BY ADEYEMI ROBINSON-ADEFIOYE, LAGOS
A mini version of the hugely successful GOTV BOXING NIGHT, tagged GOTV BOXING NIGHT MINI, is set to start. The inaugural edition will hold on 16 November at the ROWE PARK, YABA, LAGOS. This was announced yesterday by the organisers, FLYKITE PRODUCTIONS, at a media sit-in in Lagos.
JENKINS ALUMONA, CEO FLYKITE, explained that GOTV BOXING NIGHT MINI is conceived to provide more frequent opportunities for boxers as a means of ensuring that they get requisite number of fights to make them eligible for sub-regional, continental and international title bouts.
“Our boxers have, despite the best efforts of GOtv Boxing Night, inadequate opportunities to fight and build their fight records, which they need to become eligible for international titles. GOtv Boxing Night Mini, which will be staged with more frequency than the main event, will address this challenge,” he said.
ALUMONA also explained that the 20TH EDITION OF GOTV BOXING NIGHT, which was planned to hold last Saturday, has been fused into the mega edition of the event slated for December.
The development, he said, was imposed by the injury suffered in training by OTO “JOE BOY” JOSEPH, African Boxing Union (ABU) lightweight champion, who was scheduled to defend his title against RILWAN “REAL ONE” OLADOSU, West African Boxing Union (WABU) champion in the much-anticipated headline bout.
He added that hopes that the injury would heal on time proved misplaced, as sports medicine experts advised that the injury-a shoulder breach-be allowed a longer recuperation period to avoid aggravation.
Some of the other boxers slated to fight at GOTV BOXING NIGHT 20 will, however, feature at GOTV BOXING NIGHT MINI.
These include RILWAN “BABY FACE” BABATUNDE, KABIRU “KB GODSON” TOWOLAWI and CYNTHIA “BABY GIRL” OGUNSEMILORE.
Also lined up to be in action is WAHEED “SKORO” USMAN, former ABU featherweight champion.
