News & EventsJBBC Gen Sec appointed to AIBA ITO panelDateline: July 29, 2011
Leroy Brown, the General Secretary of the Jamaica Boxing Board of Control (JBBC), is now among the second highest boxing officials in the world. Brown was licensed by the International Boxing Association (AIBA) to join the international technical official (ITO) panel. His appointment makes his the 44th ITO official in the world and the 14th in the Americas region. “What is happening now is that with AIBA, everybody has to pass qualifying exams now, so to keep myself in loop I had to do the exam, which I did in Panama on July 2. I was able to get through and I’m now what they call (an) ITO. In boxing, there is always something else to learn, another ladder to climb, something else to achieve (and) this to me, was just another achievement that I set out to get at, and I got the achievement,” Brown told RJR Sports. More J’can boxing officials can make ITO panel – Brown His achievement represents a first for an English speaking Caribbean boxing official and means Brown can now officiate in all international boxing tournaments worldwide. And according to him, more officials in Jamaica are capable of following his footstep and he is ready to help them along the way. “I would say there are about three of four people who I see on the horizon now, who can move forward to the top and my job now is to encourage them and whatever sort of assistance I can give technical wise to pass it on to them. Because you want to leave a legacy, you want people to succeed you, so one of my goals at this time is to have people who stand in and fill my shoes at a later stage,” Brown stated. The achievement represents a first for an English speaking Caribbean boxing official and means Brown can now officiate in all international boxing tournaments worldwide. The long serving boxing official was also the first Jamaican to qualify as an AIBA international judge. Brown has officiated as international boxing judge at the Olympic Games, the IAAF World Championships, the Commonwealth Games and the Pan American Games. Source: RJRNewsOnline.com Axeman Walters Successfully Defends his WBA TitleDateline: June 18, 2011
Jamaica's Nicholas Walters, registered a dramatic second round technical knockout victory over Mexico's Argel Salinas, to retain his WBA Fede-Latin featherweight boxing title at Jamaica College Thursday night [June 16]. After a right uppercut sent Salinas to the canvas, a combination of two right hands and a left hook followed to the head, and it was enough for American referee Frank Gentile to stop the contest in round two. Walters is now undefeated in 18 fights with 15 knockouts. Meanwhile, Sakima Mullings recovered from a cut to the forehead in the second round after an accidental clash of heads, to knockout out Guyana's Winston Pompey in the fifth round and win the Commonwealth Zonal middleweight box-off. Jamaica's middleweight champion Rikardo 'The Surgeon' Smith scored a unanimous points win over Anthony Osbourne in a non-title six rounder on the Hands of Gold promoted fight night. Source: RJRNewsOnline.com Bomber Jones is New Jamaica Boxing PresidentDateline: May 27, 2011
The Jamaica Boxing Association (JBA) has a new president. At the JBA Annual General Meeting on May 26, 41 year old businessman, Stephen 'Bomber' Jones was voted in as the new President. Bomber Jones is the managing director of the Alma Jones Medical Centre and the former first vice-president of the board. He takes over from William Tavares- Finson, who after two terms as president, did not seek re-election at the annual general meeting of the Jamaica Boxing Association, that was held in the conference room of the Sports Development Foundation last Thursday evening. In handing over to his successor, Tavares-Finson pledged to continue to work with the new administration, so as to ensure that the successes achieved in the sport locally in recent months will continue. Very happyJones said that he was happy to have been given the honour to be president of an organisation with such a rich history and which has had so many brilliant presidents in the past, including National Hero Norman Manley. He said that he was happy to have a very balanced and experienced team to work with and said further that in his eyes, the sport of boxing was going to have some great moments in the near future. A fight card on June 16, featuring Jamaica's Fedelatin Champion Nicholas Walters - who will be going up against Argel Salinas from Mexico in his third title defence - will be the board's first assignment. The other members of the board are: Alexander Johnson, first vice-president, Derek Robinson, second vice-president, Leroy Brown, general secretary, Doreen Brown assistant general secretary, Alastair Macbeath, treasurer and members Wallace Campbell, Keith Brown, Kingsley Goodison, Sonia Jackson, Justin Robinson and Luke Irons. Source: Jamaica Gleaner JBBC President on the Passing of Sir Henry CooperDateline: May 2, 2011
Boxing Fraternity: I have taken the opportunity to pass on to you a bit of correspondence from Al Hamilton our liason in London with respect to the passing of Sir Henry Cooper. I found the historical aspect of his note, however, very interesting and thought you may too. William Tavares-Finson On May 2, 2011 Al Hamilton wrote: "I think it is appropriate for you, on behalf of the "Board" to send condolences, to the family of the late Sir Henry Cooper, through the CBC! Cooper was perhaps the most popular British pugilist of his generation. His links with Jamaica, came through defeating our own Joe Bygraves, for the "Empire" title in the late fifties. At that time, non British were excluded from contesting for that title, which later became the "Commonwealth" title. Click here to view previous news items
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