By Our Reporter
The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi
III, on Sunday, said that the GOtv Boxing Night will
“become a centerpiece in Nigeria”.
The front-line Yoruba monarch
expressed his conviction while addressing journalists at the just concluded
GOtv Boxing Night 15, which held at the Obafemi Awolowo Stadium, (formerly
known as Liberty Stadium) in Ibadan, Oyo state capital.
“No doubt, GOtv boxing is
contributing to the development of boxing in Nigeria. I commend that and appeal
to other organizations that promote boxing to adopt this initiative,” Adeyemi
said.
Oba Adeyemi, who was a boxer
before ascending to the throne, further advocated for the promotion of local
boxing in the country.
According to him, “the
interest of sporting in Nigeria is focused on Football, to the neglect of other
sports. We should be able to go back to develop boxing.”
“I have also been promoting
boxing. We will be having a boxing game in October.”
GOtv Boxing Night 15 ended
after seven fights at the hall. Ridwan ‘Scorpion’ Oyekola emerged the best
boxer when he defeated Prince ‘Lion’ Nwoye by a unanimous decision in their
national lightweight bout. He won the Mojisola Ogunsanya trophy for the best boxer
of the night with a cash price of N1million.
Meanwhile, Oba Adeyemi
described as a “gift from God” the birth of his two sets of twins.
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