As part of his effort to developing boxing in the country, President of the Boxing Promoters Association of Nigeria (BPAN) Omonlei Yakubu Imadu has donated a brand new boxing ring to the Osun state sports council. Imadu made the presentation on Saturday September 7th in Osogbo.
The Yucateco Boss was received by members of the Osun state sports council lead by the SSA to the state Governor on Sports Hon. Sefiu Iyiola Babatunde. SA to the Osun state Deputy Governor on Sports prince Kolawole Joseph, as well as the General Manager, Osun state sports council Mr. Rotimi Dunmoye. Other dignitaries at the event includes Osun state sports council Director Coach and Training Diani Ademola, secretary Osun State Boxing Association Mrs. Amiola, and the Director of sports organization Ogunbanwo Ronke amongst others.
The Senior Special Adviser to the Osun state Governor on Sports Hon. Sefiu, praised the BPAN boss for his commitment to developing amateur boxing in Nigeria.
” we are truly appreciative of Mr. Imadu’s efforts to grow boxing not only in Osun state, but in Nigeria as a whole, the Ring he has donated to the state sports council has provided another breeding ground for our coaches to discover more boxing talent”
” our Governor his excellency senator Ademola Adeleke, is passionate about sports development, hence he instructed me and other members of the state sports council to be here today to formally received the BPAN president and his team”
Sefiu, further stated the state sports council already in talks with Yucateco Boxing promotions to advance collaborations on boxing development in Osun state.
Imadu who’s also constructing a boxing Gymnasium for the Lagos State Sports Commission said his aim is to provide boxing facilities in several states to enhance the development of the sports in the grassroots.
” i am truly excited we finally made this happen for pugilists in Osogbo and it environs, we started in Lagos and today it’s the turn of Osun, subsequently we would get to other states with similar donations”
The initiator of the widly followed Yucateco boxing league said with adequate sporting facilities the country can produce talents that will dominate at major international tournaments.
” boxing is only one of several sports that craves the right facilities for talents development, once we get this right, Nigeria will rank tops across several sports in no distance future”.
The BPAN president has received several commendations for his contributions to boxing development in Nigeria. The most recent was that of the President of the African Boxing Union (ABU) Houcine Houichi who discribed Imadu as an asset to boxing in Africa.
