Ogun State, Nigeria, World News & Stories
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Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has revealed plans to build a new boxing ring in honor of Anthony Joshua, the two-time former world heavyweight boxing champion. The governor also announced that Joshua would light the National Sports Festival torch in May 2025. This announcement was made during Joshua’s visit to the governor’s office. Governor Abiodun…
The popular Cinema Road in Sagamu, Ogun State has be renamed Anthony Joshua Road by Chairman of the Local Government, Gbenga Banjo. The council boss, Banjo named the road after the World Heavyweight champion on Tuesday. According to Banjo, the decision to rename the road after the heavyweight champion was made in order to appreciate…
Anthony Joshua has knocked out Kubrat Pulev to retain heavyweight champion belts (IBO, WBA, IBF and WBO World Heavyweight titles). Victorious Joshua took out his Belgian opponent Kubrat Pulev in the 9th round. The British Nigerian born champion dictated the fight from round one to the ninth when Pulev was knocked out. He dealt heavy…
Unified heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua has blasted Deontay Wilder for his flimsy excuses for his sloppy defeat in the hands of Tyson Fury. Wilder was beaten mercilessly by Fury in their rematch in February as he suffered his first professional defeat and The Bronze Bomber (Wilder) came up with several laughable explanations for the loss,…
Ogun State government on Monday said it would facilitate a proposed visit of the World boxing champion, Anthony Joshua, to Nigeria when he is ready. The government said the heavyweight boxer had expressed intention to visit the country and home state, Ogun. This was disclosed by the Secretary to the State government, Taiwo Adeoluwa, while…
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…
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…
After a pulsating fight in the male 64kg category of the tournament, Dayo Daniel was declared winner over Kasali Moshood. And, was later voted as the best boxer of the tournament for his impressive performance. Daniel is of Champion Boxing Club while Moshood is from PLC Boxing Club. The tournament which held last weekend at the…
