Ogun State Government To Visit Anthony Joshua In LONDON

  The Ogun State Government said on Tuesday it was planning to pay an official visit to the new world heavyweight boxing champion in London, Premium Times reports.

Joshua, a British-Nigerian with roots in Sagamu of Ogun State, defeated Ukraine’s Wladimir Klitschko last week to become the new heavyweight champion.

The Ogun State Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Afolabi Afuape, told journalists on Tuesday the government was making arrangements to visit and congratulate the fighter. Mr. Afuape said Joshua had made the state and the country proud.

Anthony Joshua: How Nigerian Boxing Officials Rejected Heavyweight Champion Years Ago

Anthony Joshua

 

A former boxing champion, Jeremiah Okorodudu, has revealed how boxing rave of the moment, Anthony Joshua, was rejected by Nigerian boxing officials nine years ago.

 

Joshua caught global attention and became a darling of boxing fans Saturday night after he humiliated Wladimir Klitschko, at the Wembley Stadium in England.

 

Speaking with UK Sun, Okorodud recalled that nine years back, Joshua’s efforts to represent Nigeria at the 2008 Olympic Games were futile as the Nigerian boxing officials turned him down.

 

He said,