Tag: #Boxing
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UMAR YAR’ADUA, GABRIEL KAYOD SET FOR THREE-ROUND BOXING BOUT IN ABUJA
Umar Yar’Adua and Gabriel Kayod are set to face off in a three-round boxing bout in Abuja on Saturday. Yar’Adua announced the contest on his Instagram page, saying the fight will take place at Lavish Loft Lounge, Gwarinpa, from 6 p.m. Tickets are priced at N2,000, while an after-party will follow the boxing contest. Yar’Adua…
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STREET RUMBLE BOXING RETURNS TO DISCOVER NEW TALENTS, EMPOWER NIGERIAN YOUTHS
Organisers of the Street Rumble Boxing competition have unveiled plans for the second edition of the grassroots tournament, aimed at discovering young boxing talents and steering youths away from drug abuse and other social vices. Speaking in Lagos, the Chief Executive Officer of Matchmakers International Sports, Mike Adeyemo, said the one-day event, scheduled for Dec.…
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ANTHONY JOSHUA DEDICATES COMEBACK WIN TO LATE COACHES, TRAGETS TYSON FURY CLASH
Nigerian-British heavyweight boxer Anthony Joshua dedicated his comeback victory to his late coaches, Sina Ghami and Latif “Latz” Ayodele, after recovering from two early knockdowns to defeat Kristian Prenga by second-round knockout. Fighting for the first time since the tragic road accident in Nigeria that claimed the lives of his close friends and trainers, Joshua…
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SOUTH-EAST BOXING CHAMPIONSHIP OPENS IN ABIA, TARGETS TALENT DISCOVERY
The maiden South-East Amateur Boxing Championship opened in Umuahia, Wednesday June 24, with stakeholders describing it as a major step towards reviving boxing in the region. In a speech at the opening ceremony of the four-day championship, the Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development, Nwaobilor Ananaba, said it would help to discover future champions. He…
