Grenada has first female Certified Ringside Physician

Professional boxing is back in Cuba after some 53 years and Grenada was part of that historic event, being represented by International Boxing Association Certified Ringside Physician, Dr. Deborah-Ann Stephens-John.

Dr. Stephens-John is the first Grenadian as well as the first woman in the whole of the Western Hemisphere to hold this post in this field of international professional boxing.

The competition was on December 6 between Cuba and Russia in Havana, Cuba. Dr. Stephens-John is the leader of the team of Physicians who conducted the medicals on participants and examined the physical conditions of the ring and venue.

Grenada’s Ambassador to Cuba, Her Excellency Claris Charles, congratulated Dr. Stephens-John for being the pioneer in this area of professional boxing, going into a field that is traditionally male
dominated and projecting Grenada on the international landscape again. (LS)