The 11th edition of GOtv Boxing Night will hold on 26 March, 2017, at the Indoor Sports Hall of Obafemi Awolowo Stadium (formerly Liberty Stadium), Ibadan, Oyo State.
This is the first time the event, organized by Flykite Productions, will hold outside Lagos.
Sanctioned by the Nigerian Boxing Board of Control (NBB of C), the event will feature seven bouts, including an international lightweight challenge contest. The  announcements were made on Monday at a press conference addressed by the organisers.
Chief Operating Officer of Flykite Productions, Bamidele Johnson,  said: “The decision to hold GOtv Boxing Night 11 in Ibadan was informed by suggestions from boxing fans that there is a need for other cities to enjoy top class boxing for which the event has become famous.”
The biggest bout on the card on the night with the West African lightweight challenge duel between Nigeria’s Oto “Joe Boy” Joseph and Ghanaian Anma Dotse. The event will also feature two grudge bouts. One will see Sadiq “Police Machine” Ahmed take on Olaide “Fijaborn” Fijabi in the light welterweight category. Fijabi dethroned Ahmed as national champion in 2015. The other will see Wahab “Hammer” Adebisi takes on Sule “Tyson” Olagbade.

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