THE Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA) is working in close collaboration with their Suriname counterparts to see the sport form part of the Inter-Guiana Games in the near future.

With this in mind GABA has already completed a one-month encampment which will be strengthened with a one-day tournament set for the Andrew `Sixhead’ gym on August 2.
Realising the games can play an integral role in preparing the young boxers for the bigger stage such as the Commonwealth Games is the sole reason behind such an initiative.
Speaking with Chronicle Sport yesterday, president of GABA, Steve Ninvalle, mentioned that the agenda is full for the entire month of August with much more work in progress so that Guyana can reach its highest pinnacle where amateur boxing is concerned.
The president further reiterated that due to the magnitude of work currently being put in with the CAC and national intermediate championships just round the corner, it is his belief that this year the preparations of the pugilists have been the best.
Eon Bancroft, Imran Khan and Theresa London, who are representing Guyana at the Commonwealth Games in Scotland, are testimony and proof of the hard and continuous work being carried out by the association, according to Ninvalle.
This year Guyana is set to host the first leg of the IGG, which will get under way on the August 1 and conclude on August 3.