FORMER national lightweight boxing champion, Nurudeen
“Prince” Fatai, has vowed to put an end to his losing run against reigning
champion, Oto “Joe Boy” Joseph.
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 26 December.
Two previous fights, including one for the national
title, ended in Joe Boy’s favour, a fact that Prince has been unable to live
down.
Speaking on Galaxy Television’s Sports Edge on Tuesday, Prince said his opponent was fortunate in
the previous fights, one of which he claimed to have fought with a hand injury.
“This is the end for Joe Boy. There is no way I am losing
our next bout. He is the champion now, but he is keeping the belt for me
because I am on break. I will be back from break very soon and take back the
title. Our next fight at GOtv Boxing Night 10 will end in a knockout. I will
knock him out. He has never knocked me out,” he said, conveniently forgetting
the fifth-round knockout in their first fight at GOtv Boxing Night 4.
GOtv Boxing Night 10 will feature six other fights,
including the African Boxing Union (ABU) welterweight title bout and the West
African Boxing Union light welterweight title duel between Nigeria’s Stanley
“Edo Boy” Eribo, national champion, and Meshack “Smart Boy” Mwankemwa of
Tanzania.
Another title bout, will see Nigeria’s Olaide “Fijaborn”
Fijabi defend his West African crown against Ghana’s Raphael “Iron King”
Kwabena. Both boxers clashed at GOtv Boxing Night 9, a close-fought challenge
contest that the Nigerian won via a split decision.
The line-up also includes Waidi “Skoro” Usman, West
African featherweight champion, fighting Dare “Fighting Machine” Oyewole in a
challenge bout, while Kabiru “KB Godson” Towolawi takes on Felix “Man Mopol”
Igwe in a light heavyweight challenge duel.
Two other bouts will have Rilwan “Real One” Oladosu clash
with Prince “Lion” Nwoye in the lightweight division, while Rilwan “Baby Face”
Oladosu will test his credentials as a budding light welterweight star against
Sikiru “Omo Iya Eleja” Shogbesan.
The best boxer at the event will go home with a cash
prize of N1.5million and the Mojisola Ogunsanya Memorial Trophy.
Photo caption: Otto Joseph (r) lands a
heavy punch on Nurudeen “Prince” Fatai during their last meeting.
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