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David Thomas preparing for the Imran Khan challenge as fight night nears

Sep 12, 2015 Sports

Boxing is no gentleman’s sport; it’s usually a war between two supremely fit individuals each aspiring for the top prize while staying within the confines of the rules. Oft times the winner is the pugilist with the greater endurance that inflicts the most pain on the other. Those boxers preparing for the Guyana Boxing Board of Control (GBBC) card at the Giftland Office Max, Lilliendaal, ECD, fully understand their responsibilities and are working assiduously on their techniques.
When Kaieteur Sport stopped over at the Andrew ‘Sixhead’ Lewis Boxing Gym, David Thomas was drenched in perspiration and engaged in sparring sessions under the watchful eyes of George ‘Canchi’ Ophrecht. He is scheduled to bare fists with debutant and former national amateur bantamweight champion, Imran Khan, in a 4 rounds bantamweight affair.
All told Thomas sparred for six rounds against several amateur boxers and though he is yet to achieve maximum fitness, he seems to be in ripping form. His punches were strong and crisp even as his coach nodded approvingly.
Khan, meanwhile, operates out of the Harpy Eagles Boxing Gym and chose to engage in roadwork yesterday afternoon before closing off with a hectic session of calisthenics and free hand exercises.
Thomas is the more experienced of the two after chalking up four fights but Khan is no slouch after practicing his trade in the amateur sector for a great number of years. He has had several training stints overseas and has represented Guyana at several high profile games. Touted as the best locally, Khan was selected to represent Guyana at the 2012 Olympiad and even enhanced his chances with a training stint in Cardiff Wales. Nevertheless, he failed to qualify after losing in the qualifying rounds. Now, three years later, Khan has decided that he has had enough in the amateur field and has decided to strip off his shirt.
He has perfected the art of psychological destabilization of his opponent as was evident when he appeared at the signing ceremony two days ago and immediately flew into Thomas’ face and unleashed a verbal assault. However, his opponent looks sharp and focused and Khan will find that the amateur and professional stages are totally different propositions and present conflicting challenges. How well will he be able to make the transition? Only fight night will tell.
In other bouts, Terrence Adams and Keeve Allicock will match gloves in a 4 rounds featherweight scrap while Quincy Gomes, on the redemption trail, will tackle Anson Green who has a 5-3-2 record and whose main claim to fame is a scintillating knockout victory over super/middleweight champion, Derek Richmond. Dexter Gonsalves will fight Iwan Azore for the latter fighter’s welterweight belt in the main bout of the card.
The will also be several amateur bouts and GBA administrators are putting the modalities in place to ensure that the best pugilists are on show. To date, Republican boxer, Nankumar Singh, has been shortlisted foe an opponent to be named later. GBA executives are also examining their resources to select the best boxers to be on the card and should release those names shortly. The price structure has been set to meet the pockets of the small man and ringside seats have been allocated to those from the corporate community while fans will pay one thousand dollars for general admission. Children pay half price.

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