Envisioned by the late WBC President Jose Sulaiman, with continued support from current President Mauricio Sulaimán, the Fund supports retired professional boxers who have fallen on hard times and are in demonstrable need of financial assistance. Thanks to the generosity of the WBC-affiliated promoters, sponsors, and the Selection Committee, the goal of the Fund is to award at least $150,000 this year. NCF, an independent charitable organization based in Las Vegas, Nevada administers the Fund.
Applications will be accepted from August 1 to August 31, 2014. All application materials must include all requested supporting documentation postmarked or emailed to NCF by end of day, Sunday, August 31st, to be considered.
Retired professional boxers who face great need and fit within the selection criteria are encouraged to apply. For questions and assistance with the application, please contact your local WBC-associated federation or affiliation. Questions may also be directed to Nevada Community Foundation at:
Jane Ramos
Director of Operations / Client Services Officer
Nevada Community Foundation
1635 Village Center Circle Ste. 160
Las Vegas, NV 89134
Tel: 702-892-2326 | Fax: 702-892-8580
jane.ramos@nevadacf.org
DEADLINE: APPLICATIONS MUST BE POSTMARKED OR EMAILED BY SUNDAY, AUGUST 31, 2014.
As in September, I once again ran out of gas in the 10th & 11th championship rounds of October & November with this column, but I recovered to complete them and will unleash a few more flurries to close out the 12th and final round.
In the first week of October, Hassan N’Dam won a UD over Curtis Stevens in an eliminator for the right to challenge Jermaine Taylor who defeated aging Sam Soliman to regain the IBF Middleweight title. How Taylor even earned this title shot is another story altogether, but it is all irrelevant as he is now the champion. However he will not have too much time to savor his victory as he has assault and battery charges pending against him and an upcoming court fight that may turn out to be the toughest fight of his life, just when things started to look up for him in boxing, we wish him luck.
