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Fighting for funds
By SHEILA LASIBORI
THE Papua New Guinea Amateur Boxing Union (PNGABU) needs money to
send its boxers to the Pacific Games in Apia, Samoa, in May.
While the union is still in the process of selecting its boxers
for the games some business houses have shown their support in the
sport which brings out the real enthusiasm in individuals.
Eda Ranu on Friday committed K10,000 and board chairman Timothy
Bonga assured (PNGABU secretary John Avira and life member Bernard
Fong that the K10,000 cheque will be ready for pick by tomorrow.
“You have done us proud and we are happy to support,” Bonga said.
A construction company – KG Contractors – also committed K2,000
towards PNGABU.
While accepting the commitments, Fong said the union needed money
to help its boxers make it to the Pacific Games.
“We need money to help the boxers,” he said adding that from about
13 boxers that took part in last weekend’s trials in Port Moresby,
about seven will be selected for the games.
“If the selectors feel that they (boxers) are good they can go,”
Fong said adding both the male and female boxers had participated
in the trials with participants coming from other centres which
included Wewak, Lae and the Autonomous region of Bougainville.
 
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