{"id":9608,"date":"2019-01-29T19:13:38","date_gmt":"2019-01-29T19:13:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/?p=9608"},"modified":"2019-01-29T19:13:38","modified_gmt":"2019-01-29T19:13:38","slug":"round-12-annual-report-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/en\/round-12-annual-report-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Round 12: Annual Report 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

Round 12: Annual Report 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n

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By Mauricio Sulaiman
\nWBC President \u2013 Jose Sulaiman\u2019s son<\/p>\n

\"wbc<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/a>2018 in numbers<\/h1>\n

WBC CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHTS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
WBC Championship Fights<\/strong><\/td>\n# of fights<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
World Championship (Male)<\/strong><\/td>\n44<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Silver Championship (Male)<\/strong><\/td>\n23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
World Championship (Female)<\/strong><\/td>\n36<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Silver Championship (Female)<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0 7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

The WBC celebrated its 2,000th championship fight in an historic event, in which the Mexican-American Jos\u00e9 Carlos Ramirez defeated Amir Imam, to become the new WBC super lightweight champion.<\/p>\n

Trips (President)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Country<\/strong><\/td>\n# of visits<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mexico<\/strong><\/td>\n30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USA<\/strong><\/td>\n16<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
England<\/strong><\/td>\n4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Russia<\/strong><\/td>\n2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ukraine<\/strong><\/td>\n2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Canada<\/strong><\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Germany<\/strong><\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hong Kong<\/strong><\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Italy<\/strong><\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Japan<\/strong><\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Japan<\/strong><\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Latvia<\/strong><\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Spain<\/strong><\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thailand<\/strong><\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vatican City<\/strong><\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wales<\/strong><\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TOTAL<\/strong><\/td>\n65<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
City<\/strong><\/td>\n# of visits<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Los Angeles<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
London<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Carson<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kiev<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Las Vegas<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
New York<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bangkok<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cardiff<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dallas, Texas<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Louisville, Kentucky<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Madrid<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Manchester<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Moscow<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Munich<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nakhon Ratchasima<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Phoenix<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Quebec<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Riga<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Roma<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sochi<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Syracuse<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tokyo<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vatican City<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Washington D.C.<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TOTAL<\/strong><\/td>\n65<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Priority Programs: Scholas \/ BoxVal
\nSCHOLAS \/ BOXVAL EVENTS
\nJan-18 First BoxVal Workshop in Mexico City
\nFeb-18 Appointment as WBC BOXVAL ambassador
\nFeb-18 Fight for peace
\nApr-18 Special Olympics
\nMay-18 KO Bullying
\nMay-18 Training workshop at Ring Central
\nMay-18 Morelos Jail tournament
\nMay-18 High school for non fluent immigrant kids
\nMay-18 New Vision High School for Advanced Math and Science with boxers
\nMay-18 Giant hearts on Paseo de la Reforma
\nJun-18 Integration tournament Armed Forces
\nJun-18 Integration program with the security forces of CMDX
\nJul-18 La Bella Move WBC CHAMPIONS
\nJul-18 Donation of 4,000 bottles of juice
\nJul-18 BoxVal Clinic in Monterrey
\nAug-18 Training workshop in Ring Central
\nAug-18 Workshop with BoxVal Ambassadors
\nAug-18 BOXING AGAINST OBESITY AND SEDENTARISM
\nAug-18 Appointment of AB Alberto Mart\u00ednez as WBC BoxVal champion
\nAug-18 SUPPORT FOR THE ACADEMY @ROUND 13 IN LUGUBUMU
\nSep-18 RING; Boxing for reintegration
\nSep-18 Boxing without chains
\nSep-18 Workshop with BoxVal Ambassadors
\nSep-18 Visit to Foster House \u201cCrece\u201d
\nOct-18 Visit to McMillian\u2019s First Steps Child Care<\/p>\n

\"schol-1\"<\/p>\n

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Priority Programs: Clean Boxing Program Clean Boxing program<\/p>\n

\"cbp-tests\"<\/a><\/p>\n

2018 Achievement: Pope Francis live videoconference
\nMAY, 11TH LIVE VIDEOCONFERENCE WITH RING CENTRAL BOXING GYM IN MEXICO<\/p>\n

\"papa<\/a><\/p>\n

AND PRIVATE HEARING WITH WBC PRESIDENT MAURICIO SULAIM\u00c1N AND SCHOLAS MEXICO PRESIDENT H\u00c9CTOR SULAIM\u00c1N.<\/p>\n

\"papa-2\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Priority Programs: Armed Forces
\nAMATEUR BOXING TOURNAMENT OF THE NATIONAL SECURITY COMMISSION<\/p>\n

\"torneo\"<\/a>AMATEUR FEMALE BOXING TOURNAMENT: FEDERAL PRISON IN MORELOS, MEXICO
\nForty-two women from the federal prison of the state of Morelos participated in this great tournament. The boxers received sports training, psychological help and support from social workers during their training.<\/p>\n

\"mujeres\"<\/a><\/p>\n

BOXING WITHOUT CHAINS, ARGENTINA
\nBoxing without Chains is a successful program of social reintegration through boxing, developed and in operation for 6 years in Argentina, focusing on providing tools for the containment and re-socialization of adolescents and youth in prison.
\n\"argentina\"<\/a>LAS VEGAS 1ST RESPONDERS
\nThe World Boxing Council had the pleasure of honoring the Officers of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. Casey Clarkson and William Matchko represented hundreds of officers who risked their lives on that tragic night of Las Vegas in September 2017.<\/p>\n

\"1st<\/a><\/p>\n

Priority Programs: KO to Bullying
\nThe KO Bullying objective is the awareness of an environment of absolute well-being and reasonable coexistence in\u00a0 society,\u00a0 in order to eradicate ridicule, disrespect and all kinds of harmful and high risk behavior.
\n\"ko<\/a><\/p>\n

Priority Programs: Ring Officials Seminars
\nVarious seminars were held for Ring Officials. All registered with great attendance. During them it there were priority topics such as scoring rules, fundamental concepts, medical issues, judges\u2019 functions and scoring fights.<\/p>\n

\"seminarios-2018}\"<\/a><\/p>\n

WBC UNIVERSITY
\n\"wbcuniversity\"<\/a>
\nThis initiative, launched in October 3th by the WBC will result in the first University of Boxing, and the world reference of training in our sport. This University will be able to register people from all over the world thanks to the Distance Education Model, using new technologies so that the training of coaches, judges, ring supervisors, referees, boxing nutritionists and other industry figures can receive from anywhere in the world and at the time of the day that best suits them, a high quality training, with a cloister integrated by the top experts worldwide.
\nPriority Programs: Jos\u00e9 Sulaim\u00e1n Champions Fund
\nThe WBC continues preserving and cherishing the legacy of the Honorary President, Don Jos\u00e9 Sulaim\u00e1n, supporting the heroes of the ring in difficult times. Thanks to the continued generosity of WBC affiliates, promoters, many charities and entities, the Fund has been able to award more\u00a0 dozens of boxers in need, in six annual cycles.<\/p>\n

\"fondo\"<\/a>2018 Achievement: Jack Johnson Presidential Pardon
\nThe President of the United States of America, Donald Trump, granted an official Presidential Pardon\u00a0 to Jack Johnson, who was the first African-American heavyweight champion and who was unjustly convicted in 1913 for transporting a white woman across state lines.
\nDecades after Johnson was found guilty under the Mann Act, his case drew a lot of attention as it was considered a serious a woeful error of justice\u2026an episode describing the profound impact of racism on the US judicial system of that era.<\/p>\n

\"pardon-trump\"<\/a><\/p>\n

2018 Achievement: WBC Special Belt editions
\nThe special editions of the WBC belt have had an unprecedented success around the world for its extraordinary artistic quality and the meaning of the dates they commemorate, such as May 5, September 16, Fight for peace gala, and the beginning of the transmissions of boxing cards on Fox Sports open TV.
\n\"belts2018\"<\/a>
\nGIANT WBC BELT 7 CLEATUS
\nThe WBC presented Cleatus, the giant robot of Fox Sports, a special giant belt in recognition of that the television network is entering the sport of boxing with the transmission of fights across the country. The WBC exalted the importance of such an effort for our Sport. The event took place at the Fox Studios in Los Angeles, California.<\/p>\n

\"cleatus-\"<\/p>\n

Priority Programs: WBC Amateur<\/p>\n

\"amateur-boxeadores\"<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Concept<\/strong><\/td>\nAchieved 2018<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sanctioned boxing matches<\/td>\n299<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tournaments sanctioned<\/td>\n16<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Training courses<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Tournaments<\/strong><\/td>\nAchieved 2018<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
In MEXICO\u00b4S Prisons<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Morelos<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mexico state<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Veracruz<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Colima<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Tamaulipas<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Tournaments WBC Amateur \/ Countries <\/strong><\/td>\nAchieved 2018<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ARGENTINA<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
URUGUAY<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CANADA<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SPAIN<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Peru<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chile<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bolivia<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Tournaments WBC Amateur \/ Countries <\/strong><\/td>\nAchieved 2018<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mexico \u2013 Chicago<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mexico \u2013 Uruguay<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mexico \u2013 Guatemala<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Canada \u2013 Mexico<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chicago \u2013 Mexico<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Peru \u2013 Mexico<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mexico \u2013 England<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

2018 Achievement: WBC Exhibition \u201cGreen and Gold\u201d
\nA formidable exhibition on Boxing History was held at Terminal One of the International Airport of Mexico City. The highly successful exhibition was a very attractive and important event, since thousands of people learned to empathize with boxing and some just to pass time. Those thousands included multitudes of passengers who came from abroad or went there, from Mexico City.<\/p>\n

\"expowbc\"<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The scope of the exhibition is 11 million passengers, plus visitors and workers of the Mexico City International Airport<\/p>\n

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2018 Achievement: 5th Jos\u00e9 Sulaim\u00e1n Champion Race and 2nd Golf Tournament
\nMore than four thousand runners met in Mexico City to participate in the fifth Jose Sulaiman champions race
\n\"carrera<\/a><\/p>\n

The \u201cWBC Cares 2018 Golf Tournament\u201d, organized by the World Boxing Council, was held with great success with the participation of great figures of boxing, to collaborate with two charitable foundations: the \u201cBenefit Association Las Primas\u201d and \u201cBlock by Block \u201c, which supports the reconstruction of houses affected by the earthquake in Mexico<\/p>\n

\"golf<\/a><\/p>\n

2018 Achievement: 56th WBC ANNUAL CONVENTION and 3th Women Convention<\/p>\n

KIEV 2018: 56TH WBC ANNUAL CONVENTION<\/p>\n

\"kiev\"<\/a><\/p>\n

MANILA 2018: 56TH WBC ANNUAL CONVENTION<\/p>\n

\"manila\"<\/a><\/p>\n

2018 Achievement: 50th Anniversary of Mexico Olympics.
\nGEORGE FOREMAN GOLD MEDAL 50 ANNIVERSARY
\nFifty years after winning the gold medal at the 1968 Mexico Olympics, former champion and all time Great George Foreman returned to the Mexico Arena, where the gold medal was presented to him after beating Russian Ionas Chepulis in the final of the heavyweight division. The WBC presented \u201cBig George\u201d a \u2018Paloma de la Paz\u2019 made by Mexican artisans, commemorating his great achievement
\n\"foreman\"<\/a>
\n2018 Achievement: Trainers Special Award.
\nWBC started recognizing the trainers of the world champions with a special WBC award. This special recognition is inspired by the traditional towel used at all times by the trainers who behind the bright lights, direct all of their expertise, passion and dedication to their pupils
\n\"trainers<\/a><\/p>\n

Priority Programs: Adaptive Boxing
\nWBC Cares UK Adaptive Boxing
\n\"adaptive\"<\/a>
\nPriority Programs: Boxing and activation program for health
\nThe WBC designed this program to face the serious problem of obesity suffered by a large part of the population in Mexico.<\/p>\n

\"health\"<\/a>
\nPriority programs: WBC CARES<\/p>\n

\"cares\"<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cBoxing has no borders; We all speak the same language; we all perfectly understand his universal voice. We speak with our fists, with our hearts, with our souls. \u201d<\/p>\n

2018 Achievement: Mexican Council of Professional Sports
\nWith the intention of uniting sport to pay homage to sports heroes and with social responsibility as one of its main motivations, the relaunching of the Mexican Council of Professional Sports (COMEDEP) was presented in 2018.
\n\"comedepa\"<\/a>
\nAlso on the subject of Social Responsibility, the president of the WBC attended the United Nations headquarters in New York, and the International Player Care Conference, where he urged the world sports industry to contribute decisively to achieve Global Sustainable Development Goals, particularly those related to education, decent work and inequality.
\n\"onu\"<\/a>
\n2018 Achievement: WBC Family Mascot
\nTHE WBC PRESENTED THE TIGER FAMILY: MOM, DAD, DAUGHTER AND SON, WHOSE GOAL IS TO HIGHLIGHT FAMILY VALUES
\n\"familia<\/a><\/p>\n

Thank you, and I welcome any comments, ideas or recommendations at contact@wbcboxing.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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