The Nigerian Boxing Board of Control in her lunching of their website based on the promotion of image of pro boxing in Nigeria.
The Sec Gen of the NBBofC Mr Remi Aboderin in his comment and historic enlightenment to the public said
his very happy to announce that the new executives of the Nigerian Boxing Board of Control under the leadership
of Dr Godwin Kanu, who took over from past president Prince Laide Adeboye on the 7th of Feb. 2009 as set up a
web site www.nbbofc.com.
He said We are happy to announce this because it is the first time in many years that such a
step wouild be taken, and we sincerely hope it will open up the Nigerian boxing to
its friends, bussiness partners and associates.
He also oblige Nigerians to visite the NBBofC website. and await comments and recommendations
in getting Nigerian boxing to greater hights.
He also gave historic management and histories of the NBBofC saying Professional Boxing activities in
Nigeria started in 1947 when an English man called Billy Moore and Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe directed the affairs of
the sport until 1949 when the Nigerian Boxing Board of Control(NBB Of C) was inaugurated.
The first Chairman of the Board was an Expatriate by name D.J Collister, Executive members of the at that time
were Dr. Nnmadi Azikiwe, Adeniyi Jones, Jack Fansworth, Peter Cook and Anthony Saka Agbaje.
Between 1950/1960 Dr Adeniyi Jones was elected chairman and in 1960 - 1970 Mr. Addis Akerele was elected In 1975
another set of officers were elected to run the affairs of Boxing in Nigeria with Chief Raphel Ogunbufunmi as the
President and Emmanuel Adeleye as the as the General Secretary and Mr. John Dimoni was the Assistant Secretary.
Later Chief Ogunbufunmi decided to vacate the office after many years then Prince Olaide Adeboye was elected as
the President of the Board. Mr. Walter Batowei emerge as the General Secretary. On 7th Febuary 2009 the incumbent
President, Chief Dr. Godwin Kanu, was elected and Mr. Remi Aboderin emerge as the General Secretary. Other excutive
members of the Board are Mr. Walter Batowei, Vice President South-South, Rtd Captain. Danjuma Maigeri Vice President
North/North Central, Engineer Hezekiah Oduleye Vice President South-West, Dr. Chike Ilukwe Vice President South-EastTony
Legson, Treasurer, Mr. Effiong Nyong Publicity Secretary, Mr Gomes Fanacial Secretary and Mr. Oladipupo Babalola as
Assistant General Secretary.
Also commenting on the website of the NBBofC Onyeka Elum, a professional boxing manager in Nigeria said the website
will give good image of the Nigerian Pro boxing and marketing of pro boxing in the international level.
Also he recommend the good governance of the new board saying he remember going to the vice president house crying for
a website for the NBBofC in responce to international bodies not knowing his boxers or boxers from Nigeria, now the
VP took the task and forward to the board just 3 weeks to the Election of the new Govt and he is very happy to know
that the new govt has looked into the inportance of the website and worke on it, now it's on air for the public view.
He also said now our pro boxers can now have in mind that good fights from international bodies will come to thier aid.
Onyeka Elum said, we are now 3 pro boxing bodies in Nigeria with ebsite, Mike boxing {www.mikeboxingtv.com},Frreels and Threels
Promotion {www.freelsandthreels.com}, to top it the NBBofC in their new website www.nbbofc.com, he said this will gang up
Nigerian pro boxing with other Nigerian boxing with website like the British Boxing Board of Controll BBBofC, and to top the ranking,
Nigerian among others is the only country from west Africa with a website to promote pro boxing, and also from Africa as a whole is the
second to own a website that promote the image of her pro boxing to the world.
From Onyeka Elum
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