Fijabi Set To Turn Professional

Having failed to represent Nigeria in any organised internatonal boxing competition, a national boxing champion, Olaide Fijabi, has resolved to join the league of Nigeria's professioal pugilists after the 2014 National Sports Festival, in Calaba, cross-River State.

Fijabi, a lightwelter weight boxer, had a scintilating record of two National Sports Festival Gold medalsand seven Gold medals fromnational boxing championships.

The boxer, who took interest in the Sport since 2005, said he was motivated  by Nigerian's ace  professional boxer, Segun Ajose, who saw in him abundant Skills and experience to elevate his Status by turning an elite pugilist, Stressing that series of boxing promoters have been approaching him with a view of signing a contractual agreement.

He said the selection of Waidi shogbamu for the 2014 Glasgow commonwealth Games ahead of him was the choice of mNigeria Amateur Boxing  Association technical crew and he believed that he would have surpassed shogbamu's feat at the Games based on his wealth of experience.

The boxer, said lack of adequate preparation prior to the commonwealth Games affected the boxers quest for honours as he called on the National Spotrs Commission, NSC, to ensure that  athletes are invited to camp early and they are also expose to foreign training  tour, adding that the Nigeria Boxing Federation, NABA, should have put in place a well structured training  programmes which could earn its athletes Gold medals.