South African National Boxing Organisation (SANABO) is the organisation that governs boxing (or olympic style boxing) for men and women in
South Africa. South African National Boxing Organisation is affiliated to the
International Boxing Association
The International Boxing Association (IBA), previously known as the Association Internationale de Boxe Amateur (AIBA), is an independent sport organization that sanctions amateur (Olympic-style) boxing matches and awards world and subordinate cha ...
(AIBA), along with the African Boxing Confederation (AFBC). SANABO is also affiliated to the
South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC), and
Sport and Recreation South Africa
Sport and Recreation South Africa (also known as the Department of Sport and Recreation) was until 2019 the department of the Government of South Africa responsible for sport in South Africa. In June 2019 it was merged with the Department of Arts ...
(SRSA). It organises national competitions such as the SANABO Elite National Championships and the SANABO Boxing League.
SANABO competes in the subregional Zone Four Boxing Championships under the auspices of AFBC, in which 14 member countries of the
Southern African Development Community (SADEC) participates. SANABO oversees all the nine South African provincial affiliates. Under the provincial affiliates are the districts and then the municipal boxing clubs in the governance structure. Boxing South Africa (BSA) is the organisation responsible for
professional boxing
Professional boxing, or prizefighting, is regulated, sanctioned boxing. Professional boxing bouts are fought for a purse bid, purse that is divided between the boxers as determined by contract. Most professional bouts are supervised by a regula ...
in South Africa. SANABO aims to be one of the top leading olympic style boxing nations in Africa and to be ranked among the top 12 leading boxing nations affiliated to the world governing body AIBA.
Affiliate Members
This is a list of
provincial
Provincial may refer to:
Government & Administration
* Provincial capitals, an administrative sub-national capital of a country
* Provincial city (disambiguation)
* Provincial minister (disambiguation)
* Provincial Secretary, a position in Can ...
affiliated members of SANABO, according to its constitution.
* Eastern Cape Boxing Organisation
* Free State Boxing Organisation
* Gauteng Boxing Organisation
* Kwazulu Natal Boxing Organisation
* Limpopo Boxing Organisation
* Mpumalanga Boxing Organisation
* Northern Cape Province Boxing Organisation
* North West Province Boxing Organisation
* Western Cape Boxing Organisation
Associate Members
This is a list of associate members of SANABO.
* University Sport South Africa – Boxing (USSA-Boxing)
Boxers
See also
*
Sport in South Africa
References
External links
SANABO websiteInternational Boxing Association (amateur) website
{{Sports governing bodies in South Africa
Boxing in South Africa
Boxing
National members of the African Boxing Confederation
2012 establishments in South Africa
Sports organizations established in 2012