The Ministry of Sports Development in Nigeria has taken steps to promote talent discovery in boxing by partnering Yucateco boxing promotion.
The Minister Of Sports Development Senator John Enoh, expressed the Ministry’s readines during a meeting with Hon. Omolei Imadu Yakubu, CEO Yucateco boxing promotions in his office in Abuja on Thursday.
Senator Enoh said the working partnership with Yucateco Boxing promotions would yield a range of initiatives aimed at nurturing talents, organizing competitions, and providing necessary support structures for athletes across Nigeria.
Chairman CEO Yucateco Promotions, Hon. Omolei Imadu Yakubu, said the sports ministry’s desire to partner with us is once again an attestation to the growth and work we have done over the years.
The maiden season of the Yucateco boxing league came to a close recently in Lagos with the top boxing club pocketing a whooping 20 million naira while the star boxer of the season also went home with a brand new car.
