Participants at the GOtv Boxing Seminar held Wednesday at the Old Skool Restaurant, National Stadium, Lagos, have praised the organisers for making the event richly rewarding for professional boxers and managers. Dr. Rafiu Ladipo, President-General of the Nigeria Football and Other Sports Supporters Club, praised GOtv for coming up with the initiative, which he described as long overdue. The seminar came as part of the preparations for the second edition of GOtv Boxing Night, a six-fight professional tournament, slated for 15 March, at the Indoor Sports Hall, National Stadium, Lagos.
With a focus on how boxers and managers can get the best out of their trade, the seminar featured an accomplished line-up of speakers made up of boxing legends, administrators, journalists and a doctor. The first topic of discussion focused on how boxers should manage their image. Mr. Effiong Nyom, a leading sports journalist, was assisted by Mr. Jenkins Alumona of Flykite Productions. Nyom counseled that boxers need to obey the rules of the society, as they apply to every member. He advised boxers to shun drugs and other anti-social conduct so they could be well perceived by other members of the society. He similarly advised that they need to get jobs so as to be less dependent on the charity of family and friends.
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