Ogun State, Nigeria, World News & Stories
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Governor, Ibikunle Amosun, has commended boxing superstar, Anthony Joshua, for successfully defending his IBF heavyweight title on Saturday. British-born Joshua, whose father is a native of Sagamu in Ogun State, defeated Carlos Takam in the 10th round of their bout at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, UK. Governor Amosun, in a statement by the Commissioner…
The new superstar of British boxing, Nigerian born Anthony Joshua retained his WBA and IBF heavyweight titles at a packed Principality Stadium in Cardiff last night with a tenth round stoppage win over Carlos Takam. A late replacement for the injured Bulgarian Kubrat Pulev, Takam had a decent record 35-1 record and he showed remarkable…
22:34 Round 1 A bit of a feeling-out patch from both men to start. Joshua pawing with the left jab, moving Takam backward steadily, then stepping in and trying to fire a left-right combo. Takam moving steadily in reverse. He throws his first punch and it’s a wide looping hook to the body that does…
Amosun, Dalung storm London to cheer Joshua The Governor of Ogun state, IbIkunle Amosun and the Minister of Youth and Sports Solomon Dalung are among a top Nigerian government delegation who will be at the ringside on Saturday night to cheer Anthony Joshua against Cameroonian-French Carlos Takam in an IBF and WBA challenge billed for…
For Anthony Joshua, the true privilege of being world heavyweight champion is not performing in front of 80,000 crowds in a monumental stadium. At the last media conference before defending his titles in Cardiff’s Principality Stadium, Joshua said: ‘The honour for me is like going back to my local club last week and training with…
