BEVERLY HILLS, June 05, (THEWILL) – Undefeated champion and five-division boxing titleholder, Floyd Mayweather Jr, is billed to fight the Speaker of Nigeria’s House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, on June 14 at an event that will be taking place at the Transcorp Hotel, Abuja.
Mayweather, who currently works as a boxing promoter in his company, The Money Team, is expected to be in Nigeria on June 12. His visit to this country has been described by the organisers, Zzini Media Concept, as historic.
Speaking to the media about the bout, chairman of Tettrazzini Group of Companies – the parent company for Zzini Media concept, Donatus Okonkwo, explained that the bout is for charity, and is one of the events scheduled for the champion during his tour of Africa.
The lead promoter for the boxer’s visit said, “Floyd is coming to sub-Saharan Africa for the first time and he is starting in Nigeria.
“He’d arrive on the 12th of June barely eight days from today, he would be around for four days and three nights.”
He further revealed that the boxer, who won 26 of his total 49 undefeated bouts by knockouts, will visit Lagos, Abuja, Akwa Ibom and Anambra during his visit.
“We are happy to tell you that Mayweather will be engaging Dogara in a charity bout to be staged in Abuja,” Okonkwo said, adding that Speaker Dogara has already assured the organisers that he would be present for the bout because it is a charity event.
