Lagos Boxing Hall of Fame (LBHF), the organisers of the Lagos Monthly Saturday Boxing Show have announced its decision to put off the November edition of the event.
Coordinator for LBHF, Taju Alabi, speaking to NationSports, said that the decision not to hold the amateur boxing event, scheduled to hold on the last Saturday of the month at the Molade Okoya-Thomas Hall, Teslim Balogun Stadium, due to the dates clashing with the forthcoming National Sports Festival in Asaba, Delta State from 28 November till 10 December.
Instead the organisers would now focus their energies in hosting a successful Lagos Governor’s Belt, the premier competition for amateur boxing in Nigeria on December 26.
As one of Nigeria’s longest running sporting events, the Boxing Show pulls hundreds of boxing fans every last Saturday of the month as well as amateur boxers who are only too happy to showcase their skills.
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He said: “We are not hosting the Lagos Monthly Saturday Boxing Show for November because the date clashes with the National Sports Festival in Delta State. As you are aware, most of the boxers that would be representing Lagos and other States are regulars in our events.”
Meanwhile, Team Lagos Boxing head coach, Waheed Shobaloju, said the team is putting every necessary modality in place to excel at the national multi-sports fiesta and retain their top spot finish in the Boxing event in Benin City, Edo State two years ago.
Recall the Lagos State contingent dominated the boxing event of the sports festival, winning five gold, two silver and one bronze medal in Benin City.
The Former Nigeria international boxer said: “We are intensifying our preparations for the fast-approaching National Sports Festival, We intend to top the boxing event just like we did in Edo State in 2020.”