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WBF Championship and Executive
Committee member Jean Marcel
Nartz from Germany has assumed
the position of vice president,
left vacant after the retirement
of Italian Matteo Fratini, of
the World Boxing Federation with
immediate effect. The
64-year-old from Cologne is one
of the most outstanding boxing
personalities from Europe over
the last few decades.
Nartz worked with Sauerland
Events for 23 years from the
start in the ‘dark age’ of
German boxing in 1980 and was
instrumental in building the
sport to what it is today in his
country. During his tenure with
Sauerland Events, Nartz was
responsible for building Henry
Maske and Axel Schulz into
national sports icons, worked
with many more world champions
and ignited the interest of
private television in boxing.
After he left Sauerland Event in
2002, Nartz worked from 2003
until 2009 for Universum Box
Promotion, then one of European
boxing’s promotional
powerhouses. Today, besides
being involved in the World
Boxing Federation, Nartz also
works for the German federation
BDB and is on the council of the
European Boxing Union.
“I enjoy working for the WBF and
I hope in cooperation with my
friend, president Howard
Goldberg, that we are on the way
to the top with our
organization. Certainly, the
spirit and the willpower is
there, so let’s get it on,” said
the new WBF vice president.
Goldberg returned the compliment
and emphasized his satisfaction
to now work even closer with
Nartz and commented:
“Marcel
is a highly respected and
intelligent boxing man and I am
delighted that he has accepted
the position of vice president
of the WBF. There is no doubt
that an organization that
embraces the excellent qualities
of a man like Marcel can only be
headed for the top.”
In further news, the WBF with
immediate effect have released
Keith Terceira from his position
of North America Coordinator and
Championship Committee member as
Terceira was unable and
seemingly unwilling to deliver
the expected high standards
imposed by the WBF. A suitably
qualified replacement will be
announced in due course. |
