THE Guyana Defence Force (GDF) on Sunday night reclaimed the Guyana Boxing Association’s (GBA) Andrew ‘Six Head’ Lewis National Novices Champion Gym title, after accumulating 19 points when the curtain came down on the tournament at the East Ruimveldt Community Centre (California Square).Boasting a host of contestants in each division, the soldiers dominated the two-night proceedings to win ahead of last year’s champions, Republicans (six points), while the Army’s Colin Lewis was adjudged Best Boxer and referee/judge Marcell Daniels was named Best Official.
Lewis, the nephew of the late Andrew `Six Head’ Lewis who won Guyana’s first world title with a knock-out victory over American Greg Page and in whose honour the tournament was renamed, recorded a second-round technical knock-out victory over Guyana Police Force’s (GPF) Troy Ridley on the opening night (Saturday), then a third-round technical knock-out victory over his gym mate the very night.
On Sunday, Lewis registered yet another technical knock-out victory. This time it was a third-round stoppage over another gym mate Milton Isaacs.
In other GDF victories on Sunday night’s card, Michael Worrell secured a walkover from Harpy Eagles’ (HE) Kurt Allicock in a junior flyweight bout in the Elite category.
In the same category, Aluko Venture scored a second-round win against Republican’s Ewart Cobis.
Shaquille DeYoung defeated GPF’s Akeem Sutherland, who was disqualified for slapping, in the lightweight division of the Elite category,
In the middleweight division, Julius Hanover upstaged his GDF gym mate Kevin Inniss via the technical knock-out route in the first round.
Light heavyweight Mickle Sancho scored a second-round TKO win against his GDF team mate Kevin DeFreitas and Shemar Eastman edged his gym mate Leon Andrews on points to claim the heavyweight division.
In the super heavyweight division, Royden Joseph beat Republican’s Gillian Limerick on points.

By Michael DaSilva