Kemavor vows to demolish Oyeleye in middlewight bout of GOtv Boxing Night 17

The bout is one of the two international contests scheduled for the event, which holds at the Tafawa Balewa Square, Lagos.

Kemavor is a replacement for Oyeleye’s initial opponent, Meshack 'Smart Boy' Mwankemwa, who pulled out due to an undisclosed injury.

The Ghanaian, in a telephone interview, declared that he is in top shape and ready to demolish his Nigerian opponent right on his home turf.

“I am more than ready to leave my comfort zone to further prove that Ghanian boxers are better than Nigerians," boasted Kemavor.

GOtv Boxing Night 17 will feature seven other bouts, including the World Boxing Federation (WBF) Intercontinental super featherweight title bout between Segun 'The Machine' Wahab of Nigeria and Issa 'Peche Boy' Nampepeche of Tanzania. The winner of the bout will be entitled to take a shot at the WBF world title in the weight division.

The event will similarly feature the best boxers on the domestic circuit. These include Olaide 'Fijaborn' Fijabi, and Oto 'Joe Boy' Joseph, West African Boxing Union (WABU) lightweight champion, Rilwan 'Real One' Oladosu, Ridwan 'Scorpion' Oyekola and Nurudeen 'Prince' Fatai.

The event will be beamed live on SuperSport in 47 African countries. It will also feature live musical performances from some of Nigeria’s biggest artistes; Burna Boy, Wande Coal, Teni Da Entertainer and Daddy Showkey.

The best boxer at the event will go home with a cash prize of N1.5 million alongside the Mojisola Ogunsanya Memorial Trophy.