African Knockout Championship Unleashes Face-off in Lagos

The heartbeat of African combat sports thundered through Lagos yesterday as the African Knockout Championship (AKO6) took centre stage with a dazzling face-off event at the Monarch Event Centre.

This electrifying prelude to the sixth regular season and the first semi-final of the championship has set the city ablaze with excitement, promising a jaw-dropping spectacle today.

Brace yourselves for a night of spine-tingling action, featuring pulse-racing bouts across light heavyweight, featherweight, middleweight, lightweight, and women’s bantamweight divisions. The stakes have never been higher as warriors from across the continent prepare to leave it all in the AKO arena,  vying for glory, honor, and a chance to etch their names in African MMA history.

The main event and first semi final of the championship is  a showdown that sends  shock-waves, as Nigeria’s own Jackiel Anyana, locked eyes with Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ananias Mulumbu.

Sparks flew as these two juggernauts of the featherweight category ignited a rivalry that promises to deliver a battle for the ages.

Adding to the drama, Nigeria’s duo of Yahaya Yahuza Muhamed and Odogwu Isaac, promised fans an unmissable spectacle as they gear up to clash in a fight brimming with raw passion and determination.

Another standout fighter bringing his A-game is Chad Henekoms,a participant in the 2023 Dana White Contender Series, hailing from Johannesburg, South Africa,as he takes on Cherif Drame from the Benin Republic in the middleweight category.