Fistic fury anticipated as boxing returns to California Square

Sep 19, 2015 Sports

The team from Onderneeming is ready for action (from left) Steffon Fordyce, Okefi Husbands, Andrew Newton, Lennox Walton and Kellon Isaacs.

By Michael Benjamin

California Square, the newest venue for amateur boxing has been tested and tried and from all appearances has brought out the fans in their numbers. Administrators of the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) will continue to utilize the venue as they attempt to reinstate the sport to its former number one position locally. To this effect, more than 50 boxers of different weight categories will climb into the ring when the GBA presents the 2015 National Intermediate Championships at that venue starting tonight.
Boxers out of the nation’s top gym will bare fists in what is anticipated to be a night of fistic fury and entertainment. The Republican Boxing Gym punched its way to top honours last year over its arch rivals, the Guyana Defence Force and the fierce rivalry is bound to continue in this tournament.
Recently, boxers from the New Opportunity Corps have joined the fray, albeit with minimal successes yet they continue to persevere. To this effect five pugilists travelled to Georgetown from their Onderneeming location to throw down the gauntlet on their foes of the other participating gyms.
Those traveling to the city are Steffon Fordyce, Okefi Husbands, Andrew Newton, Lennox Walton and Kellon Isaacs, under the guidance of coach Lawrence Kellman and the latter individual is oozing confidence that his charges will do well. Hours after arriving in the Capital City, the four pugilists spoke with Kaieteur Sport and expressed confidence that they will indeed do well.
All of the boxers said that they are satisfied that they have trained hard for this tournament and are ready to show off their wares. Mr. Kellman admits that the team is yet at its infancy stage but posits that the boys are confidently rearing to go.
Several other gyms are will be contesting the championships, which promises to produce fireworks including, Young Achievers (YA), Forgotten Youth Foundation (FYF), Andrew Lewis Boxing Gym (ALBG), Carryl’s Boxing Gym (CBG) Harpy Eagles Boxing Gym (HEBG), Rose Hall Jammers (RHJ) and the Essequibo Boxing gym (EBG).
The action gets underway at 19:00hrs sharp.