THE EIGHT amateur boxers who appeared on the recently concluded Guyana Boxing Board of Control’s (GBBC) Pro/Am Boxing card, which was staged at the Giftland OfficeMax Mall on October 24, received hampers from COURTS Guy Inc, yesterday.The eight were rewarded for their outstanding performances on the card that featured Clive `The Punisher Atwell’ and Dexter `The Cobra’ Gonsalves for the World Boxing Council/FECABOX super lightweight title which Gonsalves won by a technical knock-out decision (TKO) in the eighth of the 12-round contest.
The presentation of food hampers which consisted of nutritional foodstuff was made by COURTS Marketing representative Mr. Cummings, who congratulated the pugilists for putting on an extraordinary performance on the undercard of the professional bouts.
Cummings said COURTS has been sponsoring both amateur and professional boxing for some time now and the company is committed to continue their sponsorship, not only to boxing, but the development of sports in Guyana.
In very brief remarks, Steve Ninvalle, president of the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) thanked the GBBC for allowing amateur boxing to be a part of the many cards, staged by the GBBC over the years, and said the exposure has been doing well for amateur boxing in Guyana. He said GBA hopes that the relationship between the two bodies will continue.
GBBC secretary Howard Cox said the `Next Generation’ card had the biggest spectator turnout for many years and added that the card has successfully brought back boxing into the spotlight.
Meanwhile, in brief remarks also, GBBC president Peter Abdool was loud in praise of the performances of the eight amateur boxers who appeared on the card.
The eight boxers who received hampers are; Orin Bancroft, Travis Hubbard, Tefon Green, Dexter Wray, Glenroy Smith, Clifton Graham, Kelon King and Nankumar `The Coolie Bully’ Singh.
All eight boxers are among 38 who have been shortlisted by the GBA for encampment leading up to the `Back to the Future’ Caribbean Championships which is slated for the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall this month end.