I AM a diehard boxing fan and have been following Namibian and world boxing ever since I can remember. I am therefore happy to note that Namibia has great boxing talent and the sport has become the most lucrative in terms of attracting supporters, at times even surpassing that of soccer. The recent Mayweather fight described as the biggest sporting event in the world once again surpassing football and tournaments like the World Cup bear testimony that the timing of MTC's investment into the sport was indeed a well calculated one. I am happy to see Telecom Namibia now also on board, the more support the sport gets the better we can produce champions as a country.
While the sport of boxing is seen by most as a violent sport, it remains a gentlemen's sport with strict discipline. The set-up is also professional where you have the Namibia Boxing Control Board whose responsibility is to ensure that the sport is properly regulated. They are the watchdogs and according to the rules and regulations of boxing worldwide no control board is supposed to get involved in promoting a fight, because that is the sole responsibility of promoters. This means that the promoters are in charge of their own affairs. They must seek funding, promote their own fights, pay their boxers and pay sanction fees to the Namibia Control Board before any fight can take place. Sanction fees are mandatory, because it means that the Namibia Control Board is happy that all requirements of the fight are in place, which includes the medicals of the boxers, weight class etc, etc.
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