Usman’s last fight was an eight-round national featherweight challenge bout at GOtv Boxing Night 19 in July, where he was comprehensively defeated by Taiwo ‘Esepo’ Agbaje, who was also adjudged as the best boxer on the night.
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The nine-bout show will have in action some of the biggest names on the domestic boxing scene and two all-female bouts.
Ahead of their impending clash, former African Boxing Union featherweight champion, Waidi “Skoro” Usman, and his next opponent, Taiwo “Esepo” Agbaje, the national champion, have launched a war of words. Both boxers are due to clash in a national featherweight challenge contest at GOtv Boxing Night 19, scheduled to hold on 14 July at the Indooor Sports Hall of the National Stadium in Lagos.
The event, which holds at the Indoor Sports Hall of the National Stadium, Lagos, provides Skoro another opportunity to get his hands on the continental title, following his loss to Uganda’s Edward “Shaka” Kakembo in December 2015. Speaking from Nairobi, Kenya, Nyawade, who has won 18, lost four and drawn two out of his 24 fights, said he is coming to Nigeria to shame Skoro on his home patch.
The event is packaged by Flykite promotions and sponsored by Multichoice Nigeria Limited, the owners of GOtv digital satellite networks with the backing of the Nigeria Board of Control.
“I have defeated him before when we fought for the national title and I will do so again. He is not in my class. I am sure he watched me destroy David ‘Lucky Boy’ Ekpeyong at Gotv Boxing Night 8. Fighting Machine should be afraid. Very afraid. Whatever machine he calls himself is an obsolete one,” Skoro boasted ahead of their challenge bout
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
He told the News Agency of Nigeria after his victory that he was ready to step up to the African crown as he had completely dominated the West Africa contenders
Kakembo, who has a fight record of nine wins in as many fights, was named following the injury-enforced withdrawal of Kenya’s Francis Kimani, who was initially billed to duel for the title with Skoro