TRUE to their word, the St Lucia Amateur Boxing Association last Tuesday joined with the Jamaican Boxing Association by announcing their participation in the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) Goodwill Series, set for the February, 14 to 16, 2014 at a venue to be named.President of the GBA, Steve Ninvalle, yesterday told Chronicle Sport, the St Lucians have named a six-man squad headed by their president David ‘Shakes’ Christopher and head coach Conrad Fredericks (formerly known as Conrad Hunte), who in his own right is a former boxer from these shores.

Brian McDonald has been tasked with the managerial duties of the boxers who are: Linden Micillen (64 kg), Ron Bastian (69 kg) and Arthur Nangillur (75 kg), who will be doing battle against their counterparts from Jamaica, who named their team last year and the host country Guyana.
The St Lucians are expected to arrive here on February 13 and leave the following day after the Goodwill Series climaxes, while their counterparts from Trinidad and Tobago, will make a pronouncement sometime today on their participation.
According to Ninvalle, the GBA has named a squad of boxers who have started training not only for the Goodwill Series, but also several other Championships on international soil, such as the Commonwealth Games and Cardova Cardin Championships in Cuba.
“Other than this upcoming Goodwill Series, the GBA has its eyes set on sending a team to the South American Championships which will be held in Chile from March 13 to 18 of this year, so this Goodwill Series will serve as warm-up for our boxers. In addition to that, it will also give our team of coaches and technical staff, the opportunity to assess our boxers,” said Ninvalle.
The hard-working GBA head said the squad of boxers will undergo an encampment period soon, as the GBA intends to leave no stone unturned in ensuring success not only at the Goodwill Series, but also at the other tournaments they envisaged to compete in this year.