Landing Jammeh defends his crown as
the national kickboxing champion on Sunday after beating a 67kg fighter
Babucarr Bob17-9-0.
Two of the heavyweights most talked
about fighters squared off at the B.O semega Janneh hall of Serekunda east,
Landing pined Sundiata Keita in the maiden edition last year and his solitary
win in that period comes off of a first round win over Sundiata 34-9-1-1 who is
seemingly in the twilight years of his career. However, no doubt Babucarr Bob
is still a strong threat in the heavyweight division in the country and he is
still ranked among the best fighters despite losing on Sunday.
The championship organized by the
Gambia muay Thai association is meant to select fighters for the national team
and was attended by senior officials of national Associations notably Taekwondo
and Karate. Giving his opening remarks, the commissioner of the Gambia muay
Thai Kickboxing Association Ebrima Dembo Tamba expressed delight with the way
the event is organised.
’I’m very happy with the level of
organization and the turnout is impressive, he said. Tamba cited the importance
of the championship, saying it avails the fighters the chance to showcase their
skills. Since the inception of the Association in 2012 by a retired Gambian
fighter base in the US Bakary Sisoho, Tamba said the Association has trained
more than six referees and coaches on the rules of the game.
He went further to say that his
executive is planning to visit the regions with the sole aim of decentralizing
the game. Kickboxing is a new game in the Gambia, but we are glad that we
success is been recorded, he concludes. The only female fight of the night
involves Binta Njie and Sofie Jarju, Binta wins 9-4-0.
By Omar Jarju
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