New Delhi:The talented boxers from the Northeast are likely to play their bout in the world-famous Las Vegas boxing clubs as the Mizoram government has initiated the move to link up the Las Vegas professional boxing with Mizoram. "I encourage professional boxing. In fact, we are planning to link up Las Vegas professional boxing with Mizoram," said Robert Romawia Royte, Sports and Tourism Minister of Mizoram in an exclusive interview with ETV Bharat. Playing boxing in Las Vegas clubs is a dream for every boxer. Almost every other sport has homes—places of import around the country and even the globe. Likewise in boxing, there's Las Vegas.
What has further inspired the Mizoram sports ministry to dream big is the fact that a 21-year old Mizo boxer Lalrinsanga Tlau has achieved the World Boxing Council (WBC) Youth World Super Featherweight title in an eight-round contest. The bout held in Aizawl in March was sanctioned by WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman and was conducted under the technical supervision of the Indian Boxing Council (IBC). Lalrinsanga defeated Ghana's Eric Quarm to claim the title. Royte said that Mizoram contributes 20 per cent of the Indian professional boxers.
The promotion of boxing is, however, not the only aim for the government of Mizoram. The State Government has promoted sports as an industry. "Earlier, the central government was talking about making sports an industry. But Mizoram is a pioneer in this regard, as we have already announced sports as an industry. At present, we are pursuing externally aired projects to promote the sports industry," said Royte.
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