Below is How To Join Boxing In South Africa
A lot of boxers report a high-level satisfaction, boxing is a great sport, it’s a great way to earn money and gives you a healthy life. This is a guide on how to become a boxer in South Africa.
What is a boxer?
As a boxer you will have to fight opponents in a ring and win matches, however, that’s not everything. Boxing is entertainment and your work may go well beyond the ring, you will have to go to exhibitions and promotions. You should know how to rile the crowd up and make them buy your merch or tickets to your fight.
Get training
Boxing is very physically demanding, you need to train a lot, the training can take a few months or almost a year.
This depends on how to fit you are, the training is excruciating, you go through different parts of training.
You don’t get to get on the ring and fight or do some sparring on the first day. You first have to be physically fit, you should develop your stamina, strengthen your legs and shoulders.
Stamina is very important in boxing; you don’t want to get tired after 3 rounds in a 6-round match.
It’s also very important to strengthen your legs, boxing is full of movements inside the ring, rarely being stationary. Even tiny movements will require a lot of strength as you will need your legs for speed and balancing. Your shoulder should be strong, you need your shoulders to protect yourself, weak shoulders lead to a loss.
You won’t be able to keep your shoulders up when they’re tired, this will leave you vulnerable to attacks.
You can develop your stamina by running at least 5km a day and strengthen your legs by skipping a lot. You should skip for about 30 minutes per day and use the punching bag to train your shoulders.
It’s much better to join a boxing gym than to train on your own, your instructor will teach you everything you need to know.
Become an amateur boxer
Become part of an amateur boxing organization, you can find amateur boxing organizations near you by doing a Google search. You can also ask your coach to recommend you, you will have to register as an amateur boxer and will be subjected to a medical examination.
As an amateur boxer, you will fight in unofficial boxing matches, this is where you will build up your experience. These matches don’t count towards your record, this is where you should work to perfect your skills.
From there, you should know enough to work yourself up to being a professional boxer.
Boxing Licensing Procedure
As contemplated by the South African Boxing Act, Act No.11 of 2001, Boxing SA “may issue certificates of registration to any person who is not a member of Boxing SA as a boxer, official, trainer, manager or promoter”.
How much do I pay for my license?
BSA shall annually determine the various registration fees payable by persons applying for first registration or renewal fees. In alignment with the Boxing Regulations, BSA has published its annual licensing tariffs and these can be found on the BSA website.
Payments must be processed online using your credit/debit card or other available options. No cash payment to BSA officials is permissible.
When making bank payment, please use the reference number provided on the system as well as the banking details provided.
Payments made without an Application Form will not be considered for approval.