Friday's morning work sessions of the Conventions orchestrated by the World Boxing Council were completed in the very beautiful city of Cancun.
From Tito Gonzales, Cancun.
Joe Dwyer, from the U.S.A., graciusly accepted Presidency of the North American Boxing Federation amid loud applause, congratulations and all the usual procedures that take place in this sort of ceremony.
The member the presidium took the microphone and addressed the audience were: Jose Sulaiman, Mauricio Sulaiman, Rex Walker, Claude Jackson, Ed Pearson, and Melvina Lathan, Commissioner from New York who at the beginning of all this had the floor making a long apologia of Dwyer and the several works that have been carried out up to now in this meeting named Latin American Congress and NABF Convention.
The membesr of the presidium were: Jose Sulaiman, Rex Walker, Melvina Lathan, Mauricio Sulaiman, Joe Dwyer, Ed Pearson, Claude Jackson, Juan Sanchez, Robert Lenhardt and Bismarck Morales.
All the participants agreed on the fact that NABF President Dwyer will do a great job with regard to the administration of the NABF for the four year tenure of office.
WBC Executive Secretary, Mauricio Sulaiman, thanked the Mexican group for their attending the entire meeting.
Joe Dwyer, new NABF President, when it was his turn, was received with long-lasting applause, and after a brief speech, he ended by thanking his “Friends from Mexico”.
World Boxing Council President Jose Sulaiman spoke about the four years of Rex Walker as President of the organization, welcomed the new Chairman, Joe Dwyer, and congratulated the outgoing President, Rex Walker
At the end of the meeting, and in a fully festive atmosphere, several objects, all of them boxing-related, such as books, magazines, photographs, banners and t-shirts, were raffled among the participants.
Generally, the conviction of having carried out a positive kind of work, remained in all the attendants; eapecially during the three days of working sessions, and as it is usual in all WBC events, an atmosphere of camaraderie, friendship and good wishes reigned for everyone. ~
