By Carlos Costa

The World Boxing Association (WBA), the world’s oldest boxing sanctioning body is set to celebrate its 98th Convention from the 6th to the 11th of Novemberin the City of Fuzhou in Jiangxi Province, China, announced yesterday the WBA President Gilberto Jesus Mendoza.

The important gathering will be the WBA’s second convention in the land of Dr.  Sun Yat-sen since the Chengdu Convention in 2007.    This year, Chinese good-luck winds foretell a total success for this Convention in China after resounding thumbs up successes in Panama in 2015 and Medellin in 2017.

“The principal objective of the World Boxing Association (WBA) Convention is to get together our regular members, our officials, our regional bodies as well as our directors to discuss and analyze different subjects related to the world of boxing,” stated Mendoza.

“In addition, we will be carrying out our seminars for physicians as well as seminars for those members of the WBA who play a very important role in our world title fights: our officials, doctors, federations and commissions” shared the WBA President.

The agenda of activities includes arrival of attendants on November 6, a general assembly for November 7as well as meetings with promoters and a medical seminar for November 8.  

A seminar for WBA International Judges will unfold on November 9.   The next day will be for conclusions, recommendations, and a boxing event organized by WBA China will be carried out that evening.    Attendants say goodbye to China for their flights back home on November 11.  

The author Carlos Costais a Panama boxing reporter based in the Philippines.    Carlos can be reached at carlos512@hotmail.comand whatsapp +639184538152.