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Oto battles Egypt’s Ahmed for ABU title

By Daily Sports on November 29, 2017

Nigerian national lightweight champion Oto “Joe Boy” Joseph will take on North African and Mediterranean champion Abdulrahim Ahmed for the African Boxing Union (ABU) lightweight title at the 13th GOtv Boxing Night on December 26.

Completesportsnigeria reported that the 13th edition will take place at the Landmark Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos as announced by the organisers at a press conference held on Tuesday in Lagos.

Joseph, who is the current Commonwealth African and West African Boxing Union lightweight champion, will slug it out with Ahmed in a 12-round contest.

According to the organisers, there will be two other international bouts also involving two Nigerians. One of the international bouts will see Nigeria’s Abolaji “Afonja” Rasheed defend his West African Boxing Union middleweight title against Ghana’s Arya Ayittey in a 10-round contest and Nigeria’s Olaide “Fijaborn” Fijabi who will defend his West African Boxing Union middleweight title against Kenya’s Michael Odhiambo in 10 rounds.

There will be four other bouts billed for the night as Rilwan “Scorpion” Oyekola and Jimoh “Hogan Jimoh Junior” Lukman will face off in a six-round national lightweight challenge and Obinna “Wiseman” Matthew will battle Cosmos “Awosika” David in an eight-round national super middleweight clash.

According to the organisers, the best boxer of the night will go home with the Mojisola Ogunsanya trophy and a cash prize of ₦2.5 million, the first runner-up will get ₦1 million and the second runner-up will be rewarded with ₦500,000.

•Photo shows Oto Joseph.

Source Daily Sports

Posted November 29, 2017