Governor Gboyega Oyetola of Osun State has sent goodwill messages to 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 #AnthonyJoshua, posted a picture of the boxer with the inscription “A ‘set back’ is a ‘set up’ for a ‘comeback’.

#AnthonyJoshua pic.twitter.com/fVnXce1d93

— GBOYEGA OYETOLA (@GboyegaOyetola) June 3, 2019

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.