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Fierce exchanges as Guyana Boxing Association lowers curtains on year’s itinerary

Dec 24, 2012 Sports

Local amateur pugilists experienced mixed fortunes when the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) closed its yearly activities with a one day U-16 tournament at the Andrew ‘Sixhead’ Lewis Boxing Gym (ALBG) Saturday morning last.
In all, there were 11 fights among the top boxers in this category, sponsored by Beverage Company, Demerara Distillers Ltd. Participating gyms were Young Achievers (YA), Forgotten Youth Foundation (FYF), Harpy Eagles (HE), Essequibo (Essq) and Rose Hall Jammers (RHJ).
The action got underway when Anthony Camacho (YA) forced the referee to halt his bout against his gym mate, Joshua Alexander, in 47 seconds of the first frame. That was in the 90-94lbs class.
Celwyn Jones (YA) then dropped a 3-0 decision to his gym mate, Jakeel Cadogan in their 55-59lbs bout moments before Orwayne Harris (FYF) earned a 3-0 nod over Darius Lyle (YA) in the 60-64lbs class. In the 70-74lbs category, John Moore (FYF) triumphed 3-0 over Stephen Samuels (YA) one fight before Kevon Mullings (HE) defeated Shemar Bumbury by a similar margin, also in the 60-64lbs class.
Quacy Wright (Essq) was also victorious against Winston Peters (YA), 3-0, as was Jaime Kellman (YA) over Malrick Walcott, both fights in the 50-54lbs class. Odenny Moore (Essq) and Elijah Insanally (HE) battled ferociously in the 85-89lbs class and after a highly entertaining bout the former boxer was adjudged the 2-1 winner. Christopher Mansfield (HE) triumphed over Cordell Walcott in the 90-94lbs division, while Ansel Wolfe (HE) got the better of                                                                                                                                                                                                                      his gym mate, Ezekiel Benjamin in the 60-64lbs class.  The 90-94 lbs fight between Cordel Walcott (Essq) and Christopher Mansfield (HE) ended in favour of the former boxer, while in the 100-104lbs division, Shaka Moore (Essq) earned a 3-0 verdict over Junior Henry (FYF) to draw the curtains on an entertaining day of fistic fury.
The tournament marked the culmination of events for 2012 of the GBA and Tournament Director Terrence Poole said that it was a satisfying year. He said that GBA administrators started on a shaky note, devoid of the requisite funds. Mr. Poole further said that despite this anomaly, GBA executives were able to run off all the scheduled tournaments, albeit a bit off schedule. He said that the real setback experienced by the GBA was the inability of the boxers to qualify for the London Olympics. He said that GBA executives are bent on correcting this and are mulling several strategies to change the fortunes of the boxers in the tournaments ahead.
The Tournament Director also reminded that the GBA is the sole sports entity that has submitted a document to Sports Minister, Frank Anthony, projecting the itinerary and objectives for the next four years. He said that the Minister is currently studying the document and should be ready with an assessment and/or advice/assistance towards the effective administration of its contents.
The boxers will now go off for the Christmas holidays but according to Mr. Poole, should gear up for a busy year next year. He said that they are hoping to get off very early with the Open Championships sometime in February. He also said that the Central American and Caribbean Championships (CAC) should be staged sometime in March.

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