Terrence Ali National Open Boxing Championships …Guyana Defence Force retains Championship honours

Nov 03, 2015 Sports

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Colin ‘Superman’ Lewis, Jamal Eastman, Akeem Mounter are best Boxers on show

By Michael Benjamin
Diwani Lampkin (FYF) won the hearts of the crowd but failed to clinch the decision in his lightweight fight with Joel Williamson (RHJ) in the finals of the Terrence Ali National Open Boxing Championships at the Andrew Lewis Boxing Gym, Independence Boulevard last Saturday evening.

The lanky FYF boxer, lined up to represent Guyana at the ‘Back to the Future’ Caribbean Boxing Tournament, scheduled for this month end at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH), turned in a good display of counter boxing mixed with classic boxing skills but in the end two of the judges scored in favour of Joel Williamson, while the third felt that Lampkin had done enough to earn the verdict.
Lampkin and his coaches, Sebert Blake and Joseph Murray, were left aghast by the decision and Blake has already signaled to President of the GBA, Steve Ninvalle that they would be filing an appeal to his executives for redress.
That decision marred a night of fistic fury that saw the Guyana Defence Force clinching the honours of Champion Gym with their nemesis, the Republican Boxing Gym occupying the second place. Essequibo Boxing Gym representative, Akeem Mounter, defeated Stephan Smith to take the middleweight title and the Best Boxer award in the junior category. Jamal Eastman ((RHJ) also continued his good showing and was adjudged the Best Boxer (Youth) after he had defeated Junior Henry (FYF) in a delightful shindig in the bantamweight division.
Colin ‘Superman’ Lewis was adjudged the Best Boxer in the senior category after a crowd pleasing display that earned him a win over Marlon Darrell (FYF) and eventually the jnr/welterweight title in the Elite category.
Indeed, that was easily the fight of the night as ‘Superman’ Lewis, lived up to the sobriquet with a performance that easily matched the exploits of that cartoon character. Still bristling from the Lampkin encounter and not anxious for the judges to have a say in this contest, Darrell’s coach, Blake, apparently instructed his boxer to attack from the onset. The boxer complied but received a surprise when his advances were met head on by an equally determined Lewis. The two went after each other as though they had an old score to settle and it was Lewis, the lankier, who came out of the first stanza looking good. He used his long reach to full advantage to push his man on the back foot where he (Lewis) pummeled him from long range.

Darrell came out steaming in round two but was met with several long ranged, ramrod punches. He attempted to dance out of range but received a wicked combination that momentarily halted his advances. The rangy ‘Superman’ was not yet done and he slammed home another long straight right that almost decapitated his opponent and forced the referee to institute a mandatory eight count. It was a fiery experience and Darrell certainly did well to last out this round.
Darrell entered the third stanza with flailing fists in an attempt to recoup lost points; he landed several jolting blows but by then the ‘Superman’ was ‘flying high’ and refused to be grounded. He danced away, stopping momentarily on several occasions to launch several salvoes to his opponent’s head. The dozens of patrons that crammed into the ALBG truly received a treat and when the bell rang they clamored for more. They erupted into a crescendo when the ‘Superman’ was adjudged the unanimous winner.
Clairmonte Gibson (GDF) and Delon Charles (FYF) kept up the tempo with three blistering rounds and once again the crowd erupted into wild screams. Gibson drew first blood with several crosses but by midway of the first round Charles got his rhythm and delivered several clouts to his opponent’s temple that forced him to ease back. The second round was a toe to toe brawl where each boxer gave as much as he got in an attempt to nose ahead.
The third round was a test of fitness as both warriors attacked with venom. Gibson proved to be superior around this point and Charles resorted to a jab and move strategy. Gibson pursued and eventually caught up with him and once again the two boxers became embroiled in a raging exchange. The crowd screamed and some patrons stepped over the line and onto the ring apron forcing the referee to halt the bout to restore order.
The respite was good for both boxers who resumed where they had left off and delivered punches in bunches. So intense was the attack by the boxers and so loud were the screams of the spectators that the bell was barely heard over the din. In the end the judges felt that Gibson had done enough to win the bout and the bantamweight title.
Policeman, Dennis Thomas, wasted little time in disposing of Trevon King (GDF) in their middleweight bout. Displaying full confidence, Thomas methodically ripped King apart and shortly after he (King) received a straight right and a mandatory 8 count. Shortly afterwards, King was dumped on the seat of his pants compliments of a vicious straight right.
Thomas met King with a vicious body assault at the start of the second stanza before converting with a wicked right hook to his jaw. The referee jumped in and instituted another mandatory 8 count and then summoned the ringside nurse to examine a wound over King’s left eye. She then advised that the fight be halted at 47secs into the second stanza.
Veteran boxer, Markember Pierre (GDF) clashed with his gym mate, Desmond Amsterdam in the light/heavyweight division and the two went after each other with bombs that hinted at an early end to the contest. Punches rained down as both boxers aspired to inflict maximum pain.
Round two was a replica of the first as both boxers launched a vicious attack. A wicked punch then connected to Pierre’s face and opened a wound over his right eye. The nurse was summoned and patched up the injury while advising the referee to call a halt. The time was 2:29secs of the second round. The super/heavyweight bout between two Republicans, Eon Fraser and Devon Limerick provoked some mirth from the audience as the two oversized pugilists lumbered behind each other, aiming for a killer punch. Limerick never really fitted the bill and seemed more intent on gallivanting around the ring. Fraser eventually caught up with him and two clouts slammed home to his temple that had him in dizzy land. The referee called a halt in 2:45secs of the first round giving the title to Fraser.
In other results, Quincy Boyce (GDF) was adjudged the winner of the lightweight division after his opponent, Travis Hubbard, failed to show up for their bout.  Teusimar Peters (GDF) was also gifted a walkover after Tyronne Lashley (RHJ) failed to show up for their jnr/flyweight bout.
Tefon Green (GDF) then got the better of his gym mate, Aluko Venture, to claim the flyweight title while welterweight Clifton Graham (Rep) benefitted from a walkover after Kellon King (FYF) was diagnosed with an injury to his hand, sustained from a previous bout.
The boxers will now await the selectors who will announce the names of those selected for encampment for the ‘Back to the Future’ Caribbean tournament this month end.

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