YUCATECO To Stage Landmark WBC Amateur Boxing Championship In Lagos
Lagos is gearing up to host a landmark event in African boxing history: the inaugural Yucateco World Boxing Council (WBC) amateur boxing championship. The tournament, organized by Yucateco Boxing Promotions in conjunction with Africa’s premier boxing organization, will take place from February 6th to 8th at the Molade Okoya Thomas Indoor Sports Hall, Teslim Balogun Stadium. The championship will feature boxers from eight nations: Kenya, Uganda, Togo, Senegal, Ghana, Mali, Cameroon, and Nigeria. Omonlei Yakubu Imadu, CEO of Yucateco Boxing Promotions, expressed his excitement about bringing this prestigious event to Nigeria. “I am happy my promotion has finally made this happen; bringing the first ever WBC amateur tournament to Africa is not child’s play, and I am most importantly very happy that this will be happening in my beloved country, Nigeria. We are bringing the world to Lagos, and this truly delights me,” he said. The tournament has attracted...