BOXING LEGEND STEVE ROBINSON JOINS WELSH NATIONAL PARTY

Welsh boxing legend and former WBO Featherweight Champion, Steve Robinson, has joined the Welsh National Party (WNP).

Robinson, 51, known as the Welsh ‘Cinderella Man’ and Wales’ first black world boxing champion said,

“Politics is too important to be left to the politicians.

“I’m proud of where I come from. I’m Welsh and grew up on the estate in Ely. It concerns me nowadays that so many youth centres and facilities have been closed. Young people need more facilities to develop in the right way.

“We need to stand up and fight for our communities. We need to let our voices be heard.

WNP leader Neil McEvoy MS welcomed the news,

“Wales needs champions now more than ever, and in Steve Robinson, the WNP and Wales have a true champion in their corner”

“It’s really exciting that Steve chose to get involved in politics and joined the WNP”

“His journey is a metaphor for the WNP. As a country, it’s only through talent, hard work and dedication that we achieve better.

“Steve seized his opportunity. Wales’ opportunity is in May and it’s one we should grasp with both hands.

“I have had so many brilliant times watching Steve box in the 90s and I’m looking forward to the brilliant times ahead seeing Steve fight for Wales.

Robinson, who was on £52 per week as Debenhams storeman, famously won the WBO featherweight title in 1993 after accepting the fight with just 48 hours notice.

He then went on to become one of Wales’ greatest ever boxers and was proven a worthy champion with seven successful defences of his title over a two and a half year reign.

Robinson is now a boxing coach as well as a WNP member.

ARWR Y BYD BOCSIO STEVE ROBINSON YN YMUNO Â’R BLAID GENEDLAETHOL

Mae arwr bocsio Cymru a chyn-Bencampwr Pwysau Plu y byd, Steve Robinson, wedi ymuno â’r Blaid Genedlaethol.

Dywedodd Robinson, 51, a adwaenir fel ‘Sinderela’ Cymru a’r pencampwr bocsio byd du cyntaf o Gymru,

“Mae gwleidyddiaeth yn rhy bwysig i’w adael i’r gwleidyddion.

“Rwy’n falch o fy ngwreiddiau. Cymro ydw i a chefais fy magu ar yr ystâd yn Nhrelái. Mae’n peri pryder imi y dyddiau hyn bod cymaint o ganolfannau a chyfleusterau ieuenctid wedi cau. Mae angen mwy o gyfleusterau ar bobl ifanc i ddatblygu yn y ffordd iawn.

“Mae angen i ni godi ar ein traed ac ymladd dros ein cymunedau. Mae angen inni adael i’n lleisiau gael eu clywed.

Croesawodd arweinydd y Blaid Genedlaethol, Neil McEvoy AS y newyddion,

“Mae Cymru angen pencampwyr nawr yn fwy nag erioed, ac yn Steve Robinson, mae gan y Blaid Genedlaethol a Chymru hyrwyddwr go iawn yn eu cornel.”

“Mae’n gyffrous iawn bod Steve wedi dewis cymryd rhan mewn gwleidyddiaeth ac ymuno â’r Blaid Genedlaethol.”

“Mae ei siwrnai yn symbolaidd i’r Blaid Genedlaethol. Fel gwlad, dim ond trwy dalent, gwaith caled ac ymroddiad y gallwn ni lwyddo i sicrhau gwell i’n cymunedau ac i Gymru gyfan.

“Manteisiodd Steve ar ei gyfle. Mae gan Cymru hefyd gyfle ym mis Mai ac mae’n un y dylem gydio ynddo ar bob cyfrif.

“Cefais y fraint o wylio Steve yn bocsio droeon yn ystod y 90au ac rwy’n edrych ymlaen at yr amseroedd gwych sydd o’n blaenau yn gweld Steve yn ymladd dros Gymru.

Enillodd Robinson, a oedd ar gyflog o £52 yr wythnos yn gweithio yn Debenhams, deitl pwysau plu WBO ym 1993 ar ôl cytuno i ymladd yr ornest gyda dim ond 48 awr o rybudd.

Aeth ymlaen i ddod yn un o focswyr mwyaf adnabyddus a llwyddiannus Cymru gan amddiffyn ei deitl ar saith achlysur dros gyfnod o ddwy flynedd a hanner.

Mae Robinson bellach yn hyfforddwr bocsio yn ogystal ag aelod o’r Blaid Genedlaethol.