admindifferent categories from light welterweight to heavyweight.
The tournament will feature five provinces — Bulawayo, Midlands, Matabeleland North, ZNA and Mashonaland East.
Zaba technical director, Petros Masiyambumbi, presented an opportunity for the fighters to build their profiles ahead of upcoming international tournaments.
“This is our first tournament of the year. It’s a national tournament and we have invited all the provinces but some are not coming due to financial problems.
“We have boxers from five provinces who have confirmed their participation.
“We are expecting a good competition. ZNA are the title-holders and they have been dominating all the tournaments, including national championships, and the Champions of Champions.
“However, it’s going to be a tough situation as some provinces will come and try to challenge ZNA but like in any other sports anything can happen.
“It is also an opportunity for the boxers to build their profile for selection into the national team for future international events,” said Masiyambumbi.
ZNA have been dominating local tournaments over the years.
ZNA coach, Alexander Kwangwari said they will be out to defend their titles in the different categories they won last year.
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