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GBA to host take away lunch as efforts intensify for Cuban sojourn
The pundits are unanimous in the view that Guyanese amateur fighters were most productive during the late seventies and early eighties when this country enjoyed vibrant exchange programmes with boxing power nation, Cuba; the Michael Parris Bronze medal accomplishment at the 1980 Moscow Olympics bears testimony to this theory.
Steve Ninvalle
The executives of the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) have agreed with this prognosis and have worked relentlessly to resuscitate this initiative. Towards this end, a team of the nation’s best amateur boxers have been shortlisted to train for the Roberto Balado and the Cardova Cardin boxing tournaments scheduled for Cuba early next month.
Already, these pugilists, welterweights Eon Bancroft and Ron Smith, light/middleweight Bert Braithwaite and light/weight, Clairmont Gibson, Police middleweights Dennis Thomas and bantamweight, Imran Khan, featherweight, Delon Charles (FYF) and Lightweight, Stephon Gouviea (HE) have already commenced stiff training for the championships but their participation hinges on executives of the GBA acquiring some $3M, necessary for the impending trip.
Consequently, these administrators have planned several fund raising activities and one of them, a take away lunch, will be held at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue on May 25 next. A ticket cost just $1000. President of the GBA, Steve Ninvalle, said that his executives are committed to the trip since they are aware of the benefits to be derived from participation. He said that the Cubans are noted for their superior boxing skills and local boxers will be fully tested. He feels that tournaments of this nature are necessary especially since the boxers are eying the coveted gold medal prize in the Brazil 2016 Olympiad.
Cuban coach, Francisco Hernandez Roldan feels that the boxers’ participation will serve them well. He said that the cream of the crop will participate in the tournament and should the boxers be successful it will serve as a morale booster for them. “They could also benefit even if they lose since they could garner valuable experience,” opined Seòor Roldan.
Meanwhile, the boxers are currently preparing for the National Intermediate Championships scheduled for April 24th and 25th. The lunch would be sold on the final day of that championship.
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