Boxing Archives - SportsDay Newspaper https://sportsdayonline.com/boxing/ Africa's Elite Sports Daily Mon, 24 Aug 2026 19:22:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://sportsdayonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/cropped-SportsDay-icon-32x32.jpg Boxing Archives - SportsDay Newspaper https://sportsdayonline.com/boxing/ 32 32 86240109 NBF-Pro Deploys Selfie Standard Identity Validation System To Safeguard Integrity Of Nigerian Professional Boxing https://sportsdayonline.com/nbf-pro-deploys-selfie-standard-identity-validation-system-to-safeguard-integrity-of-nigerian-professional-boxing/ Mon, 24 Aug 2026 19:22:17 +0000 https://sportsdayonline.com/?p=151711 Revolutionary Biometric Infrastructure Targets Record Falsification, Identity Impersonation, and Match-Fixing in Ongoing Digital Transformation Drive. The Nigeria Boxing Federation (NBF) Professional Boxing Commission has announced the deployment of an advanced Selfie Standard Identity Validation and Verification System as a cornerstone of its expanding digital asset infrastructure, marking a decisive turning point in the fight against […]

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]]> 151711 Edun Debunks NBBofC Falsehood, Threatens Lawsuit Against Aboderin, Others https://sportsdayonline.com/edun-debunks-nbbofc-falsehood-threatens-lawsuit-against-aboderin-others/ Mon, 24 Aug 2026 19:09:18 +0000 https://sportsdayonline.com/?p=151702 The President of the Nigeria Boxing Federation Hon. Wale Edun has urged the general public to disregard what he described as an act of knavery and falsity by members of the defunct Nigeria Boxing Board of Control (NBBofC). It will be recalled that the erstwhile General Secretary of the Archaic (NBBofC) Remi Aboderin recently circulated […]

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]]> 151702 NBF Pro Announces Strategic Zonal Appointments to Drive Professional Boxing Development Across Nigeria https://sportsdayonline.com/nbf-pro-announces-strategic-zonal-appointments-to-drive-professional-boxing-development-across-nigeria/ Thu, 30 Jul 2026 20:06:02 +0000 https://sportsdayonline.com/?p=151115 The Nigeria Boxing Federation Professional (NBF Pro) has announced a landmark series of appointments to its Operating functionality, establishing a robust zonal leadership structure designed to accelerate the development of professional boxing across all six geo-political zones of Nigeria. The appointments reflect NBF Pro’s commitment to decentralizing boxing administration, ensuring that regulatory oversight and event […]

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]]> 151115 Nigeria’s boxing medal hopes hang by a thread as three crash out in Glasgow https://sportsdayonline.com/nigerias-boxing-medal-hopes-hang-by-a-thread-as-three-crash-out-in-glasgow/ Sun, 26 Jul 2026 18:59:07 +0000 https://sportsdayonline.com/?p=150969 …Kadijat Ajishola the latest to fall in the ring at SEC Centre Nigeria’s hopes of winning a boxing medal at the 23rd Commonwealth Games in Glasgow are rapidly fading after another disappointing day in the ring saw a third boxer bow out of the competition. With half of the country’s six-man boxing contingent already eliminated […]

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]]> 150969 Durodola, Ademulere, Kazeem target overseas bouts after Lagos wins https://sportsdayonline.com/durodola-ademulere-kazeem-target-overseas-bouts-after-lagos-wins/ Wed, 15 Jul 2026 08:56:36 +0000 https://sportsdayonline.com/?p=150656 Nigerian boxers Olanrewaju Durodola, Temitope Ademulere and Samson Kazeem are in line for international bouts in the United States, United Kingdom and Australia after their promoter unveiled plans to take the trio abroad following their victories at the “Fight for Liberty” event in Lagos on July 4. Prizefightingng TV announced on Monday that Durodola, Ademulere […]

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]]> 150656 Yucateco boxing championship projects new talents in the Southwest https://sportsdayonline.com/yucateco-boxing-championship-projects-new-talents-in-the-southwest/ Wed, 24 Jun 2026 10:28:48 +0000 https://sportsdayonline.com/?p=150149 As part of efforts to discover and nurture emerging boxing talents in the squared ropes sports. The Yucateco Southwest quarterly boxing championship took center stage at the Alake Sports Center in Abeokuta over the weekend. The event staged in collaboration with the Ogun State Sports Council attracted pugilists from Oyo, Ogun, Ekiti, Osun, Lagos, as […]

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]]> 150149 NBF Board Laud Major General Ola, Other Board Members On Support For Boxers In Commonwealth Games Camp https://sportsdayonline.com/nbf-board-laud-major-general-ola-other-board-members-on-support-for-boxers-in-commonwealth-games-camp/ Wed, 20 May 2026 06:51:42 +0000 https://sportsdayonline.com/?p=149488 The Nigeria Boxing Federation (NBF) has praised the selflessness of some members of its executives for their show of patriotism and magnanimity towards its athletes. The federation extolled the quartet of Major General Ola Oyelade, Mrs. Dorcas Olaosebikan, Iyabode Steven, Barr Emoni Williams, and others for their financial and material contributions to aid the boxers […]

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]]> 149488 NBF Invites Forty Boxers For Commonwealth Games Camping In Lagos https://sportsdayonline.com/nbf-invites-forty-boxers-for-commonwealth-games-camping-in-lagos/ Wed, 29 Apr 2026 20:22:30 +0000 https://sportsdayonline.com/?p=149177 The technical committee of the Nigeria Boxing Federation (NBF) has invited Forty-(40) pugilists for the final phase of its 2026 Commonwealth Games open camping in Lagos. The boxers, which are mostly finalists at the last National Boxing Open Trials held in February, consist of Twenty-(20) male and Twenty- (20) females across all the weight categories. […]

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]]> 149177 NBF Appoints Omo-Agege As Chairman Pro Boxing Committee, As BoxRec, WBC, ABU, Others Disowns NBBofC https://sportsdayonline.com/nbf-appoints-omo-agege-as-chairman-pro-boxing-committee-as-boxrec-wbc-abu-others-disowns-nbbofc/ Sun, 26 Apr 2026 18:08:48 +0000 https://sportsdayonline.com/?p=149112 The Nigeria Boxing Federation (NBF) has ratified the appointment of Mr. Azania Omo-Agege as chairman of its pro-boxing committee. Azania previously served as the vice president of the Nigeria Boxing Federation before taking over as an interim president at the later stages of the former NBF board. The widely experienced sports administrator also served as […]

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]]> 149112 Core Afrique Stage First NBF Sanctioned Pro Boxing Event, Fight Records Updated On BoxRec https://sportsdayonline.com/core-afrique-stage-first-nbf-sanctioned-pro-boxing-event-fight-records-updated-on-boxrec/ Tue, 21 Apr 2026 11:11:14 +0000 https://sportsdayonline.com/?p=148958 History was made at the weekend as the first Nigeria Boxing Federation (NBF) sanctioned pro boxing event took center stage in Lagos. The six fight-card event staged by Core Afrique Boxing Promotion at Argon Sports Center in Sijibumi, Elepe, Ikorodu, on Saturday converged stakeholders across the sports in a colourful atmosphere. Hostilities got on the […]

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