“This is the time for me to shine, this is the time for me to be the World Champion, for people to know me…” a tearful Cynthia Ogunsemilore couldn’t control her emotions after qualifying for the Paris Olympic Games in the women’s 60kg Boxing event. Cynthia Ogunsemilore won the GOLD medal in women’s 60kg, recording …
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Tribute: Jerry Okorodudu Won Many Fights But Lost the Most Important To Nigeria
By Bamidele Johnson Jerry Okorodudu must have faced a few vicious volume punchers as a boxer. None, it’s safe to say, punched him with greater volume and savagery than life itself, which saw penury and grave ill-health deal him debilitating body blows, landing him on the canvas before knocking him out yesterday. Forever. At 64. …
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Comment: Anthony Joshua’s Redemption Lies In His Meltdown After Usyk Loss
The mister nice guy of heavyweight boxing has reached his limits, and only the anger in his display at the end of his loss to Usyk can guarantee him a future, if at all, else it may just be lights out at the top.