Dambe Warriors
Release Date
30 October 2019
30 October 2019
Genre:
Sport
Sport
Story:
Dambe is a style of boxing associated with the Hausa people of West Africa, including southern Niger and southwest Chad. Starting out as more of a wrestling sport, known as "kokowa" in the Hausa language, Dambe today is a "striking sport" where one fist is used as a spear to strike an opponent and the other as a shield. Unlike the five-round maximum of the United Fighting Championship (UFC) in the US, Dambe is fought in three rounds or fewer if a knockout punch is delivered. Winners receive prizes in the form of money, cattle, presents from fans, or motorcycles and cars. On rare occasions, young women are married off to fighters as rewards.
Dambe is a style of boxing associated with the Hausa people of West Africa, including southern Niger and southwest Chad. Starting out as more of a wrestling sport, known as "kokowa" in the Hausa language, Dambe today is a "striking sport" where one fist is used as a spear to strike an opponent and the other as a shield. Unlike the five-round maximum of the United Fighting Championship (UFC) in the US, Dambe is fought in three rounds or fewer if a knockout punch is delivered. Winners receive prizes in the form of money, cattle, presents from fans, or motorcycles and cars. On rare occasions, young women are married off to fighters as rewards.
Parental Advisory
PG-13
Country Of Origin
Nigeria
Nigeria
