GDF is Best Gym but VBG’s Junior Hyman adjudged Best Boxer

Jun 28, 2022 Sports

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Sean Devers’ story & photos
The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) is regarded as the manufacturing factory for Amateur Boxing in Guyana but despite the Army once again emerging as Best Gym in the Andrew Lewis Novice Championship, which climaxed on Sunday night at the National Gymnasium, it is evident that its dominance is waning.

GBA Official Dr. Marissa Parris presents the Best Boxer trophy to Junior Hyman.

Police’s Donavan Richardson stopped Isaac Gonsalves in the first round.

Police’s Qsaiah Barker stopped GDF’s Hick Mittleholzer in the first round.

Keevin Allicock (right) and Colin Lewis faced each other they prepare for the Commonwealth Games.

The GDF drummers had the good size crowd on their feet.

REP’s Ryan Persaud (right) beat GDF’s Daniel Garnett who blocks a punch with his knee in the action packed bout.

GDF was again named best Gym, while Terrence Pool (right) received the Best Coach Trophy.

After three nights of fistic fury the curtains came down close to midnight in a fantastic atmosphere with the GDF Drummers and pulsating music from the sound system providing non-stop entertainment for the large and vocal crowd.
When the dust had settled it was GDF who once was adjudged ‘Best Gym’, while its Coach, the Technical Director of the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) Terrence Poole, was named Best Coach.
Police, under new Coach, top Guyanese flyweight pugilist Dexter ‘the Kid’ Marques, tied with VBG for second place with five points each while VBG’s Junior Welterweight, Junior Hyman copped the Best Boxer trophy and a Hamper.The Championship was also used by the magnificent five: Olympian Keevin Allicock, Colin Lewis, Desmond Amsterdam, Patrick Harvey and Julius Kesney for valuable ‘Ring time’ as they intensify their preparations for next month’s Commonwealth Games in England.
Allicock fought Lewis, Harvey came up against Kesney and Desmond Amsterdam battled Cuban Ysoiec Baca in Exhibition bouts which formed a part of the 15 bouts of the final night in which saw the usually dominant Solders losing five of their fights as many of their boxers on show on Sunday lacked proper technique as they engaged in wild swings and losing their balance repeatedly.Marques, as Coach, seems to be making a difference at the Police Boxing Gym since his fighters were in no-nonsense mood with Welterweight Donavan Richardson destroying RHJ’s Isaac Gonsalves by TKO in the first round, while Qsaiah Barker stopped GDF’s Hick Mittelholzer also in the first round of their Light Middleweight clash.
Police’s other fighter, Super Heavyweight John Campayne and GDF’s Troy Glasgow went at each other from the word go, in the last bout of the night which the raucous crowd on its feet. They threw several hay makers some of them landed flush on their opponents as they tried to knock-out each other with their lumbering shots and wild swings which got slower and slower as contest progressed.
The fight eventually ended in favour of the Soldier due to a controversial stoppage by the Referee.
The second fight of the night was the most exciting with GDF’s Daniel Garnett and REP Ryan Persaud going toe-to-toe with brutal combinations which turned into a slug fest.
With Army drummers in full swing and fans in the stands dancing, the pair of Bantamweight pugilists went at each other some furious shots and counterattacks before Persaud emerged the winner in the entertaining contest for the first GDF loss of the night.
Results: Mininum weight -48kg Renaldo Sutton beat fellow GDF Komal Kissoon
Bantamweight-4kg Daniel Garnett (GDF) lost to Ryan Persaud (REP)
Featherweight-57kg Calvin Ramcharran won by abandonment to Rep Gym mate Kevin Padmore
Lightweight-60 kg Michael Maynard beat fellow GDF Shemar Woods
Junior Welterweight Junior Hayman (VBG) beat Christopher Cummings (GDF)
Welterweight-67kg Donavon Richardson (Police) beat Isaacs Gonsalves (RHJ)
Light Middleweight-71kg Osaiah Barker (Police) beat Hick Mittleholzer (GDF)
Middleweight-75kg Shaquille Daw (GDF) beat Joward Thomas (PRBG)
Light Heavyweight-80kg Samuel Powers (GDF) beat Junior Henry (FYF)
Cruiserweight-86kg Brian Harris (FYF) beat Kartel Cort (GDF)
Heavyweight-92kg Keyon Harris (VBG) beat Terrence Lindo (GDF)
Super Heavyweight-92+ kg Troy Glasgow (GDF) beat John Campayne (Police)