{"id":405340,"date":"2026-01-12T21:42:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T21:42:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/405340\/"},"modified":"2026-01-12T21:42:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T21:42:08","slug":"commonwealth-games-nbf-to-hold-open-boxing-trials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/405340\/","title":{"rendered":"Commonwealth Games: NBF to hold open boxing trials"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-274.png\"\/>  <\/p>\n<p> <br \/>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/realnewsmagazine.net\/category\/sports\/\" class=\"top-story-side-single-category2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sports<\/a>                    <\/p>\n<p>THE Nigeria Boxing Federation will conduct open trials in February to select boxers for the 2026 Commonwealth Games, says the federation.<\/p>\n<p>The trials will be open to pugilists across all weight categories, while the date and venue will be communicated once arrangements are finalised.<\/p>\n<p>NBF Vice-President, Omonlei Imadu, disclosed this on Monday in Lagos in a statement made available to journalists.<\/p>\n<p>Imadu said the selection process would be transparent and credible, with equal opportunities for all boxers to prove their readiness.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI make bold to say the days of impunity in boxers\u2019 selection are over. Every athlete will have a fair chance,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He added that the current NBF board was committed to changing boxing\u2019s trajectory through credibility and professionalism.<\/p>\n<p>Imadu urged boxers to intensify preparations and remain on high alert ahead of the screening exercise.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur aim is to select boxers with the skills and mentality to bring glory to the nation,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>He also called on coaches to ensure their pugilists were in perfect condition before the trials.<\/p>\n<p>The 23rd Commonwealth Games will be held in Glasgow, Scotland, from July 23 to Aug. 2. (NAN)\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A.I<\/p>\n<p>Jan. 12, 2025<\/p>\n<p>Tags: <a href=\"https:\/\/realnewsmagazine.net\/tag\/commonwealth-games\/\" class=\"post-tag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Commonwealth Games<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/realnewsmagazine.net\/tag\/nbf\/\" class=\"post-tag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NBF<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/realnewsmagazine.net\/tag\/omonlei-imadu\/\" class=\"post-tag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Omonlei Imadu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\tPost navigation<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                     &#13;<br \/>\n                        &#13;<br \/>\n                             &#13;\n                                    <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sports THE Nigeria Boxing Federation will conduct open trials in February to select boxers for the 2026 Commonwealth&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":405341,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[447],"tags":[703,49,48,82],"class_list":{"0":"post-405340","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-boxing","8":"tag-boxing","9":"tag-ca","10":"tag-canada","11":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/405340","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=405340"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/405340\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/405341"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=405340"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=405340"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=405340"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}