FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
BOXING SA COMMENDS KZN BOXING FEDERATION FOR PROGRESSIVE LEADERSHIP AND UNIFIED VISION
Pretoria – Wednesday, 03 June 2026 – Boxing SA is pleased to announce a highly productive first meeting with the newly elected KZN Boxing Federation leadership, held on Tuesday, 02 June 2026. The federation, elected on 25 March 2026 in Estcourt, proactively initiated the engagement to align its vision, programs, and activities with Boxing SA’s national strategy.
This new structure represents a commendable conglomerate of representatives from all KZN boxing associations, including boxers, managers, trainers, and promoters. This inclusive model is a positive and necessary framework that must exist across all provinces, as guided by Section 28.1 of the South African Boxing Act, 2001. It strengthens a unified voice for the entire boxing fraternity.
Led by Chairperson Bhekinkosi Sandile Vilakazi, the federation outlined ambitious and positive plans to uplift boxing standards in KZN, focusing on infrastructure development, training, boxer welfare, and the overall repositioning of the sport in the province. The new committee has already hit the ground running, visiting gyms across KZN to evaluate their condition, a commendable intervention that aligns directly with Boxing SA’s Infrastructure Development Program. Furthermore, today they are hosting a virtual seminar on Drug-Free Sport in conjunction with SAIDS, also addressing nutritional aspects within the boxing training regime.
Boxing SA CEO, Tsholofelo Lejaka, and COO, Mandla Ntlanganiso, were in attendance and offered their full support.
“We highly commend this initiative and the bold plans you have as the federation. Our role is to reinforce and support your plans as we work together to take boxing to greater heights. What you have done has emphasized the view that ‘nothing for us without us’—you are walking the talk from the early rounds,” said Lejaka.
Boxing SA hopes and trusts that all other provinces will heed this call and follow this model in the collective quest to take South African boxing to greater heights.
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