IN his second professional fight, Elton `The Real Coolie Bully’ Dharry needed less that a full round to dispatch Stanley Childers.
The fight was held on December 8, 2006 at the Florentine Gardens in El Monte, California, USA. Strangely, it was the first fight for Childers who never fought again. Dharry moved on and was able to win both the World Boxing Council/Caribbean Boxing Federation (CABOFE) Guyana bantamweight titles.
Just last week the 29-year-old talented boxer stepped closer to securing a world title challenge, when he defeated Jose Rios to snatch the International Boxing Federation Inter-Continental bantamweight title.
Thirty-seven-year-old Howard Eastman was past his prime when he took on Irishman John Duddy at Kings Hall in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The fight, which ended in a points defeat for the Guyanese, was held on December 8, 2007 and Eastman was nine years Duddy’s senior. Eastman had twice made bids for world titles.
In November 2001 he lost a majority decision against William Joppy when the WBA middleweight title was at stake. Four years later a challenge of undisputed world champion Bernard Hopkins ended in a loss via unanimous decision.