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From the office of the ABA
President: Waymon Harley
The time has finally come for Atlanta Boxing. The people of
Atlanta along with supporters of this great sport of boxing will
now have a home. This organization has been founded to support
the professional boxing athlete as well as to help provide them
with an outlet to perform and grow. Beyond that it is our desire
to position Atlanta as one of the premier cities for boxing
events and supporting shows and after events.
Among being the largest city in the southeast, Atlanta is a hub
for national and international business and music and sports
entertainment. The sporting industry is vital and complete
with teams in all major sports.
It is now time to share our 30
plus years in the boxing profession with our associates, such as
the IBF/USBA (International Boxing Federations/United States
Boxing Association) to help build Atlanta into the major boxing
center that it is poised to be.
Our organization is working
hard to bring major boxing events into the Atlanta metropolitan
area and to bring in the 2007 IBF/USBA Convention to this great
city of Atlanta. We also plan to work with major world
renowned promoters to help us bring shows and events to Philips
Arena, the Georgia Dome and the Georgia World Congress Center.
Events that would have national and international coverage from
networks such as HBO, Showtime, ESPN, etc.
Our local pro-boxers have been
waiting a long time for a chance to fight in their own home town
of Atlanta and I believe that Atlanta's boxing time has come.
Our concerted efforts will bring to fruition the many dreams of
our local amateur and professional boxing athletes.
We don't have casino's, but we
do have a greatly varying scope of entertainment for men and
women to enjoy in and around Atlanta, and a transit system to
help service them.
As the Atlanta Boxing
Association president, my dream is for our city, the city of
Atlanta and it's surrounding communities, to become a major
force in the sport of boxing. I dream of giving
opportunity to the young athlete that has dreamed of becoming a
contender and hoped to do it in his or her town of Atlanta.
To keep our local fighters active by placing them in larger
boxing events and marketing their efforts.
I also believe that the ABA
will be instrumental in helping raise finance for several
different areas, such as; to help promoters the better promote
their shows, support and market the local gyms and clubs,
sponsor local amateur boxing, and to help promote the sport of
boxing.
Once each month the ABA will
publish and distribute a monthly newsletter to our membership.
We will also develop ongoing boxing seminars for our local metro
business sector to learn how to get involved and to become
business partners with boxing on all levels; promoters,
managers, trainers, gyms, transportation, closed-circuit
hosting, boxing fan club events, after fight parties, etc.
Come join with the Atlanta
Boxing Association's effort and take full advantage of our
membership and sponsorship opportunities. Visit our
website to see how you can join the excitement of boxing in
Atlanta.
The Atlanta Boxing Association
and I will always be open for comments and suggestions on how
together we can better boxing in the community of Atlanta,
Georgia.
"Atlanta Boxing Time Has Come"
Sincerely,
Waymon Harley
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