WBC participates at the International Summit of Women Leaders

The International Summit of Women Leaders is an initiative of Consultants in Planning – COPLAN whose main objective is to contribute to the greater participation of Women as social, political and economic  factors  in Peru and Latin America, promoting the exchange of experiences and knowledge that strengthen leadership to face current challenges.

On this occasion,  There was discussion about key players, who fight every day from for the development of equity and equal opportunities.

In this sense, the international summit welcomed  the participation of WBC President Mr. Mauricio Sulaiman as of significant importance.  He had talks with Gloria Nash Martínez, about the role of the WBC in the search for equality.

Mauricio Sulaiman talked about the origins of women’s boxing, recalled how this sport had been banned in many countries,. So our visionary Lifetime President Don José Sulaimán, always a great impetus of humanity, carried out an exhaustive,  extensive And persevering  campaign for the creation, development, promotion and sanctioning of women’s boxing.

Mauricio presented a video in which we could see the greatest exponents of the sport offering fantastic  battles, judges and ring officials, supervisors and other great People of immense  character and fortitude,  who have developed a career in the sport.

Gloria asked about the main challenge for women towards the development of women’s boxing. Mauricio pointed out that the challenge is not for our fighters, as our champions have always impressed,  by handling themselves with great professionalism, always being at weight for their fights and offering great battles.

The WBC leader pointed out that the real challenge lies in a currently lopsided  status quo and in the structure that surrounds them, and that it is the mission of the WBC and of each one of us, to break these paradigms,  in order to move once and for all towards a real pay equity and equal opportunities.

Mauricio also emphasized the potential of boxing to combat violence, as this sport is closely linked with values ​​such as dedication, work, sacrifice, honor and loyalty. Boxing has been mistakenly considered as a violent sport; however, there are transformative elements that are modifying the close nucleon of those who practice boxing.

To conclude, Mauricio  spoke about the great step of the organization  in search of equity: namely the homologation of the belt. In 2004, the WBC designed its women’s world championship belt for the first time, using a smaller plate, pink colors and a flower-shaped base; However, having carefully  listened to the global community and our champions,  the WBC understood that all those who step into the ring with the purpose of conquering glory, deserve the same recognition … so, as of today, all our champions receive the exactly the same world championship belt.