Elite boxers set to receive stipend from GOA/GBA next month

In its first major initiative after removing the ‘amateur’ tag from its name last year, the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) in collaboration with the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) will commence rewarding selected elite boxers with stipends beginning in May.

The move according to GBA’s president, Steve Ninvalle is geared towards maximizing the chances of the selected boxers to medal at the 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil.

“The GBA and the GOA held meetings and came up with systems whereby elite boxers or