Maputo, Yaounde, Kinshasa and Tunisia money will be wired to boxers’ bank accounts
After all the ifs and buts, boxers can finally heave a huge sigh of relief on their rightly earned prize money.
The head of African boxing, Pearl Dlamini, today, June 21, promised the boxers who have yet to receive their outstanding dues will soon be paid .
Dlamini, who is the Chairperson of the AFBC Normalisation Committee, has landed running and wants to make rapid changes on the way boxing is managed in Africa with boxers to be given priority.
She said they have embarked on clearing a mountain of garbage left behind by the previous two underperforming administrations.
In a letter dated June 20, 2025, to all AFBC National Federations, Dlamini said the payment of boxers’ pending dues is backed by the International Boxing Association (IBA).
“We value the welfare of our boxers, the Normalisation Committee will always place boxers on top of our agenda to motivate them,” said Dlamini, urging the boxers to train hard ahead of this year’s Africa Championships whose bidding documents are currently being prepared.
“I do understand our elite boxers have been inactive since the beginning of the year because of the power struggle that had taken centre stage,” said Dlamini, adding:” Now that the management of boxing in Africa has been streamlined, they should expect the host of the AFBC Championships to be announced in due course.”
The letter announcing payment of the boxers’ outstanding prize money reads: “Since the establishment of the AFBC Normalisation Committee, both the IBA Head Office and the NC are fully engaged in addressing the challenges left unresolved by the previous two administrations, with the aim of restoring financial transparency, accountability, and effective governance within AFBC.
“The International Boxing Association (IBA) will yet again further process prize money that should
have already been administered. The IBA, along with the Normalisation Committee, will ensure that
these critical issues are concluded as soon as possible. We will jointly manage prize money for those who
earned medals at the following African Boxing Championships:
• 2022 – Maputo, Mozambique
• 2023 – Yaoundé, Cameroon (IBA have the details already)
• 2024 – Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
• 2025 – Tunis, Tunisia pro boxing card.
We kindly request each National Federation to provide the relevant information for the medal winners from the events listed above who have not yet received their prize money.
“Please pass the information across to all respective boxers to manage and submit the following
details not later than 30 June 2025:
• Full name of the boxer
• National Federation
• Home address / telephone number / email address
• Bank name, address and account number
• IBAN Number
• Medal achieved (Gold, Silver, Bronze)
• Year and location of the event
Your cooperation is essential in ensuring that our boxers’ receive the recognition and rewards they deserve. We appreciate your prompt attention to this matter and remain committed to serving all our stakeholders with integrity and transparency.”
Dlamini said the boxers’ banking details should be sent as soon as possible to her email address indicated in the letter to NFs.
IBA introduced prize money for the first time during the 2022 AFBC African Men’s and Women’s African Boxing Championships in Maputo, Mozambique.
Gold medallists received $10,000, silver $5000 and bronze $2,500.
The same amount was paid at the 2023 Africa Championships in Yaounde, Cameroon, although some officials told boxersworld.co.ke the amount paid was $15,000, $10,000 and $5000 because the IBA has said they would double up the payment.
It’s therefore important for the AFBC Normalisation Committee to maintain the same standard payment – but not less – for the 2024 Africa Championships in Kinshasa to ensure fairness to all the medallists in the Africa Championships, the most prestigious tournament in African boxing.
