Lagos amateur boxers will once again battle it out for supremacy at the 81st edition of the Monthly Saturday Boxing Show on saturday. The tournament – which never fails to thrill the fans-is hosted by Lagos Amateur Boxing Association at the Mobolaji Johnson Sports Center, Rowe Park.
Hon. Monsuru Liasu, Chairman of Lagos Amateur Boxing Association (LABA) said they will also use the occasion to select boxers to make up the team that will represent the state at the National championship next month.
He urged boxers who would be featured to give off their best and be selected into the regional team and possibly the national team as the region has always dominated the Black Bombers.
The boxers would be drawn from boxing clubs like Lagelu, Star, Champion, Hard Punch, Calisto, No Shaking, Knowledge is Power, Kamlat and Ola-Akins.
Coach Isiaka Olatunji of Calisto Boxing Club said the programme is ideal and all the local coaches have embraced it as it gives their wards the opportunity to fight regularly. He also called on other corporate bodies to support the game as it keeps vulnerable children off the streets.
The boxing extravaganza, which will be holding its 81st edition is the longest running boxing tournament in Nigeria. It has been held every month since its inception in 2007 and is organized by Lagos Boxing Hall of Fame chaired by Olawale Edun.