Team Lagos on Saturday emerged as champions of the 2013 National Boxing Championship which ended on Saturday at the National Stadium in Lagos.
Lagos dominated most of the bouts to win five gold, one silver and one bronze medal in the week-long tournament. The victory came from the men’s 60kg, 64kg, 69kg and the women’s 75kg weight categories.
The team showed class in the men’s lightweight category (60kg) when Oto Joseph defeated Nkama Sunday of the Nigerian Army, while Olaide Fijabi, who fought in the light welterweight category (64kg), beat Olaiya Awolusi from Cross River State to win the gold.
Abua Christian stopped Adeniyi Korede from Kogi State in the 69kg weight class, while Francis Gabriel outclassed Akanji Monsuru of the NSCDC to claim the gold medal in the heavyweight (91kg) weight class.
Lagos’ fifth gold medal came in the women 75kg weight division, where Teniola Are scored a 2-1 split decision over Milicent Agboegbulem of Delta State.
Ondo State finished second in the medal table with two gold, one silver and a bronze medal, while the NSCDC won one gold, two silver and one bronze medal to place third in the overall medal table.
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