| New York, NY, Maart 26, 2015-Lion Heart Boxing Productions’ gallant effort to resuscitate professional boxing in Zimbabwe may have been dealt a fatal blow. The Zimbabwe Boxing Board’s unexplained failure to act on a request by the company for permission to stage a boxing tournament in Harare may be the final straw that broke the camel’s back on the company’s “Zim Projek.
In Desember van 2014, Lion Heart’s Board of Directors met and resolved to have one final go developing Boxing in Zimbabwe by exploring the possibility of promoting a quarterly boxing series in Harare starting in April 2015. As gevolg daarvan, die maatskappy besluit om sy finansiële hoof te stuur, Edward Mendy, Zimbabwe getaak met net een doel-ondersoek die haalbaarheid van hosting 'n boks toernooi in Harare gehou sal word op April 16 of April 23, 2015 in samewerking met Zim se 35ste Independence Day viering, or other date as feasible. Ancillary to same, Mendy is getaak met die volgende: (1) bevestig 'n datum, (2) verseker 'n plek, (3) book Zim boxers to feature in the Main Event, en / of mede-hoofren, en (4) veilige raad toestemming om die geleentheid aan te bied.
Die Main Event van die voorgestelde Mei 2015 inaugural event was slated to feature Former Two Time British Champion and Two Time Commonwealth Champion Danny Williams (46-18) neem op Bulawayo se eie Thamsanqa Dube (12-3), a former WBA Pan-African Champion. In die Co-Main Event, Namibiese en voormalige wêreldkampioen Harry Simon (30-0) was selected to take on an opponent to be announced. The Undercard was to be highlighted by a special feature bout–WBC Africa Welterweight Charles Manyuchi (15-2) was sy titel op eie bodem te verdedig vir die eerste keer ooit, of net nie 'n telling stryd (onderhewig aan die goedkeuring van sy Zambiese Promoter Chris Malunga en sy vennote). Manyuchi is currently the most internationally recognized Zimbabwean Boxer and has been plying his trade in neighboring Zambia since 2012 for lack of options at home. The event would have been broadcasted live on ZTV and streamed live worldwide on the Internet. Verdere, die geleentheid op 'n vertraagde basis sou rebroadcasted gewees het via die plaaslike sport kanale in die VSA, wat bereik oor 165 Miljoen Amerikaanse kabel huise (oor 100 Miljoen unieke huise) gebruik van Lion Heart Boxing Productions’ established contractual relationships. Daarbenewens, die geleentheid is na verwagting om te word in die streek en in ander markte gesindikeerde, wêreldwyd as moontlik.
In die bevordering van die maatskappy se Zimbabwe ambisies, Mendy verlaat New York vir Harare Februarie 26, 2015 on exploratory mission. He was received warmly by Zimbabweans of walks of life and spent a very enjoyable and productive ten days in Zimbabwe, visiting various cities and meeting with people. Lion Heart was able to achieve all of the stated goals except the last one, verseker ZBB ondersteuning vir die voorgestelde gebeurtenis, selfs al is die eerste vergadering geskeduleer Mendy se agenda was die Raad. Ongelukkig, Nie net het die Zimbabwe Boks Raad nie die nodige knik, sou dit nie eens 'n amptelike vergadering van die Raad belê Mendy of tafel Lion Heart se planne te ontvang. Tot op datum, en drie weke later, Lion Heart has not received any correspondence from the Board on its application to host an event in May. The only information it has received relative to the event is from media reports, tot die effek dat die Raad meer tyd nodig het om te beraadslaag.
As gevolg van die ZBB se nie-reaksie, Lion Heart regrettably has decided to put its Zim Project on hold indefinitely. Says Lion Heart Event Coodinator Sporty Smith, “We have no choice but to put our Zim Project on hold since the ZBB has failed to afford us the smallest of professional courtesy. We can understand a Board’s refusal to sanction an event it does not like it. A failure by a Board to reply, spertye voorgestel en andersins versuim om communcate, egter, is unheard of. Not only was the board frosty in its welcome of Edward Mendy, it would not even convene a meeting of the board even though advance arrangements were made with it. Verdere, the Board would not even give us the courtesy of a response despite numerous follow-up inquiries. What is most shocking about the whole thing, die ZBB se optrede (of gebrek), is dat dit is nie soos die ZBB het enige werklike boks gebeure in sy huidige termyn goedgekeur, 'n termyn van drie jaar wat in Desember verstryk, of enige boks gebeure geskeduleer op sy kalender. Nie enige ander as Lion Heart klop op die Raad se deure of probeer boks gebeure in Zimbabwe te bevorder promotors. So, ons waarlik verleë gegewe die uiters warm welkom en uit die veld geslaan entoesiasme ons projek anders ontvang van boksers, opleiers, ander lede van die boks gemeenskap, die media, tourism and other government officials as well as ordinary Zimbabweans. Basically we have a Boxing Board that has seen no boxing events in its current term, maar dit is nog nie wat op die enigste ware boks gebeurtenis ter tafel gelê voordat dit, en 'n voorgestelde groot toernooi met internasionaal erkende begin op daardie.”
Lion Heart se pogings om te help met die ontwikkeling van die sport van die boks in Zimbabwe, die “Zim Projek,” het oor 'n dekade gestrek. In addition to sponsoring various tournaments in Zimbabwe over the last decade, Lion Heart Boxing Productions en sy eienaars het probeer vooruit te help om die loopbane van talle Zimbabwiese boksers, insluitend dan onoorwonne Thamsanqa Dube en Ismael Kuckocha, deur hulle te borg hul opleiding en loopbane in die VSA te bevorder. Egter, ten spyte van wat dit glo sy beste pogings om, Lion Heart Boxing Productions het baie beperkte sukses met sy Zim-projek en het min of niks om te wys vir sy enorme pogings om vordering Boxing te help in Zimbabwe.
Boks toernooie in Zimbabwe wat Lion Heart geborg het nie die gewenste finansiële resultate bereik. Verdere, verskeie plaaslike promotors en Zimbabwiese vennote (anders as Gilbert Munetsi) that Lion Heart Boxing Productions had contracted with over the years had turned out to be unreliable and unproductive. Many of local promoters and partners promised much and delivered little. Verdere, the Zimbabwe Boxing Board would not approve the signing of any of the fighters that Lion Heart had interest in the 2000’s. Mees onlangs, Lion Heart ingestem om 'n klein plaaslike promotor te help, Delta Force Promotions, with an event he planned by securing the event’s purse money and depositing same with the Boxing Board. The local Promoter, egter, was unable to organize the event to the Board’s satisfaction. After that experience, Lion Heart uiteindelik opgelos in 2014 to give up on its Zim Project. Egter, Lion Heart deur Chit Town gebaseerde skrywer en voormalige ZBB Raadslid Gilbert Munetsi oortuig om te volhard in sy Zim strewes en hou op werk op die Zim Projek.
Sê maatskappy CFO Edward Mendy, “Om eerlik te wees, equal credit for our perseverance on the Zim Project should go to Gilbert Munetsi and I. But for our continued pleading and my obstinacy in the face of adversity, Lion Heart sou lank beëindig sy toetrede tot Zimbabwe Boks.”
Added Mendy, “Na meer as tien jaar van die werk sonder sukses op ons Zim Projek, ons gebrek aan sukses in 'n poging verskeie Zim boksers te teken in te bring na die VSA 2004-2005, die fiasko met Cox Chigwana in 2013 en ons meer onlangse onsuksesvolle pogings Clyde Musonda en sy Delta Boxing Productions te help om hul geval van die gronde in 2013-14, ons eenvoudig die werklikheid Zimbabwe mag nie vir ons in die gesig. Our trials and tribulations in Zimbabwe are well-documented, covered in great part by the Zim media and well-known to members of the current Board. While I am not one to give up easily, I learnt a long time ago that there is really no sound business reason for force a promotion in a jurisdiction with an unfriendly board. This is very unfortunate considering the scale of the proposed May event, sy potensiaal Boxing te skop in Zimbabwe en dien as 'n voertuig vir volhoubare Sport Toerisme, die entoesiasme van ander belanghebbendes en die groot hoeveelheid werk wat reeds in die Zim-projek.”
Oor Lion Heart Boxing Promotions (die Promoter)
Lion Heart Boxing Productions is globale boks promoter en Sport Entertainment Company gebaseer in die VSA. Die maatskappy is gestig in 2001 vir die uitsluitlike doel van die verskaffing van die hoogste gehalte gebeure met die hoogste vermaak en bevorder het boks gebeure op vier vastelande. Die maatskappy het vinnig 'n reputasie as 'n vervaardiger van hoë gehalte gevegte en is gerespekteerde vir sy billike behandeling van vegters en verbintenis tot vegters’ regte.
Lion Heart Boxing Productions het as een van sy pilare vir korporatiewe verantwoordelikheid om 'n spesiale belangstelling in help om die sport van die boks in Afrika te ontwikkel. Hierdie rente gelei dit boks in Zimbabwe te bevorder en 'n half 'n dosyn Afrika-lande, al met wisselende grade van sukses.
Kontak Inligting
Vir meer inligting oor Lion Heart Boxing Productions, Ltd, Donderdag Nag Fights @ Yas Eiland, of die Donderdag Nag Fights reeks, bel Edward B. Mendy, Hoof Finansiële Beampte, by +973-650-9721 of skryf aan hom byebmendy@gmail.com of 11 Eric Drive, Kinnelon, NJ 07405. |
