The PFL Africa finals will take place on Saturday, December 12 at BK Arena in Kigali, Rwanda. 3 fights will crown the welterweight, lightweight and bantamweight champions of the African tournament, with 100,000 dollars for each winner. The matchups were set on October 10 in Casablanca. Kigali becomes the 1st city to host 2 PFL Africa events.
Key takeaways
- PFL Africa finals on December 12 at BK Arena in Kigali: 3 titles, 100,000 dollars per winner.
- Welterweight: Shido Boris Esperança (Angola) vs David Samuel (Nigeria). Lightweight: Patrick Ocheme (Nigeria) vs Demba Seck (Senegal).
- Bantamweight: Dwight Joseph (Liberia) vs Raphael Uchegbu (Nigeria), who advanced without fighting in the semifinal.
PFL Africa finals: the 3 matchups
Welterweight
Shido Boris Esperança stopped Peace Nguphane in 1 minute 03 in Casablanca. The Angolan becomes the only fighter to reach 2 PFL Africa finals. Across from him, unbeaten David Samuel beat Rivaldo Pereira on points (30-27 on all 3 cards).
Lightweight
Patrick Ocheme beat Cornel Thompson with a body kick in round 1. Demba Seck advanced after a no contest against Hussain Al Kurdi, caused by an accidental low blow at 37 seconds.
Bantamweight
Dwight Joseph beat Boule Godogo by split decision. Raphael Uchegbu advanced without fighting, as his opponent could not make it to the cage.
The setting
The date
BK Arena in Kigali hosts the night on Saturday, December 12, according to the PFL calendar and Rwanda’s New Times. The original release said December 10.
The prize
Each champion takes home 100,000 dollars on top of the tournament title.
Back to Kigali
Kigali becomes the 1st city to host 2 PFL Africa events, having already welcomed the promotion.
The Road to Rwanda begins: 9 weeks to go.
What happened in Casablanca
The main event
In Casablanca, the non-tournament main event saw Senegal’s Abdoulaye Kane beat Morocco’s Badr Medkouri by TKO in round 1.
What’s next
PFL Africa is now counting down the weeks to Kigali. No other fights have been announced for the night yet.
Follow the finals
PFL Africa finalists’ profiles and records are in the FightHub app.
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