WBC Confirms its 3rd Women's Convention for Nov 16-19 in Manila, Philippines
By Carlos Costa
PhilBoxing.com
Fri, 19 Oct 2018
The World Boxing Council (WBC), whose president is Mexican Mauricio Sulaiman, confirmed that the WBC 3rd Women's Convention will held from November 16 to 19 in Manila, Philippines.
Just weeks ago, the WBC successfully carried out its 56th Annual Convention in Kyiv, Ukraine, and without much delay, the boxing sanctioning body presses forward with the WBC Women's Annual Convention to be held together with summit meetings for the OPBF (Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation), WBC Asia and WBC Muay Thai, all at the same time in the same beloved city of Manila, capital of the Philippines.
The realization of these important boxing conventions in the Philippines is an idea and initiative of the Games and Amusement Board (GAB) Chairman Abraham "Baham" Mitra.
The venue will be the historic Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) in Pasay City, Metro Manila.
Below is the WBC Official press release:
Dear friends and members of the WBC family,
Inspired by all those wonderful fresh memories of many unforgettable moments at the WBC Convention in Kiev in our minds, we cannot wait to see you again. So we are happy to invite you to the WBC Women's Summit which will take place from November 16th to November 20th, 2018, in Manila, the beautiful capital of the Philippines.
Women's boxing is growing very fast and gaining more and more recognition and public interest all over the world. Women's fights headline big events which are broadcasted live on TV in many different countries. We are proud to say that the WBC has been the front-runner of this development for many years.
At this Summit we want to discuss the past, present and future of our beloved sport, address challenges, possibilities and also risks and, of course, celebrate and honor the many strong and powerful women who have made an impact inside and outside of the ring and continue doing so every single day.
And this is only one part of what we are planning to do in Manila. Our good friend Abraham Mitra has developed the vision of a "4-in-1 Convention" with the OPBF, WBC Asia and WBC Muay Thai also holding summit meetings at the same time.
There will be ring officials seminars, boxing clinics, medical meetings, a WBC Cares visit and many other activities including a gala award dinner and an exclusive boat trip.
So, save the date. We hope to see many of you in the Philippines.
WBC Women?s Championship Committee:
Malte Müller-Michaelis as Chair, Jill Diamond as Co-Chair
Make your reservation.
There are two hotels available for our guests:
Sofitel Philippines Plaza Manila:
http://bit.ly/WBC2018SofitelManila
Shangrila Hotel. Group code: GAB161118
http://www.shangri-la.com
The author Carlos Costa is a Panama-born veteran man of boxing living permanent in the Philippines. He will attend the WBC Female Convention in Manila. Carlos can be reached by email: Carlos512@hotmail.com and Whatsapp: +639184538152.
Click here to view a list of other articles written by Carlos Costa.
Recent PhilBoxing.com In-House articles:
Aaron Pryor honored on his 70th birthday anniversary
By Gabriel F. Cordero, Wed, 22 Oct 2025DUONG SUFFERS SHOCK EXIT AS GORST OPENS STRONG IN MANILA
Tue, 21 Oct 2025Marlon "Marvelous Captain" Manalo makes a comeback in the Philippine Open
By Marlon Bernardino, Tue, 21 Oct 2025THE PAST WEEK IN ACTION 20 OCTOBER 2025: Danny Garcia KOs Daniel Gonzalez; Juarez Defeats Nery; Bormann Unifies Belt vs Kuroki
By Eric Armit, Tue, 21 Oct 2025"Round of the Year" Candidate Unfolds in Explosive Clash Between Undefeated Prospect Sebastian Juarez and Veteran Demarcus Layton
Tue, 21 Oct 2025IIEE PSME Quezon City Simba's Tribe wins 4 straight in PCAP Tourney
By Marlon Bernardino, Tue, 21 Oct 2025GREEN TAM, RINGO LAM, HARPREET SINGH SCORE CRUSHING TKO WINS MONDAY IN THAILAND
By Carlos Costa, Tue, 21 Oct 2025Irish middleweight Jim Donovan Registers sensational KO in his Pro debut at home in Ireland
Tue, 21 Oct 2025Kell Brook to return in February
By Gabriel F. Cordero, Mon, 20 Oct 2025EFREN REYES AND FRANCISCO BUSTAMANTE HEADLINE HISTORIC FIELD AS PHILIPPINES OPEN DRAW REVEALED
Mon, 20 Oct 2025North Cotabato karatekas ready in BP 2025
By Lito delos Reyes, Mon, 20 Oct 2025Fundora vs. Thurman Expected to Land on Manny Pacquiao's January Undercard
By Dong Secuya, Mon, 20 Oct 2025Hong Kong’s “Tyson” Ng and Harpreet Singh of India Ready to Rock for WBC Asia Strap
By Carlos Costa, Mon, 20 Oct 2025TEAM ASIA CONQUER THE WORLD TO COMPLETE HISTORIC REYES CUP TITLE DEFENCE
Mon, 20 Oct 2025Jodiel Chloe Banawa: A 5-Year-Old Chess Prodigy Making Her Mark at the Provincial Meet
By Marlon Bernardino, Mon, 20 Oct 2025