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Aug 21, 2015 Sports
The curtains have recently been drawn on the Novices Boxing Championships which has been rechristened to honour Guyana’s inaugural boxing world champion, Andrew ‘Sixhead’ Lewis and the organizers have dubbed the tournament a success. Those organizers are moving full speed ahead with their itinerary and have promised the usual slugfests when they stage the 3rd edition of the DDL Pepsi/Gatorade U-16 boxing championships scheduled for Saturday August 29 at the Andrew Lewis Boxing Gym (ALBG), Independence Boulevard. That tournament has been christened the ‘Michael Parris U-16 Boxing Championship in honour of Guyana’s lone medalist at the Olympics Games.
“This is but a small token in recognition of the valuable contributions of our boxing stalwarts,” pronounced President of the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) Steve Ninvalle. He further stated that former Commonwealth Lightweight Champion, Lennox Blackmore has been identified as the patron of the Intermediate Boxing Championship which will be staged soon. The GBA boss said that the aim of the initiative is to create a wider awareness of the contributions of past pugilists while spiking the ambitions of contemporary boxers to emulate or even surpass those achievements.
Mr. Ninvalle said that the DDL is the only sponsor that has stuck with his organization through thick and thin and he expressed gratitude to those officials while lauding such commitment. The GBA President said that his executive have agreed to honour past boxing stalwarts by dedicating the tournaments in their honour.
Over the years the tournament has been the catalyst to the advancement of many of the Simon Pures and many of them are now elevated to higher categories. The organizers are confident that the young boxers will continue to benefit and yesterday morning Mr. Ninvalle entertained executive of the DDL, Larry Wills, to officially launch the impending tournament.
Mr. Wills expressed pleasure on behalf of the DDL and assured Mr. Ninvalle that his organization is committed to the development of the young boxers. He said that the DDL has noted the rapid development of the pugilists over the years since the inauguration of the championship and is committed to the development of the youths. “We are indeed pleased by the way this tournament is being executed as well as the benefits derived by the boxers and will continue to render support,” assured Mr. Wills.
Technical Director, Terence Poole, was also grateful to have received the support and conveyed such sentiments to his benefactor. “It is indeed comforting to note that the officials of the DDL continue to demonstrate confidence in our ability to organize tournaments towards the development of our young boxers and they continue to render support,” said Mr. Poole. He also said that the tournament has been of immense benefit and many boxers have since graduated to the advanced level. He then implored the continued support of his benefactors while disclosing that more than 40 boxers are expected to participate.
Boxers from the top gyms will battle for the championship trophy including those from the Forgotten Youth Foundation (FYF), Harpy Eagles Boxing gym (HEBG), Young Achievers (YA), Andrew Lewis Boxing Gym (ALBG), the recently commissioned Ann’s Grove Boxing Gym and the Linden based Carryl Boxing Gym (CBG) among others. The weigh in will be at the tournament venue at 10:00hrs on fight day, while the first punch will be thrown at 13:00hrs. The organizers said that the duration of the tournament will depend on the number of entrants.
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