UE HOST TRIANGULAR BOXING TODAY (PAGE 47, DEC 18)

The Upper East Region will host the revised Northern Triangular Boxing Tournament at the Navrongo Cinema Palace today in what promises to be an exciting tourney.
Boxers from the three Northern regions — Upper East, Upper West and Northern Regions — will take part in the tournament.
The Upper East Regional Sports Development Officer, Mr John Bosco Abase, who disclosed this to the Daily Graphic at Bolgatanga said the tournament formed part of the region’s preparation towards this year’s National Sports Festival.
He said apart from that, organisers were looking forward to making it an annual event with each of the three regions taking turns to host the event every two or three weeks as a way of unearthing potential world champions.
Mr Abase also hinted that plans and preparations were underway to organise an inter-districts competition to select a formidable regional team to represent the region in the forthcoming National Sports Festival.
According to him, all the districts in the region are currently preparing feverishly towards this inter-district competition on a date yet to be fixed.
The Regional Sports Development Officer also disclosed that a number of sporting activities and events were being planned for next year to coincide with the regions 50th anniversary celebrations.
Amongst the events are an inter-district Under 15 marathon race, inter-district Under 15 football competition, inter-zonal volleyball completion for men and women, as well as a Northern Triangular Tennis tournament among the senior teams of the three regions of the north.
He also said a boxing tournament among Upper East, Greater Accra and Burkina Faso had also be lined up among the activities to commemorate the regions golden jubilee celebration.
He disclosed that a number of regional sports associations had been reconstituted and would soon be inaugurated to enhance the promotion and development of sports in the region.