Nollywood actor and a member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon Desmond Elliot has promised an exciting and fun boxing evening between Nigerian-born heavyweight boxer, Ike ‘The President’ Ibeabuchi and Nigerian boxer Idris Afinni.

The boxing bout is billed to hold today, Saturday August 23 at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere in Lagos.

The fight is bankrolled by the filmmaker cum actor turned politician in conjunction with a leading promoter with Prizefighting.tv, Miyen Akiri.

The fight, which has also received official sanction from the Nigerian Boxing Board of Control (NBB of C), will be live on Prizefighting.tv.

Speaking about the bout, Elliot said he is excited to be part of the programme, stressing that the event will inspire the younger generation.

“I want to acknowledge the convener of this wonderful event Mr Miyen Akiri for his positivity about the bout. I am so encouraged. Nigerians will experience the greatest boxing bout since the Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson fight. This is going to happen right here in Surulere, Lagos. I am calling on people from Coker Aguda, Itire-Ikate and Lagos in general to come out en masse and have fun,” Elliot said.

He added: “Let us be there and cheer on our own. Let us promote them so that the younger generation will be very inspired. We are taking representation to a different level. Representation is not only about almsgiving; it is also to promote sports in all ramifications. That’s what we want to see, charging people to be the best at what they do.”