Nollywood actor and a member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon Desmond Elliot has promised an exciting and fun boxing evening between Nigerian-born heavyweight boxer, Ike ‘The President’ Ibeabuchi and Nigerian boxer Idris Afinni on Saturday August 23 at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere in Lagos, Sportinglens.blogspot.com reports.
The fight, proudly
supported by Hon Elliot was organised by a leading promoter with Prizefighting.tv,
Mr Miyen Akiri.
The fight, which
has also received official sanction from the Nigerian Boxing Board of Control
(NBB of C), will be live on Prizefighting.tv.
Speaking at a
press conference in Lagos, Elliot said he is excited to be part of the
programme, stressing that the event will inspire the younger generation.
“I want to
acknowledge the convener of this wonderful event Mr Miyen Akiri for his
positivity about the bout. I am so encouraged.
Nigerians will experience the greatest boxing bout since the Jake Paul
vs Mike Tyson fight. This is going to happen right here in Surulere, Lagos. I
am calling on people from Coker Aguda, Itire-Ikate and Lagos in general to come
out en masse and have fun,” Elliot said.
He added: “Let us
be there and cheer our own. Let us promote them so that the younger generation
will be very inspired. We are taking representation to a different level.
Representation is not only about almsgiving; it is also to promote sports in
all ramifications. That’s what we want to see, charging people to be the best
at what they do."
However, the
convener of the bout Akiri said the two boxers are in top shape and they are
ready to give their best on Saturday.
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