KICK-BOXING: Dabiri-Erewa congratulates Adesanya

Oru Leonard

Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO Nigerians in Diaspora Commission
(NiDCOM), has congratulated Nigeria’s Israel Adesanya for retaining his
Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight belt after defeating Italian
contender, Marvin Vettori, at the Gila River Arena in Arizona on Sunday.

Dabiri-Erewa in a statement by the commission’s Head of Media,
Abdur-Rahman Balogun, stated that by the feat, Israel has brought honour
and glory not only to Nigeria but to all black Africans.

The NiDCOM boss said that with Nigeria’s Israel Adesanya beating his
challenger, Marvin Vettori,  to retain his UFC undisputed world middleweight champion in Kickboxing, was something to be proud of.

Adesanya won via a unanimous decision – 50-45, 50-45, 50-45.

The win is Adesanya’s third title defence after losing to Jan Blachowicz
in a bid to add the light heavyweight title to his laurels.

Dabiri-Erewa, who on Friday received another kick-boxer, Kamaru Usman in
her office,  said that Nigeria is proud of Adesanya’s performance as he
had used his skills to bring honour and glory to the entire country.

She urged the youths, especially those in the Diaspora, to emulate
Adesanya and be good ambassadors of the country wherever they find
themselves.

Adesanya is now the second African to win a UFC title after Kamaru Usman
became welterweight champion.

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