THE Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA) has named three females in a shortlist of 40 boxers set to go into training for possible selection to a team to represent Guyana at a planned International Schoolboys, Junior and Youth tournament later this year.The three females, Akea Lamazone, Rianna Rogers and Rondessa Bagot hail from the Pocket Rocket Boxing Gym in Linden. Eleven members of the shortlisted squad are from the Forgotten Youth Foundation Gym in Albouystown, while 10 fighters will represent the Essequibo Gym, run by Clifton Moore.
Essequibo was crowned Champion Gym at the last DDL Under-16 competition and leading its charge would be the talented Shaquancy Wright, a member of Team Guyana at last year’s Caribbean Development Tournament.
The International Schoolboys and Juniors competition is scheduled to be held in Guyana on April 29 and 30, and it is being said that it will be the first of its kind in the Region. Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago and St. Lucia are expected to participate. The shortlisted boxers are:
Forgotten Youth Foundation: Seon Griffith, Stephon Smith, Orin Bancroft, Jamie Kellman, Dwayne Baptiste, Sean Graham, Travis Inverary, Shakiem Jones, Brian Harris, Orin Harris and Shamar Bumbury.
Essequibo: Shaquincy Wright, Delroy Elcock, Deron Williams, Quancy Wright, Junior Hyman, Deshon Elcock, Shaquille Wright, Christopher Moore, Shaka Moore and Akiel Mounter.
Harpy Eagles: Akeem Ali, Deandre Linton, Joseph Semple, Kevon Mulling, Kevin Allicock and Travis Hubbard.
Pocket Rocket: Akea Lamazone, Rianna Rogers and Rondessa Bagot, Herman White, Joel Allicock and Duel Augustine.
Guyana Defence Force: Quincy Boyce and Kevin Walton.
Carryl Boxing Gym: Joshua Corbin and Mohammad Bacchus
Rose Hall Jammers: Jamal Eastman.
New Opportunity Corps: Kevin Griffith and Nicko Jodha