As legends of various sports have lately been dominating the space of their sports either in administration, coaching or sponsorship, the wave has found itself in the Nigerian hub of sports, Benin City as a Boxing Hall of Famer, Albert Eromosele, has joined the trend.
The City of Miami, South Florida, USA based arrived in Nigeria and he has set his mind to do great things for boxing in Edo State, his state of origin.
Platinumnewsng.com is briefed that Albert Eromosele, a native of Emu in Edo state who represented Nigeria at the 1996 and 2000 Olympics, 1994 Commonwealth Games and 1991, 1995 and 1999 All-African Games is presently in Benin City with a mission to contribute his quota to the revival, growth and development of boxing in Edo State.
Albert Eromosele with Football Great, Cristiano Ronaldo
The CEO of 7-24 Sportainment, the deal facilitators, Wole Opatola while addressing the media on Wednesday in the state capital revealed that it’s true that the iconic figure is in town and with so much in his bags for his people: “Yes it is true, the “Bad boy” is in town and all things being equal, the champ should be meeting with the Executives of the Edo State Sports Commission on Thursday and before the end of the day, we should have news of some great boxing partnership agreement between Elite Fitness Miami and Edo state. The announcement will be huge, trust me” a very elated Wole Opatola, quipped.
Inducted into the Florida Boxing Hall of Fame in 2019, Albert Eromosele, nicknamed “the bad boy” during a great boxing career where he fought 578 fights, winning 564 as an amateur and winning 24 of his 31 fights as a professional (with 12 by Knock Out, one draw and six loses) is presently, the President of Punch Elite Fitness, Miami Florida, USA.
Albert Eromosele CEO of 7-24 Sportainment, Wole Opatola
The 48-year-old Benin City born is a former International Boxing Association (IBA), International Boxing Organization (IBO) and International Boxing Federation (IBF) intercontinental middleweight champion of the world.