Olympian Kirt Sinnette chairs new boxing board

Minister of Sport and Youth Affairs (MSYA) Phillip Watts presented instruments of appointment to a five-member Trinidad Boxing Board of Control (TBBC) during an official ceremony at Nicholas Tower in Port of Spain on November 5.

The newly appointed board features Trinidad and Tobago national boxing champion and former Olympian Kirt Sinnette as chairman; boxing coordinator Kim Quashie as deputy chairman; sport administrator Kwanieze John; business administrator Hemrajh Rampersad; and attorney Bryan Basdeo.

Installed for a two-year term, the TBBC Board is charged with regulating and promoting boxing under the Boxing Control Act, Chapter 21:52, Section 2(1).

A MSYA statement said that Watts praised the board’s diverse expertise, “reaffirming its role in upholding Trinidad and Tobago’s rich boxing tradition while driving modernisation and creating opportunities for emerging athletes and coaches.”

Watts said this board now has the responsibility to uphold the boxing proud history in TT, and “to modernise the sport to create a legacy of opportunities for upcoming athletes and coaches.”

He pledged the government’s dedication to ensuring that boxing continues to inspire discipline, resilience, and national pride, especially within grassroots communities across the country.

The Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs remains committed to uniting stakeholders and fostering sport and youth development for Trinidad and Tobago’s future.