Boxers from the Rwanda National Boxing Team are blaming officials of the local boxing governing body, RABA, for missing out on the ongoing African Continental Boxing Championships in Brazzaville, the Republic of Congo. The boxers have faulted the RABA for the missed opportunity accusing officials of failing to follow proper procedures when preparing the…
Pius Enam Hadzide, Ghana’s Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports, says the reason why the government chose not to fund the national amateur boxing team is because they weren’t convinced it would be used for practical purposes. According to reports, the ministry allocated $32,000 to the Ghana Boxing Federation (GBF) – regulator of the…
Middleweight boxer Elizabeth Akinyi became the first Kenyan to win a medal in the ongoing African Confederation Boxing Championship (AFBC) in Brazzaville, Congo Republic. Akinyi lost to Clotide Essiene of Cameroon 4-1 on points in the semi-finals on Tuesday night to bag a bronze. The AFCB event is also a qualifier for the…
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NAIROBI, Kenya, June 21 – The Kenya amateur boxing team is strutting their stuff. Three more Kenyan boxers advanced to different stages of the ongoing African Boxing Championships that started on Monday in Congo Brazaville. Shaffi Bakari beat Joshua Kizza of Uganda on points in the Light Fly weight category while in the Lightweight, Corporal…