Guyana will be proposing to host the next meeting of presidents of Caribbean boxing associations, president of the Guyana Boxing Association Steve Ninvalle has announced. The meeting of Caribbean presidents started this year in Barbados but according to Ninvalle it is now an annual event.

“I think the time is ripe for us to host such an event and we have all the facilities,” Ninvalle said. The first meeting was held in June and attended by 13 presidents.
The GBA boss, who was recently elected to the AIBA Executive Committee, said that he envisions more countries being represented at the next meeting since the Caribbean has been energised by recent developments.
“We are now on a crusade to wake up the sleeping nations of this region. At present there is a strong sense of Caribbean unity. We want to harness that. We were able to plan our strategy for the AIBA Congress at the first meeting in Barbados and have seen the results. It is imperative that we meet, and early, to plot the way forward.”
The meeting in Barbados attracted countries from the English and French speaking Caribbean. According to Ninvalle, the second week in February is the likely date for the meeting.