(AUG 19) At the closing of
the 58th convention of the World Boxing Council, President
Mauricio Sulaiman, announced that, as part of gender equality,
the same belts will be awarded to champions.
The first belt awarded went to
Jessica McCaskill, who defeated Cecilia Braekhus of Norway by
unanimous decision in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
“It is the first belt given to a champion who does not have the
inscription of ‘Woman.’ The women asked for this equality, and
now each of our champions will receive the same belt.
The belt for them was smaller,
with the design of a flower, details in pink, but now the belt
will be exactly the same for all champions, “said Mauricio
Sulaimán, in conversation with ESPN.
