NBB of C Predicts Better Professional Careers for Lagos Boxers

Kanu made the remark during an interview with newsmen on Saturday night at the 35th edition of the Lagos monthly programme, ``Saturday Boxing Show,’’ which took place at the University of Lagos.
According to him, regular competitions are the only viable means through which budding talents from the grassroots could be discovered and nurtured to amateur and possibly professional stardom.
 ``I think Lagos boxers have a very bright career in professional boxing due to the regular competitions they engaged in every month.
``If we can produce very good amateur boxers, then we can equally produce good professional boxers who can rub shoulders with their international counterparts,’’ he said.
The NBB of C president noted that Lagos had distinguished itself from other states through its monthly programme which had put the state in a vantage position.
He added that Lagos State boxers would excel at the forthcoming 18th National Sports Festival scheduled for Nov. 27 to Dec. 9 in Lagos.
He also praised the Lagos State Boxing Hall of Fame (LSBHF), promoter of the competition, for sustaining the programme.
In the nine-bout competition which is a build-up to the sports festival, Muda Owolabi of Alausa boxing club defeated Dauda Azeez of Day by Day club in the 49kg category.
Otto Joseph of Paramount Club and Adedeji Adekunle of Diamond Club outpunched Rasheed Aremu of Ajetunmobi Club and Hammed Rufai of No Shaking Club in the 60kg and the 64kg, respectively.
In the 49kg bout which was the only female category, Funmi Adekunle of Golden Weapon Club lost to her Champion Club opponent, Mutiat Adebayo.