DISCOVER NIGERIA: A Champion With A Heart.
By Nehi Igbinijesu. Born Okon Asuquo Bassey on Friday, June 3, 1932 in the coastal Creek Town, Calabar, Hogan “Kid” Bassey , as he was professionally known, became Nigeria’s first world boxing champion on June 24, 1957. Winning the world featherweight title bout before a pristine audience in Paris, Bassey’s career finally hit the spotlight […]
Discover Nigeria: The Greatest Boxer, Dick Tiger
“One, Two, Three… Ten”, the referee cried, as the bell went off, signaling the end of the bout. It was the tenth round. And this boxing match had lingered an age in Rubin “Hurricane” Carter’s mind. He had been felled three times by this African from Nigeria in front of a home crowd at Madison Square Garden, New York.