Saturday, 25 March 2017

Boxers target N2m as GOtv Boxing Night 11 holds on Sunday


THE eleventh edition of the GOtv Boxing Night will hold on Sunday at the Obafemi Awolowo Stadium, now Liberty Stadium, Ibadan.

 
The event will feature seven professional bouts, including a West African Boxing Union lightweight between Oto “Joe Boy” Joseph and Ghanaian boxer, Anma Dotse and an international Lightweight challenge duel between an Ibadan-indigene boxing rave, Olaide “Fijaborn” Fijabi, and Togolese Sunday Yao.

Aside the national and West African light welterweight champion, Fijabi, fighting in his hometown, other Ibadan-based boxers, Akeem “Dodo” Sadiku and Sadiq “Happy Boy” Adeleke will also be in action.

Akeem “Dodo” Sadiku, will take on Kazeem “KC Confidence” Saka in a light middleweight duel while the bantamweight category will feature Sadiq “Happy Boy” Adeleke who will exchange punches with Taiwo “Twin Warrior” Kareem.

In the light heavyweight division, Adewale “Masevex” Masebinu will fight Kabiru “KB Godson” Towolawi in an eight-round challenge bout. Sule "Tyson" Olagbade will take on Wahab "Hammer" Adebisi in a national light middleweight challenge contest, while fast rising boxer, Rilwan “Baby Face” Babatunde will face Waliu “Oganla” Arogundade in the challenge light welterweight category.

The best boxer on the night will win a N2million cash prize and the Mojisola Ogunsanya Memorial Trophy.

The event, sponsored by GOtv, with the support of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, MultiChoice, Brila FM, KSquare Security, Paragonis Multimedia Limited, Bond FM, Complete Sports, ZetaWeb and Newsbreak.ng, will be broadcast live on SuperSport in 47 African countries.

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