GBA’s new Referee/Judges Commission dominated by women

The Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) is now fully compliant with the mandate of the International Boxing Association (AIBA), following the recent appointment of a Referee/Judges Commission which has a composition of 60% females.

The five-person Commission, appointed last month, is made up of three females and is chaired by Guyana Defence Force Warrant Officer and AIBA One Star referee Lawrence Assanah. The three females are Sherece Agard, Denoila Bristol and Nicola Yhap, all of whom are Committee Members.
Richard Braithwaite, also an AIBA One Star referee, was appointed Vice Chairman of the Commission.

Selecting females to be a part of the decision-making processes is in keeping with the aim of AIBA and other sporting bodies in the world, to institute balance between the genders. GBA President Steve Ninvalle has explained that the association took it a bit further, since 60% of the Commission is made up of females.
“We have taken it a bit further in the fact that we have placed the majority in the hands of the females. We will try to see how much we can continue in this vein, to ensure that women have their fair share and play their part in the development of boxing in Guyana,” he said.
The Commission was previously chaired by a female, Ramona Agard, another AIBA One Star referee. Assanah and other members of the R/J Commission will hold office for two years.