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24th Fight Night Guyana extravaganza
Two local titles on the line
Local middleweight champion, Edmond Declou will put his title on the line against Trinidadian based Guyanese pugilist, Joel McRae while bantamweight champion Elton ‘Coolie Bully’ Dharry will square off with Rudolph Fraser, but for the local Super Bantamweight title, both over 12 rounds when the Guyana Boxing Board of Control (GBBC) stages the 24th edition of Friday Night Fights at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH) on Friday June 29 next.
Rudolph FraserKwesi ‘Lightening Struck Assassin’ Jones will also be up against Berbician, Kelsie George in a 6 rounds Light/Heavyweight scrap while debutant, David Thomas will start off the night’s proceedings with a 4 rounds Jnr./Welterweight scrap against Gladwin Dorway.
The boxers convened at the Avenue of the Republic office of Abdool and Abdools Insurance Brokers yesterday afternoon where they consummated the deal by signing their respective contracts.
Fraser is confident that he could overcome Dharry and said he has opened camp some two weeks ago.
Indeed, one cannot take Fraser lightly since he has shown marked improvement over his last three fights. He won two of them against Barbadian based Guyanese, Gardiel Roberts while he held Lindener, Cassius Matthews to a 6 rounds stalemate.
In Dharry, he will find a complete boxer capable of quartering the ring and unleashing pin point combinations. It was this mode of attack that was responsible for former Bantamweight champion, Dexter Marques’ humiliation when the two met for the former’s title last year. Fraser will be required to dig deep if he is to overcome the ‘Coolie Bully’ but he is on a high following his recent victories and has assured that he will enter the impending bout with blazing fists.
Declou had prevailed over McRae in an earlier bout but the latter fighter has since upped his game and obviously would be looking to reverse the decision. This may be more easily said than done since over the months Declou has managed to build quite a reputation for himself and would be bubbling with confidence.
The rangy fighter from Linden has switched camps from the Young Lion’s Gym in Wismar and now operates at the Andrew ‘Sixheads’ Lewis Gym in Albouystown.
Declou had stated that his decision to switch camps stemmed from a paucity of credible sparring partners in the Mining City. The wisdom of his decision was noticeable in his subsequent engagements and he went on to capture the Caribbean Boxing Federation (CABOFE) title and cement a spot for the impending World Boxing Council (WBC) 50th anniversary card where the benefits include lucrative purses and a place among the elite in the WBC top ten world ratings.
Obviously Declou would want to tenaciously hold on to his title since it was this accolade that has been the catalyst for his CABOFE achievement. McRae would be out to distort DeClou’s ambitions which should set the stage for a grand showdown.
Otherwise, Jones would feel that his task would be simple against a fighter that is still to register a win from three professional bouts since his debut earlier in the year. To his credit, George did put up a spirited battle against James Walcott in his last fight but the latter pugilist utilized his vast experience to prevail. Against Jones, George would once again face an experienced opponent and will have to pull off all the stops if he is to survive. The organizers are awaiting the list of boxers that will contest in the amateur segment of the programme. Activities will be recorded for airing one week later.
Kwesi JonesFriday Night Fights is an initiative of the Guyana Boxing Board of Control (GBBC) in collaboration with the Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA), the National Communications Network (NCN) and the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports (MCY&S). Admission prices are $1000 and $500 for adults and children respectively.
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