Latest update June 3rd, 2026 12:40 AM
Boxing team off to Dubai for IBA Elite World Championships
Kaieteur Sports – The Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) team of star pugilists Desmond Amsterdam and Keevin Allicock along with Coach Lennox Daniels have departed Guyana for the 2025 IBA Men’s Elite World Championships, set for December 2–13 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE).
The event, which forms part of the International Boxing Association’s (IBA) two-week festival of boxing, marks a significant return for the pair, who are determined to improve on their previous outing at the sport’s premier global competition.
Desmond Amsterdam (right) and Keevin Allicock (left) along with Coach Lennox Daniels are in Dubai for the Championships.
Allicock, an Olympian and one of the top talents in Guyana’s current generation of fighters, enters the World Championships with renewed focus.
Amsterdam, meanwhile, stands as one of the most accomplished boxers in the Americas, picking up a historic bronze at the AMBC Elite Championships, the first ever for Guyana.
Both boxers recently transitioned into the professional ranks, but GBA President Steve Ninvalle believes their experience, discipline, and hunger for success will serve them well on the amateur world stage.
“They have competed with and defeated world-class opponents before. We expect them to rise to the occasion against the best in the world in Dubai,” he stated.
There is even greater motivation for them to do well in this tournament as it presents groundbreaking prize structure, with IBA offering US$300,000 for gold, US$150,000 for silver, US$75,000 for bronze, and US$10,000 for fifth-place finishers.
The 2025 Championships will also commemorate IBA’s 75-year legacy, accompanied by the IBA Business Forum on December 12 and the IBA Congress on December 13, creating a landmark week for the sport.
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