Three of the four Lagos pugilists are through to the final of boxing event at the ongoing National Sports Festival, NSF, tagged Edo 2020.
Oraekwe Blessing, in the sixty-nine kilogramme category , defeated Oben Blessing of Imo State, by a technical knock out, as the referee stopped contest in round three, in the semi final bout.
Fatimo Aromokola of Lagos State, who before her fight against Toyin Adejumola of Edo State, was scared of her opponent, regained her confidence immediately she got inside the ring as she displayed a pleasant skills to.the admiration of fans and the referees who scored four point as against Toyin who had a point.
Speaking on her victory, Aromokola, said she was pretty happy to have recorded an outstanding Victor against a tough and skillful boxer who many believed would disgraceher based on her exploit at the 2019 Morocco All Africa Games.
Aromokola, who won a gold medal at the 2018 National Sports Festival, held in Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, said her coach, Waheed Shobaloju, told her to always lauch an attack against Adejumola, a tactics, she explained worked for her, adding that she was ready to fight Toyin Adejumola at any major national fight based on the victory.
Olamide Mustapha of Lagos State lost to Alade Oluwatobi of Ekiti State, in the sixty kilogramme category.
But, Francis Gabriel, an established pugilist of many laurels, completed the number as he overwhelmed Kelvin Kpuluzu of Edo State by four points to one in an interesting bout which litted Oba Akenzua Cultural Center, Benin, Edo State.
