A historic night of world-class boxing featuring former British, Commonwealth, and European champion Dan Azeez will take place in Nigeria on Independence Day as Balmoral Group Promotions partners with AK Promotions to bring global attention to African boxing.\n<\/p>\n
The event, scheduled for Wednesday, October 1st in Lagos, will be broadcast live worldwide on DAZN, marking a monumental moment for Nigerian sport as the country celebrates its independence with top-tier international boxing.\n<\/p>\n
Dr. Ezekiel Adamu, CEO of Balmoral Group Promotions, said. \u201cThis historic fight night on Nigerian Independence Day marks a monumental moment for African boxing. We are proud to partner with AK Promotions to showcase Nigeria\u2019s immense talent and passion to the world, celebrating our heritage and potential on a global stage.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
Former world champion and CEO of AK Promotions Amir Khan added that this will inspire a new generation.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m thrilled to bring world-class boxing and the world\u2019s eyes onto Nigeria for the first time. This event is about more than just fights \u2013 it\u2019s about inspiring a new generation and showcasing the heart and skill of Nigerian boxers alongside international stars. Lagos is ready to shine,\u201d Khan said.\n<\/p>\n
Azeez will return to the ring for what he describes as a \u2018bucket list bout\u2019 to fight in Nigeria on Independence Day in a proud nod to his heritage. <\/p>\n
\u201cFighting in Nigeria on Independence Day is a dream come true. This is for my heritage, my people, and my pride. I\u2019m ready to put on a show and honour Nigeria with every punch I throw,\u201d Azeez said.<\/p>\n
The main event will see cruiserweight contender Brandon Glanton (20-3, 17 KOs) seek revenge against Liverpool\u2019s Rocky Fielding (30-3, 18 KOs) after suffering a narrow defeat in their previous encounter.\n<\/p>\n
Fielding, returning after a three-year hiatus, said, \u201cAfter three years out, I\u2019m back with a fire to claim my place at the top. Beating Glanton in Lagos will show everyone I\u2019m ready for a world title shot.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
The co-main event features African legend and former IBF world champion Richard Commey (30-5-1, 27 KOs) facing Kazakhstan\u2019s Ray Seitzhanov (13-1, 9 KOs).\n<\/p>\n
The card will be supported by the National Sports Commission of Nigeria and represents the realisation of Adamu\u2019s vision to bring world-class boxing to Africa, having previously told The PUNCH that he was targeting world title fights in Nigeria.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A historic night of world-class boxing featuring former British, Commonwealth, and European champion Dan Azeez will take place…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":89322,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[2560,101,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-89321","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-boxing","8":"tag-boxing","9":"tag-sports","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom","12":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89321","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=89321"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89321\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/89322"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=89321"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=89321"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=89321"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}