As part of its efforts to develop Olympics grade
boxers in the country Yucateco boxing promotions have staged a one day boxing
championship in Kano state. The event held on Saturday at the Sports Arena of
the Nigerian army brigade headquarters Bukavu barracks in Kano, featured
pugilists from Jigawa, Kaduna, Katsina, Kebbi, Sokoto, Zamfara, and host Kano
state.
The championship tagged “Reigniting The Northwest
Boxing Culture” headlines the week-12 hostilities of the ongoing Yucateco
boxing league. With 24 pugilists on the 12 bouts fight card, the tournament
gave boxing fans plenty to savour. Here are some of the results.
In the 46-48 kg contest, Zakariyya Ado from Kaduna
defeated Abubakar Salisu of Zamfara state, Sani Ali Bashir from Katsina lost to
Muhammad Tarik of Kano.
The 54 kg brawl also brought about some gusty battles
as Abubakar Ibrahim of Kano triumph over Rabiu Yahuza of Sokoto, Ali Rabiu from
Katsina down Faruk Ibrahim, Bashir Ali of Katsina came tops over Iro Ibrahim of
Kano state.
Some of the highpoints of the event was the
presentation of the prestigious Yucateco Boxing Recognition Award to selected
sports stakeholders in the northwest zone, as well as the donation of boxing
gloves and other training equipment to the Kano state boxing association by
Yucateco Boxing Promotions.
The initiator of the event the Chief Executive Officer
CEO of Yucateco boxing promotions Omonlei Yakubu Imadu, said the aim behind the
championship is to reawaken the boxing culture in the Northern region.
“the north has so much boxing potentials that has been
left undiscovered for too long, championship of this nature is important in our
quest to bring boxing back to its glory days in this part of the country”.
The president of the Boxing Promoters Association of
Nigeria (BPAN) further announce Yucateco’s readiness to sponsor selected boxing
Referees and Judges from the Northwest for the International Boxing Association
(IBA) training course in the coming months.
” we are not just focusing on the boxers, boxing
development is holistic hence our resolve to sponsor selected referees and
Judges for the next (IBA) training programs, this i believe will immensely
upgrade their knowledge of the game”.
The Special guest of honour Brig. Gen. A.M Tukur,
Commander 3 brigade headquarters of the Nigerian army, urge more individuals
and corporate bodies to emulate the Yucateco boxing development model.
” this is a very laudable initiative and I must
commend Mr. Omonlei Imadu for bringing this to Kano, Nigerian boxing needs a
more pragmatic approach to get back to its glory days and it’s heartwarming to
note that Yucateco is already taking a lead by introducing a novel boxing
league”
A total of 305 bouts have been completed in the
ongoing Yucateco boxing league with 12 accredited boxing clubs vying for the
grand prize of N50 Million naira.
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