Kick Boxing

Edo state has won the  2nd edition of the Diamond Superstars Promotion Kickboxing Championship held at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin City, Edo State.

They finished top with 7 gold, 8 silver and 8 bronze medals to emerge victorious thereby dethroning Delta state that won the first edition. Bayelsa state came second with 5 gold, 6 silver and 3 bronze while the 3rd position went to Oyo state that won 3 gold and 3 bronze medals. Loveth Patra Ekufu, USA-based Ngeria-born former National and World Kickboxing champion,  a former Mixed Martial Arts champion and a renowned National/ International Referee of repute who bankrolled the championship gave kudos to all those who contributed in making the   programme a success. Meanwhile, President of the Kickboxing Federation of Nigeria (KBFN), Mr. Wilson Gabriel Okon while commenting on the championship, praised Loveth Patra Ekufu for remembering her root and charged other well meaning Nigerians to emulate her good gestures. Okon who just returned from Madagascar praised the technical officials led by Mr. Nelson Oluigbo for putting up a good show. Over 70 Kickboxers drawn from various states and clubs from across the country took part in the weeklong exercise