Ghana lifts professional boxing ban just in time for Matchroom show

Ghana's National Sports Authority has lifted its nationwide professional boxing ban.

They suspended boxing after the deaths of 2 boxers in the space of 6 months. The first in March and the second in September.

The decision was made in order to come up with a new set of reforms to improve the safety of boxing in Ghana.

The official line is that 'after much deliberation, the NSA confirmed on Thursday that all boxing activities are now permitted to resume following 'significant progress in addressing the key issues that led to its suspension.'

Sure hope that's the reason. Sceptics might get the impression the money Matchroom's December 20th foray would bring to the country was too good to forgo.

 

Fair call. It just seems opportune that the blanket ban, only fairly recently imposed - following the ring death in September - has been conveniently lifted.

Let's not forget, Matchroom went public with their show for Ghana before the ban had even been lifted.

 

A really convenient and no doubt very profitable one.

 

So what to do they do when the Matchroom circus has left town, reimpose the ban?

My concern is opportunism may have removed the ban that was in place for very good reason.