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L-R: Chidozie Bede-Nwokoye, Senior Marketing Manager GOtv; Jenkins Alumona, CEO Flykite Production; Jennifer Ukoh, PR Mgr, GOtv; Dr. Rafiu Ladipo, President NBBofC and Remi Aboderin, Sec. Gen. of NBBof C during the GOtv Boxing Night 18 Press Conference held at The Regent Hotel, Ikeja GRA.
This is the third time the event is being hosted in the Oyo State capital, where it held in March 2017 and July 2018. GOtv Boxing Night 18 will be headlined by the African Boxing Union lightweight title defence bout between reigning champion, Oto “Joeboy” Joseph of Nigeria and Success “Brave Warrior” Tetteh of Ghana. It will also feature another international bout, a light middleweight challenge duel between Nigeria’s Akeem “Dodo” Sadiku and the Republic of Benin’s Ekpresso Djamihou.Also on the bout card are six domestic bouts.
Three graduates of GOtv Boxing NextGen Search 3 will also be in action. Morufu “Oloke” Owolabi will take on Jamiyu “Sunshine” Akande in a national lightweight challenge, while Issac “I Star” Chukwudi will be up against Ibadan-based Jubril “Terrible” Olalekan. The best boxer at the event will go home with a cash prize of N1million alongside the Mojisola Ogunsanya Memorial Trophy.
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