Tasmanian boxing is now gearing up for a new fight, but outgoing state president Graeme George expects to find no contest to a raft of changes from members of the disbanded association.
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Boxing Australia plans to step in and take control of the sport in the state to form a new association.
"I think it's a good thing really that Boxing Australia has stepped in and just help us restructure a better organisation," George said.
"What it does is it gives us a chance to tidy things up that were probably left wanting through the old committee."
A failure two years in a row to lodge financial returns had forced the hand of the Tasmanian Department of Justice, Consumer Affairs and Fair Trading to deregister Boxing Tasmania.
Boxers fighting under the state banner are no longer covered by insurance from injury until the change.
They will also have register with Boxing Australia before stepping in the ring of any sanctioned bout.
George was not willing to discuss how the balance sheet has ensured that Boxing Australia move a motion at its next annual general meeting to form a new Tasmanian organisation.
"I just don't think it's wise to go over old ground. I think it's wise to actually move forward," George said.
"I don't want to throw stones at certain people that they did this and did that.
"I'm not into that and all I care now is about is progressing the sport.
"I think the new plans Boxing Australia have outlined to me to move forward I'm actually very excited about what is going to happen."
George is hoping a fresh outlook from a new board will counterpunch the views of old disgruntled members.
George is one of the sport's longest serving and most respected voices in Tasmania.
"They, the [new] committee, are certainly going to have a bit more guidance and direction for sure," he said.
"That is just really important and sometimes, and I am not trying to point the finger, you get people in the sport that do try and create their own agendas.
"That has probably crept into Boxing Tasmania a little bit and that's probably why we're in the position it is."
George said the response has been mixed in boxing circles since the announcement of the restructure under a new banner.
The move will gain support from the Department of Sport and Recreation.
"There's a few things on facebook of people saying this or saying that," he said.
"I have had a lot of people ringing me up, but I am telling them that I see it as a positive - I really do."
Andrew Mathieson
The day I realised I wasn't good enough to play for St Kilda or be the No.1 spinner for Australia was when I realised journalism was the closest I could come to follow my passion for sport. And it's not just about the scores for me. It's the back story behind the game.
The day I realised I wasn't good enough to play for St Kilda or be the No.1 spinner for Australia was when I realised journalism was the closest I could come to follow my passion for sport. And it's not just about the scores for me. It's the back story behind the game.
