The boxing programme at the London Olympics in 2012 has had to be revisited due to a lack of funding, it was revealed today.
The British Amateur Boxing Association (BABA) will have to revise its programme in the run-up to games after receiving just over half the funding they had planned for.
The London 2012 Olympics is a benchmark year for boxing as the International Olympic Committee gave the go-ahead for women's boxing to be included for the first time.
However, it was announced that boxing received a net increase in funding of £950,000, far off the £1.8 million they had been expecting.
BABA chairman Derek Mapp revealed that cuts would have to be made as a result of the lack of money
“We haven't got what we require to implement our programme fully," Mapp said.
"We had originally bid for £1.8million for the women's programme. We are not trying to be greedy, we are just trying to be pragmatic."
He added: "This will mean a cut in either the women's or men's programme."
Asked if the sport had been organising a programme on the basis it would receive all the money it had asked for, Mapp said: "Yes, to be honest.
"That's not available now, so we are going to have to pull our belts in. It's going to be tougher than we thought it would be."
