ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: BOIFANG ‘MAY DOLLAR ’KENAOPE
SUN involved SPORTS: in? What sport code are you BOIFANG: Boxing. SUN resent? SPORTS: Which club do you repBOIFANG: BDF Donga boxing club in
Francistown. SUN SPORTS: When did you start competing in boxing? BOIFANG: I started in 2012. SUN SPORTS: What attracted you to boxing? BOIFANG: I got into boxing for self defence but it quickly developed into a talent. SUN SPORTS: How has boxing changed
your life? BOIFANG: I am a very disciplined individual thanks to boxing.
SUN SPORTS: What are your major achievements in boxing?
BOIFANG: I won gold at the Botswana games, Silver at the Region Five games. I have also won gold five times at the BISA games be
tween 2012 and 2016. I was nominated as the most promising young boxer at the 2016BoBA awards. SUN SPORTS: What advice do you have for young people who want to become boxers?
BOIFANG: Boxing is just like any other sport. It instils discipline in young people. It is not fighting or violent as it is perceived to be. SUN SPORT: If you where to change anything about boxing, what would it be? BOIFANG: I would change the coaching system. I would love to see only one nationa lteam coach instead of coaches coming from different clubs. SUN SPORTS: Where do you see yourself in the next five years? BOIFANG: I see myself asa professional boxer competing in countries like South Africa. SUN SPORTS: What is the secret to your
success? BOIFANG: Staying hungry and working hard in the gym. SUN SPORT: Which famous athlete do you look up to? BOIFANG: Local boxer Mahommed Otukile. Sun Sport: What has been the saddest moments in your boxing journey? BOIFANG: There was a time when I got into a match without warming up and I got knocked out.
AGE: 21 HOBBIES: Making music.
FEARS: Losing my club coach.