Nigerian boxing sensation Elizabeth Oshoba has issued a confident statement ahead of her featherweight bout against American Melissa Parker, PUNCH Sports Extra reports.\n<\/p>\n
The Ogun State-born boxer has said she\u2019s more prepared than ever for the August 22 showdown in Orlando, Florida.\n<\/p>\n
The undefeated WBC Silver and IBO International Featherweight champion, who boasts a perfect 9-0 record with five knockouts, will face Parker (6-3-1, 2KOs) in what promises to be a crucial step in her quest for world title unification.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cI feel focused, hungry, and more prepared than ever,\u201d Oshoba told PUNCH Sports Extra.<\/p>\n
\u201cEvery challenge is a step forward, and I\u2019m ready to show what I\u2019ve been building.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
The 25-year-old Nigerian\u2019s bullish attitude comes on the back of a significant career development, having recently signed a promotional deal with Most Valuable Promotions, the management company owned by YouTube celebrity turned boxer Jake Paul. <\/p>\n
The promotional deal represents a major breakthrough for the Nigerian pugilist, who made history in 2024 when she became the first female Nigerian boxer to win a world title. She is currently ranked 10th in the World Boxing Association featherweight division and fourth in the super lightweight category.<\/p>\n
Oshoba recently extended her unbeaten professional record with a dominant points victory over Czech fighter Lenka Volejnikova at York Hall in London, a performance that further solidified her reputation as one of boxing\u2019s rising stars.\n<\/p>\n
Since turning professional, Oshoba has systematically collected titles, securing the IBO female super-featherweight championship and the WBC silver featherweight title. The latter came via a spectacular 10th-round knockout of Italy\u2019s Michela Braga at Copenhagen\u2019s Royal Arena, a victory that announced her arrival as a genuine world-level contender.\n<\/p>\n
Parker, meanwhile, presents a seasoned challenge for the Nigerian champion. The American fighter\u2019s record of six wins, three losses, and one draw, with two knockouts, suggests a durable opponent who will test Oshoba\u2019s credentials at a crucial juncture in her career.\n<\/p>\n
The Orlando bout will serve as an important measuring stick for Oshoba\u2019s world title ambitions. A convincing victory would further enhance her growing reputation and potentially position her for bigger fights against more recognised names in the featherweight division.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Nigerian boxing sensation Elizabeth Oshoba has issued a confident statement ahead of her featherweight bout against American Melissa…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":22618,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[447],"tags":[703,49,48,82],"class_list":["post-22617","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-boxing","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22617","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22617"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22617\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22618"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22617"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22617"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22617"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}