Guyana’s Ninvalle submits to IBA Caribbean developmental programme for boxing
Following conclusion of the America Boxing Confederation (AMBC) Forum on Monday in Havana, Cuba, President of the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA), Steve Ninvalle, submitted to the International Boxing Association (IBA) a four-year Caribbean developmental programme for boxing.
Ninvalle disclosed that he presented the pilot initiative on behalf of the Caribbean region, and confirmed that the proposed programme has importantly received support of IBA President Umar Kremlev, who lauded the project and confirmed that the entity would provide the necessary resources for its implementation. The upgrading of technical officers, specifically referees, judges and coaches, was also discussed, Ninvalle disclosed.
GBA President Steve Ninvalle (left) posing with his Caribbean counterparts: Vincent Straun of the Bahamas, Neil Roberts of Grenada, Shawn Blair of St. Maarten, Vice President Ronald Joefield of Trinidad, Edwin Bass of Curacao, and David Christopher of St. Lucia, after the Forum of the America Boxing Confederation (AMBC) had been concluded
Further, it has been revealed that the region, led by Trinidad and Tobago, would be undertaking a Caribbean Professional Series. The GBA President shared about this development, “The importance of the forum and resulting developments cannot be easily quantified and/or understated. What the region – and specifically the Caribbean territories – strive to accomplish as a collective, despite having their individual ambitions and objectives, is to create a competitive and professional ecosystem to develop the discipline, which in turn will reduce the skill gap that exists between this region and the traditional areas of power. In the simplest of terms, this programme is essential to the holistic advancement of the region.
“This initiative will also serve in the evolution of our technical officers, who were discussed in detail in an effort to improve their ability and performance. Naturally, better judges, referees and coaches can only serve to the benefit of the sport. If we want to improve our sport and its overall quality and product, the advancement of technical officers (is) required. That is the universal truth, rooted in empirical evidence,” Ninvalle has further stated.
