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12 Oct
Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) welterweight champion Kamaru Usman has been scheduled to fight Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 294 in Abu Dhabi on October 21, 2023.
6 Oct
Tyson Fury will make his much-anticipated return to the ring in October against the former UFC Heavyweight Champion — Francis Ngannou. He's known for his quick rise to the top and scary knockout power, but many are predicting the fight to be a routine victory for Fury and a warm-up for bigger things in 2024. Fury is…
4 Oct
After narrowly losing to Keisuke Matsumoto via unanimous decision on August 30 in Japan, Nigerian boxer, Ridwan ‘Scorpion’ Oyekola will be making a return to the ring in a bout tagged: ‘Homecoming’ against Ghana’s Emmanuel Quartey on October 27. The boxing show being sponsored by Zion Sports Incorporation Management, will hold inside the Indoor Sports…
24 Sep 2023
Flykite Productions, organisers of the 29th GOtv Boxing Night, have assured fans of maximum protection ahead of the event, which is set to hold today. 
21 Sep 2023
Organisers of GOtv Boxing Night, Flykite Productions, have assured the fans of cracking boxing bouts and gifts galore at GOtv Boxing Night 29, which will take place on 24 September.
19 Sep 2023
Female cruiserweight boxer, Bolatito ‘Black Tito’ Oluwole, has declared that her ultimate aim at GOtv Boxing Night 29 is to be the first female winner of the best boxer prize. The overall best boxer on the night will take home the Mojisola Ogunsanya Memorial Trophy and N1million cash prize. Black Tito will face Celina ‘Pretty…
16 Sep 2023
.At GOtv Boxing Night 29 Bantamweight boxer, Arabambi ‘Power’ Ojo has taken up the challenge to fight Tunde ‘Turning Star’ Olojede at GOtv Boxing Night 29. This was contained in a statement issued on Friday by Flykite Productions, organisers of the premier boxing event. Turning Star was billed to fight the late Habeeb ‘Ige’ Oladeji,…
13 Sep 2023
Super flyweight boxer, Yusuf ‘Omowest’ Mohammed, has said GOtv Boxing Night 29 would provide him a huge opportunity to announce himself on the national boxing scene. 
11 Sep 2023
After failing to make the Japan 2020 Olympic Games, a Nigerian boxing team is in Dakar, Senegal, fighting to win slots in the Paris 2024 edition of the Games.
11 Sep 2023
Fast-rising bantamweight boxer, Sodiq ‘Happy Boy’ Adeleke, has boasted that he would defeat Opeyemi ‘Golden Boy’ Ibrahim a second time when they face each other at GOtv Boxing Night 29. 
8 Sep 2023
Organisers of GOtv Boxing Night, Flykite Productions, have offered condolences to the family of the national bantamweight boxing champion, Habeeb ‘Ige’ Oladeji, who died on Saturday.
6 Sep 2023
Welterweight boxer, Taiwo ‘Gentle Boy’ Olowu has vowed a victorious return to GOtv Boxing Night by flooring Ganiyu ‘Energy’ Kolawole. The duo will trade punches in a welterweight national challenge, at the premier boxing event scheduled for the Molade Okoya-Thomas Indoor Sports Hall of Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos, on September 24. Olowu will be making his…

Sport

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Nigeria’s sole surviving club in CAF’s inter-club competitions, Rivers United, are billed to host the first leg of the Confederation Cup final if they qualify for the title game.
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The Nigerian Premier Football League (NPFL) has shifted week 28 matches billed for this weekend to Wednesday.
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This year’s Ikoyi Club 1938 Veteran’s Invitational Kitty, which celebrates camaraderie, skill, and the enduring values of golf, among its veterans, will champion inclusivity and charity, the organisers have said.
5 hours ago
Oleksandr Usyk’s promoter, Alex Krassyuk, is still not convinced that the Ukrainian’s highly anticipated fight with Tyson Fury will hold on May 18, reports dazn.com.
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Starfield College’s Principal, Sarah Oyinloye, has urged school proprietors to use sports to elevate teamworkand also build their students’ character and strength. 
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Technical director of the Nigeria Mixed Martial Arts Federation (NMMAF), Shihan Victor Akhimien, is thrilled by the strides the country’s fighters recorded at the just-concluded African Games in Ghana, saying it has shown that the sport is developing in the right direction. Akhimiena seventh-degree Karate blackbelt holder and chairman of Lagos State Mixed Martial Arts…
1 day ago
Defender Kenneth Omeruo has assured that the Super Eagles’ players are determined to give their all for maximum points when the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers resume in June.
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Despite Super Eagles’ 0-2 loss to the Eagles of Mali on Tuesday night, Coach Finidi George said that the Nigerians were the better team.
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The Vice President, Visa West Africa, Andrew Uaboi, has explained why his firm chose Nigerian track and field athletes, Tobi Amusan and Goodness Nwachukwu, as part of its diverse roster of Team Visa athletes ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
1 day ago
After a thrilling 3-3 draw with Algeria in Algiers on Tuesday night, South Africa’s Coach, Hugo Broos, thumbed his chest and said the Bafana Bafana are ready for any team in Africa, including Nigeria, whom they meet in a crucial World Cup qualifier in June, reports iol.co.za.