REGULAR BRAIN SCANS IN AFRICA PRO BOXING SHOULD BE COMPULSORY TO AVOID MORE DEATHS IN THE RING
▪️ It’s high time African governments are fully involved in regulating pro boxing to assist promoters and commissions in the exorbitant brain scans
The death of Ghana’s Ernest “Bahubali” Akushey should serve as a wake-up call for African governments to avoid sitting on the fence and get fully involved in regulating professional boxing.
Akushey, 32, died two weeks after fighting compatriot Jacob Dickson at the Bukom Arena in Accra.
In a typical reactionary measure common in Africa but a wise decision, Ghana’s National Sports Authority has suspended boxing in what it said was a necessary step to protect lives, uphold the integrity of the sport and ensure its future as as well as establishing more professional and globally-aligned standards for boxing.
The authorities did however not specify whether the suspension affects only pro boxing or amateur boxing is also involved.
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