Guyana Defence Force is the top boxing gym as Intermediate Boxing championships end

Nov 19, 2012 Sports

Mark Marshall/Shaka Moore best boxers on show

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) boxing gym distinguished itself among the other gyms and was adjudged the best when the curtains came down on the National Intermediate Boxing Championships at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue Saturday evening last. The military

Shaka Moore

organization also scored the double when one of its boxers, Mark Marshall, bulldozed Harpy Eagle’s Benni Persaud and forced the referee to call a halt to their bantamweight clash. Other than the national title that went with the victory, Marshall also copped the best boxer award.
It was a night of good fistic action that had the spectators on their feet throughout the proceedings. The participating gyms were Harpy Eagles (HE), Forgotten Youth Foundation (FYF), Essequibo (EBG), Pocket Rocket (PR), Young Achievers (YA), Rose Hall Jammers (RHJ) and the Guyana Defence Force (GDF).
Marshall employed bullying tactics from the first gong and drove Persaud back with several roundhouse punches. The referee was kept busy tearing the two boxers apart as Persaud attempted to stem the onslaught by clinching. After a wicked blow connected to his temple, the referee instituted the mandatory 8 count. Persaud reentered the fray but by the time the first round was over he had received 2 other counts. Marshall turned up the heat in the second round and Persaud sought refuge behind high held guards. Marshall refused to be dissuaded and after an especially wicked right hook had connected to Persaud’s head, the referee decided to wave the bout off at 2:10secs of the second round.
The night was not without humor as witnessed in the heavyweight bout between gym mates, Dwain Phillips and Kenroy Evelyn, both of the GDF. The two apparently had a point to prove and went after each other with unorthodox blows. Devoid of the rippling muscles, the two slugged it out in center ring and at times the punches were so wild that neither boxer needed much skill to avoid them. Apparently tired at the start of the third round, the boxers stood toe to toe dished out blows while the crowd screamed in delight. Both pugilists breathed a sigh of relieve when the final bell sounded. Phillips was eventually adjudged the 2-1 winner, winning the Intermediate heavyweight championship as well as bragging rights.
Earlier in the night, the junior boxers engaged in several crowd pleasing affairs that set the stage for the Intermediate segment. Shaka Moore (EBG) was the pick of this group, forcing the referee to halt his 100-108lbs bout against Romano Bumbury (FYF) in 56secs of the second stanza. Both boxers adopted cautious approaches at the start of the bout until near the end when Moore registered two 3 punch combinations. Bumbury refused to be bothered and served up four punches of his own.
Moore switched his mode of attack in the second round employing a long jab with an occasional straight right. The ploy worked and forced the referee to institute the mandatory 8 count after one such assault. Moore then underlined his superiority with a flurry of punches that backed up Bumbury and forced another 8 count. It was then that the referee decided that she had seen enough and waved the proceedings off. Moore was later rewarded with the junior best boxer prize.
Dewani Lampkin (FYF) and Keion Junior (HE) also turned in a crowd pleasing performance in their 116-124lbs bout with the former boxer opening his account in the first round with several sharp right crosses. Junior retaliated but was soon winded and was at the mercy of Lampkin. Junior recuperated somewhat in the second round and matched his opponent blow for blow. A game Lampkin refused to say die and both boxers threw punches up to the gong. Obviously spent after two grueling rounds, the two boxers slowed down considerably but Lampkin stayed just ahead, throwing more punches. He eventually earned a 3-0 decision.
Results of the other bouts: Juniors: 50-54 lbs Kevin Mullings (HE) defeated Quincy Wright (EBG); 60-64lbs Orwayne Harris (FYF) lost to his gym mate, Teo Bumbury; 70-74lbs Kevin Mulling (HE) won 2-1 over Shemar Bumbury (F.Y.F); 75-79lbs Roy Samuels (HE) won from John Moore (FYF); 85-89lbs Odeny Moore (EBG) lost to his gym mate, Cordel Walcott; Elijah Insanally (HE) was too good for Tyron Lashley in their 90-95lbs bout while Travis Hubbard (HE) won a 2-1 decision from Joel Williamson (PRG).
The other results of the Intermediate segment are: Junior/welterweight Louie Lewis (GDF) earned a technical knockout victory after the referee stopped his contest against Aquincy Hardy (GDF) while welterweight, Chris Holder (GDF), copped a 3-0 decision over his gym mate, Jamal Evans. Trevon King (GDF) forced the referee to halt his middleweight contest against Jose Chappell (HE) in just 2:17secs of the first round after Chappell had sustained an injury over his eye. This was moments before Marlon Philadelphia disposed of his gym mate, John Mars in just 28secs.