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The Federation Francais de Boxe
(FFB) have publicly voiced their
support and approval of the
World Boxing Federation and
issued a statement to that
effect on their official
website. This comes on the heels
of a lunch meeting between newly
elected FFB President André
Martin and WBF administrators
headed by WBF Vice President
Jean Marcel Nartz during the
recent WBF World Championship
between Sebastien Madani and
Anderson Clayton.
“To be honest, at first I was
skeptical about the WBF,”
admitted Martin, “but since so
many French boxers have competed
for WBF belts over the last few
years I took time out to educate
myself about the World Boxing
Federation.”
However, after Nartz and Tonio
Tiberi, who is a member of both
the WBF Executive and
Championship Committees,
explained to Martin how the
organization works, what are its
goals and visions, the FFB
president became a firm
supporter.
Said André Martin: “We must live
with the times and it is a fact
that the WBF provides boxers
with fair opportunities. Why not
let the WBF push them to the
top? Even if some media remain
skeptical, I think the time has
come to admit the good work the
WBF does for the boxers. It is
the FFB’s goal to continue to
work in harmony with the WBF,
because they are a very
promising organization which
constantly expands all over the
world.”
The next Frenchman to get a
short at WBF glory is adopted
Carlos Takam, hailing from
Cameroon, who challenges WBF
World Heavyweight Champion
Michael Grant this coming Friday
near Paris. |
