- Reveals Her Belief That Her International Passport Has Been Seized
A talented Nigerian female professional boxer, Blessing Oluwasegun has cried out saying the British High Commission in the country is not helping her to make progress in her chosen profession which is boxing.
According to the lady boxer, she is about to miss the opportunity to fight in the United Kingdom all because her passport which she submitted alongside with her Manager and Coach are yet to be returned by the High Commission hence, her inability 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 Boxeer Promotions both of U.K (Boxing Promotional outfits registered with the British Boxing Board of Control) 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 her 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 till now.
“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 visas 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 Nigerian 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-given talent is boxing and I believe I will excel through the sport”, Blessing pleaded.
Packaged by Olanrewaju Agiri
