Yucateco Boxing League:Agulo Seite Bags N50 million As Champions
By Akeem Busari
Agulo Seite boxing club have emerged champions of the Yucateco boxing league season two.
The campaign which climaxed in Ogun State on Monday attracted hundreds of boxing fans and stakeholders, with top boxers and the best overall team carting home prize monies after what has been described as the most competitive edition of the Olympic style showdown.
The dramatic grand finale held in Shagamu, culminated with the big pay day for the young pugilists.
The champions’ night gave raise to financial gains in the squared ropes sports as boxers who finished tops in various weight classes received 2 million naira each.
The first and second runners up in the 13 weight classes received One million naira and Five hundred thousand naira respectively.
It was a defining moment for boxers in the colors of Agulo Seite boxing club, after they edged Ogbas Families BC in a straight fight for the crown.
The champions edged their rivals on record number of fights executed despite both teams tied on points after the penultimate contest in Ijebu-Igbo.
The champions were rewarded with the sum of 50 million naira as a team; the best individual honour – the most valuable boxer went to Samuel Dahunsi of Ogbas Families BC who received a land valued at 20 million naira in Ikorodu area of Lagos State.
Dahunsi, whose talent, discipline and determination to excel put him well ahead of other gifted boxers acknowledged the significance of the boxing league and its impact on his career.
” This is truly a defining moment in my career, the Yacateco Boxing League has set me on a more progressive trajectory and I can’t say that you to the organisers enough”. Samuel stated.
According to the founder of Agulo Seite boxing club, Fausat Deinde, the team’s consistency gave the club significant edge over competitors and the champions will be ready to defend the league next time.
” This is not an easy feat because a lot of work, discipline and dedication went into it, we would remain focus as we hope to retain the title next season”, she added.
The highly successful second season of the first ever Olympic style boxing league in Africa had over 300 boxers, representing the 12 accredited boxing clubs, battling on every fight night as over 520 bouts were decided in the tournament which started in August 2024.
Chief Executive Officer, Yucateco Boxing Promotions, Honorable Omolei Imadu, expressed excitement with the success achieved, stating that the initiative, which produced national champions during the last National Sports Festival in Ogun State, will be enhanced with new innovations and financial incentives.
With over 100 million naira shared as prize monies at the climax of season two, Imadu reaffirmed further commitment to the developmental project noting that his emergence on the board of the Nigeria Boxing Federation in the forthcoming election will guarantee unprecedented growth for the sport.
In his words, “My aim is to drive a sustainable model for boxing development in the country, hence the resolve to create a league system to support these young boxers.
” I will be contesting to be on the board of the Nigeria Boxing Federation in the forthcoming election, at that level i will be able to initiate an holistic mechanism to advance the sports across the board”. Imadu added.
As the curtain falls in YBL season two. Yucateco Boxing Promotions, in his quest to keep the athletes busy before the new season in October, will launch the first of its kind ‘inter local government tournament’ this July alongside the fight night showcase events in Ogun and Ekiti States.
