Ogun State Governor Prince Dapo Abiodun announced plans to construct a new Anthony Joshua Indoor Boxing Ring in Abeokuta, alongside plans for the two-time former world heavyweight boxing champion to light the Gateway Games National Sports Festival torch in May 2024. The Governor also announced Joshua as the state's official sports ambassador and promised him a new house in Sagamu.
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has announced plans by his administration to construct a brand new Anthony Joshua Indoor Boxing Ring in the state. Governor Abiodun also announced that the two-time former world heavyweight boxing champion would be lighting the Gateway Games National Sports Festival torch, which has been postponed to May next year. The Governor made this known on Monday when he hosted the two-time world heavyweight boxing champion in his office.
'We leave you to work with our Director General of the National Sports Commission and the Commissioner for Sports Development on what we can do to ensure that we have activities leading to the sports festival in your boxing arena. 'Proudly, we bid for the National Sports Festival for this year, and we won that bid. The festival was supposed to be in January; however, for some technical reasons, it's been postponed to sometime in May.
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