The World Boxing Federation
swiftly reacted to the
incredible growth it underwent
last year by further expanding
their management staff to
accommodate the increase of
business, adding more
highly-qualified administrators
to their crew.
The Executive Committee was
joined by Francisco (“Frank”)
Navarro of Tijuana, Mexico and
Ernst Salzgeber of Vienna,
Austria. Both are long-standing
WBF judges (and referee, in
Salzgeber’s case) and highly
respected in their trade.
Especially the appointment of
53-year-old Navarro comes in
consideration of Mexico having
grown into one of the busiest
WBF countries, which thus is
strengthened in representation
within the World Boxing
Federation.
Together with previous Executive
Committee Members Paul Thomas
(England) and Tonio Tiberi
(Luxembourg), Chairman Torben
Seemann Hansen of Denmark
welcomed the latest additions to
his Committee.
“I know Ernst Salzgeber for a
long time and am very happy for
such a capable person of
integrity to join us,” said
Seemann Hansen, “and
of course Frank Navarro is most
welcome, too. I hope he will be
able to contribute to WBF's
presence and activities in the
important Mexican market.”
Further appointments are Peter
Pospichal, also from the
Austrian capital of Vienna and
involved in professional boxing
for a few decades, becoming
Regional Representative for his
country, as well as Abbas
Sadeghi from Kuwait acting in
the same position for the
Arabian country. Sadeghi will
work in close cooperation with
the WBF Middle East
Representative Behnam Azampanah,
who is based in Teheran, Iran,
in the development of the Middle
East and Arabian markets for
professional boxing and the WBF.
Finally, attorney Marcus
Bartscht, a partner in the
established chancellery Brodauf
in Hanover, Germany, has taken
over as the WBF Legal Advisor.
“As the WBF and our
revolutionary philosophy grows
and spreads, the establishment
will surely try to attack us in
fear of losing business,” said
WBF Vice President Jean Marcel
Nartz, “therefore, we need to be
prepared for every conceivable
obstacle put in our way.” |
