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Excitement as Lagos sets to host first WBC amateur championship

Posted : 17 January 2025

Excitement is building up for the inaugural Yucateco World Boxing Council (WBC) Amateur Boxing Championship, set to take place in Lagos from February 6th to February 8th.  


Yucateco Boxing Promotions, Africa’s premier boxing organization, will host this historic event at the Molade Okoya-Thomas Indoor Sports Hall, Teslim Balogun Stadium.  


Omonlei Imadu, the Chief Executive Officer of Yucateco, stated that the event signals a new dawn for amateur boxing in Nigeria and across Africa.  


He explained that the championship would serve as a qualifier for the maiden WBC Amateur Boxing World Cup, scheduled to take place in Mexico later in 2025.  


He also noted that the event would feature pugilists from Kenya, Uganda, Togo, Senegal, Ghana, Mali, Cameroon, and Nigeria, all showcasing their talents.  


“I am happy my promotion has finally made this happen; bringing the first-ever WBC amateur tournament to Africa is no small feat.  


“I am especially delighted that this will take place in my beloved country, Nigeria.  


“We are bringing the world to Lagos, and this truly excites me.  


“The president of the World Boxing Council (WBC), Mauricio Sulaimán, and the president of the Africa Boxing Union (ABU), Houcine Houichi, will be in Nigeria with their teams for the event,” Imadu said.  


Imadu, who also serves as the president of the Boxing Promoters Association of Nigeria (BPAN), added that the Most Valuable Boxers in each weight category would be honored.  


He mentioned that they would be awarded the prestigious WBC Amateur title belt.  


“Apart from securing their spot at the maiden WBC Amateur Boxing World Cup, outstanding pugilists in each weight category will also get to keep the WBC Amateur title belt.  


“This is unprecedented in the history of amateur boxing in Africa,” Imadu said.  


According to Imadu, other dignitaries expected at the event include the Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and the Chairman of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Shehu Dikko.  


He also noted that the Director-General of the National Sports Commission, Mr. Bukola Olopade, and the Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Prof. Julius Ihonvbere, would be present.  

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