THE Guyana Defence Force (GDF) retained championship honours when the curtains came down on the Guyana Boxing Association’s (GBA) Terrence Alli National Open Championships at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue, on Sunday night.Rose Hall Jammers’ (RHJ) Joel Williamson was named Best Elite Boxer, while Essequibo Boxing Gym’s (Esse) Akiel Mounter was adjudged Best Youth Boxer on show.
The soldiers accumulated 15 points to win the Best Gym award while Republican Gym (Guyana Prison Service) placed second with seven points.
The Army head coach and Technical Director of the GBA, Terrence Poole, was named Best Coach of the championships.
Williamson was given the Best Boxer award after scoring a third-round Technical Knock Out victory over GDF’s Triston Browne on the opening night (Friday) of the championships in the lightweight division.He then returned the following night and registered a knockout win at two minutes nine seconds of the first round against Anandram Dharamaj of the Republican Gym.
Williamson capped off his quest for championship honours with a points decision win against GDF’s Rhondel Douglas in the final on Sunday night and was deservedly rewarded for his success.
Mounter,who competed in the middleweight division of the Youth category,scored a unanimous decision win against Stephon Smith of the Forgotten Youth Foundation (FYF) Gym on Saturday night, then recorded another points decision win against Shekel Jamon also of the FYF gym on Sunday evening.
In other results from Sunday night’s finals, Jamal Eastman of the RHJ gym registered a knockout win against Ryan Albert in their lightweight contest in the Youth category.
In the Elite category, Richard Subratte of the FYF gym scored a technical knock-out win at two minutes 45 seconds of the second round in his junior flyweight fight against GDF’s Victor Low; Julius Kesney ((RHJ) lost on points to Republican’s Kevin Allicock in their flyweight contest; Steffon Green (GDF) stopped his gym mate Clairmont Gibson at two minutes 5 seconds of the first round in their bantamweight contest; Colin Lewis of the GDF was too good for his gym-mate Aquany Harvey in their junior welterweight bout, winning by a unanimous decision.
In the welterweight final, Marley Ross of the GDF lost to Republican’s Joshua Joseph in their welterweight bout and Dennis Thomas (Police) stopped Joshua Fraser at two minutes 35 seconds of the second round in their middleweight fight.
In the heavyweight division, Brian Leitch (Republican) lost on points to his gym-mate Jason Backer and in the super heavyweight, Floyd Cato retired on his stool at the end of the first round when he faced his gym-mate Renee Lewis.