IT’s round four of the Guyana Boxing Board of Control (GBBC)/Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA)/Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports (MCYS) organised Friday Night ProAm fights, and at a simple ceremony held in the boardroom of Abdool and Abdool Insurance Brokers office, pugilists inked their names to the contracts for this segment.
Once again, Linden’s Sharon Warde who had a unanimous decision over Pamela London in the last round will be looking to maintain such a record when she faces Veronica Blackman in the lone female bout on the professional side of things, when the action gets underway at the cliff Anderson Sports hall on May 28th.
Shawn Pile will be facing Orlon ‘Pickpocket’ Rogers in a catch weight four rounder, which will get things started on the professional side of things, while Eversley Browne will oppose Trinidad and Tobago based Joel Mc Rae, who is expected in the country next Thursday.
In the feature bout of the professional card, Troy Lewis and Iwan Azore will meet in a junior middleweight bout that is expected to be a steamy affair, as both pugilists look to walk away with bragging rights against each other.
On the amateur side of things, New Bauxite Bombers’ Troy Bailey will face Dexter Wray of Ricola Warriors in the junior flyweight division, followed by Laurel Stewart of Forgotten Youth Foundation going up against George Anthony of Port Kaituma Boxing gym in the same division.
In the junior welterweight division, Bert Braithwaite of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) will oppose Akeem Alexander of New Bauxite Bombers before GDF’s Devon Boatswain and Harpy Eagles’ Dexter Patterson culminate things on the amateur side of the card.
All bouts both on the amateur and professional card, will be a four rounds affair and even though National Communications Network (NCN) Channel 11 will be carrying a live broadcast of the night’s proceedings, boxing fans are still expected to swarm the arena with their presence.