Nneka Iwunna Ezemezue

Photographer | Graphic Designer | Magnum Foundation Fund grantee

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Female Boxing in Nigeria

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Location: Lagos, Nigeria

Nationality: NIGERIAN

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11 July 2019: Princess, 17 in a...National Stadium Lagos, Nigeria

11 July 2019: Princess, 17 in a training session with Monsuru her coach, at the National Stadium Lagos, Nigeria

11 July 2019: Coach James train...ational Stadium, Lagos, Nigeria

11 July 2019: Coach James trains one of his students at the National Stadium, Lagos, Nigeria

11 July 2019: Edith, warms up f...nal Stadium gym, Lagos, Nigeria

11 July 2019: Edith, warms up for sparring in the National Stadium gym, Lagos, Nigeria

11 July 2019: Edith spars with ...tional Stadium, Lagos, Nigeria.

11 July 2019: Edith spars with a coach during a training session at the National Stadium, Lagos, Nigeria.

11July 2019: Fatai brings his d... defend herself, Lagos, Nigeria

11July 2019: Fatai brings his daughter Olamide, 15. along with him to train so that she can learn to defend herself, Lagos, Nigeria

11 July 2019: Some boxers train...National Stadium Lagos, Nigeria

11 July 2019: Some boxers training in the National Stadium Lagos, Nigeria

11 July 2019: After each traini... their progress, Lagos, Nigeria

11 July 2019: After each training session, Coach Adeboyega checks the weight of the boxers to monitor their progress, Lagos, Nigeria

11 July 2019: Dambe fighters about to fight, Lagos, Nigeria

11 July 2019: Rejoice Endurance...le counterparts, Lagos, Nigeria

11 July 2019: Rejoice Endurance, a dambe female fighter who competes with her male counterparts, Lagos, Nigeria

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Female Boxing in Nigeria

Copyright Nneka Ezemezue 2024

Date of Work Dec 1969 - Dec 1969

Updated Jul 2023

Location Lagos, Nigeria

Topics Media, Spotlight

Boxing is not new in Nigeria, but female boxers have only recently started commanding the respect they deserve in and out of the ring. However, they still earn less than their male counterparts do. For a long time, boxing was not accessible to Nigerian women because it is believed that a woman’s face should be adored, not punched and Women who box will beat up their husbands and will not make a good wife or mother. Young girls could engage only in certain gendered types of sport. Since women started boxing in Nigeria in the 1980s, attitudes towards women who engage in the sport have changed dramatically, outpacing the development of gender equality in the country.