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WBC President Mauricio Sulaimain includes Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua on His Wish List for 2021

Joshua vs Fury is a priority for the WBC President in 2021

Boxing weathered the lockdown but avoided the knockout during 2020, and looked for a way to stay active with some big cards, like the one starring P4P No.1 “Canelo” in December.

The worldwide Covid-19 pandemic hit all industries really hard. Sports and entertainment were among the most affected. Events without public means athletes without income.

Boxing, inevitably also suffered from that situation, however, the sport looked for ways to stay active with some big cards, mostly behind closed doors, there were even drive-in events staged in car parks in the UK, courtesy of forward-thinking promoter Dennis Hobson.

However, Mauricio Sulaiman, President of the World Boxing Council, admits that there is concern, since: “It is dangerous that a whole generation of boxers is lost due to the pandemic,” after not seeing paid activity in many months.

In an interview with La-Lista, he explains how boxing has reinvented itself during this pandemic and begins by listing his top five desires for boxing this year:

1. Audience in cards

2. Opening of gyms so that everyone is back to training normally

3. Important fights between boxers who do not avoid commitments: Errol Spence vs. Terence Crawford; Juan Francisco ‘Gallito’ Estrada vs. Román ‘Chocolatito’ González; Saúl ‘Canelo’ Álvarez vs. Jermall Charlo; Saúl ‘Canelo’ Álvarez vs. GGG

4. Collaboration of all participants in the boxing industry

5. Tyson Fury vs. Anthony Joshua heavyweight clash

The Interview

What's the status of boxing during the pandemic?

"Boxing is going through a moment, I would say. It has been a very difficult year for all activities. All types of economy, sports and entertainment industry, although boxing has been very active. It was activated since May, and there were sporadic cards. In December there were already big cards with audiences especially in Texas, at the Dallas Cowboys stadium and at the Alamo Dome. The concern is regarding rookies and for beginners, because they depend on modest boxing cards, where tickets are sold and since public events are prohibited in most of the world, many boxers are unemployed and many gyms are closed."

What is the strategy to keep boxing active? Have they approached promoters, television stations and businessmen?

"The strategy was launched during the early stage of the pandemic, with activations through social networks, technology, stay home, but exercise, box. It has been a combination of participation of legends and current boxers so that one can stay active. We made protocols for the reopening of gyms. This worked very well.

We are with a program rescuing boxing looking for godparents of boxers, so that there could be some cards. We work with promoters, television stations, gyms looking for opportunities, so  that there is activity. Everyone lowering their pretensions, understanding the situation trying to keep the boxer from leaving the sport. The boxer who has not been active for months, a year, has to find other means to survive and it is dangerous that a whole generation of boxers is lost, due to this situation."

Who are those godparents that the WBC has sought so that this generation of boxers does not get lost?

"Carlos Bremer from Valué was spoken to at the time and he views this situation with sympathy. We have not made progress, but there is a possibility there. Also (we have spoken) with people who like boxing, who go to cards and who can usually sponsor a boxing career so young people do not give up boxing."

What indicators does the WBC have that alerts you to a possible loss of boxers to the pandemic?

"Definitely the number of fights is much lower than in other years. There are many who are going to go through the year without a fight and it is an adverse effect. What we have done has been to support every initiative so that there is boxing. We created a medical protocol that we share with the promoters to carry out cards without public to avoid contagion, but that there is activity in the ring. We have used technology to maintain training through the WBC virtual university." 

 

 

Read the full article at: britishboxingnews

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