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GBA receives equipment from USA Boxing, seeks assistance for November tourney
President of the Guyana Boxing Association, Steve Ninvalle, who recently attended
Pic – Steve Ninvalle and Amir Khan – GBA President Steve Ninvalle shares a light moment with world rated boxing Amir Khan at a dinner at the Grant Hyatt Hotel in Doha during the AIBA Congress.
the International Amateur Boxing Association (IABA) Extra Ordinary Congress in Doha Qatar, has indicated that the association has benefited from the goodwill of the United States of America Boxing Association.
Nivnalle informed that the organization donated boxing equipment. Senior official Ray Slivers and Mike Martino acquiesced to provide boxing equipment for Guyana. Ninvalle now has to arrange shipment of the gear to Guyana. He expressed gratitude to the Americans for their goodwill.
Ninvalle informed Kaieteur Sport that he spoke to the President of AIBA concerning assistance for the impending ‘Back to the Future’ Caribbean Goodwill Development tournament, scheduled to be hosted by Guyana, November 26-29. He was informed that he should write to the Regional body AMBC detailing what assistance GBA was in need of in staging the tournament. Ninvalle is in the process of dispatching the necessary communication to facilitate possible assistance.
Meanwhile, the AMBC has already committed to supplying equipment to Guyana and the necessary documentation is being forwarded.
Following the AIBA meeting Ninvalle travelled to the US to solicit assistance for the November 26-29 ‘Back to the Future’ Caribbean Goodwill Development tournament.
On his return more details on his attendance to the AIBA Congress in Doha and his US sojourn will be forthcoming.
Meanwhile, local boxers are in heightened preparations for the National Open Boxing Championships slated for October 23. These boxers will hope to gain the nod on the team to represent Guyana at the November event.
Already, 11 countries have indicated that they will be sending teams to the championship. Among them are Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Jamaica, Bahamas, St Maarten, St Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago, French Guiana and Martinique. Those countries still to confirm their participation are Venezuela, Belize, Aruba, US Virgin Islands and Cayman Islands.
The GBA were still out four million dollars of the over six million dollars budget to stage the event, hence him soliciting funds in the US. He was also hopeful that more local businesses will chip in.
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