Dambe boxing

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Kim Tserkezie faces up to her lifelong dislike of combat sports by exploring Dambe boxing, a Nigerian sport with a history that is said to go back as far as the 10th Century. Kim speaks with promoters and fighters from the African Warriors Fighting Championship, as well as their family members, to find out why Dambe boxing is so important to the Hausa community and whether it can one day become one of the world’s global combat sports. Producer: Joe Aldridge An IMG/Scattered Pictures production for BBC World Service (Photo: A young Dambe boxer covers himself with water after a fight. Credit: Stefan Heunis/AFP/Getty Images)