… Chief of Staff Brigadier Mark Phillips hailed

THE Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) will this week commence a one-month encampment for boxers leading up to the Commonwealth Games and the CAC Qualifiers. GBA president Steve Ninvalle stated yesterday that his organisation has partnered with the Guyana Defence Force to have 16 boxers and officials encamped at Camp Seweyo on the Linden/Soesdyke Highway.
“I am happy to inform (you) that 12 of our top boxers and four officials are scheduled to go into camp on Friday for one month. Encampment would allow us to monitor our charges and for them to be more focused on the task at hand,” Ninvalle said.
“This is a very good development as I cannot remember the last time that our boxers would have been encamped for such a long period of time.
GBA Tournament Director Terrence Poole, Sebert Blake, Francisco Roldan and national coach Wincell Thomas are the four coaches selected to oversee the squad. Boxers would be drawn from Berbice, Essequibo and Georgetown.
The GBA head would not name the squad but the Chronicle was informed by a reliable source that Travis Fraser, Michael and Tyrone Lashley are the three Berbicians set to make the trip to Seweyo.
Ninvalle was loud in praise for Chief of Staff Brigadier Mark Phillips and the Guyana Defence Force for their timely assistance. “We are extremely grateful to the Chief of Staff for his magnanimity.
“I think that he is cognisant of the needs of amateur boxing and national effort and the national cause. This is indeed a vital and timely shot in the arm for boxing,” Ninvalle declared.
The Commonwealth Games is scheduled for Glasgow, Scotland from July 23 to August 3 while the CAC Qualifiers will be staged in Columbia from August 8.