New boxing control board appointed

Sport and Recreation minister Makhosini Hlongwane yesterday announced a new National Boxing Control Board, with Richard Hondo bouncing back as the chairman, four years after he was shown the exit.

The appointment is likely to cause a furore in the local boxing fraternity, as Hondo is accused of presiding over the demise of the sport, until it was revived recently.

Hondo, was in charge of the board from 1980 before he was removed by then Sport minister David Coltart in 2013.

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