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National Super Middleweight champ Declou rallies Linden support ahead of Saturday’s card
Kaieteur Sports – Linden’s national super middleweight champion took advantage of the local television station in Watooka to rally Lindeners to come and support him when he faces Desmond Amsterdam from New Amsterdam in the main event of the inaugural PRO/AM card by the Caribbean Boxing Organization set for Saturday night at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall in Georgetown.
The occasion was a press briefing which was held by the Caribbean Boxing Organization (CBO) in conjunction with Bris-O Promotions, both headed by Seon Bristol.
Sitting from left – Keisha Sertima, Seon Bristol, Edmond DeClou and Colin ‘Mr Clean’ Chesney. Standing left is Dexter Patterson while Orlon ‘Pocket Rocket’ Rogers completes the cast.
Dexter Patterson from the Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA) was also present, along with representatives from the Bris-O Promotion group, Keisha Sertima, DeClou and his trainer Orlon ‘Pocket Rocket’ Rogers.
Coach Rogers noted, “This is Amsterdam’s second professional fight and DeClou’s 26th to be exact. So, I think we would not take that for granted and go in there saying it’s a walkover, because Amsterdam is always active and busy. We are working out different strategies. More timings and be more patient, even though this fight is a six-round fight. We know when to take him deep in the ocean and drown him. We are not going for a knockout, if it comes, that’s it. But we are preparing to fight and be victorious in the end.”
Addressing his preparation, DeClou said, “I am always 100 percent ready, just to let the public know that Desmond Amsterdam is a really good amateur fighter. I think this would be his second professional fight. I am definitely not taking the guy lightly, having watched him as an amateur, so at this point I need the support from Linden, because this guy comes to fight, as I have trained with him for five years, and he is always a ready fighter and not one to play with.”
Bristol remarked, “We have acknowledged the fact of the decline in the sport of boxing, not only in Guyana but within the Caribbean, and as we know, together we are strong. We have been able to bring promoters together to work with each other, to assist each and every Caribbean territory when it comes to the world of boxing. We are working together not only to build boxing but our athletes. Studies have shown, participating in sports assists and helps them when it comes to classroom learning.”
The GABA’s Dexter Patterson announced that instead of four, there will be six amateur fights, while the professional fights now are seven instead of six.
Looking ahead to sustaining boxing within the Region, Bristol proposed, “Out of ten territories, I am asking these ten territories to hold at least one promotion per year, and that would be ten shows in the entire year. It would become a hype for our boxers.”
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