By Samuel Adeola
The highly anticipated GOtv Boxing Night 34 Jam Festival holds today at the Tafawa Balewa Square, Lagos, with fans set for a mix of boxing, music and comedy.
The Boxing Day event features six professional bouts, headlined by the national super bantamweight title fight between challenger Sodiq “Happy Boy” Adeleke and defending champion Durotimi “Tiny” Agboola.
An international catchweight contest between Nigeria’s Rasheed “ID Buster” Idowu and Ghana’s Nii Offei Dodoo is also on the card, renewing the West African boxing rivalry.
Other bouts include Segun “Odi” Gbobaniyi versus Tobiloba “Smiling Assassin” Ijomoni in the lightweight division, Sodiq “Smart Lion” Suleiman against Emmanuel “Ability” Abimbola in light welterweight, Ezekiel “Touch” Seun versus Toheeb “Full Tank” Hassan in super bantamweight, and Sadam “Baby Boxer” Oladipupo against Imole “System” Oloyede.
The Jam Festival edition will also feature live performances by rising artistes Shoday and Mavo, alongside comedy act Triclowns.
The event begins at 4pm and will be broadcast live on SS Africa 1 on GOtv Channel 63 and DStv Channel 207.
