Dambe is a martial art sport in Nigeria where the aim is to knockout an opponent with a one-armed strike. Nigerian photographer August Udoh captured the boxers who compete. The fighters captured in ...

Dambé has been something we’ve been featuring more of recently courtesy of our What The Fight series, and it’s been gaining traction in recent years. One of the organizations making the biggest ...

Although Dambe matches last only three short rounds, photographer Jane Hahn was instantly attracted to the energy that surround the fights. “I was surprised how fast paced the matches were,” she said.

A man on a quest to try different combat sports across the world said taking a punch while fighting in an ancient Nigerian martial art was "like getting hit by a boulder". Luke Leyland, from ...

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 African Warriors Fighting Championship (AWFC), the premierp, traditional Nigerian boxing, has announced a groundbreaking broadcast partnership with DAZN, the world's leading sports entertainment ...

Dambe is a type of boxing that is popular among the Hausa, in West Africa. The sport originated with the Hausa butchers guild, as a means of military training; today it can be seen in market squares ...

You never know what you’ll tap into when you reconnect with your roots. UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman got more than he bargained for when visiting Nigeria recently as he was invited to attend ...

With just three days to the commencement of the 18th National Sports Festival (NSF), the Abalti Barracks venue for Kokowa and Dambe (traditional sports) seems not to be ready. The News Agency of ...

Dambe fighters during an amateur match in the Dei-Dei neighbourhood in Abuja, on June 27, 2025. Photo by OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT / AFP. The first strikes in Dambe are thrown before the boxers even leave ...