Samuel Njomo and Raphael Mutua to headline third edition of Nairobi Fight Night

The third edition of the Nairobi Fight Night is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, October 1, 2024 at Alchemist, Nairobi.

According to the fight organizer, Willy Wex, the event will be electrifying and will include five fighting categories including, flyweight, cruiserweight, middleweight and lightweight.

“This is our third edition of the Nairobi Fight Night, we started in August [1st edition] then in September [2nd edition]. In August we had 3 fight cards, in September we had 4 fight cards and the 3rd edition we will have 5 fight cards,” noted Wex.

“What we have learned over time is that we have been able to get young people who are inspired and turning professional. Ours is just a stepping stone to fighters because I realized there are less fights especially for those who are starting,” he added.

The much-anticipated match will be the lightweight match between Samuel Njomo and Raphael Mutua. 

Speaking in Nairobi ahead of the match, Njomo’s personal coach, David Kilu, believes his fighter is all set to claim the title.

“Njomo has prepared well enough and he is ready to face his opponent Mutua and I believe that Njomo will win the fight. The last fighting match Njomo participated in, last week, he won and I also believe that tomorrow’s match he will win because he is hungry and he is looking forward to win the match,” said a confident Kilu.

On his part, Mutua believes he is ready for the match after thorough preparations.

“I have prepared for tomorrow’s match for a long time, almost a month. My aim is to win the fight.”

The weigh-in took place on Monday at Alchemist, Westlands, as the fighters look forward to their bouts.

Main Card - Lightweight:

Samuel Njomo vs. Raphael Mutua

Daniel Owino vs. Collins Nyakwaka

Middle Weight: Samuel Kogeluk vs. Zebedayo Mgogo

Flyweight: Hussein Hassan vs. Amir Salim

Lightweight:

Erick Okoth vs. Isaac Kibe

Bantamweight:

Joshua Mutua vs. Dalmas Kyalo