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Gittens takes up important role
Article by February 10, 2021
Barbados’ top female boxer Kimberly Gittens is the first-ever chair of the athletes’ commission established November 2020 by the Barbados Boxing Association (BBA).
Gittens, a Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medallist, will hold the position as chair of the athletes’ commission for the next two years. This is to foster a stronger communication bond between national boxers and the BBA executive led by president Richard Atwell.
“The commission is important because it gives the boxers a direct link to the association. It also allows for athletes’ input into the planning process of the BBA. Lastly, it gives the athletes a voice, a medium to be heard.
January 23, 2021
Former national amateur boxing champion Cabral Barriteau-Foster says Barbados has lots of raw talent that often goes unnoticed because the sport lacks proper marketing and visibility.
Barriteau-Foster who was crowned national champion in 2016 has now retired from the sport and is based in Jamaica where he works as a coastal engineer.
During a telephone interview with
Barbados TODAY from Kingston, Jamaica, Barriteau-Foster said that the Barbados Boxing Association needs to make modern changes for the advancement of local boxing.
“I think that the primary problem with boxing is in its marketing and its visibility. I think boxing is not visible enough to the general public in Barbados. People don’t know that there is boxing, they don’t know it is going on. I think the boxing association has to take more modern approaches towards changing that.