Guyana Boxing Board of Control (GBBC) president Peter Abdool (left), head of C&H Promotions Carwyn Holland and general manager of GEN Ch.2 Lorrie Ann Adams are caught rapping in the studios of GEN Ch2. (Calvin Roberts px)

“I am very happy with the way things have been going for professional boxing here in Guyana. We at the GBBC are supporting the promoters who have been getting lots of marketing opportunities and with same being on the up, there will be changes taking place soon.”

He continued to state, “One of the changes with the sport will be the time frame boxers have in entering the ring. No longer will a boxer be permitted to enter the ring at his own pace and timings. We are having businesses pumping their money into the sport of boxing and it’s only obvious that we give them back their monies worth.”

While highlighting his body’s involvement in the three professional cards held locally to date, Abdool indicated to Chronicle Sport, his intentions of having two more cards sometime in October and December, with the latter one being the regular Boxing Night feature at the CASH.

“With regards to the GBBC organising and promoting fight cards, we have been associated with the three professional cards to date, but it is our intention to have our own, hence we are looking at doing so in October and tentatively, Boxing Night in December.”

“I say tentatively to the December card, as even though we will be having same wherein we are looking at the possibility of having Leon Moore oppose a Bahamian opponent for the Commonwealth super middle weight championship, we have to look at what is happening on that day and the first thing that comes to mind is the now annual Main Big Lime” Abdool stated.

He was however pleased with the arrangements and fights for Caribbean Fury, which promises to be the biggest fight card ever to be held here in Guyana.

“Caribbean Fury is much more of an international flavour when one looks at the pugilists slated to compete that night. We have our very own Howard ‘Battersea Bomber’ Eastman who has been defeating all and sundry placed before him locally, Moore and even Shaundell ‘Mystery Lady’ Alfred.”

He further stated, “Add Corrine De Groot who has Guyanese connections, Kevin Placcid and five times world champion Mauricio Pastranna to the table and boxing fans will definitely have their monies’ worth on the 26th September and I must compliment the promoters for piecing together such a card.”

Meanwhile, Carwyn Holland of C&H Promotions in his brief remarks stated that the fight would be televised live out of Guyana and into several neighbouring Caribbean countries and even in Latin America.

As part of their contribution package, general manager of GEN 2 and former national middle distance star Lorrie Ann Adams stated that they will be televising free of cost, ads leading up to the big night whilst a special Friday Night Fights (FNF) will be aired also free of cost, with the general public having the opportunity of seeing the pugilists involved on the Caribbean Fury card in action.

Whilst not much is known of the undercard, boxing fans will be seeing De Groot taking on Alfred, Moore matching gloves with Pastranna, while Eastman will be looking to continue his unbeaten streak on home soil when he go up against Placcid.