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Fistic action to brighten Lindeners’ festive season tomorrow night

Dec 25, 2013 Sports

 

By Michael Benjamin
The weather forecast over the past two weeks has been grim with heavy showers that have left some parts of the country inundated. It seems though more is to come and this time the Lindeners are scheduled to feel the effects when more than 600lbs of human flesh, Shondell Park and Shelly ‘The Boom’ Gibson, clash at the Mackenzie Sports Club Ground when the Nation’s Promotions Group presents 26 rounds of fistic fury tomorrow night.
The highly anticipated slugfest between Shondell Park and Shelly ‘The Boom’ Gibson is expected to satiate the appetites of Lindeners who have been starved of good fistic action for far too long. The two female gladiators will clash in a super/heavyweight contest the Nation’s Promotions Group, presents 26 rounds of fistic fury at the Mackenzie Sports Club Ground on Boxing Day, December 26 next.
Organized by a group of former boxers with former world contender Terrence Ali in the midst, the card will also feature several other potentially action packed affairs and already the Derick Richmond/James Walcott 12 rounds shindig for the local super middleweight title has sparked the interest of the pundits.
Richmond has earned the reputation of a devastating puncher after delivering a vicious left hook that sent current CABOFE middleweight champion, Edmond DeClou to the canvass and then to the hospital while nursing a broken jaw. He has promised a similar experience for Walcott and judging from his last two bouts which ended prematurely, one cannot take his threat lightly.
Walcott, familiarly known as ‘Sack,’ said that he is unimpressed and promises to dish out a first class licking to Richmond. “I am not DeClou and I plan to teach this kid a thing or two about the sport,” said Walcott in response to a question of his strategy for the bout.
Indeed, Walcott is an experienced customer with superb boxing skills and will not be easily lured into close combat. Further, the lanky pugilist who also doubles as coach for the Harpy Eagles Boxing Gym, packs a mean punch which compliments his boxing ability and could pose problems for Richmond. Some boxers perform when they are adequately recompensed and the prospects of clinching the national title coupled with the lingering opportunities might just provide the urge for Walcott. However, all this is speculation and will only be confirmed or dispelled when the gong clangs tomorrow night.
Kelsie George is a relatively young professional and is still to register a win after 7 fights (1 draw). Obviously, he will want to use this fight as the starting point to get his career back on track. He fights Romeo Norville who is also a good fighter but paid the price for complacency when he fought Richmond earlier this year and was stopped. The latter boxer would have learned from the losing experience and is sure to come out slugging for the win. An interesting battle looms.
Cassius Matthew will also be on show against Kishawn Simon in a 4 rounds catchweight bout. The latter fighter had had a jerky start to his career but has recovered with a decisive victory in his last bout. The Matthews bout will be somewhat challenging as the Lindener is experienced and fights out of an awkward and unorthodox style. Simone remained unperturbed during a press conference earlier this month and has vowed to overcome Matthews and get on with his career.
Those four professional bouts will be supported by a similar number of amateur encounters, all exhibition bouts between pugilists out of the Mining Town. Kurley Hooper will come up against Ronald Andries in the 75-79lbs class while Joshua Corbin squares off against Dauryan Miller in the 84-90lbs class. Hakeem Alexander will tackle Randolph Williams in a 160-175lbs shindig just before Ejad Alli and Troyston Luard square off against each other.
Fans are also set to benefit after the organizers have put up several gate prizes including one I-Pad, one cell phone and two cash prizes of $10,000 each. The admission price is $1000.

 

 

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