Golden Moments In Nigerian Sports: When Lovethpatra Young Defeated Reena Norville

Ugo Chinedu

4 years ago

Top Nigerian female martial artist, Loveth Patra Young, has had some moments that defined her place as one of Africa’s finest fighters in the globe and why the ‘Nigerian Terminator’, is not one to toy with inside the ring.

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On October 30th, 2020, Nigerian fans watched as Young filed out to confront America’s Reena Norville in what would be her fourth career fight. Young did not fail to meet the expectation of Nigerians and boost Nigeria’s image in women martial arts after knocking out Reena Norville, 2min 16sec into the fight in the Legacy Fighting Alliance, LFA 91 undercard.

Following her win against Reena Norville, Young extended her career wins to two and just one loss. Speaking after the fight, Young stated that she respects every one of her opponents and is very professional with her team’s plan.

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‘The thing is whoever steps into the cage to fight with me, I believe they have what it takes to be in the cage so I never underrate anybody, I believe she is well prepared. I just have to go in there, we have a game plan, we tried to make her move forward, I see she still has the energy then had to retreat and attack then I saw the opening and I got it and hit again.’ Loveth Patra Young

At the age of 31, the Nigerian Terminator, Lovethpatra Young, who is the chairperson of the women committee in the Nigeria Mixed Martial Arts Federation commands an impressive career record of 3 wins, 1 draw, and 1 loss so far. Sources Sports Intel NG Tapology Featured Image Source: Kelviano Media International

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