Long-time promoter Gary Shaw was named chief of staff of the WBA Directorate and advisor to president Gilberto Jesus Mendoza. The appointment was announced during an online press conference with WBA welterweight super champion Yordenis Ugas, where Shaw was present along with Mendoza to make the appointment official. Shaw came to prominence in boxing as an executive with Main Events and eventually had a long and sucessful run with a self-named promotional entity.