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Guyanese boxers fail to medal at 41st Giraldo Cordova Cardin Int’l Boxing tourney

Jun 10, 2013 Sports

Guyanese boxers, Imran Khan and Eon Bancroft failed in their attempts to procure any medals after surrendering point decisions to their respective opponents when the 41st Giraldo Cordova Cardin International Boxing tournament concluded at the Havana’s Ramon Fonst Multi-Sports Hall, Havana Cuba, Saturday afternoon.
Khan lost his 56kgs bout to Cuban, Norlan Yera, 30-26; Yera also defeated Australian Ayden Hansen on points but failed in the finals against his countryman and Cuba’s national champion, Vicente Paul by a 25-22 margin. Welterweight pugilist, Eon Bancroft, also failed to get past Maimatti Tusunqiong of China in the 69kgs class, dropping a point decision.
Earlier, Dennis Thomas had lost out to Venezuelan Rafael Hernandez to seal the fate of the Guyanese.
The Cordova Cardin is the most prestigious Cuban boxing championship and more than 146 competitors from 21 countries and regions competed for honours. Initially, 7 local boxers were shortlisted to attend the tournament but the squad was eventually downsized due to insufficient funds.
Khan and Craig benefitted from the largesse of the Guyana Police Force which donated their airline tickets while Bancroft enjoyed similar benevolence of Sterling Products Ltd. Director of Sports, Neil Kumar, facilitated the airline tickets of Cuban coach, Francisco Hernandez Roldon and local coach, Terrence Poole, while Government waived the requisite taxes at the port of departure.
Those boxers that failed to make the grade are GDF representative, welterweight Ron Smith, light/middleweight Bert Braithwaite and light/weight, Clairmont Gibson, featherweight, Delon Charles (FYF) and lightweight, Stephon Gouviea (HE).

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