United State-based Nigerian boxing champions, Gifted Cole Chiori is determined to raise Olympic and boxing champions for Nigeria through his one-day Boxing clinic for potential boxers in Lagos on August 14.
Worried about Nigeria’s lack of representation in boxing event at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, the Ajegunle-born boxer is keen to give back to the society and help discover great boxing talents that can represent Nigeria at the Olympics and go on to become ruthless professionals like Efe Ajagba.
The registration for the clinic slated for the Federal Housing Authority (FHA) field in Festac City, Lagos is ongoing and it will end on the morning of the event.
Cole, who is the title holder of WBF junior middleweight champion, Global Boxing Federation Super Middle Weight and Universal Boxing Federation (UBF) International Super Middleweight crowns, insisted that if the decline in sport development is properly addressed, Nigeria would produce more Olympic champions in Boxing.
‘I’m passionate about boxing and giving back to the society is a no-brainer. Boxing has brought so much glory to Nigeria in the past and I want to see that happen again. The Boxing Clinic is to help groom talented boxers and provide them with the right opportunities to further their career,’ Cole said.
He added: ‘The Tokyo games is evident that there is a fundamental problem with developmental sport including boxing.
‘Nigerians are happy to see Ajagba fight in America today but he is a product of the last Olympics in Rio. Less than four years Ajagba is ranked in the top 15 in the world.
‘If we had gotten it right today, we would be talking about other boxers who could make it at the highest level.’
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