WBC congratulates Donald Trump on his victory in the United States Presidential Election

Donald Trump will become the 47th president of the United States of America after surpassing the 270 electoral votes necessary for his victory. Trump, 78, who will take office on January 20, 2025, is the first person to win two non-consecutive presidential terms since the 19th century.

Donald Trump & Don king with the WBC belt

Donald Trump is a member of the boxing community, as well as being a great fan of our sport, serving as a promoter in the 80s and 90s. His partnership with Don King was highly successful.

Don King, Donald Trump, Malcolm Forbes, Jesse Jackson & John H. Johnson

Donald Trump & Mike Tyson

Mike Tyson fought five times at Trump Plaza, just when he was the great world champion and considered the most feared man on the planet. Julio Cesar Chavez also showed his greatness in Atlantic City, and many more champions managed to make this venue become the world boxing capital for several years. There, Donald Trump was seen very active at press conferences, weigh-ins and in the ring, in fights alongside Don King.

Donald Trump present at press conferences

Donald Trump & Sugar Ray Leonard

Boxing owes Donald Trump one of the most important acts in the history of sport in relation to justice, inclusion and rejection of racial discrimination.

World champion Jack Johnson was the first Afro-American boxer to be crowned in the heavyweight division, at the beginning of the 20th century. In 1913 he was tried and sentenced to one year in prison; his crime was driving a car in the company of a white woman, precisely his wife, and crossing from one state to another. He had to flee the country, and upon his return, five years later, he was imprisoned and stripped of all his property. Johnson died in poverty in 1946, and was considered a criminal by American law.

Jack Johnson and his wife

For decades, many attempts were made, under the leadership of Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard and others, with the absolute and unconditional support of the WBC. The goal was to obtain a presidential pardon and clear the name of the great champion. The petition went through the Senate, and was on the desk of Presidents George W. Bush, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, and none granted the pardon.

Donald J. Trump displays the pardon for Jack Johnson in the Oval Office

A final attempt was made in 2018, the WBC sent the pardon petition, and on this occasion, Sylvester Stallone took the case with passion, and it was on May 24, 2018 that Donald Trump granted the presidential pardon to Johnson, and the certificate was given to his granddaughter Linda Haywood, in an event in the Oval Office of the White House.

Sylvester Stallone, one of the driving forces behind Jack Johnson’s pardon

The WBC and its President Mauricio Sulaimán congratulate Donald Trump on his victory in the United States elections and wish him great success in his next administration.