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Nov 12, 2012 Sports
Local Amateur boxing is set to receive a shot in the arm when four Trinidadian fighters arrive here later this month to challenge pugilist from these shores. President of the Guyana Amateur Boxing Association, Steve Ninvalle yesterday disclosed that, the Trinidadians are coming to fight on the November 30th ProAm card scheduled for the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.
“We successfully held talks with the Trinidad Amateur Boxing Association and that institution has agreed to send a six-man team comprising four boxers,” Ninvalle said.
“It is a shot in the arm for amateur boxing as we have not had international amateur fights for some time in Guyana. It is my hope that we can continue on this path even though it is a costly exercise,” Ninvalle added.
ALBA Games Bronze medalist, bantamweight Imran ‘Magic’ Khan will lead the team of Guyanese fighters selected to halt the invasion of the Trinidadians. Lightweight Steffon Gouveia, welterweight `Lightning’ Laured Stewart and middleweight Eon Bancroft will join with Khan in an attempt to keep the Golden Arrowhead flying high.
The Trinidadians (bantamweight Aaron Cumberbatch, lightweight Michael Alexander, Welterweight Leon Nottingham and Middleweight Declan Calliste) are expected in Guyana one day before the ProAm card.
According to Ninvalle, it is the first time in the two-year history of the ProAm collaboration among GABA, the Guyana Boxing Board, the Ministry of Sport and National Communication Network that the amateur segment has included international participants.
“We have noted that international exposure is one of the main ingredients in the development of our fighters. It is with this in mind that we have started and hope to continue, bringing international opponents here for our boxers. It will be costly but the development of our fighters is a priority,” Ninvalle added.
“We will be talking to Barbados and Jamaica soon.” The GABA boss applauded the efforts of president of the Trinidad association Cecil Forde and Trinidad boxing adviser Boxu Potts for making the Twin Island team’s participation possible.
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