Blood, sweat and bandages in Nigerian street boxing

Through the eyes of Taiwo, a 35-year-old fighter from Ogun State, this documentary explores Dambe, Nigeria's fierce and little-documented traditional boxing.

A striking, sun-baked look at Dambe, a brutal Nigerian boxing tradition rarely seen on screen.

“Nigerian Dambe is a brutal and exhilarating sport. A fight to the knockout with prize money at stake,” say Alex Simpson and Sebastian Barros, the London-based co-directors behind this new project. “This style of Nigeria

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