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Boxers to attend Junior Pan Am Games to train locally
T&T & B’dos could participate in Guyana’s Camp…
By Sean Devers
Kaieteur News – Youth boxers Travis Inverary, Patrick Harvey and Alesha Jackman have gained spots at the Junior Pan Am Games scheduled for November 25 to December 5 in Cali, Colombia. Inverary and Jackman, rated as the best female Junior Boxer in the Caribbean, will compete in the 69kg class, while Harvey will do battle in the 63kg class.
Mike Parris is flanked by GOA Head K. A Yassin (left) and GBA Boss Steve Ninville yesterday at NSC Headquarters. (News Room photo)
The trio will a part of Guyana’s contingent at the Games, which caters for athletes aged 17 to 22 in the Americas. Yesterday at the NSC headquarters, Middle Street, Georgetown, Director of Sports Steve Ninvalle, in his capacity as President of the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) and Head of the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) K Juman Yassin made a joint statement to Media.
Ninvalle reaffirmed that the partnership between the GBA and the GOA continues to be strong and over the years, GOA has been very supportive. The GBA Head informed that each of young boxers would receive $100,000 stipend from the GOA to spend during their training in Guyana or when they get to Columbia.
Ninvalle informed that the boxers will be provided with everything they need to be successful including having a Nutritionist, Psychologist and Physiotherapist.
“I can’t remember this ever happening at this level,” said Ninvalle who added that GBA’s Technical Director, Terence Poole could accompany the trio to Columbia. “We have the best boxing programme in the Caribbean and the highest qualified coaches so it was decided that instead of sending them on an overseas camp we could conduct the training camp here.
We have invited Trinidad which will be sending three pugilists to the Guyana training camp which will include the senior boxers. We have also invited Barbados who could send two boxers,” said Ninvalle who also stated that in the next four to eight years, these boxers could become the elites in the Caribbean.
The location of the training camp has not been decided as yet but after consultations with Coaches Sebert Blake and Poole, it could not only be in Region four” informed the GBA head.
Ninvalle spoke about AIBA’s pay out of US$100,000 to each gold medal winner, US$50,000 for silver and US$25,000 for bronze medal winners at the World Championship scheduled for October 26 to November 6 in Belgrade, Serbia.
“This is great news for our boxers and would encourage then to remain in the Amateur ranks longer knowing that they can earn a decent living without turning Pro before they are ready” noted Ninvalle, who said plans are already in stream for the construction of the home of Boxing in Guyana.
He further explained that this facility will allow overseas boxers to Guyana to train which could save the GBA money for travelling and add to sports Tourism. He informed that more will be said on this later but stressed it is going happen.
Yassin, the long severing GOA Boss informed that in a previous conversation with Ninvalle he suggested that the boxers train in Guyana, since the best coaches are here.
“This programme is very good for our junior boxers,” disclosed the GOA Head who confirmed that Mike Parris has been named GOA’s Boxing Ambassador and is being given a stipend. Parris won a bronze medal at the 1980 Olympics in Moscow which is Guyana’s only Olympic medal.
Yassin said he is pleased to have such a fruitful relationship with Boxing and promised to continue its support to the GBA.
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