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Boxing falls on hard times

TOUGH TIMES: Botswana boxers will miss out on the Africa Boxing Men and Women Championships (AFBC) because of the current financial crisis faced by the association PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG
TOUGH TIMES: Botswana boxers will miss out on the Africa Boxing Men and Women Championships (AFBC) because of the current financial crisis faced by the association PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG

Boxing has fallen on tough times as the Botswana Boxing Association (BoBA) pulls the plug on the Africa Boxing Men and Women Championships (AFBC) due to financial crisis.

The move will see local boxers miss out on the richest boxing tournament in the continent with a total of $100,000 (approximately P1.3 million) prize money at stake.

The tournament will be staged in Yaounde, Cameroon from July 25 until August 6. Gold medalists bank $20,000 (approximately P262, 000), silver medallists take home $10,000 (approximately P131, 000) and $5,000 (approximately P65, 000) for each of the two bronze medallists.

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