WBC PRESIDENT MAURICIO SULAIMAN MADE AN ADOPTED SON OF BACOLOD CITY
By Ronnie Nathanielsz
PhilBoxing.com
Thu, 31 Mar 2016
World Boxing Council president Mauricio Sulaiman has been made an ?Adopted son of the City of Bacolod?, the picturesque coastal town in the Visayas region.
Sulaiman attended the 54th Convention of the Oriental Pacific Boxing Federation as guest of OPBF and Philippine Games and Amusements Board chairman Ramon ?Monju? Guanzon.
The prestigious title was bestowed on Sulaiman in recognition of ?all his multi-achievements in boxing, among them the fostering and boosting relations between all the member nations of the OPBF, continuing the great legacy of his esteemed father, the late Don Jose Sulaiman who always showed tremendous respect for Filipino boxers and officials including former WBC president Jutiniano Montano Jr and general secretary, the late lawyer Rudy Salud who drafted the WBC Constitution and By-Laws and was referred to by Sulaiman as ?an icon of boxing.?
Mauricio who was unanimously elected to succeed his father Don Jose said he was ?delighted to receive the distinction and that his leadership is an honor to his late father who worked tirelessly to dignify the sport and his commitment to especially protect boxers while taking boxing to every corner of the world.
Sulaiman praised the work done by the OPBF and reaffirmed the on-going commitment to continue working with and for boxing.
During the 16th Annual ?Flash? Elorde Awards Banquet of Champions, Sulaiman was embraced by the fans as well as the boxers after an emotional and touching address after which he awarded all the boxers a classy gold-plated WBC medal which thrilled the recipients no end.
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