Latest update April 18th, 2025 8:12 AM
Not in My House Boxing postponed to Nov 23 Siparuta ladies added to Card
The historic “Not in My House” boxing card set for September 28 at Durban Park featuring Guyana’s Dexter Marques and Columbian Jose Antonio Jimenez has been pushed back to November 23.
The pair of Female Boxers Pearline Lochan (left) and Sharon Ward from the Village of Siparuta, have been added to ‘Not in MY House’ Boxing card which is now set for November 23.
Caribbean Bantamweight Champion Keevin Allicock is scheduled to match gloves with Trinidadian Anthony Joseph to headline the Amateur bouts.
Durban Park was set to join six other venues in Guyana to stage Professional Boxing but according to the Promoters they were faced with last minute issues that would have affected the quality of the event.
“We opted to move the date rather than allow the challenges to dampen the event. All tickets that were issued will still be valid,” stated Rudy Ramalingum, speaking on behalf of the promotions team.
GBBC President Peter Abdool expressed regret but said the delay would give the boxers and promoters additional time to prepare for a bigger spectacle.
President of the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) Steve Ninvalle lamented that the GBA would have pushed back their Lennox Blackmore Intermediate Boxing Card to facilitate the hosting of this event.
“Previously our Intermediate Card was held on September 27, 28 & 29 but just not to compete with the Professional Card we would have pushed it back to the first week in October,” Ninvalle noted.
The GBA Head said that his Association, more than anybody else, knows just how tricky and arduous the promoting of Boxing is.
“It’s not an easy task so we can understand what Mr Hussain and his people are going through because we do this on a regular basis. We (GBA) do this at least five times per year and when we have International Cards we do it seven times,” Ninvalle continued.
“So we know exactly how hard it is…how hard it is to get sponsors to come on board and we do hope that the organisers can get everything in line for the new date. Our heart goes out to them since we know how hard this is to promote an event like this,” Ninvalle concluded.
Meanwhile, it was announced that Pearline Lochan and Sharon Ward, who hail from region six, up the Corentyne River in a Village called Siparuta, have been added to the Professional Card.
Lochan will be making her Professional debut while Ward is no stranger to the sport.
Lochan is presently training at the Pocket Rocket Boxing Gym under the watchful eyes of Hinterland Boxing Coach Orlon ‘Pocket Rocket’ Rogers in the Mining Town of Linden and Ward is under the guidance of Coach Floyd Grant.
Ward started boxing at the Pocket Rocket Boxing Gym back in 2002 with Rogers as her coach and a year after she moved to Grant.
Lochan began Boxing in June of this year when Rogers was sent to Siparuta by Minister of Social Cohesion, Dr George Norton to commence work as Hinterland Boxing Coach.
“I love Boxing but there wasn’t any Boxing Coach so I started playing Football but now I have gotten the opportunity and I plan to make full use of it,” Lochan said.
She intends to show the Amerindian Villages in Guyana that there are many more Gwendolyn O’Neil’s.
Other boxers on the Card from the Pocket Rocket Boxing Gym are James Moore (aiming to win his third consecutive fight), Duel Augustine (making his professional debut) and two amateur boxers Tyrone Blair and Jeffrey Joseph.
Joseph is also a product of Siparuta Village Coach Orlon ‘Pocket Rocket’ Rogers and is encouraging the Villagers to attend the Event since the card has four Amerindians involved.
(Sean Devers)
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