Former world heavyweight boxing Champion Evander Holyfield has been
scheduled to feature in an
exhibition boxing match that will pit him
against former Lagos State Governor Bola Tinubu, the News Agency of
Nigeria reports.
It will be refereed by Nobel Laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka. Tinubu, in his endorsement of the BAT v Holyfield bout, said,
“I can’t wait to knock Evander down. I’m the real champion of the world.’’
The private sector-initiated event is designed as a contribution to the
50th anniversary celebration of the creation of Lagos State under the
ongoing project, Lagos @50, chaired by Soyinka.