Tec and WBC seek women´s empowerment through boxing

Students from the marketing career at the Tec campus in the State of Mexico, organized an event inviting representatives of the World Boxing Council as part of International Women’s Day on March 8th.

With the presence of the Mexican boxer Ibeth ‘La Roca’ Zamora and graduate of the State of Mexico Tec campus José Antonio Arreola, who is a member of the World Boxing Council, the student team expressed their appreciation for women through boxing.

“Boxing is a sport that has always empowered women. This is not something new, it is something that goes back a long time, even before soccer in Mexico.

“And now, with young minds in this team, we want to launch different ideas to be able to grow this market, trying to bring our boxing values ​​such as equality, non-discrimination and integrity to the new generations,” shared José Antonio.

Women´s empowerment

The event was organized by the students Aranza Hernández, Ana Paula Galindo, Sofía Fernández, Paulina Vargas and Luis García, as part of a professional practice of the educational model of the Tecnológico de Monterrey: Tec21.

“The purpose of this event was to offer a space to empower girls, so that they could feel heard and free themselves. We seek to break all the barriers that exist not only in sport but in general.

“We are very happy to have worked with the World Boxing Council. We do it with a lot of love, resilience and learning to understand that this is not a movement of women and men, it is a joint movement that we all need to be a part of,” Aranza explained. .

Ibeth ‘Roca’ Zamora

The students of the team invited the Mexican boxer and world champion Ibeth ‘Roca’ Zamora, who belongs to an Otomi community in the north of Toluca, in the State of Mexico. She debuted as a boxer in 2007 and has 30 wins in 36 matches.

“I proudly represent indigenous women, it is difficult to leave your community and leave the role that was predestined for you. There are many stereotypes that exist just for being a woman, but you have to be determined in what you want and persistent in achieving your goals to put aside all negative comments.

“Thanks to boxing I have been able to find a community; Outside the ring it has led me to great friends. The competition and rivalry is inside the ring and we are outside to support each other.”

World Boxing Council

José Antonio Arreola, communication representative of the World Boxing Council in Mexico and a Tec graduate, explained that for decades, the organization has sought to address social problems through diverse projects.

“The World Boxing Council’s first major project was to combat discrimination, and now many more have emerged; At this time, what we are looking for is to give boxing visibility as a tool to eradicate violence in society ”he stressed.

By EMANUEL VARELA, FERNANDA ZAMBRANO / STATE OF MEXICO CAMPUS –

Photos RODRIGO CASTILLO