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Nation’s Promotions Boxing Inc takes boxing to the Mining Town
Few boxing fans could forget Shondell Park and Shelly ‘The Boom’ Gibson, two female pugilists who, together weighed over 400 pounds yet set the arena alight with thrilling encounters. It has been sometime since either has graced the ring but it is always difficult to remove something you love dearly out of one’s veins. It, therefore, came as no surprise that those two pugilists have signed a contract to fight each other, on Boxing Day, when a group of former professional boxers, under the Nation’s Promotions Group, presents 26 rounds of fistic fury at the Mackenzie Sports Club Ground on Boxing Day, December 26 next.
Shelly Gibson
That bout is on the undercard and is scheduled for 4 rounds in the heavyweight division; the main bout will feature Derick Richmond up against James Walcott in a 12 rounds shindig for the local super middleweight title. The former boxer, despite having only four fights to his name, has built quite a reputation for himself.
One cannot forget his memorable bout with Mahmood ‘The Dentist’ Loul that ended in a draw after 6 bruising rounds nor can one forget the methodical beating he administered over seasoned contender, Caribbean Boxing Federation (CABOFE) champion, Edmond DeClou that left the latter pugilist nursing a broken jaw compliments of a wicked left hook.
Walcott is an experienced customer with superb boxing skills and will not be easily lured into close combat. Further, he packs a punch which compliments his boxing ability and could pose problems for Richmond. This is indeed a good fight and might just be the one to fill the arena.
Otherwise, Kelsie George, a relatively young professional, still to register a win after 7 fights (1 draw), will want to use this fight as the starting point for other victories. He fights Romeo Norville, another good fighter though somewhat inexperienced in the amateur ranks. Norville has notched up 2 fights but suffered a setback when he was stopped by Richmond in his last outing. He will want to repair that damage and get his career back on track.
Those four professional bouts will be supported by a similar number of amateur encounters but the promoters are still working on the modalities for this segment. They have hinted that those amateur pugilists will comprise boxers out of the Mining Town. There will be gate prizes of one I-Pad, one cell phone and two cash prizes of $10,000 each for four lucky patrons. The admission price is $1000.
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