Yukateko Boxing Promotions, organizers of Nigeria's first boxing league, has held an all-female boxing invitational championship at its headquarters in Ikorodu, Lagos, boxing experts say it brings together the best female pugilists in the country. praised.
The outstanding female boxers were selected from various boxing clubs that were participating in the first Yucateco Boxing League, which was concluded in February 2024.
One of the highlights of the event was the show of mettle between Aishat Gbadamosi and Shakirat Kareem, a reenactment of their challenge in Ibadan during Season 1 of the Yucateco Boxing League.
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Despite losing to her opponent, Aishat, who is dreaming of bigger opportunities, believes the all-women's championship has exposed her to a new level of boxing.
“This is a dream come true for me. I learned a lot from the championship and I want to continue to seize opportunities and grow. Yucateco gave a springboard to our careers. I would like to thank you,” Aishat said happily.
Babatunde Laguda, technical director of the Yucateco Boxing League, said the initiative was born out of an interest in discovering young female boxers in Nigeria.
“We want to build on the success recorded in this record,” Laguda said.
“We saw some of these girls in boxing leagues and thought it would be prudent to give them a more central platform to express themselves. I have seen many rich boxers and I must say their future is very bright.”
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Driven by a passion to foster the growth of boxing across gender and age categories in Nigeria, Mr. Omonleye Yakubu Imadu, CEO of Yukateko Boxing Promotions, announced the launch of Yukateko Boxing in the second quarter of 2016.・She stated that she would like to encourage more women to participate in the second season of the league. 2024.
“What we did was a qualifying championship for young female fighters to qualify for Season 2 of the Yucateco Boxing League. It helped us discover players,” Imadu said.
Season 2 of the Yucateco Boxing League saw boxers from South Africa, Egypt, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Mali, Guinea, Cameroon, Benin Republic and other countries qualify for the international competition.
