Potts wants TT to follow Mexico’s boxing module

Potts is calling on the Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs, the Sport Company of TT and the TT Boxing Board to look at the Mexico module and make a decision on where they want to take boxing in TT .

Potts says the new boxing module in Mexico allows the Government to have full control of how funds are allocated for the sport.

Potts said, “Mexico recently took a decision to disassociate themselves from the AIBA (International Boxing Association) affiliated organisation in their country. The Sports Minister in Mexico made a decision to take the funding from the AIBA affiliated organisation and put it under his Ministry, so he could apportion the budget to create the growth and development for boxers in Mexico.” Mexico is a powerhouse in boxing, claiming numerous Olympic medals.

Potts said the WBC decided to get involved in amateur boxing because they don’t like the state the sport is in. “The WBC has made a conscious decision to get involved in amateur boxing in a big way to assist the youths of the world. We know we would have gotten some resistance from AIBA, but that is what is expected and that is what they are supposed to do. They have controlled boxing into the state that it is in today.

With that said a lot of Sport Ministers around the world are being fooled into believing that AIBA is the sole entity that could get boxers to the Olympics.” Giving his opinion on what else can de done to help boxing locally, Potts said, “We need to hold training courses, we need to certify coaches, the coaches that are certified must be put in schools to work alongside the PE (Physical Education) teachers.”