Ahead of their national light welterweight fight at GOtv Boxing Night 31, Yusuf ‘Hungry Lion’ Ogunbunmi has warned his opponent, Hammed ‘Eshe’ Ganiyu, that he will encounter a lion in the ring on the night both clash.
The fight is one of seven lined up for the boxing event at the Molade Okoya-Thomas Indoor Sports Hall of Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos on May 1.
Ganiyu had earlier boasted he would knock out Yusuf in round two. In his response, Yusuf said Ganiyu would face the wrath of a hungry lion.
“I fight like a hungry lion going after a dog. I am coming for you, Eshe,” he said.
Also scheduled for the night is the West African Boxing Union light welterweight title clash between Segun ‘War’ Adeyemi and Adeyemi ‘Spirit’ Adekanla. The national welterweight category will feature a challenge fight between Raheem ‘Baddo’ Animashaun and Samuel ‘Apata Roro’ Moses; Afikun Gbenga squares up against Adewale Oladeji in a super welterweight challenge fight.
Sikiru ‘Isho’ Ogunyaju takes on the current national flyweight champion, Sifon ‘Best’ Iwatt, in a national flyweight challenge fight; the national catch weight category will see Sikiru ‘Omo Iya Eleja’ Shogbesan battle Batholomew Abuchi, while Emmanuel ‘Ability’ Abimbola slugs it out with Azeez Ayobami in the national lightweight category.
The best boxer on the night will win the N1m cash prize attached to the Mojisola Ogunsanya Memorial Trophy awarded to the star performer.
