Wednesday 27 July 2016

GOtv Boxing Night 8: Fans to win 50 GOtv decoders

A total of 50 GOtv decoders will be won at GOtv Boxing Night 8, the organisers have announced.

The decoders will be won through lucky dips to be conducted in between the six fights scheduled for the event. Fans, who arrive the Indoor Sports Hall of the National Stadium, Lagos, early on Saturday, will also win a variety of gifts.


These include high quality T-shirts with the image of legendary boxer, Muhammed Ali; bags, face caps, ball pens, bags and diaries.

Jenkins Alumona, CEO of Flykite Promotions, organisers of the event, explained that the gifts are being given out in appreciation of the support that fans have given to the event and boxing in general.

“The sponsors, GOtv, appreciate the support the fans are giving. Without the fans, you can’t have the sport,” he explained.

GOtv Boxing Night 8 will feature six fights in various categories, with the main bout being the national middleweight title contest between Abolaji and “Afonja Warrior” Rasheed and reigning champion, Sunny “King Hammer” Iyere.

Two light welterweight bouts are scheduled.  One features Olaide “Fijaborn” Fijabi and Joseph “Blacky Joe” Adeniji, while the other pairs   Rilwan “Baby Face” Babatunde with Shakiru “No Shaking” Lateef.

Waidi “Skoro” Usman, national and West African featherweight champion, will clash with David “Lucky Boy” Ekpeyong.

In the welterweight division, Stanley “Edo Boy” Eribo, the national champion, will face Dele “Lagelu” Adeleke. The super middleweight category will see Matthew “Wizeman” Obinna up against Samuel “Lion Heart” Igbokwe.

The best boxer at the event, to be broadcast live in 47 African countries by SuperSport, will win a cash prize of N1million and the Mojisola Ogunsanya Memorial Trophy.


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