Promoters unaware of ban on revealing of prizes

The Professional Boxers Committee has banned all boxing promoters from disclosing prizes for bouts, saying the practice is against international boxing standards.

The committee’s chairperson Lonzoe Zimba, who is also Africa Boxing Union (ABU) vice-president, disclosed on Monday that it expected promoters to concentrate on logistics of bouts.

“Issues of prizes are confidential between the boxer, his manager and promoters. What we emphasise is that before a fight boxers must sign contracts,” Zimba said last week.

But Namisonga Boxing Promotions general secretary Joster Chisale and Gerald Lipikwe of PMG Promotions said the ban on prizes’ disclosure was news to them.

“Let us hear them out as to why they have arrived at their decision then may be we can also put our arguments on the table and reach a compromise,” said Lipikwe last Monday.

International Boxing Union recently refused to disclose to The Nation perks for South-Africa based fighter Isaac ‘Golden Boy’ Chilemba saying only the boxer can do so.