THE Cliff Anderson Sports Hall is set to come alive this evening when the Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA) and Seon Bristol stage a 15-fight card there.The card is being held as part of Guyana’s 50th Independence Anniversary celebrations and would see Guyana’s finest young pugilists on show.
This evening’s agenda includes one female bout and five for Schoolboys. The main focus of the card is to provide competition for the nursery of the sport, GABA president Steve Ninvalle said.
The organisers are also using the occasion to honour several former boxers who are credited with assisting in the development of the sport here.
Lennox Blackmoore, who won Guyana’s first Commonwealth title in October 1977, is expected to receive a plaque from the organisers.
Blackmoore was 27 years old when he won the Commonwealth lightweight title and he was justly rewarded by the Forbes Burnham-led government. Two years after Blackmoore’s triumph local junior middleweight Kenny Bristol, another on tonight’s list of awardees, defeated Pat Thomas to become the only Guyanese to win a Commonwealth crown at home.
Guyana’s only Olympic medallist Michael Parris will also be honoured. The first fight begins at 19:00hrs.
The organisers are thanking COURTS, the Trophy Stall, Star Party Rentals and the National Sports Commission for supporting the event. Admission is $500.