{"id":439,"date":"2026-08-24T14:39:43","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T14:39:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gianlucadicaro.com\/?page_id=439"},"modified":"2026-08-30T13:08:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T13:08:37","slug":"sierra-leone","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gianlucadicaro.com\/?page_id=439","title":{"rendered":"Sierra Leone"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"495\" src=\"https:\/\/gianlucadicaro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/BBSLLogoHR-1024x495.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gianlucadicaro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/BBSLLogoHR-1024x495.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gianlucadicaro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/BBSLLogoHR-300x145.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gianlucadicaro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/BBSLLogoHR-768x371.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gianlucadicaro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/BBSLLogoHR-1536x743.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gianlucadicaro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/BBSLLogoHR.jpg 1772w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-dark-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1 wp-block-paragraph\">Advised and assisted BBSL President John Harding Jr with all aspects involving the creation of the commission as well as development of all required documentation as well as association registrations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-dark-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2 wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;<strong>Boxing Board of Sierra Leone (BBSL)<\/strong>&nbsp;is&nbsp;the national governing body officially responsible for the licensing, sanctioning, and regulation of&nbsp;<strong>professional boxing<\/strong>&nbsp;within Sierra Leone. The organization functions to uphold safety standards, protect combat sports athletes, and build a sustainable structural pathway for local fighters to advance to international platforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-dark-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Key Leadership &amp; Administration<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-dark-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4\"><strong>President &amp; Commissioner<\/strong>: John Harding Jr. (Elected as the first-ever professional boxing president\/commissioner for the nation).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-dark-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5\"><strong>Secretary General<\/strong>: Eustace Harding.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-dark-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6\"><strong>Chief Medical Officer<\/strong>: Alhaji Komba.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-dark-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7\"><strong>Headquarters<\/strong>: 7 Josiah Drive, Lumley, Freetown, Sierra Leone.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-dark-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Core Responsibilities<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-dark-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9\"><strong>Licensing<\/strong>: Issuing official permits for professional boxers, trainers, promoters, and clubs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-dark-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-10\"><strong>Sanctioning<\/strong>: Overseeing and vetting professional fight cards and events hosted in the country.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-dark-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-11\"><strong>Safety &amp; Operations<\/strong>: Enforcing strict weigh-in routines, event security protocols, and designated evacuation plans via the&nbsp;BBSL Inspector Handbook.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-dark-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-12\"><strong>Medical Oversight<\/strong>: Evaluating fighters under strict medical guidelines to ensure combatant safety<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Advised and assisted BBSL President John Harding Jr with all aspects involving the creation of the commission as well as<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gianlucadicaro.com\/?page_id=439\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Sierra Leone<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":311,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-439","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gianlucadicaro.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/439","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gianlucadicaro.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gianlucadicaro.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gianlucadicaro.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gianlucadicaro.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=439"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/gianlucadicaro.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/439\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":466,"href":"https:\/\/gianlucadicaro.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/439\/revisions\/466"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gianlucadicaro.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/311"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gianlucadicaro.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=439"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}