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GBA President elected to run for AIBA position
President of the Guyana Boxing Association Steve Ninvalle was yesterday elected to run alongside Dr. Domingo Salano, the
Steve Ninvalle
AMBC President, for an AIBA Executive position when the AIBA Congress is held in South Korea in November of this year.
Ninvalle was elected in Barbados at a meeting attended by presidents of 13 Caribbean countries. He was nominated by Barbados and seconded by the US Virgin Islands.
Labeled a “firebrand” by his Caribbean counterparts, Ninvalle received the nod of all 13 after St. Lucia’s David Shakes Christopher bowed out of the race.
Contacted yesterday the GBA boss declared that the confidence shown on him by so many countries is heartening and gives him the opportunity, once elected, to fight for more assistance for Caribbean boxing.
Trinidadian James Beckles in explaining the executive post via telephone from Barbados, pointed that once elected, Ninvalle will be in an assistant Vice President capacity under Vice President Dr. Salano, who will seek re-election. Beckles noted that this is the first time that a rep from the English speaking Caribbean has been put up for this important election of the World amateur boxing body (AIBA) and he feels Ninvalle is a worthy candidate.
David Shakes Christopher, who stepped aside to let Ninvalle secure the nomination uninhibited, has been working closely with his Guyanese counterpart over recent times for the improvement of the sport. He said he felt his Guyanese brother was in a better position to push for the sport at that level and is looking forward for him getting the vote come November. Shakes, who is the St Lucia association President, said he will be lobbying all the other Caribbean territories and the Americas to support Ninvalle’s bid in Korea in November.
He sees this as a big step for the region as a whole and Guyana, with support from St Lucia, Barbados and Trinidad has been keeping boxing on the move in the Caribbean, noting that Guyana has the lone Olympic medalist in the sport in Michael Parris to date. Shakes feels that much more is needed in the Caribbean to break the Olympics jinx and with the right representation the international body could help in the moulding of the talent to see countries here putting their stamp on the Olympics and other top flight competitions as Cuba did in the past.
The meeting of Caribbean boxing head continues today.
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