Riliwan Oladosu
By BABATUNDE OGUNRINDE
Riliwan Oladosu, the unbeaten World Boxing Federation (WBF) Inter-continental Super-feather weight champion, will face Tanzanian Nabir Ramadhina in a 10-round featherweight clash on Feb. 23 in Dar-es-Salaam.
Oladosu, popularly known as “Real One”, is well known as a pound-for-pound boxer at the GOtv Boxing Night sponsored by Multichoice Nigeria.
He has a record of 18 fights, chalking up 18 wins which were mostly from technical knockouts (TKOs).
Rafiu Ladipo, President of Nigeria Boxing Board of Control (NBB of C), told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Sunday that Oladosu has the capability to excel.
“Over the years, boxing has grown tremendously in Nigeria and I am proud of the opportunity Oladosu has to put the country’s name on the global boxing map.
“It is a great development and I am excited about the opportunity presented to Oladosu. I have no doubt that he will come out successful in the fight,” he said.
NAN) reports that the fight will hold at the Super Dome Arena in the Tanzanian capital city. (NAN)
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