AMATEUR boxing hits Linden this Saturday when the Pocket Rocket Gym, in collaboration with the Police ‘E’ Division Commander Clifton Brutus and Junior Stephenson of Fresh from the West Groceries, puts together a 10-bout card at the New Silvercity Secondary School hard court in Wismar. According to Orlan ‘Pocket Rocket’ Rogers, the main organiser, there will be an invasion of two gyms from Georgetown and in addition to the boxing there will be a doving competition among footballers to entertain the crowd prior to the showdown which starts at 19:00hrs.
Speaking to Chronicle Sport, Rogers said, “We are bringing two gyms from Georgetown – Harpy Eagles and the Forgotten Youth Foundation.
Superintendent Brutus has come on board as a part sponsor, along with Junior Stephenson of ‘Fresh from the West’ business along with the Pocket Rocket Boxing Gym.” The card is made up of juniors and Under-15 categories and we are looking have at least ten bouts.
Commander Brutus said in an invited comment, “After learning of this planned activity and what it entails, we decided to come on board because we view it as a good initiative and we see that it involves youths in a meaningful way, hence to focus their attention away from idleness and becoming involved in crime.”
The `E’ Division input will be to sponsor the meals, the medals and the preparation of the venue and also in terms of logistics.
According to Superintendent Brutus, Rogers has been around for a while and currently he has been training some youths from Victory Valley and the surrounding communities at the Community Centre ground in Victory Valley.
Superintendent Brutus added, “So we want to keep that partnership and we want to be a part of the endeavour in the future as well, because it will be useful for us and useful as well for the community. We have never been involved in boxing; we have been in football on more than one occasion, in cricket and circle tennis so this is our first venture in the area of boxing.”
This is the first of many promotions Rogers plans to have in Linden. He returned to his home town earlier this year.

By Joe Chapman