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 ...
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One punch in this sport can end your life
Deep in northern Nigeria, I entered the brutal underground world of Dambe — a centuries-old bare knuckle fighting tradition ...
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 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 ...
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