ABUJA, Nigeria — The first strikes in Dambe are thrown before the boxers even leave their house. Fighters don charms and amulets, dye their fist or even score their arm with a razor, inserting ...
THE ANCIENT art of Dambe boxing sees fierce Nigerian warriors box without protective gear in a brutal “fight to the death.” Opponents wind rope around their strongest hand, and until recently were ...
The African Warriors Fighting Championship (AWFC) the premier promoter of Dambe, traditional Nigerian boxing and a Silverbacks Holdings' portfolio company, has announced a groundbreaking broadcast ...
Kim Tserkezie finds out why Dambe boxing, a Nigerian sport with a history that is said to go back as far as the 10th Century, is so important to the Hausa community. Show more Kim Tserkezie faces up ...
Fighters don charms and amulets, dye their fist or even score their arm with a razor, inserting traditional medicine before it scars over -- all guaranteed to protect them in the ring or deliver a ...
THE ANCIENT art of Dambe boxing sees fierce Nigerian warriors box without protective gear in a brutal “fight to the death.” Opponents wind rope around their strongest hand, and until recently were ...
The first strikes in Dambe are thrown before the boxers even leave their house. Fighters don charms and amulets, dye their fist or even score their arm with a razor, inserting traditional medicine ...