F
lykite Productions, or-
ganizers of GOtv Boxing
Night, have announced
a decision to postpone
the 21st edition of the event
(GOtv Boxing Night 21).
The show, scheduled to hold
on 12 Aprilat the Indoor Sports
Hall of the National Stadium,
Lagos, will now hold at a date to
be announced later. The decision
to postpone the event was
informed by concerns related
to the Corona Virus Disease
(COVID-19).
In a statement, CEO of Flykite
Promotions, Jenkins Alumona,
said the decision to postpone the
event was taken after consulta-
tion with stakeholders and event
sponsors.
“After close consultations with
boxing stakeholders and the
sponsors, we have decided to
postpone GOtv Boxing Night 21
to a later date. This is in recogni-
tion of the hazard that COV-
ID-19 poses, especially in light
of boxing being a physical sport
which attracts a large number of
people,” Alumona explained.
The event, which debuted in
2014, is an initiative of GOtv to
revive the sport in Nigeria.
