Caribbean, African boxers could land scholarships

Steve Ninvalle receiving his AIBA tie from president of the body Dr. Ching-Kuo Wu on Wednesday during the four-day congress in Doha, Qatar.

Caribbean and African nations could soon find themselves punching with power equal to the more developed countries as the International Boxing Association (AIBA) is ready to lend a helping hand by offering scholarships to deserving pugilists of their lesser developed affiliates.

This is according to Guyana’s Steve Ninvalle, Executive Committee member of AIBA who attended the body’s four-day Congress which concluded yesterday in Doha, Qatar.

Ninvalle who was the Caribbean’s voice at the Congress, told this publication yesterday that