WBC Convention Day Two

A stark presentation by former DEA Agent Rocky Herron about the blight and curse of drugs on young people.

Rocky who joined the DEA aged twenty three, has now retired three decades later and has been working with the WBC for five years outlines home failure, school failure, adolescent depression, juvenile crime and the path of homelessness as agents of despair.

Illicit drugs are toxically powerful and cheap causing havoc. Three hundred people per day, every day in the USA are dying from this. Rocky has talked with 260,000 youngsters urging them to make the smart choice of I choose my future saying the only person you become is the person you choose to be.

Two times world champion Billy Dib gave a presentation about helping boxers to invest their purses for the future, when they retire. This would involve salting away thirty three percent of earnings to be able to retire with dignity. Billy and the WBC are working towards a program for boxers to invest for their futures. WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman invited people to combine and unite to confront this problem.

Three times heavyweight champion Michael Moorer presented a cruise plan which will start next year. A voyage with boxing legends. To help raise funds for fighters and for the fans a great journey with their stars.

A presentation about former fighter Iwao Hakamada who was unjustly convicted of murder and arson. Originally sentenced to death, he languished forty eight years in prison. The campaign to free him which happened in 2014 was led by his sister Hideko.

The Great multiple champion Danny Garcia and artist Silvio Rognoni have created an attractive everyday belt for all WBC Champions. Sizes to fit all waists.

Dr Sanford Silverman gave a vital talk about mental health in boxing facing challenges and not hiding issues. This involves head injuries, mood disorders and cognitive issues. Early detection prevents long term damage. Mental health screening is a recommendation to all boxing commissions.

The presentation of the Rumble in the Jungle fiftieth anniversary belt by talented artist Leon Sala.

Then presentations of BoxRec and FightFax. Next year is the twenty fifth anniversary of BoxRec. Marina Sheppard outlined its key aims. Accuracy, transparency, feedback, integrity, innovation.

BoxRec has more than twenty four million users and implements 4,333 edits daily. It monitors more than five thousand shows annually.

Han Hoang Mai is the CEO of FightFax. The new up to date digital platform was launched this year.It has a modern interface, data completeness and unbiased ranking. It’s user friendly and there is commission cooperation.

He stressed there is always room for expansion, promoting fairness and inclusion.

A hands on session using Sean Gibbons as the subject by Vic Starite The Cut Man, explaining how to deal with cuts and swellings. One implement requiring great skill is the enswell. Time and care needed in the minute of rest because as he says some places are like the Wild West.

BoxMed led by Andrew Kruger is a weight control Ap which takes boxers just five minutes to access. It is available in seven languages and they have dubbed our President Mauricio Sulaiman into to all of them to deliver the message.

Emergency response is just a call away and this service is completely free. It has wound management and a nursing staff. This service will soon be mandatory for WBC champions and the first fifteen ranked fighters.

So far, 911 registrations, 105 commissions and 57 doctors in this innovative initiative.