Mendoza is Reelected as The WBA President Until 2016

By Hilmar Rojas

Gilberto Mendoza was reelected as President of the World Boxing Association, during the first plenary session of the 91st Annual Convention - currently taking place in Jakarta, Indonesia until November 3rd. Mendoza will lead the agency for another period covering 2012 to 2016. This is Mendoza's ninth reelection as President of the WBA, and his tenth run as the head of the oganization.

"I want to thank everyone for this new vote of confidence. We still have a lot work to do, and things to innovate. The most important thing is to keep doing it together. In the next session [of the WBA's convention], we will announce the team that will be accompanying me during this new period."