The event is organised by World Boxing, which Botswana joined as way of securing Olympics qualification. BoBA president, Dirang Thipe who also sits on the World Boxing arm of Africa Boxing board, told Sport Monitor that they did not send a team to the World Boxing Cup because the trip was beyond their budget.
“I have forgotten about the World Boxing Cup, because I have counselled myself about not taking a team there because of lack of funding. The competition comes at the end of the financial year and as a sport person, and I know our financial calendar, we thought it is beyond us,” he said.
