The
Mojisola Ogunsanya Memorial/GOtv Boxing Night Gym in Lagos has admitted
its first crop of boxers, numbering 14 boxers, who are billed to fight
at GOtv Boxing Night 21 billed to hold on 27 November, checked into the
international standard boxing facility on Saturday.
This was disclosed on Sunday by Flykite Productions, managers of the facility and
organisers of GOtv Boxing Night, who explained that the coming edition
will be behind closed doors but live on television via SuperSport in
observance of COVID-19 protocols.
Their arrival for the
pre-bout camping session, said the organisers, followed a visit by
officials of the Lagos State Ministry of Health, who passed the gym fit
for use, and mandatory COVID-19 tests for the boxers as well as their
trainers.
The multi-million naira facility, located in New
Oko-Oba in Ifako/Ijaiye Local Government Area, is funded by Chief
Adewunmi Ogunsanya (SAN), Chairman, MultiChoice Nigeria and GOtv
Boxing.
Conceived as a pre-bout preparation facility for
local and international boxers coming to fight in Nigeria as well as an
academy for nurturing promising boxers to stardom, the gym had been
slated for commissioning in April, an event that had to be postponed
indefinitely on account of the COVID-19 outbreak.
When fully
operational, the gym's hostel has the capacity to accommodate over 30
boxers and trainers at a time.
It sits in an expansive compound and is
fitted with modern training equipment such as a standard ring, thread
mills, punching and speed bags, double-end bags, wrecking ball
snatchers, sparring mitts, focus mitts and bar bells among others.
Boxers
camped at the gym will be provided with gears such as hand wraps, gum
shields and mitt gloves and will be under the supervision of some of the
country's best boxing coaches. Being a residential facility, the gym is
fully air-conditioned and offers a variety of leisure facilities,
including satellite television facilities and board games. Boxers in
training and their handlers will also be fed throughout their stay in
the facility.
Jenkins Alumona, CEO, Flykite Productions,
commended Ogunsanya for his commitment to the revival and growth
Nigerian boxing since 2014.
GOtv, promoted by MultiChoice, has
been the biggest supporter of the sport through GOtv Boxing Night,
which has been providing regular bouts through which boxers have earned
considerably bigger remunerations and benefitted from exposure to
international audience via SuperSport, which broadcasts the event live
to 50 African countries.
GOtv Boxing Night also birthed GOtv
Boxing NextGen Search, an initiative to identify and nurture deserving
talents to full professional status.
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