Benin Republic’s Jean ‘The Black Panther’ Do Santos, Nigeria’s Jane Osigwe and Senegal’s Gasmire Diatta have made history in the African Knockout Championship (AKO) 10th edition defeating their opponents in the Africa’s premier Mixed Martial Arts (MMA).

Inside the cage, where the battles were fierce and dramatic, the most dramatic finish of the evening came from Benin Republic’s Jean ‘The Black Panther’ Do Santos, who stunned the arena and the MMA world with a flying knee that knocked out Nigeria’s Jibrin Baba in just five seconds.

The electrifying finish not only crowned him the first-ever AKO Lightweight Champion, but also set a new record for the fastest knockout in AKO history.

Meanwhile, Osigwe etched her name in AKO history by capturing the Women’s Bantamweight Interim Championship title with a hard-fought unanimous decision win over Sanaa Mandar.
Senegal’s Gasmire Diatta captured the Interim Featherweight Title with a crushing TKO over Angola’s Andre Mukisi at 1:30 of Round 2, cementing his status as one of Africa’s rising stars.

Nigeria’s Yahaya Yahuza, with relentless pace and precision, outworked Cherif Drame across three rounds to claim a dominant unanimous decision victory, keeping his undefeated record intact in front of an adoring home crowd.

In the women’s bantamweight division, Joy Obanla gave the home fans something to cheer about with a sensational second-round TKO over Ufot Nelson at 4:38, marking her as a dominant force in her class.

Farouk Boudissa forced Chukwuemerie Okoli into a rear-naked choke submission just 1:12 into the first round, while Fouad Madani imposed his will on Nigeria’s Sodiq Amao, securing another rear-naked choke victory at 3:24 of Round 1.

Zimbabwe’s Lewis Mataya, stopped Cote d’Ivoire’s Prince Mensan with a brutal TKO at 4:49 of Round 2. In a gritty middleweight contest, Cameroon’s Cabrel Fongno emerged victorious after earning a judge’s technical decision when Memon Kone was unable to continue following a groin strike.

The championship drew a high-powered audience in attendance, including the Minister of Finance, Wale Edun, the Chairman of National Sports Commission, Alhaji Shehu Dikko, AKO President Kamaru Usman, the Nigeria Wrestling Federation, and ambassadors representing Algeria, Cuba, Senegal, Cameroon, and Morocco.
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