… Three Surinamese boxers expected to participate

THE Guyana Boxing Association (GBA)/Terrence Ali Open Championship will box-off tonight at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue from 19:30hrs and will see ten boxing gyms from across the country represented.

The Guyana Defence Force Gym are the defending champions, a title they have successfully defended for 15 consecutive years, but judging from the performances of other gyms over the past year, they will have their work cut out to successfully defend the title.
Much is expected from others, the Republican Gym, Rose Hall Jammers, Vergenoegen and Forgotten Youth Foundation.

The four-night tournament which ends on Friday evening is expected to attract over 40 boxers including three from the Dutch-speaking Republic of Suriname.

Among the fighters who are expected to showcase their talent are: defending heavyweight champion Jason Baker of the GDF, Dennis Thomas of the Guyana Police Force who is the middleweight champion, Colin Lewis who is another GDF fighter and is the current defending junior welterweight champion, GDF’s Markember Pierre (defending light heavyweight champion), Guyana and Caribbean middleweight champion Desmond Amsterdam and national and Caribbean lightweight champion Joel Williamson of Rose Hall Jammers’ Boxing Gym of Berbice.