My people, make we gather here, I get hot gist for una! Naija boxers don dey flex muscle well well for 2026. E dey hot, and we sabi say three of our bros don shine recently wey go fit carry that world title come home.
First, make I yarn about Efe Ajagba. D guy wey dem dey call ‘The Silent Roller’ don travel long road, but na him dey hold the WBC silver heavyweight title. The guy no be small boy again, 31 years old and e don reach that level wey e dey close to world title shot. E born for Ughelli, Delta State, and start boxing for 2011 after e try play football and work for bakery. The guy don show say e fit fight, e don collect bronze for 2014 Commonwealth Games and gold for 2015 African Games. Last-last, Ajagba dey prepare to face Charles Martin for Zuffa Boxing Valentine’s Day card on February 14—we go keep our eyes on that one!
Ajagba no only dey fight with gloves, dem say him get confidence wey strong like rock. E talk say, “This na big moment for me and for Nigerian boxing.” Make we dey pray say 2026 go be hin year! Dem dey come, and no be small. E don enter The Ring magazine heavyweight top 10, wey dey sweet our hearts as Naija people.
Next on top na Moses Itauma, this young and sharp heavyweight wey dey shaker people with hin punches! At just 21 years, e don make name for hinself, and dem dey talk say by the end of this year, e fit hold world title! Itauma come from Slovakia, but hin Nigerian blood no dey let am forget hin roots. E don use boxing shine well, with 13 victories. E don carry Commonwealth heavyweight title after e finish Dillian Whyte for just one round! This one na big move for hin career.
Hin promoter Frank Warren dey believe say if e fit beat Jermaine Franklin for Manchester on March 28, 2026 fit open door for hin to collect the world title before the year finish. People dey high on this boy—Roy Jones Jr even talk say, “He could be the next dominant force for sure.” Make we just dey watch as this young champ dey rise like phoenix!
And make I no forget Elizabeth Oshoba, our own queen of the ring. This babe don carry WBC silver featherweight title, and now she dey chase to become the first female undisputed world champion for Nigeria. E get as she dey climb for ranking. As she don dey 4th for the super lightweight category, we fit see soon as hin fit carry that main WBC title! She talk say, “My eyes are set on the top three and ultimately the number one spot.” If na her ambition we dey see, we sabi say she no go stop until she collect am!
The way things dey go for dem three, 2026 fit be Naija boxing year! Dem dey show say Naija fit compete for world stage, and we go dey celebrate them like kings and queens wey dem be. Make we put our hands together for Efe, Moses, and Elizabeth—Naija boxing no dey sleep, and Naija go shine!
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