” Amefu
Explaining why free football viewing is being provided, Jenkins Alumona, Flykite Promotions Managing Director, said football is being added to give fans more excitement in commemoration of the country’s independence and the fifth anniversary of GOtv operations in Nigeria
The two international challenge bouts billed for the event, he explained, have been arranged to give the best boxers from Ghana and Nigeria the opportunity to face stiff tests
Speaking in Lagos on Thursday, Jenkins Alumona, the Managing Director of Flykite Promotions, explained that fans have nothing to fear when they come for the event taking place on October 2
Waidi “Skoro” Usman, the national and West African Boxing Union featherweight champion, will similarly be on duty against David “Lucky Boy” Ekpeyong, while Matthew “Wizeman” Obinna will face the test to be provided by Samuel “Lion Heart” Igbokwe in their super middleweight challenge clash