BOXING FOCUS TURNS TO MOMBASA THIS WEEK
▪️ Equipment worth Ksh 2.5 million to be handed over to Mombasa County Boxing Association by the French Ambassador on Saturday
Kenya’s boxing focus has turned to Mombasa this week with the National Coaches, Referees and Judges Course which started today, June 16, at the Alliance Francaise in the leafy suburbs of Nyali, Mombasa.
That’s not all. Equipment worth Ksh2.5 million – courtesy of the French Embassy – will also be distributed this week, marking a significant step forward in French Embassy’s efforts to assist Boxing Federation of Kenya to revamp boxing at Kenya’s port city of Mombasa.
The five-day R&J and Coaches Course has attracted over 30 participants drawn from Nairobi and Mombasa.
Boxing Federation of Kenya R&J Commission Chairman Nelson Otieno said this is an important course which will enable them stage tournaments successfully with well trained referees and judges.
“I’m very impressed with the attendance, a testament to the growing popularity of the game at the grassroots level,” said Star-2 Otieno, the chief facilitator who is being assisted by long-serving international R&J Mwangi Muthoga.
National boxing team head coach Musa Benjamin is the chief facilitator of the coaches course assisted by his deputy David Munuhe and Competition Secretary John Waweru.
“The course will cover all the important aspects of boxing including functions of cardio-vascular system, nutrition and different types of scoring blows,” Musa told boxersworld.co.ke in an interview.
“We will also share our knowledge with the coaches on the vital basics of boxing for them to get it right when coaching newcomers to the game at the grassroots,” said the national team head coach.
On Saturday, June 21, the Ambassador of France, Arnaud Suquet, will hand over equipment worth Ksh 2.5 million to the Mombasa County Boxing Association (MCBA). The equipment will be received by MCBA Secretary General Chris Onyango who initiated the cooperation programme with Alliance Francaise Director Lucas Malcor.
The equipment includes a ring, 150 pairs of gloves, mouthguards and headgears.
Plans for a training camp next month in Mombasa are in the works to culminate with the second leg of the Kenya National Boxing League from July 17-19 to be staged outside the Alliance Francaise office in Mombasa.
