{"id":484066,"date":"2026-02-16T17:31:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T17:31:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/484066\/"},"modified":"2026-02-16T17:31:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T17:31:09","slug":"round-12-63-years-of-the-wbc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/484066\/","title":{"rendered":"Round 12: 63 Years of the WBC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-176188\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/63-years-of-glory.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>The World Boxing Council turns 63. There have been many achievements in this crusade to make boxing safer for those who step into the ring; to dignify the boxer so they are seen as heroes and athletes of stature; to recognize the power of women and secure their deserved place in the sport; to bring boxers closer to society through social responsibility programs that provide hope and dreams to millions of children worldwide; and to keep the idols of the past present in the public eye so they never feel forgotten, but always valued and appreciated.<\/p>\n<p>Did you know?<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, February 16, I had the honor of attending the \u201cMa\u00f1anera\u201d press conference where our President, Claudia Sheinbaum, officially announced the \u201cBoxing for Peace\u201d (Boxeando por la paz) program. This is undoubtedly the greatest achievement for Mexican boxing\u2014a program unparalleled in the world. Boxers will integrate into the J\u00f3venes Construyendo el Futuro program, receiving a monthly salary and medical insurance. Recognizing boxing as their profession, they, in turn, will teach boxing classes to thousands of children across the country. Every boxer in a gym is a Mexican off the streets. It promotes physical activity and addresses mental health; it is their craft, and this program dignifies Mexican boxing like never before.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-176237\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/mananera-boxeo-2026.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>During \u2018La Ma\u00f1anera\u2019 press conference, the President of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, was joined by Mauricio Sulaim\u00e1n, Isaac \u2018Pitbull\u2019 Cruz, Jackie Nava, and sisters Lul\u00fa and Mariana \u2018Barby\u2019 Ju\u00e1rez, among other prominent figures<\/p>\n<p>Today\u2019s Anecdote<\/p>\n<p>One Friday, the house was full. My mother had prepared a buffet of Mexican and Lebanese food for everyone gathered to head out by bus to Cocoyoc for a medical symposium to discuss rule changes for safety. As we were leaving, my father stopped at the door and happily thanked my mother for such an incredible feast for his guests. Do\u00f1a Martha looked at him and said, \u201cJos\u00e9, I need to buy something.\u201d Don Jos\u00e9 replied, \u201cVieja, please, buy whatever you want, don\u2019t even ask me, go ahead!\u201d Upon my return from Cocoyoc, my mother greeted me with the drum set I had long craved\u2014the one my father had never allowed because of the tremendous noise it made.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The World Boxing Council turns 63. There have been many achievements in this crusade to make boxing safer&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":412898,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[571],"tags":[64,63,802,85],"class_list":["post-484066","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-boxing","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/484066","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=484066"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/484066\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/412898"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=484066"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=484066"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=484066"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}