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FIRO seeks youth dev with boxing championship

FIRO seeks youth dev with boxing championship

FIRO Boxing Promotion is seeking to develop Nigerian youths through its ‘Beyond The Ropes Championship’, with the organisers presenting boxing as a route to empowerment, employment and a career. The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the promotion, Tijani Taofeek Adedamola, made the call at a press conference and face-off at New Garage, Gbagada, Lagos,

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