Wole Soyinka chosen to officiate boxing match between Bola Tinubu and Evander Holifield

Literature Laureates, Wole Soyinka has been chosen to officiate the forthcoming boxing match between former Lagos state Governor Bola Tinubu and America’s five-time World Heavyweight Boxing Champion, Evander Holyfield. 

The exhibition fight tagged "Rumbles in Lagos," will take place at the Eko City Atlantic, on may 25, and will be aired to viewers worldwide.

Tinubu has stated that he can't wait to knock down the former heavyweight champion in the forthcoming match. “I can’t wait to knock Evander down. I’m the real champion of the world!’’ he was quoted as saying.

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The project manager, Foluke Michael, said this is a private sector-initiated event designed as a contribution to the 50th anniversary celebration of the creation of Lagos State.

According to Michael, “Significantly, it is aimed at bringing world attention to some health-related issues in Africa, and will focus on cases such as Autism in Children, Breast Cancer, Mental Illness and HIV/AIDS and River Blindness.”

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She added that it will also especially focus on the plight of Africans living with disabilities. The event will donate five 40ft. containers of medical and relief materials worth over $2 million dollars to Lagos State Government and other neighbouring states.