Get Guardian on GoogleTo arrest the dispute between amateur boxing and the professional wing, the president of the Nigeria Boxing Federation (NBF), Wale Edun, has summoned an emergency board meeting in Abuja.
The NBF and the professional boxing body, Nigeria Boxing Board of Control (NBBofC) have been engaged in a dispute over the control of the sport.
Edun, who also serves as the minister of finance, according to sources, is stepping in to resolve the crisis that has plagued Nigerian boxing for the past three months.
The sources said that the board is expected to meet with Edun to consolidate its position before engaging NBBofC and other stakeholders in a bid to restore harmony to the sport.
The minister, sources say, has been inundated with calls by concerned stakeholders over the dispute and is determined to bring an end to it.
“I think the minister is not too happy with what is happening in boxing, especially with the ongoing impasse between some board members of NBF and NBBofC. This is not good for the image of the sport, and he has decided to summon an emergency meeting with the NBF before meeting with NBBofC and stakeholders. The aim is to end the crisis and allow life to return to the sport across the country,” one of the sources said.
