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Pan Am Qualifier’s hopeful in training Coach Roldan expresses satisfaction with progress so far
By Sean Devers
Training for the Pan Am Boxing Qualifiers from April 2-11 commenced on Monday March 25 at the ‘Six-Head’ Gym in Albouystown and the 51-year-old Cuban Boxing Coach, Francisco Hernandez Roldan, said he was satisfied with the progress so far when Kaieteur Sport visited the Gym yesterday.
The Spanish Coach, who was sent home three months after the APNU Government was elected in 2015 after working here for three years and three months, disclosed in very good English, that the focus at this period was on Conditioning and Tactical and technical preparation which he feels is very important.
Cuban Boxing Coach Francisco Roldan makes a point to the boxers yesterday.
Roldan is responsible for overseeing Boxers who are vying for selection to represent Guyana at the Commonwealth Games, World Championships, South American Youth Games, Pan Am Qualifiers and the Goodwill tournament and yesterday he was seen putting the pugilists through their paces.
National Head Coach Terrence Poole said that the technical aspect is the focus since that is an area that needs the most work.
“The standard of the Pan Am qualifiers in Nicaragua is very high, since this is the only qualifying tournament before the Pan Am Championships and most of the top teams will be participating,” Poole informed.
Competition is expected to be very tough but Poole is confident Guyanese fighters will give a good account of themselves and qualify for the Pan Am Games which is scheduled for Peru in July.
The boxers going through their drills at the Six Head Gym yesterday.
Poole informed that the squad to Nicaragua will be named soon but revealed that a seven-member party will travel and will comprise five Boxers along with Coaches Poole and Roldan
Bantamweight Keevin Allicock and middleweight Desmond Amsterdam who beat their Trinidadian opponents in the International bouts of the recently held Patrick Forde Memorial Championships, headlines the shortlisted Boxers.
Poole explained that Amsterdam and Allicock are among the most Technical pugilists at the Amateur level.
Those in training are Allicock, Amsterdam, Colin Lewis light welterweight, Jamal Eastman lightweight, Markember Pierre Light heavyweight and Sean Griffith Flyweight, while Clairmont Gibson bantamweight, Astion Niles light heavyweight and Julius Kesney flyweight are part of the training squad.
Coaches: Terrence Poole Technical Director (MS), Francisco Roldan (Cuban Coach), Sebert Blake, James Walcott, Clinton Moore and Gregory Cort.
The GOA will offset all of his expensive while he is here and Head of the GOA K. Juman-Yassin explained that Roldan’s length of stay here would depend on the Boxers.
The Guyanese fighters will hope to be successful in Nicaragua where the Pan American Games qualifiers will take place in early April.
The World Championships is before the 2020 Olympics which are set for July/August in Tokyo.
“If they qualify for the Olympics Coach Roldan will be here until 2020,” explained the GOA Boss.
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