Apex Body for Botswana Sport brings hope
Monday, November 29, 2021 | 70 Views |
Members of the Professional Boxing Association of Botswana (PBAB) at the special general meeting held over the weekend
The association's vice president, Seroba Binda told Sport Monitor on the sidelines of a Special General Meeting that was held at Yarona Country Lodge in Mogoditshane over the weekend.
He said currently they are struggling because professional boxing is not recognised by act of Parliament. “We have been squeezed under amateur structure, which means our grant does not take us where we want to be. Getting a subversion of around P100, 000 is not enough. Currently the association solely depends on promoters to host tournaments,” he said.
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