WHILE the lack of sponsorship has been plaguing the sport of boxing here, the Guyana Boxing Board of Control (GBBC) is going full steam ahead with its plans to revitalise the sport with another card scheduled for the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall on August 30.

Four fights are scheduled for the card which will feature some of Guyana’s most prominent boxers coming up against the best from Jamaica, the reggae island. First bout on the contender card will see Kamal Russell of Jamaica doing six rounds against Winston Pompey in the middleweight division.
In the bantamweight division the underrated Dexter Marques, the magic kid, fighting out of the bantamweight division will match fists with Richard Williamson in a bout that is scheduled for six rounds. The third bout of the evening in the junior welterweight division will see Iwan Azore challenge Dexter Gonzales in an eight-rounder.
The main event of the evening will bring together Jamaica’s Sakima Mullings, winner of the contender series against Howard Eastman in April, and Guyana’s Derrick Richmond in a fight scheduled for eight rounds in the junior welterweight division.
Speaking with Chronicle Sport yesterday president of the GBBC, Peter Abdool, mentioned that despite sponsorship being an everyday challenge for the board, the card is on and will come off as planned.

(Jadon Samuels)