Mayweather Visits Amaechi, Talks About Plans To Establish Boxing Academy [PHOTOS]
Floyd Mayweather, a well-known American boxer and promoter, wants to open a boxing academy in Africa, namely in Nigeria, to train new boxers.
Mayweather, a former WBC Super featherweight champion, made the remarks early Monday morning when he paid a visit to Rt Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, a frontline APC presidential aspirant and Minister of Transportation.
Mayweather stated that Amaechi is always concerned about youth empowerment, and that his assistance is required to realize his aim of establishing a boxing academy.
“The ultimate plan is to find the next Mayweather. I want to work with kids, I will come over to meet and talk to make sure we are all on the same page, and slowly start building these fighters.
“We just want to help. It’s all about giving back, helping the youths and the young generation coming up. I want to build a boxing camp for the kids. Different American trainers will come over and work with them.
“There are so many talents in the sports world over there in the United States, and Africa is dominating in the U.S now. There are so many hidden talents, so many skills, so we want the world to see these skills.
“We don’t want it to be hidden, like I was able to display my skills and talents to the world, here I am today. I want to build an academy just for the children to grow,” Mayweather said.
In response, Amaechi told the boxing great that he believes the Federal Government would support any initiative to harness more talents in the country, which would also create jobs.
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