▪️The talented Nigerian boxer will in April, 2026, fight in the undercard of Caroline Dubois vs Terri Harper in an all-British world lightweight unification blockbuster
Elizabeth Oshoba hasn’t been seen inside a boxing ring since March of 2025. But after signing with Jake Paul and his Most Valuable Promotions last year, business will start to pick up in 2026.
“Signing with Jake Paul will change a lot of things for me and my career,” Oshoba told me over Zoom. “He is going to help my career and boost me further. I am going to be seen on the TV, it will be a televised fight. It will help me a lot in showcasing my talent.”
On Wednesday, MVP announced their first-ever UK show scheduled for April 5th in London, and a TV deal with Sky Sports. Oshoba will be on the undercard of that card that features Ellie Scotney going for undisputed at super-bantamweight and Caroline Dubois and Terri Harper clashing in a big all-British world lightweight unification showdown.
The Nigerian-born 26-year-old believes that the MVP/Sky working relationship will be a game-changer for her career.
“The platform is so important,” Oshoba says. “Right now, most people don’t really know me. I just need that big platform, and hopefully, every fight I now have will be on the TV.”
Oshoba has been boxing for well over a decade now. But like many, it was with a certain degree of reluctance in the beginning, before the sport grabbed her and didn’t let go.
“I started boxing when I was young, I was 13. Right from my childhood, I liked sports, and I have always been a sporty person. I loved sports, I played football and table tennis. I was very active when I was young. One day, my brother came home and said he had seen some girls doing boxing in the local area. He said he wanted me to join, and I said no, I am not going.
“I didn’t want to do boxing. After a few days, my brother and my dad had some discussions. My dad lied; he said we were going to the fire station, but he drove me to the gym.
“When I stepped into the gym and saw some girls like me, that piqued my interest. I trained that day in my normal clothes, because I didn’t plan on going to the boxing gym that day. But from that day on, I just fell in love with boxing. I knew this was where I needed to be, and the next day I went to the gym myself.”
Sadly for Oshoba, the entry into boxing led to her being bullied at school.
“I went to a public school, which was like a poor school,” the 26-year-old relayed to me. “My coach was just using the front of his house as a gym. It had a punching bag, a tyre, and some rope as a ring. People living in the area who were coming to my school started bullying me. They started to abuse me and push me. But at some point, I had got frustrated, and I had to fight back.
“One day, I had a fight with a guy and beat him up. That was when everyone started to step back, and that was the day I was free from being bullied.”
From that day, everything changed for her. Winning her first-ever medal brought her even more respect.
“I went to a tournament in Lagos, Nigeria and won a silver medal, and I took it to my school. It was in assembly in front of the whole school, and they introduced me as a boxer. That was when everyone started to respect me at school.”
Oshoba had an excellent amateur career, winning medals at the African and Commonwealth Games before turning professional in 2022. The unbeaten super-featherweight prospect has not lost in nine fights and is targeting very big things after her comeback fight in April.
“This year, I am looking forward to fighting for world titles. I want to fight for a world title. I am ready, and I am prepared.”
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