Nigerian multiple award winning writer, Wole Soyinka, is
billed to officiate the boxing match between ex-Governor of Lagos State and
National leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu and
America’s five-time World Heavyweight Boxing Champion, Evander Holyfield.
The exhibition boxing match which is tagged “Rhumbles in
Lagos,” will hold on May 25 at the Eko Atlantic City, will be beamed live to
the world.
Tinubu who endorsed the BAT vs Holyfield bout, said, “I
can’t wait to knock Evander down. I’m the real champion of the world!’’
The project manager, Foluke Michael, said this is a private
sector-initiated event designed as a contribution to the 50th anniversary
celebration of the creation of Lagos State.
According to Michael, “Significantly, it is aimed at
bringing world attention to some health-related issues in Africa, and will
focus on cases such as Autism in Children, Breast Cancer, Mental Illness and
HIV/AIDS and River Blindness.”
She added that it will also especially focus on the plight
of Africans living with disabilities. The event will donate five 40ft.
containers of medical and relief materials worth over $2 million dollars to
Lagos State Government and other neighbouring states.
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