Mauricio Sulaimán Saldivar (born 30 December 1969)[1] is a Mexican businessman and sports administrator.[2] Sulaiman is, since 11 February 2014, the president of the Mexico-based World Boxing Council, which is, along with the United States–based International Boxing Federation, the Panama-based World Boxing Association and the Puerto Rico–based World Boxing Organization, one of the four major international boxing championship recognizing groups. Before becoming president of the WBC, Sulaiman worked there as its general secretary.
Personal
Sulaimán is the son of the previous WBC president, José Sulaimán, and of Marta Saldívar. He has three brothers (José, Hector and Fernando.) and two sisters (Lucy and Claudia).[3]
Controversy
Sulaimán has been criticized for praising Daniel Kinahan's work as a boxing promoter. Kinahan is infamously known for being part of a powerful Irish criminal syndicate run by his father, Christy Kinahan and who is involved in a violent war with another notorious gang, led by Gerry "The Monk" Hutch.[4][5] In April 2022, Kinahan, his father and his younger brother were sanctioned by the US government for their activities linked to organized crime and had their assets frozen by both the US government and the UAE.[6][7][8] Sulaimán, who had met with Kinahan in Dubai a week before the sanctions, denied having any affiliation with him, saying he was unaware that Kinahan was a high-ranking member of a powerful international criminal syndicate.[9][10][11][12]
See also
- World Boxing Council (WBC)
External links
- ^ "Mauricio Sulaimán Saldívar (México)". cletoreyes.com (in Spanish).
- ^ "Sulaimán celebra la reaparición este mes del 'Canelo' Álvarez". www.efe.com (in Spanish). 3 December 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Sanchez Pando, Jose Luis (16 January 2014). "Muere José Sulaimán, pero su legado lo hace inmortal en el boxeo". Chicago Tribune (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Christy Kinahan: How a 1980s Irish fraudster became one of the US’s most wanted drug dealers
- ^ Timeline: Murders and attacks in deadly Hutch-Kinahan feud
- ^ Kinahan crime gang: United Arab Emirates freezes assets after US sanctions
- ^ Kinahan Cartel: US sanctions cartel leader with links to Tyson Fury
- ^ Unprecedented international action taken against Kinahan crime group as US imposes sanctions
- ^ 'NO REGRETS' World Boxing Council chief who pledged support to Daniel Kinahan has 'nothing to hide'
- ^ WBC President distances himself from Daniel Kinahan, says Dubai meeting due to ‘absolute ignorance of the situation’
- ^ WBC boss Mauricio Sulaiman denies link to Tyson Fury’s ex-advisor Daniel Kinahan
- ^ WBC president says made ‘innocent mistake’ meeting Kinahan
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