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Abimbola Targets Best Boxer’s N1m Cash Prize

- GOTV BOXING NIGHT 31

Lightweigh­t boxing kingpin, Emmanuel “Ability” Abimbola, has declared that he has his eyes on the Mojisola Memorial Ogunsanya Trophy and the N1 million cash prize for the best boxer at GOtv Boxing Night 31. The boxing event is scheduled to hold at the Molade OkoyaThoma­s Indoor Sports Hall of Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos, on May 1

Abimbola’s lightweigh­t challenge bought against Azeez Ayobami is one of the seven cracking bouts set for the night.

The boxer won the prize barely a year ago and said it would make a good anniversar­y to win it again. Abimbola defeated Prince ‘Lion’ Nwoye via a unanimous decision to win the prize at GOtv Boxing Night 28 held on May 1 2023.

“It was my best day as a boxer. I still remember the win like it happened yesterday. This coming fight will be exactly a year since I won the N1 million. So I want to make it a year to remember with another win on the same date at the same venue. I have the ‘Ability’ to make it happen again, Azeez cannot stop me,” he said.

In the other clashes, Adeyemi “Spirit” Adekanla will battle Segun “War” Adeyemi, for the West African Boxing Union (WABU) light welterweig­ht title in what promises to be a cracker. Hard-punching boxer, Hammed ‘Ese’ Ganiyu, will also take on Yusuf Ogunbumi, in a light welterweig­ht national challenge fight.

The national welterweig­ht category will see Raheem “Baddo” Animashaun face off with Samuel “Apata Roro” Moses; Sikiru “Isho” Ogunyaju, will confront current national flyweight champion, Sifon “Best” Iwatt, in a national flyweight challenge fight; Adewale Oladeji will slug it out with Afikun Gbenga in the super welterweig­ht category; while Sikiru “Omo Iya Eleja” Shogbesan will square up against Batholomew Abuchi in the national catchweigh­t category.

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