Yucateco Boxing League Technical Director Babatunde Laguda said the just-concluded Women's Boxing Championship was designed to discover young female boxers in Nigeria.
Some of the best female fighters in the country were in attendance when Yukateko Boxing Promotions, organizers of Nigeria's first boxing league, held an all-female boxing invitational championship at its headquarters in Ikorodu, Lagos State.
One of the highlights of the event was the show of mettle between Aishat Gbadamosi and Shakirat Kareem, a repeat of their challenge in Ibadan in season 1 of the league.
Despite losing to her opponent, Gbadamosi, who dreams of bigger opportunities, believes the all-women's championship has taken her to a new level in boxing.
“This is a dream come true for me. I learned a lot from the championship and I hope to develop even further with future opportunities. Thank you Yucateco for giving a spring to our career. I want to.”
Speaking about the event, Raguda said: “We want to build on the success recorded on this record. We thought it would be prudent to provide a platform that can help.”
“We have seen some talented boxers at this event and I must say their future is very bright.”
Driven by a passion to foster the growth of boxing across gender and age categories in Nigeria, Omonleye Imadu, CEO of Yukateko Boxing Promotions, announced the launch of the league's second edition scheduled for Q2 2024. We hope to encourage more women to participate in the season.
“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.
Yucateco Boxing League Technical Director Babatunde Laguda said the just-concluded Women's Boxing Championship was designed to discover young female boxers in Nigeria.
Some of the best female fighters in the country were in attendance when Yukateko Boxing Promotions, organizers of Nigeria's first boxing league, held an all-female boxing invitational championship at its headquarters in Ikorodu, Lagos State.
One of the highlights of the event was the show of mettle between Aishat Gbadamosi and Shakirat Kareem, a repeat of their challenge in Ibadan in season 1 of the league.
Despite losing to her opponent, Gbadamosi, who dreams of bigger opportunities, believes the all-women's championship has taken her to a new level in boxing.
“This is a dream come true for me. I learned a lot from the championship and I hope to develop even further with future opportunities. Thank you Yucateco for giving a spring to our career. I want to.”
Speaking about the event, Raguda said: “We want to build on the success recorded on this record. We thought it would be prudent to provide a platform that can help.”
“We have seen some talented boxers at this event and I must say their future is very bright.”
Driven by a passion to foster the growth of boxing across gender and age categories in Nigeria, Yukateko Boxing Promotions CEO, Omonleye Imadu, announced the launch of the second edition of the league, scheduled for Q2 2024. We hope to encourage more women to participate in the season.
“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.
