WBC To Present Plan For Pension Fund in Coming Weeks

The World Boxing Council wants to present a working plan for its pension fund by the end of January.

At the WBC's fiftieth Convention, which is this year being held in the Oasis Hotel, Cancun, its President Jose Sulaiman explained that by this time a worldwide list of boxers who have fallen on hard times and are in dire need will be drawn up. He stressed that the financial side will be dealt by an indepentently established committee.

He explained: "I'm asking all of our members to look within their nations, to advise us of who are the former boxers really in great need, so the WBC can spend the money we have to help them. And we have our World Boxing Cup as more income coming and some other things we are thinking about."

The fund recieved a massve boost thanks to luxury Swiss watch company Hublot, who raised a million dollars for it. Hublot presented twelve WBC Super Champions with watches, and then auctioned exact replicas.