Breaking! WBF President Howard Goldberg Arrives Nigeria Ahead Of World Title Bout In Port Harcourt

Breaking! WBF President Howard Goldberg Arrives Nigeria Ahead Of World Title Bout In Port Harcourt

By Niyi Busari

The World Boxing Federation (WBF) President, Howard Goldberg, has arrived in Nigeria to attend the highly anticipated “Simplified Rumble in Rivers for Champions” event in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, on 7 December.

The event will feature undefeated Taiwo Agbaje versus Bryan James of Philippine on wild card at the Yakubu Gowon Stadium.

There are other ten under carts bouts while Ebenezer Imbu, the face of Rivers, also in contention. Former heavy weight boxer Ike Ibeabuchi will also be in action.

 Mr Goldberg landed in Lagos where he proceeded to Port Harcourt, Rivers State, the venue of the much awaited bouts

Expressing his excitement about the event, Howard said, “Very exciting news that we have a world title fight coming up in Port Harcourt, Rivers State in Nigeria on the 7th of December, and we place great emphasis on the importance of this fight, the magnitude of this fight.”

Mr Goldberg prioritized attending this event over a previously planned trip to Las Vegas.

Mr Goldberg, president of one of the world’s top ten boxing sanctioning bodies, has also arranged for a top European referee to officiate the event.

He shared his enthusiasm for boxing’s progress in Nigeria and his hope for another Nigerian world champion, saying, “It’s exciting news for Nigeria; it’s important to see that Nigerian boxing belongs at the top, and hopefully, we will have a world champion after the 7th of December.”