VICTOR OSIHMEN HEADS TO NAPLES

BREAKING: Napoli complete signing of Lille star Osimhen for reported £74m

Napoli have signed striker Victor Osimhen from Lille in a £74million deal.

The Serie A side fended off competition from Arsenal and Chelsea to sign the Nigeria international.

Osimhen was in demand after he scored 13 goals in 27 Ligue 1 appearances for Lille this season.

Napoli, who confirmed the signing on their official website, will finish in seventh place in Serie A, and will be involved in the Europa League next season.

Osimhen commenced his senior career at Wolfsburg and was sent out on loan to Charleroi, who then activated their option to sign him permanently prior to sanctioning a transfer to Lille last year.

The 21 year old has scored four goals in nine appearances for Nigeria.

Napoli forward Arkadiusz Milik has been linked with a move to Juventus, while there have been suggestions that Lille could replace Omishen with Rangers' Alfredo Morelos, although such a deal has yet to materialise.                                                                             

DOGBOE DOWNS AVALOS

Former world champion Isaac Dogboe on Wednesday morning defeated America’s Chris Avalos at the MGM Grand in the United States of America.

The Ghanaian since losing the Super-bantamweight to title Emmanuel Navarette had a lot of boxing fans question his ability in the sport.

But Wednesday morning a was different story as the ‘Royal Storm’ dominated his American opponent throughout their 8-round bout, knocking out Chris Avalos in the final minute of the last round.

Isaac Dogboe looked incredibly sharp on his featherweight debut with some good left and right punching combinations.

He was clearly leading on the scorecards before ultimately dropping the American in the final minute of the last round.

A huge right-hand hit in the face of Avalos after some quick body combination by the Dogboe saw the referee stop the fight in what was a good impression returning to the ring after a long absence from the ring.

STORY BY PRESSSPORTSGHANA