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Ninvalle to lobby for funds overseas for Goodwill boxing tourney
Still about $4M away from target
President of the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA), Steve Ninvalle has informed that he will be lobbying for additional financial support overseas for the upcoming 3rd Caribbean Goodwill Tournament dubbed ‘Back to the Future’, and scheduled to get underway here from November 26-29.
Steve Ninvalle
Ninvalle indicated that he is scheduled to attend the AIBA Extra Ordinary Congress in Qatar on October 12 and 13 and on his way back he will visit the United States to seek additional funding for the event. The GBA head explained that with the more than 13 Caribbean countries that are scheduled to come to Guyana to engage in the four days tournament, the budget for hosting the event is in the vicinity of $6.5M. So far they have collected just about $2.8M, a third of the sum needed.
While seeking overseas intervention, Ninvalle is hopeful that local businesses will come on board to make the championship a success and aid the development of the young boxers. The Guyana Olympic Association has pledged a substantial part of what has been received so far.
Jamaica and St Lucia have so far registered to participate. Others down to participate include Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados and The Bahamas Islands. The other countries invited but still to confirm participation are Venezuela, Belize, Aruba, Cayman Islands, US Virgin Islands and Martinique.
GBA has called up thirty local boxers to prepare for the championship, but this number will be trimmed down after the boxers participate in the National Open Championships scheduled for this month end. They will be under the tutelage of several coaches including Terrence Poole, Sebert Blake, Wincel Thomas, Clifton Moore, Adrian Thomas and James Wallcott.
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