THE Guyana Boxing Association’s (GBA)/Lennox Blackmoore National Intermediate Championships will box off tonight from 19:00hrs at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue with 12 bouts.

More than 11 boxing gyms will compete for individual and champion gym honours, including the recently-formed Savanah Boxing Gym of Lethem which will be represented by three male boxers and two females.

The three-night championships will also include boxers from the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), Republican, Young Achievers, Forgotten Youth Foundation (FYF) and Harpy Eagles of Georgetown, Vergenoegen of West Coast Demerara, Rose Hall Jammers of Berbice, and Casrryl’s and Pocket Rockets of Linden.

The GDF are the defending champion gym but are expected to be hard pressed by the Republicans this time around.
Among the boxers expected to be on show later are standouts from the GBA’s Andrew `Six Head’ Lewis National Novices championships that were held earlier this year and these boxers include the tournament champions such as GDF’s Akimo Watts (Junior Flyweight), Kevin Moore (Bantamweight), Okimey Baker (Middleweight) and Jirl Peters (Light Heavyweight).

The categories to be contested are Youth, Elite and Female.
The medical and weigh-in were done last evening at the national Gymnasium.