PRESIDENT of the African Boxing Union (ABU), Houcine
Houichi has applauded the organisers of the GOtv Boxing Night for reviving the
sport in Nigeria and on the continent.
Speaking while receiving the Chief Executive Officer,
Flykite Promotions, the promoter of the GOtv Boxing Night, Mr. Jenkins Alumona,
at the ongoing African Boxing Union Convention in Lilongwe, Malawi on
Wednesday, Houichi said hope has been restored to boxing with the involvement
of GOtv.
An elated Houichi, who doubles as the World Boxing
Council (WBC) Vice President, urged the promoters and the organizers not to
relent in their efforts to restore the continent's lost glory in boxing.
"We have great talents in Africa but the opportunity
to showcase their potential is lacking. I must commend you guys for making our
jobs easier and putting smiles on the faces of our boxers and the managers
alike.
"I have been following the progress of the GOtv
Boxing Night and I'm quite sure the promotion is one of the best if not the
best we have on the continent at the moment.
"GOtv has succeeded in making boxing a real
business. Should we have other corporate sponsors lending their support to the
sport, African boxing would rule the world," the Tunisian said.
In a similar vein, Peter Zwennes, President, Ghana Boxing
Federation, attested to GOtv's drive to get boxing back to its glorious days.
"I have watched all the GOtv Boxing Night fights as
it is beamed live to us in Ghana. Some of our boxers have also participated in
it. It is a welcome development and I will be willing to get further involved
in the promotions," he offered.
Other delegates from South Africa, Zambia, Malawi, Ghana
and Zimbabwe at the ABU convention salute GOtv for the initiative to revive
boxing.
It would be recalled that the GOtv Boxing Night has
hosted professional boxers from Uganda, Ghana and Republic of Benin, among
other African nations.
GOtv Boxing Night Season 8, according to the organisers,
will hold on the 30th of July in Lagos.
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