The Nigeria Boxing Federation (NBF) has called an emergency board meeting in Abuja after a three‑month standoff with the Nigeria Boxing Board of Control (NBB of C). The meeting was summoned by Wale Edun, who leads the NBF and also serves as Nigeria's Minister of Finance, in an effort to break the deadlock that has disrupted the sport's administration. Sources close to the federation say the minister has been receiving numerous complaints about the dispute and is determined to restore order.
The crisis centres on a power struggle over who should govern professional boxing in the country, a disagreement that has cast a shadow over the sport's development. Edun is expected to use the gathering to firm up the NBF's stance before entering talks with the NBBofC and other interested parties. "I think the minister is not too happy with what is happening in boxing, especially with the ongoing impasse between some board members of NBF and NBBofC. This is not good for the image of the sport, and he has decided to summon an emergency meeting with the NBF before meeting with NBBofC and stakeholders, with the aim of ending the crisis and allow life to return to the sport across the country," a source said.
Wale Edun's dual role as federation president and finance minister places him at the centre of the boxing feud. The three‑month clash over control of professional boxing threatens the sport's reputation and hampers its growth, as the source's quote makes clear. If the emergency meeting succeeds, ordinary Nigerian boxers and local sponsors could finally see a stable environment for competitions and investment.
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