Deputy Mayor of Amman, Engineer Amer Bashir received on Thursday at his office of the Greater Amman Municipality, the representative of the British Boxing Board of Control, Mr. Frank Maloney and the accompanied delegation.
During the meeting, Bashir emphasized the desire by GAM to provide all the financial and physical support to the sports sector in Jordan. He said that GAM strives to push local sports forward to transform it into the leading international professionalism.
Mr. Maloney delivered Bashir a special gift on behalf of the British Boxing Board of Control, which includes complete fittings of boxing, which was handed over later to the Jordanian Boxing Federation.
The visiting delegates also toured some of the Jordanian clubs in Amman. Invitations were made to some of the young Jordanian boxers to visit Britain soon to attain the latest experience and updates on boxing in Europe. The Jordanian boxers will also have the chance to encounter some of their British counterparts.
The visit by the British Boxing Board of Control to Jordan came upon an invitation from the Mayor of Amman, Engineer Omar Maani who aimed to enhance the national support for local boxers and provide them the chance to network with foreign know-how.