The Nigeria Boxing Federation (NBF) will be hosting the rest of the continent at the Inaugural African Boxing Congress and Gala Night in Lagos on Saturday, December 28th
The event is slated for the banquet hall of the Providence Hotel in GRA, Ikeja, Lagos.
The groundbreaking event will convene delegates from Namibia, Libya, Gambia, Sierra Leone, Madagascar, Ghana, Botswana, Somalia, Sudan, Algeria, Egypt, Malawi, Morocco, Gabon, Uganda, and host Nigeria, among others.
African Boxing, which is the governing body of the continent’s boxing confederation and aims to establish new continental structures under World Boxing, elect leadership, and strategise for African boxing’s growth at its Inaugural congress in Nigeria.
Hon. Omonlei Imadu, the vice president of the Nigeria Boxing Federation and a member of the African Boxing Working Committee, also serves as Head of Organisation for the forthcoming Congress
Imadu said proper arrangements are being made to ensure that Nigeria hosts a world-class event later this month.
“I am excited to state that the Nigeria Boxing Federation is truly ready to stage this groundbreaking event. The organising and planning committee has been working around the clock since Nigeria was granted the hosting right, and I believe in our ability to stage an event that will meet the global requirements of World Boxing”. Imadu added.
As the host of the African Boxing Congress, Nigeria is now in pole position to emerge as the host nation for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics boxing qualifiers in Africa.
The event will further place the Nigeria Boxing Federation (NBF) in a more favourable disposition to attract several developmental programs to aid the advancement of Olympic-style pugilists in the country.