BOXING SOUTH AFRICA

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BOXING SOUTH AFRICA

• Presentation to Parliamentary Portfolio
  Committee on Sport and Recreation
• Wednesday 3 November 2004

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TRANSFORMATION AGENDA

• Deepen PDI interest
• Remove element of exploitation
• Create non-conflictual and regulated environment
• Improve personal benefits for boxers
• Develop medical database and information bank

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IMPLEMENTATIONOF TRANSFORMATION AGENDA

• Structural realignment of BSA
• Breakdown of licencees - race, gender, region
  category
• Development of licencees and administrators
• Personal benefits for boxers
• From stabilisation phase to qualitative phase
• Fiscal discipline
• Challenges ahead

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REALIGNMENT OF BSA

• 19 immediate challenges upon appointment
• Impasse of national controlling body and 9
  Provincial Commissions
• Empowering Provincial Commissions
• Single accounting authority
• Appointment of Provincial Service Providers
• Establishment of Associations
• Retaining experienced provincial personnel within
  boxing

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19 CHALLENGES

• Take charge of boxing
• Cut umbilical cord with DSR
• Regularise relationship with Provinces
• Facilitate formation of Associations
• Ensure stability in interim period
• Take account of funding
• Staff BSA
• Give immediate attention to boxing regulations
• Present to Portfolio Committee
• Formally launch BSA

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EMPOWERING PROVINCIAL COMMISSIONS

• Term of Office of PCs expired in 2002
• Minister not able to re-appoint in terms of
  Boxing Act
• BSA met with Provinces in November 2002
• Distinction between political and admin tracks to
  ensure continuity of boxing
• Provincial Commissions become committees of BSA

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NATIONAL BODY AND 9 PROVINCIAL COMMISSIONS

• Ten different bank accounts
• Inadequate accountability and financial
  management
• Duplication of procedures
• Differing standards among Provinces
• Licencees not receiving maximum benefit of
  regulatory body
• Need for single accounting authority

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APPOINTMENT OF SERVICE PROVIDERS

• Roadshow to licencees throughout country
• 6 models presented for new dispensation
• Overwhelming majority view
• Admin should be consolidated and administered by
  BSA
• Provincial Service Providers should be appointed

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ASSOCIATIONS

• New rules need new tools
• Promoters Association - April 03
• Ring Officials Association - June 03
• Interim Boxers Association - Feb 04
• Interim Managers/Trainers Association - Feb 04

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BOXING EXPERIENCE RETAINED

• Former members of Provincial Commissions used as
  tournament supervisors and serve as members of
  BSA Portfolio Committees
• Financial Affairs
• Medical Affairs
• Transformation and development
• Legal Affairs
• International Affairs
• Ratings and Sanctioning
• Marketing and Public Relations
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COMPETITOR ANALYSIS

• White males - 1 092 million viewers (4th after
  rugby, cricket and athletics)
• Black males - 3 203 million viewers (2nd after
  soccer)
• Black females - 2 048 million viewers (2nd after
  soccer)
• Source BMI

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TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT

• 20 Promoters
• 72 Ring Officials
• 26 Boxers
• 9 Administrators
• 500 licencees -provincial workshops
• Plans to train trainers, managers and ring
  announcers

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PERSONAL BENEFITS FOR LICENCEES

• Personal accident cover since April 04
• temporary and permanent disability R20 000
• emergency medical cover R10 000
• death benefit
  R20 000
• funeral expenses
  R 5 000
• Compensation for death /injury in the ring/gyms-
  December 04
• Medical aid options
• Taxation agreement with SARS for boxers
• Tax advice and financial planning for boxers

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STABILISATION PHASE TO QUALITATIVE PHASE

• National champions given colours for first time
• Establishment of Boxing Academy
• Grading of Ring Officials, Boxers and Promoters
• Workshops in Provinces
• Electronic payment of purses
• Minimum purses for boxers

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STABILISATION PHASE TO QUALITATIVE PHASE CONTD

• Introduction of inspectors
• Identification cards for licencees
• Payment of ring officials
• Recognition of World bodies
• Defined benefits for boxers
• Rehabilitation programme for drug offenders

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MAIN OUTPUTS vs TRANSFORMATION AGENDA

• BEE requirement for promoters
• Accreditation of gyms for future investment
• Electronic payment of purses
• Minimum purses
• Medical safety
• Public safety
• Disciplinary machinery
• World class boxing regulations
• Insurance and accident benefits
• Training and development
• Database and info bank

• Deepen PDI interest
• Remove exploitation
• Non-conflictual regulated environment
• Increase personal benefits
• Medical research database and information bank

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FISCAL GOVERNANCE COMPLIANCE

• Registered as a public entity since Dec 03
• Compliance with PFMA
• Highly qualified audit report in 2003 Policies
  and procedures are being put in place
• Finalising debts of former Provincial Commissions
• Process of financial consolidation almost
  completed

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EXPORTING SA BOXING

• Agreement with WBA - SA lead role in establishing
  WBA Pan African Titles in Africa
• Agreement with WBC - similar arrangement
• Agreement with Commonwealth Boxing Council
• Invited to establish boxing regime in Botswana
  and China

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CHALLENGES AHEAD

• Fewer or more promoters ?
• Taking boxing to rural areas
• Developing pools of graded officials
• Developing world class boxers and ring officials
• Development courses for managers/trainers/announce
  rs
• Relationship between boxing television

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CHALLENGES AHEAD CONTD

• Act governing boxing or combat sports
• Rights
• Flexibility of Regulations
• White boxers a dying species
• BEE for promoters- black business people
• No. of divisions and boxers within divisions

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BOXING SOUTH AFRICA

• Thank you for the opportunity
• Dr Peter Ngatane BSA Board member
• Ms Violet Magwaca BSA Board member
• Mr Krish Naidoo General Manager BSA
• With apologies from the remaining members of the
  Board
• Mr Mthobi Tyamzashe Chairman
• Mr Archie Jonas
• Mr Siphatho Handi
• Mr Sipho Pityana