Thread: WBC Urges Boycott of Arizona

WBC Urges Boycott of Arizona

4/29/2010 6:52 PM ET By Lem Satterfield

WBC president, Jose Sulaiman, will no longer authorize Mexian boxers to leave their country to fight in Arizona, in accordance with a statement released by the organization today.

Sulaiman's move, which has been agreed to "unanimously" by the WBC Board of Governors, and, the Federation of Boxing Commissions of Mexico, according to the release, which states that the action will go into effect on Saturday, May 1.

"[We] will not authorize Mexican boxers to leave the country to fight professionally in Arizona, United States, due to the shameful, inhumane, and discriminatory anti-immigration law, which is no other thing than a flagrant violation to the basic principles of dignity and equality between races," the statement reads.

"The WBC fully devoted itself to fight against Apartheid in South Africa for 19 long years, until Nelson Mandela, who was in prison for about 27 years, was released to later become the President of such country."

The WBC is located in Mexico City.
Boxing great Julio Cesar Chavez, ended his career in Phonix, Arizona, with a Sept., 2005, fourth-round knockout to Grover Wiley.


Below is the rest of the statement:

Jose Sulaiman, World Boxing Council President, the WBC Board of Governors, and the Federation of Boxing Commissions of Mexico (FECOMBOX) unanimously agreed that they will not authorize Mexican boxers to leave the country to fight professionally in Arizona, United States, due to the shameful, inhumane, and discriminatory anti-immigration law, which is no other thing than a flagrant violation to the basic principles of dignity and equality between races.

The WBC fully devoted itself to fight against Apartheid in South Africa for 19 long years, until Nelson Mandela, who was in prison for about 27 years, was released to later become the President of such country.

Great figures of boxing have fought in Arizona, boxers such as Julio Cesar Chavez, Salvador Sanchez, Konstantin Tszyu, "Coloradito" Lopez and many, many others, even Mexican preliminary fighters, and the WBC will not allow that in boxing, athletes are exposed to suffer that degrading act, humiliating and inhumane, as racial discrimination is.

This prohibition will come into effect on May 1st, 2010, respecting retroactive contracts; we are certain that the Arizona State Boxing Commission, amicable and always in mutual cooperation with us, will understand that this is an action against politicians who do not have a just mind and do not respect human equality.

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Kathyet

WBC president, Jose SulaimanJose Sulaiman, will no longer authorize Mexian boxers to leave their country to fight in Arizona, in accordance with a statement released by the organization today.

It is a pity that the WBC seems to support the intentional violations of our immigration laws. Mexico doesn't allow illegal immigrants of any nationality and neither should this country.

We will be just fine without Mexican boxers in Arizona. Keep it up chumps. Your arrogance will be your demise.

I'm boycotting mexico and their products.

Here are some lists:

http://www.importexporthelp.com/made-in-mexico.htm

http://www.ec21.com/countrysearch/MX/

Boycot San Fran products: I'll miss the Ghirardelli's, but I'll survive.

Will do same for others who boycot AZ for being pro-enforcement.

Hersey is now down in Mexico...I went to Trader Joe's yesterday to shop all their fruit is from Mexico...hopefully we will start seeing more local produce from California..but most places I look produce is not grown here...they don't grow it here and we get illegals in most cases or migrants to pick it...I know plenty of college kids who would want a part time job picking some of our produce..don't you?????

We need to let our farmers know how we feel about this...small farmers may listen but big one will turn a deaf ear to this...and forget GMO ones....

But I will now not buy from there if at all possible

here is funny video on Trader Joe's

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdB7GDZY3Pk

Kathyet