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Friday Night Pro/Am Fights…Mandessa Moses finally gets an opponent
– takes on Venezuelan, Ana Lozano tomorrow night
The long wait for a credible opponent has finally borne fruit for Mandessa Moses after
Mandessa Moses
months of aborted fights and disappointments.
She will match gloves with Venezuelan Ana Lozano when activities in the 22nd edition of the monthly Friday Night Fights gets underway, at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH) tomorrow night.
Lozano was scheduled to arrive in Guyana last night accompanied by her coach, Memin Ramos and will be at a live press conference arranged by the Guyana Boxing Board of Control (GBBC) slated for the National Communications Network at 15:00hrs today.
When informed of the new development, Moses was delighted and intimated that she is prepared for whatever her Venezuelan counterpart has to offer. She said that she has been engaged in stiff training over the past three weeks and despite several disappointments where her opponents had opted out of earlier bouts, she had addressed her training diligently.
Moses’ coach, Lennox ‘Cappel’ Daniels is also delighted that Moses is finally able to face off with a worthwhile opponent. He said that even though she was uncertain of opposing a credible opponent, Moses had stuck to her training and is well prepared and ready to turn in a top performance.
The two will clash over 6 rounds in a featherweight affair.
Elton ‘Coolie Bully’ Dharry also arrived in Guyana yesterday and engaged in light sessions at the Andrew Lewis Boxing Gym (ALBG) during the afternoon. He will match gloves with Charlton Skeete in a 6 rounds bantamweight affair. The latter in an invited comment said that he has trained intensely and is determined to pose problems for his nemesis. Dharry is a crowd pleaser and is currently preparing for the World Boxing Council 50th Anniversary celebrations tournament that could net the eventual winners huge purses and prestigious world rankings.
The ‘Coolie Bully’ has stated in no uncertain terms that he is out to distinguish himself as a worthwhile world contender.
Hardly anyone knows Anson Green, a young debutant scheduled to match gloves with another debutant, David Thomas in a 4 rounds welterweight scrap.
With no one in his division to engage in sparring sessions, Green opted for several rounds with Edmond DeClou last week and the latter fighter certainly did not spare him. He gave him a baptism of fire with several wicked combinations that pushed the young debutant to the hilt.
To his credit Green withstood the punishment like a man and retaliated with crunching blows of his own. His opponent Thomas, also trains at the ALBG, but had already wrapped up sessions when Kaieteur Sport visited the institution.
While we were unable to assess his conditioning and skill, one thing is certain; he will have to dig very deep to pull off this one. An interesting bout looms.
Fans will also be entertained with another interesting bout when Iwan Azore squares off with Jermaine King in a 4 rounds jnr/welterweight shindig, as well as the usual 4 amateur bouts.The ProAm cards commenced some two years ago and so far several pugilists in Guyana and around the Caribbean have benefitted immensely, winning local and Caribbean Boxing Federation (CABOFE) titles. Several of these boxers are currently in intense training in anticipation of the WBC 50th anniversary championship that will see fighters from the various confederations battling for prestigious titles and lucrative purses.
The current Friday Night Fights is organised by the GBBC in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport, the Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA) and NCN.
Price of admission is $1,000, while children are being asked to pay half that amount. Bell time is 20:00hrs.
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