Nigerian Army emerge overall winner of the 2017 National Open Boxing Championship

 

    The Nigerian Army has emerged the overall winner of the 2017 National Open Boxing Championship.

   A statement issued yesterday in Abuja by Brig.-Gen. SaniUsman, Army spokesman, said the Nigerian army team came first.
   According to the statement, the army won 4 Gold, 1 Silver and 5 Bronze medals in the 6-day event which concluded at the National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos.
  Lagos State came 2nd with 3 gold, 6 silver and 3 bronze medals while the Nigeria Police came 3rd with1 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze medal, whileOgun came 4th with one gold, one silver and two bronze medals.
   Usman said that 20 states, the army, the police, NSCDC, and nine boxing clubs including KanuNwankwo, Alafin, Golden Gloves, WWBA, Abbey International, Oba Adeyemi and Bukar Tiger, participated in the event.