WBO in Japan
HISTORY IS IN THE MAKING…
WBO arrives in Japan
WBO President Francisco “Paco” Valcarcel arrived in Tokyo today for a press conference to be held on Monday where
together with the Japanese Boxing Commission they will announce the official entrance of the organization to Japan.
The delegation included WBO Ratings Chairman Luis Perez, WBO Asia Vice President Leon Panoncillo and promoter
Felix “Tutico” Zabala. Upon his arrival, Valcarcel declared “I’m very happy and delighted to have been able to get our
organization into such a great country. This is history in the making. I want to thank the JBC, Mr. Akihiko Honda, Felix
“Tutico” Zabala and all other friends who worked very hard for the past three years to make this happen.”
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