Nigeria's Patrick Ocheme and Raphael Uchegbu have made it to the finals of their tournaments at the Professional Fighters League Africa event in Casablanca, Morocco, on Saturday, according to PUNCH Sports Extra.
The finals will happen in the bantamweight, lightweight, and welterweight divisions in Rwanda on December 10.
Ocheme, now with a record of 10-1, knocked out fellow Nigerian Cornel Thompson (12-4) with a body kick in the first round of their lightweight semi-final. The fight ended at 2:46. Ocheme will face Senegal's Demba Seck (11-3) in the final.
Seck moved on after his semi-final against the unbeaten Hussain Al Kurdi (3-0) ended in a no-contest. This happened at 0:37 of the first round due to an accidental groin strike.
Uchegbu (11-2) reached the bantamweight final without fighting. His semi-final opponent missed weight and could not compete. He will meet Liberia's Dwight Joseph (17-3), who got his spot by beating Boule Godogo (5-3) by split decision, 29-28, 29-28, and 28-29.
Both Nigerians moved forward from the Lagos leg of the tournament. Ocheme knocked out Cameroon's Octave Ayinda there, while Uchegbu and Thompson won by unanimous decision.
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