Numerous countries have shown confidence in the leadership skills of President of the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA), Steve Ninvalle.
So much so that they have nominated him to be president of the American Boxing Confederation (AMBC) at the elections which will be held in Moscow, Russia from November 2-3.
“The AIBA (world governing body of amateur boxing) statutes states that five countries have to nominate you and I have been nominated by more than five countries in the Caribbean” said Ninvalle yesterday.
“This is just a nomination but it is something credible that you can be nominated to. I am humbled and honored that they (the countries) have shown the confidence that I have the ability to lead the Americas.”
The presidency of the AMBC automatically makes you an AIBA Vice President. Ninvalle added that “It is just a nomination but in itself it’s a giant step because it has never happened before that someone of the Caribbean has been nominated to run for the presidency of the AMBC”.
Ninvalle’s AMBC Presidential nomination comes on the heels of him becoming the first person from the English speaking Caribbean to be an executive committee member of AIBA.
“The nomination is the first step and of course there will be many more hurdles whether or not you will be elected the presidency” Ninvalle concluded.
Note: The AMBC has 42 affiliated countries while 203 countries are affiliated with AIBA, the second most after FIFA.
