Promoter canvasses conducive environment for boxing industry

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Boxing can become one of the highest employers of labour if the sport is given a good environment to thrive, a promoter, Dr Adrian Ogun, has said.

Pitching for the revitalisation of the Nigerian boxing industry, Ogun said he, like so many others, are ready to utilise their expertise in discovering and promoting young and talented personalities into the Nigerian boxing industry, adding, however, that the environment first has to be made attractive to the youth.

In a statement made available to The Guardian, Ogun said he has concluded arrangements with the Nigerian Boxing Board of Control (NBBofC) and AMDM Promotions to scout and develop hidden talents into becoming boxing legends.

He recalled that AMDM had in the past promoted world championship boxing shows that featured the likes of Lennox Lewis, Mike Tyson, Floyd Mayweather Jnr. Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko.

“This, no doubt, prompted the NBBofC to recently grant a license to AMDM Promotions to promote boxing shows in Nigeria to showcase and develop home grown boxing talents.

“AMDM Promotions is part of the AMDM group of companies managed by Dr. Ogun and co-founded by Nigerian sports entrepreneur, Tunde Folawiyo. Mr. Folawiyo is a Forbes listed oil, banking, and communications mogul – who has interests in the NBA franchise, Basketball Africa League (BAL) and a consortium building a new 10,000 plus seater sporting and entertainment arena in Lagos.”

He said that AMDM Africa runs the boxing TV streaming arm of ‘Lion,’ a UK-based boxing promotional company owned by former World boxing champion, Lennox Lewis, adding that his agency successfully streamed the Francis Ngannou versus Tyson Fury controversial boxing match (where many viewers believed Cameroun’s Ngannou was