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Nigeria, Ghana rekindle rivalry as GOtv Boxing Night 9 holds

By Editor
07 September 2016   |   1:41 am
The age-old sporting rivalry between Nigeria and Ghana will be revived at the GOtv Boxing Night 9 holding at the Indoor Sports Hall of the National Stadium, Lagos, on October 2.
GOtv Marketing Manager, Johnson Ivase; Public Relations Manager, GOtv, Efe Obiomah, and Managing Director, Flykite Production, Jenkins Alumona, during the unveiling of the GOtv Boxing Night 9 programme at the National Stadium, Lagos.

GOtv Marketing Manager, Johnson Ivase; Public Relations Manager, GOtv, Efe Obiomah, and Managing Director, Flykite Production, Jenkins Alumona, during the unveiling of the GOtv Boxing Night 9 programme at the National Stadium, Lagos.

The age-old sporting rivalry between Nigeria and Ghana will be revived at the GOtv Boxing Night 9 holding at the Indoor Sports Hall of the National Stadium, Lagos, on October 2.

Included in the fight line-up for the event are two international challenge bouts. One is between Olaide “Fijaborn”, national champion, and elite Ghanaian boxer, Raphael Kwabena King. The other international challenge bout will see national lightweight champion Oto “Joe Boy” Joseph square up against Ghana’s Richard Amenfu.

The fight line-up was announced yesterday by the event organisers, Flykite Promotions, in Lagos.

Managing Director, Flykite Promotions, Jenkins Alumona, described the two Ghanaian boxers as crack opponents, saying they were carefully chosen to give their Nigerian opponents very tough fights.

“King and Amenfu are highly rated in their country which, as we know, is one of Africa’s boxing powerhouses. They have been picked to provide tough tests for our boxers and fans can expect block buster bouts. There is the additional edge of national pride and massive bragging rights,” explained Alumona.

He added that GOtv Boxing Night 9 would, for the first time, feature more than six bouts, which is in celebration of the country’s independence, and the fifth anniversary of GOtv operations in October.

The event will have the national cruiserweight title fight between Idowu “ID Cabasa”  Okusote and Ekeng “Fighting Policeman” Henshaw. In another lightweight bout, Sikiru “Omo Iya Eleja” Shogbesan will duel with Prince “Lion” Nwoye.

The light middleweight division will provide a challenge bout between Semiu “Jagaban” Olapade and Ebubechukwu “Coded Man” Edeh, while Kabiru “KB Godson” Towolawi will face Emmanuel “Mopol Man” Igwe in a light heavyweight challenge contest. Another light heavyweight clash pits reigning champion, Jude ‘Great Jude” Iloh against Adewale “Masevex” Masebinu.

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