Africa’s premier boxing show, GOtv Boxing Night, will make a return at the Rowe Park Sports Centre, Lagos on 27 November.
The organisers of the show, Flykite Productions, said the show will be held behind closed doors in compliance with the COVID-19 protocols, stating that the seven-bout show will be transmitted live across Africa on SuperSport.
Scheduled to fight on the day are some of the biggest names in Nigerian boxing including former African Boxing Union (ABU) welterweight champion, Olaide “Fijaborn” Fijabi; West African Boxing Union (WABU) lightweight champion, Rilwan “Real One” Oladosu; WABU welterweight champion, Rilwan “Baby Face” Babatunde; national featherweight champion, Ridwan “Scorpion” Oyekola and Taiwo “Esepo Agbaje.
The 21st edition of the show was to be held 12 April but was postponed indefinitely because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Jenkins Alumona, Chief Executive Officer, Flykite Productions, expressed delight at the lifting of restrictions on contact sports but
stated that every measure necessary to curb the spread of COVID-19 will be taken.
“We’re happy that the Coronavirus-induced restrictions on sporting activities, especially on contact sports, have been lifted. But we’re aware that the virus is still raging, the reason we’re holding this edition behind closed doors. The event will be live on
SuperSport in 50 African countries and fans can be assured of seeing the best of Nigerian boxing,” said Alumona