Boxing News of Tuesday, 31 March 2020Source: www.ghanaweb.comDon’t wait for boxers to qualify for Olympics before you support them - Joseph Agbeko tells gov'tJoseph AgbekoTwo-time bantamweight world champion, Joseph ‘King Kong’ Agbeko has called on authorities to invest in the national boxing team, the Black Bombers even before they qualify for the Olympic Games. The Black Bombers struggled to qualify just two of its boxers for the Tokyo Olympic Games which has been postponed to July 2021. According to Agbeko the inability to raise funds for qualification games has culminated in Ghana’s poor form at the global tournament. In a recent interview sighted by GhanaWeb, the former IBF champion questioned why authorities wait for boxers to qualify to the Olympics before they invest in them. Agbeko said, “You do not have to wait for them to qualify before you say we are taking them to Cuba or wherever.

Source: GhanaWeb March 31, 2020 16:07 UTC