Tyson Fury’s rematch with Deontay Wilder is the most significant in two decades of the heavyweight division, according to the 5 Live Boxing team. Briton Fury and Wilder will meet on 22 February having drawn in 2018. The American’s WBC…
*2020 Budget Implementation: LIRS to generate N500bn (Guardian) *Joy as Nigeria doctors separate conjoined twins (BBC)
2020 Budget Implementation: LIRS to generate N500bn (Guardian) The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) is to generate N500 billion toward the implementation of the 2020 budget, the state Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget, Mr Sam Egube, has said.…
Tyson Fury breaks silence on his split with former coach (Metro)
Tyson Fury felt he had no option but to ditch his now former trainer Ben Davison ahead of his rematch with Deontay Wilder because he was ‘going stale’. The Gypsy King parted company with Davison, the man who had been…
Fury, Wilder rematch set for February 22 in Las Vegas (Guardian)
Tyson Fury’s rematch with WBC world heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder will take place in Las Vegas on February 22, both fighters have confirmed. Briton Fury, 31, drew with undefeated American Wilder, 34, in December 2018. Wilder, whose WBC belt will…
*Hamzat apprehends commercial drivers for driving against traffic (Guardian) *MFM G.O shows other side (Nation)
Hamzat apprehends commercial drivers for driving against traffic (Guardian) The Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, on Saturday apprehended two commercial drivers and their buses for driving against traffic. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that…
‘I jumped out of moving car to escape kidnap’ (Nation) *Winners’ pastor arraigned for stealing church’s $90,000, N4.5m (Punch)
‘I jumped out of moving car to escape kidnap’ (Nation) Chijioke Ifeasinachi a student has narrated how she jumped out of a moving vehicle to save herself from kidnappers on November 16, at Ikorodu, Lagos. Ifeasinachi stated that on her…
*Again, hoodlums run riot in Lagos (Nation) *LASG seals 20 facilities, warns against attack on officials (Vanguard)
Again, hoodlums run riot in Lagos (Nation) Barely two weeks after over 30 vehicles were vandalised in street fights at Ijeshatedo, Itire-Ikate Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Lagos, hoodlums have struck again. The rampaging hooligans were said to have destroyed…
Plastic surgeon on standby to get Tyson Fury ready for Deontay Wilder rematch (Metro)
Tyson Fury has a plastic surgeon on ‘standby’ should he need an operation to mend his heavily stitched face in order to be ready for a highly-anticipated rematch with Deontay Wilder. ‘The Gypsy King’ required 47 stitches on two cuts…
Tyson Fury v Otto Wallin: Bloodied British fighter takes points victory over battling Swede (BBC)
Tyson Fury battled to a rugged points win over Otto Wallin as he fought for over nine rounds with heavy cuts to maintain his unbeaten record in a dramatic bout in Las Vegas. The 31-year-old Briton, a 1-25 favourite with…
Tyson Fury lays out reasons why Anthony Joshua will lose to Andy Ruiz in rematch (Metro)
Tyson Fury thinks the odds are stacked in Andy Ruiz’s favour when he rematches Anthony Joshua for his four heavyweight titles in December. Ruiz stopped Joshua in the seventh round of their first bout in June and will now put…