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Mohammed, Kenosi win big at BoBA awards

Rajab Mohammed and Keamogetse Kenosi at the Botswana Boxing Association (BoBA) awards ceremony on Saturday PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG
Rajab Mohammed and Keamogetse Kenosi at the Botswana Boxing Association (BoBA) awards ceremony on Saturday PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG

The Botswana Boxing Association (BoBA) together with Debswana hosted the 2019-2022 boxing awards at the Ditshupo Hall this past weekend.

The two partners have been enjoying a 10-year relationship. Debswana had earlier on in the week sponsored the awards ceremony to the tune of P250,000. Athletes came out to play looking incredible but also nervous, understandably so.

As the night went on, it drew closer to what everyone had gathered for which was giving out of awards and the build up was done beautifully by the director of ceremonies, Solomon Kakuwa. Maxwell Sechi of Prisons Boxing Club walked away with the most Promising Male Boxer of the Year while the Promising Female Boxer of the Year award went to Gift Modire of Francistown Boxing Club. Gaseitsewe Ponatshego scooped the Judge of the Year award while Referee of the Year award went to Etsogile Ngwako.

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