MUMBAI: Boxing Federation of India (BFI) President Ajay Singh has been named the AIBA Elite Foundation President, which has been recently launched with the objective to globally develop the sport in the future.
Singh will be at the helm of the foundation till 2023.
“With the aim of the foundation being to improve and spread the sport globally, Singh’s vision will help boxing move forward in the right direction,” AIBA’s media release stated.
AIBA President Gafur Rahimov, European Boxing Confederation (EUBC) head Franco Falcinelli, African Boxing Confederation chief Sidi Mohamed Moustahsane and AIBA executive director Tom Virgets are the other members of the Foundation.
“The appointment is a huge pride not only for me personally but an honour for Indian boxing and the boxers too as our hard work has been not only appreciated globally, our potential as an upcoming boxing powerhouse has been recognised as well,” Singh said.
“I would like to thank AIBA and all members for considering me for this position and I will do everything possible in my capacity to render the responsibilities bestowed. Our job will be to work in the best interest of promoting boxing and protecting interests of boxers globally.”
