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A new boxing promoter, Emeka Agba says that he’s coming into boxing promotion business to give a new lease of life to professional boxing in the country.
Agba who recently received approval for his outfit known as Emeka Agba Boxing Promotions, a subsidiary of Emeka Agba Foundation from the Nigeria Boxing Board of Control (NBB of C) says that he has what it takes to organise regular promotions that will bring out the best in Nigerian fighters.
He explained that as a first step in this direction, his promotion outfit has already put modalities on ground to organise a boxing championship at the National Stadium Surulere Lagos on November 11.
According to the fight fixtures, the boxing extravaganza tagged “ Ring Matardos’ and sanctioned by the Nigeria Boxing Board of Control (NBB of C) will have a cruiserweight challenge contest between Muritador Monyashau and Godwin Ambrose serving as the main bout.
Other fights on the card of the championship are; national super welterweight fight between Henry Abolokeji and Segun Afikun while Muyideen ljalo will face Hammed Adedokun in a national lightweight challenge contest.
Also, Lucky Oyibo will slug it out with Ibrahim Shobusi in a national light welterweight challenge contest with Ezekiel Etukeren meeting Sunday Igiebor in another national lightweight fight just as Dimeji Salami will be up against TBA in a national super middleweight challenge contest.
Meanwhile, Secretary General of Nigeria Boxing Board of Control (NBB of C), Remi Aboderin has described the coming of Chief Emeka Agba into boxing promotion as a welcome development.
“I must also commend Chief Emeka Agba for joining the list of boxing promoters in the country which will help in giving our boxers hope and greater opportunity to have regular fights and be in a position to get good rankings and progress further in the profession.
“It’s equally a thing of joy that we’re now having many promoters coming around to invest in professional boxing which is an evidence of the transformation the NBB of C is bringing to bear on the sports”, he stressed.
Aboderin also announced that the championship will be used to celebrate the birthday of the promoter whom he described as very passionate about boxing.
