A 14-MEMBER team of boxers and officials from the Guyana Boxing Association arrived in French Guiana yesterday morning, ready to do battle with the host country.Guyana and its South American counterpart go head-to-head this evening at the Centre Sporting Departmental in Cayenne.

The competition is the first of its kind between the two countries in a decade and signals the start of developmental plans between the two.
Guyana is being represented by strong team of nine boxers including two females. In addition, two referee/judges have also made the trip.
GBA president Steve Ninvalle said yesterday that the overland journey had obviously left the team tired so they rested the remainder of the day.
Ninvalle said that he had been in contact with team manager Gordon Nedd who declared that despite all, team spirit was indeed high and the boxers were eager to get on with the business of fighting.
He noted that there is a large Guyanese community in Cayenne which serves as a confidence-booster.
While in Cayenne, Nedd would hold discussions with French officials about the possibility of a team participating in the upcoming DDL Under-16 competition.
The team left Guyana Thursday morning and had to overnight in Paramaribo. Preparations for the competition commenced earlier this month with Cuban coach Francisco Hernandez Roldan leading a battery of coaches entrusted with whipping the pugilists into shape.
The boxers representing Guyana are: Females: Taseka Howard (54kg) and Dwon Thompson (80kg). Males: Delon Charles (56kg), Aquincy Harvey and Diwani Lampkin (64kg), Glenroy Smith and Eon Bancroft (69kg), Dennis Thomas (81kg) and Trevon King (90kg). Steel Crawford will support Roldan in Cayenne while Germin Craig and Medford Wilson will do duties as referee/judge.
The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport, Trustee’s Pawn Shop, Wayne Ford and Dave’s Pharmacy have been praised for supporting the trip.