The 17th edition of GOtv
Boxing Night (GOtv Boxing Night 17) will be headlined by the World Boxing
Federation (WBF) Intercontinental super featherweight bout between Nigeria’s
Seun Wahab and Tanzania’s Issa “Peche Boy” Nampepeche.
This was announced on Thursday
by the organisers at a press conference in Lagos. The WBF Intercontinental
super featherweight clash entitles to the winner to take a shot at the WBF
world title in the division.
The fight is one of the two
international clashes billed to take place at the event holding on 28 December
at the Tafawa Balewa Square, Lagos. The second international duel in the
eight-fight line-up will see US-based Nigerian Oluwafemi "The Eagle"
Oyeleye take on Meshack "Smart Boy" Mwankemwa of Tanzania in a
middleweight challenge. Also scheduled
to be in action is crowd favourite, Olaide “Fijaborn” Fijabi, who will face
Yusuf Mufutau in a light welterweight challenge contest.
Fights on the card also
include national lightweight challenge duels between African Boxing Union
champion, Oto “Joe Boy” Joseph and Hammed "Ese" Hammed Ganiyu; Rilwan
“Real One” Oladosu against Mubarak Hamzat; and Ridwan “Scorpion” Oyekola
against Nurudeen "Prince" Fatai.
In the middleweight division, Femi
:Small Tyson" Akintayo will take on
Ebubechukwu "Coded Man" Eze, a graduate of GOtv Boxing NextGen Search
1. The bantamweight division will see action between the best boxer at GOtv
Boxing Night 4, Opeyemi Adeyemi, squaring up with Jamiu Dada.
President of the Nigeria
Boxing Board of Control (NBB of C), Dr. Rafiu Ladipo, said the WBF title fight
is a sign of GOtv's desire to put the country back on the world boxing map.
GOtv Boxing Night 17, which will feature live artiste performances, will be
broadcast live on Supersport to viewers in 47 African countries.
The best boxer at the event
will go home with N1.5million and the Mojisola Ogunsanya Memorial Trophy. Fans
who attend the event will win GOtv decoder in raffle draws. GOtv Boxing Night
is supported by MultiChoice, BetKing, Paragonis Multimedia Limited, Complete
Sports, Bond FM, Newsbreak.ng, and Brilla FM.
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