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World Boxing Day observed at 6-Heads Gym
Kaieteur News – AIBA International Boxing Day is observed annually on August 27 and Friday for the first time in the three-year history of this event, the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) joined the celebrations under the theme, ‘Boxing past, present and the future, at the Andrew ‘six-heads’ boxing Gym in Albouystown.
GBA Boxing Day celebration1 – The flyer highlighting the local Boxing Day celebrations.
The past was represented by Guyana’s only Olympic Medalist Mike Parris who won bronze at the 1980 Olympics in Moscow; the present was represented by Olympian Keevin Allicock, Dennis Thomas, Desmond Amsterdam, Colin Lewis and the Jackman sisters, while an army of talented young pugilists represented the future of Boxing in Guyana.
President of the GBA and Director of Sport Steve Ninvalle, Assistant Director of sports Melisa Dow-Richardson, Chairman of NSC Kashif Muhammad also with boxing Coaches Sebert Blake, who took Allicock to the Olympics, Clive Atwell and Terence Poole were among those who spoke.
Ninvalle said Guyana is honoured to be a part of international day of Boxing activities.
“This event is hosted across the world and this is the first time that we as an Association will be participating in it. We have had several programmes in observance of this event…one being last Saturday when some coaches including former World rated Clive Atwell would have gone over to West Demerara to do some painting and repairing of the house of former Boxer Mike Benjamin,” Ninvalle disclosed.
According to Ninvalle, yesterday’s event showcased Guyana past, present and future in the fistic sport.
Boxers being taken through a warm-up session at Friday’s event.
“This was the brain child of the AIBA President, Russian Umar Kremlev, who I think has the vision to take our Boxing to another level. Mr Kremlev was elected last year and Guyana and several other Caribbean Countries would have put their shoulders to the wheel to make sure he was elected.
And now the entire world in the boxing family is now reaping the benefits of him being the President of AIBA. We are happy to be a part of international Boxing Day. It also says that our Caribbean brothers and sisters are now drawn into what is happening in Boxing internationally.
In the past we had a back seat but now we are in the front seat of the development of Boxing and I would like to congratulate Mr Kremlev, the Executives of GBA, the Boxers and Coaches.
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I think this programme will be good for us and next year we could replicate and do much better,” Ninvalle concluded. Poole, the Technical Director of the GBA, spoke about the GBA’s short term, medium term and long term developmental plans for Boxing in Guyana.
“We are looking at our Coaches; we want more coaches being starred by AIBA, more Referees being starred. In terms of our short term plans the A&BC Continental Championships set for September and the AIBA World Boxing Championships set for October/November,” said Poole, a MS Awardee for his contribution to boxing.
His added the medium term plans are the Commonwealth Games and the long-term plans are for the 2024 Olympics in France. Parris encouraged the youths to represent, to try and win an Olympic medal, while Allicock carried the youngsters through their paces in addition to being involved in a sparring sessions. (Sean Devers)
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