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Paris Olympics: Ofili, Oborodudu Misses Out On A Podium Finish

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Hope dimmed again for team Nigeria at the ongoing 2024 Paris Olympics as Favour Ofili and Blessing Oborodudumissed out on a Podium finish after the 11 days of world event.


 Blessing Oborududu could not beat her counterpart from Japan  in the Women’s Freestyle 67kg bout on Tuesday.


While Favour Ofili who qualified for 200 meters finial also missed podium after finished 6th in the final of the event.

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Rather than reschedule his bout against Parker, International Boxing Federation (IBF) champion Dubois had hoped for a return clash with Usyk, who defeated the Briton by ninth-round knockout in August 2023.

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Dubois re-established himself in the heavyweight ranks with stoppage wins over Jarrell Miller and Filip Hrgovic before most recently knocking out compatriot Anthony Joshua, himself a former world champion, at Wembley in September to take his professional record to 22 wins, with two losses and 21 knockouts.

The 27-year-old Dubois was understood to be in talks to face Usyk in a fight that would see all four major world heavyweight titles up for grabs but the WBO’s announcement has complicated the picture in a sport where the lack of a single global governing body means there are often multiple world champions in the same weight class.

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