Latest update January 17th, 2025 6:30 AM
Fistic fury anticipated as Guyanese pugilists take on Jamaican counterparts
Former local bantamweight champion, Dexter Marques will go after the World Boxing Council Caribbean Boxing
Dexter Marques
Federation (WBCCABOFE) flyweight title when he opposes Jamaican, Rudolph Hedge over 12 rounds when the Guyana Boxing Board of Control presents the ‘Jamaican Showdown’ at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH), Saturday March 29 next.
The card comes at a time when four other Guyanese boxers are currently in Jamaica competing for honours in ‘The Contender,’ series against their Jamaican and other Caribbean counterparts, and will be bolstered by three other bouts involving Jamaican and Guyanese pugilists.
Guyanese, Quincy Gomes will also oppose Jamaican, Toriano Nicholas in a 4 rounds lightweight bout while local pugilist, Romeo Norville, fights Jamaican, Kemahl Russell in the super middleweight division over four rounds.
Junior/middleweights, Mark Austin (Guy) and Devon Moncrieffe (Jam) will then battle over 8 rounds. The card gets underway when David Thomas and Richard Williamson go after each other in an all Guyanese super/lightweight affair over 4 rounds.
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