Blessing Oluwasegun, a female professional boxer has cried out saying
the British High Commission in Nigeria is not helping her to progress
in her chosen profession which is boxing.
According to the lady boxer, she is about to miss the opportunity of
fighting in the United Kingdom all because her passport which she
submitted alongside her manager and coach is yet to be returned
by the High Commission thus she’s been unable to honor the fight she’s
been contracted to fight in the United Kingdom.
The licensee of the Nigerian Boxing Board of Control added that Icon
Sports Promotions in association with Boxer Promotions both of U.K
(Boxing Promotional outfits registered with the British Boxing Board
of Control) has contracted her to box against British Olympian female
boxer Laureen Price of Ystrad Mynach, Wales.
The United Kingdom’s boxer was meant to make her pro debut against on
the 11th of June 2022 at the Wembley Arena, London, United Kingdom.
“We filed our visa application as a group on the 6th of May 2022, at
the TLS CONTACT Centre located at Dan Etibeth’s house, along Mobolaji
Bank Anthony way Ikeja, Lagos, but to our amazement the visa of the
coach was granted since the 6th of June 2022 and to expire on the 6th
of Dec. 2022, but my own passport and the manager’s passport are yet
to be released until date.
“We have been to the TLS CONTACT center severally since then still no
passport, no visa. I am the main actor in this show, without me the
Coach can’t go thus it befuddles me why the Coach who’s meant to
accompany me would be given a visa and passport returned on time
whilst my passport and that of my Manager Mr. Mutiu Adewale who paid
for our visa’s would still be hanging wherever we don’t know”, said
Blessing.
She clarified that the promoters have assured her that the fight has
been postponed due to the fact that she’s yet to secure visa with the
assurance that as soon as her visa is granted a new date would be
announced.
“I am a licensed female professional boxer, and I can be Googled on
boxrec, my identity on boxrec is ID#901083, with four professional
fights. I am appealing to the British High Commission to please look
into my issue on time so that I do not lose this once in a lifetime
opportunity, my God’s given talent is boxing and I believe I will
excel through the sport”, Blessing pleaded.
