Bash Ali
Boxing
The Bash Ali-Tony Booths earlier postponed bout now comes up on Sunday august 15th in the new gymnasium of the National Stadium, Lagos. The fight had been postponed twice. But the last two were most recent; first was May 29 which was DEMOCRACY DAY in Nigeria and AIT, the official sponsors and broadcast Station could not beam both events live on the same day. Then the big bout was given a new date – June 17, 2004. Again the ring show suffered another hiccup--- this time from the Challenger’s camp. Bash Alli won the title in year 2000 through a knock-out.
Taekwondo
LAGOS - The Lagos state government is set to lease out the unfinished multi-million Naira Teslim Balogun Stadium, situated opposite the National Stadium in Surulere to any corporate organisation interested in making use of it for any kind of business till further notice. Speaking with nigeriasports.com in Lagos Thursday, the Commissioner of Youths and Sports Bamidele Opeyemi, said the state government would handover the stadium to any organisation “interested in keeping the it busy.”
Taekwondo
LAGOS - One of the veterans listed to participate in this year’s Nigeria Breweries Open Chess Championship billed for the Indoor Hall of National Stadium, Lagos Joshua Bamidele, has praised the effort of the Anglo-Dutch beverage company aimed at encouraging the development of Chess in Nigeria, reports nigeriasports.com
