Two Guyanese boxers for Arab Kickboxing

Mar 28, 2021 Sports

Tadious Edun

Umisha Parasram

Kaieteur News – Two fighters from the Kyokushinkai Martial Arts Academy in Enmore and Wales will be representing Guyana at the first Russian Grand Prix of Arab Boxing that is slated to be contested next month in Moscow at the Olympic Village in Novogorsk, according to Grandmaster Dr. Nazim Yassim.
Dr. Yassim, who is also a founding member of the Kyokushinkai Martial Arts Academy, divulged that the tournament will be contest from April 19 to May 1, and he is encouraging his fighters to go out there and make the nation proud.
The tournament is a kickboxing event and Grandmaster Yassim, who is a 7th Dan Black Belt, is confident that his fighters will have no difficulty competing because of the fact that at the Kyokushinkai dojo, they practice full contact Karate.
The fighters that will be participating in the tournament for Guyana are 25 year-old Tadious Edun in the Heavyweight class and 25 year-old Umisha Parasram in the Lightweight class. The fighters will be vying for the FIBA Championship belts in their respective classes.
The tournament is expected to be well attended with many fighters with representatives from almost all of Africa and European states also slated to be part of the action.

Discover more from Kaieteur News

Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.

Latest News