🇬🇦Big Fight Day in Gabon: A Historic Success and a New Chapter for African Combat Sports !
The September 26, 2026 edition of Big Fight Day in Libreville was much more than a major night of boxing and kickboxing. It was the result of an exceptional amount of work, determination and perseverance led by promoter Kévin Mpiga and his team.
Kévin Mpiga faced enormous challenges throughout the preparation and organization of the event. Problems arose one after another, but with determination and professionalism, each one was addressed and resolved. His commitment never stopped, and the final result proved that the hard work was worth it.
With the benefit of hindsight, Big Fight Day created a major media impact in Gabon, across Africa and internationally, placing Gabonese combat sports firmly in the spotlight.
The event brought together some important figures of Gabonese and international combat sports, including:
• Souleymane Mbaye
African professional boxing world champion legend
• Stephane Cabrera and Osman Yigin
WKN World President/IBA V. World President & WKN World Director
• Colonel Taimana
representative of the Gabonese authorities
• Alfred Bongo
public figure and son of Gabon’s legendary President Omar Bongo
• Kévin Mpiga
Promoter and driving force behind Big Fight Day
• Lilian Raganizo
Crowned Gabon’s first-ever WKN Champion
• Yannick Mitoumba
IBA Boxing Champion
• As well as elite fighters from the Gabonese Republican Guard and top African fighters representing several nations.
The presence and participation of fighters directly from the Gabonese Republican Guard gave the event a particularly strong national dimension. Through their discipline, commitment and performances, they proudly represented Gabon and brought honor to the President of the Gabonese Republic, 🇬🇦 His Excellency Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema.
The crowning of Lilian Raganizo as the first WKN Champion in Gabon and the recognition of Yannick Mitoumba as an IBA Boxing Champion added two historic milestones to an already remarkable evening.
Above all, this success belongs to the determination of promoter Kévin Mpiga and his entire team. What began with major obstacles ultimately became an event with a significant impact far beyond the borders of Gabon.
Big Fight Day was not simply another event.
It became a historic moment for Gabonese sport, a strong statement for African combat sports and an international showcase for the country.
And this may only be the beginning.
Following the success of this first edition, discussions are already underway regarding future editions of Big Fight Day in Gabon, with the ambition of continuing to develop the concept and bringing even bigger international combat sports events to the country.
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