Sa Boxing Fraternity Welcomes Rescue Of Sport's Olympic Future

Sanity has prevailed and open boxing has been saved as an Olympic sport.

The decision to have open boxing remain as an Olympic sport can give the sport in South Africa a new lease on life, commentators said.

Formerly known as amateur boxing, the fistic sport was not part of the programme for the next Olympics when the schedule was announced in 2022.

Attempts to procure comment from the SA National Amateur Boxing Organisation Sanabo, the sport's amateur wing, were unsuccessful.

Boxing SA BSA acting CEO Tsholofelo Lejaka said the development was the most beautiful opportunity the SA boxing fraternity could have hoped for.