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Howard Eastman bows out of Wray & Nephew Contender Boxing Series
Guyana’s final hope of clinching the top prize in the Wray & Nephew Contender Boxing
Jamaica’s Tsetsi Davis (left) and Guyana’s Howard Bomber Eastman pose off ahead of their semi-final clash in the 2014 Wray & Nephew Contender Boxing series. (Jamaica Observer)
Series evaporated after Howard ‘Battersea Bomber’ Eastman surrendered a unanimous decision verdict to Jamaican Tsetsi Davis, when the two clashed in a semi-final encounter in downtown Kingston, near the Transport Centre, Thursday evening last.
Eastman had successfully battled his way to the semi-final slot and was highly tipped to clash with Jamaican Sakima Mullings but will now return home after dropping the decision to Davis. Nonetheless, unlike his other countrymen who exited the tournament at the early stages, Eastman is expected to pocket J$200,000.
Judge Keith Brown scored the contest 78-74; Lindel Allen saw it 79-73 and Clifford Brown had it 79-72 for Davis who now awaits the winner of the other semi-final bout next Wednesday; an all-Jamaican clash between Sakima Mullings, the top seed, and Donovan ‘ Police’ Campbell, to decide who will fight for the winning purse of two million dollars.
Meanwhile, Davis had earlier hammered out a unanimous points decision over Guyanese Derick ‘Dangerous’ Richmond in the preliminary round. The win over Eastman has now pushed his record to 11 wins 14 pro fights.
Meanwhile, reports out of the Jamaican Gleaner said that Davis, still harbouring dreadful thoughts of last year’s cruel loss, soared above himself with a command performance that propelled Team Jamaica into a dominant 4-1 lead over their Caribbean counterparts after five rounds of hectic competitive boxing.
The report said that Davis started watchfully against Eastman and eventually exploded in the later rounds to surprise Eastman with some heavy punching. Neither boxer showed signs of being hurt but some real heavy punches were thrown and landed like an arrow that winged to its mark from both boxers.
At the end of the bout Davis admitted that he was able to take control from the opening round. “Guess what, not everybody you can knock out. And if you chase and become careless maybe you in turn can get knocked out too. One time he caught me and took my foot away, but I did not show it. So ‘nuff’ respect to him, I have to come to Guyana to beat him one more time,” Davis concluded. He then vowed to replicate the performance when he tackles the winner of the Mullings/Campbell match. “Trust me, not because Sakimo is my team mate, it is going to be a good showdown,” added an elated Davis.
Porter Reid, who has taken over coaching of Team Jamaica in the absence of Carl Grant, who is on an overseas boxing assignment, said that he was satisfied with his charge’s performance. “Tsetsi did his work; he went to school and did what he had to do,” said Reid. He also commended Eastman saying that he has an iron chin. “Tsetsi caught him with some solid combinations and straight jabs and he did not waver a bit,” Reid added.
The winner takes home two million (Jamaican) dollars with the runner up earning J$500,000. The boxers finishing in the third and fourth places receive J$250,000 and J$200,000 respectively.
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