Nicolás Maduro receives the title of boxing champion, why?

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Nicholas Maduro.

This Monday the president received the recognition.

The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, received this Monday the title of honorary champion by the president of the World Boxing Association (WBA), Gilberto Mendoza, in recognition of his “support for the massification of the sport”.

The act in which the title was awarded, broadcast by the state channel Venezolana de Televisión (VTV), It was held at the Miraflores Palace in Caracas, headquarters of the Executive, in the company of local and international athletes.

The meeting was attended by Venezuelan boxer Roger “El Niño” Gutiérrez, decorated by Maduro in January 2021 with the Francisco de Miranda Order in his first class, after the athlete stripped Nicaraguan René of the WBA super featherweight title. Alvarado in a fight held last year.

The meeting at the Government headquarters was also attended by the deputy director of the WBA World Championships, Julio Alberto Thyme, and Gutiérrez’s trainer, Jorge Fernández.

Mendoza’s management in front of the WBA began in 2015, when he took over from his father -who died in 2016-, of the same name, who was president of the organization from 1982 until he was relieved by his son, known as ” Gilbertico”.

EFE

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