Hafeez Khan is a diminutive, animated busybody who has never graced a boxing ring in his life. He is, however, a vociferous advocate of amateur boxing, a sport which he says “deserves far more attention and official support” than it has ever gotten.
Two years ago he was elected to the presidency of the Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA), an assignment which he evidently relishes but one which has provided him with painful insights into the drudgery of administering a sport afflicted by a chronic scarcity of resources.