Minster of Sports and Youth Development, Mr Sunday Dare has said Nigerian-UK boxer, Anthony Joshua, fought like a lion to defeat his opponent, American Jermaine Franklin in an international bout on Saturday.
The former world heavyweight boxing champion defeated Franklin by unanimous decision at the 02 Arena in London on Saturday.
The victory was the first to be recorded by Joshus his September 2022 loss to Oleksandr Uysk in Saudi Arabia
Dare noted in his congratulatory message to the Nigerian-British fighter noted that he fought like a lion to defeat his American challenger.
“The former world champion demonstrated the heart of a lion in the encounter and his victory was well-deserved.’’ Dare stated in his congratulatory message.
