WBC PRESIDENT MAURICIO SULAIMAN IMPRESSES AT ESPN LEADERSHIP DINNER
By Ronnie Nathanielsz
PhilBoxing.com
Sat, 25 Jul 2015
World Boxing Council president Mauricio Sulaiman has impressed those in attendance at the prestigious ESPN Leadership Dinner in a unbelievably hot summer where Sulaiman stepped off the plane cool, calm and collected.
The address by Sulaiman before 100 hand-picked guests at the exquisite Filmore Room had been arranged by the WBC?s Jill Diamond with Adam Hill and Nick Keller of Beyond Sports.
The WBC website reported that the guests were top people in the sporting and philanthropy sectors who waited in keen anticipation of the WBC president?s presence given his overwhelming schedule and by all accounts they were not disappointed.
Beyond Sports is a sports and philanthropy organization that is supported by the NBA, NFL, NHL, Barclays and Unicef and they were reportedly thrilled to have the WBC president as the key speaker at their dinner.
The WBC reported that South African television star and commentator Dan Nicholas spoke with Mauricio about ?the power of the athletes as an enabler for positive social change.?
Since the WBC membership has what is probably the most diverse representation of any sporting body and given the WBC?s love for and connection with their athletes. The conversation was described as ?intriguing, moving and sometimes funny.?
Mauricio Sulaiman spoke of ?our need to be a mirror of the world, a reflection of all that?s possible in life, to use our platform to unite people and create a more peaceful and encouraging worldwide environment.?
Afterwards Mauricio presented Nick Keller, the president of Beyond Sports with a WBC mini belt and handed out medals to host Dan Nichols and Miami Doplhins Tim Kline with the addendum ?don?t worry Dallas Cowboys, Mauricio was not swayed ? you?re still his first love!?
In a final note the WBC website said ?we were very proud indeed to be included in such events and hope the friends made that evening, bonded by theitr love of sports and world peace. We will work together for years to come.
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