Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture Gayton McKenzie is going to host a ministerial dinner with boxing legends in Pretoria on Monday evening.
The event is a fulfilment of a promise McKenzie nade during last month’s boxing convention, which was held at the East London International Convention Centre (ICC).
This dinner is going to be an evening of reflection and celebration of 30 years of South Africa’s democracy through boxing. It will also recognise, honour and celebrate boxing legends, who played a significant role in shaping the nation’s identity, lifting the spirits of people during difficult times and for their continued influenced in boxing fraternity.
McKenzie has invited 30 boxing legends and will hand over national championship belts to former SA champions, who successfully defended their titles five times in the men’s division and three times in the women’s division, but were never officially awarded their belts.
Meanwhile, McKenzie will also hand over official uniforms to Boxing South Africa (BSA) ring officials, with each of the 83 officials receiving two sets of shirts and pants.
