Nigeria’s bright female prospect Elizabeth Oshoba aka The Yoruba Hurricane returns to the ring tonight in Gloucester in the UK to face Czech Republic’s Lenka Volejnikova (3-2-1) in a six-round featherweight fight.
Oshoba (8-0-0, 5 KOs) is expected to get the better of Volejnikova to extend her unbeaten streak to nine fights.
“I don’t have much to say for now but my opponent should be ready to be swept aside by the hurricane because I’m now punching harder,” Oshoba told boxersworld.co.ke from Gloucester in an interview.
“Otherwise I’m getting on well I’ve adapted to living in a foreign country though at times I miss home.”
Oshoba, the reigning WBC Silver champion, last fought in June 29, 2024, knocking out Argentina’s Augustina Marisa in the third round.
“My big aim this year is to get a shot at the world title, I feel I’m ready to take on the best in my weight division,” Oshoba told me in a phone chat.
Meanwhile in South Africa tonight, Uganda’s Shadiri Bwogi (8-0-0, 5 KOs) will vie for the Africa Boxing Union (ABU) super-middleweight title against home boy Jason Medi aka Born Ready (10-0-1, 5 KOs) in a 12-round fight.
“I’m appealing to all my fans in South Africa especially the Ugandans living here to turn up in large numbers to watch me demolish my opponent,” said Bwogi.
