Nigeria will host the inaugural African Boxing Congress and Boxing Gala Night on Sunday, December 28, 2025, which will bring together representatives from over 20 affiliated national federations from across Africa to Lagos.
The Nigeria Boxing Federation, under the leadership of Hon Wale Edun, secured the hosting rights for the landmark event from African Boxing, the governing body for the continent’s boxing confederation and an arm of World Boxing, the international body for Olympic-style boxing.
In a letter to the NBF, African Boxing described Nigeria as “a strategic nation with the capacity to lead a holistic advancement of the squared ropes sports in the continent.”