The Minister of Sports activities and Recreation, Mr Kofi Adams, on Friday launched the Ghana Newbie Boxing League on the Belief Sports activities Emporium (TSEL) at Bukom, Accra, with a name on taking part gyms and followers to eschew violence to make the league a hit.
The league, to be run fortnightly, is a collaboration between the TSEL, operators of the Bukom Boxing Area, and the Ghana Boxing Federation (GBF).
It’s below the theme: ‘Unleashing Boxing Stars’ and is predicted to function fights in numerous weight classes.
It should additionally function a platform to determine and develop skills.
The main target can also be to beef up the nationwide boxing staff, the Black Bombers, which is predicted to signify Ghana in international competitions, together with the upcoming 2026 Commonwealth Video games in Scotland and the Los Angeles Olympic Video games in 2028.
Launching the league, Mr Adams famous that sports activities, for that matter, boxing, was a really disciplined and noble sport, and regardless of how one feels offended by an opponent, there may be an appropriate approach of searching for redress.
“What we see nowadays could be very alien and should not be allowed to develop. Let’s all play by the principles governing the game; in case you are not pleased with a call, use the right channels to hunt redress and never resort to violence.”
“To the chosen boxers who will mount the ring to do their gyms and localities proud, we demand the very best type of self-discipline from you all even whenever you really feel a call ought to have gone in your favour. The response is to not introduce violence into the sport,” he suggested.
He suggested referees and judges of the league to be very professional of their dealing with of proceedings in order to not mar the fantastic thing about the league.
“Personally, as an avid boxing fan, I’ll, along with the boxing fraternity, work to see to the success of this league.
“I’ll lead the cost to speak to people and company our bodies to place of their bit to make this dream of elevating the subsequent world and Olympic champions from this league a actuality,” he added.
The particular visitor of honour and president of the Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC), Mr Ben Nunoo Mensah, said that the league was the most important factor to occur to Ghana boxing in recent times and charged the TSEL and GBF to utilise it effectively in an effort to attract sponsors for novice boxing.
The Managing Director at TSEL, Madam Shirley Acquah-Harrison, revealed that 36 fastidiously chosen boxers from throughout the size and breadth of the nation will likely be taking part within the league, which is predicted to take off on March 14 on the Bukom Boxing Area.
She introduced that the choice course of for the boxers was being dealt with by the GBF and will likely be concluded this week.
Then, TSEL, he famous, will give free full entry to the usual health club, physio division, amongst others, to the boxers forward of their battle nights.
The President of the Ghana Boxing Federation, Mr Bernard Quartey, said that the boxers will likely be supplied with some token to assist them whereas the coaches even have their bundle.
Current on the launch have been Member of Parliament for Odododiodoom, Nii Alfred Kotey Ashie, Chief Director on the Ministry of Sports activities and Recreation, Mr William Kartey, first Vice President of the GBF Mr Dauda Fuseni, and former President of the GBF, Mr George Lamptey, amongst others.
BY RAYMOND ACKUMEY
