Four Nigerian boxers are set for crucial bouts overseas with Efe Ajagba and Aina Abbey leading the charge, PRIMANEWS Sports Extra reports.
World Boxing Council silver title-holder Ajagba will be eyeing a fourth successive victory when he takes on Italian Guido Vianello at the American Bank Center, Corpus Christi in Texas, USA.
The Nigerian-born fighter will face Vianello ahead in the co-main event of the April 13th fight night alongside Jared Anderson’s clash with Ryad Merhy.
Unbeaten Nigerian WBF International Super-Flyweight champion, Abbey (11-0-0-9KOs) will battle the current IBO Intercontinental and WBC Youth world Bantamweight champion French Jeyssa Marcel (12-0-0-2KOs) in eight rounds of an international female Bantamweight clash on Friday (today) at Zenith Metropole, Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, France.
Abbey landed in France on Wednesday for the mega-bout and is expecting a tough bout against her 22-year-old opponent.
It is a tough fight because she is number one in her country in our weight category and I am going to fight her there.”
‘Iron Abbey’, however, remains confident in her ability to leave the ring with both the WBF and IBO belts in tow.
“It is a challenge like any good fight but I still have the belief that I am going to win against her, I want to defeat her even more especially because I know it is going to be in hostile ground for me,” the 27-year-old said.
Idowu Rasheed (5-1-1-5KOs) of Aiyegbeni Boxing club in Ibadan will be making his international debut against Ghanaian Bastie Samir (20-1-1-18KOs) in 10-rounds of non-stop action for the vacant UBO African light-heavyweight title on Saturday, April 13th at Kawukudi Park Nima, in Accra, Ghana.
Last but not least, former WBF Internationall heavyweight champion, Onoriode Ehwarieme (20-3-0-19KOs) will takes on American boxer, Deontae Pettigrew (12-0-0-8KOs) in a ten-rounds heavyweight clash on Saturday night, April 13th at the Dome at the Ballpark, Rosemont, Illinois, USA.
