The World Boxing Association President, Gilberto Mendoza, attended the awards to the best Venezuelan boxing figures held in Caracas this Thursday.

During this ceremony he acknowledged the performance of the Interim champion, Ogleidis “La Niña” Suárez as Boxer of the Year, becoming the first lady to win such recognition.

Mendoza also received the Gold Medal as Personality of the Year, and the Street Boxing award given to William Gonzalez.

"I am pleased that the Street Olympic Boxing is keeps on going and it is reality in this country.”  Those were Mendoza’s supporting words to the program.

He also said the street boxing reminded him the "WBA KO Drugs Program”, because it develops talent and activity where many boxers were born, like Jorge Linares, who weather we want it or not, is a very popular to the media of the country.

Mendoza said to Johnny Gonzalez, journalist of the Venezuelan newspaper “El Lider” that: "The idea should not be to make just boxers or champions in the future, but to form men and women who can be very productive to society".

The WBA president also said that they expect to give more support Street Boxing, and create an Alliance with the Ministry of Popular Power for Sport, and said, “I am sure that from the Street Boxing will come out many champions.”