The President of the World Boxing Affiliation (WBA), Gilberto Jesus Mendoza, met with the Secretary Basic and CEO of IBA, Chris Roberts, on Sunday through the boxing occasion that occurred in Madrid, Spain, the place Jennifer Miranda gained the interim featherweight belt of the pioneer group towards Teresa Almengor.
Each entities have labored hand in hand in a cooperation settlement that has yielded nice outcomes and can proceed to be strengthened. The 2 leaders talked about future tasks, together with the event of the technical officers corresponding to referees, judges and trainers. They spoke concerning the sensations of the present WBA trainers’ course in partnership with the IBA and it’s anticipated that different programs for judges and referees can be held within the close to future.
“The WBA-IBA alliance strengthens boxing, boxers have to have extra exercise and IBA is doing very nicely in that sense. As well as, the trainers’ course that we’re each selling has been a hit so I feel we are going to quickly maintain the WBA-IBA officers’ seminar to enhance the usual of judges and referees. Undoubtedly, collectively we’re stronger and we contribute extra to boxing”, Mendoza assured from the Spanish capital.
One other level to be mentioned was the event of the IBA Champion’s Night time, whose occasions have had the assist of the WBA and with bouts for each regional and world titles of the pioneer group. Fighters corresponding to Albert Ramirez, Albert Batyrgaziev, Muslim Gadzhimagomedov, amongst others, have had the chance to battle and win WBA championships on this nice challenge.
As well as, the event was a step ahead within the purpose to attain a unified WBA-IBA battle in December, which may have Gadzhimagomedov dealing with Julio La Cruz within the ring in Dubai, through the annual IBA congress.
That Dubai congress can be essential as a result of it is going to relaunch a league challenge just like the previous World Sequence of Boxing (WSB) and can give the chance for fighters from the IBA circuit to battle boxers from the WBA rankings.
The president expressed his assist for the IBA in its purpose to maintain boxing rising worldwide, along with expressing his pleasure for all of the upcoming tasks. He was very honored to thank Mr. Roberts for all of the collaboration and hopes that the ties will proceed to be strengthened for the advantage of the game.
