Golden Gloves boxing postponed

Golden Gloves boxing postponed

JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Amateur Boxing Association has
postponed the Golden Gloves championships from June to November
to give host Dili, East Timor ample time to prepare for such a
major event.

Sukendar Widjaja, secretary general of the East Timor boxing
governing body, said yesterday the four-month delay, announced by
the association over the weekend, would help the organizers over
come their financial problem prior to the annual boxing meet.

Dili, which will play host to the event for the first time,
has to collect at least Rp 110 million (about US$50,000) out of
the set budget of Rp 170 million ($76,600). The National Sports
Council will donate Rp 50 million ($22,500), while the rest will
come from the association.

"The more time we have, the better our services and our chance
to become the overall championships title winner," Sukendar said,
reported Antara. (amd)