USA Boxing – has announced that working with USOC and EVERLAST the Haitian boxing team participating in the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games, will be receiving assistance in donations of uniforms and boxing shoes to aid in their participation.

Andre Berto - 2004 Haitian Olympian and WBC Welterweight Champion – sent a letter to the team, declaring his pride and joy that Haiti will be sending a team to the games, just six months after being hit by a devastating earthquake.

On the 12th of January Haiti was hit by catastrophic earthquake.

The 2010 Haiti earthquake (Haitian Creole: Tranblemanntè 2010 nan pe Ayiti) was a catastrophic magnitude 7.0 Mw earthquake, with an epicentre near the town of Léogâne, approximately 25 km (16 miles) west of Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital. The earthquake occurred at 16:53 local time (21:53 UTC) on Tuesday, 12 January 2010. By 24 January, at least 52 aftershocks measuring 4.5 or greater had been recorded. An estimated three million people were affected by the quake; the Haitian Government reported that an estimated 230,000 people had died, 300,000 had been injured and 1,000,000 made homeless. They also estimated that 250,000 residences and 30,000 commercial buildings had collapsed or were severely damaged.

Malta Boxing News – applauds the courage and strength of the Haitian boxers to overcome adversity and participate in these games – The very best of luck to Haiti at the Central American and Caribbean Games.

Source: USA Boxing