Police in full force for Novices competition

THE POLICE will be out in full force when the Andrew `Six Head’ Lewis National Novices (ALNN) boxing competition punches off this Saturday at the East Ruimveldt Community Centre ground (California Square). Chronicle Sport has been informed that the Guyana Police Force will be fielding seven pugilists for the competition, in which over eight gyms will participate.
The lawmen are set to rumble with Joint Services partners Guyana Defence Force and reigning Novices champions Guyana Prison Service.
GDF were surprisingly dethroned by Prison Service at last year’s Novices, staged at the same venue. The Republicans, as the Prison Service is known, were coached by National coach Wincell Thomas and they turned the tables on the army.
The team from Camp and D’Urban Streets walked away with the Champion Gym trophy leaving GDF to eat humble pie. Meanwhile, this year’s competition will see the return of the Pocket Rocket Gym which has been relocated to Linden.
The Region Ten-based gym is a part of 10 gyms shortlisted to compete. The gyms are: Essequibo Boxing Gym, Forgotten Youth Foundation, Guyana Defence Force, Police, Harpy Eagles, New Opportunity Corps, Rose Hall Jammers, Republicans and Carryl Gym.
Last year the New Opportunity Corps (NOC) made a return to competitive boxing after an absence of over five years and would be participating again this year. Meanwhile, the weigh-in of boxers and medicals are scheduled for Friday.

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