Kwara residents anticipate exciting YUCATECO Emirate Pan-African title fight
The build up has intensified ahead of the hugely anticipated Yucateco Emirate Pan-African boxing title fight. The contest prime to headline week 11 hostilities of the Yucateco boxing league Season 2, will hold at the Emir’s Palace in Ilorin Kwara state on Friday 9th November.
The Pan-African title fight card will see Nigeria’s Daniel Joshua light up the squared ropes against Kodah Kofi of Benin Republic in the men’s 71kg. Joshua, currently unbeaten in the ongoing Yucateco boxing league said he hopes to make a light work of his Benin opponent.
” I saw Kofi fight at the first Yucateco Pan-African championship in Lome, Togo in June and I must say he’s a decent boxer, however, I want to assure Nigeria’ns and the people of Ilorin, Kwara state that I am going to knock him out at the Emir’s Palace”
Other contest on the night will see Apollinaira Sieu of Benin file out against Nigeria’s Akintola David in a 75kg contest, while Togo’s Pauline Assogba will trade punches against Nigeria’s Hauwa Ogumodede in the female category.
Technical Director of the Yucateco boxing promotions Babatunde Laguda said all is set for the showdown in Ilorin and the entire continent should be on the lookout for another Yucateco master class.
” Our advance team are in Kwara state as we speak to ensure nothing is left undone, we are not leaving anything to chance in this event holding at the Emir’s Palace and his Royal Highness Dr. Ibrahim Sulu Gambar, CFR has given us his blessings as our chief host”.
It will be recalled that Nigeria’s Abdulwahab Abdulrahman and Precious Anine defeated Egypt’s Hagar Elsayed and Mostafa Hafez in the Yucateco boxing Pan-African title contest staged in Uzebba Luleha, in Owan West Local Government Area of Edo in August.
