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AMATEUR BOXING | Trinidad and Tobago Amateur Boxing Association

SPORT	Amatuer Boxing
AFFILIATE	Trinidad and Tobago Amateur Boxing Association
PRESIDENT	Cecil FORDE
SECRETARY	Deopersad Ramoutar
CONTACT	(868) 736-4715
MAILING ADDRESS	149 St. James Street, Battoo Avanue, Marabella
EMAIL	trinbagoamabox@hotmail.com

T&T’s boxer Nigel Paul, right, with his bronze medal and US$25,000 after he lost 4-1 to Mark Petrovskii, second from left, of Russia in their semi-final match. Petrovskiii won the title after defeating Armenia’s Davit Chaloyan, who had to settle for the silver medal and US$50,000 in the Men’s Super heavyweight (92+ Kg) at the AIBA World Boxing Championships in Serbia on Friday. Petrovskii, the gold medalist earned US$100,000, while the other bronze medallist was Mahammad Abdullayev, third from right, of Azerbaijan. He also collected US$25,000. Paul, 27, is the first boxer from the T&T to win a medal at the AIBA World Championships. It’s the only medal won by a boxer from the Caribbean at the tournament. Picture courtesy AIBA

Nigel Paul World Championship bronze medal

CONGRATULATIONS

Paul captures World Champs bronze after semi-final defeat

NIGEL PAUL captured Trinidad and Tobago’s first-ever International Boxing Association World Championships medal when he claimed bronze in the super heavyweight +92kg semi-finals in Serbia on Thursday.

TT heavyweight boxer Nigel Paul (R) and Turkey's Berat Acar fight during the International Boxing Association World Championships 2021 +92kg quater-final match, in Belgrade, Serbia, on Tuesday. - Photo courtesy AIBA

From Rio KO to World medal: Quarter-final win a 'relief' for boxer Nigel Paul

AFTER being ridiculed for his brief appearance at the 2016 Rio Olympics, boxer Nigel Paul said it is a “relief” and a “burden off my shoulder” after capturing TT’s first ever medal at a World Championship Boxing event.

TAKE THAT: Trinidad and Tobago’s super-heavyweight Nigel Paul lands a straight left flush to the face of Turkey’s Berat Acar during their quarter-final clash at the 2021 AIBA World Boxing Championships in Belgrade, Serbia, yesterday. Paul won the encounter 4-1 to advance to the medal round. —Photo courtesy AIBA

‘MY TIME’

Paul guaranteed medal after advancing to final four at World Champs.

Paul shifts focus to Worlds

A change in the qualification process for boxers attempting to make it to the Olympic Games has prevented T&T's Nigel Paul from sealing a place at the Olympics along with his countryman Aaron Prince.

Venezuelan refugee boxer in Trinidad punches Olympic ticket

VENEZUELAN Eldric Sella has achieved his dream of qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics. However, Sella, who resides in Trinidad after seeking asylum in 2018, will not be representing his native country.

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