Oyo state governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde says his administration will explore the area of sports to address youths’ restiveness in the state.
He stated this while receiving the winner of the just concluded World Feather Weight Boxing Championship, Rilwan Oyekola also known as scorpion on a courtesy call at the Agodi, Secretariat, Ibadan.
Addressing the delegation of the Local Organizing Committee of the World Boxing Federation (WBF) on the entourage of the world champion, governor Makinde promised to encourage more youths in sporting activities.
In a remark, the leader of the delegation and chairman, Local Organizing Committee of the World Boxing Federation (WBF) International Super Featherweight title bout, Mr. Olawale Okuniyi said it was a good thing that the competition happened again in the year 2020 after 57 years ago.
It would be recalled that Ilaji Stadium was filled to the capacity on the 27th of December, 2020 as Rilwan Oyekola coasted home to victory during the ten rounds boxing bout between him and his Argentine counterpart, Lucas Mathias.
Iyabo Adebisi
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