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Oct 17, 2015 Sports
Clive ‘The Punisher’ Atwell is expected to land at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) Timerhi sometime this afternoon to keep his ring date with Dexter Gonsalves in the Guyana Boxing Board of Control (GBBC)/Giftland Office Max ‘Nex Generation’ boxing card billed for the Giftland Office Max Mall, Liliendaal ECD on Saturday October 24.
Atwell, who opened camp in Dominica, had spent the last few weeks honing his skill at the Gleasons Gym, Brooklyn USA under the tutelage of Dillon Carew and Leon ‘Hurry Up’ Moore. He will be paraded in a motorcade from the CJIA where he will get an opportunity to meet and greet his many fans. Subsequently, the Guyanese world rated pugilist will open camp at the Andrew Lewis Boxing Gym (ALBG), Punt Trench La Penitence, tomorrow afternoon, under the guidance of Lennox ‘Cappell’ Daniels.
His opponent, Dexter Gonsalves, is working out at the Forgotten Youth Foundation (FYF) Boxing Gym, James Street, Albouystown, and his training routine suggests a raging battle is in store.
Organizers of the card have instituted unique measures to promote the function while pointing out that the aim is to revitalize the sport, both in the boxers’ performances as well as crowd attendance.
Towards this end, the boxers comprising the card have been engaged in several related public relations activities that seem to be instigating the type of revitalization necessary for crowd support of the card and the sport in general.
This certainly does not mean that the card lacks the requisite venom but merely that boxing pundits and the nation as a whole will now have the opportunity to become acquainted with their pugilistic stalwarts and truly assess their worth outside of the ‘square jungle’ but most importantly, inside of it.
It was this thought that led Vice President of Nexgen Global Promotions, Alim Hussein, the man behind public relations activity for the card, to put the necessary modalities in place that has spiraled the interest of the non committed fan.
The boxers have been very busy over the past weeks, extracting some time during the days to engage in several publicity stunts. They have paraded around Georgetown and its environs meeting and greeting the public while showcasing the many models that will be a part of the show as well as sponsors.
The boxers also engaged students of the Government Technical Institute yesterday morning and over the next week will be engaged in tree planting exercises under the auspices of the Mayor and City Council along with Ms Earth (Guyana 2014), Stacy Ramcharan, on the Merriman’s Mall.
Meanwhile, there is high anticipation of the main bout between local lightweight champion, Dexter Gonsalves and his world rating counterpart, Clive Atwell as both boxers have proven to possess immense power and skills.
But even as the expectations for an action packed main bout remain high, fans have been assured that the preliminary and the main supporting bouts would be just as action packed. Imran Khan engages David Thomas over 4 rounds while Terrence Adams battles Keeve Allicock in a 4 rounds jnr/lightweight contest. Khan said that he and his colleague are fully cognizant of the importance of winning their respective bouts and are working assiduously to attain top fitness. He said that he and Adams usually engage in roadwork from 04:30hrs on weekdays for about two hours over a three miles distance. He said that they utilize the East Bank thoroughfare as the traffic is not so heavy during the early morning hours. Khan has already created the environment for a head on clash when he had appeared for the press conference early last month. It was he that had brazenly walked over to Thomas, thrust his face in close proximity of his opponent’s and issued vile threats of his intentions. Thomas had remained calm promising to erupt on fight night.
In the main supporting bout, Quincy Gomes will fight Anson Greene in a 6 rounds welterweight affair while the amateur boxers would also be on show. In this segment, popular Republican warrior, Nankumar Singh, will bare fists with Kellon King in a lightweight bout while Orin Bancroft tackles Travis Hubbard in the lightweight (youth) category. Glenroy Smith (EBG) will then square off with Republican Clifton Graham while Tefon Greene (GDF) will bring the curtains down on the amateur segment when he opposes Republican, Dexter Wray.
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