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Tanzania set to compete in African Boxing Championships
The amateur boxers from various countrues will compete in various weight divisions.
What you need to know:
- The total prize money for the medalists of the African Elite Men’s and Women’s Boxing Championships has now been doubled, from $500,000 last year in Maputo to $1,000,000 this year in Yaounde.
Dar es Salaam. Tanzania is among 37 countries that have confirmed to compete in the 21st edition of the African Boxing Championships from July 25 to August 6 in Yaounde, Cameroon.
The championships, organised by the African Boxing Confederation (AFBC), were earlier scheduled to start from June 13 to 23 but, had to be postponed due to unavoidable reasons.
According to a statement issued by AFBC secretary general André Basile Kalong, other countries are the DR Congo, Comoros, Egypt, Seychelles, Morocco, Algeria, Mozambique, Uganda, Gabon and Equatorial Guinea.
Also, the list has Ethiopia, Sierra Leone, Mauritius, Chad, Zambia, Burundi, Somalia, Senegal, Eswatini, Guinea, Congo Brazzaville, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Malawi and the hosts, Cameroon.
Boxers from the countries will contest in various weight divisions, according to the rules and regulations. Last year, the championships were held in Maputo, Mozambique and brought together 179 boxers (58 women and 121 men) from 24 countries. The AFBC has a total of 50 member countries affiliated to the African body.
Meanwhile, AFBC president Bertrand Mendouga has said boxers who will win medals will have their “prize money” doubled to reach the total of U$1 million. Africa’s amateur boxing boss made the announcement in the presence of Umar Kremlev, president of the International Boxing Association (IBA).
He said the total prize money for the medalists of the African Elite Men’s and Women’s Boxing Championships has now been doubled, from $500,000 last year in Maputo to $1,000,000 this year in Yaounde.
In Maputo, the prize money for gold medalists amounted to $10,000, $5,000 for silver medalists and $2,500 for two bronze medallists.
This year in Yaounde, gold medalists will win $20,000, silver $10,000 and $5,000 for two bronze medalists.
“Our decision on the new dates for the African Championships is final and we are now ready to organize a spectacular tournament,” he said.
He said Kremlev has called on African countries to remain calm following the latest developments from the IOC regarding the status of the IBA.
“Kremlev advised us to remain calm without being disturbed by the outcome of the IOC’s threat to deregister the international body,” he said.
