"We are truly proud of you”- Abike Dabiri praises Nigerian-born Anthony Joshua who defeated Wladimir Klitschko to heavyweight title

Senior Special Assistant to the Nigerian President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has congratulated the Nigerian-born boxer, Anthony Oluwafemi Joshua who defeated Wladimir Klitschko of Russia to IBF heavyweight title.In statement signed by Abdurrahman Balogun, Special Assistant on Media, Dabiri-Erewa said:

"I congratulate you on this wonderful feat, for winning the biggest fight in British boxing history"

"We are truly proud of you and urge you to continue to use your professional prowess to extol the virtues of Nigerian heritage. Your shinning beacon serves as inspiration to the Youth of Nigeria’’

"Your victory, is also a testimony , to the fact that Nigerians are great people contributing in many ways to the development of the country and the continent as a whole", Dabiri-Erewa added.

Anthony Oluwafemi Olaseni Joshua, MBE is a British professional boxer. He is currently a unified world heavyweight champion, having held the IBF title since 2016, and the WBA and IBO titles since April 2017

Joshua, who was a bricklayer before taking up boxing full-time, excelled at football and athletics and broke the nine year old 100m record with a time of 11.6 seconds