A budding female boxer, Kate Peters emerged as the best overall boxer in the Lagos State Boxing Hall of Fame Boxing Competition for Last month.The competition is organised monthly by the Lagos State Boxing Hall of Fame in conjunction with the Lagos State Amateur Boxing Association.Speaking shortly after presenting the Starcomms overall best boxer prize to kate Peters of Modupe Boxing Club, the Marketing Director of Starcomms, Mr. Richard Gill said that the sponsorship of the monthly boxing competition is one way that his company is giving back to society.According to him, Starcomms is committed to the development of sports, particularly at the grass root level pledging that Starcomms will continue to give support to the event which has become relevant to the development of boxing in the state.He said that Starcomms sphere of influence in sports development in the country will continue increase saying just as the company is not relenting in its determination to give its customers unmatched quality of service, so also it will not relent in creating an atmosphere where the young people of the country can develop their talents.He said that sports remains a veritable means for young people to express themselves saying that since Starcomms began the sponsorship of the event a great number of young boxing talents like kate Peters have proved that they have the potentials to take Nigeria to the world in the game of boxing.While rating the performance of the boxers, Gill said that both the Lagos State Boxing Hall of Fame Competition and the Lagos State Amateur Boxing Association displayed professionalism in the organization of the event noting that the spirit of sportsmanship put up by the boxers deserves commendation.Starcomms has for some years sponsored the monthly Lagos State Boxing Hall of Fame Competition, which holds at the Mobolaji Johnson Hall Sports Complex, Rowe Park, Lagos. The event holds on the last Saturday of every month.
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R-L, Richard Gill, Marketing Director, Starcomms Plc, presenting the overall best Amateur Boxing prize to kate Peters while Wale Edun, Chairman of the Lagos Lagos State Boxing Hall of Fame, organizers of the event looks on.
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