Boxers Aim For N1m As GOtv Boxing Night Holds Today

 

The Indoor Sports Hall of the National Stadium will come alive today, as 12 boxers seek to win the N1m prize money and the Mojisola Ogunsanya Memorial Trophy for the best boxer at the sixth edition of GOtv Boxing Night.

The professional boxing tourney will feature six bouts, one of which will see Abolaji ‘Afonja Warrior’ take on Ghana’s Adjei Sowah for the West African Middleweight title.

The other West African title bout will bring Nigeria’s Olaide ‘Fijaborn’ Fijabi up against Republic of Benin’s Djamiou Ekekpo.

Also on the cards are two National Lightweight Challenge bouts between Oto ‘Joe Boy’ Joseph and Hogan ‘Atomic Bomb’ Jimoh.

The bouts will begin at 7pm and will be broadcast live by SuperSport in 47 African countries.

Murray Banking On Familiarity To Win In Miami

Andy Murray hopes his familiarity with Miami will help him put last week’s disappointing Indian Wells campaign to rest.

The British No 1 was upset in the third round by world No 53 Federico Delbonis on the west coast at Indian Wells, but has immediately jetted to the Miami Open.

Murray wants to put the disappointment of last week behind him by returning to the east coast city which he used as a training base.

“Obviously it was a tough loss at Indian Wells, I had a chance to win that match in the third set against Delbonis,” he said.

“Indian Wells has always been a place that I’ve struggled a little bit, I’ve not felt very comfortable there. It was a tough tournament again for me this year.

“I’m hoping that getting to Miami – familiar surroundings, conditions that I like – I’ll be able to play some better tennis this year.”