How boxing bodies laid ground for talent growth

Kenya's Christine Ongare is punched by Northern Ireland's Carly McNaul during their women's 51kg semi-final boxing match during the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games at the Oxenford Studios venue on the Gold Coast on April 13, 2018. [Courtesy]

For the first time in years, the camaraderie between officials of the Boxing Federation of Kenya and Kenya Professional Boxing Commission seems somewhat real.

This was realised with the election of new officials of the two bodies in a relationship aimed at having boxers follow the due process of graduating from amateur to professional ranks.