Osun State Governor, Gboyega Oyetola, has cheered the defeated Nigerian-born British boxer, Anthony Joshua.
Joshua lost his World Boxing Association, International Boxing Federation and World Boxing Organization titles to Mexican boxer, Andy Ortiz Jr, in a major upset on Sunday.
After losing the fight, Joshua told Sky Sports that he was “beaten by a good fighter,” but promised to return.
In a tweet on Monday, Mr Oyetola, using the hash tag AnthonyJoshua, posted a picture of the boxer with the inscription “A ‘set back’ is a ‘set up’ for a ‘comeback’.
After receiving news of Joshua’s shocking loss, Nigerians reacted by blaming the ruling party, All Progressives Congress (APC), which Oyetola is a member of.
They alleged that APC brought ‘bad luck’ on the fighter by identifying with him.
