Social Media was buzzing yesterday with the news that Malta’s most famous, internationally, professional boxer Billy Corito had his Malta Boxing Association (MBA) license revoked, ahead of his 22ри September fight
The fuss on Social Media wasn’t so much about the fact that MBA President Mr. Michael Bonello had decided to revoke Mr. Corito’s license, but the reason why and the unusual method he chose to inform Mr. Corito that they had chosen to do so.
Without doubt these days Social Media is proving the simplest way for getting information disseminated as quickly as possible, but it does seem highly unprofessional, even possibly unethical, though to inform Malta’s best known boxer via WhatsApp of the decision.
Обаче, whilst Mr. Bonello’s decision to utilize Social Media to inform Mr. Корито от решението вероятно не беше най-мъдрият избор, сам по себе си този конкретен провал бледнее в сравнение с избраното от него твърдение, което беше „Здравей Били, Знам, че се боксирате. Както знаете, ще загубите своя MBA лиценз. Съжалявам, че този път няма да ви подкрепя ”. Отговорът на Били Корито беше просто „Добре благодаря“
След получаване на новината г-н. Корито незабавно се свърза с г-н. Чарли Кардона от комисията по бокс в Малта (MBC) и г-н. Джанлука Ди Каро от британците & Ирландски орган по бокс (БИБА) за да установи дали някой от тях би желал да го лицензира, или както е в случая на MBC го релицензира, и двамата се съгласиха.
Миналата година г-н. Корито, който преди това е бил лицензиран от MBC за няколко години, was forced to hand back his MBC license by the MBA before they would license him to fight on an event sanctioned by themselves.
Speaking from his home Mr. Corito said.
“I was shocked at Michael’s message, it makes no sense, I am the face of Maltese Boxing, everyone knows me.
The MBA wanted me to fight on their shows, so I did, but now they don’t want me to fight on MBC shows, which is childish.
I don’t like politics, Аз съм боксьор, I want to fight, I want to fight not just in Malta, I want to put Malta on the Boxing map.
When I was with the MBC before I got to fight in England, but with MBA my only option is to fight here in Malta only, so really I am not worried, more angry the way they did it.”
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