N1m up for grabs as GOtv Boxing Night 14 holds April 14

By Akeem Lawal

THE 14th edition of GOtv Boxing Night will hold at the Indoor Sports Hall of the National Stadium, Surulere Lagos on Saturday, April 14, 2018, Sportsbiz247.blogspot.com reports.

Sanctioned by the Nigerian Boxing Board of Control (NBB of C), the event the organized by Flykite Productions, will feature seven bouts, including two international title duels and five national challenge bouts.

The biggest being African Boxing Union (ABU) featherweight (12 Rounds) title bout  between Nigeria’s Waheed‘Skoro’ Usman and Michael Nyawande of Kenya. Skoro lost a bid to win the title to Edward Kakembo of Uganda in 2015.

 Oto ‘Joeboy’ Joseph vs Prince ‘Lion’ Nwoye 

 

 Rilwan ‘Babyface’ Babatunde

Next to it is the West African Welterweight (10 Rounds) title bout  involving Rilwan ‘Babyface’ Babatunde of Nigeria and Djossou Agoy Basile of Republic of Benin.

Another title fight lined up will see Kehinde “Ijoba” Badmus take on Rilwan “Real One” Oladosu for the national lightweight (12 Rounds) title.

Rilwan ‘Real One’ Oladosu vs Kehinde ‘Ijoba’ Bhadmus

The other fights will see Sulaimon‘Olags’ Adeosun confront Majesty ‘Majesty 1’ Maduka in a national light heavyweight (6 Rounds) challenge, Chukwuebuka “Wise King” Ezewudo up against Semiu‘Jagaban’Olapade in a national welterweight (6 Rounds) challenge contest, while Prince “Lion” Nwoye will square up to Oto “Joe Boy” Joseph in a National Lightweight (10 Rounds) challenge bout.

Majesty ‘Majesty 1’Maduka (red) vs Sulaimon‘Olags’Adeosun (white) 

Chukwuebuka ‘Wise King’ Ezewudo (l) Semiu‘Jagaban’Olapade (green)

 Abiodun ‘Infinity Finnito’Affini vs Ramon ‘Hyena’Razak

Abiodun “Finnito” Afini will take on Ramon “Hyena” Razak in a national cruiserweight (6 Rounds) challenge bout.

The best boxer at the event will go home with N1million cash prize attached to the Mojisola Ogunsanya Memorial Trophy.

Also at the press conference four boxers were given GOtv decoders for emerging the best dressed among their peers.  They were Afini, Baby Face, Real One and Lion Nwoye.

Three out of the four well-dressed boxers

Lead pix: Public Relations Manager, GOtv, Jennifer Ukoh; GOtv Marketing Manager, Chidozie Bede-Nwokoye; CEO Flykite Productions, Jekinns Alumona and President, Nigeria Boxing Board of Control, Rafiu Ladipo, during the Press Briefing of GOtv Boxing Night 14 held at The Regent, 25 Joel Ogunnaike Street, GRA Ikeja, Lagos.