T Icon Promotions · Where boxing meets entertainment
Boxing.Entertainment.Legacy.
A new boxing promotion building memorable fight nights that blend real competition, entertainment and a stage for emerging talent.
About T Icon Promotions
More than just a fight.
T Icon Promotions is a new boxing promotions and events company. We’re starting where the energy is — university campuses — and building events that are competitive, professionally run and genuinely entertaining.
Sports entertainment
Fight nights produced like shows — lights, music, walkouts and a crowd that feels it.
Emerging talent
A real platform for young fighters to compete, be seen and grow.
University boxing
Turning campus rivalries into organised, safe, competitive boxing.
Digital first
Pay-per-view streaming and social content to take every bout beyond the venue.
Long-term partners
Events designed to return edition after edition — with brands growing alongside.
The Founder
“Tony Sexy”
Obateru Anthony Oluwakayode
Founder, T Icon Promotions · Boxer
Anthony Obateru — known in the ring as Tony Sexy — is a boxer and the founder of T Icon Promotions.
He started the company to give emerging fighters a real stage: professionally presented events, proper safety standards and a crowd worth fighting in front of.
Rivals To Glory is the first step — taking competitive boxing onto university campuses and building a platform young talent can grow on.
Creating moments. Making history.
Featured event · Upcoming — inaugural event
Rivals to Glory
The Uni Campus Clash 2026 · Frontier Edition · Vol. 1
A one-day inter-university boxing tournament hosted by T Icon Promotions in partnership with Gloves for Africa. Four universities enter. Two survive. One takes the glory.
Main event
Saturday, 12 December 2026
Venue
Rufus Giwa Polytechnic Pavilion, Owo, Ondo State
Arrival & pre-fight
Friday, 11 December 2026 — weigh-ins & face-offs
Weight class
Junior Middleweight · max 154 lb (70 kg)
Championship prize
₦500,000 cash + R2G Frontier Championship Belt
Safety
Medical team & Red Cross on site
Tournament format · 3 rounds × 3 minutes
Semifinal 1
FUTA vs EKSU
3 rounds × 3 min
Semifinal 2
Achievers vs ABUAD
3 rounds × 3 min
Interval
Break
20-minute recovery & entertainment
Championship Final
Winner SF1 vs Winner SF2
3 rounds × 3 min
Participating universities
- AchieversAchievers UniversityPrivate
- ABUADAfe Babalola University, Ado-EkitiPrivate
- FUTAFederal University of Technology, AkureFederal
- EKSUEkiti State UniversityState
Event objectives
- 01Identify and showcase emerging boxing talent
- 02Promote positive relationships and sportsmanship among young people
- 03Deliver high-quality boxing entertainment to the public
Medical team and Red Cross support on site, with pre-fight medical checks before any fighter is cleared to enter the ring.
Sponsorship & partnership
Put your brand in the ring.
Rivals To Glory puts partners in front of four universities' worth of students and young fans. Packages below are proposed and open to discussion.
Direct campus reach
Put your brand in front of students and young people from four universities in one high-energy setting.
Logo everywhere it counts
Ring, backdrop, banners, posters and approved promotional materials — scaled to your package.
Digital visibility
Placement on this website and across the event’s social campaigns and fighter/university channels.
Activations & sampling
Stands, product placement and branded experiences on event day, where agreed.
Content & media
Event-day interviews, face-offs and photography your brand can be part of.
Back emerging talent
Associate your brand with youth development and the growth of boxing in Nigeria.
To be agreed
Title Sponsor
- Naming rights: “Rivals To Glory presented by [Brand]”
- Primary logo on ring, backdrop, posters and banners
- Featured placement on website and social campaigns
- Activation stand and product placement on event day
- Branding in the planned PPV stream (subject to arrangements)
To be agreed
Gold Sponsor
- Logo on backdrop, banners and posters
- Social media mentions across the campaign
- Activation space on event day
- Event-day content and interview opportunities
To be agreed
Silver Sponsor
- Logo on banners and selected print materials
- Website listing and social mentions
- Product sampling on event day
To be agreed
Supporting Partner
- Website listing
- Thank-you mentions on social and at the venue
Goods / services
In-Kind Partner
- For media, logistics, drinks, gear, lighting, accommodation, security and more
- Recognition matched to the value contributed
Ideal partners
Telecoms
Reach students and youth directly and grow new users.
Beverages
Saturation in a student environment with frequent spending.
Banks
Win new student accounts — especially branches near the venue.
Boxing bodies
Promote proper boxing and scout tomorrow’s talent.
Labels & individuals
Join a scalable event built for recurring editions.
Media
Behind the gloves.
Pay-per-view · In development
Watch on Grade Box
₦3,000 access (shown in app preview)
- Browse upcoming events on the home feed
- Event detail pages with date and description
- Buy pay-per-view access in-app
- Save events to “My List” and a Live tab
Contact
Let’s build fight night.
Sponsors, media, universities and fighters — reach out and we’ll get back to you.
Call or text us
Reach T Icon Promotions directly on 08108012143.