GILBERTO JESUS MENDOZA President of World Boxing Association (WBA) Since 2016. He succeeded his father-Gilberto Mendoza-, one of the greatest boxing champions the world has ever seen. Since then he has been responsible for guiding one of the four bodies that govern boxing, although in this case it is the oldest of them all.
Gilberto is in Spain this week for several reasons: “The first reason is to support the card this Sunday where Jennifer Miranda will fight Panamanian Teresa Almengor for the WBA interim title.. My other preference Talk to the Spanish Federation. I want the WBA to complete amateur boxing and I believe Spain is on the rise as we have seen in its Olympic results.” Without further ado, fights New Mediterranean and Latin American titlesIt covers a new spatial spectrum. Historically, the United Kingdom has always been a market for exploitation in Europe.
Mendoza warned us about Jennifer Miranda’s chances: “Amanda Serrano is the champion in her division and has great revenge on Katie Taylor. It remains to be seen what happens with her. “Jennifer’s win could make her the absolute champion if Amanda Serrano chooses not to face Sunday’s winner.”.
Jennifer’s victory could make her the absolute champion if Amanda Serrano chooses not to face Sunday’s winner
National boxing is currently not mentioned in Topuria’s style, and in this sense Gilberto asks for patience: “It takes time to develop a person. For a person like Topuria to emerge but in boxing, the only way is to work from the base and the Spanish Federation is doing that now.”.
The rise of MMA
In general, the leader does not consider MMA to take on boxing and he cited it this way: “I don’t see it that way, actually there was an interesting test in September. The UFC, with its considerable financial backing, tried to compete with a guy like Canelo. He, a single fighter, sold all the tickets and had a huge global influence. “The UFC was on the same night he fought Berlanga and I think there was more recognition for boxing,” he highlighted. Meanwhile, he added: “In the UFC, being the type of league, they keep you in check and the stats are much shorter in the elite than in boxing.. “From my point of view boxing gives you the best chance.”
“In the UFC, being the type of league that it is, they keep you in check and the stats are much shorter in the elites than in boxing.
Petro dollars
At this point, it was inevitable that Sheikh Turki would ask him about the emergence of Alalshikh: “Of course it’s positive. We’ve had a fantastic year of fights. People tend to focus on the negative aspect, but we do It allowed us to see fights that sometimes we don’t get to see or see so quickly because of political-sports interests.. “He’s a very influential character and is making fights happen that many of us dream of.”
He believes Alalshikh’s influence is comparable only to that of Dan King and Bob Arum, although they “created new concepts.” Mendoza thinks it is possible to implement Turkey’s idea of the creation of a Super League, which is not entirely new: “In 2008 my father studied the possibility of four organizations working together with the concept of Super Champion. We are ready to do the same. The closest thing to world boxing”. Keep in mind that Usyk or Inouye are the holy grail in this tournament.
Super League? We have already studied the possibility of four firms working together with the Super Champion concept. We prepare
Canelo, the exception
To this day, there is one boxer who has resisted participating in their cards, despite the Saudi financial potential. Mendoza understood that this was a special case: “Canelo is in a position where no one needs him, he is a person, a brand, a world boxing reference. He’s the best boxer pound for pound because he’s earned it over time. I don’t know how much he can resist, but if they have a healthy conversation, something might come of it. But he doesn’t need that because he’s talking about boxing.”
If Canelo and Alalshikh have a healthy conversation, I think something can come out
Everyone wants to dethrone Canelo and he’s been the most interested in fighting him in recent times David Benavidez. “As a fan,” Mendoza is drawn to the duel, but he doesn’t believe the super middleweight king has anything to prove at this point. The leader stated: “Now the fight that Mauricio Sulaiman and I talked about could define the opponent against Canelo. Morel against Benavidez, and anything could come from there. Does Canelo need someone? He has already beaten everyone else And I won’t take away from Benavidez, a great fighter. In his case, he felt he needed another fight and I think the fight against Morel could define the path for Canelo.”
Something could come from the Morel vs. Benavidez fight. Does Canelo need someone? He has already beaten everyone else
Beterbiev vs Bivol rematch and scorecards
A few days ago we saw a big fight in Riyadh, which pitted Beterbiev and Bivol. The first pointed out that if Turkey (the president of Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority) wants it, it will happen. “Because of the ephemeral nature of our sport, they don’t go to another market that pays them less when they have someone they love.”Mendoza explains.
The fight was somewhat controversial on scores. Why not show the cards after each round? The WBA president had his plan: “I agree with that. We have maintained a protocol to do this in the fourth and eighth rounds. It’s interesting because knowing the cards, even the corners can adjust strategies.”. We also put another debate on the table: Women’s boxing with 12 3-minute round fights? : “If they both agree, that’s fine with me. There are medical recommendations, but I’m open to them having that freedom.”
We have organized the protocol so that the cards are shown in the fourth and eighth rounds
It is also current Mike Tyson to fight Jake Paul in November. Mendoza believes that this mix will help the sport of 16 ropes: “This fight will have a lot of impact, it will expose boxing on a global scale and in an amazing way. Mike Tyson is one of the stars of a lifetime. Officially it’s a display for something like a type of glove. The mix was perfect and we were all intrigued. It is a boxing friendly, as is eBay evening. “They decided to expose themselves through boxing because of the mystery of this sport.”
