Jenkins Alumona
Jenkins Alumona is a boxing promoter and also the incumbent chairman of the Lagos State Boxing Association.[1] He was previously a journalist, sport reporter and television presenter.[2] He is a member of the Nigeria Institute of Marketing (NIMARK)[3] and also the vice president of the Association of Advertising Agencies of Nigeria.[3][4]
Education
[edit]Alumona attended Enugu State University of Science and Technology (formerly the Anambra state university of science and technology), where he obtained his first degree in mass communication, and also the University of Lagos, where he obtained a Master of Science in marketing.[5]
Career
[edit]Journalism
[edit]Alumona was a professional sports journalist at The Guardian newspaper, where he was assigned to cover boxing. He continued his sports reporting career at Independent Communication Network Limited (ICNL).[5] He was appointed as an editor of The News and also co-hosted Master Sports (a television sport show) with Paul Bassey and Chris Eseka at the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA).[5]
Boxing promotions
[edit]Alumona has been working to revive boxing as a sport and as a profession in Nigeria through his Flykite promotion.[6] He is the brain behind the GOtv Boxing Night television show[1] and is also the current chairman of the Lagos State Boxing Association.[7]
Advertising
[edit]Alumona is the vice chairman of the Association of Advertising Agencies of Nigeria (AAAN)[4] and was reelected on 1 August 2022 along with some other executives.[8] He is the managing director of Flykaite productions.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Jenkins Alumona: From boxing reporter to promoter, by John Obi". the eagle online. John Obi. 30 June 2022.
- ^ "Alumona: My Involvement in Boxing Promotion". this day live.
- ^ a b "Alumona, AAAN Vice President, becomes APCON fellow". PM News Nigeria. Kazeem Ugbodaga.
- ^ a b "Alumona, AAAN Vice President, becomes APCON fellow". Sun News online.
- ^ a b c "Jenkins Alumona: From Boxing Reporter to Promoter". PM News Nigeria. Kazeem Ugbodaga.
- ^ "Alumona: With time, Nigeria will regain its place in world boxing". Guardian ng. Chrostian Okpara. 3 July 2022.
- ^ "SPORTS Alumona's new Lagos State Boxing Association Chairman". vanguard nigeria.
- ^ "AAAN Re-elects Board Members". this day live.
- ^ "When hunt for next boxing champions hit Abeokuta". Guardian ng. 29 September 2018.