YdK Len Huard, NBB president, in Curacao

Apr 2024

The Curacao Boxing Association (CuraBox) welcomes Len Huard, the President of the Dutch Boxing Federation NBB (Nederlandse Boks Bond).

Len’s visit to Curacao marks the mutual ambition to intensify the cooperation with the Dutch Boxing Federation. Len: “Curacao has great boxers. It is always a pleasure to see nos yu di Korsou perform and win prices in Dutch Competitions. It is not only our historical relationship, but especially the effort of people like CuraBox president Edwin Baas that we can combine talent and resources”
In 2010 it was the first time that boxers from Curaçao participated in the Dutch Championships. Boxers from Curaçao have been very successful in the last three years and they are expected to perform well again during the National Championships in November this year.

Len started in the board as Secretary-General in 2022 and has been appointed as President in 2023. Len has roots in Curacao and he started his carreer as an Attorney at the Caribbean law-firm VANEPS. He has worked in Curacao, Aruba, Bonaire and Sint Maarten. Len now owns a law-firm in Amsterdam.

In addition to many family events during his visit in Curaçao, Len trained every evening after arrival during Edwin Baas’s training sessions. In the coming week they will also visit as many boxing clubs as possible and the fourth Supreme international boxing event is on the agenda on Saturday evening, April 27.