Fighting for a good cause

THE first rule about the fight club is that we don't talk about the fight club - unless it's for a good cause. Then hey, tell all your friends, get them to suit up to watch you ringside, and also throw a sum of money into the philanthropic pot.

Welcome to the increasingly alluring world of white collar boxing, a phenomenon once termed "the new golf" by London's Financial Times. After sweeping through the British capital, the recreational sport - in which PMEBs turned amateur boxers enter the ring to raise funds for charity - has similarly set down anchor in Singapore over the last few years.

A stalwart among such events here is the White Collar Boxing (WCB) tournament, organised by Vanda Sports Group. Occuring biannually, the series has raised close to $3 million for various charities such as the Spastic Children's Association in Singapore, the Hong Kong Red Cro…