BSA remains committed to supporting initiatives that promote women, says Hunter

This assurance was given by the regulator, the Women in Boxing Committee, in a statement in response to a comment made in the Sowetan by Nokuthula Tanda. Tanda, the Mrs Curve SA 1st princess for 2026, hosted an event at trainer Sean Smith’s gym in Sunninghill last Saturday. She provided a platform for female boxers and females in general to encourage them to use boxing to fight through their pain.

Tanda told this writer she was happy to have done that through her EmpowerHER Experience Event. She said recently crowned SA mini flyweight champTyla Promnickand IBO junior lightweight world champ Bernice Ferreira attended the event, but representatives of the Women in Boxing Committee did not show up. The regulator responded via a statement which reads: “Women in Boxing Committee memberShereenHunter, responsible for communications, clarified that while she supports women’s empowerment initiatives and recognises the value of boxing as a vehicle for social change, she only received the invitation a few days before the event and was unable to attend due to prior commitments.

“Hunter further indicated the Women in Boxing Committee communicated directly to Mrs Tanda, referring to their inability to attend the event, which should not be interpreted as a lack of support in women’s empowerment initiatives. “Boxing South Africa believes that stronger co-ordination and more structured communication will assist in ensuring that future opportunities for collaboration are identified well in advance.” “Boxing South Africa acknowledges and appreciates the positive objectives of the EmpowerHER initiative, which focuses on important issues including gender-based violence, gender equality, confidence building and women’s empowerment through the platform of boxing.