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(OCT 5) A fighter gets
paid to fight the person in front of them to the best of their
ability for the time allowed. If a fighter performs well enough to win,
the one thing that can never be taken away from them is the certainty of
their victory.
In the case of a title contest the same should be true for the certainty
of championship recognition.
On September 23rd, 2005 at the Jean Pierre Complex, Port of Spain,
Trinidad and Tobago, however, the certainty of championship recognition
failed.
Four women won championship contests as certified by the Trinidad and
Tobago Boxing Board of Control, the government body assembled to
officiate and supervise all fights in Trinidad and Tobago.
Like all participants in championship fights, Jizelle Salandy, Pamela
London, Iva Weston, and Teresa Perozzi put their personal safety and
professional careers on the line that evening for themselves, for their
fans, and for the sport of boxing. Unlike most winners of
championship contests, however, their championships were declared "not
valid" and they were left with no recognition.
http://www.bermudasun.bm/archives/2005-09-30/06Sports01
Regardless of the facts about disputes outside the ring, those were
still disputes outside the ring. Failing to honor the personal
courage, sacrifice and accomplishment of professional fighters who put
everything on the line and did everything asked of them is unacceptable.
Effective immediately:
Lisa Brown is recognized as the NABC women's world super bantamweight
champion. Jizelle Salandy is recognized as the NABC women's world
lightweight champion. Pamela London is recognized as the NABC women's
world heavyweight champion. Iva Weston is recognized as the NABC
women's world welterweight champion.
Teresa Perozzi is recognized as the NABC women's world
middleweight champion.
The accomplishment of each of these brave athletes is not in dispute.
Neither is their status of champion.
Ed Hutchison
President
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