Maduro receives the title of honorary champion of the World Boxing Association

The president of Venezuela, Nicholas Maduroreceived this Monday the title of honorary champion from the president of the World Boxing Association (WBA), Gilberto Mendoza, in recognition of his “support for the massification of sport.”

The act in which the title was awarded, broadcast by the state channel Venezolana de Televisión (VTV), took place in the Miraflores Palace in Caracas, headquarters of the Executive, in the company of local and international athletes.

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The meeting was attended by the Venezuelan boxer Roger “El Niño” Gutiérrezdecorated by Ripe in January 2021 with the Francisco de Miranda Order in its first class, after the athlete stripped the WBA super featherweight title from Nicaraguan René Alvarado in a fight held last year.

The president of the World Boxing Association (WBA), Gilberto Mendoza, hands over the title of honorary champion to the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro. (EFE / Miraflores Press).

The meeting at the Government headquarters was also attended by the deputy director of the WBA World Championships, Julio Alberto Thyme, and Gutiérrez’s trainer, Jorge Fernández.

the management of mendoza Front of WBA It began in 2015, when he took over from his father -who died in 2016-, of the same name, who was president of the organization from 1982 until he was relieved by his son, known as “Gilbertico”.

Source: Elcomercio