BOXING SOUTH AFRICA

RESOLUTIONS - BOXING CONVENTION 2006


These resolutions adopted at this convention held on 28 and 29 January 2006 at Emperors Palace, Kempon Park, Gauteng are designed to improve the administration of boxing and the quality of tournaments and to entrench the principles of fairness and transformation in the administration of boxing.


1. BSA and the Promoters Association will meet the networks to clarify and resolve the issues of allocation of TV dates right fees, promoters rights, incentive plan for entrepreneurial promoters and related issues. The roles of BSA and Promoters will be clarified.


2 A multi- party arrangement involving boxers, trainers, managers, promoters and SANABO will be investigated in order to give effect to the transfer system for boxers.


3. South African Revenue Services will be approached to establish whether BSA or the Promoters should issue IRP 5 certificates to boxers.


4. BSA will make its best endeavours to persuade international boxing federations to reduce their sanctioning fees and will also consider the reduction of its own sanctioning and licence fees.


5. The format of purse bids will be restructured.


6. BSA will investigate the issue of mandatory and voluntary challenges in the case of first time national and provincial champions.


7. BSA will support the initiative to create an operational Boxers Association and Managers and Trainers Association.


8. The contracts between boxers, managers, trainers and promoters will be reviewed.


9. BSA will persuade promoters to increase the minimum purses of boxers.


10. BSA will structure a workJ3ble system which will include training criteria for

licencing, testing, incentive and penalties for ring officials in its endeavour to raise standards.


11. BSA will consider the recognition of ring officials for long service to the sport.


12. BSA will develop a workable relationship between itself, ringside physicians and promoters.


13. BSA will continue its effort to persuade ICASA to recognize boxing as local content.


14. The guidelines for the rating of boxers and sanctioning of bouts will be reviewed.


15. BSA will endeavour to strengthen the Baby Champs league to include all 17 divisions.


16. BSA will support any effort by matchmakers, agents, seconds and announcers to organize themselves.


17. BSA will establish relationships with Provincial Departments of Sport.


18. A system of rotation of ring officials will be developed and implemented when possible.


19. All Associations will meet at least 3 times a year.


Adopted unanimously by Convention.


Chairperson: Dali Mpofu

Board Members: Dr Peter Ngatane/ Alan Norman/ Sakhiwe Sodo / Ms Violet Magwaca/ Ms Stompie Xulu General Manager: Krish Naidoo