Venezuelans here for TT clash

Boxing promoter Boxu Potts yesterday thanked Ma Pau for their generosity in donating $10,000 to the card.

“Ma Pau is here to assist in the sporting development initiative throughout the Caribbean region and by extension the world,” Potts said.

The colourful boxing figure promised that amateur pugilists in this country will now have something to look forward to after years of “neglect”.

He declared: “The WBC is dedicated to the growth and development of the sport in the region and this project has received the support of its president Mauricio Sulaiman who is based in Mexico City, Mexico. The WBC created a platform for all disenfranchised boxers to come and box as this allows boxing fans who were starved of top class action in the ring, to now have a regular calendar of events to keep them entertained.” The former advisor to the local Boxing Board of Control is hoping that from the series of promotion leading up to this event, outstanding fighters will graduate into the WBC ranks and be eligible to participate in the planned Muhammad Ali International Cup. Potts added: “The WBC recognises that sport is one of the vehicles that can deter crime in and around society. As the world struggles with delinquent youths, we are the ones to fashion their thoughts into the right direction and their mind positively. This will be the biggest event in youth and amateur boxing in the world and it will rival the Olympic boxing competition.” The amateurs will be bidding for trophies and medals along with the opportunity to impress coaches with an eye for talent, in the WBC Youth and Amateur Programme.

Saturday night’s under- card includes seven fights along with two MMA bouts and the highly anticipated main event of Sheldon Lawrence vs Nigel Edwards.