ROUND 12 – SPECIAL EDITION – “A DAY IN THE OFFICE”

While I was doing my WBC Walk early in the morning and was checking my messages on WhatsApp and received a call at 6:50 am from Salvatore Cherchi from Italy, then saw a long list of emails coming into my box, so I started thinking what would it be to record a normal day in the office, I decided to write down, as much as I could, all the calls, WhatsApp, msm, emails, meetings and topics that happened during today January 7 2025. Here it is not in any particular order and a few matters left without name or topic due to the privacy of such matters :

Telephone calls with :

Salvatore Cherchi, Hector Sulaiman, Tarik, Yvon Michelle, Oswaldo Kuchle, Rodolfo Rosales ( Cleto Reyes ), Jazmine ( Abdu Rozik agent ), Simon from New Era Promotions , Hector Garcia , Todd Duboef , Imilse ( Wbc Cares therapist ), Alikan from Kazajistan , Juan Carlos Torres, Sean Gibbons, Juan Carlos Pelayo, Juan Carlos Hank, Porfesor Castro Ugalde ( Chavez Sr conditio coach ), former champions – Jose Luis Castillo, Victor Rabanales, Alfonso Zamora and Billy Dibb, Salvador Briman, Egis Klimas… not counting several calls from my wife ….

WhatsApp messages of importance :

George and Frank Warren, Spencer Brown, Taz Khan, Alessandra Branco, Don Majeski, Daneil Otter, Alma Montiel, Marcos Arienti, Rosy Contreras, Brian peters, Mauricio Pallares, Tocho from Oaxaca, Lee Eaton, Anson Wainright, Argentina reporter , Jose Manzur, Benito Bua , Todd Fox, Alex Poz Guatemala amateur, Tevin Farmer, Sean Gibbons, Ahmet Oener, Cherchi, Vadim Kirilov, Geraldine Davies, Mehdi Ameur, Lennox Lewis, Salvador Quirarte, Katy Lopez, Wertman, Camarillo, Pepe Manzur, Zena, Graciela Francolugo, Jason Young, Jack Donovan, Arturo elias, Alejandro Hernandez, Pipino Cuevas, Francisco Mendoza, Fernando Sulaiman, Fernando Gomez, Pepe Gomez , Callum Jonhson, Oswaldo Principi , several members of the board ….

Meetings in the office :

– 2025 Kick off meeting with all staff
– Maintenance project approval
– Finance director report and monthly plan
– WBC belts stock and production of 6th generation belt
– Storage, files and digital platform system report.
– Alma Montiel photographer plan
– 2025 planning report for implementation
– Review of options Trainer and lodging for 2 boxers visiting from abroad for 2 months
– Riyadh Season WBC Boxing Grand Prix meeting with staff, Zoom with advisors
– Zoom with matchroom
– Meeting with staff member wife to attend a family emergency
– Review of design and production process of 3 sensational commemorative belts for upcoming events.
– Administration of world titles report and plan of action
– WBC champion committee annual report of activities
– London trip agenda and meeting confirmations

Important communicattions :

– Ring officials internal committee plan of action
– Promoters Summitt
– Internal data base and blanket papers for communicattions with promoters
– Ready to fight action plan 2025
– Riyadh Season WBC boxing Grand Prix listings, presentations and plans of action
– Letters to begin free negotiations of mandated fights.

Variety of topics managed during the day :

– Activation with WBC ambassador Ciro el Buho from Argentina
– Confirmation of ring officials for Inoue vs Goodman
– Appointment of ring officials and supervisors for upcoming fights
– Safety committee communicattions for medicals and weigh ins
– Attention to Donovan Curry request to find solutions to his dad Don Curry current situation
– Attention to a diverse sanction requests received
– Michael Moorer 2025 project overview
– Nonito Donaire projects 2025
– Medical assesment of champion Jessica Nery Plata
– Communicattions with Dr Louis Rodriguez on pending topics
– Condolences to Dr Sergio Sandoval for the passing away of his father
– Received from the Senate of the State of Texas a flag and resolution in honor of the passing of our dear mother
– Mandatory retirement plan for boxers communicattions with a variety of persons and institutions
– WBC Cares donation of 50 boxes of food
– Cubap Uruguay monthly magazine
– Daily birthday administration
– Thrilla in Manila 50th Anniversary papers
– Invitation to the President of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum 100 day in office
– Review of flights for January and February
– Rocky Heron plans for 2025
– Year celebration mass in Venezuela
– Report from feeding the children program in India
– Review of daily media report

It is now 8 pm and must go to be with my family, a few more things will happen from now until I go to bed and then again tomorrow will be another day.

My extreme gratitude to all the great staff members in our office and the so many loyal members throughtout the world who support all the actions of the WBC and in honor to the boxers and promoters in the world .

Good night…

Mauricio Sulaiman