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GABA U-16 boxing tourney on next weekend in Berbice

Oct 14, 2012 Sports

 

Changes in the making for amateur boxing

 

The Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA) will be staging its Under-16 Championships at the Central Police Station Recreational Centre on October 20 and 21 in New Amsterdam, Berbice. The leading junior fighters around the country are due to be on show and an exciting programme is anticipated.
GABA Official and Coach Terrence Poole will be in New Amsterdam today where he will meet with Superintendant Clifton Hicken to fine tune arrangements for the event. The last in the series of Under-16 events is set for early December and these events follow the recently concluded National Novices tourney at the National Gymnasium.
The Intermediate championship is set for the first week in November and the Open championship in December.
Guyana’s boxing got a boost just this week when an AIBA organised programme was aired on ESPN Sports TV network.  GABA President Steve Ninvalle said this was good exposure for the country on what is being done here under the circumstances faced.
It was also disclosed in brief by Ninvalle, that changes will be made by the World Governing Body AIBA to its structure and mode of operation to become involved in Professional Boxing.
The word Amateur is to be dropped from its name and its affiliates will follow in the near future and amendments made to their constitutions. This innovation to the sport will come into effect by next year, 2013, and it will allow boxers with a certain number of fights being allowed to maneuver between fighting as a junior and a professional.
A special department will be established within AIBA and its affiliates to directly deal with this amateur/professional aspect of the sport.  Full details of the changes are to be fine tuned and released by AIBA and its respective affiliates in the near future.

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