THE GUYANA Amateur Boxing Association (GABA) will for the first time introduce the application of Cavilon cream on Elite boxers when the National Open Championship commences this Friday at the East Ruimveldt Community Centre ground. 

President of GABA, Steve Ninvalle, said that the cream application before fights was made mandatory by international governing body AIBA earlier this year after the outlawing of head guards for elite boxers.
Cavilon cream has been specially developed to help reduce cuts and was first used in a major international competition at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. However, it was met with mixed reception with some countries opting to use it while others did not.
Guyana opted not to use and it was reported that fighters who used the cream suffered less cuts than those who did not, hence AIBA has now made use of the cream mandatory, and has issued guidelines for its use in its technical rules.
“We have sent to the USA for several tubes of the cream which should arrive shortly. This would ensure that we remain within the rules of the governing body and provide further protection for our boxers,” the GABA boss said.
Youth, junior and female boxers are still required to wear head guards at the National Open which would be held over three days at the venue which in recent time has become the home of amateur boxing in Georgetown, and over 50 fighters from around the country will be participating.