Super Boxing League to kick start on July 7 without BFI approval

In the face of opposition from national boxing body BFI, the promoters of the Super Boxing League today announced that SBL’s first season would be held from July 7-August 12 in one centre, Delhi, while unveiling the eight teams and their owners.

“It’s a professional league and we are open for everyone. We don’t have to get anyone’s approval,” said owner-promoter Bill Dosanjh, businessman from England, when asked about BFI’s opposition to the League. BFI, headed by Ajay Singh, has refused to allow its boxers to figure in the event while its parent world body, AIBA, also withdrew its support to SBL after having “positive preliminary discussions.”

SBL, whose first season is to be held at the Siri Fort Auditorium in the National Capital, has former world champion and British Olympic medallist, Amir Khan, as its co-promoter. Khan was originally scheduled to attend the media conference here to unveil the details of the league but stayed back in Dubai after suffering a hand injury in training and is now expected to arrive here tomorrow.

“We are affiliated to WBC (World Boxing Council) and Amir Khan’s academy has enough boxing talent. We also have lots of NRI fighters based in London, America (US) and …read more